The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-09
No Foreign Anniversaries Wanted.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The prospective celebration of the Orangemen on
the 18th inst. VIII doubt nc productive of great
deal Of mischief, Being strongly and publicly iden-
t1ed with the cause OF Professionalism 1t Is within
my power to know to be truth what stated
above, and If the city, State general government
do not take most effective measures to stop forever
all cele pratons Of foreign victories and defeats on
American soil, the day is not distant when we will
have war OF races in this country-a struggle
which, In It's lerceness and cruelty, will equal only
that OF the cowardly assassins in Paris, who have
dsgraced the name Of humanity, ana bathed their
murderous hands in the blood of the good, pious,
fathery and helpless teachers and spiritual guides
OF Their own nation and faith.
There is not an Irish Ca,hohc who venerates the
memory of the sanity 81. Patrick more than do.
But what has America to do with st. Patricks anni
versary? TO see on that day al least fifty thousand
foreigners ten Thousand oil whom are armed, march.
ing under the dag OF a foreign country, and wear
lar the insignia Of loyalty to foreign land, Is an
Insult to America, the American nag and the Amerl-
can institutions as well as nationality.
The heroic deeds OF the Prince OF orange are dear
TO my memory, but as Americans, native or adopted,
what have we to do with ms vctoriesp the march
ing OF thousands Of Crangemen beneath the yellow
nag through the streets of an American city Is as
offensive to American nationality as is the display
Durng the war between France and Germany no
man can question On which side my sympathes
have boldly INDICATED the riRnts OF Germany, and
thus directed the sympanes OF at least hundred
thousa ID OF the best, most influential and most
educated people into the proper direction. Yet
consider 1t ont Of taste TO celebrate mOnarchical
victories on the soil OF republican America.
1t was "a sad sight 10 behold on the day OF the
peace celebration by the Germans thousands or men
clad in the uniform OF PruSslan, Saxon, Bavarian,
NC, soldier, and marching beneath the days OF
despOtic Powers.
!, myself, am foreigner, but an adopted citizen
OF this country, In truth and In spirit, and call
every display OF foreign Tags foreign military the
celebration OF foreign anniversaries, Outr are
upon the native rights Of the Americans, an insult
to this great republic and disgrace To the foreign
ers engaged In such demonstrations.
Wait, my fOreiQn-bOrn friends, till all our cOun-
tries are what this country now isa free, glorious
republic--walt Till republican France eInancpatcs
the enslavc0 nations or Europe, anu all native
lands become ''the United States OF Europe" free
and Independent, tnen we might, with some degree
Of pride, iningle our national flags, representing
freedom and not desDotism, republics and not
crowned tyrants with the dag OF this the giant re-
public OF the West. And while we are waiting for
the "LittleNj that Europe will he republic (fOr
Cossack she cannot, shall not be). let u.s. who fed
from our native lands TO escape crowned tyranny
at home, and who found liberty and asylum in this
country prove our gratitude 20 the people that re-
ceved Us with hospitality IN the days OF our darkest
Trials, Dy nOnOrIIlg the native INSTITUTIONS or this
land and make no foreign monarch cal displays,
which are tending to offend the native rights OF
this people who gave us homes when we mad none.
Until our own national i1ot mOnarchicaD nag5 shall
wave In triumph over the free fields In Europe which
have been dehlcd by tyranny for ages past, let us
know, respect and protect but one bonner-the noble
folds of the "sarry nag" the glorious "red, white
and blue" the hope OF oppressed humanity and the
terror to crowned tyrannies. OSCAR HUGO
NEW yORK, July o. 1871.