The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-08
HALE. INDIE. AND MR. FIELD.
Interesting Suggestions and specuiations b,
The suns Correspondents

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: II I am
night In my estimate Of his character OF the most
liberal contributors TO the Hale monument fund will be
Mr. cyrus Field can easily understand why he has
not already forward with subscription proper
toned TO his great wealth and public spirit does
not like 10 appear 10 do even good action
pulson Unthinking people. wholly Misunderstanding
the nature and object of the proposed memorial Tap
pan have made great about his supposed lack
OF patriotism and readiness TO toady 10 his ArstocrAtc
English friends Naturally. while this unjust ouicry
last'd, Mr. Field would not to do nything to pro
ptatc these hasty critics Butts already dying out
as the Injustice Of IL more and more clearly perceived
Iprcdct that the Hale Monument Committee, when il
isformci will hear from Mr. Field. I'D.
To rHS EproR or THE svS-si, Mr. Field doe. not
seem 20 reaizc the unicrcurrent Of Indignation In the
minds Of the people at the mere suggcs on of honorng
Since gentleman AMI honorcd citizen Of this city said In
versauon am seventy wears Old II hisin.nit /, per
pe,rai,d by Mr. Field. vii be Of any uumler 10 so
them at him That s,numeut was acquir.ced in by ali
I An Viii II we tad is s'"' O every American
-, hesrils Mr. lgil' erla3s h; been doubled through
ADVANCE Of c stoc and securities Of his company II
fast would II not be far more honorable and nst 10
apgropaie some little noian and pay the poor widows
A. oRrH,S Asp Az AxEpicAs
To rHE Enron or rug srSS1 II Is right Is not
right for Americans 10 erect monument 90 the English
g AI,g To 'g hes,s91 oi our own Saihah Hale II
noble not 40 tor Hale that which has been
SO long elected Much good Is resulting from t. dls
egs,on Many vii KNOW moro ofour noble and patrioiic
Hal. aud Mt Field will change his purpose and let the
bft-h hunlf ihcir own Andre, while We Americans Will
perform the long neglected duty owe the memory
one whose only regret wac that he had hut life
lose tor his country Who does not feel thrill Of noble
pride when he reads these words OF Hale uttered they
in the efrs rxscut0ners who were unwilling III.
eountrymen should know they had 50 brave a man in
their AMI who tore up his last letters bis fond
mother and sisters before his Taco. J. Carr, NJ. D.
NARw4CK Jan
To nE EnuoR % Tue SuS-Sis. Permit me word or
two m reply 90 " lushman," who charges with tx
norance and ilppahcy do not pretend 10 know much
about NJ flc'i know. howe that hp
nunsly ana studously excludes lnshmcn from the
benefits N employment ana know also that he pro.
poses 10 raise monument 10 an English spy who sought
the ruin Of the parrot Gauss during the Revolutionary
slightest n-cquence to the public thousand. u whom
however are deeply Interested IN Mr. Field both
andre
20 n s." ismistakon Mr. Cyrus W Field IA not an
Inglrhmhn Us birth Whatever he may he in sentiment
lie Is native OF atockbrilgc Mass NArrrK TASpT
20 erect monument 20 Major Andre has met with dis.
favor and not little Indignation from those mtricAns
who are proud 20 bear the standard NJ their ancestors
ami proclaim themselves patriots still stay. Cyru-,
iolhear, pray, and spare us tins modification
Let ne ask II We nrr not now In this country
by living Andre mOulmcutf We need none IN metal 10
asa war material OLD DOMINION
To Tux Enron oV Tm sUN-Sir There is In this
ciu large and hOursing ASSOCIATION Of Yale gradE-
ates some ~ Its neucrs are rich and all have money
lees why does not this association. Al least its
Weather members. take the lead in the movement 10
give Nathan Hale a monument In New York city lie
WAS as loyal 10 Yale College a. he was to his country aud
on her long roll oi noble names shines with puror
or moro enduring lustrc As he honurcd Yale. let tho
Yale men Of New York city honor his mcmory