The Irish standard., 1898-07-02
SAYS Mr.. WILLIAM HAMILTON MURRAY
IN HIS INTERFERING COMMUNICATION
TO A PARIS JOURNAL.
MERELY AHGLo-AMERICAN BuNCOMBE
THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS OF THE
TWO GREAT REPUBLICS,

The following is copy of signed
article by Thomas Hamilton Murray,
contributed to the Paris Journal Des
Debats. Mr.. Murray, who is the secre-
tary-general of the American-Irish His
torical Society, thus writes:
There will be no Anglo-American al
lance. Neither in this generation nor
in any other The clamor therefor by
British conspirators on both sides of the
Atlantic has dwindled to whine. The
noisy platitudes, by denationalizcd
Americans, for "Anglo-Saxon" unity
have decreased in volume. The jingle
OF British gold is heard less frequently
in quarters journalistic and, on the
whole, the noxious plot has run its head
against wall. 1t is we'll that this is
SO. For the scheme was dishonest
one, unscrupulous in Its methods, un-
bushtngly false and mendacious
throughout its entire career. 1t start
ed with falsehood-that the American
is an "Anglo-Saxon' people. 1t con-
tinued with a falsehood-that this re-
public derives its population, it's insti-
tutions and its greatness from England,
and 1t is sinking to oblivion with an
other falsehood - that Continental
Europe is plotting and planning against
us.
The great heart of this nation throbs
fnr oil nd
no affection for Britain. She has long
been our national enemy-the only one
we have had in Europe. When we
think of her at all it is with feeling of
dlstrust amply justified by her conduct
towards u.s. We know her falsity and
her unutterable selfshness and can
! never be deceived by her canting pro-
fessions Of friendship. The British
leopard has not changed his spots.
There exists in this republic today,
and has long existed, broad and deep
and strong current of affection foY
France. 1t derives from the days of the
American Revolution, when French
sympathy, treasure, ships, troops and
lives were nobly contributed to assist lis
in establishing our independence. The
"Marseillaise" will always be popular
| with Americans rather than God Save
the Queen" The great republic of
America has kindly regard for the
great republic of Europe. We rcmem-
! ber our ancient French allies with love
and reverence. We recall with affec-
tionate regard Lafayette, Rochambeau,
De Grasse, D'Estaing, De Ternay,
Viomenil, Chastellux and other brilliant
French commanders who assisted us to
shake off British tyranny. We remem-
ber, too, the officers of Irish birth OF
extraction who came with our allies
Dillon, Lynch, -de-Fermoy, Nc
Carthy, OMoren and the rest--all citi-
zens of France. The names of other
gallant Frenchmen who offered their
swords and their lives to the young re-
public are likewise gratefully recalled
st. Aulaire, st. Martin, De Vallenays,
Christophe Pellissier jacques Paul
Covert, Thomson du Coudrai, Prud..
homme de Borre, Jean-Louis de Virne-
joix, Francois de Fleury, Chretien de
Colerus, Denis de Bonchet, Dcs Epin-
ieres, De Ponceaux, Du Cambray, De
L'Elise, Gimat, Bedeaux, Ponthiere and
the rest. May their memory he in bene-
diction!
Nor have we forgotten, nor shall we
ever forget, the magnificent French
fleets that came to our American shores
in those historic days-the great line of
battleships and frigates-Le Due de
Bourgogne, an 80-gun ship; lie Conquer
ant, a "a; lie Neptune, LEveille, La
Provence, L'Ardent, LIE Jason, L'Herm-
lone, La Survellante and many others
whose guns thundered brave defiance to
avaricious England. An abler host of
naval officers never trod a deck than
those furnished us by France at that
period, and in the treasure-house of
Americas remembrance are inscribed
the names Of Destouches, Tribiand, De
Bcauvoir, Velernais, Granchain, Chef
fontaine, Grandiere, Clochctterie, De la
Touche and a score of others. Worthy
were they to rank with their brothers of
the almy-Eelthier, Lameth, Blanchard,
Luberdiere and Montmorenci-for tho
brlliancy Of their services to the Amer
ican cause. Side by side with our Amer
ican corps on many a field, the French
regiments, Bourbonnais, Soissonnais,
Saintonge and Rayol Deux-Ponts, gal
lant]y fought, in order that we might
take our place among the nations of the
earth. Eternal gratitude to France and
Frenchrnen.
In great nation Of over &c, ,OOO, 900 pco-
ple there will, of course, be some degen-
crates. We have such in this republic.
They are not many. They control no
political party. They inspire no great
renaissance. But they are noisy. though