The sun., 1878-12-28
THE ANDRE .IFE.IIR.
A Man who Sends Threats while Holding
Hack Ills Nnme.

To THE ED1ToR OF THE SUN-Sb: have
read Of the proposition Of Mr. cyrus w. Field to erect
monument to Major Andre tic British spy who. having
succeeded in corruptng Benedict Arnol with his gol
tried also to corrupt the three patriots raulinr. viii
hams and Van wart I am led to the conclusion that
Mr. Field thinks our glorious independence which wn-
no doubt confirmed by the very act of these patriots
the arrest Of thi' British sly. was wrong .
Does Mr. feid suppose that the American clunns Of
this city OF New YORK Will quietly iok On while this in
ten thousand salwart arms are ready the moment lie
undertakes 20 accomplish H. 10 cast Ing work Of ar into
escapes the same igc. II Mr. Field desires to pcrpetu
and insists upon having Andre the spy. m the iorc
ground let him erect gaows with Andre hnn1ns from
vi Dec " " T. is7s < ""'"" 10 ~" '"'"' As GSsTc;x
To 1nr Enron or Tnr srS-Si,. quite a breeze has
been raised by the announcement that Dean stanley nnd
c. W Field were about to erect monument to MAJOR
Andre the spot where he executed rs spy.
These men and their s,mpatzcrs have perfect right
to carry cut the project providing, however 1t be not
detrimental to the interests VI the Commonwealth Asa
patriotic American wish to name another young man
and soldier fully the peer in every o Major Andre
refer to the youthful and patriotic cant Nathan Hale.
the circumstances oi who's, death rcscnlhlcd those Of tue
BRITISH Mai'r MN in1 diHsrfnec h9WSHef 1 AnhTS
treated by Sir Henry clinton. aud even dcnicd the con.
i letter. To h qS oyns n otT and amy Even Wien he
condemned American found means to write aicw lines,
img place Tor his bones In Westminster Abbey. and
highly laudaiory tablet to his memory may tlcro he
cuiioncrs buried his remains
Two rch men one an American now 9ner to 10 i9rther
honors To the already 9vcrhonored Andre, willie ihc pa
Of oblivion This ncriiscnce Of tIc name deeds and
death ol Hale should be- burning shame 10 every lover
Ict us take immediate measures toward porpotuating
the memory Of our Young revolutionary hero, nathan
Hale DO II by erecting monument on the very spot
where he court nartalcd and sentenced TO death as
a spy.
which am writing this aupcal ltisa solid rock. on the
northwest corner ct Fifty hrst street and First avenue
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s u,s ulS . o,nti @ tN~ sJ VIZ, & Ia,Er IE NY y
and most admirable base for monument The said base
would mike beautiful site aud sight ON the corner OF the
There SUI r main TO this day portions Of the cellar
walls ut the identical grccuhou-e belonging to the B,ek
Was trird scntcnced and held prisoner in te erccn
house unu he was led iorth 10 DIE. -
Now ihayc noi plcihoric purse, still. am anNiou.
ing. thousand or niteen hundred dollars should h'
rolled up Anon. The laudahlc and patriotic object vii
be accomplished. ani the memory VI noble Young mans
359 EAST Pony NiNrii stEtkr.
To rur EpiroR or TaE srN-Sr Like your corrcspou
dent Mr. Bryce, Of lohokcn dsapprovc OF the aticmp
TO erect monument TO who conspicuous onl,
as an enemy 20 American freedom. But ! am surprise,
that he inquiries Where i the monument TO Nathai
llaci" The monument to Hale in the beautiful LAX,
View Cemetery at south Coventry. Conn, where Hai
was borli anu Mhcrc nave mNseu resided ior scNtra
i.ct m height and cost t31np u bears the hero
BuocKiyS Dec % D 'A'''''
To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sr. I liv,
near the spot where Major Andre hung The spot
Of general historical interest and should be markc
by a monument erected by an American, but no Eng
shman should he allowed TO write ihc inscription for IT
"t,t ~ w ,l ',lN.l u i"ii' natNHl u 'Nhe ON
an Inclined g. think this Is the view most men will taxi
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