The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-29
WEARING OF THE GREEN.
ANTICIPATING ANOTHER RIOT IN NEW "

As the Orsngemen have determined to
parade % usual on the 18th of July battle
Of the Boyne,) it is Of some importance to
understand clearly the bearings Of the law
passed by the last Legislature regulating
professions. The first section prohibits
any procession from using any rail way
track or tracks ~ to impede the free pas.
sage Of cars while the second profits all
professions Or parade occupying or march
ing upon any street of any city to the ex-
clusion or interruption Of other citizens in
their individual right Of use Thereof lex
cepting the National Guard and the Police
and Fire Departmsnts,) unless written
notice of the object, time and route Of such
processions or parade be given by the chief
officer thereof, not less than six hours
previous to its forming or marching, to
the police authorities, who have the power
to designate how much of the street, in
width, 1t can occupy, also to provide a
sufficient escort to protect persons and
property, and maintain the public peace
and order.
The police commissioners, it will be
seen from this, therefore, have neither the
power TO allow or forbid the Orange so.
ciety TO carry their banners and 10 have
their bands play tunes which they consider
especial property. Providing the six
hours notice of the time and route of the
procession is given, the police authorities
are bound to protect them in the designa.
ted line Of march. This, we have said, 10
the law. 1t remains with the Orangemen
to say whether it is wise, after the terrible
scenes Of last 18th of July, TO put it to the
test. Americans in foreign lands do not
70 in he hot In &c
Bunker Hill, or the battle of Brandy wine,
or the battle Of New Orleans, or any
other battle Of glorious memory; why,
then, cannot our north Of Ireland friends
try and initiate their example, for the
sake Of harmony and good win, even
among their own countrymen here. In
other words, why not let the battle Of
Boyne, as the Yankees would say, 'slide ~
--NeW York Express.
1t is the easiest thing in the world TO
work up another battle Of the Boyne (l2th
Of july street riot by injudcious newspa-
per utterances, for or against. According
TO the New York Star "Some six
thousand Orangemen are determined 10
parade on the 18th of July, and although
they are promised, before they ask it. the
protection of both police and military, they
announce that they will carry arms fol-
their own defense.
The Orangemen are poor ignorant fan.
atics, who think they serve God by insult.
ing Catholics. They have announced
their discrimination to parade with arms
They will display their insulting banners
and play their exciting music, and do all
| in their power to provoke breach of the
peace. Do we want this sort OF thing in
America"
The Herald says:
Last year the Orange procession nearly
produced bloody riot in our streets, al.
though on q matter Of principle the
Orangsmen were protected in their right
to parade. The triumph WAS not the tri.
umph OF the Orangemen, but Of the free
institutions Of tho country. Al
the law still authorizes such professions
as the Orangemen propose under these
restrictions, they of course have right
to parade II they think proper. II they
do, We do not believe they will be inter.
fered with by the Catholic portion of the
Irish-American population. The latter
will have sense enough to mind their own
business. But we believe the procession
and every demonstration Of the kind to ht
in bad taste and in bad spirit, unworthy o.
our free institutions and unbecomine
adopted citizens; and we hope to see the
time when Orange psrades, st. Patrick'i
parades, and every other imported parade
will be voluntarily abandoned. The
Fourth Of July and Washington's Birth
day ought to be celebrations good enough
for every American, whether Of native OF
foreign birth.