The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-07-18
From the Ohio Statesman, 18th inst
TffeNnyy Work Riot.


Governor Hoffman arrived at New
York at a late hour on Tuesday night
and by virtue of his powers as Execu
tive of the State, at once annulled the
order of Police Superintendent Kelso
forbidding the Orange procession, and
issued a proclamation at one o'clocE
yesterday, morning, giving notice that
"any party Of men desiring to assemble
and march in peaceable procession will
be protected to the fullest extent by
the military and police authorities" and
"warning ell persons to abstain from
any interference with any such Assem-
blagc" This at once changed the stu,
alton, showing, as it did, the Govern
or's opposition to yielding a jot to the
riotous element. He was sustained by
the citizens in his more rigorous policy
the city regiments were ordLred under
arms, and call made on the federal
authorities for troops in case they should
DC necessary. The Governor establish
ed his headquarters at central point,
and every precautionary measure was
adopted in the forenoon to meet emer'
9encies.
!, We refer the reader to our ample dis
patches for what followed There is
doubtless much exaegeration in them,
yet it will be several days before the full
and correct particulars are received
AT ten o'clock last night, all appears to
have quieted down At the Morsuc
there were forty dead bodies, all bat
three unrecognized, and there are known
to be fifteen niottally wounded. The
number Of slightly and severely wouli
ded is over q hundred. OF course,
among the killed are innocent lockers
on, including one woman.
On imperfect information, yesterday,
we expressed the belief that no riot
would dpccrr, but it seems to ghaye, been
ineviaelefroq The frst. and this being
tue cae, HoYsrn Nf Hofmah's sletcfn-
snftionthat the Orangemer~ shou1d be
protected in their procession embodied
the wisest policy. Mob rule must be
Crushed dpit at alf hasatdS snd matter
Andef Mkatpseso cation 1t Sdevslopesit-
self The order of the police authori-
ties forbidding the procession may be
sound as a legal proposition, but fap.
pearing to be the result Of intimidation
it was blunder.
1t is right to say at this time that the
attempt to make the Catholic Church a
party to these riots is most unjust. While
the Orangemen and Irish differ in relig-
ion, the bitterness Of their antagonism is
political rather than religious. The re.
cognized organ of the Catholic Church in
New York, the Archbishop and the priest
hood, ,eXerted themselves to the uttermost
to'rersltade all of their faith from mani
Testing in any way, "their indignation or
contempt at the temperance in America
of an organizations; the whole history of
which is History of religious persecu-
ton and political tyranny Had the
leaders of the Orange lodges seconded
these efforts in the Slightest degree, the
deplorable events of yesterday would not
have transpired The Orange displays
in New York aId jersey City both appear
to have been pitiable affairs. In the for
mer scarce two hundred men turned out,
and in the latter one hundred and fifty;
but this only enforces the crime as yell as
folly of the rioters.
Already there4are. Indications that at
tempts will be made to inaugurate re-
ligious crusade, with theseriots as basis
on which to infame mems minds. Iti a
that an excitement of this
kind should be foisted on this country by
the miserable revival on American soil of
an old country quarrel, about which most
of our people are sublimely indifferent.