New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-04
THE American MUST Coz
From Inc Hour.

The recall of Mr. James Russell Lowell from tho
English mission has. 1t Is believed been determined
upon by the Administration. Ii seems that IN the
present murderOus phase OF the Irish question the
w-Engand poet has not come up To the eXpecta-
tions eminent Republicans like ODynamite
ODOnovan ROssa and the Order has been issued by
that distinguished Stalwart that he mus go"
The Hon. Barney BiglIn the Hon. John }. OBrlen,
and other patriots agree with O'DynamltC kOssa,
and have come TO the conclusion that the best in
terests of the party aud of the machine demand
that the American suspect should be removed
Mr. Lowell Is accused OF the hign crime ana ms MS
denesnor Of having allowed the distinguished Mr.:
McSweeney Mr. GIlhOOy and the y Branngan or
the bOgs, who all tile descendants OF irish
kings to rot in British dungeons for months and
months without having gwen single twist TO the
tail of the British lion. The least he could have
done was TO declare war, summon million oil red
hot sh-Amerlcans, with klcneheu Robinson
at their head to lay London IN ashes. and proclaim
the " Dynamite President OF the Irish Republic TX
MIR. Lowell had pursued tins moderate American
policy he would have the iul confidence OF the Adj
mnstraIon. and the rights OF all Americans OF the
q BrannIgan breed would be entirely safe. Instead
of this however he basely trucked 70 Gladstone
and Granville and abandoned the great American
principle as represented by that ancient New-E.ng-
land family CT statesmen, the clan Alcsweeney
Mr.. Lowell, evidently, IS not the man Tor the
English mission under the new and altered con-
dltOns of our diplomacy and intercourse with
foreign nations In the first place, he abors under
the great disadvantage of having an American
ancestry which dates back To a period nearly two
hundred and nifty years agO. he founders OF ms
honse arrived in New England IN 1889. Tho
LOwels have been long IN America that they
have ceased TO be Americans. No one can now lay
claim to that title who has not landed at Castle
Garden within period OF at least ten yeaIs and
who has been naturalzed longer than nall that
time. Mr.. LOwelIs grandfather was made a
Judge by Washington. He helped 10 frame tho
Consultation of Massachusetts IN 1850 aud moved
the insertion in the Bill OF Rights OF that State OF
the famous clause that all men are born tree and
equal Ills avowed purpose ~ doing SO was to
abolish slavery III the old Bay State. Ihe father OF
the pOet-minister for half century the pastor
OF one of the leading churches in Boston.
The city Of Lowell takes It's name from me
family. The famous Lowell Institute was estaD-
lished by a Lowell, with al endowment OF
quarter Of a million dollars. They gave the hrst
great impetus to the cotton industry IN New-Eng-
land. They have been merchants. distinguished
writer's, lawyers clergymen statesmen, phah-
thrOplsts patrons OF education, the arts ana
sciences, for than two centuries. All this,
however. counts for nothing in these modern days.
the Hon. Barney BIglin. who Smiles at the claims
OF long descent, Is more po"erful win u pIeseho
Administration. has greater voice III Shaping our
domestic aud foreign policy, than any Lowell that
was yeT born. The BglIns have become our gov
ernng arlst0cracy. They run wards, they elect
Aldermen and congressman and make Senators or
the United States Why should they not manage
our diplomacy and send genuine Americans III
stead OF Adamses and LOwels To represent Us at he
courts OF the Cd World We had an Adams at the
Court of II. James, some years ago, and he was as
unsatisfactory as Mr. Lowell.
But there are numerous other objections 20 Mr.
Lowell which clearly show his unttness TO repre-
sent the BIgllns and the O'ROOneys IN diplomatic
position. He has been a maker OF verses tle
second rank in the roll Of American poets, but
take his numerous productions and what Is there
in them worth remembe Is there anything
that can be compared with the Wearing OF the
Green or no fears 10 speak OF Ninety eight
or "Garry0wen " What has he said about It.
Patrick Has he ever tuned his Tyre 10 sing tho
praises of the "Ould Sod = Ii he has, we confess
thar we have never heard of it. Instead OF that he
has written such nonsense as the following:
They are slaves who dare not choose
Wrong and hatred and abuse,
Rather than IN silence SHRINK ~
From tie truth they needs must think;
They slaves who dare not be
IL the right with TWO or three.
These lines were given to the world in the old
DAYS of the antI-slaVery struggle, when the Nc
Sweeneys who now bowling so loudly about
freedom were voting the "regular ticket to keep
the black man in letters and when the dynamite
patriots were wishing with the arch-apostie OF
dynamite John Mitchell, that they had good
plantation of fat nlggers III old virginia. Clearly
Dir. LOwslI should be recalled. We have new
gospel of Amercanism in this evening OF the nine
teenth century-a gospel that declares kearney
shall be supreme in California and shall close tho
golden gate }" against the Chlnaman, aud which
prescrbes that in the East the commissions OF our
Ministers shall be cOuntersgned By an Irish sus~
pect." The American must 90"