Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-07-20
Irish Riots in New York city.

On the 18th of this month, most
disgraceful riot took place in New
York City, resulting from the fact that
Protestant organization known as
Orangcmen, desired to celebrate the
battle of the Boyne. We clip the fol
lowing ftom an editorial in the Cincin-
natl Gazette of the 18th:
3 -Fhe Irish Protestants of New York
city designed to have procession on
the 18th to celebrate the crowning vic
tory of William of Nassau over James
III at the battle of the Boyne in 1890.
1t is an event which they may we'll
hold in remembrance. for it was one of
the series of events which sealed their
deliverance from a reign of persecu-
ton, and was not only the establish
ment of the Protestant ascendency in
England and Ireland, but of constitd
tional liberty. But the cause which
they celebrate is not question in this
case. The question is whether the
various religions and races and ma
tionalities that make up this nation
shall have equal rights under our laws.
The Irish Catholic societies have given
out their determination that if the
Protestant procession is not forbidden
by the city government they will attack
and finish it.. They accordingly pre-
pared for a procession of their own,
and for some time there has been an
extraordinary demand for pistols and
other firearms.
This determination is recognized as
fact by their archbishop, who, while
exhoFting them to keep away from
the Protestant procession, accused
that as the offender, and declared that
if the authorities permitted it to parade
they would he responsible for the con
sequences. All the rest of the Roman
priests have taken up the same cry,
and instead of charging the guilt upon
those who intended to massacre a
peaceable procession, they charge that
this is combined effort to excite hat
red against the Catholics This is a
reversal of moral rules At last the
city authorities have interfered, and
the chief of police has issued ar order
to prevent the procession
Thus it seems to be decreed in the
city of New York that the Catholics
may forbid Protestant professions in
the streets 1t is likely that this viii
remain settled, or that the determine
ton of the Irish Catholics to massacre
every Protestant procession, and the
prohibition of its parade by the gov
ernmentin submission to that threat
will promote love of the Catholics il
place of the hatred which these Roman
priests charge upon this celebration2 p
Human nature is not wont to submit
in such a way. The American people
will hardly rest till it is established il
this CO Intry that all religions sdal
have equal privileges in the public
streets, and the equal protection o
law
The order of the Mayor and Chic
of Police to prevent the 0rangemel
from forming a procession and march
ing in the city was revoked by Gov
ernor Hoffman. Notwithstanding thi
order the Hibernians were determine
to prevent the Orangemen from cele
brating, and collected ia the streets il
great crowds in hostile Attitudes, de
termined to rule the day despite o
civil and military authority, and accor
dinghy when the Orange procession
was formed the Catholic Irish made al
attack upon them.
THE GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Soon after the fighting began, new
of the bloody massacre flew like wild