New-York tribune., 1871-07-12
of King william on one side and the of the order

Of King William side and the insignia OF the order
on the other.
No Orangemen were expected from Canada az has
been erroneously stated Our intention was not ana
never has been 10 offend particularly class OF our
fellow citizens. We claim to have the right to parade
and determined that this right shall be respected
and that will hold demonstration on July H. ana Oh
any other days that think proper As we take hihe
william OF Orange George Washington ana Apfahain
Lincoln patron saints, We propose the coming
year to celebrate respectively gons birthday the
Battle of the Boyne, and the anniversary OF hcoih
death. On behalf Of the Institution,
JAS W. GAULD, District Master.
THE HIBBRNIANS INDORSE TIE MAYOR
Another secret convention Of delegates from the irish
Societies was held last night at Iibernia Han IN Prince
st. Eight o'clock was the hour for assembly, ana q,
that time fully 200 men, concerning whose nationality
there could be no doubt hung about the barfoom anu
lounged on the sidewalk before It, Their conversation
was interrupted twice within 10 minutes oy TWO men o
entirely opposite opinions. One claimed that pafade
or no parade there1l be fight" and he was greeted
warmly by an admirer with "YOu're right there" An
other yentured the assertion that the Orangemen had
right to march, and in an instant an angry cro"d
gathered about him. one called him mar an
other yelled "traitorp and q dozen shouted IN
chorus: BEAT the head of OF him." XIII
the - The rash individual soon ceased
talking The appearance Of Edward L. Carey was the
signal for a general move TO the hall door, and the
chosen few were admitted by spruce young man toll
eraby well versed in the passes Of the Hibernans far
ren was not hand and Carey called INC
meeting to order. The purpose was 10 con-
slider the action OF Mayor Hall and superln-
tendent Kelso, and this having been announced,
consultation held by the prominent members carey
then stated that the Hibernians OF EewYork looked
upon the stand taken by Mayor Hall and superintendent
Keso with admiration, and accepted 1t as an evidence
that those gentlemen knew their duties TO their cons
ents Law and order his motto, but the lrismen OF
NewYork could not have brooked the insults of Orange
ism. public had taken wrong view OF the case 10
correct which the following address was drawn NJ and
adopted:
To e Peope Of the United states and 10 ne Ciy C Ntc-
The attitude assumed toward the societies represented
I'm this body by portion of the press or New-f0rk ana
the misrepresentation OF our motives and actions when
have obtained circulation, obge us to come before the
public IN vndlcatiOn OF character as law-abldln2
citizens steady effort has been made 10 induce
the belief in the minds Of the American people u GI e
Grant bigoted Irishmen arrayed on RELIGIOUS gr1mnus
ready annoy and persecute them for Of belief
which should be left entirely between the conscience or
ther from the truth than this assertion The Convention
Irish Societies OF Sew-YOrk and vicinity was org
differences among Ishmen In this city and the promot-
ing of harmony and tolerance of opinion ana the union
common country. How that mission has Oeen 1unled
the history , OF our BODY o 81 o"r org9nzsoh
onr r people here, artfuy divided by designing men,
were embroed In continual iaet9n M ieu1s ny tne % a., %
them Of the hard earned wages OF thelr to. iIVugn
the exertons OF this Convention an end was put TO these
senseess contentious and people taught TO see
the folly OF the divisions that had distracted ana de
graded them, and union or kindly feeinR based
ON our mutual interests and common nationality,
was established which has never since been broken and
American fellowcitizens In token that fraterIal
union 4 has been our custom 10 UH
by all Hishmen, without distinction OF creed
.SsHssa ss
c @fs beaTs E wnSss that our public displays have
always free from oense TO the religious or political feel
ings Of our felOw-czens, and have never, in single
instance endangered the peace of the community The
charge that hostile to our Protestant ieowson
we're it not that 1t is so persistenty a. reiterated
that some may be deceived by IT, 1t Is easily disposed
Societies no inquiry Is ever made TO what the re-
lgious political opinions OF those VINO are pre-
most of them, men even Of other Municipalities
are eligible fGr Of hmegcan BIRTH Even on the BAN
ners under which march probably the majority OF
~ ISb Protestant nationasts and Of Robert
Emmet Wolfe Tone, Lord Edward Fitzearald, and the
o'ConneiI, sarsneld, or o'Neil .-,.,.,-,.,,
the hour of peril 70 their adopted country ee tEe t6sn
citizenship showed that without forgetting the land
of their birth they could be 4e a. Se bcg no g and the
benefits OF its free institutions From the record we
have thus made shall depart Obedlent 10 the
laws of the community Of which We are part we
have no desire to curtail the legitimate
rights OF our fellowcitzens when properly exercised
under the sanction OF the authorities. and peaceabe
and unonending citizens have right to expect that
our rights Shall be held nviOate and that our feel
ings shall be outraged wanonly and with mpulty
under any pretense however speclOus.
Thomas Darcy, Patrick Campbell, Hugh McC0rl, WIN.
McCarroll Lawrence Clinton Thomas Keuigan Edward
/. Carey, Hugh Murray, and Lawrence LangaD, Com
mlttee.
HIBERNIA HALL
number Of the low ruflians cOngregatod III Hlberna
Hall in Prince near Mulberryst inamed with the bad
rum dispensed at that place in unlimited quantities. ana
finding no Orangemen at hand, mprovsed fight among
Themselves and il locked for time as though the Weap-
on procured murder Protestans would be used with
effect upon other The finally quelled, nut
until several of the drunken had been Sc,
yerely pummeed II Is believed that serious rows VIII
occur today between the New-York and Brooklyn mem
hers of the Hihernian Societies should the OranGenen
not parade as in their eXcable condition. they are as
liable to nght among themselves 10 attack outsiders.
4 PROTESTANT LEAGUE.
The following is said to be i'll circulation
for signatures:
In view OF recent and probable future events the Inn
mediate organization OF society TO he known as THE
Protestant League OF America" headquarters In New
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