The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
vi.

We find another sturdy letter to Darwin
under date Of Nov. 10. 1882: Your comments
upon our affairs always show such a good
spirit, that you need not fear even my wife S
Indignation We are sorry that you suffer in
England: but you must blame the rebels for it..
not US. and your Manchester people should
have looked earlier to India for cotton. You
don't see. as you would II here. tho total mpos-
sihity Of coming to any terms OF peace with
the South based on their independence. Be-
fore that can he. We must be thoroughly
beaten. You can't lie expected to see. too,
what seems plain to me- that you English
would give US no end OF trouble il We attempt
a piecemeai existence. We must be strong
enough to keep any Old World power at bay.
Then We shall behave pretty well on the
whole 1t does seem that all
England wishes US to be weak and divided {;
Terhars that is good national policy. But the
more that is SO. the moro necessary 1t Is for us
to vndicate our integrity at whatever cost
Let us have it out now, even at the cost OF ten
times what 1t has cost so far
1t seems that Darwin must have shown him
solf little wounded at Gray's declaration Of
Indifference to English feeling for little later
We find the latter writing No. dear Darwin
we don't scorn your joining in the prayer that
We daily offer that God would help our poor
country. and know and appreciate your hon
est ard right feeling. ! see. also from the
English papers read how you must picture
us as in the extreme Of turmoil and confusion
and chaos. But II you were hero you would
open your eyes to see everything going on
quietly. hopefully. and comfortably as possi-
lie. Isuppose we do not appreciate our misery.
We accept our misfortunes and advcrsities. but
mean to retrieve them. and would sink all that
we have before give up. We work hard.
and expect to come out all right to lay the
foundations OF better future. no matter IL
they be laid in suffering. That will not hurt
us now and may bring great good hereafter"
In January. 1868. DR.. Gray was as confident
ms ever. though some severe reverses were yet
to BIO encountered and the end was still far
away TO Darwin individually he writes In q
kindly spirit, though England MS n nation no
has by no means forgiven; You wish to
heaven the North did not hate us So We
equally wish the English did not hate US so.
Perhaps we eXaggerntc the i'll will in England
against us. You certainly ovcrestimate that
OF the United States against England which
an influential part OF your press eXacGerates
AMI incites for the worst purposes ltut. after
all alter the first furry. we think and say very
little about you. and shall live in peace with
you II you will let us. There should have been.
and might have been. the most thorough good
will between us. ! do not think it is all our
fault that 1t Is not So" Toward the close OF
May. about five weeks before the battle OF
gettysburg. Dr. Gray sends Darwin another
letter. from which We make the following On
tract AS to national affairs. how quarrel
some you English are. Here are we, cool
and quietly occupied with our little az
fairs. never dreaming OF harm from
you. and your people are trying their pref
tiest to pick quarrel with U.S. because We do
what Historicus lSr William liarcourtl says
the English have always done and will do
again when the time cones. Tell me who is
Historicus in the Tmes An able and most
influential person evidently. The Government
OF England IL now showing sense. DO not
wonder that some wild talk is given to the air
In this rough country after what You have
heard in the House OF Commons and read in
the Times, &c. Am afraid that we shall not like
each other for good while-the nations. But
all SLOWS | was right. We must carry out our
our little Job and hold tho United states com
plete and develop material strength at any cost
or We could not live without eating more dirt
than we like. Boosting nonsense is pretty
well knocked out Of VI By severe discipline