Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-10

force in fair contest Is triing conpa-
red with ours. [ hope the enemies OF
slavery in Madison county will consider
what might be the effect produced by III
triguing foes, and that hey will keep a
constant guard les, they be defeated by
sraiagem.
A MADISON VOTER.
MR. WARREN,
The following communication was intended
for the Republican Advocate" but as am
under an interdict from that quarter, Must
look ia another for the favors that are there
denied me. If you SHOULD not think it would
disgrace your paper, hope you will AFFORD
me the means, through it, Of discharginS an
obligation am under to the editors Of tae
.illinois Republican" Yours,
DAVID J. BAKER.
Jan. 81, 1924.
Nr. Ne ming,
Having lately observed in a paper
nrinted at Etwart.vi'!c, called BY the
name Of the Illinois Republican" GER
tam cyIirotiDi and other articles which
seem to have been dictated by spirit
much discomposed and mortified, and
which 30 on to charge me with having
(" played of trick ION whom, it is not
said, but, suppose, on the editors OF that
paper; and as, in proof OF this charge,
they spread before the public, letter
from you, and another from toe editors
of the +" Illinois InIeiligencer, stating
that banded the piece to you, which
appeared some time last summer, over
the letters +" w. K" and that am the
author of an answer to the same, pub
lshed in the " In,el!igencer," consider
it due to the public as well As Justice to
myself, to notice. the formidable and for
NAL array Of censure, SO indus'rions'y
formed against me. also read IN y'ur
paper not many weeks since, the conmu-
nica,ion purporllns to be from " has-
kasklan," probably some famous charac-
ter, who, alarmed at any INJUSTICE such
transaction might occasion, and SOLICITORS
that the honest may escape censurc,'
remptorily, and as if he were clothed
with high authority, commanded those
Republican" Edwardsville Editors to
/" Sneak out"-whose mandate they have
obeyed.
Now, Sir, the alleged object OF all
this fuss and parade, in thus attempting
to zuorm out something, which might
possibly serve the purpose of injnring an
;nnocep, individual, and aid the unholy
cause in which they are engaged, appears
upon its face to be three fold: that is,
TO do away the belief entertained by the
public, that the advocates OF Conven-
lion are in favor OF unqualified negro
slavery :" to restore the Rev. WIN. Kin
ney to holy orders or to favor with his
constituen $; and to proven, "the cha
rac,er Of innocent individuals from SUI
ferlne by withholding the disclosure" OF
the authors name.-These, say, I'M
derstand to be the alleged objects OF
the poodly Trio those two " X publ
cam editors and the alarmed Kaskas-
khan :" but | an disposed to believe,
that If the whole and he unUarnished
truth could come to light, there would
be seen other an J very different objects.
Permit me for moment to examine this
curious kind Of case, that its real cha
racter may be better understood.
a piece is published in your paper
over the consecrated letters :" w. e.
The editors of the "Republican" seize
upon il, with avidity, as choice NOR
ssl:-gith the greatest alacrity they echo
its contents TO the world, without note or
comment, as if they deemed the .argu-
ments it contained cogent and all-con-
elusive in support Of the cause which it
ironicailu advocated. The eli'ors also
Of the $ In,elIigencer," greatly delighted
to see what gnodly use the precepts OF
the Bible couIl DE put to, speedily and
ppLesi,a.ingly give it a conspicuous and