The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04
GALLANT N.iTHAN HALE
Another sub-eriptien 20 the Monument Fund-
What Correspondents Say.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: When
wrote my brief protest printed In TINS sUN on Dec a.
against monument To pcrpctuae the part played by
Andre in the Arnold trcachcry did not fore'ce the ava
lanche Of communications which TINS suN has been
printing daily since. wrote in burst Of INDIGNATION
which was quite involuntary While 1t isgratiiying TO
he assured tof what never doubtcdl that. however
swell aud fashionable may be To affect unpatriosn
my counirymen would never really forget their marnh
cent history am sure TE did not understand me
TO say that Mr. Field could not do what he pleased with
his own money what did say or what meant to say
was this; ~ did not seem strange To me ihat Dean
mcut American soil 10 Andre. tor have lived the best
II my lite among Engli ,hmcn, and lceye that ihe one
make Eiwshnian ook at any conceivable thim from
non Ensii;h sianapmnI or 10 comirehe"u "p"'"s
~ But that bseau.c the Old man eSpresscd sgrgri'cn
surprised " II there had bccmany monument 10 Andre,
Arnold either AmcucAn so should trip M briskly
and say Oh. dear Dean. II you are surprised will
rear monument myself 10 tile man who tried TO buy To,
liberty Of my ancestors was the SIMPLE acme o oad
II one Of your readers will cite me solitary instance
IN which England assumed instant tho char
meter 81 " GENEROUS ioc shall be glad TO rccssfniIe Il
p ST viii ave SIS toward the Hale monument and
wish were able to make II more
To rag Enron or TINS svS-SI In regard TO Mr.
patriotic desire to do honor 10 British .ny who was
Justly hanged century ago he does not d.setve much
is al influential director the New York Elevated Rail
9Sa % ~ ROM new nn ma
England which hasfcw II any. New Yorkcrs In ITS ser
important factor in popuationfrom the dement's
of az l' S y snd = Icy RSrkss
Company with strong feelings N aversion for the reason
company is regarded py me as a man Who believes in
ssnd prae!ises the od-ume Know Nothing motto, mo
Now. beg % state Tor Mr. Fields information, thu,
70 SGmi@ ai.io% sd from nR avenue any gO Rotten
Row sssisd ~ sSnpr Of man who no, OH ni,
csy brave soldier TO bsIay rs companions and his
SuaHS sns 70 ass * Se STATE MsoS HnSr are
has been honored BY monuncn! ~ Westminster Abbey,
and In tears Nevertheless. the man. In my mind.
which Bayari might be- indaeea 20 &C, he pSrs Of
military spy, but no person OF chiyalry OF common
asMaIor Andre Is well known TO have acted. How
teman-who deliberately coutrives ard plots 10 rob
brother soldier event an cnemU OF his honor. Who pur
man whom penury jealousy, and weak.mindrdncss IN
Andres late Who hcmoans Arnoldsf IL the tcmpted
be sSeeraicd and held IN to the OF all time how
Arnold was history ratss facts to his cr.dt BE
unbiased hstory~tei US Of Andrea simply that he was
M9r.e Than common spy that he baseiy and UNANIMOUSLY
battle field high to barter his personal onor and his
iosins fst6er Of tie Rcpa6e acted Win cGsrac,erstie
COED sensc ~ the case OF Andre. who well deserved
Il, as1 NJ PEA s S sS nSI' when
taScn to eoayincs a" Concerned TIA. sS,aes Or on
meats TO British sues aud enemies OF the United states
NV YoRS. Jan 8 NArrrR TASpr
words In favor the Andre monument this sigma
ture. An American How dare person sgn that name
who II ~ favor Vt erecting a monument tor man like
that who undertook TO carry through plot with Arnold
the traitor and II had been sueccssiu may 1t would
have taken away the liberty II our country, Tor which
our ance,ters sirargled 20 hard u is shame. We
ouln aud put II IN front OF our national Capitol
To nv EprroR or rHr srs-s, Seeing that Arnold aud
Andre have stood IN the relation OF twin brothers In his