The New York Riot

The riot in New York, on Wednesday, the anniversaiy of tho battle of Boyno and celebrated by the Orangemen, was erious and greatly to be regretted, though not 80 serious as was threatoned, owing to Ifco prompt and energetic action of Gov. Hoffïian. On Monday, Superintendent Kelso, under the adrice and direction of Mayor Hall, issued an order prohibiting the procession of the Orangemen. ThiH order was revoked on Tuesday by Gov. HOFFMAN, and guarantee given that the Orangemen would be protected by the entire military force of the State. The mob gathered at varions points on Wednesday, and around the outakirte of the infected districts there was soine skirmishing. The procession moved at about 3:30 p. M., having formod on 29th ■traet. below 8th avenue, protected by the 6th, 9th and 84th regiments. At 24th and 25th streets the procession was fired upon, and the fire returned by the mili tary with serious effect. No more firing was necessary, the pólice thereafter being able to drive the mob before them. The losses are put at 35 killed, 175 wounded, and 200 of the mob prisoners. The killed and wounded include a large number of innocent persons, on the streets on business and from curiosity. We have no room for details, either of the events of the day or the days preceding. In Jersey City and Newark there was nooutbroak, Gov. Bandolph having taken the same course as Gov. Hoffman. The action of Gov. Hoffman is generall y approved throughout the country. The Orangemen have the same undoubted right to parade on the anniversary of the battle of Boyne or any ot.her day that the Irish have to celébrate St. Patrick's day, the English St. George's day, the Gcrmans the victoiies over France, or the Catholics, as they did a few daya ago without let or hindrance, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the acceesion of Pirs IX. to the Papal throne. It is proper to say that the Archbishop of New York advised against any denionslrations against the Orangemen, and instructed all the priests in his jurisdiction to eujoin upon all the members of their congregations to keep the peace. -MH4 I 1 The Hon. A. H. Stephen? says : " If any Dumocrat has changed his opinión, and come to the conclusión tliat the Kadical policy was right, then it is not dishonorable for him to say so: but, when he does it, the only honorable course for him to pursue afterwards is to go and join that party." "Which Eepublican journahsts and their co-workers in the Democratie party, who sneeze when Messrs. Stephexs & Co. take snuff, think a clincher. There are no Democrats to be found who " havo come to the conclusión that the Radical policy was right." But the mass of Democrats have come to the conclusión that, despite their opposition, certain things have been accomplished, and that it is the mark of wisdom to recognize that "We believo that Mr. Stephexs was himself an original opponent of secession, but that he bowed to the decisión of his State, linked his fortunes with tb Confederacy, and accepted the second office within it gift. The case is exactly in point. The Democracy opposed the recent amendments, and especially the moans resortod to to force their ratification ; but the amendments adopted it would be the veriest stultification not to recognizo that fact, and its recognition is by no means a confession that the opposition was wrong. The experience of Mr. Stephens as a legislator will, no doubt, show him an opponent of many pending bilis, whioh nevertheless, were pnssed into laws, and to which he yielded a cheerful obedience. Because of such obedience, due from every citizen, would he concede that his original opposition was wrong, and that his opponents who favored the enact ments were all the time in the right ? We think not, and if not then there is no forco in the paragraph we have quoted. On the contrary it is the merest balderiash, and unworthy so distinguished a source. The Democratie party, then, in cutting lose from dead issues, in refusing to be ihained to putrid carcasses, in conceding ;hat certain things have been done, and, f you please, irrovocably done, only con"ess they were " the under dog in tho ight," and not that they did not fight :or the right. That is it, in a nutshell, SIr. STEPIIENS. ■ ■ 11 I I Ml There is a strugglo amoug Americans n PariB to secure possession of the Comnunist prisoners as colonists. Some want hem for Colorado and others for Lower California and Arizona. The govérnment a puzzled to decide. - Atlantic Cable. It is to be hoped that neither party will ucceed It is not at all certain that the " Communist prisoners," a class of volatile enthusiasts, unbalancod reformers, rod republican revolutionists, will inake good or tolerable citizens or desirable " coloniats." Besides, we want no " colonista," oither ín Colorado or any other territory. We are not a " Know-Nothing." We would not close our porta agaiust the immigrante f rom France or Germanyor Ireland. Noither would -we send over the emigrant agent to bring over "prisoners," paupers or free and well-to-do laborers, as " colonista." Let all come who will, let them settle whcre they will, let them bide their apprenticeship to our institution, and then let them become citizens, a part and parcel of a homogeneous pcople. Brought over as " colonista " and planted as " colonista," is only a transfer of a province of France or Germany or I-eland, as the case may be, to our seaboard, interior or wostern Statos. lt is better that our new States make haste slowly than be settled with " colonista " instead of citizens. We want immigrant to como to us with their bone and muscle and skill and means, but wo want them to come expocting to be citizens, to adopt as soon as may be our customa and language, to yield obediejice to our laws, and not to retain their allcgianoe to " foreign prinoo, potontatc or power." Such are our views, long held, as to importing by tho colony, or immigration by colonies. In 1865 the value of the boots and sliooü manufactured in Massachusetts j was i53,000,ÜOO, and the number of hands employed 55,160. In 1870, tho boot, ' ahoe and Ie ut her product was $ 100,000, 000, uud the ewployer 75,000. The twenty horse power boiler in the sash and[blind factory of J. W. Ixgeesoll, Detroit, located at 66 and 68 Fort street east, exploded at abnut the hour of 4 o'clöck r. ir. of Sáturday. The engine house was literally blowu to fragmente, the entire roor end of thxs factory blown down, the whole building seriously injured. Tho saw factory of Mr. Mellub, adjoining wos also budly dninnged, and other buildings in tho Ticinity more or less so. The engineer, James McKf.nzie, was buried beneath several feet of brick, mortar, and tiinber, had his collar bono broken, and was otherwise badly bruised. A workman named SHARPE was not rescued until an hour and a half after the explosión, but was not as seriously injured as McZenzie. Several persons in the vicinity were also injured by falling timbers or bricks, and it is a great wonder that no lives were lost. Cause of the accident a lack of water. It is given out that Senator Schttrz has deolared in favor of the nomination of Charles Francis Adams for Vice Prese ident by the Eepublioans. And with Grant on the lead what a kangaroo affair suoh a ticket would be it is not necessary to "rise to explain." But, then, the Eopublicans will do no such thing. - They don't like the name of Adams just now. The President has pardoned the bigamist Bowex, and that model Radical exCongressman is now at large, and at liberty to take a fourth wife to his embraces as soon as he pleases ; also to prosocute his claim to the seat of his colored competitor and brother DeLarge, which report says is to be awarded him as a reward for the persecutions bestowed upon him. WE are no clamorer for blood, no un questioning belio ver in the efficacy or benefits of the death penalty, but so long as the law measures out death to the convicted murderer just so long should its sentence be enforced. If Mrs. Fair in San Francisco is to escape the gallow bocause she is a woman, and Fostek in New York because he was drunk, it is folly to hang anybody auywhcro. That Mrs. Fair was as sane when she murdered Crittexden" as any niurderer ever was, and that the drunkonness of FOSTEB is no excuse for his criino are patent and conceded facts. If life is to be made safe the laws must be enforced ; if the laws are not right airtend them. That's all. - - ■ - - - i 11 Fish is going to resign again : this time as soon as Grant can name his successor. To do that will take considerable time, as it will require a careful examination of the long list of persons who have presented him fast horses, fancy "purps," plate and other. articles of virtu, or enrollud their names as fractional contributors of farms, houses, etc. Bowex, in oonsideration of those unknown " promises " which in partinduccd his pardon, may prove the lucky man. Having had considerable matrimonial experience he would be just the man to negotiate the talked of alliance between Prince Fbed and the Princesa Bkatiuoe. To " have served in the rebellion " covers a multitudo of sins. Gbant rendered IX O9 llso VS ma aui-'wu Mmm mrAmmmm Bowen, the Congressional bigamist. The other reason, that " he acted in good faith, believing his former wife to be dead," is equally valid, considering that Bowen didn't consider her dead, but covered his tracks with a fraudulent decree of divorce, a copy of which his last wife, Mrs. Pettigrew King, procured from New York. That living wife supposed to bc dead was the one on which the other charge of bigamy was founded, and, in trying which, the jury disagreed. Graxt shouldn't get things so muddled.