The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

In lUnly wnIch Tostered the movement that Ia
spired Mazzini. In Greece Byron's pracucal innu
OF y statue at Mlssolongni In tue nlnds OF GREEKS
AMI Italians Byron was Childe Harold, but Guide
Harold with a definite purpose namely, the pur'
pose OF awakening the nations OF the south to tue
memory OF their old freedom and TO Efforts 10 re-
gain I. In tine eyes OF Engl n0n ByTp IN ssa
kers 10 Moore. Unlike the poet spoken OF by hr.
Tennyson ne did not give us OF his pest alone. Du,
OF all that was In him 80 give. His revolt against
society his disbelief his recklessness and 0ttter'
ness have been 100 well remembered, while the
essence OF his poetic genius his individuality and
OF his popularity passed away.
TO RBsT IN PEACE.
from the London Telegraph, July III
Remembering the famous passage IN hacaulaJ
respecting Byrons funeral remembering the al
legged refusal OF Dean lreland-We say alleged. ior
we believe that NO formal application on the sub.
iect was ever made 10 nm-t0 give the remains OF
Ing the scandalous circumsta zee OF horwaldsen's
statue or Byron lying for years IN packing casa
at the Custom House until shelter was eat last"
found Tor 1t in college at Cam bridge. Il would
certainly De wiser 10 allow these melancholy
6ygones to be bygones Indeed A modern peaa a
more tolerant, than their predecessors OF nah
century since; hut seeing that we nave not yet
Cromwell shail have a statue in Westminster
Hail. the time may not yet be fully ripe TO de-
mand that George Lord Byron should have
statue In Westminster Abbey. What tue true ad-
vocates OF the Memorial should Wish Tor ~
Peace that peace which the poet SO pas
soRa,ely yearned for but which he never
found on this side Of the grave No one can
quarrel with statue set up in one OF Londou's
cnlef places; and lew Will cavil at the splen-
dld recognition OF the genius OF an lllustrlOu5
Englsnnan which yesterdays meeting has vir-
Arm HIS cENsoRs FREE FROM STAMP
From the LONDON Standard July III
Charges or immortality have been freely ao
vanced against Byron, and even against Byron's
writings. But 1t Ill becomes vhe present age 10
press this reproach. the novels OF our circu-
latng nbrarles contain much more perous st0L
tnan the reprehensiole passages, and these pae-
sages are Lut lew, In Byrons works But 1t 10
quite certain that every educated person, OF
either sex, reads BYron's poems at some time OF
life, and all the appreeativs retain lasting I'm
Engshwoman who has felt tse charm OF MS
genius were to contribute but mite. TO his
monument, 1t would exceed In grandeur that
ever erected to mortal. Thus While we trust
that the opulent will not WITHHOLD such contrlDu'
tons as become them, We likewise nope that no
one VIII think himself too handle or TOO poor IN
means to participate in tue subscription WhlcI
has been opened Tor the purpose. An American
gentleman who addressed a few words 10 the
meeting ventured to stf1rm that his countryneD
would gladly corporate VILE US In TINS hopie Sask.
Their cooperation Will be Eost welcome, anu we
only trust that while they generously compete
with us they may not pass as In bhe race ~
would be disgrace 10 This country II ~ cOdld DO
said tnat the enthusiasm winch ByrOn's memory
failed to evoke here was excited on the other
side Of the Atlantic. The grateful Greeks nave
raised handsome sum only very recently Ior bhe
same ptous object, and we believe that monu-
ment to Byron Is TO be erected at venice by THOSE
Italians WAC remember that he was ardent In
their ca use even III the deepest night OF their de-
jectIon. 1t is Byron's own conntry, Byron's own
countrymen who alone have hitherto SEQ BACK.
We are convinced that their fnacton sprlngi
from no Indifference on their part, but simply
from the want OF leaders and for want OF the sub
ject being brought distinctly TO their notce. Tkat
excuse no longer exists. The committees coud
wish for no be tier name 20 conjure with thaa that
OF Byron and no magician to WELD the wand
more sKinul than Mr.. Disraeli.