The New York herald., 1874-11-23
THE SHAUGRAUS AND THE SELLERS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The connict between Latinism ana Saxonism,
which Is now raging in Europe IN the religious
and political world s at length coming to cli-
max on the stage OF New York. The ShaughrauD,
who, by the way, bears striking resemblance TO
the late Senator Westcott, Of Florida, represents
Celtic minstrelsy with all Its poesy drollery, tat
ters and sentimental vagabondism, and Colonel
Mulberry sellers is the great type Of the Saxon in
his latest development In the western hemisphere.
Both are unique: the one the mercurial clown.
typifying the Irish element; the other the pro.
gressive clown, the exponent OF the American ele-
N ent.
Shaugnraun tmparts for the nrst time to the
Irtsn wake dramatic existence, while Mulberry
Sellers renders some service to the latest CASTRO
nomical phenomena In turnips and water Shaugh-
raun's tricks ana jokes are as redundant with wit
and romance as Colonel Sellers turnlps and water
are savory In humor and merrimenL BY strange
bond OF harmony between the irisn and American
heroes both patronlze liquids with the only differ
ence that Shaughraun threatens his mother to
acquaint the world with her confidential acquaint-
ance with the whiskey bottle, while Sellers ad-
monisnes his wife not reveal the secret their
domestic turnip and water cure establishments
Sellers treats hts wife with greater respect Than
Shaugnraun shows TO his aged mother, but
the latter Is more sentimental in his bearing
towards his relative, tnougn chafnng her all
the time. Sellers, ON tho other hand has all the
American difference for women, and even In his
ShauQhraun mood OF Iuuoring he all OF q sudden
transforms himself into model o sopiiety and
courtliness In the presence Of ladies' But
Shaughraun has great ,advantage over Sellers
BE typifies Celtic condition winch Is still linger.
ing on and whicn Is associated with millions OF
rows and wakes In the past as well as In the
present while Sellers mas 40 past at all. He is q
pure Adamite. the nrst OF histrionic race just
da wning on the world and dmly ioreshado wing
hosts upon hosts OF Wagners OF the future
brnfu OF native Jun ana mettle and brag and
without the smallest Ingredient OF alien ad
mixture. out and out an American as
shaughraun Is an out.and.out celt The latter
DsraelI as ne did IN those OF Sc. PatrtcK aud the
OBriens. though gathering around uim exquisite
modern appliances or elegance aod grace
reconcile the American OF the present day with
the wakeful traditions OF the past; ana thus lie
moves on with al invisible dos, perfect fairy
scene OF poetry, murder. whiskey, love, blarney
and brogue. Colonel Sellers, the other oand.
moves with an tnvlsl Die senator, representing no
traditions. no medievaIlsm, no Old World dlttles,
no dynasty OF Ce tic monarchs. no Fenian mystery.
no acrimony against The mother country, no wake,
no oiarneJ, no orogue, nothing OF the dead past or
ol the morlbund present. lie is d life conundrum ~
the present day, ana springs lresh from the ms
OF Columbia. be presents the most puzzllne OF
the mysteries oi heraidry, OF being without pedi.
gree. he never commits the domestic sin OF per-
petually poking un against the author Of his own
being, and tins Is the worst part ol Shaughraun.
There is too much o his mamma Mrs. Shaugh-
raun 10 an excellent Old lady, but there are thou.
sands OF washerwomen and COOKS who are Just
like her. Sellers domestic relations are snrou dcd
In mystery. ike those OF my nological heroes; ms
wife appears III connection with turnlps aud water
and only then; but he has no children, while
snaushraun py marrying Moya lays himself open 80
and Of rogoisny contemplating the creation oi
vshss gsAsrsnons Of vasaoonds ior tns ourposs Of