The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-04
The Rulers Of New York.

On the morning following the issue of
the infamous and cowardly Hall-Kelso
order in New York, forbidding the
Orange parade, lest it might offend the
Hibernians, and before the counter or
der Of Governor Hoffman was made
public, one of the Celtic rulers Of New
York, James McGerkin 10y name, wrote
exultingly and tauntingly to the New
York Times as follows:
Alter printing so much against the
Roman Catholics, and, more especially,
condemning for suppressing the Orange
men, suppose you print little on the
other side. You people cry out and
say your liberty is invaded because we
refuse to allow the Orangemen to par
ade. Do you consider that the rights
you ENJOY you hold only on suffrage
from us? Did we not make the whole
city government of New York ? And
is it not right that we should say what
shall and what shall not be done in this
city? Do we not make and unmake
the rulers here? And they must do
our bidding. About this parade of
Orangemen, we, the Irish majority here,
did not propose to be insulted by the
exhibition of flags and notices that
were carried when we were defeated at
the Boyne, and we intimated to our
Mayor Hall, whom we made and can
unmake, that he must stop it, and he
has done so. In thus obeying our or
ders he has redeemed himself from the
odium that has hitherto attached TO
him by reason of his formerly being
Know Nothing leader You Americans
complain of this, but we could elect
Hall tomorrow by fifty thousand ma
jority,"
This confession no doubt represented
the exact feeling prevalent among the
rioters. As the writer says, they made
Mayor Hall, and can unmake him at
their pleasure. But it remains to be
seen whether these Democratic Celts
will rule New York hereafter by fifty
thousand majority.
The letter from which the above is an
extract concludes as follows:
Z" You may as we'll understand it, first
as last. that we, the Irish citizens, rule
New York. Some of our Irish leaders
have been endeavoring to keep us
quiet and not assert our authority un Ill
we get more strength, and then from
ruling New York we can grasp the
reins of the Government of the United
States. | ask, when shall we be
stronger?' Have we not the most alb.
solute control and power over every
officer in this State, from the Governor
down? Can we not always, by over
fifty thousand majority in this city, car
ry the whole State? You Americans
talk of putting us down. Do you re-
member the way we stopped the draft
in this city? Do you claim that you
conquered us then? Why, we got
everything we started for. Did not the
draft cease? Did we not clean out the
niggers? You talk of furnishing us.
Who have you punished of all the
thousands that were on our side in the
draft fights? / should like to see you
get our man Kelso arrest any of us, or
our friend, Judge Garvin, to prefer an
indictment against us. Garvin has be-
haved well, and we propose to elect
him to the Supreme Court bench this
fall. His assistant, Mr.. Sullivan, will
take his place. We can rely on Sulli-
van. He hates you Yankees for lock.
ing him in Fort Lafayette during the
war. Besides, he is an Irishman. You
people can talk and sputter in the
newspapers, but that's all the good it