The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-17
MIR. FIELDS ANDRE MEMORIAL.
Criticisms and Suggestions for Dean staniey's
Rich Friend TO Consider.

To THE EDIroR OF The suN-Sr: see
by journal vi this morning that Mr. Cyrus W Field
has purchased the spot MAJOR Andre was executed
and persists in hi. purpose to erect monument there
upon commemorative the virtues Of the British spy. lie
says is only historical matter. hutif any will
particularly the diplomatic and carefully worded
inscription by Dean STANLEY aud the selection Of sympa
heuc expressions the fate Of Andre 10y Washington
Hamilton. and others, which To Ice engraved the
stone. he Will with me think the opinion that
Mr. Fields true purpose but tuly yciled The nscrip.
ton declares that the Stone D. thus placed mot 90 per
prtuate The record of strife but BOO token 90 those better
scutiments ~lch have since united thc two nations" 6c
u Mr fch va. 80 anxious 90 .rscta mcmorhl such as
proper subject and lnayf Hu" long Val ue before
con.ti.r NJ Tctis pr,.ci Az dii an Hrst aH,t If
ioady sm to English prdc aid arrs anec but Of course
- have his couuirymen To criucisc his con.
duct That gmcaule and generous sentiments
natures hut have never read that any such sympathy
ni'r, iiaH he pcr of Ihn Rndr , nni in h. iea
di.nosed to revive buried animostes bctwcen TWO aTeat
nations but This enort TO honor tnc memory Of aman
not In TIE oprn hcd but bN secret intrigue aud suhorna
non naturally processes TIE eomlaTi.en Anire pleaded
be well knew that there was no rule Of mi itary disci
which he undertook he evidently expected proecton
by reason OF ms assumed character OF an emi'sary b..
OF the law, aud u he faced death brayelv how many
ri.k and accepted hi tate without murinur lie had
Kind illustrations cheer lis last
paihH RON h",e AROUND but mean r'mer,ele perse-
cation 70 the last Andre MAS hired suborner, for he
expected promotion 10 follow the OF his
Nathan Hale wasa spy without hope OF reward, and "A
Does Mr. cyrus " Field whose singular modcsty no
doubt causes his own name 10 be omitted from the
moral stone while those OF Washington Hamilton. and
Dean Stanley are 10 be inscribed thereon, think the
suit hc uftrs the his
men Will pass uurebuAed ~ the pride OF wealth and
foreign arrtoCratc associations he 20 Anne
can oWniunf am utterly opposed To demonstrations Of
violence. Ani hops there will be none such let INN bt
his monument M peace. ku suggest that II will he to
SAY the least ndiscreet place the name at George
washington on memorial stone TO rcrprtuate the viz
tues OF John Andre JOnN ". BRYCE.
hoBokkN, \. April l6.
To EniroR ~ Tnr SuS-Sir In today's srv have
read about ne Anife memorial ! cuurtN agree With
you 90 Mr. Field rigt 10 erect stone or monument
OF Whatever he please. memorial Ut the British spy
on his own property but cannot avoid criucsng por-
uon Of ms proposed inscription thereon refer 10 his
quotation from j. fcnimure Cuoper's novel Of " The
spy. the last lines of which aware read 1t
the spy N tbs neutral ground aud he died he bad
lived devoted the service ut his country and mar.
martyr To the ht rtics OF any country Was he not
martyr 10 The Interests NJ despOt. whose hirrngs
slaughtered the heroes OF liberty among the rest, the
man YOU mention. brave Nathan lincf A. undo
from perusal at the novel these lines apply 10 an
American SPY, Harvey Birch. and although Mr Cooper
made sort Of an apology IN hts preface tn The SPY rs
a lotion to the supposed wounded feelings his novel
would Gauss his esteemed English friends, | hardly
think, were he alive. he would like tie last limos
OF hls novel stripped of their most meaning words m
scribcd On the memorial stone of MAJOR Andre
L0vKR ~ COOPER.
To THE Enron or THr suN-Sir. Mr. Fields proposed
inscriptions are beautiful. very beautiful indeed" -
young and ~o brave a. but not quite complete
Let Mr. Field add. Who attempted by bribery aud
corruption what could never be accomplished by force
arns-the crushing out oi civil liberty IN Amencan