Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-26
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
IcoMMUNIcArED. /

view" of Consistency" until yesterday, and
then met with it only by accident. Unaccus-
| toned as am to writing, and unwilling as feel
to protract the controversy, | should not ask your
further indulgence, did I not believe that some
reply was expected from me. am aware, sir,
that the public can take bat little interest in the
discussion, and feel no inclination to prolong
it. | am far from being influenced by motives
that would create in me a willingness to initiate
! the spectacle OF
"The dancing pair. that simply sought renown,
"By holding cut, to tire esch other down %
Sin reading the long piece, {says "Consis-
tencv," in allusion to my last communications
was alternately pleased, surprised. amused, and
tissusted." should feel exceedingly Aattered
at this compliment to the versatility of my ge-
MUS, and its capacity to produce emotions so
tisslmilar in their nature, could | devest it Of
the obvious irony with whiehit is inflicted. Com.
iny, however. In the objectionable shape" it
does, i, would require more vanity than | am
willing to acknowledge, to receive the s. Halter
| inu Junction to my soul"
In eating attention to subject, believed To be
! OF miSchit, Gus tendency, involving the heath
| and lives Of the inhabitants OF the town, cannot
believe that there was any thing in the perform.
ance of the duty, inconsistent with the principles
OF religions liberation and forbearance. Ga the
coptra,v. am still of the opinion that the meet.
inss Of the colored people. under the cifcumstah
ces al the time were n,tiSoace. aud as as such,
required suppression. 1t was matter of indd-
/ fereLce to nv. how u" by whom they we're sup
| pressed would have been perfectly satisfied
| with The reInorai of the evil.
| With regard 20 the charge Gf - diSso!utsncss
and depravIty." urged against n'd''y who were
IN the habit of attending those meetings, be-
! LIeye il was not advanced as sufficient plea
OF itself. for their suppression. Mention was
! made of the fact in order that the public might
| d. informed of the mixed character Of the meet
! ,ngs and be enabled TO take such measures. in
reference to their servants, as proper regard
! for their orals might suggest; Tor "Conslsten-
! CIV" has scarcely yet to earp that the morals oil
servants NAV be corrupted, and the value OF their
services impaired, by an undue indulgence IN the
liberty of attending meetings, even for religious
purposes. Though the s'LonD NAV he in the
house" il is not the less true that there may be
those there who '.know it not" The charge
of "dissouteness and deprav,y" was particu-
larly directed to those persons of color who Oh
tain leave Of absence under the pretext Of going
| to meeting but who only congrsgate there to form
themselves into squads for the purpose of parad
ing the streets, and lurking in and about tn e
! Meeting House.
! Parties of this description were numerous dur
ing the late revival; and it the fact was unknown
to - Consistency" it dues not follow that IT IS
untrue. | rested satisfied with calling attention
! to what | believed nuisance. and LETT ITS re-
| movai 10 those who had the power and authorl-
tv. The vicious character Of many who were
| in the habit of assembling on the occasions ailud-
ed 10. is too notorious TO admit rf doubt or de-
NAL: the evidence was within the reach OF every
one who had ewes, and was not disposed to close
! them when il was presented TO their view.
! did not deem il nv dnty tn give my name To the
pubic, because 1t was unimPoriahf, anu, III such
cases. unusual. do not know what ''COns,s
tency" would have felt himself bound to Do, IN
der the circumstances; but apprehend he would
have considered it as dlsag, eeable "neces'l'
ty'' as that he So psthrhcaliy speaks OF IN his
last communication aai iaily aware that there
is something in name; but mine Is too dull aud
obscure to achieve any thing ut Importance
Nor was II intended Ia make the coored peo
PIE :. the scape goat TO bear the sin ct all nho
assemble congregations 0y day or night y
! They have sins enough Of their own. IN all proba
bili,v, without bnrthening them with the sins OF
! others It's true "Precaution "was told that
these jeole held meetings in the upper part o
! the fown;" but Is ther- anv thing III this remark
that forbid the probability that he was PERSONAL,
an eve witness of them, and subsequently took
I" the responsible position Of chronicler OF their
dnin.sf" This, il appearsto ne. would not have
been an unfair presumption. though "Cohsis
tency' seems to think otherwise.
81 cannot see" saws Consistency. "what q
! certain great Hero, or the revolution OF his
Kitchen Cabinet. has to do with the health o
Alexandria. pr the night meetings of the coored
Ipeople'' They have as much connection. proba
bly,, as his s.tar cap and straight jacket. his Hy
dras. Gorguns, and Funes-all which, in mJ
opinion, 10 use figure of his own,) are found
standing where they ought not"
Whatever may be my alarm on account of The
Cholera, and confess feel some, l am sure
that have not expressed my fears so repeated,
nor so publicly as some Of my neighbors. There
are some persons within the sphere Of my &C
quaintance. whose names it would be almost i:n
possible to mention. without associating will
them the idea Of Cholera, such having been the