NEW YORK. 



555 



Included in the census are 29 Chinese and 

 439 Indians. The number of tribal Indians 

 is 4,705. The true value of property was 

 $6,500,841,264. The public debt, county, 

 city, town, etc., amounted to $127,399,090. 

 The aggregate value of farm-products, includ- 

 ing betterments and additions to stock, was 

 $253,526,153 ; 10,599,225 pounds of wool were 

 raised ; 241,152 persons, ten years old and over, 

 cannot write, of whom 96,977 are males, and 

 144,175 are females. Of those twenty-one 

 years old and over, who cannot write, 73,201 

 are white males. 



A serious riot occurred in the city of New 

 York on the 12th of July, arising out of the 

 feud existing in Ireland between Irish Protes- 

 tants, or Orangemen, and Roman Catholics of 

 the same nationality. The former proposed 

 to parade in the streets on the day mentioned, 

 in celebration of the battle of the Boyne, and 

 threats of an attack upon their procession 

 were made by lawless persons. In the hope 

 of preventing any disturbance, the police au- 

 thorities issued an order forbidding the parade, 

 but, at the request of the Governor of the 

 State, the order was revoked, and the parade 

 allowed to take place. A large body of police 

 and several regiments of the National Guard 

 were put under orders to protect the proces- 

 sion. At one point an assault was made by 

 the crowd, which was repulsed by the military, 

 and several persons were killed and injured. 



The State Convention of the Republican 

 party was held at Syracuse, on the 27th of 

 September. There was considerable excite- 

 ment, owing to the appearance of two delega- 

 tions from New York City. One of these rep- 

 resented the organization formed under the 

 direction of State Central committee, and 

 popularly designated as the "Custom-house 

 wing" of the party, and the other, headed by 

 Hon. Horace Greeley, was sent by what was 

 sometimes characterized as the "Fenton 

 wing." Their conflicting claims were referred 

 to a committee, a majority of whom sub- 

 mitted the following report : 



Resolved, That the action of the State Committee 

 in reforming the organization of the party in the city 

 of New York is hereby approved and confirmed, and 

 the organization established by the same committee 

 is declared henceforth the regular and only Republi- 

 can organization in the said city. 



Resolved, That the State Committee is directed to 

 perfect and consolidate said organization, so that all 

 Republicans resident in the city of New York shall be 

 fairly represented therein. 



Resolved, That, for the purpose of promoting har- 

 mony in the Republican party, both delegations from 

 New York presenting credentials are hereby ad- 

 mitted to seats in the convention, with the right to 

 cast half of one vote each. 



Resolved, That each of said delegations from New 

 York shall present three Kepublicans as members of 

 the State Committee ; but no person shall be pre- 

 sented who holds office under the present State or 

 municipal government, or receives profit or emolu- 

 ment therefrom. 



A minority of the committee favored the 

 admission of the delegates led by Mr. Greeley. 



The majority report was adopted; but, .after 

 appeals had been made by several delegates in 

 behalf of harmony, the Greeley delegation 

 withdrew, and the other was allowed to cast 

 the full vote. The following is the platform 

 of the convention : 



Resolved, That we recognize in the wisdom, pa- 

 tience, courage, and patriotic foresight of the Admin- 

 istration of Ulysses S. Grant a full redemption of the 

 pledges upon which he was nominated, and we view 

 with pride and admiration the results of his policy 

 and action. In the South reconstruction has been 

 steadily advanced, and, while the deep passions of 

 war have been happily soothed, peace ana protection 

 have been assured to men of every race. By keeping 

 faith with the Indian, and dealing with the Indian 

 tribes in firmness and gentleness, peace has been 

 restored to our frontiers, and the terrors of earlier 

 days have been lifted from the path of immigra- 

 tion and progress by a firm and judicious diplo- 

 macy. "We have concluded an honorable and ad- 

 vantageous treaty with Great Britain, and made 

 a lasting contribution to the peace of the world 

 by removing all danger of war between the two great 

 English-speaking nations. By considerate investiga- 

 tion, worthy efforts have been made for the elevation 

 and reform of the civil service. By rigid economy 

 in government, by the discharge of armies and the 

 disbandment of navies, by the steady diminution of 

 the number of revenue officials, the Treasury has 

 been enabled to pay over $250,000,000 of our national 

 debt and to fund $200,000,000 at a given rate of 

 interest, while Congress has removed taxes from 

 more than ten thousand articles, to the great relief of 

 the people. Accepting, therefore, these triumphs of 

 diplomacy, legislation, and of administration, as the 

 natural result of Republican principles, honestly car- 

 ried out by Republican administration, we tender our 

 hearty thanks to the President. General U. S. Grant, 

 his Cabinet, and the member's of both Houses of 

 Congress, who have contributed to achieve them. ^ 



Resolved, That we have seen with horror and grief 

 the astounding revelations of fraud, corruption, and 

 municipal criminality in the city of New York. Wo 

 have seen an infamous cabal take possession of its 

 treasury, apply its resources to their own profit, issue 

 bonds, without stint and without law, for the payment 

 of dishonest and exorbitant claims. Under the pre- 

 text of reform, this desperate ring of conspirators 

 and plunderers, controlling a Democratic Legis- 

 lature, have secured the passage of laws and ordi- 

 nances giving them irresponsible power. They have 

 destroyed the sacred right of the franchise by re- 

 peated piracies upon the ballot-box. The judiciary 

 has been polluted, the right of speech and petition, 

 the freedom of the press and of public procession, 

 have been assailed, and by weakness and vacillation 

 piteous massacre has been encouraged and provoked. 

 The name and credit of the first city in the Union 

 have been dishonored at home and abroad. Rejoic- 

 ing in every effort to prevent these crimes and punish 

 their authors, we shall gladly welcome the aid of 

 men of all parties in our labors to redeem the honor 

 of New York City. We hold the Democratic party 

 responsible at the bar of public opinion for these 

 manifold and unparalleled crimes. That party gave 

 these men power, influence, authority, and dignity, 

 and has at all times supported and acted with them. 

 They have sat in its councils and controlled its 

 policy. Democratic presses and leaders have aided 

 and applauded them in attempts to debauch Republi- 

 can organizations. By the assistance and encourage- 

 ment of the whole radical party, the men who have 

 made the government of New York City a reproach 

 to the republic and republican institutions, in every 

 part of the world, have aimed and do now aim to 

 seize the State and national Government and rule 

 the State and the republic as they have ruled the 

 city. In view of the crimes perpetrated by those 



