Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-07-25

RE The Border Ruffian sheet down
street, not satisfied with one attack on Rev.
G. R. BRowN, of Clyde, poured out half
column of slander upon him last week
Mr.. B. has felt that it was necessary to re-
buke them, and show the people of this Vi
cinity that he had assumed the right posi-
ton, and, further, that he should maintain
it. The controversy was provoked and Mr..
B. speaks only on the defensive:
A Few words 20 the Messenger.
CLYDE, July 21st, 1856.
DEAR MEssExGER:-I am sorry that you
cannot understand why l wished that you
might live thousand years. This il the
reason: Presuming that in your own osti-
nation, you are engaged in a work Of be-
nevolence, and as long life would enable
you to do more good than short one, 1
simply wished that you might live as long
as YOU desired. Was that bad wish Very
likely that your desire not to outlive the
time allotted to men generally, arose from
a consciousness Of what many good people
may with propriety believe: that messen-
ger engaged in the proclamation of such
doctrine as is set forth in the Democratic
Messenger, ought to have the right to die
in very good season, if he wishes.
You, sir, accuse me of going around stump
ing for political party, which You call
BLACK Republicans" You, sir, ought to
have had more regard for the truth than
that. I challenge you, or any other man,
to point out one word where have spoken
against any political party, as political
party, except in my remarks against slavery
aud drunkenness; and if you, or any other
man, calls that preaching politics, so be it;
and rest assured that 1 shall not ask your
permission nor the permission Of any other
person, to preach in that way, when and
where may have opportunity. have never
advised the people to do things contrary to
the teachings of the New Testament, which,
Just at this time, you seem to have so much
veneration for; and you ought to read that
best of Books enough, at least, to learn that
even elcrgymen have the right to ''wrestle
again t prineipalities, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this world"
And the only objection that You can
raise to their exercising that right IS the
time and place, when and where they shall
10 it, vi hieh is mere matter of taste.--
Some times Paul went to the market places,
some times to the synagogue, any where no
could find people enough to talk to. Paul
was sneered at by some, just as ministers
are sneered at now, for preaching against
wrong.
By what authority do you accuse me Of
having more sympathy for the negro, than
for white adopted eitizensl You, sir, as
stranger, have no excuse for making such a
charge. And there are those Of your party,
and of other parties, in Fremont, who know
that charge to be uufounded in truth. 1t
is well known to all who are acquainted
with me, that am in favor of giving to all,
both native and foreign, the same religious,
civil and political privileges, whether white
black or mixed But I do not believe that
foreigners ought to have privileges which
are denied to millions Of native born citizens,
hundreds of thousands of whom are as white
as multitudes of the foreigners are, and mn
niteIv winter in their souls than those who
seek to keep them in bondage. You may
call that knownothingism, black republican
ism. or any thing else; such are my relig-
ious and political sentiments, and if you can
convince me that you have something bet
ter, moro humane and charitable, then, sir.
| shall be willing to exchange my senti-
ments for yours.
What you say about Catholic priests re-
fusing to take the stump for against any Po-
litical party, means, so far as this cores
pondence is concerned, that Catholic priests
do not, and will not speak against slavery
and drunkenness, and the reason IS quite
obvious, for should they preach against these
vices, it is more than probable that they
would be shorn of nine-tenths of their pow
er. You quote from the New York Herald,
which you say is one of my own party or
gans. The Herald may be right as regards
the ministers with whom he associates, and
whose doctrine partakes to very great ex-
tent of the spirit of revenge. But chal-
lenge You and the Herald both, to point to
any of the ministers of the Universalist de-
nomination, who have recommended aresort
to any other means thanth taught in the
New Testament to redress any wrong.
6, R BROWN.