Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-11
THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE.
Threatened RiOting in New
York Tomorrow.
President Grant Appealed to.
Views of Archbishop McCloskey
superintendent KelsO FOrbids
All Irish Professions.

The Orangemen and the Hibernfan
New York, July 10.-The air is thick
with rumors of impending trouble be-
tween the Orangemen and their heredita-
tory foes on Wednesday. There was an
excited meeting of the Irish Confederation
in avenue B yesterday evening. Resolu-
tons deprecating any attempt to obstruct
and prevent the Orangemen procession
were voted.down, and the majority was in
favor of violence.
Scenes of violence are reported to have
occurred In several places where meetings
were held for the purpose of organizing
against the Orangemen. These disorders
were caused by the attempts of some to
counsel moderation and only such action
as the law allowed. At meeting at Hi
hernia Hall, O'Donovan Rosa was as
saulted and hustled from the speakers
stand while making an appeal for peace
and order.
The Orangemen are determined to car
ry out their programme for celebration
of their anniversary. They expect to be
joined in parade by about l, 500 mem
bers OF an American association, and by
about 1000 other sympathizers, so that
they will have altogether about 5000 in
line. They express a calm determination
to parade regardless of opposition, but
seeking no quarrel, though prepared to re-
pei attack. The Grand Master and other
prominent members of the societies have
received many threatening letters, warn
ing them that if they parade it will be at
the peril of their lives, The Roman
Catholic Irish society, chiefly the ancient
order of the Hibernians, of this city and
vicinity, number 10000, all of whom
are believed to be preparing to parade.
Mayor Hall was in consultation with
the Police Commissioners yesterday, and
was closeted with Superintendent Kelso
for several hours. 1t is understood they
had under consideration the subject of
the arrangements parade and the police
arrangements for that day. 1t is clearly
understood that if the Orangemen insist
on their determination to parade on the
18th inst, the police authorities feel it to
be their duty TO give the prOcessionists
all the protection in their power. 1t is
feared, however, that the police force for
this service is totally inadequate TO the
emergency, that in addition to the police
several regiments of the National Guards
will be called out to preserve the peace
and protect the procession if attacked.
The general opinion is that few hot
heads viii attempt to precipitste coils
ion during the.dsy, but, that the grest
body of the Irish Catholics of the city
will lend premeditsted riot any counte-
nance, is not for a moment believed.
The Hibernians Appeal to President
Grant.
1t is stated thai delegation from the
Hibernian Society left last night to wait
upon President Grant and request him to
interpose the authority of the central
government to prevent a breach of the
peace which is represented as certain to
occur, should the procession take place.
The Hibernians took with them supply
of legal documents, affidavits, etc., so
that the President might have judicial
knowledge of the threatened danger and
so be empowered to act if he considers it,
q proper occasion for his interference.
Great hopes are expressed by the Hlber-
mans that if the city authorities will not
act to stop the demonstration, that the
President will forbid it by proclamation.
Views of the Catholic Archbishop
In the course of his sermon at the ded-
ication of st. Paul Catholic Church, at
Harlem, yesterday, Archbishop McClus-
ky alluded earnestly to the threatened
Orange demonstration on Wednesday
next. Said he: We all know the danger
which threatens the community in the
course of the ensuing week. The news
papers have sgitated ii, rumOr has waited
it to our ears, and even the dead walls are
plaCarded with the lowering of evil.
Every thing tells US that systematic and
a combined effort Is now being made to
excite an anti Catholic movement in the
community. The procession announced
to take place in our streets on Wednesday
next, is intended by the participants to
produce the end spoken of. Therefore I
earnestly exhort every Catholic to beware
of even going near that Orange process
sion on Wednesday next, if it is to take
place at all and hope it is not. l hope
the proper authorities will see the wis
dom of preventing it. With all my soul
/ entreat you Irish Catholics to make no
counter demonstration of any kind Do
nothing that would give your enemies the
chance they covet to divert to you the
odium which those Orangemen will be
sure to bring upon themselves, il they be
allowed to carry out their unprovoked
programme of silly offensiveness unmolest-
&c. They are not worthy of recognition
even as foes. Avoid them as you would
any other pest. Let those Orangemen
alone. Let them severely alone.
After stating that should conflict &C.
cur, the Catholic cause and the Irish
name would suffer, the Bishop continued:
l warn all parents, husbands and brothers
to go to their employments and attend
their ordinary avocation as usual on We'd
nesday next and return peacefully to their
homes in the evening. Let Catholic
mothers and sisters remain at heme and
attend TO their home duties, and allow no
rumor or their curiosity to draw them near
this Orange procession.
Lnter The HibeFnians Going to
March-$peCiaI Police sworn la,
and state Militia 10 be OH Hand. |
l. is now stated on good authority that
the Hibernians will parade Wednesday,
headed by man called Capt Cleary.
The number to turn out cannot be asc r
tainaI II ic o1eO cold +bof tho Ttb Och /