Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-07


titls is The Susquehanna Controversy Exam,
ined Done with Truth and Candor, by s a
! (Wilkesbarre Pa Printed by e. 4 c. Miner
1903" and numbering l4l pages of closely and
we'll reasoned matter and showing laborious
research. would like to have the grand chill
dren and the great-grand children Of Sebastian
Strope take Your fathers book in one hand
particularly between pages SO and 103 and the
treatise in the other, and see whole solid pages
transcribed from one to the other This was
all well enough if your father had only given
credit, but the name, Samuel Avery, does not
appear from the beginning to the end Of his
work. lie does say occasionally, however in
a style quite amusing, it is moreover asserted
by Avery, | know not ON what authOritg7 &c,
again " Mr.. Avery adds but gives no authority
for the opinion" &c, again, " SO says the Con
necticut Advocate &c The adtkorify was
good enough for your father, on which to base
pages of sold matter then why, did he oues-
ton it :!
Mr.. AVERY was poor man thrown al
most upon the charities Of the world by the
failure Of his Connecticut title and his trea-
! tse was written while he was surrounded by a
large family. suffering and dependent. In this
point of view it was poor authority, but the
material was rich enough for your fathers use,
notwithstanding it was furnished to his hand
by depressed and almost despairing man.
And now, sir, let me weave together the
threads of this matter in more compact form:
and, after having thrown the net--for which
You have so strangely prepared yourselves, by
your ferocions attack-securely over both,
viii leave YOU. | hold
lst l have established Mrs. WHIrrAkER's
good faith.
ID. | have shown that her narrative is nei-
ther an aftcrthought'' OF hers nor Of miue.
/ 3d. The recital. in and of itself, is consis-
tent, and corresponds with cotelnporancous
/ history
4th. She was old enough 10 comprehend the
| leading events
9Th That the settlement at Wvsox was pro
badly under Connecticut. and therefore ortho-
/ doX auspices, according 10 Mr.. Miner
9th That it Vas DESTROYED and the families
captured.
7th That Mr.. Miners History is defective
I in the omission Of this and numerous similar
! events upon the upper portions Of the river and
conflicts with Mrs Whitaker, and the Penn
sylvania Archives
Sth. That he has, BY Interpolation misquot
! ed materially, his own history and my writings
in the st Nicholas, for no other purpose, appa-
rently, than TO injure the character OF the
StroPes and wound ny feelings US their humble
annaliSt
9th That he has in his history. used the
literary labors Of an old friend published BIZ
him in 1903, without honorable ackcowlcde-
meat.
/ 10th That he has committed blunder,
near home by not knowing that ii vas Lieut.
Elijah Shoemaker, whom the tory Windaker
InaSsacrcd See his appendix, page Is, where
lie has il wrong.
llth That the large Dutch Bible exhibited
at the Pioneer Festival al 0vego, the I'D uIt
aud which was carriedsbv the family throughout
their whole captivity, and has upon Its cOTer,
the mark OF the cOnfagratjon from which il as
saved is strong as proof from the Holy Writ
. 10 show their unshakeu fidelity, a. Christian
/ Patriots: and that the absurd hypothesis that
they burned their own buildings, as useful
/ cloud to cover their true design - as Your IA
ther SAYS: >corched their family Bible; swept
of all tue comforts which they had been accu-
mulating for five years at their home upon his
, remote Frontier and then endured q captivity
I of two wears and about half: and. after The
the war, returned TO the s1ms ground, which IS
even now occupied by 8 grandson. and-bu:
stop. why pursue such absurdity? / take it
that the world are not all fools, i your father
is-Such a bad iogician
18th That he has unnccesSa-i!v. har,hiy
and wautouIy hurt the feelings of the desceT-
dants of Sebastian and John Strope by ocR-
lectures ami reckless assertions, without a sin
gle fact and has quite unnecessarily, although
quite pathetically, commiSerated judge .JEsSUF
for having responded and | will add that he
did 50 in truly excellent speech To the Tin
regular toast, which-foT fear Yea misquotc i
i will give you in full
The family OF SEBASTIAN S7RoPz z-captives
/ Of the " yS0x-prisoners upon the SG>gushaa-
na-exige> in Canada. They have taught the
white philosopher as well IS the Indian stole
the suhiimity Of Faith
And further. you have unaece<sariIv, hd:
with a high reaching pathoS, commiseratcd
/ Gen. CA>s. Mr.. BgoDHEAD and Others, for haE-
ing sent cheering letters Of response tn oar
splendid festival as YOU deriS.velv call il !:
aud TO which thcy had been invited as you ,ay,
with apparent horror. 10 pledge immortal
hohors 10 SEBASTIAN STEOFE and G. Ea " ASH
rSsToS :" Sir. / repeat, but not in y9ar un-
worthy vein, it was sy!.Hdid Festival. afsI
rejoice that appropriate mention was made of
F.. two worthy.
To that festival. voTr father VS. respectful
" and cordially invited His letter al rtsI-,nse
was noble. naulv. aud worthy OF the occasion
/ / shall nevcT forget the rratifed lo"k Of the
audience. and the pleasure felt. when. on b.
half oi the Committee of Arrangements -ead
il 10 the honoresa pioneers in As COOL way as
NV poor abilities wonId permit. Among the
listeners were HaEEY STRoPE, an old sentIe-
man. and several Others, who had iourRe we'd all
the wsy from Wysox and Towan1a. 10 hc pres
euI-and who are descendants cf the patriot.
against hom you have issued in vcur columns.
a, this late day. Proclamation OF attainder.
Ii hssi dreamed or suspected that the same