Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
To be Recalled To-Day by the Loyal
Orangemen of the Pittsburg and
Allegheny District.
A COUPLE OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
That Live Ever Green in the Memories Of
North Of Ireland People, Though
Not Now Celebrated
WITH THE GORE OF FORMER YEARS.
Something Of the Occasion Which Is TO be cSmmsms-
rated In Fitting Way To-Day.

the Battle Of Aughrim, the Loyal Orange
men Of keystone District No. 9, composed
Of lodges in Western Pennsylvania and
Eastern Ohio, will celebrate that decisive
victory, co-relatively with that of the Battle
OF the Boyre, where King William oi
Orange overthrew his father-in-law, james
IL, and caused the Protestant settlers in the
North OF Ireland to rejoice over q restoration
oftheir privileges and lands.
The details of to-day's proceedings have
already appeared in THE DISPATCH. With
a favorable day the turnout to Hutton
Grove will likely be large, and the COM
memoraIion of the anniversary suitably
maintained. Among those who have prom
ised to attend are the. Revs. W. Thompson,
Mr.. Mccormick, Mr.. Turner, Mr.. King
and John Thresher, all of Pittsburg or ALLIE
gheny.
ITO the glorious, pious and immortal
memory of the great and good King Will.
lam, who saved us from Popery, slavery,
knavery, brass money and wooden shoes,
with Yariegated extensions, prompted by the
taste of the proposer, was the toast with
which the Ulster Orangemen customarily
emphasized their banquets alter the hazard
Gus experiences of the 18th of July in the
good old times not many years ago.
AS IT ONCE WAS.
In the good old times-necessarily good,
because old, though they may have been
notoriously bad-the GLORIOUS 18th" was
observed in the North of Ireland after a
fashion calculated to keep Its celebration in
the memory of the participants for many
day to come. 1t was, literally,
red letter day; and that
heads were broken, men, women and chill
dren shot down, and policemen killed was
as certain to be a result of the Celebration"
as that the day itself should dawn. The
people in the North of ireland needed no
calendar to indicate that the fete day of
Orangeism was drawing near. The authori-
ties, mindful of their duty to the people at
large, some three or four days' previously,
drafted details OF constabulary from all Sec
tions of the country into Belfast, Enniskil-
len, Derry, Dungannon and other riotous
towns, and held them in readiness to sup
press the hostilities which were certain to
break out between the Catholics and Orange
men, when the latter set forth in parade.
Belfast, the principal city in the North,
from its larger population, was the scene of
the most deadly and continued disturbances
The city has still its well-defined Protestant
and Catholic quarters, and through the lat
ter the Orangemen were invariably prohib-
tied from parading. But the prohibit
tion usually went for naught. Each
delegation from the neighborinC towns, as
IL arrived by road or rail, running the
gantlet on its way, Of stones and missiles
from the opposition, advertised its advent
by making tour Of the town. with drums
beating, banners flying, and scarfs waving.
Every man in the ranks was out TO assert
the principles OF Orangeism against the doc
trineS Of Jacobitism, and II became point
OF honor 10 beat the drums the louder and
shoot Of revolverE the more frequently ~
they entered or passed by the Catholic quar-.
ter. Showers OF stones from the latter would
fall into their midst but the march would
bo continued, ,,nRthleH such repeated
greetings, until tho tryNting place was
reached. As the hour for the parade ap.
pronched the authorities would begin 10
bestir themselves. Details Of police would
be drawn across the streets leading 70 the
Catholic quarters. and beyond these neither
Orangemen were supposed 10 enter or Cath
ollcs 10 pass. Then after some inspiring ora
tory from local magnate the parade would
begin.
ALL IN YELLOW.
Every man wore q yellow scarf and orange
lilies, and with banners bearing such
legends as derry, AughrIm and the
Boyne. "No Surrender" and other devices,
and marching 10 the tune of "Croppies Lie
Down" or the "Boyne Water" the process
sion issued forth, and the lun began. For
Fun it was, though of a rather serious
nature, TO the hot-headed and battle-seeking
North Of Ireland men. Here was presented
the curious spectacle Of men of the same
race, oitentimes of the same family working
aud living side by side in perfect amity and
fall 4. -, L. Aa.- IL
ing aside all ties, and sinking every private
feeling to do battle against one another in
support Of pOlitico-religious sentiment, all
reason for the existence Of which had long
since been lost in time. But the traditions
remained; on one side the victories
of Derry, Aughrim and the Boyne and
the defeat OF the Jacobites, and on the other
the memory of the penal laws and the ag-
gressions of the Protestant ascendency, and
only half protest was needed on either
side for an excuse to fight these memorable
battles over again. And so they were, in a
sense As the Orangemen drew near their
quarters the Catholics, or Jacobites, re-
turned their gibes and jeers with interest,
emphasizing their remarks by volleys OF
stones and an occasional crack from a pis-
tol. Cries from the paraders of mo sur
render, "CrOppies lie down." and "To
HI with the Pope" as taunt to the
Jacobites imprisoned behind the cordous OF
constabulary, only intensified the feeling on
both sides. After few more passages q
rush would be made by the Jacobites, and
in q moment scrimmage of the liveliest
kind would be in tull swing.
The police would use the butt end of
their rifles without mercy; revolvers
be brought down to deadly execution;
women and children would join in the COM
bat with stones and bats; the stout black
thorn would play to lively tune over heads
OF friend and foe, and by the time the
Mayor, backed up by platoon OF police.
would arrive and read the riot act the boys
would be just about in the humor for "bit
OF fun. Sometimes hostilities were car
Tied to such an extent that the police would
be ordered to fire, with a deplorable result,
frequently inofensive women aad children
being Killed. Then the paraders, rather en-
HVened than otherwise by such little cpl
sodes, would continued on their way and
hnalIy bring up at q rendezous to listen to
more oratory.
CLOSED BY A BANQUET.
The days proceedings were brought to O
close by banquet, and the antl-Catholic
feeling was scarcely allayed by the extrava-
giant sentiments given utterapce N bv
the speakers. Among these. ministers
Of the gospel were as cousplcuous
rs the representatives Of the ruling CLASSES.
and went on record at times in sentimepts
which hardly accorded with their cloth.
King William would be toasted in the man.
ner Of words which open this article. with
the addendum, frequently, Of "a hg for the
Bishop OF Cork, In allusion 10 DIR. Peter
Browne, who, nbout the year 17i5. wrote in
q very strong manner against toastipg tho
dead, as being nearly ~ bad a. prayIng Ior
them. The allusion In the TOAST 10 brass
money had reference 10 James IL, Anapoes.
and the wooden shoes, 10 hls French allIes.
The old sores between the factions once