Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-07-18
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To he Editors Of tie Uhi..

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You will confer Il favour by giving the enclosed an in
sertion i'll your paper. III extracted from the Columbian
Star, a Journal of The Baptist persuasion published in PHI
iadcphia. as a mc1nber Of that respectable society Of
christians DO feel myself quite cha grined at the unceuerous
Imputation thrown upon US by the immaculate chieraju
Who So successfully played the Hero at Orleans. WHY he
should take SO much pains to palm upon the public. what
~ say the least OF il Is a doubtful question: seems To me
Il matter of great surprised! Surprise! becau use he ouob, to
nave known that 1t could not have been kindly received by
Tie Bdptists, who are a very numerous ami influential sect
ii tie Q. s., and which Of course would have Icssened him
in thcjG estinra tion-and still greater surprise, that he should
Depart from his known spirit of IiboraliIy, and from III.
mere oscillations OF his memory, attempt TO throw n stain
tPnn our escutrhcon which We are so tenacious to keep un-
spntled. AS for myselfit is an injury | cannot easily over
!'0N--anh you Brother Green of the Telegraph how do
you reIiSh thls-you who at an early period of life became
q member of the Baptist Society and a "professcd ambas-
Sad"r OF Chr'st'-you who stood in the pulpit before you
were 70 years of age, and preached up charity, peace,
truth, Jorg1ce'teSs, goodwill to mankind aud love 20 God.
What do you now think OF your iduI?-Ah Brother Green
} am very much afraid you wear your charity as you have
done your clerical cloak, that you lay aside when the
manon aud honours of this world are brought in compe,i-
ton with it. Bear III mind my Dear Brother,that it is bet
tr 70 De a "d'otNerPsr at the house Of God, than 90 dwell
for a season ID the tepts III wickcdness.' / hope like MOL
sey (hIe history Of whose life is in some particulars SINH
lar to yours you may not have TO say,
Had 1 bat served my God with half the zeal
J served my King, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies"
FutI have digressed. To rrturu-I do A1es,rs. rd;,or,
mGst sincerely deprec9tc the spirit which Gen. Jaclsor,s
letter hTcaihcs. l cannot but believe that the General in
y" 800 Np'' VIC b'INtSlcp uUU 1 u ) ~ humble
but independent member of that sect, cannot have my
feelings alleViated until l can see under the hand of Gen.
jackson a rcnunciation Of such an intention. I hone Ire
General will restore our confidence in him as "A cliyaIrous
aud patriotic soldierhy giving his disayowal of such a de-
syn. A RApTrSV
Gen. Jackson anu he Baptist Preacher.
in the year 1915, it seems, six militia men were
executed within the military Jurisdiction of the Gen
eral, TOR al alleged Dutiny at Fort jackson In lis
''"oicat'on, ne says, that one Harris a Baptist Preach
err was at tie bead Of the mutincers, and leaves it for
the public TO Judge whether ''this professed ambassa.
DOR Of Christ did not we'll deserve death for the crimes
OF robbery and arson and this outrageous mutiny -
Vow we do not intend to call either the Justice or the
expectancy OF the transaction into question, nor arc
we at al! concerned with II as a matter affecting the
politics OF the General But as Bdptists we feel IN.
cignant that he should have found it requisite TO his
own e%cuiPat'on, TO assign Us that Mr.. Harris, and
t"st TOO upon the mere oscillation Of memory. Before
nc undertook TO class this Ambassador of Christ,D as
nc sneeringly calls BIN, with any respectable boey of
christians, he should have had better evidence of the
pretended case.