The Van Buren press., 1871-07-25
The New York Riot.
Il Clear Statement Of tie Matter
From the Memphis Appeal. 18Th ]

From the Memphis Appeal. l3th.l
The bloody riot wnicn yesterday cost
New York msnp lives, and the profits OF
one days industry, besides other expens
es in damages to property and prepara-
tons for tie terrible event, was the re-
suit ofa feud that dates back to period as
early as the first English and Scottish
settlements in Ireland. At first, growing
out Of the natural antipathy of the Irish
people to foreign invasion and settlement
it finally alter the struggle between Will
lam of Orange and his father law,
James H., assumed q religious phase.
Nearly all the "mere Irish, as the
phrase then was, being Catholics and the
descendants of the Scotch and English
settlers Protestants. Centuries Of wrong,
of robbery, of arson, murder, coniisca-
ton and exile had the effect of quicken
ing the hate of naturally intelligent and
impatient people for their foreign task
masters, and when, after the battle of the
Boyne they saw their best and bravest
driven forth to find death in foreign ser
vice they were stung to madness. They
rcbelled, but only to be put down by the
armed troops of power hostile to them
socially, politically and religiously, In
the encounters that ensued as a result of
these rebellions, the Protestant militia
pretty generally took a part; indeed,
they were armed settlers, and as such
were regarded with more disfavor by the
Irish than the regular troops. AS years
rolled on the feud thus established, grew
beyond any power to control by the good
and true men of Ireland, Of whom there
have always been many of both religions,
until 1895, when the " Loyal Orange In
stitution" was established, usteustbly to
counteract the Catholic secret societies
known as The Defenders, - " Ribbon
men," and Molly Maguires y The
members of these secret societies were
each other, and as nearly the whole
country belonged to one or the other OF
the associations, all the inhabitants were
in some districts arrayed under opposite
banners, and were always ready for mu
tual conflict. The Ribbonmen became
luc NalHOliC ASSONldlioi, "iiN thN y
and the Orangemen, in 1927, in the north
of Ireland, made violent demonstrations
and shed each Others blood. In the fol
lowing year the celebration by the
Orangemen of the anniversary of the
Boyne, led to bloody conflicts in several
counties, in which many were killed and
wounded on both sides. The interposi
ton of the military alone suppressed the
disturbances. In consequence of this
the order was suppressed in 1896, but
was again revived in 1915, and is still
maintained. 1t was introduced into Brit
ish America in 1929. and in 1861 had
1900 lodges and about $50, 900 members
The statistics of the organization in the
United States have not been made pub
lie In the British Islands, professions
of Orangemen, are forbidden, not So
however in the colonies. The Orange
excitement in Canada, in 1860, no doubt
fresh ia minds of the readers Of the APP
peal is proof Of that Last year, it will
be remembered TOO, there was a serious
row in New York on the occasion of the
celebration of the day by the Orange
lodges ofthat city. The present excite
ment and riot is likely to give an impetus
to the order which perpetuates bigotry
rs our dispatches inform us ofthe forma
ton of an American Protestant Assoca
ton, which it is proposed to extend tC
all parts of the county. This is the wors
effect yet produced by the most unfortu
nate affair that has ever occurred in th,
United States unfortunate for those whC
suffered by it, but most unfortunate 70
those who are to come after us and reaI
the fearful crops that are certain to grow
from the seeds of bigotry watered by hu
man blood.