The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-28
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
"a sarrrsHEs" Rrp11ra TO ..Jusrrrr


reply Of Justiia'' 70 "An Englshmsn" IN your
Of shs dsss sus have smussd The many thousauds Of
your resders, a. certainly ara onA 10 true never.
theiess that his letter whole concu sively argu
mentasive 10 establish beyond peradventure that Its
writer either Is totally Indifferent TO ignorant OF
facts unless indeed no be Of those uniquely modes,
souls Who cannot bring himself TO . display Of his
knowledge In a conadingy simple, matter Of course
sort oil way 'Justia" first lays down tho basis OF
Dis case tho time perforated sympathy Of Russia for
the Christians. You know the story OF tho wickedly
snrewd mcndicant who pretended to be dead. adding
TO this nhrmity the happy adjunct OF calling forth
tears as occasion required Along good hearted
old dame who asks tho OF his misery response
to ms importantly. Up goes hts hand to his ear, and
As the good old soul applies her mouth thereto
peat her question tho knave picks her pocket Waste
NOT your tears good 'Justitia the ~ orthern Bear"
IN nike manor vept when he fixed mis- fangs coveted
Poland, which unhappy country gives us an example
VI wuat Russian sympathy means
AS comparatively little barbsrsm IN Russia In
Eneand OF any other monarchicai government"
srope'" As Represented In Russia. The ..autocral1
uncs ~ himself every authority and power-mililary
legislative and judicial Ho ana he alone appoints tho
oltne Emperor centres inc whole executive authority,
" whom are appointed all the vcoroys and governors
VINO rule absolutely over the districts into which the
Empire divided, whc the right OF taxation Is in tho
hands or the Senate, which is appointed by tho EN-.
which IL more directly re. ponsible 10 the people
tnan Is even this great. free Rcpubics Thai
Oh England Is even more 90. because the people
clccl the Minister'S. e., the government
to whom they ara at lborty to refuse thor suffrage
before they become Minister'S because each Minister
elect must so back 10 his constitu for rcslecton
while here the Cabinet Is chosen by the Chief Execu.
Two Tor term Of years. during which the people
have NO power To disturb tncm. For RUSSIA
has had the light OF Christianity whereby TO move,
whilc Turkey has been under the Dackness OF inhdc
ity; 20. will be found 10 be true that with the OK
~
and christianity mover sanctioned RussiAs misdoings
d snSws today as lew "rccs o. oarbsrsm ~
tho last fifteen years made any attempt advance
from her traditional dcspo,ism.
pathy, commiseraton a. or socitudc wc should show
LngIandY" None, good 'Jus,itia," none. No ono has
Is true OF America quito able to stand alone as she
has done for thousand years, but II is ar more be-
coming that me two great speaking nations OF
ooing and Will do moro closely from year year.
withssndng tho outcros OF Tho low remaining agators
who stu w'ih shallow prejudice cling 10 old animos
ties which IND no place In tho heart OF tho people
largo Let America take hcr rghtful share glory
OF nor mother country even AZ England takes pride
tho strength OF the young giant, hesh OF her nosh
VINO to-day challenges tho admiration OF tho world!
..iorefathers 1t Is too bad, We know and could wo
feel 70 be true, as hc means H. he should have
sympathy US no already has our ''commseration
and socitude.' Thcn tho per capita Tor scaps"
tool This Is really hcarrending II II were not. IL
evidently is, tho per capita wolf scalps which he
against England IN It's columns, while every and
Journal has right to an opinion, certainly journal
Of infornation should DO careful not TO allow prcju.
dice 10 color TACT. BRITISHER
NEW YORK, May 49, 1877.
GAN IRISH AMERICAN" TO "JUsTITIA,"
To TEE EDITOR HERALD
Noticing In tho HERALD letter headed IAN
American Answers Engishman's Structures on the
HERALDs Course" and signed 'Justilis," l was
greatly astonshed 70 that any American would ex.
press himself IN such . prejudiced and, must say.
grossly ignorant manner against old Britannia Such
an cpstle sir in my opinion, was moro worthy OF the
signal pre OF Ignoramus" than that OF .Justitan II
tho Englishman felt agrievcd shs HxRA lbs one
siicdncss in tho present Eastern he gavo worry
rational reasons Tor doing So and In no way his
statements 'iogical," as the writer signing him.
self .Justitia' terms them. II the Englishman q
stale mont 70 the HERALD was fog,cal" thon In my
op,nisn. 'Jassta's" criticism nothing but con-
gomeraton OF nonsense and ignorance that sgiti-
mate American would DO guilty OF expressing Such
sentiments look moro like . lately mado A mcrican
perhaps . last election onc), who has not yet
been properly clmasized out Of his fanatic FcnanIsn
or born hatred 70 od England II tho writer had read
n genuine Americans lecture. delivered short timo
ogo Boston, alter being resident missionary tor
number Of years In Turkey, and the opinion Of an
American military gentleman who solourned In these
disturbed districts OF Turkey number Of years and
was published AZ HERALD Interview not long ago. hc
would have bssn better posted as regards Russia Is
Christianity and Turkeys intolerance, and would not
have been bombsstc against this 'ere Engshman's
grievances At tho "HERALD's" editorials Surely every
American knows that knows anything that Russia 3
Christianity very much like Pats pig going to tho
Market likes things TOO much It's own way. AS for
desposic Russia ever nfatng Itself with tree and re-
in mere commercial sense. II there il
a. monarchical country at all on tho faco
IRON, attached TO, the American people, u
Is Americas Ioundcr-dear Old England, properly
speaking, Great Britain For are We not the same rsrs
oil people, speaking tho same language. breathing tho
ideas oi modern Improvement and progress though
often tro Aheads Are not our laws founded on BRUSH
JurisprIdoncoY Is not our next door neighbor-Cnn-
adaBritish2 and are not our highest and bost states
men OF tho present day OF old British stockY Was
Washington not OF the good old Brush linef How,
thon, could Americans DO moro Interested 10 dcs
potic Russa's wuriaro in behalf Of her so-csed
abused Christian slaves tsubjectsl than IN Engiands
honor neutraly IL IL impossible, and quite 70.
pugnant 10 tine better feeling OF tho Amercan people.
II Englands sympathy goes with Turkey she Is we'll
object Of hor so-cal.od religious war; which In
deed well expressed by tho EnglIshman as an en-
famous" war IN his letter 10 your paper or course
there Is class OF people In this country
and In Old England, TOO, who would praise
Russia let her be right or wrong, in mere contra
dction OF Englisn policy. For instance the Molly
Mcguire faction OF the United Status and thor twin
sIslcrhood vi Fenians IN this country and IN very
small part OF the old DART by way oil raising she wind
out the pockets Of the hard working easily ms
lcdon account OF their true patriotism to tho green
fag o Erin-Bridgets Of the United States Tho boys
are itching for thorough ructon, ana they think
that now will be good chance TO disgrace the name
OF "lrIsnnan" with another raid on Canada such
another memorable battle as tho 81 ono in ireland,
we'll known IN Fcnian war news--psrhaps tho HERALD
has not forgotten 1.-THE famous mot infamous, that
term might not please our American "Justitia 'cab-
bage garden nghS" which 10 n good name 10 keep
long green. -5NY8sf.f II
Tho only favor that Russia ever showed OF note to
America was 10 buy her bonds, which was q matter Of
speculation nothing moro. Had Russia not been pretty
sure of getting back dollar TOR dollar, with high inter
ost thereon she would hayc let American bonus alone
nnd she not expected, with the trouble brewing ~
that limo between England and Ame RIGA, TO get wipe
at England to avenge her snin nj Inkermnn anu her
loss oil blood NJ BaakIsva, she might not have been
ready with her Russian gold.
In CONCLUSION, will INFORM .Justitia' that should
England 10 war with Russia and run short oil good
strong To hight tor her TO tho death but there Is
lear oil that tnerc thousands upon thousands
tins Tree Republic who would svo her Their hearts
blood. Any troubles mat ever wero between Great