Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-11-30
A Victim OF circumstances.

There circumstances Occ urrlng around us eV-
cry day, which, were they not painful would unques
tionably be ludicrous. One of these circumstances
is the peculiar position and condition of Father MAT
THEW, the "Apostle of Temperance" as he has been
called Some time after the Rev Fathers arrival in
this country, he visited Boston, and then and
there set upon by certain fanatics with VIM. LLOYD
GARRISON and other notorious abolitionsts at their
head who insisted that he should Identify himself
with them in their incendiary course in regard to
slavery and so forth. Father MATTHEW very prop
erly declined having anything to do with them, sta
ting at the same time, that he came as Temper
ance lecturer-not as political emissary-that he
was determined to eonfne himself to the legitimate
sphere of his duty in the temperance cause. without
either interference expression of opinion upon a
question of domestic policy with which he had no
thing to do, and any connexion with which might
detract from his usefulness. AS might have been
foreseen, he was most bitterly-we might say, bru-
tally-denounced by this clique. wolf in sleeps
clothing, and heaven only knows what else. Time
passed. however and we had almost forgotten Father
| MATTHEW, GARRISON, &C., until it was suddenly
brought to our mind by similar demonstration by
people, the very antpodes of the Boston abolition
lists Ex-Governor LuMPKIN. of Ca, has written a
letter revoking the invitation rendered Father MAT
THEW, on behalf Of the Georgia State Temperance
Society," because Mr.. MATTHEW, after having spurn-
ed all connection with the abolonists would not
vow himself an advocate of slavery. Some of the
Georgia papers go so far as to denounce him as an
incendiarv man not to be trusted, and all that
Now we must be permitted to say that we think this
is wrong and unjust, to use no harsher words. Fa-
ther MATTHEW is stranger. He repudiates all in
reference with slavery, Or indeed with any other
political or religious question: but the single matter
of temperance and for his exertions in this all
are inclined to give him credit. Why then, force
upon him question which has assumed q strongly
political and sectional character Both duty and po
: cy council him to Act it alone The substance o.
his answer to the Boston fanatics is just applica
BILE on the other side q Gentlemen said Father
MATHEW then, q come to preach Temperance and
reformation to ALL but especially to the errine
r of my own countrymen l came not as Priest, mol
a politician" '"' '. '-'.'
J. ar Of Father MATTHEW we know nothing but Wha
+ we have learned through the medium Of the Press
II and few persons of our acquaintance who hay
Z seen him. From all the lights now before u.s. WI
should set him down as a gentleman. modest, anna
% BILE and unpresumng, Of his piety say nothing
AS protestant of course we differ from him in mat
tiers of religious faith but although our sojourn il
this world has not been long still it has been su
Gent convince of the fact that better cri
y teron of faith is wanted than the mere attendanc
upon particular church. of piety besides the pro
fessons of the individual At any rate, that char
ty that thinketh no evil is the browning virtue
t. the christian character, without which all others
worthless and void and little of it should be
10 cised upon all occasions.
= r. THE True DELTA.-For the week past we hav
- been in the receipt of new daily paper under tn
: above title, just started in New Orleans, by Messr
DAVIS s. MAGISNIs. Both gentlemen we believe
: were formerly connected with the Delta" and
course, possessed of practical experience in th
conduct of daily journal. The {: True Delta wi
compare very favorably with any of its competitor
y for public favor in city whose daily press stand
-, preeminent for spirit and enterprise. The New o.
leans papers are unquestionably the neatest in the
appearance and the pciest in their contents of an
'S in the Union. We wish the True Delta the u
- most success.
cd SOUTH CAROLINA LEGIsLATURE.-The Legislatu
So of South Carolina assembled at Columbia on the 26
g. instant We find the message of Gov SEABRooK
20 the Charleston Courier He takes high ground upt
the subject of Federal relations and the interferen
of the Northern States with the slavery question
be TURrENTINE DIsTILLERY BuRNr-The Turpenti1
b Distillery, the property of MI. LEWIS F. CARR,
ng Sampson county, was destroyed by FIRE on the NOR
IL ing Of Saturday last Loss estimated at about s.