The sun., 1895-04-22
Bryant Doctrine for the Evening Post.

editor Of the Erening Post Of this town is q
denationalized Briton, an Irishman born with
an English heart. He emigrated to America
about forty years ago to seek his fortune.
That is nothing to his discredit; but 1t is
infinitely to his discredit that after forty
years experience of the hospitality of this
land he should be no more of an American
than he was on the day when he landed.
Such assistance as he has received here, such
opportunities as he has enjoyed, such mate
rial success as his industry has gained for him
under the institutions which he despises, or
affects to despise, count for nothing with
this singular being. The main purpose of
the last years of his life seems to be to per-
suade Others that it is silly and rather vul-
gar to manifest any affection for the Stars
and Stripes, and that the national spirit
which has made our country great is some
thing which no wellbred person can afford
to exhibit under any circumstances what
ever, particularly if England happens to be
looking this way. "Americanism" is q
word which he habitually invests with in
verted commas in order to indicate the con-
tempt in which he holds it.
The unfriendly opinion of this incorrigi-
portance to the American people. if he did
not happen to control newspaper which
for more than three-quarters Of century
before his time had been vigorously and ag-
gressively American. 1t is a surprising fact
that the journal which ALEXANDER HASIIL-
TON and JOHN JAY helped to establish, and
of which WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT was
so long the editor, is now sneering at
the MONROE doctrine, abusing and rid-
culing every man in public life who speaks
out for the dignity and honor Of our coun-
try, and uttering such sentiments as these,
which we quote from the Euening Post Of
Saturday:
AZ last we have got what we have long and in vain
asked the Jinyoes to give U.s. definition OF 'Ameri.
canism.' Ii Is furnished by the speech Of Ambas-
sador ErsTIs. made in London last night, and the
correspondence OF Secretary GRESHAM with Minister
TERRELL, both published In this mornings papers,
That EUsrIss speech was ringing with American.
ISM is guaranteed to us by the Tribune, and TER
RELLs remarks to the Turkish Minister OF Foreign
Affairs are of the same metal. From these men
We learn that intense Americaaism' IL made up Of
ignorance. mpudence, and lies In about equal parts
We are thankful to TERRELL and TO ErsrIs for having
cleared up a doubtful point and made 1t plain that
your true American is man who knows the history
Of neither his own country nor any other, and who
faunts his folly and mendacty in the sight OF the
world like savage displaying his shiny beads and
OF broken looking glass"
Intense Americanism by GoDKIS's analy-
sis is made up of ignorance, impudence,
and lies in about equal parts" The "true
American at whom GoDKIN sneers is the
man who, like EUsTLs, or MORGAN, or LODGE,
or FRYE, or CUsHMAN X. DAVIS, "flaunts
his folly and mendacity in the sight of the
world" The citizen whose heart thrills at
the sight Of the flag is a fool. The Ameri-
can that dares to say that he is an American
is Jingo, and consequently half mounte-
bank, half scoundrel, in the view of the
Wicklow importation now occupying the
chair of that former editor of the Ercning
Post who, in the fervor of his patriotism,
addressed to America these Jingo lines:
"Omother OF n mighty race.
Yet lovely in thy youthful grace!
The elder danes. thy naughty peers.
Admire and hate thy blooming years;
With words of shame
And taunts OF scorn they join thy name
"For on thy cheeks the glow is spread
That tints thy morning hills with red;
Thy step-the wild deer's rustling feet
Within thy woods are not more fleet,
Thy hopeful eye
10 bright US thine sunny sky.
"Ay. let them rail-those naughty ones
While safe thou dwellest with thy sons!
They do not know how loved thou art.
How many fond and fearless heart
Would rise TO throw
Its life between thee and the foe.
They know not. in their hate and pride,
What virtues with thy children bide;
How true. how good, thy graceful maids
Make bright, like flowers, the valley shades;
What generous men
Spring. Ike thine oaks, by hill and glen.
"Theres freedom at thy gates. and rest
For earth's downtrodden and opprest,
A shelter for the hunted head.
For the starved laborer toll and bread.
Power at thy bounds.
Stops and calls back his bafled hounda
20 fair young mother on thy brow
Shall SIT nober grace than
Deep in the brightness of the skies
The thronSins years In glory rise
And, as they f1eet
Drop strength and riches at thy feet.
"Thine eye. with every coming hour,
Shall brighten, and thy form shall tower;
And chen thg sisters elder born.
"ord brand thy name ,cth icoras OF scorn.
Before thine epe
Upon their lips TIE taunt shaH dten'
What does GoDKIN, the denationalized
Briton from Wicklow think of the lingo
ignorance, impudence, and mendacity Of
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, the American
and the patriot, who preceded him as editor
Of the Erentng POstf
The Case OF Mr.. Waller.
If it be true that Mr.. JOHN L. WALLER is
now on his way, under guard, from NADIA
gascar to France, the mystery surrounding
what may prove to be an outrage upon an
American citizen must be cleared up
Mr.. WALLER, formerly our Consul at
Tamatave, and since then resident of the
island, engaged in business, was lately tried
by a court martial on the charge of having
furnished to the Queens forces information