Smyrna times., 1885-08-26
For the Smyrna Times.
0rangeism.
BY r G.

ciples of the Orange order, and find so
many people ignorant concerning it,
l would like to present to the readers
of the TIMES a few topics on its origin
and the principles connected Herewith.
If l was a member of that society it is
very probable l could write with more
authority, but its origin and the causes
which led to it is matter of history,
while on other points 1 am informed by
reliable men belonging to the order.
Orangeism dates its origin from Will
liam III of England, called Prince of
Orange-althOugh not organized into a
secret society for many years after his
time. William was married to Mary
of Modena, the oldest daughter of
James II, whose greatest ambition
while he sat on the throne of England
was to restore the Catholic faith
throughout his Kingdom. In Ireland
his first acts were to fill all important
offices with Roman Catholics, in open
violation of the law. Lord TyrcOnnel,
a fanatic as far as religion was con-
cerned, was made vicerOy to carry out
the intentions of James in regard to
religion for which purpose he seems to
have been g the right man in the right
place" He first placed the army in
the hands of Catholics; induced the
towns to surrender their charters,
which were replaced by new corpora
tiOns composed almost wholly of Cath
olics. In ecclesiastical affairs the same
course was pursued. Pensions were
granted to the prelates, the legal in
cumbents in the parishes thrown aside
and their tithes appropriated to the
Romish clergy, &c. But Tyrconnel
did not stop here, as he also entered
into a reasonable scheme with Louis
XIV that if James should die without
male issue they were to separate Ire
land from the English crown and place
it as an Independent nation under
French control. The PrOtestants at
this time were in a state of great sus-
pense, especially as the Earl of Mount
Alexander and other prominent men
were the recipients of anonymous let
ters stating that at an early day the
Irish intended to rise in arms and MUIR
der the PrOtestants. They were there
fore greatly relieved when they heard
of the landing of the Prince of Orange
in England on the 4th of November
and sent Doctor Duncan Cummings, !
physician of Dublin, to London to wei
come and congratulate him. Itwas al
this time that the young men of Derry
seized the keys of that city and shu
the gates against the Earl of Antrim!
Red Shanks-a Roman Catholic regi
ment-and which constituted the mem
orable seige of Derry, which lasted on,
hundred and five days. This was tht
first blow struck in Ireland agains
King James, and although the littl
garrison within the walls-which a
first consisted of about three hundred
and fifty officers and seven thOusan,
sOldiers-were reduced to one-hal
their numbers by famine and disease
yet they still held out though ever,
mOrsel of food, even the most nauseOu
: substances had been consumed. An
who can picture the inexpressible jo
which must have beamed from tn
cOuntenances of that furnished garriso
on that Sunday evening, the 28th {
July, 1859, when the frigate MOunGO!
> accompanied by the lOng-bOat of tn
!, SiOdIIOw, broke through the barrie
which Obstructed the river, reache
the city, and so put an end to the sieg
the Irish-Or CathOlic-army havin
lost one hundred officers and betwee
) eight and nine thousand men.
On the l4th of June, 1880, Williar
himself landed in Ireland to cOndu
the war in person and was receive
. with ordinations of joy by the PrOte
tants apd shouts of God save Il
, Protestant KingW resOunded fro
\, Belfast and was carried over the hi
of Antrim and down. He at once too
the field at the head of an army nuI
II, bering about thirty thousand, cOmpOs
~ of Orangemen from many a natiO
scarcely Protestant church or natl,
~ but was represented. According
Macauley OrmOnd was there with t
Life Guards, and Oxford with t
Blues. Sir John Lanier was at t
e. head of the regiment now known
to, the First Dragon Guards. There t
f were BeaumOnt's Foot, who had
- fused to admit Roman Catholic in
their ranks; and Hastings Foot, W
had fought gloriOusly in the disastrO
battle of Killiecrankie. There We
a. the two Tangier regiments raised
Id fight the MOOrs, and bearing the figU
of lamb on their standards;
DIS Scotch Foot Guards commanded
Douglas; and SOlmes' Blue Regime
Dutch soldiers; a strong brigade
q. Danes; a Branderburgh regiment a
a Finland regiment. There also w
Mitchelburn with some of the stl
en- born defenders of Derry and WOlse
with the heroic Enniskilleners." I
49, army of James contained about
same number and consisted of so
eent excellent troops of Irish and picl
Ian Ian French and Swiss regiments.
for The two kings met at the ri
us' BOyne on the last day of June, whC
- the next morning was fought the ba
,esh which decided the destiny of Cir
and Britain. Both sides fought with
daunted bravery until the Duke
&C SchOmberg, who led the Protest
forces was killed with bullet as
was crossing the river. His army b
. began to waver, on seeing which '
liam rode to the front and addres
his men:
"Be not afraid, my boys" he said,
'At the loss OF one commander,
For God shall be your King this day
w, And I'll be general under"
His words inspired his men '
fresh courage and with their Kin
- tba;r bead thew forced the Dassacr