New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
Is ULSTER ESSENTIALLY scoTCHr

DIR. HALLS ASSERTION HELD TO BE HISIOkICALLr
INCORRECT.
To the Edftor sf The Tribune.
SIR: In your issue of Tuesday, Nov. II.
there appeared iettcr from the Rev. DIR. John Hall
relative to the visit OF Messrs Moody and sankey to
Ireland. For that 1t happens to be difcut
to see correspondent drags into the subject tho
assertion that ulster Is essentially Scotch" rather
think DIR. Hail. Ike Mr. Moody. had been only studyina
the Bible when he wrote this statement for slight
study OF the returns of Ulster would prove tho
very am strongly Protestant In my faith
as DR.. Hail. aud certainly very much more decidedly
Scotch in name and direct descent; but an not weak
enough to seek to ignore icsand statistics and claim
Ulster as essentially Scotch
According to the Of Irelnd taken for the nghs
of April 4. 1871 the entire poppa.ioR OF Ulster was
1s3O39 This gross population was cyidcd among me
various religious denominations 40. follows; Roman
Catholic s0L525; Protestant EpscopG. 3cS70E Presby-
ferians MrtnOdsts, Baptsts, Copgregaonaists, &c
O5, Jews, 6; total not Roman Catholic sJo5'3 Now
viii Dr. HataKe these census returns and snow from
tlay scoch2" the 9l525 Roman Catholics MAKE no
claim TO bo Scotch" Tne S7O5 Episcopal PIOesanis
wond be surprised not little 70 learn that tley are
essentially ScOtcs." The Methodiss, Bafti,ts ana
Congregatiopa.rs Of Ustas have 20 n9tea Iat sf
knowledge Of the PreshytcriaDs OF Ulster tHa, 10" 10
per teut Of them even sanE oi ,hi IL ss ny Are
SynOds and General Assembly OF felapn nave repeat
edy protested against the Episcopal Church styling the
teriaDs have stood out boldly Tor their correct ute.
"The Presbyterian Church OF Ireland" Tney a
Church repudiated the title Scotch" offered Them by
o,,,,.-s, DE-. Hall himself united IN doing
NE Term scoici rish." which DIR. Hali has repeat
cdly used IN NewYOrH, lac never once USED - DnDhhi
nor would il be understood in any part Of Ulster.
The assertion OF DIR. Hall that uiser s essentially
scotcn" Is not historically correct eyen Hume IN hn
History England" states Dut Tho fact Ynen ho sdys
that James l. planted the more northern counties Of
Ulster with II gish and "sOme Scotch" Perhaps tue
ancestors Of DR.. Hall were among the "pahtefs" III
so, tney EJgiIsh, not scotch; the name ls the
plainest OF simple Saxon. Even II James ]. planted"
all Ulster with Scotch" surely they have had time
enough since become Irish" WJen are DR.. Hairs
descendants to become Americans in these United
States il descendants OF james rs scOtchIen Ia
Ireland not ye5 irishi But to 90 back
In history, the fact 10 that 1t was the ancient
Irish who peoped Scotland. When North Brian
was jnhabiied IN the days OF tho Roman Empire by
Pics aud Scots" tho Latter were frsl VINO had gone
to North Britain from Ulster and Ireland was 10
their day known as "ScOtla they actually gave SCOT
land ITS present designation. so that its name ana Celtic
race are really Irish. Tue ghapd tarans, roo are oi
Irish origin. Tue various coOrs and t1e pald were
arranged show the different ranks OF irish kings auu
chiefs and bards when DrudIsm was tue religion o ire
land Toe Scots carried their different ranks, CASTE
paids into North Britain, and the Celtic clans per
petuited there the tartans OF Ireland Ia 10 SENSE
therefore, the OF the Rev. Dr. Hal correcI
Even II every Presbyterian In Ulster were DOru
Scotchman it would make Dr. HlPs ASSERTION tIdc
JAMES ALEXANDER MoWATT
Eeu York, Nov. I6, 1874.