The New York herald., 1872-07-11
THE ORANGEMEN.
Some Facts About the Admirers of
the Dutch Prince.
Lessons from Last Years Rict-Arrangements Of
the Military and Police Tho Celts to Laugh
and Not to Fight-Route and Ar
rangemens of the Procession.

The intolerant but funny enthusiasts known to
Athe dsgusted American public as the Omngemen
or, as they modestly call themselves, the A. P. A.,
are again preparing to vindicate their ''princples
by extensively parading their cOnceit, ignorance
and stupidity in the eyes Of our citizens The re-
ligion of these men Is comprised in ga shorter
catechism' than that Of Westminster, and con-
ssts mainly in denunciaton of certain Irish war
rors, whose ashes transformed in the process of
time to native mud, gave nOurshment to choice
specimens of northern ''murphys," destined
to tickle Orange paates, and to frantic
semi-religious yelpings in favor Of william the Third
of England, who never was an Orangeman, though
Prince of Orange, and who, If he were alive to-day,
would Ku Klux, keehaul and scuttle every "W.
NJ" he could lay his hands upon. Some three hun
dred years ago more or less) set of carpet-bag
gers muledrivers and creatures OF that class took
advantage of the
POLITICAL NECESSITIES OF WILLIAM THE THIRD,
and when he left Ireland prescribed the leading
residents and commenced reign Of terror
and tyranny which prevailed until the pas
sage of the act Of Catholic Emancipation.
prepared for strife, and, like all bodies and indi-
vduals guilty of cruelty and injustice, they hated
protection to them once became in time a religion.
And this faith, ultraPrOtestant and Christian,
the English government fostered and favored until
the island was In q ferment ofdisOrder. The weight
Of enlightened public opinion at length felt and
pressed heavily against those social disorganiz-
ers and murderOus PrOtestants, and they were
eventually laughed into, at least, an outward
acquiescence In the spirit OF the nineteenth CEN
tury. But as
THE ORANGE SOCIETY
grew less and less in Ireland 1t was vigorously
started and determinedly maintained in the
United sta tes and Canada. Resident subjects Of
Great Britain commenced the movement, and they
are they who form the majority Of the bOdy now:
few American citizens can be found In 1t, for the
hot nm n n
William III. was inclined to the Thrty-nine Ar
ticles, the Koran or the easy doctrines OF Mrs.
the orange Society .lor the A. P; A.,
which is the same thing was delighted ted
with the result OF the bloody riot OF the
last 18th of July for IL promised large accession to
their ranks and consequently increased power to
the knavish leaders. The society has certainly in
creased in numbers since that frghtful occurrence;
but it has also gained larger measure OF
PUBLIC ODiUM AND CONTEMPT.
IT is felt that body OF sane men who would will
fully put the State to trouble and expense and In
vite massacre merely for the pleasure OF shouting
through the streets the name and lame OF Dutcn
adventurer long mouldered into dust, must be des-
ttue of principle and ignorant OF the teachings OF
Christianity
Our laws, however permit now, though with re-
striction, these unseemy and useless exhibitions
and last year the available forces OF the State were
very properly, called out to protect these potlco-
religious unatcs in their right to haunt thelr un-
meaning banners In the face OF q people who de-
tested them. In
PROTECTING THE oRANGEMEN
the militia got demoraliZed through want OF proper
discipline; fired without orders; fired indscrlmi-
natey, and without regard to law. The most dan
gerous enemy q frOnt-rank man OF militia COM
pany had to dread was the rear file and rtce pesa:
IL was desired to protect was In as much
danger as the spectator on the sidewalk;
rally got the worst OF It, This year, on
1.-THE GLORIOUS rwBLFTH,"
~ hAs been stated. the 0rangemen WIZ again