Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-16
From lie South Side Democrat.
NEwTowN, Frederick Co., Va,
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From he South Side Democrat.
NEwrowN, Frederick Co, Va,
November 4th, 1853.
In your South-Sidc Democrat, dated Nov.
lst, is IN attack upon me, which, in justice
to the cause | advocate, demands from me
Az instant reply. So far as | I'm individu-
ally concerned, | care but little for the SLAM
ders that are circulated against me. Such
poisoned shafts fall at my feet rs straws when
Shot against an iron buckler. 1t is the fate
of distinction to be made q mark for the ar
rows Of envy, hatred, malice, and all unchar-
itahlencss.
While lecturing at the North, the enemies
Of reform sought to iniure it by accusing me,
its humble advocate, Of being n Shareholder,
and Of seeking to invest it with southern
preiudices and sectional interests. While
lscturiug at the South, | was charged with
being m abolitionist, and q merciless deia-
mer Of the church and clergy. | have not
thought proper to reply to those several char
gcs Of late, because my views upon the sub
iects to which they relate, are very generally
known 10 the temperance public, not only by
my published letters and public lectures, but
by the journals Of the National Division,
which have been sent by order of that body,
90 the seven thousand subordinate division
Jul iAAAlA kVAAAAAA ~ WV
less, as YOU and your readers may not DC Ia
miliar with those expositions of great truths
and principles, and as | would gladly pre-
vail upon all classes to embrace our primer
pIes. feel that il is due to the cause and
them. to disabuse the mind of any false i'm
pressions which your structures may have
made Of the character Of one Of its humble
advocates.
In the editorial to which | refer, and which
YOU base upon an extract from n South Car
DINA paper, whose editor, in turn, bases hi
structures upon the statement OF an anony
nous writer, you infer that am an abol
ZIONIST, and forthwith furnish your reader
with a tornado Of cpithets, which 1t is to b
hoped, will stimulate both them aud you I
know not only n little more of me, but OF tn
claims of the cause / am endeayoring to e.
tablish.
Now, sir, allow me to say to you, and
the readers Of your talented but bitter an
hasty comments, that in the advocacy OF tn
great cause, / never have and never Wi
know any North or South, barnburner or hui
ker. ahoiitionist or pro-slavery enthusiast, c.
opcrationist or secessionist, wool0y head
siycr grey. softs or hards, renter or anti-rel
ter. woman's rights conventions or spirit RAJ
pinrs. cxccpt so far rs this latter may COZ
Germ QUO VI lllt IItIltlGhb AShAuAS' W W.
Maine law. This has been my course, an
ever shall be, while contending for this cau'
of God and bleeding humanity, | remen
Der p~crfcctlv we'll the speech which ! MAJ
in the church ut Troy, n. Y, and at whic
the writer over the signature of E., after
lnpse Of over three years, SO suddenly TAX
offence. In that speech, | made but one q
fusion to slavery. | was speaking of the no
rihlc condition of ~intcmperance in the Sou
during my collegiate course, and was EXPIRE
sing the surprise that | had not myself faller
victimtothe widespread desolation around
/ thanked God that | had been, ut the
stance Of president Adams, transferred tro
the University Of Virginia, to the position
resident graduate ut Harvard UniyerslI
where. though southern born, and moved
tho impctuosities of southern feelings,
breathed the pure atmosphere OF New III
land morals. until / had learned to hate
temperance rs inveterately, rs the peace
yocates and abolitionists affected to desp
slavery and tremble mt the horrors of war
IL not in these words precisely, this,
least. was the substance Of that allusion
If obliauitv Of moral vision has distorted
to other purposes, it is pitiable IT ma
has given it u~nwarrantable direction, i
despicable.
No sir | have never been identified W
with any abolition or d%isunion moveme
and | hope. under God, | never will be.
look upon them both with equal horror q
equally tending to the destruction of t
proud temple Of liberty carved by the swo
Of Washiugton's army, and cemented by
blood Of patriotism.
| honethat your sense Of justice and cou'
sy will induce you to give this REPUTATION
the charge against me, an insertion in y
valuable paper.
Yours, respectfully,
PHILIP S. WHITE