Connecticut western news., 1871-07-21
ssThe Battle of the BOyne."
THE DAY THAT THE oRANGEMEN CELEBRATE.

THE DAY THAT THE oRANGEMEN DELIBERATE.
 The following statement of the origin of the Battle of the Boyne, which the Orange men celebrate, and which was the occa- sion of the serious and bloody riot in New York last week Wednesday, shows how alien it is to our time and country.
 James the Second succeeded his brother Charles as King of England. He adhered to the Catholic faith while heir apparent to the throne in the face of the fact that his faith was made the basis of legislation which only failed to deprive him of his inheri- tance. When he ascended the throne the anomaly was presented of the king being a Catholic, while Catholics were excluded by law from all offices of trust in the State. James desired to secure equality for his CO., prepared what is known as the 'sDeclara- ton of Indulgence" This document com mences by declaring that the King would be glad to see his subjects reconciled to
 
 one religious creed, but since this could not be, and since the consciences of men could not be forced without disturbing the quiet of the realm, he declared that thereafter his subjects should stand equal in the State, without regard to the forms of the Chris tian religion they adhered to. The wisdom of the declaration will not be questioned in this age and country. The sincerity of James was questioned by the heads of sev- eral great English houses, who were at tached to the established Church of Eng land. They claimed that under profes- sion of liberality. James began an aggres- sion on the Church of England, and meant eventually to overthrow it. They joined in an invitation to William of Orange, James son.in-law, to land with an army in England, and promised to adhere to his fortunes.
 James, abandoned by his subjects, his nobles and finally by his children, fled from England, and by act of Parliament, William and Mary were declared King and Queen of Great Britain. James Declaration of Indulgence raised to equality only minor ity of the English people, for only minor ity of them were Catholics. The native Irish remained faithful to the older church, and James declaration was hailed in Ire land as virtual proclamation of emanci- patton. For this reason the mass of the Irish people remained faithful to the for tunes of James and to the House of Stuart The Irish rose in defense of James author ity. They were aided by small French contingent, with whom James left the court of Louis the Fourteenth. ...
 He landed in Ireland, and placed himself at the head of those who were true to his cause. William could not maintain him. self in England while Ireland was in arms against his authority. With characteristic capacity and courage he collected an army, placed himself at its head, and went to the assistance of the English interest in Ire land. On the 18th of July the two armies met in the Valley of the Boyne. While the contest was at it's night, and long before brave men on his side accepted it as deci- ded, James ran from the field, and was the first to bring the news of his defeat to the Irish capital. He'fled to France and palli- ated his own poltroonery by assailing the courage of the Irish people, who had risked SO much in bis cause for the reason that they accepted it as their own. A reputa- ton for courage has rarely ever been denied to the Irish, but after James, account in Paris of their conduct at the Boyne, we are told the reputation of the Irish for com mon courage had sunk so low that Irish merchants residing in Paris were insulted in the streets of that city. This was the result of the battle of the Boyne, and it is the anniversary of this occasion which dis turbed the peace of the commercial capital of the Great Republic.