New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31

the discussion TO have any practical character.
Since then he has kept writing about Ireland IN
the English magazines with increasing heae'
and rarely without sOmo allnsion TO mo NJ
an Irishman and therefore disqualified for al treat
ment Of tho Irish question. In one article IN Ihs
Nineteenth Century he protested against the sending
Of any more Irish cmigrants 10 this country by the
Government, and declared that If they came there
would be use in planting them on farms, because
they would noe stay on them. the Irish Kelt not
being farmer.' so he proposed that instead Of
bong sent up to The Northwest. the emigrants
should be put down IN the south among tine negroes
whom they hated. and could not corrupt. for says
he. A" his tho Irishman's fatal influence threatens
with ruin every AngloSaI on polity aud AnglOSaxcn
civilization throughout the world IL j. hard v
worth while TO discuss such rawlings "a these, but e
is worth while observing that Mr.. smith, much ~
he writes about the AmerCanlr Irish, seems never 10
have taken the trouble To Obtain even tli1
most commonplace information about tnem. ID
him they all appear 70 1--we IN great mons ~ tio
cities here they spend their time IN hghiing drnA"
Ing whskcy. voting for bosses and klllhs hegrpr';
II he had looked at the census returns ne Won
have found that of the l,SJlOoo persons OF ~
birth in the Unltcd states IN 1850 over one max "c
07S sJ4 are engaged IN occupations specified ~ tho
ceasus returns. in other words rs large proDor-
ton Of either the native Americans or IN" 6ernal
that of these 40 900 are engaged IN agriculture;
10000 IN professional aud personal services;
over l3s 600 IN trade and Transportation Owe
industries. In other words, after having pcifOrnlr.
spite of their poverty and ignorance. the wonder
ful exploit OF transporting at thelI own eAp.h.p
nearly two millions of persons cut Of "a population
II seven millions across the ocean IN search %
and better lifeas many. be- IL remembered, ~ -
far richer and more cultivated GeTmIns ont az
population of 80, 900 OO0-the whole of these ein
grants, barring the married women and children.
are engaged IN some species of regular n.lustry.
know all about the heavy contributions they max
10 the turbulence AMI crime of the United states
but the of this. the bad social and political
training received at home ~ explained clearly IA
Mr.. Goodwin smiths own book. Anybody WHO
suppOscs that these contributions are 10 De p'Iha-
nent or that the lr>h-imerlcans are threatening
AnglO-SaXOn civilization with ruin, j. harNy % %
argued with..any more than O'Donoyan Rosa.
- SURE THAT IRIsliMEN WHO DO NoT AGREE WITH
HIM ARE IRISH NATIDNALIsr1 OR FENtANs.
Mr. Smith has of late been much annoyed by
my occasional criticism of his extrayaganccs. that
he has returned to the charge that AN. m spite e
my repeated private dcnials. Irish Nationalist
on the nth OF March be declared IN his Week:
Mr. Godkin Of the Ths Nsr- Tort Posf and The Va
t0i d, consdcaie enough 90 suggest tht n a.-t-+ls
we're not allowed tO.con-pirc aud collect m0ucy Tor heir
vor1 publicly r English police nght ba depriyei o:
Nationalist wants H. that the Fcnlu- should BE- ris
cad ria .,-rrtnv 4. III sorre of cpuusrl which WI
lead America to d,honor No man ~ sense can Il ,y"
any the effect o licensing The open al
vOcdcy % crime
[ demonstrated with him privately iGou. this
what shall / call IL but without effect. Af"v
week, ag0 some ob,eryatiOnsof tn Nation. warning
the English public not 10 be led lstray ~ {, ths
prospects OF effective dealing with the dynamltrs a
this country By talk of his in las eek over tho
Attorney Generals circular enioining tho eniorc'-
ment of the law against the expectation Of eXplo-
slyes produced the following outburst
when a foreign Journal seeks IN Influence English
opinion the time doing ". utmost "a maze IN
the IRISH question. British joiii a '~ a .
right t0 pluck of it, mask ~ impair lsh 80 h van
is reader. that u l. the organ 0f an irsnhn mo- - M
pahzes with the dsunlonlst movement, and ha- PLAINLY
Ensiand Antipathy 10 England MAY be highly re-
spectacle motive but 10 l. not qualification Tor giving
sound advice 10 Englishmen'
have been for nearly twenty seven years con-
nccted with the American pres. and nay SAY thi5
no writer in the United states has 80 persst'nt'y
AID vehemently TrprObatcd the IRISH anti Ing .sA
agitation carried on IN THIS country, ana u IL
huence on American politics. As 10 larg. part
or that PERIOD thlnk may aPPea' y ~.
personally 20 bear me out IN tins assertion. hiYo
never to my know edge a. much rs seen an lri'h
Nationalist or Fenian the United States or any
where else. ever had any intercourse with one.
strong "a my opinions have always been as 10 mo
badness of the English government OF Ireland. Nor
have during that period ever had anything O. do
except in a strictly professional way, with tls
politics of any country but the United states. 10
those who know me here or IN Englan Mr SMITHS
destinations are simply ludicrous; 80 - the ~Gg-
ge~tlOu that am animated by social antpathy -
England" This is the product OF A MAJ lgnaut M
aginaton. have no feelings about Eng ish sOcetY
a. Euglis bur those Of friendship and admiration:
enemies that know of among Englishnlrn AMI
many friends The suggestion comes with bad
grace from a man whom social discomfort an Ing
land caused 70 abandon brilliant professional posi-
t0n IN the full maturity of his powers IN order To
settle IN the wllds OF Canada.
MR. GOODWIN SMITHS PROPER FIELD.
Mr.. Smiths best, and indeed his only good work.
has to be done IN the still air Of delightful
studies" Among the ruins of the past lac Is a charm
ing and instructive guide. As " man standing AT IN
open window and bawlng 70 the paSser>-by in tho
street. which Is Tocqneylle's description OF tho
modern journalist. he Is painful failure. HIS con-
tributions to the English periodicals on the lrlsh
question are. however. now harmless, because no.
body heeds them. His opinions about Ireland.
which are Il mixture Of those of Tory squire aud
a Londonderry Orangeman. receive 40 attention
from any quarter. His " hand, ~ Inc RAJ hdB
fG.ette says in speaking of one OF his recent
articles " has not lost its cunning but MS mind
seem, To have lost touch somewhat of the forces
which govern modern politics lie clamored IN
The LORdOA Times for suspension OF trial by jury
in ireland in l>s2. Trial by jury was not sls-
Dcuded and the Swiftuess and certainty with which
convictions have since been obtained show that
there never any need of &C.. Tie denounced
hercely all concession 10 the demands of the Homo
Rulers. but numerous CONCESSIONS have been nals
To them and still more serious ones nave been
promised lie invented a new kind Of treason
which he called " the rebellion of the vote tho
punishment of which would have been the cN-
cluson of Irish members from Parliament and tho
Acknowledgement of Irish CONSTITUENCIES. The IRISH
franchise. however Is to be extended, and the num-
Der of members will probably remain he same for .
diminished population Indeed. his talk about Ire
land l. now mainly interesting a, al expression "
tho spirit IN which ireland was long governed. until
she became the shame of England and the puzzle
OF English statesmen. | an. sir. yours tTu j.,
EDWIN LAWRENCE GopKlN.
Ne,c- York. May .. l>>i.