New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-27
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS.
REGINA VERSUS COLUMBUS.

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sir: The character of Columbus is under fire. The
Tribune headed my former communications. "Why
should Americans honor the merrenary mother of
the InQuisOn?" And know that paper capable
of putting the question In that way Will not object to
having the equally pertinent question asked In i,S
columns Why should Americans honor the mercenary
and bloudthirsty pirate and slavedcacr who has hcen
falsely STYLED the di>cOverer of America. YES Why
should Americans honor him That Spanards do. or
even Italians. is not Ia be wondered at.
Charles Il. Waite has hurried TO the rescue again.
after Jus, setting me right in Kate Fields Washing
ton" lie begins with lament that will soon be
proved 4 well.founacd prc,eniiment: I've are II"
longer. it seems, to he permitted t" believe that
Columbus discovered America. we had been Taught
from our schoOldayS upward. that Isabella aldrd
him i'm the noble enterprise Certainly not! The
unhappy 1--WE" are to he taught the truth. Tina, is
one of the nevables though may be hard lines for
Mr.. Waite.
He goes on sadly son the contrary. America was
discovered Nv Pinzon, by the Cabots. or by the
NorseInen but which OF the three is not quite clear
Nav by Your leave il is clear that the NOrsemcn dis
covered America A. D. 1000 that the CabOtS, after The
No,semen. first OF all Europeans. redisoovered H. ana
that Pinsoa aided Columbus in finding land when the
latter's own quest about to prove uu~Nailing
since the Morse point is established, far as mere
discovery concerned, ! Will throw lttlc iuithcr
light upon the results OF tile Morse voyages Tie
h,ne continued settlement in Vnand is in course OF
being proved from the Vatican record Tie eXpedl
lion. Of the Bristol men, started by the Cabots led to
the permanent colonization Of America hri>t"l
energy aud Bristol capital to quote words from the
reliable work by J. +. Nichols and John Taylor en-
titled Bristol Past and Present. assisted in hitting
,,t the expcdtion which discovered the mainland VI
America The same authors affirm IL is legitimate
rcfcencc that both CO-a and Columbus had SEBASTIAN
chart and very likely had secured some VI the mariners
who had made the VoH in l4SI.' THIS work
describes the long succession of ApedtOn> that were
fitted ont ia Bristol. which WAS then the second city
and port in England. and had \ neet Of about hfty
ships with an aSgreKate d! between 1000 and SOoo
tons. Ia March, 1901 the Bristol merchants applied
for and obtained from Henry VII new commission
for the discovery Of unknown lands. In 1914 hcr
merchants highly appreciated the value OF the New
foundland fishery that they found one fourth of the
cspital required ga 600 toward the formation Of a
company for the colonization OF the northern districts
Of America. In 1873 Anthony Parkhur>t. Of Bristol.
who had been four nj Newfoundland. IN letter
10 Hakluyt describes the number OF vessels les"1lhs
to the fishery and gives national history oi HE
island" The list i far too long to give here. ,nnce
il to say that Newfoundland was settled bv Bristol
men, and Captain Martin Pring. who also sailed nom
Bristol. to quote another important blt from the
same authors the i>t European who cultivated ana
for awhile resided on and hallowed the spot WHICH
the English pilgrims from Leyden seventeen years
aitcrwa,d. under Robinson. landed upon Aud made
classic ground" This means Plymouth.
Aaron Goodrich. all American writer who deserved
far more respect than he ever received duuhc NJ. lio
time. and who has faI more tau his share OF au'>S
row from those who hallow tradition and cry down
historical facts. tells With extreme precision why
Columbus was made to All the place that
rigltfuly belonged the Cabots: sebastian
returned 10 England fiOm his discoveries al mo
time when the famous negotiations were taking place
for the marriage Of Isselas daughter TO the r'poo OF
Wales. Henry VII. crippled by disseIisiohs al nome
and dcsirous Of obtaining alliance with spain.
abandoned his plans of discovery At the suggestVp vi
the Spanish sovereign. the regions In WHICH they
to be prosecuted were alleged TO be WITHIN the
limits uf the grant of Pope Alexander 10 spain. snd
ii evidently The intention Of spain 10 allow II"
rival, In the field Most interesting item, III tins
connection 10 Ike found in Bergenroth'e Calendar
of the spanish state Papers but Mr. Waite dos not
like Bergenroth. And probably Rawdon Brown is
quite as objectionable What pity that those Spanish
and Venetian papers could uoi be oleaiod away
aosether In the latter are some very In"onl% s
= fss sas s. s.. b:as. ss: Up
u on account Of hS pad Y :, cS.onS
Just men. cruel enemies and sheddsts OF tls Spanish
blood declaring that upon every light Oceasis4 they
T.Gd rack I Ss as s ann and much os Of the
same sort. columbus also huhtea down the natives
Bui Mr. Waite explains away ~ We a0,s that even
Irving i. forced describe set ALWAYS collrives to
.y GT ct a nns Liter lie death
I onmbusr BIT how about La tasa>, Anotfer IN
comfortable authority, And larSse who aoe>iit
mean to be uncomfortable. hut l. constantly lethR
The most atssnx Ind r. aS@H' c" Tin sc.r hs
EmriuneS and hi forcing all his men 10 swear On pen
aly ~ having their Tongues out ont. thai Cara ".s
part Of the continent the beginning ana olld vi TIC
Indies , 49,, a
vyave of tolHMhI>. and the expense ana the Ri~~tt
G,ticuiv Queen Isabella had ia raising tie n,Ihcy
,uov landing the cOnscated property OF the hoOrs
ed I..av
and the ,INe vessels and all the resi- OF ~ lra,
been shown that Bristol with the gIrae't ease nl'ed
,aI, dozens Of >nch expeditions. even hndg >hip ~
which 10 send Columbus TO lceisId. While Tie htie
new Greenland colOny-but VIII iTt Wiu;tn 'ul'i
Lryar not AARON toOircl thi, time. tell the story
In one winter Greenland fiiS.>lde was organizer
4 voluntary expedition. Ia CoI>ia I'll three Nhip> anu
100 men aud about enuaiiie IN ~izc that lpi
which, four ccnturIr, later columbus "ahru >cNei
wears with PRAYER and in poverty. upon the spanish
-OVcIcign>. ......
o,ud quote from a lot Of others, buy forboar.
luovnc HAT the weight Of unCOnfOrt able evidence
certain accumulate will very soon q" away MN ai
"cnnideni conviction the part Of the Worlds Fan
worker, that they not pursuing IL VIII tic ~i"P,
hing. MARIE A. SliiPLEl.
Ealing. London. England. sept Il, lo3o.
RIGHT, OF MAN AND WRONGS OF BLACK NAN.
20 heEditor OF The Tribune.
Sr: am simply a,tonnded that Il preacher OF mo
,,osp. like the Rev. Thomas Dixon. ir shopiu Dare
10 stand ND in the audience room Of The y. y. y W.
G. \. and say that the Election bill destroys tho
rights oi man
The Election bill simply proers the right OF every
citizen. black white. TO cas-, hi> vote and have II