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VOL. III.
^HEin^^ORGlA,, AUGUST 16, 18S4.
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33octi*!>.
From Blackwood's Magazine.
Hero is a small packet sent us by one of our Amer-
ican friends—and we are happy to thmk we have
many from aofoss the' Atlantic—and what should it
contain, among other welcome volumes, but in
.binding yellow as a crocus—“ Flora’s Interpreter,
or the American Book of Flowers and Sentiments."
The collection and selection have bcoh made—and
tdstefully—by Mrs. S. J. Ilate, a lady who is an hon.
or to Boston. 'We know net who may be the writer
of the following lines to “ a Night blowing Cereus,”
we hope tl»e fair Editress herself—but we cannot
give them better praise than by gracing our. pages
with them, among pearls as pnreas themselves—here
ore two of the'first water, in the same sitting—
which do you love best, the American or'thc English?
NIGHT BLOWING CEREUS.'•
' Strange flower! Oh, beautifully strange !
, -Why in the lonely niglrt, .? t-i* • -»V-
And tp the quiet watching stars, '
Spread's! thou tliy petals wliitc^? . \
Goonm
Will, C. WAY—Agent,
{Next door to Messrs. Turpin ty D’Antignac,)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,' . 1
H AS just reccivod from New York, Ino follow.
ing Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, all of
which lie will sell very cheap:
Rich flagged and pa into. 1 French and English Mus
lins, all prices and colors, and Very cheap
Grecian Chintz Calicoes, quito new patterns, and in
great variety
7.9 and 4-4 French and English striped-plaid and
plain colored Ginghams and Gingham Muslins
Black and white and Lavender Ginghams
Real French 4-4 sprigged Calicoes for children’s
wear, and Seersucker Ginghams, small stripes,
for same use
Very rich white, and green blond Gauze Veils and
Shawls, new patterns •»'- _
3-1 and 4-1 black and fancy colored twisted silk
Shawls
i'rape and Gauze do. "
Bonnet and Cap Gauze Ribbons', some very splen
did patterns
A line assortment of Lustring Ribbons, from No. 1 1-4
to 30, all colors - , ■
Til ack Italian and Gro dc Sair Silks
IV,i green and bottle green do. for Bonnets
Striped, mixed, arid plain colored Cotton Floren
tine, for summer wear •
Blown, Slate, and Grass Cloth do. *
White and colored Marseilles and Jeans
linens, Shirtings, and Long Lawns, all warranted
freo from cotton mixture
Linen Cambrics, white and colored bordered Linen
Cambric Ifnndkcrchu Is
Long Lawn and Clear Lawn Imitation Handker
chiefs, with borders r ..
Brown ami slate colored Linens, for summer wear
French Linen Napkins, with red and purple borders,
all linen ' * '■
- r >.l and 0.4 Scotch Linen Sheetings and Diaper
Furniture Calicoes and Dimities 1
lomg and Short Nankeens
White and fancy colored Cotton IIofc and half Hose,
Hack and while English' and French silk do.
plain and omhroidorcd -•
Ladies’ white, and assorted-colors, H..S. Gl«vcs, of
the very best quality •- '.
Men’s do. do. _ do. > .
Bobbinct, Quilling, and Thread Laces and Trim
mings
4.4 and 3-4 best Flaxen Osnaburga
L4 Heavy Lowell Cotton do.
5.4 and ti-l Broivn Cotton Sheetings
3-1 and 4-4 Heavy and lino Brown Shirtings, so.
looted qualities of brands
3 I, 7-9, and 4-4 Bleached Shirtings, at all prices,
some equal tothe English long cloth Shirtings
Thread, Needles, Pins, Tapes, Bobbin and Cords,.
Ac- <Sic.
June 14—13—3m. . . ; . •
MEDICAL COLLEGE
OF THE
Mate of South Carolina.
T HE LECTURES iii this Institution will begin
on the second Saturday in Novomher next, and
close on the first Monday of March following.
Anatomy—J. Edwards Ihlbrook, M. D.
Surgery—John Wagner, ft. D.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine—S. Henry Dick.
so>i, At. D. — v . .>-
Chemistry—Edmund Ravenel, M. D. ■ ^
Materia Mt-dica—Henry R. Frost, AT. IE. . . ,
Obstetrics—Thomas G.-Prioleau, At. D.
Physiology—James Atnultrie, Jr: AT. D. ~
JAMES MOUI.THIE. Jr. M. D. Dean.
July 12.—17-j-cowGwSt; 1 'V 7
FOUSALE,
L OTS Nos, to and 8, situated in the town of
Monroe, Walton Cfl, tho » anicil
situated on the north coraor *>F the Court house
Square I cing in a high state of improvement, and
having thereon a large, commodiVua and convenient
Tavern and Store and Counting-Roo.?V a ** under one
roof and all completely finished, and be^nj ® n . e J cc ‘*
eel stand for both a Store and Tavern, a fid indeed,
the moat di suable property of any.in Monroe. > bere
is also another building on tho same Lot, having se
veral well finished rooms, admirably adapted to roi.'t
for almost any kind of Mechanic’s Workshops. Tho
Stables, which are largo and convenient, arc on Lot
No. 8. There is a good garden and every necessary
out.building attached to the premises, whieli are in
tho midst of a flourishing village and county, and in
us healthy a spot as the United States affords*
Terms accommodating. For farther information
apply either tothe subscriber, resident in the-city of
Charleston, South Carolina, or to Charles D. Davis,-
Montoe, Walton county, Georgia..
GEORGE H. KELSEY.
August 0.—21—tlstJan,
FOR SALE,
A NEGRO WOMAN, about 22 years of age, a
in. guo<| washer and plain cook, with a male child
hreo years old. : Sho may bo exchanged for a young
girl. .' •. extf--., .•
Also, an excellent second hand SVLKEY, with
Harness, in goo4 order. Enquire at this-Office.
Aug.2. —20—3t.
HUGCiY. FOR SAM3, .
A HANDSOME BUGGY and jlARpESS may
be p archived on good terras! Enquire at this
Office. ' ' ' -jW ^9wSBrtSKw'-'‘
August L*.—20—2t.
There’s sleop amonr the breathing flowers,
The folded leaves all rest—
Child, butterfly, and bee are hush’d—
The wood-bird’s in its nest;—
Thou wakest alone of earth’s bright tilings,
A silent watch is thine.
Offering thy incense, votive gift!
Unto night's etarry shrine.
Morn glows and thou art gone for ayo,
As bow. of summer cloud ; ....
Like thy sister flower of Ar.iby,
Thou unto death hast bowed !
Once flowering, wilt thou never more
• Give tby pale beauty back ?
O.canst thou not thy fragrance pour
Upon tho sunbeam’s track?
Front the Constitutionalist.
I propose-to make some brief strictures Up.
on Dr? Cliurth’s answer to my communica-
tion of the 8th of' May." It is not necessary
to travel again oVer the whole field of dis
cussion. My positions have not been sha
ken { the most of them have not -been as
sailed. If the reader will be at the trouble
of omitting such parts 'pf&j. XJhurch’s an?
swer as are not 1 included !in ' inverted; com-
mas, and of ten king a few -other slight altera-
sions, he Will perceive what these positions
are. Dp. ChUrcli has, however, fallen into
-now errors, which it is proper to notice. He
declares that the first number of the Friends
of Equal Rights was inspected and approved
bv me, before-' its publication. What other
transformations this charge is doqraed. to un-
dergo; it "is not easy to conjecture. Dr.
Church’s assertion is groundless. I sitb-
joiu the following statement, which I believe
to be true, and know to be so, as far as I am
concerned. If Dr.^Church’s object is truth,
•he Will assume a responsibility’, which bylqpgs
to him, and settle this question with persons
who arc hear him and enjoy something like
an equal chance in looking for evidence, and
in detecting* misrepresentations. They are
gentlemen of high character and virtue.
Thou flower of summer’s starlit night,
When whispering farewell, -1' • * ‘
Ilear’st thou a hope from this dim world,
Mid brighter things (o dwell ? . ’ '
Tlion hast unseal’d my thought's deep fount,
My hope as thine shall be,
And liiy heart’s incense I will hreatho
To heaven, brigbt-ifowor, with thee.
EVENING PRIMROSE. ‘
“ The sun his latest ray has shed,
Tho wild bird to his' ncsit lias sped,
And buds, which to the day-beam spread
Their, brightest glow.
Incline their dew-besprinkled head
‘ ' In slumber how.
“ Then why art thou lone vigils keeping,. - •
Pale flower, whcn-all beside arc sleeping ?
Are not the same soft zephyrs sweeping,.
• Each slender stem, " ‘ A
And the same opiate dew-drops stooping
Both thee and them ?
“ Eve is my noon. I*t this still hour,
When softly sleeps each sister flower;
- fciolo watcher of the dusky bower .,
\ - ; _,Ijoytobo; . .....
And conscious, feel the pale moon shower
’ • Her light on me. _
“ Soon as meek evening veils Uie sky,-
And wildly fresh her breeze flits by,
" And on my bToasi the dew:drops lie,
I feel to.live; ' v '-
’ And what of mine iafr.igrancy , ;
. ,.r , v'.‘, v ... 1 freely give. - r ' i.
“ Say thou, who thus dost question me, “
Would'st thou from earth’s dull cares be free, ~
O, listen and I’ll counsel thee
w r Wisely to shun r - -
Tumult, and glare, and vanity, ' ^ ...
.. I*-. •• As'T Uavc doner
“Enter thy closet, shut thedpoiy
And heavonward let thy ipirit-soar:
Then softer dews Ihanluthe the flower'
Ou thee shall rest,- ' \
And beams which sun hor moon can pour
Illnmo thy breast.” "
In “ Flora’s Interpreter,” the lines to the Night-
blowin . Cereus are marked “ From thk Ladies.’. Mag-
But, ah! I- fool williin a blighting -power.
Marring each grace, r like hiddeij ; worm.-the flower;
And trembling, shrinking, gladly wqufd I fly
That “ light, of light,” Jehovah’s piercing eye.
Yet, whither can I go ?—Oh there’s a wave,
W hero ho who weeps for sin his soul may lave; -
There would I plunge—and,sad, not hopeless, lie
Waiting the first fair day spring from .on high,
Then glad emerging from the healing stream,
Welcome, like time, sweet flower,.the dawning beam.
If-is due to HUrl Olin that u l o should declare
the statement of Dr. Church, which asserts
that n the first number oT the Friends of
;EquaFRights wa^i submittod totheinspectiott
of Mr. Olin, before its publication,” is so Far
from being true, that he never read the piece,
and was ignorant ot its contents until after
its appearance in tire Constitutionalist. The
design of the publication originated with us,
nor could Mr. Olin or any other person have
turned us away from our purpose. We wore
riot indebted to bijn, nor to any other individu
al, for (lie facts and opinions contained iii the
article in quesiioii but to our own familiar
acquatiilancc with the history of the’College^
When our second number was Written', Mr.
Olio was two hundred mile's from the place
of its publication, and certainly had no knowl
edge ol it till some time after its appearance
in the newspaper. ' In what was said in that
article; with regard to Dr. Church’s corres
pondence with the Rev. Mr. Few, we had
exclusive reference to the statement contain
ed in the first number of the Friends of
Truth, ana none whatever'to any thin" we
had heard from any other source. ^
II the Friends of- Truth will contradict
these statements oyer his name, we pledge
.ourselves to make them good over our., own
proper names. .^ '
... • ‘ JTHB FBIENDSOF CQUAL BIGHTS.
charge against his colleagues. ''’An open “ac
cuser is, however, to be preferred to a secret
ispy. f here solemnly’ declare that I never,
supposed any part' of my daiidact in'tbii af- ;
fair was- believed by my colleagues • to "be'
wrong. -1. -know that a part"- of them were
disposed to adopt a course which I coilld hot
approve. I was restrained by the .most obvi-
oils propriety from taking any’ official part in
the business. -* 'I tieifhrer desired nor attempt
ed to influence the opinion of a single mem
ber of-the Faculty.' It would have been ri
diculous in me, to refuse my opinion upon
the subject to individual nreihbcrs, who ex
pressed theirs freely to me, and asked mine,
-not as an officer of College, but as a friend, f
told them that it was my wish, as well as
their duty,- that the question should be dcci-
tied upon general principles,' without refer
ence to me. If they br’ any of tl/etq' sacri?
Seed their Sense, of fflity, 'to lower cocfsicTCra-'
tionsj it was n<5l'tny fuult. " - _ • :
But the point to which I would most espe-
cialty invite the reader’s attention, is the mil-
loWing: “He (I) attempted to carry this
very case before the Board of Trustees—ap
parently desirous of sowing, as far as ih his.
power, the fruitful iceds' of discord among
the Trustees and officers of the Institution.”
“ He was not', however, permitted to bring
the subjtet before the Boardj and it was for
this refusal, that he was so much - displeased
with that body, which displeasure her did ex
press in strong terms.”' “ He frequently
expressed his displeasure at the' decision of
the Board in that case.”
It would nof be possible to make B states
ment conflicting, more directly, with till the!
facts of the case as I-understood them to oc
cur. In the first place, it is known to Dr.
Church, and will certainly be recollected try-,
the Trustees, that the case was brought be
fore the Board, by Judge Schley, in a resolu
tion to reverse the decision of the'-Faculty.
The first intimation I had of any intention
to agitate the subject, was a request that I
would meet the Trustees and make explana
tions. From motives of delicacy, I request
ed that the Faculty, and especially, the father
of the dismissed student, might be invited to
be present' and hear tny statements, as the r
subject had produced some feeling. Before
this suggestion was acted upon, an incidental
debate arose, as to the competency of tho
Board to supervise the decisions of the Facul
ty. In this discussion, some remarks were
made, which 1 understood as reflecting upon
me, and I subsequently made a written re-
quest that I might be allowed to explain my
conduct in the presence of t^e'Board and
the Faculty.' This led to a disclaimer of
azjnc,” of which Mrs. jS. J. Hale is editress. Are
Dr. Church declares that I made unfriend
ly allusions tp Franklin College in the Con
ference at Washington. 1 made no allusion
whatever, in the. Conference to tire College
or the pending controversy, j cannot doubt
that every member of that body, who'heard
n>y remarks attentively, will confirm the trutlt
of this statement. Tire following is an.ex
tract from a letter . Written to me by ond . of
tho pressing officers of the'Conference, .'in
reference to this subject :
*‘I have a ,dis:Lict rccoilccridn of our con^
vcrsutioiji when I s ho we d ypu—— L.'s letter^
any intention to reflect upon my character or
conduct, and I withdrew my application, up-
they really American ? There is something about
them—may wo say it without oflencc—a tone of fine
simplicity tempering their earnestness—that almost
makes us doubt their being so-and they bring, though
dim, yet not unfamiliar recollections to our mind, as
if \ve had heard them before,.somewhere or otlier,
years ago. Yet we dare say that we are mistaken,
and that the Cereus they celebrate was a- Boston
flowen Certain we are, that the Evening Primrose,-
so delightfully sung by our fairy countrywoman,
sprang front.English.soU—we know not whether ip
garden—Waste ground—or. on tho dreary sand of the
Lancashire coast, where it grows Wild in profusion.
Equally beautiful ateher Jine£ on the “ Dirk-flow,
ered Stock Gilliflower, “Melancholy Gilliflower”'
it is oftcn called, liecauso of the sombre hue of -its
blossoms, .ajwl. the.it exhaling fragrance only, in the
night.' Many of tyc double varieties arc very love
ly, and give out" their rith odourS so ••freely in'tlio
day time, to'fully to deserve the notice of Thomson,"
who, in his enumeration of flowers, passes Iris coco?
niiiiin on tho. wholj trilj'e— r .*
“ And lavish stock, which scents tho garden round-”
“There seems,” adds the lady, “a peculiar fragran-
cy in the scent of night blowing flowers: it is some,
thing akih to night music.”
"The white water Lily .-again-ono of the roost
magnificent bf our native flowers, as sir James Smith
tru^r Bay. 7 , expands its blossoms in. the sunshine aiid.
the middle t»f ‘he day, oply'closing towards evening,
when they recline dn. the surface of tho water, or
sink beneath jt.-.The sinking .of the flowers Under
waUrsj night, ho says, has been denied or douh’ted,
therefore he waacareful to verify it. The same cir-
cUinstaface is reoordedofthe Egyptian N. Lotus; ftom
tho most remote antiquity. • What, exquisite line* Mrs.
Henrans has ^written on' wutcrJUips^, Was it in
Lougliupg Yarn jho eyed (hem 7.there in such
profusion do they float, that were they itbt to sirik’
down below the'wale* at wight, they would perplex
the images oft be soft-reflected stars. Here are hues
which.Mrs..Hemane will*tl m i f *^ 1 * -—
,. _ The WATER IJLV- V "
Yes, tlioa art day’s own flowe? for whew
Sorrowing thou droop’st beneath the, wave lhy,headj
And watching, weeping iljrough tho livelong night,
Look’st forth impatient for the dawning light ‘r
And, as it brightens into perfect day, '
-Dost from the. inmost fold thy brqast display.
Oh wonld that!, from earth’s defilement free,}
Could bare my bosom to the light like thee 4
I remember it was agreed.between-us"that no
PI»rpi*j»nV»A oitirlxt 1a ho'iri-titn *>•
reference ought to be'made in the Conference,
cither to Franklin College, of to the contro-
versy, nor was any such reference made, ei
ther by you or any. othex member of the Con
ference,. Iem very surer”-. -
\ ’ - JAMES O. ANDREW. ;
I have been assured that Dr.-Church knew
Bishop Andrew had made similar declara
tion, in a letter written to ir friend in Athens^:
•Soon utter, the -Con.fejrence. r The following
certificate confirms Bishop-Andrew’s' state
ment :
}Y e, the undersigned, were present 'at
the last Georgia Conference in Washington,
and.listened attentively to avery thing said by
Mr- Ojiti and others, in reiercuce to the sub
ject.of education, and we-are entirely confi-
dent ..that no allusion .was m.iie by him to
Franklin College, or to ^ the College .contro
versy. r. ." E. SINCLAIR.
. ; . r; L; PIERCE, v
This is h6t the first time Dr. Church - has
attempted , to excite jealbusy and prejudice
against discussions alleged to havc'bceni en
tertained by the’ Georgia Conference'. I re
fer to the second number of the Friend of
Trufft, when he asksj “ Chrf the Melhodist-
Church say there was never a discussion in
one of its ecclesiastical bodies conceriting 'a
candidtHe fcir offied in thc College
. Dri-Chiirch has made some ^efy erronc-
ous statements, 'wit If regard to „4he case of
discipline, With which I w.-is concerned. Of
the certificate ,of the Faculty upOn thls sub--
jectjhb says r' “It is certainty''couched iii
ferms well calculated to d^cceifre,” and he sub
sequently wumatra tlnjt it ivas destined^ to'
produce a false impresaioQ. Now, I did not
write the..certificate,'not do I know- who dfd
wrila it. If it contains any lurking dccep.
afgnera impofeed upon me as well as upion
the public. Dr. Cburch brings a grave
on the suggestion of several Trustees, in
whose discretion, as well as friendship for me,
I had confidence. Tltey said that after the
unqualified disclaimer Which had been made,-
no vindication of my conduct Was nccossary,
and the discussion might lead to discord,
which they, as well as I, were anxious to prc-“
vent. Dr. Fort, Gov. Gilmer, arid Mr. Cum-
jik, will certainly confirm the strict accuracy
of this statement.- So I am sure will the re
collection of the whole Board.
I never heard lie fore Dr.- Church’s publi-
cation, that the Board did refuse to permit
me to make a statement, which they hud
themselves invited; as I understood. On the
me'all unfavorable jmputiUions with re-
gi«te tins, and all oUtef. transactions con-
tiected wuh Frahklin Cpllpge, tban^ffie agd-'
e.ra of the mendacious cenificHte. If there i$
any lateht equtyocatiqii iii the foUowing exi
tfact front his published letley to Mr. Gujeu,
it will require the practised eye of Dr. Church
to detect it.- . * ■ ,
I¥0. 22. •>
LLitgliaug,.
Between Mr. din and iuysclf,.I ht\d al
ways - believed, the most cordial fricndsltip
subsisted, and never, c to my recollection, ex-
fcept in one' instance', and"that a.tnero- iulcr-
pretation "of a section of thejiaws, mas tfifre
a differing of scnlimenF&n itiiy,sdiject-connec
ted' with the Institution.” . ~ f ■ J * r
It would seem to me that Dr. Church has.
hero pretty fuUy* committed iiiuiaelf with re-
gard to my deportnieut ag an officer of Col,
in
hiVreaders tolhe delicate and difficult^altef."
tfative~df rejecting * his statemchts altogether,
tb whiefi of his contradictorv and
Irreconcilable assertions they may mosTpru-'
dently yield their faith. : ’Does 'moral ’prtticL
pie, ltke merfcury, rise ahd full-with the tem
perature of the'atmosphere ? Is'a mhh more.
Worthy to be believed- in February or Jtnie ?
Really Dr. Church ought nof-to expose hitm,
self to such foloru errtet|irizcs.' This husr-
itess should have been-put upon a subaltern.
If Mr. Mitchell, by the rathfir premature de-
velopement of his peculiar tactics, ■ fins lo9t
his vantage ground, so that he "can-no tonger
L a missile with effect; - Dr. Church-
hurl
should have Called to the rescue some other
teachable and Fearless auxiliary. ' '
The.inquiry will naturally be made, why
did not Dr. Church and the four officers who
thdught as he did, and who, in fact,'consti
tuted the Faculty, perform'an act' to which
they alone wero compcteut, by restoring
the injured student ? Who was the “ Wicked
oppressor?-”' I,- -who confessedly'tobfc>'- ; no’
part in the-business; and certainty made no
attempt, direct or indirect, to mfluqhce the de
cision, or, they who. perpetratate.cf the “fla
grant and persevering outrage npoh thc rights
of one, to whom they owed n.ot nrerely -jus
tice, but parental kindness ? Wind sort of
mqn are these who, believe me guilty -6f a
“wicked oppression,” and yet, in coinpti-
ment to my feelings, consummated, and that
against tlieir own consciences, the very in
iquity which it was so criminal in . me to ima
gine; aud what language can describe their
crime, if mine was a “ wicked oppression ?”
These are the principal points ,in Dr,
Churcb’^answec, which it iis deemed, impor
tant to notice. As for as I can have access to
evidence^ I^ive -nothing upon my own anthor-
Uy. In some cpiscsj however, I .am compell
ed to offer my own statements, referring for.
their accuracy, to those with whom I am pre.
vented by distance from communicating. If
my assertions arc contradicted, I beg tljat in-
qutries may be addressed to theso gentlemen.
As'to any ditforeiices of opinion between Dc,
Church and myself, they arc matters of po.
great importance. He eulogises Mr. Mitch-
ell.. There is bi prejudice, possibly:, unjust,
-Against Spies, r\h which,.' to somd pxteaf, ,1
.participate. I must Say, however, I have
pot $ecri a man whp could'fead.'from Mr.' M,’a
'piece “f mentioned tny anticipation to one-bf
the prqfessors r ahd showed him a pian I had
formed for keeping a.written account of every
duty performed,'As well as neglected bv Mr/
^titployud ,_di tringjity firsUertu ^feeryjcey in a
four of p!easure through the northern States,
receiving at t^e same, timp, and I believe- in
advance, his full, I, w.ili here, pay
I accidimtly omitteffto&rq, thatiib ally, Mr-
MTtchell. not entirety^cle^r of the sahie
lault. .-My recollectioo, qnahfos me to dc-
elarQ confidently, that the statements publish.
V nre to b large, extent, desti- -
rule of all pretChstpbs^ to'accuracvr Thb
public will not find it. difficult to believo that,
m hts zeal forsmj object which he could pros-
acute by. such m CMW , Mitchel , wa9 Ha .
ble toj errors. "
^^^'^L^^^’perinU'the.attoriffimof
the'pubhc . to he diverted from the graver
matters in cbnfrpversy between Dr. Church
and me,“ bj’ rnrtting with him any collateral
issue. He had made ho progress'in clearing
ap thefolloWrng'dtfficuItiesV ' ' ■ ^ ‘
y ’’ 1st. In the firsfonumber of the Friends of
Truth, Dt 1 . Church, hy stich insinuations as
"were easily'and generally underatood/ impix.
ted the authorship of'the Friends of Equal
Riglfls to hie. lie subsequently attempted
fopbrsunde the 7 piflificthst-l waa'tho v infor
mant” and instigator bf the “plat,*’r and ybt
he declared in Hts letter to mo of February
4th, that iit. the time of these publications, ho
did not believe these accusations true.
2nd; Dr. Church in his published letter of
February ‘22nd, imputes the most unworthy
designs:to me in not asking his signature, and
that of Mr; Mitchefl, and another individual,
to the certificate of the^Faculty, though ho
knew that between that' individual and me
such relations 'subsisted as rendered it v idi-
possible that I should-ask such a testimonial
of him. That Mr. Mitchefl was the author
of an injurious publication against which tho
certificate wa9 avowedly "sought and publish
ed as a protection, and that Jfe himself, as tho
writer of the' Friends ofTrutb, had produced
a general' belief'that I was responsible for
•statements declared by him. td bo- fafsc." Dr,
Church has given many reasons for publish-
i.hg his letter of Fehruary ^Bnd, but ho has
given none for imputing corrupt motives to
me for an omission for which he -knew I had
win
contrary, when I “Withdrew" my - application, Olin. The following is' the result,” die. 'with.;
in deference to thVopinion of my friends, I; out stoppjngto express his indtynatlbti at this
was told by members-of the Board, that tf j i stn against huniaa s'ocietyl and I .ant diSpo$Cd'
still insisted on it, they believed the permis- ! to believe that'this prejudice' belongs tb our
would Co granted. "I never heard tlmt "tho ' nature, whenever itii’as altuined v to any eda-
Trustees made any decision in the case, ex-
.cept that they had not the right to reverse-the
decision of the Faculty. - I certainly was not
siderable elevation or purity. 'I,meant noth
ing more by “ the relations subsisting be
tween Dr. Churclt and. Mr. M.”- than that
dissatisfied with this. I hope Dr. Church they were oolloagucs, members of the same
will speak clearly, and specifically upon these church, j and ihtimufe friends, mot 'that they
points. What .-part of this statement is inac, were cousins or otherwise connected. Dr.
curate? What, decision did tho Trustees j Church’ gives himself unnecessary trouble in
make in the case, but that in reference to j looking for dark allusions and double, .mean-
bered, accuses me of falsehood in my state
ments upon tins subject. I c.dl upon him to
make good ; his charge; • I wifl uofretort it, ^did ; not as a summary of'ufijiTst charges
but wait tor explanations; s■
Dr. Church ..further says;- in reference to
this case, thatmy “ declarations contain some'
truth, much Uiat - is not true; and not a small
.portion of sophistry. If seven out of. the-
eight, and myself amongst the rest; approved
of Mr. Qlin’s conduct, aS to the dismission i
■ five out of the seven decidedly disapproved
of his conduct respecting the restoration of
the young, man,. Has Dr. Church forgotten
lus letter to Mr. Guieukof.the 22nd February,
or does he thiiik the-people of Georgia; quite
bereft of memory and -common abuse,?. 'fril
ly his feelings' carry' him into painful, ex-
treaties, lie was unquestionably moved' to
employ this strong language of reprehension,
with regard to Jhe “ wicked oppression,” by
a lively, gratitude.towards Mr,. /Mitoh^lL-.for
valuable servjces ven'defed, and by a-high ad-,
miration for his lofty hearing, arid ^selfosacri-
ficing devotion to the interesfs-of- leartiing.
In February he-had another object in view, grasp of- Dr-i Church’s .syllogism,
He felt' a vehement indignation at’my delin-
qucncy in omitting to ask a^passport from a
•firiend so- willing -and able aa he' was, to
commend tne to the world’s favor, and in lay,
iag on-, his colors, he .thought if good to heigh
ten tbepictureby atouchofthetu quoqueBrute.
In. terms as comprehensive and unambigtt-
tions, afty double meaoing, its authors and nus as any tfea could be chosen from Jin Bag.
lish dictionary, he.fiatty contradicts his pres-
ent statement, and goes much farther to clear
T hope the public understood the'deiSign-
ofmy parallel columns better than Dr. Churcli.
rliH •- nnl nc a ciirrimnrtr liniiicf rhsiPiTPft
against me, though they contain several, “but
as thd proof of "concert bet weeTf Df- Chut'ch
antFMr. 'Mitchell. This ^konce'rt iV naf de;
hie<dh' ‘ I and gratified that' Dr. Chtirbir' 1 has
published his. “c6ntidential” r letto v r to nic;
Slight alterations aty of iio oofi'seqrtctfee-’r-bitr' ’
I "Will just mertfiotr' there'tras-iin TJedr iff
Uie'CopyTwWch'I received.^. rj-
F had-no deshre to ehgage ia'^th'e dplfe^e
controversy, but I thought "myself'bortffd (O'
slfow that, in fexpressing privatoK-’tO' a s fe'w
friends, the'opinions for WfiiclvThave bectf
held responsible to the public, Pdid ho'rip-
lence to truth and coinmon sense. ' The etrr-
rectness of my statcnientS'ts -nOi:- questioned,'
and-as to the-brief arguaiertt F nddutfed,
though I should not- greirtty deapifireof* mu-
king good pbsrkJBS,- which niasf be regarded
ifr a democriifil* State' ns vfrxfotus,' I'let^it*
without any solicituffoJfor its.-fate,'to live ifo-ct
can, and to pexish if it must, in the potent
^ ^.4* . ctrlhrkiftorrt . a
^.'Aa an instance ofiDr.' Church?s pron’encss
toexagg'erate, - heSayfr. tha t: during thdjast six
months of my first term- of'Service,-Irlid hot
enter the College,' though,I t'eceiveefcmy-foW
.pay. .. The truth is,-I perftafmed full'rservice
to ihe 20th of Xfrly,- and resigned tny office,
and of course my pity? early, in .November,,
Muring the session of tho Board,, making little
'more than three. and a h;df moplhs. This
was perhaps not more time- than Dr. Church
other and most satisfactory reasons,
he explain this? ; K : 1 *
3rd. Dr. Church has chnrged me with
falsehood for dec hiring'to my friends, my be
lief iti the truth of tho first number of tho
Friends of Equal Riglits. i I have some inter
est, therefore, in the statements which he put
forth in reference to that number; In tho
second number of The Friends OfTrutb, Dr.
Church aavsf-«< Mr. Olin was not either at
his fitst br laat^elcetioh opposed by a Presby
terian or any other. So you' see, gentlemen,
we arfr at issue, VVc'h ive names ulso, and
if we cannot establish (he truth of our asser
tion, we will abide the consequence. Of this
transaction we have some knowledge.” Dr.
Church has much knowledge of these trans
actions. Uow then could he put forth such
statements when .it was perfectly notorious
that at my’first election, the Rev. Mr.. Ren-
trier a 'Presbyterian, was regularly* put iii
nomiiiatio'n by the liorr. Wm. IL Crawford V
his claims and qualifications' udvocated iff a
speech by Dr. Waddel. and a yerj respecta
ble minority of the votes given ftr.himl if
is equally notorious that Mr. B. B. Hopkins,
also u Presbyterian', Was supported by a res-
pectable iotyrest at my re-election. — 7 -
These suitjectSjHas well' as 'several -othera
discussed in the present article, involve mor
al principle; They.ouglirto he merfoiriy. I
think the public sentiment will demand oC
Dr. Church a. tuff explanation upon theso
points. He may amuse himself with multi
plying charges and inafouations, and repea
ting refuted .slanders against me, and at ther
distance of-a.thousand miles from Georgia, I
may be .less fortunate than I have hitherto
been in dispr0ving'hi9 statements. The pub-
Jic will not, liowever, forget that Dr. Church’s
assertions, like'arfirte, are only to be recoiv-
ed K with fojl confideuco, when ihey are ac
companied: by satisfactory-proof. —
’.. l cortaiifly expected that those who could
wage a relentless 'war against me upon tho'
most groundless - pretexts, and - as appears; :
from Dr,-Chtlreh’s letter of February.4, with
out even. the slightest suspicion that -thele-
statementq wero well founded, would seize up-' ■
uppit altfrtnpNo' defetid myself; as evi-
dejoce . of'guilhx' ^-i'; atfr nor disappointed
therefore, ht the impuitktieri of unworthy mo-
tiyep.-' fb would have-suited the purpose of
Dr: Church.andrJiig friends, if IJiad kept Si-'
lence, but tbatriost-.passive can bo roused to -
resistahce; -wljen .forbearance-fs-found to in- *
crease the arrogance and activity of tho in-
jftrer.“:y Dr. -ChurCh greatly -overrates my
fears -when he - supposes that I digaity hia
hostility With tlifriname of persecution- Per* '
'’sedition implies the power to destroyWell
as tho dispasition. ' .. • ' ,
I learned with some stirpriso, the Ed.
ilorpf the Southern Banner, dentes having
madefrlfusion'to nfe in the'eiliforial which ap'-
pesired-imrfnediiifofy" ® first fruniber of
^-Friends of DqnM ^^ ^hts paper
Was sent to nje by a fneOd, who pufr the
game constractidn- upori the patagraph that 1
did nnd it tvus xrepehfedty meritiofred as an
^iHirsive attack upon tftej-by persona Who cef*
rtdinly -aid not suspect mo of bejnglhe -writto-'-
•of^Kc-Jridiids ef^Bqual Rights.' I apc®fe>'
rtfoii, -asl now tfe^ froto memOry, t^ft u nff ’
recoljectiofr isfrot .wholly at fatilt, the editors
jVhtch haibeeo dsed in reference to me, by"
the .Friends of Equal- Rights, saying that offi-
ces'W’ould b8 Conferred upon “ qualifications
and pretensions” like those of tho writer and
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