New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-14
Water, water,


Hoy water,
Sprinkle the Catholics, every one;
Well cut them asunder,
And make them lie under
The Protestant boys will carry the gun
CHoRrs Croppies, lie down,
Well make all the Catholic Croppies lie
down.
What is the history of Orangeism in
America Z" l asked.
''They first started in Patterson Newark
and Philadelphia IA party of Orangemen
emigrating from Belfast) in 1902" continued
Mr.. Connolly. They established lodges,
and continued annually to honor the name
of William III. In 1922 they deemed them
selves strong enough to celebrate the battle
of Aughrim. They met, thousand strong,
and marched into the suburbs of New York
near where Thirteenth street and Eighth
avenue are now. Here counter party of
Catholics met them, fight ensued, and
fifty Irishmeu were wounded"
when did they celebrate next"
Not until last year, when they held
picnic in Jones' wood, where a fight ensued
and five men were killed"
Wednesday for! %
60 nothing. You know an Irishman is
always happy in muss. The whole stock
IN trade of the Orangemen are the battles
OF Boyne and Aughrim. It's all right to
talk about these scrimmages in Ireland, but
ITS big humbug to talk about them in
America. This is free country both
parties have rights-one as many rights as
the other" |
PREPARATIONS FOR BLOODSHED. |
The Orangemen will turn out Wednesday |
with five thousand armed men. The Hi |
bernian National Volunteers" the Catholic |
party, are to turn out in a much larger
force to prevent the Orangemen celebration
So, notwithstanding Mayor Halls milk and
water peace proclamation, look out for
bloody kilograms from here about Thursday
morning. The Friday papers are full of
such ominous notices as this:
A: o. H. No. 1.-THE officers and members are
lotlhed to attend special meeting on Saturday,
vt eight O'clock sharp, at the Constitution Hail
'orner of fwenty-secOnd street and Third avenue,
o receive arms and drill for their coming excursion
hat is to take place in few days. All true
learted Irishmen are invited to come and enroll
Els |
FRANCIS O'HARA, Secretary.
The Catholic party, everywhere, express
threats, and l await anxiously the
esult.
THE VIADUCT RAILROAD HUMBUG. i,
You read a good deal about viaduct
ity railroad in New York. AS all our
apers, the Herald, Tribune and World, are {
by the viaduct advertisements, !
nd, consequently, keep mum about this E
tupendous humbug, we will let a little {
ght into this benighted city from New I
,rleans. The originators of this scheme
re extensive uptown property owners.
hey own acres and acres of suburban
roperty, which has already advanced
bout ten per cent in the prospect of a
uick transit route. These men, such as I
weed, Traverse, Connolly, O'Gorman, !,
weeney and others, own the real estate, ,
nd they rope in simply the names of Astor,
tewart and Blodgett, to give the impos-
ble scheme plausibility. To Judge Hill.
IN, Stewards man Friday, they give the r
onor of being chief wind bag The ride t
to commence at the City Hall, and run b
| the air through the centre of blocks to t
Iouston and Crosby streets, and then fork G
the east and west Of Broadway and c