Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-03-15
FOR THE SPECTATOR,

MIR. EDIroR.-ln your paper of the 23d Febru-
airy see reply by Rev. MIR. Hi!debrand TO our
Gard OF the l4th ut., in which that gentleman vim
dicates his claim to near alliance with the Cutie
lsh' oy throwing around the real question between
us thick and dark shade of impenetrable obscuri
ty and diving off, as he supposes. TO a safe dis
lance, from the scene Of his danger Eyadiou the
| points III issue, he makes a warm attack on mo
personally; charging me with falsehood, of which
he must have known me guiless, and producino
cerlllers to prove me false in matters in which they
could hardly have been ignorant enough to believe
ineif own certihcates A plain statement will con-
vince an unbiased and justice loving public how
these certificate makers of the Rev gentleman have
mlsrepresented me--how unlike the honest
"Dutchman's Pig" they are all one side, determin
ca 10 sustain the side for which they come TO rive
testimony. Shortly after Mr.. Hdebrand's re-
view 81 Dr. kurtzs book or rather his illustrated
remuneration OF the book and lis author, wrote
letter TO inform DIR. X. what had oeen said by Mr..
H. from the pulpit-but before sent it. the GENTLE
| man Tor whom was doing business came into the
mill, showed him the letter, he read it. advised
me not to send II, and in pursuance of that advice
burned 1t in his presence, which he can prove :
his Is the letter | denied sending, and truly de-
nled. well remember, a few days after it was
burned, Mr. Crosby came to the mill. and told
HIN the whole transaction of writing and after
wars burning that letter. ], doubtless, told seve
raj other persons, and perhaps the other cerers of
IT, Some time after this, it being thonn hit proner
by many members of the Church. that DR. X
should be advised of the course Mr. III. was pursn
ing towards him and his book | was induced to
write again, Dasing my letter the notes taken by
me at the time MIR. II IS review was delivered and
submitting the letter, when written to a number Of
dlslnteres'ed and respectable individuals, who care
fully examined 1t. This precaution was only in
tended at that time to satisfy myselfan others that
no error had been committed by me in REPORTING
what MIR. III. had said. The course was adopte5
from an honest and earnest desire to do Justice IN
MIR. H., and not TO msrepresent him but, as is of
ten the case, with acts done from honest and pure
| motives, 1t now serves me another important mr.
pose. 1t saves me from the cunnnoiy wrought
! snare of my Rev'd adverSary-for no one will no
'air man can, believe that could ever have been
such tool-SO entirely careless of nv reoutation
as to have evidenced to Mr.. Hlldebrand's one sided
pigs the sending of that letter which was never in
tended to be concealed. and which could have been
! proven by so many. j never did DENY it. and the
effort TO show that did, is desperate and foolish
Mr. A. Crosby and others, also make me saw in
their certificates that great injustice had been done
to Mr.. ii. This is not true said publicly. that
If DIR. K. had misrepresented the Methodist Church
In his book, not his editorial, he had certainly done
wrong, and ought TO correct it, ! also said after
MI is statement that he had preached the 'Re
view" at Churchville, injustice had been done him
in the editorial, by saying he had done so through
the Valley, and that had written to DR.. K TO cor
rect 1t. These are the only remarks of mine from
which such an inference could have been drawn
Not satisfied with his impotent assault upon nv
! humble reputation, the Rev. gentleman has SET
his pigs to feeding on that of Mr. Shickel.-
Some OF his certifiers proclaim that while Mr.. S.
! positively and publicly denied that he had written
or united in letter to DR.. K. on which the edito-
rial in DIR. KS paper of the Goth Of March. 1S47
was founded, yet that both Mr. Shickel and mvsell
admitted to the certifiers that he Mr. S., did write
postscript to that letter of mne on which said ed
iiorlal was founded confirming the truth of IFS
! statements i fear these reckless certifers have
not that regard for human character, to saw nohno
OF Christian character, which every good man ought
| to feel.
The fact is, neither Mr.. S. nor myself ever made
any such statement TO them OF to any one, and the
statement is untrue. After had written the lette,
! which have said above was sent by me to DIR. X
! and 10 which Mr.. S. had added no postscript. and
after the appearance Of the Dr's editorial of the
10Th March, lS47, and after the controversy be-
tween Mr.. III. and Mr. S. at Churchville. in which
Mr.. Shickel denied having written anything to DIR.
H., wrote another letter to the DR.. with the more
extended and correct notes Of Mr. HIS review Ia
ken by Capt Holland before me. To this letter
MI 3 did write postscript verifying its subsfan-
ia correctness, and no secret was ever made of his
having done so, either by him or by me- We have
both, doubtless, informed the Rev. gentlemaB's
/ ''one sided pigs" of the fact who now. bv n per-
| verse confOunding Of dates, and disregard of the
cause Of truth, undertake. with father conCessor
at their backs, wickedy TO affix the charge false
| hood upon worthy minister Of the Gospel. and an
/ humble but honest citizen. Men properly regard
fu OF their own good fame never deal so wantonIv
with the reputation Of others-and when we coma
to investigate the claims Of these worthless 70 the