Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-07
For The Enquirer
For he TnqlHFtr.
THE REV. DR. WEST AND HIS NJ" hN"LAND
" OPPONENTS.


4, large and respectable meeting of the Rev Dr. Vest
friends held On Thursday Evening, Nov 18Th in Mount rs
oar Church Richmond Va an article when appei
in the "Rchmond Republican, Newspaper OF Nov $50 ana
,notJ from the Boston Herald" headed "ln ully eci-
rer was taken into consideration when was unanimous
Is resolved That the only reply which Is necessary M
5r W,s or his friends 10 make that udicrous eilslon
on the spposton that he is the Dr. West referred to 10
euubh he subloincd reracon, confession and apofosy
which the time was published IN me b1s'on i
paper comparison Of dates will show that the allegations
sei forth in he offensive article published III the boston
Herald and those otesed setracted and dpoloSsed Tor
cover the rrtoie ground The Lawyer "h. co':,c'ea 'e
nrosecton the party prosecuted and the subscribing wit
can still be poduced and as Dr. West has not been
in Boston in any other part of New England since tie
confession was published in the "Boston Daily Mail he
having been in Ea.opc until the month OF last March, oil
course nothing of subsequent daie could possibly have oc,
cured The ISLANDERS referred To- have not only nor es,fned
r West in the estimation OF his friends but on The icon-
rnry have if ssbc greatly exalted HIM III Their opio a.
i, exhibits aro,her specimen of many similar aboyc NJ
mnr which have been made by the enemies o all Fright
'Ine 10 prevent The good effects Of his long arduous
and Invaluable abors in defence OF the Christian Religion
Richmond. Nov goth, l349. AesD joins ATKINS.
From the Boston Daily Mail
ISLANDER AND IT'S PrNISHMENT.-lt will BE- r.
lIac, h,. some short time since, DR.. West delivered Il
course Of his popular lectures ene! the lrnth o Iod
defended and the sublime and Beautiful Of the Holy scrip
lures in opposition the 6Spemies and G6suraeS OF lni-
i, 1ornonism Socialism and all false theories I'm sew
cr Of the churches Of this city These valuable lectures
which had been delivered in various other paris o. me mon
with such success the lecturer 10 be den9naisd
,h Infd Socialist and Mormon eyernnaor, had call
81 frrh challenges from the leaders Of those parties for pup
lie discussion with Dr. Mes IN order ~ 'g, s I" ~
accented By the Doctor but instead OF abiding by one OF er
own rues-of mixing up private and pcrsoila chaac
with the grea, subjects OF dscussioh-pr "est oPpu.
ncnts had recourse Of their usual schemes 10
blast his personal reputation; shut up the Ihurches
o"ains, him. drive him.. if possible, from the city,
md t,rGb. destroy the effect OF his powerful arguments
insr Them To Gyr their plan the greater effect The CON
racv was concocted in New YORK through the agency oi
their ntc partisans there who had iell The Tce oil Dr.
a.iptts hrn Al
,rI he .nfera machine was forwarded and pun III m
lion in this CITY, he great annoyance OF Dr. Mes' ana M
numerous friends who were nos prepared Tor suc an "'"
from shch quarter. a., . =,
Pn the Doctor not having been originally cast IN The
Of and having already suffered severe
IT, hv similar aacl occasions, and also feeling
~ he had rich, 10 The protection of those laws, which ne
I'm. so long and ably defended against me awess AZ nu
xneuse and Inconvenience followed up the stream 10 is
source arrested the owner OF me premises Meis ie
nowder plot was formed and held him 10 bal IN me sum VI
i've thousand dollars damages laid nj thirty thousand wc
lodi m he following "Retraction, Confession ana apology ~
ne,her with the payment OF costs AMI winch : "I W
49,, ., more examples Of the knd) will have the cl
f of roofing p from ,h free soil of our country me o
Upas poison OF SANDER that butter pIh oil eVll "ne'
rnncrs no fruil save gall and wornwood 50 hal eve
re- man and both out OF ana IN ne .h'rc WIN ~"
low The more reputable and useful occupation OF weedhl
their own gardens rather Than break through me iehc
their neebors weed theirs whilst their own are osc
ed.
.RETR ACTION. CONFESSION, AND APOLOGY
hereby so,mnlv sincerely and publicly acknowledge
Tie nj the undersigned WlHtss, ui nav
mtv md falsely assaed and sandercd the reputation of III
Rev G. NJ WEST BY the contents S Of letter barring r ny
and addressed by me Mr. Horace Scayer, No 50
Washington city of Boston and upon which nf sn
9Th lsia and by him directed to the Rev joshua v Hines
pastor Of Chardon Street Chapel in the city OF Boston a
Editor of a newspaper entitled the Signs OF The Times; II
of both which letters together with various
public Institutions and h R,"n
,or conducted principally by the aforesaid Horace Seaver
and by other gentlemen Of similar sentiments sm h IN !;
yot and personal circulation regret learn that the aioc
said Rev C. " West has suffered severely in various ways
hut hone this public reracon confession and apoo9y
mine will be grateful his feelings and induce others l.
withdraw whatever they may have written published or cir
culaed of similar nature, injurious 10 his standing In 80
e,y and in his professional capacity also thank him 10
his ieniency in accepting $50 far as am individually con
cerned) his nv humble apology for The serious outrage
have committed on the feelings Of himself and family.
fSioprd JOHN MORRISON.
Ns| July H. 1912.
..Wiiam Mitchell and Charles Slapohor Witnesses
The other City papers are requested 10 copy