New-York tribune., 1871-07-11
SURRENDER TO THE MOB.

'itdl esfltemtnt prevailed IN tDiS Guy YES
terday In view Of the danger of arot during the pro-
posed Orange parade tomorrow The movements Of the
Roman Catholic Societies the intentions OF the Orange
men, and the preparations OF the police and military,
were SUBJECTS 0f the ntensest interest and tens Of thou
sands went TO bed last night to dream of an impending
reign OF terror In New-York The Mayor, superntend.
ent Kels0, MajorGen. shaer others in authority,
in consultation during the day and the final result
Of their deliberations embodied in an order Issued
by Superintendent Kelso late evening recurring the
police 10 allow parades professions Wednesday
whether OF Orangemen, target excursions" or Others
The Mayors disposition to prevent trouble by simply
forbddng the Orange parade IL clearly seen in the fol-
lowing letter addressed by him last week to John J.
Bond, Grand Master OF the Orange Order:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL,
NEw-YoRK, July 6, 1871.
JOuS j. BOND. esq, q. H. L. o. y.
DEAR SIR From your letter 10 the superintendent OF
Police, from your explanations to me, and from letter
which you addressed TO The Times learn that an order
association Of individuals, over which you are the
chief propose to celebrate by street procession ana
public picnic the victory achieved in 1880 by william
King Public celebrations in the country wherein the
happened have always been attended by public
occurred and in the United States during eel
ebratons Of like import Last Summer serious ARRAYS
this city grew OF the public procession aud picnic
when participated In by your order You seem 70 ap-
prehend new disturbances ths year on account 0l @ one
written and published statements In nferrng your own
opinion TO be nat public as ~ tSe
as well as anciently political opposition to the event
Assembages OF any kind In places of public access,
and public street professions OF every character have
never become matters ot popular right "a ACCORDANCE
are generally permitted and usually enjoy by popular
ted to at considerable sacrifice Of public comfort They
therefore become subjects for police regulation ana
supervision II not an impossible, II IS nevertheess h
lation and supervision shall begin, or now iar IL shal
extend The approximate rule seems to be that h the
a
be consulted In the decision.
Your proposed celebration appears 10 be unnecessary
And IL certainly at first glance 10 be singular tnaC
foreign event occurring nearly 200 years ago. ana WIN
which American citizens cannot &C aetveg I'VE na
InemOraOn. Moreover, ought not the Ieuus anu AM
zens come he entirely merged in our czenshipi There
Is another danger is there not that collisions INDUCED y
their maintenance here would be taken oi y
such opportunities II has been said from the oench
that no individuals ought ever TO be permitted to pub
icy assemble with banners whose inscriptions would DO
calculated To nfame the passions OF Othef men anu ~
by even your wel-wishers that repeated participation
by your organization would seem Ike concerted enOrt
occastn"s for pcelebrating even American events
which would result inevitably In producing public Ill
nce thst @ eonsidernbe numer OF New.iork residents
Southern birth should propose to celebrate the battle
of Bull Run that occurred in this month and should by
means OF banners aud music succeed In arousing the
temper of the hundreds Of thousands who not only
could never sympathize with the event Out under uc
personal. sectional, national feeling deplore it or
suppose that IN view of recent events hat nave oe
furnished With banners and music distaseful In sight
and sound TO citizens Of German BIRTH should march
through sections Of our city that are inhabited oy the
latter
these very general considerations aud with asking
YOU whether it would not he polite for you aud
fon Of the event to Which You and they attach much
Mayor OF the City Of New York.
As reply received to this letter, and the ind
cations OF riot in of Orange demonstration
more ana more threatening the Mayor finally deter
mined to prohibit the parade by the roundabout method
OF the following general order
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE OF rHE)
CITY OF NE~-YoRK, 800 MULBERYsT.,
NEw-YoRK, July 10, 1oll
General order No. 81, Captain - - Precinct
The superintendent has been applied by the Grand
OF the Oronee Lodges in the United States give
police support to celebration by procession Through
principal streets and avenus in the City Of NewYOrk
the 18th instanD IN honor OF the Battle OF the |
BOyne, and the surrender which its consequence.
These several commemorative victories on the soil OF |
Ireland by ono English King over another one, nearly
two centuries co. engendered national differences which
have descended from generation to generation with in
creasng acrImony ana large bodies OF czens partlcl-
pating in these feelings form parts OF our community
The superintendent has been legally advised he should
not aid any street celebrations that involve feuds and
anmo,ies belonging solely 10 the history OF other coun-
tries than our OWL ana men experience mas proved 70
endanger the puDnc peace aDroad ana az nome. Inc
proposed celebration Is obvious to every one, belongs
10 the last named class Last year Upon tne same cal
eQn event jusd name was accompanied in the streets
Xcusable and deplorabie arays, by which four
lost their lives despite the interference OF the
Police. This violence was apparently unpremeditated.
element This year, however the procession has been
much In advance and unusual arrangements
have made to swell the numbers OF participants by
accesous other parts OF this state and from other
States.
have made by the members OF the psradlng lodges
Indeed the announced procession appears to have been
epe ca orgamhed Sesond tRn R Sd @
evince determination to resent II not to
avcnge the events which attended last years celebra-
ton aud OF ts leaders have stated to the super
ntendent that they considered collision inevitable II
turbance would furnish the opportunity always sought
for by the awess and dangerous classes of the cOmmu
nifty participate IN IT, aud to carry consequences
FAR s eudanger the safety Ot persons and property
Recent disturbances have been announced from Great
Britain by cable dispatches ~ incident TO similar public
demonstrations by the Orange Institutions And upon
closest survey the superintendent is convinced that
the proposed procession forms or moves with lts ban
neis and traditional music amid many unthinkng rash,
ana nOtheaded spectators no not in sympathy with
eIorfy then the whole police ind perhaps the
military Of the city might be required to protect
ing Watching would be left unguarded. i
II any procession Or occupation by marching order of
the street.l were a matter OF right, could legally /
demand protection, then should, at all hazards receive
escort and guard because the authorities never should
allow that which matter OF right 10 the populace to be
ever tnt nccnnati,n of streets by professors is a
mere matter OF usage tuotiOn, and is always sub-
ect 10 police regulation and SUPERVISION me snrreuer
of thoroughfaTes 10 large organized bodies OF men I
necessarily nterferes with the ndiy ua rights OF other
ctz.n and those thus engaged are IN the language or
the law permissible tespassers. The liberation OF pro-
ces.ous y citizens and authorities Is perhaps due to the
fact that meetings and parads always represent
some sentiment occasion not at all calculated 10 pro
yose hot blood In every subject matter for police dls-
cretonary permission, the Inconvenience Oi te rev
ought surrendered to tine widest security Tor the
property and person Of the greatest number OF cHels
And AT lines the police should prevent occasions for ds
order rather than wait to regulate or suppress IT, IL
very clear that II any individual should undertake
by himself produce an occasion of Irritation and ex
element to others in the community he would not be-
An such au act entitled police protection Aud surely
what NAV not be done Ivy one individual ought not 10 lie
attempted By the organized many, when the aggvau0n
would be 40 much the greater.
Therefore you are ordered lin conformity to the private