New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-16
LETTER FROM PROFESSOR GoLDWLy SMITH,
To ne Editor Of The Cornell Era.

To ne Editor Of The Cornell Era.
SIR: | have sent for publication elsewhere
letter which have addressed to Mr. Disrae respecting
a passage affecting my character in his Lothian Ii
were in my country, should ktnecessaryto
say anything But as am stranger here' WILL
with your permission, address few words OF further eh
planation TO the colleagues and friends whose good
opinion and confidence my usefulness and happiness Ill
this country must depend. .,, -,
will he foed spite OF their most laborious arhces In
any country where yestlge OF moral force Ielhas'
He IA angry aud he pOurs out his anger on all who were
an nny w;iy instrumental I'm his defeat Probably IL was
give vent to his feelings, as nuch as 20 Iase Tue
Popery" cry which he hopes TO ride DacA INTO power"
good deal Of what he said about me is mere abuse
which deserves no notice But the sting OF the attack
lies in two mputations-tha Of having been "a social
narasfe in my own country and that OF having schemes
here 10 facilitate which represented IA paying In
sidious attentions to American visitors at oxford.
first imputation can hardly discuss win patehce,
n he Marty of the arstocfacy Socially, my relation TO
that class would be more accurately descrOed az osua
cisn han parassm at least if did not lose Odd friends
in the class did not put yself in the way Of making
any new cry has OF late gone fOrln tht SUM- Vi
the yenng Tory nobility turning Iberal ana as
This affecting phenomenon could not be supposed 10 DC
spontaneous it has been ascrbed both IN prose anu
verse 10 nv sinister influence. Upon this, it seems
Mr Dsraes Imagination has built the further charge
of;practicing the arts OF social parasite, Dui Inc
fiction | can truly say that / never attempted 10
prosclytize any young man, nOoeman, or conOher al
oxford or elsewhere The oxford Tories had an organ
tzation which was cOuntenanced If the party organs
smoke the truth BY Mr. Dsrae for the purpose of en-
listing young men in the party; But always ul7co
tenanced any movement OF the kind on the lDer sue
always held it unmanly and unchlNalIOus thIhS 70
entange young in party rammels, when he c0uIu
not have had fair opportunity OF FORMING MS 0piUns
and deciding for himself always said anu acted on 'e
conviction thar IL was better for the Liberal cause se
that man should be "A Tory Of his own making IMAM
Liberal of mine. IT, therefore, Humanity mas IOuu iIs
Way through the barriers of Caste and Privilege 10 the
heart OF any young English noblelnan, on general liz
fuences not on my ntrigues, must rest the blame.
II have any schemes i'll America, DeleVe Will De
allowed that they have been pretty well
tenure OF the fellowship which connected me Win inc
University OF oxford by the rules OF my coege az
all end. Death had terminated by domestic dutts Inc
political controversies in which had happened 70 Dc
engaged-that relating to the American connect ana that
relating to the Reform OF Pariament-had been settled
The victory OF the Liberals IN the general eIeGuon
had desired it and did not want TO pass my days IN
political agitation My powers OF work were he "prse
for wear, but still felt that had work lett III me- u
termined carry into effect plan when had FORMED
long before but the execution Of which had been su
pended by Academical and domestic duty, OF reylsung
America; and was thinking of settling AT Providence,
where should have had special facilities for the
study OF New England history when President White
offered me PrOfessorshp in Cornell, and ac-
8ePeted WITH WITH an Object Of special Interest
one who in political life had been peculiarly
allied with the working class. The place In which nave
settled il scarcely which schemer would select
frankly my social preference for American Equaty
over English Privilege and PutOcracy; but hope have
never shown want OF loyalty tO my native land did
not hesitate when thought she was traduced 10 incur IN
her defense the OF the American pubic, on whose
favor my schemes, II had any, would be based ANY
attentions which paid To Americans visiting OAIofu
were the natural return for the hospitality when had
experienced here generous or candid mlnd WouId
have put any other construction on Them
trust this is the last occasion on which my literary
life at ithaca and the quiet performance OF my duty To
the University will be disturbed by recurrence Of the
political controversies which have so gladly left be-
hind Yours faithfully, GOODWIN ShIIH'
June g. 1870.