The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

To TIE EDITOR or THE EgRALD:--
have followed with mucn interest tho controversy
started IN tho HERALD by an " Englishman." who OK
cepts 10 your taking sides with Tho Russians IN the
conflict now carried IN Europe, aud who claims
that any anagonism TO England IT, C., Turkey IS un-
warranted and unjust The champions on either side
have discussed tho merits OF this question quite
lengthiiy, aud havo put forward all the arguments
winch no doubt they believe SO 10 the truth of
thor position SO that any further discussion may be
considercd supcrnaous. do not propose. therefore,
to enter tho lists partisan Of either the claims OF
Russia or Turkey doth OF WHOM ! consider TO be
equally unworthy Of the moral support OF anybody
but desire SIMPLY to advert TO q s,dc matter which
cropped up in your OF to-day in the letter OF your
correspondent who signs himself "Irish- American
The enusion Of this gentleman considered argu
ment In favor OF "od Britannia, " may be clearly
dsrsood when he states n his opinion, that :" Jus
titins' criticism was nothing but conglomeration or
nonsense and ignorance that legitimate American
would be guilty OF expressing Justtia Will, l am
sure. see tho orcc oil this crushing and conclusive argu-
ment and, in the absence Of any reasons 10 sustain
this nigh sounding and wordy sentence, Will accept
'lrish-A mericans' opinion, albeit .'lcgitimator
American, u may appear 10 be ''al sound and fury,
signiiying nothing"
Irish ncricun," having thus delivered himself OF
Ms irst argument for 'Oid Britpnna." steps aside
from The point ut controversy upon which he did not
put forward single argument in hrs entire letter That
could stand tho tcs of common sense and facts, nnd
Jumps into tho convenient and congcnia rut OF fling
ing mud nj irislnen whose opinions do not run la the
same groove with his own about ''dcur old England"
In all seriousness, Mr. Editor | am vt under
stand how friendly disputation 70 whether Russia
or Turkey merits the support OF Americans should
naturally ead ''lrieh American" W be, ut this ntc
day, retaiior Of exploded calumnics against nearly
all the bcst risEmcn In this country or mat that fact
should induce him TO display his spleen and ignorance,
uhbccoming the Character Of any man. much less Quo
who PUSHES into print 10 enghten the many thousand
readers Of the HERALD.
The cxter. Of his information ON Irish matters IS
evinced BY placing Feniais and Molly Masurcs in the
same category Those Irisnmen who thought Fcnians
were not responsible Tor It's mistakes who
parties ~ the causes t. which DO attributed It's iu
glorious failure VIII doubt be highly grateful Tor this
revelation, though IL ~ believed they w not takc u
III this light, and that having often the butt
Of the ignorant aud malignant they not disposed
now 10 oe disturbed Vt 'slrsh American In his At
tempt 10 pcrpetuate TREMENDOUS invecttve on the
'67 battles and tho budgets OF tho United States
will not deny but mat lrishmen lay themselves open
to part oil the abuse they reccvc, and that their
iOcs sometimes deserve consideration even at the
hands oi the imparai but Is this reason why SLAM
dcrand misreprcsen taton should be- always rampant
when l-sinien ate introduced, that we should be
continually treated to rchns OF threndbaro alsch
TO supply our traduccrs the plnco OF argument
Tho TACT is undenlablo that, whether right
wrong, the sympathy OF. America Is with Russia
in common with the greater portion OF the Christian
world, except England, aud wncn lrishman IN like
manner expresses preference in his desire Tor the
SUCCESS OF tho Christian against the Turk he Is dubbed
who has not icon properly purgcd Of .Ianatic
Fenianlsn or born hatred 10 old Engand.n | am
sorcly tempted 10 review further what lrish-Ameri-
CAM supposcs to DO reasons for rushing TO the to-
tsnco OF sold England but IL Will be unnecessary
do So their lnsnoss will BIO apparent TO anybody
who reads them, and It will be seen how inmatoral
his points when Invested OF the convenient
cloak Of abuse Moreover, II Is no part Of my OBJECT
to take sides with either Russia or Turkey, my desrc
being only protest against tho snancss aud bigo,ry
that too often maIifested even In this country,
against lhoso whose only crime IS being freshmen.
LONDON FRESHMAN.