Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-29
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stant there b an article c0nlaniug extract, which h s said ''accounus for much Ihe elamor that hal been raised by the Church andStass advocates res Pectng the Georgia convicts." Oft previous exes- lOns of the editor that paper n opposing the ad vSuates p9 Cherch and State" have nothing IO Say ThoA who have watched his saFssr Sor lew yearS
 ss, and noticed the manner ia which he has sustain ed the cause which he has espOused need no insruc- ton respecting the mxaHs he has employed, and the motives by which be has probably been influenced i; and if any happily ignorant in these respects, a disc losure of the of s exerioOs and probable principles of action could afford them, say the leas no pIeasurable information. But in the article allu ded to, the Ofhs attack is entitled to alefie,y and consideration. In that article he has left nsua and legitimate field of action, and, turning ass from the actors in the scene, has leveed his envenomed shaft at the character Ofthe dead. measure un- called for so revOIting and inhunan can be justified only by ihe slrOngesl. and most urgent necessity.
 Speaking of the excited state of public feeling iu Felatan 10 the imprisonment of the missionaries, he says that tt was precOncertsd scee, and accuses Mr Evar,s he former Secretary the Board ct Mssions, (since deceased) of arranging that scheme. Yet he does this without adducing particle of proof to sup port such sweeping and serious accusation. As the ground off assertions he publishes indeed garbed extract from letter Oi instructions from Mr ESarts so the missonafies encouraging them to the perform ance of theie anlys but not word can be foundR tha extracs which goes 10 prove precoucerted sche
 ft isirg clainor among the advocates of Chuvet n1 ssass. .ss ashs is pleased to term them. 3
 AFing lest his readers might,n be acquainted wik ,hs character of Mr. Isremiah Esar,s. he con- descends v snshssn them hy sayiag that Mr.E vas lhe author of ,he ibeeus letters which appeared some time sines under ths signature of Will liam Penn." Does the editor Of that paper pronounce those letters bel7 Does he arrasn Mr: Evasss Le- fore the public libeIler3 slfse hlaa produce his proofs. Let him lay his 6nget t.1R passage in Ahose letters that will suppor neeusaiiOn He has anot donsit. He cannot doiss ...
 He nexk Aeeuses Mrx x1zarts of eontemptible mon- Rich 1Anl, m Afectasnpf piey in this letter of in s,sactisns Msrs l1f Esrts living, that aecusa.io" would bs eesived la thq &pmmunity with general burst of adi nal , oF nnisersal expression of ab. horrence and conlemps. Let she letter speak for it. seG-" IfGeorgia should carry ofyOu to prison, it would call forth the prayers of all Gods people for you and the Indians and p. .Obably petitions to the President the Congress, and possibly to the Cover nor of Georgia. caaunot believe you would bs de. .ainsdin in prison long. But what if you werei Your case would be known shroughoutthe civilized world. and might de good to the poor and oppressed every where" "The mast intelligent members of Congress are Of opinion that the Supreme Court vill sustain the Indians, and the people will sustain the Court and the Pre=iden will yield 10 settlement. Yoa will commend this letter God; may he direct you" @*
 Iappeal to any mas. on eandidPerusal of that ter. 10 cay t he can 6nd Ioundaon for the malig san. and foul aspersions which the Editor of. the Tses has dared to cast at the character of its nn- ,iDsr. Where is tlls evidence of . precoscesied scheme 10 excite the public feeling aganst the Go- ysfament, io resist the laws of the landf Is its inonkish cant and nfectaton of pis'y 10 commendto hs direction of God, the missionaries of the cross r. Take the extract as it is, culed and separated ron esery shng which could limit or explain it, and puf- posely set oa. in its most objectionable form.-Read it.Ft speaks for itselG--" Your sufferings in the cause of religion and humanity may do good." Let the sagacious Editor deny that your imprisonment will call forth the prayers of Gods people Let him sneer at that. Yet if he will but listen, he will hear from millions of Gods people, not Monkish cant ot the hypocrte for private dominion domestic excite mens anarchy and national ruin but the ardent pray CT of the Christian the welfare, the liberties, and the salvation Of mankind for the Indian, the mission. ary, and their enemysahe Editor himself.
 Is it not enough that the benevolent and the good are opposed and liw ar,eds and calumnaied, while | ou earth Shall the grave furnish them no protec- ton from the attacks of their snemyf What, ask. could jassi she slandessr in violating the sancsSary of,hs dead, asd bssakieg the slunbsrs Of the grave with hs falss and Unhaowed reerimaasons. striving l with . Gendish maligniy io add another pa"g to | hearts s. bleeding from the wounds which death has recently inaiesed If the advocases ef Church and State are sirviafo effect the ruin Of our cou"- try, the dead afs sn@& engaged in the same canss- The Editor ueed not fear ,l,em The conduct of the
 living lies open his inspection and rcprooi, but the l dead are no longer accountable io him. They have gone ,o another and higher tribunal Let them be judged ,here where conscience shall sand their ac' l cuser, and God their Judge.
 lido not pretend justify ,hs conduct ofthose Mis- siosaries question the justice of their conf'De' ] .s~u.. sus .Os OpVUS'ug Ine EcHor '" his wa'c'' | over the ntereGs of country. 1T he charges any classes of men with aiming nt private dominion they cas best judge whether answer him. But when the dead are slandered, the living should refute the cal umny. Whss the silence of the grave is attacked wi,h impuaisy. the living should speak.
 JUSTICE. | yoR THE ERQUIRKR. I BRIEF HINTS-.NO. 5.
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