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| Keywords: Freeman's Journal 28 January 1863 Letter to the Editor by J. J. McCarthy and its Response.png Letter to the editor by J J McCarthy demanding the publication of his letter to the Dublin Builder which was commented upon in the Freeman's Journal and its response by the editor John Gray Published on p 3 of the Freeman's Journal of 28 January 1863 Scan downloaded from the collection British Newspapers 1600 “1900 of Gale 1863-01-28 J J McCarthy and Sir John Gray PD-old-100 Transcription THE VANDAL RESTORERS OF ST PATRICK'S <br/> <small>TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN </small><br/> 183 Great Brunswick-street Jan 27th Sir ”The only reply I am disposed to give to the Freeman's article of the 23rd inst and Messrs Murphy and Son's letter of yesterday is my letter which has been the occasion of both The readers of the Freeman's Journal and they are necessarily a more extensive class than the readers of the Dublin Builder can without my letter know only one side of the question I have therefore to request that the Freeman in a spirit of fair play will publish my letter to the editor of the Dublin Builder I shall then be content to allow those who interest themselves in such matters to form their own opinions on the restorations in question ”I am Sir your obedient servant J J M'CARTHY We publish the above extraordinary letter received from Mr M'Carthy last night and must say that we never remember to have heard of such a proposed mode of replying to refutations of statements as the republication of the refuted statements Had Mr M'Carthy adopted the usual course of sending his letter criticising our notice of the magnificent work undertaken by Mr Guinness to this journal for publication we would at once have published it But instead of this Mr M'Carthy without ever even intimating to us his intention of doing so wrote a very uncandid and unsustainable letter to another journal in which he undertool to criticise but only succeeded in demonstrating that he was inspired rather by personal feeling than by knowledge of true art It would have afforded us much amusement to have published Mr M'Carthy's attack on the restorations of St Patrick's and experience of himself had he sent it to us in the ordinary course; but really we must be excused if we decline to publish not by way of a reply to a refutation of his pretence to art knowledge an attempt to set aside the facts by which his fallacies were overthrown but the veritable antique epistle of over two columns in length which we have already dissected perhaps rather less tenderly that was agreeable either to its author or to ourselves It is gratifying however to find that the only answer Mr M'Carthy could concoct is a mere repetition of his refuted pretensions ”refuted too by the evidence of his own witnesses If Mr M'Carthy has a reply to make to either our article or to Mr Murphy's letter we will cheerfully give space to his reply ”Ed F J J J McCarthy Restoration of St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin 1860 “1865 1863 newspapers Letters to the editor | ||||
