, 1889-06-27
SlINGING REBUKE.
Britishers' Assault on Our Min.
lister to Chill.
Governor Thayer's Ringing De.
fense Of His Friend.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 2t.-Governor
nhysh upon receiving request from the
br'tisl' AMER can Association Of Boston
That he would assist In securing the recall
OF Minister EYan from Chill. wrote a letter
reprovinH that organisation sharpiy for
attempting to blacken the name oi Mr..
EHan. The governor defends the minis'er
Warmly and Is very bi ter IN his denuncis.
ti0n VI the course Of the association.
The letter Is addressed to- John L,v, sao.
rotary OF the British American Associa.
tiOn OF Boston. Governor Thayer NC.
knowledees the receipt ~ their conimuni.
cation aud quotes portions Of their pro.
.est III which Mr.. Egan and the shminis.
.Iaton are scored vigorously. Among
other things the report says that "the an
Pointment ~ insulting TO the natioi al
dignity and ability OF 80 OOO, 100 OF people
COMPRISING this great republic. for II
M M'tiuai'y proclaims to- the world that OF
ai i's Sons TO the manor born and other
Wise there was not to- be found one 80 well
quanhed TO represent this greatest Ameri-
can ns,iou IN the progressive state OF Chill
as .nis fugitive from the power OF British
Justice"
GOV. 1BAYERs REILLY.
SoVernor lhayer In reply says: "Why
document containing such sentiments
nas oten addressed to me IL hey ond my
comprehension, for l certainly have never
gwen any infimation OF entertaining such
views, and ! could not have believed, be
Iole us receipt that there were intelligent
persons making any Claim to respectabiii:
~, who would proclaim such an a'roo,ous
sentlnent' They are insulting to every
ciuzeh OF this republic. They are abhor.
rent 70 every sense Of justice and fair play,
tbey are degrading to humanity, and aIea u
u.,snonor 70 the country, and denOunce
them and their authors with uumeasured
,n9ighaion, and they should be
held up to public reprobation. Who
constituted you and your associates.
Judges OF the motives and actions OF men?
Ihsnk God they are not responsible to
such 'ntolerably insolent bigots ~ you and
your associates have proven yourselves to
De-. have known Patrick Egan ever since
ne located In the city Of Lincoln ears ago.
he mas always proved himself an upright,
honorable man. and y good citizen in
every respect You can no more tarnish
DIS reputation with your evil ISLANDERS than
vent your rage and your venom ut Mr..
EeAns appointment. you have seized the
weapons of q defeated, dsspised and un-
prineiPled slandeIer. Yea! Of a vile Lon
don hshwife, and you call him by OPP
proorious names. which sct always fur.
nishes evidences that the party using them
Is completely worsted in the support oi
bad cause. You say Mr.. Esan is a polti.
col Arab. i sly he IN an honorable
aud honored American citizen. and
take pleasure In reminding
you that he is Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentisry OF the great Re.
public of the United states to the foremost
Republic OF South America. You say he
Is fugitive from the power OF British
Justice. You mistake. You should have
written "British Injustice" You say the
conduct of Patrick E.an Is now under iu.
Ssstisation ny special commission of Brit
ish Judges as to his participation in what
every civilized state brands as "A crime
against lie and property. Have you 40
soon forgotten how completely and over
whelmingly Patrick Exan shattered one OF
most dastardly and damaging cons piracies
TO blacken his own name and the name If
Parneil that villiany ever concocted ?
which exposure sent one OF the conspira
tors to death and left others to the con
demnation OF the civilized world
Inc sentiments aud tone OF
your protest smacks more OF the London
Times Influences and OF the dark ages
than OF the enlightment aud liberal ten :
dencies toward Tree government Of the
nineteenth century. l doubt not, II you
had lived in those times, the rack, the tor
lure ana the inquisition would have been
your rinstrumeDtalities for speeding liberal
principles and securing home rule. You
designate yourselves a, members Of the
British American Association. We are all
American people here, We are no IAN
and Ar people. We respect Britons SO
'ohE as tuey respect themselves aud OBJ
serve the adage Of "Minding ones own
business" Please bear In mind you are
living III the nineteenth century, under the
influence of sn enlightened American
civilization. In the country where freedom
has been proclained throughout the
land, and to all inhabitants there.
OF. whose enjoyment without dicta.
ton from any source Of political
and religious freedom Is guaranteed to all,
where man is believed TO be innocent
until proven guilty, where justice can be
relied upon generally to be impartial. al
though Chicsgo's coroner and jury spent
weeks In trying to fasten the murder OF DIR.
trying TO ascertain who is guilty Of the
awful crime OF his taking Oh, and where q
man IL not bounded and persscuted be.
cAuIse he. seeks TO obtain free speech and
home rule for his native land. respect
fully advise you to find some other calling
than the circulation OF the protest to which
have adverted.
TSiupad Inu~ A. T.....