Evening journal., 1910-12-07
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Lesson That a Brave
Man Taught a City
By @HoHand."

II is rarely safe to infer that a
great victory by one of the political
parties means the permanent discom-
future of the opposing party. And one
of the best illustrations proving the
soundness of this view is that con-
tanned In the history Of General
Joseph B. Carr.
General Carr was Of American birth,
although of Irish parentage. He was
born at Albany, n. Y, and when thirty
three years of age became Lieutenant
colonel Of a New York regiment whlch
saw service under Mcclellan. His BRAY
cry was so marked at Malvern Hill
that he was promoted to brigadier
general. He saw service in Gettys-
burg, and he had charge Of the de-
fenses along the James river In Gen
eral Grants final campaign. Just after
the close of the war General Carr was
brevetted major general for gallant
and meritorious service He was re-
garded as one of the ablest OF all the
generals Of Irish descent who served
in the Civil War. and he gained great
personal popularity, not only among
Irish-Americans, but with men of all
parties.
After the war General Carr became a
manufacturer at Troy, n. Y. He was
elected Secretary of State upon the
Republican ticket in 1879, and was a
candidate for reelection in 1883 the
year after Grover Cleveland had car
ried New York for Governor by the
unprecedented plurality of $4,000.
Many Republicans we're faint-hearted
In the Carr campaign; they felt that
1t would be impossible for their party
to gain a triumph at the polls after a
defeat so benumbing as was that
which the Democracy had administer
ed to It the year before. Yet, after the
votes had been counted It was discov-
cred that General Carr had been elect
ed Secretary of State by about $4,000
plurality.
General Carr, however. gained a
greater triumph than any which his
political career brought him. for il
was a moral triumph, and one now
recognized as having been Of meal
culable benefit
After the Civil War passion and ex-
citement for some years prevailed
generally throughout the country This
feeling was especially manifested
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antagonism by reason of the fact thai
some we're Orangemen, while others
we're Hibernians, or of the opposing
Irish association. The intensity of this
feeling led to tragic riots in New Yorl
city on July 10, 1872.
In Troy, also, in the same year, this
feeling of intense animosity had full
sway. The Orangemen purposed pa
rading through the streets of the city
The Hibernians and other opposing
associations asserted that the Orange
men would not be permitted to pa
rade. General Carr, who at that tim
was in command of the state militia
was sought out for counsel by the Hi
bernians as to the best manner II
which to check the plans of tn
Orangemen.
Gentlemen" said General Carr
when he had listened to his callers
Il am of Irish descent, and / am
member Of the Church of Rome. Blu
also am an American. l fought 70
freedom and received my wounds s
fighting / know that freedom doe
not mean license You men think ths
freedom means license. In a fire
country every organization has a rigf
peaceably to assemble, peaceably I
parade. Freedom would be a sham
this were not the case"
well, what do you propose to do /
case there Is trouble?" General Car
was asked
you will see." was the reply. An
that was the only answer General Car
would make.
On the twelfth of July the Orang,
men of Troy assembled and bega
their parade-and at the head of th
column rode General Joseph B. Car
and behind him rumbled a battery b
was prepared to sweep the streets
the event of riot. There was no rio
The Orangemen parade peacefully an
then dispersed. And In the lesson tn;
General Carr then taught the citizen
of Troy is to be found the seed Of tn;
new understanding OF the meaning
freedom which has forever terminate
the spirit Of vindictiveness that TO
merly characterized the relations
rival Irish-American organizations.
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