New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-10
THE ORANGE PROCESSION AND THE NEw.YoRR
RIOT.
From The LQHd1R Tint

To English eyes 81 this can be nothing else
than sheer folly II must i:.eoDprehensibe how
for such is Sew.Ycrk should be assembled and pAsed
on strategic principles, under able commander for bs
an absolutely useless and certainly pro
vocative parade We have put stop
no so be 81 disposed Of at d e cam
not be said that the foy-f foylt be-has been perpe
uaseu Sitnoge ue b od IL - an 1lu % @
night before This last affair the authorities OF the City
fshed proclamation accordingly. One result was thai
many Orangemen Of the city went off to join the parde
aid not come to Ncw-York It s;as only late at night
that the OF the state by virtue OF his superior
Claimed That the parade would BE- allowed and protected
with all the forces at his disposal or course, wher
We're marching about the city, and hostile nobs collect
ing NewYork trembed for its existence and began to
quarrel with the authorities for thi; change Of mind
on the thsy T S s ae sad the worn s
men, With much reduced numbers, had no choice
but to avail ely OF the , G Gn5 S 1 d
the 5S'- sowardy Of I'D .Fi,GSHss s Ssy
stain of It's honor, and burden off i;
when the entire state Of New York had pledged itself to
celebrating an event which rational Englisnmsn ar.
doing their best to forget altogether. TAs Is how
seems TO and how IL must seem 10 us try as We cane
see j. Otherwise. But while outsiders may see good
deal they cannot see all and for state TO shape ~
policy always Dy the opinion vi
boIs would be absurd for man TO abnegae the l
herent ighy e Independent action We are bound al
least to hear tie sidethat L. the New YORK SIDE
OF this question for there he De dpg! y 70 tne Iac
that 81 overwhelming majority OF the o~.ttF n
ely aud state were not only for allowing apa PA
tectng the Orange parade, but immensely ueN t't az
idnd on ~ ' ~ ~ ~
Upon notions the Governor OF NeT-fOrk IN
CURED terrible responsibility by allowing parade tne
danger OF which had been foIeseen-nay, proved, shc
officially admitted. He may have done nsnh
But, surely, the state may and ought 10 IN
other When men ask permission 10 do what
they ought 10 do without asking, TO make puDno
and formal procession gaudy snd garlne as hey eao
make it, they ought not 10 be allowed 10 use slnstG &c
vice which NAV fairly provoke antagonlsn: ne irisn
Justly complain II they are 10 DC id 80.
even across the Atlantic, with the yieoiS ,b H. Enc
iish and foreign soldiers. The Ofangeen 'aii ,a ,y
i anu ~ efnliau.hip and religious sentiment VIII
",t frysr ain rndlpg offensive MS iorcal tetgtton
0M, lole,ei u yH i'm have IL do with Ncw-fork,
min p,nists and Protestinis ale ailke ctzehs
Where faPlsMt ,,J alike refugees from the accumu.
Ol, 'ne ~ and difficulties Of an old onei
laied evils am sn the wide sea should be AZ n new
ile pas e5r ties washing away Of Old World
M md foles There is Government AZ New-fork,
W. Z, NM appears Ii mas tweYenonh 10 Prpiie ior
So nv , III The demonstration 10 be then per.
1,oJ Surely would be very uhcult a. ofihg an
Sic, 10 The recognition OF certain rules dealing elaAS
with ma ioaal feelings and pgtjdtces All round