The New York herald., 1871-07-14

Politically that order was unwise, but IN sucn an
poiincs. i Had Il stood this frightiul erfuson Of
blood would have been spared The bitter religior@
sg.ts,ion which is now & We feat & insSitsoie ,oud
advised as 10 the law bearing on n" Vas ngnuy
also think tnat in orbdddina .snes: a Ana aers we
mopIa w aoa1r snS which he knew
IN not ne merely aid HE ouiy an amer sworn TO
preserve the peace. "oJ M "n onoei S"o'n "
IL the s ,rd Courant (repub,icannl July 81
think t,S' mans ans who have made this bloody rot
sSNS. aad who shall not walk in the streets II is
luiie time they were uudeceived. We are not dts
posed now 10 make any point upon Prote 'tantism
or to ask what chauces II has in New York city:
The not took tue form OF Q coniict with the civil
that the Irish Sixty ninth regiment stood guard at
militia.
The truth undoubtedly Is that the oruer Of the
superintendent OF Police was put out as a feeier.
soient demands Of the mob, If 1t could be done with
out too seriously exasperating the respectable
ihought was worth trying especially as 1t could be
SO ccntrived as to put the responsibility upon the
superintendent The universal outbufst OF indigna-
,ion from the press and people convinced them tat
such pusillanuity would be ulnous to the political
man & anS s Sas1s Of a.
Albany. TO repair the error. plunder mas been
said 70 be worse tnan crime, but the course @ OF
clamatlon, was both CRIME OF the most neinous
sort ana most stupid blunder. IL IL but Just TO
| say, however, that when the collision came the
police ana the military were handled with admira-
| bic spirit and efficiency
From the Washington Patriot DEPENDENT July 1871
The cOnducG OF Governor Holman, In prese ming
himself promptly on the scene OF disturbance aud
countermaadlng the previous action, il worthy OF
all the praise which IL has spontaneously received
He did not hesitate for mOnent or seek TO escape
from any responsibility And to his admirable pro.
camatlon and manly example may be ascrlbed the
tranquil condition OF New York to-day.
tFrom the Baltimore American, July 1871
The spectacle OF the municipal authorities OF New
YORK, with all their police l0fce anu their well or
ganlzed militia begging q half dozen Protestant
societies, numbering, probably, less tnan thousand
men all told not 10 parade On q certain day. II most
Illuminating; but when TO cowardtce they added
petty tyranny. and peremptoriiy stopped the parade,
then blow was struck at the liberty OF the citl.
zen, and the New York officials became tho OPP
pressOrs or one religious sect and the parttsanB or
another. II Governor Hoffman ID not more c0ura-
geOus man than Mayor Oakley Hall, he is certainly
| more sagacOus poltican. He quickly perceived
| the error "Taminany" had made ia his absence
from It's councils. prospective candidate for the
Presidency, ne was too wise to array the Protestant
sentiment OF the country against him, ana his pro-
clamation whether founded IN selfish or patriotic
motives, guaranteeing protection to every society
or body or men that should cnOOso peaceaDy to
| parade. was worthy OF the Chief Magistrate OF q
great State. There was direct isslc between the
power OF the State 10 protect ts citizens and mOD
and II should rejoice every honest man In the coun-
try, no matter what may be his religious creed that
| Inc State proved 70 be the stronger.