Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-09-28
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FOR TIE ADVERTISER.
Ma. EDITOR " A Card to the Public" appear
cd in the last issue Of the AbbcYillc Banner BY Mr.
one time" Feeling it to be my duty to notice it,
hope this communication will reach you in time to
appear in the same issue Of your paper. Please
place i, Immediately below his Card.
Card which shall at present notice. The first is
the certificate which he says, in place, lie
sccn,iousy signed for Rev. C. y. RAYMOND" and
in another part of his Card says, elf did not sign
it on 2lst Of October, 1851, would now" As
this is matter between Mr. MoRToS and his Brrth
rcn at Beulah shall moi here express an opinion,
but will publish certificate which was handed me
BY Capt W. SMITH, to be published in my "Truc
Statement with the request that it should not he
published, if could establish the facts without it.
In accordance with this request, and from respect, on
my part, for Mr.. NJ, did not publish it. The cen
sure which hc attempts 10 throw upon me in the
above Card, is the reason which ] give, with the
consent Of Capt. SsrTII, for its appearance now.
.snd can assure Mr.. NJ and the public, that | had
no agency, directly remotely, in the writing Of
/ said certificate:
ave. the undersigned, 10 hereby certify that we
were present at IN interview between brethren W.
Smith and A. II. Morton July l9!h. lS54, reIa-
tive to certificate said have been given by Bro
a. IT, Morton to Rev. c. a. Raymond and app ar.
ing in the " Full Exposition Of Mr.. K. on page
3ISt Nr. Smith asked Mr.. Morton if he had given
that certificate! Mr.. Morton replied he hal 10
recollection Of giving it that Mr. Raynlond wrote
all his certificates and that Mr. r. had used strong
cr language than he should have useI. Mr.. Morton
Insisted illat he and Brnthrr Smith should not TALL
ont: but let the matter remain where il was. liro.
Smith replied. the certificate utterly false, and
would inure his character whore he tSinitlD was
not well known. Brother Morton said he thought
tlrrr nothing against the moral character oi Mr.
T., ~ Brother Smith said he would hot decide be-
tween the Trustees and MIR. R., and he took it ''r
granted that Brother Smith refused 10 decide, b.
caus,, he was the friend Of the Trustees, and would
have 10 decide against them and in favor Of Mr..
Raymond, and further said that Ec supposed that he
gave the certificate us it accorded with his views III
that time. ". y. I oBH
August D, 1854. AncHY McConD.
The second point in the Card which shall n"tire,
il the i,lsinuaon that hid attempted 10 get him t.
sign certificate which would place him upon two
sides Of controversial question at the same time
The "promncnt citizcn,' to whom he refers, sup
pose was Rev ". p. Hill. The public shall be pu,
in possession Of tlR facts of this c;>c and left 10
draw the just conclusion.
Having heard in October, 1851, that Mr.. MORTON
had written letter 10 some person in Edgrc'd that
had "preachcd sermon at the meeting i'll AC-
gust, lSj !. n, Bculah which had a downward ten
drncy TO the resolutions" meaning these about MIR.
Raymond, and which were Offered by him, (Alr.
MoRToN) that day. felt bound to oblin the ccr-
,ifca,c Of the Brethren, conraiciing such impress
SION, which could use, if ever circumstances re-
qurcd it. |, is dated November, 1851, ana is pub
lishcd in the "True Statement, Of Facts" ] did
not ask Mr.. MonToS to sign that certificate In pre-
pairing the "True Statement / intended TO have
called on Mr. MORTON and asked him to sign Il crr-
tiicate that had not attempted to change his opn-
ion rcspcctn. The resolutions concerning Rev. G.. A.
RAYMOND, offered by him III the August meeting.
Ny engagement in attending religious meetings, and
in preparing my publication, prevented me from cal
ing on him. and drew up certificate to the above
effect and gave it to Mr.. lLL who breaches TO The
Bculah Church, to present it to Mr. MosToN. Mr..
II. informed me that he misplaced the certificate
drew up, and wrote one himself and presented il
to Mr. NJ, which he refused to sign. Mr.. II. is
absent on his agency in Georgia, and cannot fur
nsh the public with the form which lie presented Ia
Mr.. NJ Mr.. MORTON ,oell kRopS that did not
say Il word to him about the Resolutions bcfo,e the
meeting in August. have no desire for any man
" to be found upon two sides Of conrovcrtrl qucs
ton at the same timc," if am a party in the con-
troversy. No! let man always fcarlcssy and in
depcndcntly give the honest convictions Of his own
mind TO what he believes TO be true. And had
given Mr.. NJ. credit for IN honest difference Of
opinion from his Brethren at Bculal, which, am
sorry to say, the reading Of the above Card has by
no means increased. do not ask him to cast oil
Mr.. r. if he prefers him to myself; he has right to
his choice, and is welcome to his selection. lie and
his Brethren must adjust their difficulties and the
great day of final accounts will disclose upon which
side IRurn Is found. j. NJ. ClllLES.
Greenwood, Sept, 81, 1854.