Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-19
The Republican.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1871.
THE NEW YORK RIOT.

Perhaps since the opetin2 of the
Ere upon Sumpter no event has caused
such intense excitement in this count
~ 80 the riot which discraced the city
of New York, last week, between the
Orangemen and Catholics. For some
months previous the 0rangemen OF
New York had announced their lnten-
sion CT celebrating the victory of King
William over the Catholic forces OF
King James the Second III Ireland, by
procession and display, TO which their
oountrymen Of an opposite faith object
ed, and made loud threats Of stopping
all such proceedings by gesortlug to
mob Law if necessary. Matters went
along in. this way, until the time sst
apart for the celebration had nearly ap-
preached, when evidences of the impend
ing trouble were visible on every side.
Those opposed to the demonstration of
he Oraugemen, called upon the city
authorities to stop proceedings. To
this, at first, Mayor Hail turned deaf
ear, thinking thatthe pressure on BIN
20 interfere would cease, and confident
that the force ut his disposal was compc-
teat 50 toput down any riotous proceed
.ngs that might be attempted. Finally
to crafty the clamor of his political sup
porters, through Kelso, Superintendent
Of the Police forces, he issued an order
forbidling the Orange procession from
marching or making any display In
The meantime Governor Hoffman was
between two minds on the subject, but
at length gave way to what he consid-
cred his duty in the emergency, and
revoked The order Of the Superinten-
dent, granting the fullest protection to
the Oraugemen which lay in his pow,
er, at the same time ordering out the
militia to guard The procession. The
Governor proclamation was received
By all classes with expressions of live
ly satisfaction. Ehus matters stood on
Wednesday morning, July 18th, the
day appointed for, the Orange cele-
bration. At the hourof marching. the
Orangemen commenced to move in line
but had not proceeded far when the
fight commenced, and the terrible work
was inaugurated which causes the head
Of every American to hangwith shame.
The rioters made but little Roadway
against the organized forces Of law and
oraer brought to bear against them,
and appeared poorly organized, having
no concert of action among them. The
loss of life and destruction of property
IS much less than was expected. The
number Of killed is about sixty-four,
teur-6fths of whom are rioters, aud the
most remarkable thing about the riot is
that not single Orangeman was in
jured. The wounded will amount to
about one hundred and fifty. Proper
ty to the amount of $4,000 was des-
troyed. The rioters made al attack
on the building of Harper Brothers, as
strong feeling has been aroused
against them by the Catholic element
IN New York, for publishing caricatures
on the, Irish in their. illustrated pa
per, called Harper's Weekly, but the
property was so we'll guarded that no
damage was done.
There is an intense feeling of indig-
natien throughout the laad over this at
tempt to interfere with the most sacred
rights of the people. With Orangemen,
as such, We have no sympathy whatever,
but We cannot but be willing to accord
them the same rights and privileges
that We would any other class Of citi-
Eens. Our disproval of the aims and
purposes of the Orange Society does
not give Us either the moral or legal
right to stop their appearing in public
50 long as they conduct themselves in
a manner not inimical to our iustitu-
tons and laws. All our foreign born
citizens of whatever religion must see
The force of this argument. We
have right to differ but not the right
to carry out our feelings of repusnance
10 the extent the Catholics of New Yo. k
did against the Orangemen. We must
al unite on the principle that this is
free country, and the utmost tolerance
must be granted % all religious bodies,
whether Prot estant. Catholic, Jewish
or what not, for the instant we lose sigh1
OF this broad. catholic spirit and under
tlke to reverse this sound doctrine
there will be trouble.