New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-01
THE WELSH IN THE UNITED STATES
THEIR DEPORTMENT, THEIR RELIGION,
THEIR PRESS, AND THEIR POLITICS.

THEIR DEPORTMENT, THEIR RELIGION,
THEIR PRESS, AND THEIR POLITICS.
To me Editor Of The ~ u Tribune
SIR: Ever since the organization OF our Govern
mont there has been steady. increasing tide Of emu
grafton from The nations Of Europe intc this Western
World Amcrg Il ore who have found on the shores d
Coli bia welcome home, large number of my
own oountrymen, the Welsh. These scattered in
diff, rent settlements the mot prem nent of wbi'h
are found 10 NewYork, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wiz
eOnsin.
believe the Wesh are generally pronounced by
their neghbors to be honest peaceabe, and ndustrl.
QUE In these points they certainly behind none of
their fellowforegners; and if the testimony OF the
American Press may be relied on, we may venture 10
FAY without any vain Boosting, that in point Of moral
iiy and general department they occupy high position
am org the foreign population.
Tie Welsh are noted for their lore Of home. Al
though they have sworn perpetual allegiance To the
Government of the United States, and will never be-
tIay their trut or violate the solemn compact, yet for
ever d,r the heart of every native Welshman must
be the ILLS If W"its' There IN those old church.
wards in lin Tepose lie fathers and mothers,
our brothers and cur sisieis and many with whom we
III led in the " sunny hours Of childhood and we
can never forget them.
Another Characteristic of the Welsh Is strong reli-
pious feeling. Perhaps there is country that con-
side1ng liz population, has few 1nfdels Wales;
nnd wherever in America Il settlement of Welsh is
fourd, however smal, the same religions element Is
strikirely while. A community without a chapel
is III known among them. Unlike their American
fIie1 d. they are not at all willing TO worship the God
OF their fathers within the walls Of district school
house. Like the royal worsbiEer of Judah, they
fully bent on building temple to the God of Israel
The SabbGtt-sChCC among them ia in high state OF
PERFECTION, and conducted in manner peculiar TO
then selve. II is not at all confined 10 children, but
Il whole immunity in mass attend IT, as they do al
o,her means of grace In Welsh Sabbab-school, it
ia not an uncommon sisht by any means to see nun
Der d tat conn osod wholly Of elderly persons rang.
ing in aye from sixty to seventy, one OF them beng
The te,rIer. thus from the days of their youth they
have made tie Holy Scriptures their study; and many
of these unrretendng old people in their profound
know dye of theology, would put to the blush many
graduate of our modern ." theological institutes
lie Hrlsh Ministry in America, in point Of pulpit
talent stands above mediocrity. Among their clergy
| have listened to the most thrilling eloquence Per
bars fret in the lit Of eloquent ministers stands
lie nan OF the Rev William Roberts, Rector Of the
&, lyi,istic Methodist Church. New-York. Following
lin in al &c proximity fird the Rev. David Price,
Utica; the Kew. William ROwlands, Holland Patent,
Or,id1 Co.; the Rev. Robert Thomas, Of the Congre-
psiioIl Chmtb, Now-York; the Rev. Samuel Roo-
erts Of Tenn ssoe; tie Rev X. Herbert OF Vermont;
ard many others too numerous TO mention.
p, htici Nv venture 10 say, that seven-eghths OF
tie W,sh eoJ lie are pv6!teoHs, OF the regular An
ti-SLyeIy stanp. They are legitimate descendants
fom he old Wig raity; and am happy to know
tlat n cir AniSvery bas improved in the transition
In Is6 they supported Fremont with great zeal, but
itb noting Ike the burning enthusiasm with which
they hout the Jr1iscs OF % Aoe N looJ; aJns
of the very leading spnits in the ranks OF the kepnbh
e n, Of Oitida County are Wtlshmen. Among these
are Mossrs. Roberts Williams, the talented EDITORS
Of Tn oneida H,raid, together with Mr. Perry, the
1r,,eut efCieIt Treasurer OF thht county >,
N q have two herspap and number OF Perlodl-
ola Tie Drych" NJ orr is owned and edited by
j. Will N Jones esq gentleman Of brilliant talents
"A extensive information. Mr.. Jones Is conhiuereoone
a. he Le,t mai ensti inH in the state and II perfectly
AZ hone in nstur Tiilosophy and astronomy Ills lee
tunes On the.e sul ecis largely attended wherever
he g,es. Tie D ycL Is now permanently estabh hee,
and j. re, weekly by al least l5Up PeoIie ana y ~, Is
sII1orted IN array Of the beet Wt-h talents IN me
tointry II j. now published at Utica, NJ arc its
q itor yeIy Irolerly the President OF the welsh
Lincoln (lul oi that city.
Tire "Cyuro Americ M nd, or Cam,ro hhHcLe'"'
is another weekly published at New-iork ana con-
dn,.d in both languages under the ediIorsip oil John
NJ. Jor,s esq The "Cymro," III 1910, gave Tue
pitl finder hearty support. am sorry 70 iratn
that in $780, its support as lar "a ~ gGes -
the lo.s of Tie Republican party Inns lS d S'1 ~
f. ling fr, IN grace" Let u. hope that the CyIIo
may az. in reel lined and restored to ls hret loIe,
H.. ,ditof il a gentleman oi line parts ana nom tno
let Of it, regular contributors AIN eonue"' ''' ~
literary character IL IN saie bar d.
TLe =. CeuLadvr AneriGngidd (A'1ertcdH 4Htsse"-
rel il monthly, published and edl'eo ~ 'no m ,h
RoicIt Everett kemreD, Oneida Co., veteran y, N
mise a.
nj :" wien all with but few exceptions, bowed
the kree TO Bal" Ever inee the formation OF me
Ruullican party be has worked faithfully Ia IT.
Ie,ar,np 70 himself tie easure and the R'i IN
hing Slavery with all his heart win al ms I'M m
Win III lis nina, and With al t' sFe a5g5 did eH,
~ - - H.. i, dc rauks of the " Clint Killer.
Ell lie ' iFrso another Lsi2Rs monthly,
uhhed at vi and edited BY s h Esy l" Tbe &c" Vc
nm ,Le fiopesr publ alton among the Welsh ol
%qs starred Rt sSSe n 1sq xSh0.s SsdiosSp
10y 'Le ne, rn'aIv yearp. Tlis Interesting pen d.
~ 49, vide awake" in the support oi fieLn ,L.
-four year, ngo, and has supported va, ga1h eH''s'
n|n ees Of the Republican party III ltoO. ou,tt.
" ~ :, :. Srr" SIM il another religious lnonthy,
undcr II Of he Bspti ChaT1 ,1u, u ~ 1s
~, ~ ~ icLa,d Edwuds am informed Ihni ne PC
i IN TroTerous coudiiou, and doc' GOOD service
III we '1"' A,w,inydd (GmdeJ is relisious sen-
m,,IIv Iulii-h,d 1T bme, ~ y at the eple1C'hiag
nr;,ti' lee If RoLnt McroC.A, eeqr Lid 1Ii,ea y