The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-30

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The following are the resolutions re-
ferred tos = ,.,ls.s &, iss.
POLICE DEPARTMENT., CITY OF NEW YORK, }
New York, July Is, 1871, }
At . meeting of tho members Of the. Thir-
teenth Precinct police, who wore present az
the fight on Eighth Avenue aud Twenty fourth
street. July IL, 1871, held this day, the follow
ing resc lntions were adopted:
ESsosred, That the firing Of the e4th Regiment
OF n. I. >. N y. on the afternoon Of July ~,
1871, upon the police of this precinct. and the
| crowd that the police of this precinct, and tho
crowd that the police. were driving back in
Twenty-fourth street, near Eighth avenue, was
unnecessary. ill-timed and an outrage.
fesotred, That their indiscriminate firing en-
dangering the lives of the lawful conservators
OF peace and order, who were entirely masters
OF the situation at the point named, evinces
iamentable want of coolness and discipline in
their ranks, and should be made the subject of
grave investigation by the authorities, both
military and civil.
Resolred, That we tender our comrads, John
O'Connor, who was shot down by tue want"n
fire, our hsartfelt sympathy aud our Wishes tor
his speedy recovery.
Resolved, That this force dasires to express
drug store southeast corner of Twenty-fourth
street and Eighth avenue, and to his assistant s
their profound appreciation of their kindness
and care of our comrades, John OConnor, ehot
y,
trated by the heat.
Signed in behalf of the men:
JOSEPH H. PETTY, Captain.
WILLIAM QUINN, Sergeant.
JOHN w. FOLK, Roundsman.
PROTEST OF THE FENIAN COUNCIL.
at Il meeting of the Council of the Fenian
Brotherhood, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the Constitution of the United
States, and the Constitution of the State of
New York, declare that the freedom of speech
aud of the press hall not be abridged, and
accord the right tb all citizens of the United
States to assemble peaceably for political, reli-
gious, or other purposes; and whereas, those
rights have been exerc sed by all classes of
citizens since the independence of the United
States has been secured, we deprecate any at
tempt on the part of any body or class of pri-
vate citizens to interfere with public meetings
thus assembled, or obstruct public professions
OF citizens, recognized as legal by the laws OF
the State; and whereas, certain society,
composed of aliens, sworn to uphold monarch
cal institutions, and consequently inimical to
the Government al laws of the United States,
contemplated public procession through the
streets of the city on the 18th of June instant;
and whereas, the municipal authorities OF the
city of New York. knowing that the intended
procession was calculated to dangerously excite
. large portion of the citizens by the display
of insulting banners, notices and playing Oh
jectionable party tunes, and that preparations.
were being made both by the Orangemen anu
the occasion of the procession and whereas,
the municipal authorities aforesaid, knowing
that the contemplated Orange display was in
tended to be commemorative of bygone issues
in a foreign land, with which this country had
nothing to do-commemorative of Protestant
ascendancy and Catholic slavery in Ireland,
with respect to past generations; commemora-
tive of ruined homes, famine graves, expatra-
ton, spoliation of every kind, with respect to
the present, and thus calculated in the highest
degree to offend and exasperate large part of
OfN nd vic init
and whereas, they, the said municipal anthori-
ties, to preserve the honor and peace Of New
York city, and with view to prevent the col
lision of the hostile parties and the shedding
| of bloods in our streets, issued q proclamation
prohibiting the intended parade, and thereby
earned the thanks of all good citizens for this
effort to preserve the public order and tran
guilty; and whereas, the said proclamation
had the happiest effect in subduing the excite
ment that existed in the public mind for sew
eral days consequent on the apprehension OF a
serious riot; and whereas, the intending bel
ligerents had acquiesced in the decision Of the
Mayor and Chief of Police and had quietly
| abandoned all idea of riot and returned to
their several occupations, until john T. Hotf-
man, Governor of the State of New York, late
| on the night preceding the 10Th of July. un-
warrantaOly interfered with the powers of the
municipality, revoked the order of the police
authorities prohibiting the parade, and issued
proclamation encouraging the Orange pro-
cession, under the protection of the whole civil
and military power of the State; and Whereas
VIC aCIfob Ol SoV 11outuau TeeuSclJoCeO Cn6
hostile spirit of faction, and produced the
wanton slaughter of many American citizens
innocent of all crimes against all laws of the
city and State; and whereas, the conduct of
the officers in command of the escort, in order
ing or permitting their men to fire upon an un-
armed and helpless crowd, was criminal in the
highest degree, and that tho men who con-
tinued to massacre men, women and children
indiscriminate;y acted in q cowardly aud un-
soldierlike manner, disgracing the uniform
they wore and the flag under which they
served be 1t therefore W, t.-en tgG.I,eo
guilty Of the wanton and unprovoked massacre
of large number of our fellow eitizeus, and
of the wounding and manning of many more
by his uncalled-for usurpation of the powers
thatproperly belong to the Mayor and Munich
pality of New York.
Resolred, That while Gov. Hoffman has justly
earned for himself the unqualified condemna-
tim of all lavv hi6iun citizena HE i'm