The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-17
THE POPULAR PAROXYSM.

THE POPULAR PAR0XYSM.
Our correspondence In regard to the Alabama
question has grown so volumlnous that we have
only space to give the purport OF few among the
principal letters.
A "Colonial Engllshman" is amused at the con.
trlbutions OF '0ur irish frends'' TO the Alabama
literature OF the HERALD. He then eXpatlates on
the loyalty OF Canada to the British Lion the dis.
affected condition OF the South, ana points out that
Am srican prlvateers would find great difficulty in
retittlng With coal ana stores III foreign ports. He
WINDS up thusly:-"England mas certainly very
large merchant marine to protect, out sne Is GER
tainiy In better position TO do 50 than any other
nation, and think should war break out between
the TWO countries you would md the Old Country
and her colonies prepared Tor any emergency, and
not such an easy conquest as great many OF our
* A New Y0rkerN makes the following plain sue
cinct and forcble review OF the situaIlon:-'.Eng
land catered INTO the Washington treaty; after.
wards saw that she had been overmatched and that
We mad got the best OF her, were likely do so.
She is not now honorable or manly enough to stand
up to her treaty not seeing her way out Of 1t with.
out paying q good large sum. She therefore starts
this nue. and cry about wnat the United states IS
going to or does clam. Yes, England makes
great cry, ana thinks that we Americans and the
word are going TO be Tools enough not to see
through II all The London Times says under date
oil the l0th:-The time Is possibly near when more
deXterouS negOtlatOrs may settle ali differences
Just as If we would he willing TO give her another
Enklanu'S actlOn mas already shown itself
to be mean and cowardly, and the United States
ana all the world Will feel sorry to thIuk that Eng.
land has sunk 50 low"
A "Scotchmanr says:-'My opinion Is that the
whole tning Will be honoraoly settled without going
~ war ABOUT II at all although don't believe that
Engiana tor, as 1t ought TO be Called Great Brittany
Will ever pay tie unjust demands OF this country
Britain hates war, but she loves honor"
u. W. g." dilates very sensiDlv and In very Wig
orous English upon The danger TO England III event
o war, IRON Sepoy revolis, Russian arms ana bread
riots, and reviews on the other hand, lndepen-
dence OF foreign nations aud the vastness OF our
resources. Altogether, he thinks, J0nn Bul would
lie bduv whipped, ana so VIII keep out Oi the fight
An 'Admirer OF the HERALD thinks our view OF
the disanectlon IN Ireland is every ABSURD and
mat the Irish Protestants, still loyai, album
DAINTY able to take care oi themselves, as they did
IN Derry III 1855.
"ractcian" thinks the idea of war between Eng
land and America 10 DC completely preposlcr Ous.D
'lhlnk," cries ne, of TWO suCn vylng and thriving
Powers destroying each others commerce dor they
could lot do much eisel, and In the end drawing
diners IN the spider web oI foolish war; -
''Old Reb" says the expectations of Englishmen
that The graybacks would side win them is a hal
laclnation Ine south, out Of revenge the false
hopes held out TO ner Dy England, would among
the hercest recruits Tor toe honor OF the star.
SpaDgled Banner.
Says "verax,' who is evidently not an ONCE.
holder, Let the ianks and English seue their own
anairs 1t VIII maze very little difference TO the Irish
VINO win. lshould ike TO see England numbled but
for my part would not care TO nep the Yankees to
90 IL, seeing that they hate .he irIsn as much. or
more than John Bull does and John is more honest,
as he takes no pains to hide his hate.n
IAN Americana while believing that the En- cllsh
are 100 much or towards TO go to war" says:-''If
Grant should declare war his name would DO i'm
norta'ized Tor ever both by Americans and irish
men, success to the right %
"Experlencer thus concludes a long letter:-"A
difficulty with England Will always be uppermost In
our foreign policy II we do not have war and
give England such sound thrasning that she must
take the back stand and We advance. She Is now on
The pinnacle or her lame, but believe ana SIM
ccrey nope Is lett for country send her on
tte DOWNWARD course as punishment Tor her IN
lqultes."
IL. u. W. thinks Irishmen have not been fairly
treated by The United states, and owe ii bare allie
glance ms Is ms nnal counsel to Irishmen III
however, war should come, and "A guarantee be
had that assistance Will be gwen TO Ireland in men
anu materials OF war, then II Is not 500. 600 but
tae national nag. Besides that would DE the place
10 strike England II Tor no other purpose than TO
irish coast. But will General Grant do ANYTHING of
tue Kind Not ne. Ana until he shows some dis.
position TO DO so et US mind our own business
silently with the fenan brotherhood and irish Con.
federation, and let Americans only be put on
guard"
Travelling Englishmann argues for calmness
and moderation ia conducting the dispute, aud re-
minds the writers OF those violent letters inserted
IN tue HERALD, whether they be English, Irlsn OF
AMERICAN, that we are all the creatures OF SUI
preme Creator, ana that His command TO US U.s. TO
love Him above all things and neghDor as our.
selves. We cannot lore dim n we long 10 destroy
Has work, or our neen0or, II We seek MS blood.n
Mr.. James ODonneils repels "Englishman's'
charge vi lrishmen beng false 10 their religion aud
day or reriDution Is at nand. when a quarter OF 4
m0n OF lrishmen Win extermnaung fury, Will
he let loose al the English narridan aud practically
snow the Saxon pluldercrs thai they are neither
false TO their religion nor The land OF their adop
ton"
An american" In fine vein OF sarcastic hu
NOR accepts the offer made TO have al the ngntlnu
our side done by lrisnmen. lie says:-'By al
means let their offer be accepted; II would be, a.
with one stone America would have 20 many les
Of the uaest peasantry IN the world loss which
they might possibly survive, ana England woulC
have an opportunity OF paying or old scores "
punlshlng rebels aud serving America AT tue same
time. What noble army OF martyrs they wou'
be ~
An "Irish American seaman I'm the United
States nava service, and whose letter II written OF
United StaIes Naval Academy paper, says:-'It
u question between American and Englisn capital
lists. 10 not see why the poor working people o
either side should trouble themselves about IT,
tue Alabama claims were paid tomorrow the poo
working would not receive one cent benefit ~ u
Therefore, II the Englfsh and tue American capital
lists want war let them 1ght IL out themselye-.r "a,
sdds:--'I don't beiieve mat England VIII ever pa
one cent OF the Alabama claims, ana nope sue VII
not don't suppose you Will publish TINS, a. u
comes from poor man. However. there are thou
sands OF the same opinion Ia this county"
A John BulI' thus predicts the course OF events
after declaration OF war:-"My WORD Tor II, SIX
weeks would not pass away before a 300 pound shot
from British iroD-clad would startle tue editor OF
Inc HERALD from ms Midnight nap into realizing
tbat the Narfows had peeD passed ana the city OF
new iork for second time IN Us history lsy at the
mercy o. BLUSH troops In three months time the
oeenceless cities OF the Atlantic coast would De In
state OF blockade ron Portland 10 Galveston. 10
0ejtuu TIE threatened points l.vVy.0g0 men would