The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-13
THE YELLOW AND THE GREEN.

Another anniversary OF the battle o
Boyne Water occurred yesterday, anC
SO far ss heard frem no formidable COLI
sion occurred. 10 New York and Phil.
dclphis there was no public parade the
Orange societies wisely cOntentIug
themselves with quiet pic.nics and ex'
cursiOns. At Montreal, however, not
outstanding the precautions taken by the
authorities, and the abandonment of the
street parade, there was great excitement
and some trouble o,curret, and NJ least
one lie WAS lost Tue streets were filled
with crowds OF wild men and women
ready, and, it seems, anxious for sn out
break. Two women we're standing in
Victoria square, one of them wearing an
orange hIyi the other snatched at the
flower, and the two commenced 10 tight;
man interfered to separate them; peo-
pie gathered around, and fight ensued,
during which several shots were fired,
killing one person and. wOunding three
OF four others Had the city been prop
erly patrolled by the police it is likely
that no disturbance oi the peace would
havo occurred.
1t is 10 be regretted that the day did
not pass without any collision between
the rival factions, but had it not been
for the wise and commeRdsble action Of
the Orangemen IN resolving not to parade,
the consequences would doubtless have
been disastrous in the extreme. AS it
was, 1t required extreme watchfullness
on the part OF the cOnservstorS of the
peace to prevent what must have been
most bloody riot. In abandoning the
proposed street demonstration the
Or4ngcmen showed disposition to pre-
serve the peace which l. worthy of all
praise.
1t Is to be hoped that these annual
demonstrat ons of two bitter rival religi-
Gus factions will soon cease, rs they not
oSly do not subservc any good purpose,
but do inctlcula0e injury to society.
What possible use can there be in keep
ing alive an old Irish teud by periodical
IL recalling It's remlnesceuces with public
parades? 1t is tanning into life flame
that should have died out long ago, and
would, but for the lamentabIe Ignorance
and tans.icism 0! the parties concerned.
|, is IN annual sacrifice of human life
To the MoioCh OF hate. If there WAS any
principle ut stake 1t was settled At the
battle of Boync Water, and there the
matter should end, and if there were
more genuine religious spirit-the for.
giving spirit OF the Msster-and less OF |
deviII.u hatred in the two factions who |
pretend 20 champion religion, all al
templs to infame the loI 9 existing |.
anmity would be promptly discoun-
ii is but one step from reiigi-
Gus enthusiasm to bloody tanaLiclsm, and !
to this these annual demonstrations tend, |.
The wearers of the Yellow and the |
Green can learn profitable lesson from /
the people OF tine United Ststes, who rs |
soon as the late civil strife was over, pre-
pared to shake hands across the bloody |
chasm' and restore the trsternal feeling |
that existed between the two sections be-
fore the war To-day it Is the popular
sentiment Of the country, and vel! the
politicians know it.
These two rival religious factions |
should also know that the mass of the |
people of this country can have no ma
.eriaI Interest in their quarrel, which .
originated years ago in Ireland and
should nave been left there, and while
they chccrtully admit the right Of all to
worship as they please, and to hold any
Or no kind Of religious principles, they
liSspprove OF importing into the coun-
Try AL old feud of no use under hesyen
Except to make mischief.