Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19
The Riot In New York.

tempted, IN the city OF New York on Nednes-
day of last week. The results were the
killing of over one hundred persons the
wounding of a much larger number. and the
complete triumph of law and order over
rough and brutalized mob, which had openly
declared it purpose TO override the officers
of justice and commit the city to an era Of
anarchy and murder. The occasion for this
outbreak grew out Of public parade in
dulged in by the Orangemen of the city in
honor of the Battle Of Boyne, some two
hundred years ago, in which King William
with his Protestant sold;ery won most
decisive victory over the Catholic adherents
Of King James Tie Protestant Irish, as
we'll as others Of different nationalities sym
pathizing with them, in different parts Of
Europe and America, have kept up the men,
DRY Of the Boyne by the formation of Orange
societies and an annual recognition Of the
day by anniversary exercises and professions
on the 18th Of July
The Catholics as an offset have formed
Hbernan and St. Patrick societies, and have
been very bitter in their demonstrations
against the Orangemen, and evinced deter
mlnatiOn to - crush out " Orangeism where
ever they had the power, or dared make the
attempt. They have declared that Orangemen
should not be allowed to parade on the 18th
Of July and mobs Of Infatuated and unrea-
soning Irishmen have invariably pelted
professions Of Orangemen whenever and
wherever the mob felt itself safe to DO so, OF
where the civil or police force of the place
was not sufficient or inclined to protect thes,
PROFESSIONS or gatherings of Orangemen from
bodily harm.
In New York last year mob Of Irish
Catholic Roughs broke into the grounds
where an Orange Society was peaceably hold
ing picnic on the 10Th of July, and bru-
tally murdered four persons, besides wound
ing and manning several others. This
occurrence excited and infamed both sides
The Orangemen naturally felt outraged, and
while determined to sustain their organiza-
ton and insist upon all the rights accorded
American citizens, quite likely had covert
thirst for retaliation and revenge. The
RibbOnmen or Catholics, had tasted blood
and like the tiger were mad for more They
had overawed and slaughtered Orangcmcn il
one Of their celebrations and knowing the
love of the Democratic government of New
York city for Irish votes, calculated upon
the forbearance, if not the indirect countc-
nance, of the police under the control OF
Tammany, in any further assaults upon
Orangemen in professions or at picnics
Thus matters stood when the year had
rolled round bringing July and the near
approach of the festal day Of Orangeism
The several posts Of Orangemen in New York
decided upon a procession through the pub
lie streets, and made arrangements for such
parade. The RibbOnmen declared the pro-
cessiOn should not take place, and organized
to assault 1t if attempted and put it down by
brute force. Appeals were made to the
Mayor by the Orangemen for police escort
and for protection, such as he had heretofore
granted the other Society organizations Of the
city. Instead OF Pledging this, Mayor Hall.
after much delay, caused the Superintendent
of Police, Kelso, to issue an order forbiddng
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his force to prevent it.
But this proclamation fired the great
public heart to a sense Of the injustice and
wickedness of allowing a mob to dictate
which societies should parade and which
should not. The press was nearly unanimous
in denouncing Kclso's order Influential
Democrats even considered it a tame submits
sion to a mob froughs, and Hall and Kelso
found themselves denounced by their OVID
pa rty friends Gov Hoffman, Democrat as
he is, could not but see the ridiculous posi-
ton in which his party friends had placed
themselves. He telt that something must
be done to avert the shame and disgrace OF
Tammany's yielding to the mob spirit lie
therefore issued a counter proclamation re-
vOkinI KesO order, and allowed the o. ange
men to parade and promised them the foil
protection of the police and the military.
This was but the day prior to the process
sion, and the roughs still calculated upon
the non-interference of the police force But
Wednesday came, the Orangmen gathered
and formed in procession and took up the
line of march. The police were out in full
force, and were supported by the military
The mob became ungovernable and began
hurting brickbats and missiles at the Orange
men aud the police. The military received
orders and fired into the ranks Of the roughs
Disorder and confusion ensued, the police
charged upon the crowd and soon dispersed
IT.
We print in another place the New York
Times account Of the scene that followed
and with that close the actual history Of the
days doings. The mob was efectually broken
up, and the succeeding days were the most
quiet ones New York has seen in long time
The rOughs saw they must yield TO others
the rights for which Americans had fought,
and that they were powerless against the
friends of law and good government they
submitted in sullen silence. They will not
soon need another lesson Of this sort but
will understand that when bayonets and
bullets are to be freely used unless they sub
NIT to wholesome restraints it s matter Of
policy to yield at once.
We regret the necessity of killing a single
man lOE bne preservation OF peace, ana IL Is
especially mournful that several of the slain
on Wednesday were innocent spectators Of
the scene. Yet it is better that one member
be cut of than that the whole BODY perish.
Had not Kelso's order been revoked by Gov.
Hoffman, the mob would have gathered cour-
age and increased in impudence in its de-
mands, till it would have come that no man
could submit to further indignites, and a
riot would have ensued which would have
involved the lives of thousands. We rejoice
that New York has SO nobly and with so