Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-06-04

since its publication, that it was not his in
tentlon In that matter to offend us or to
impugn our veracity, We have refrained
from any public notice of it until now.
But attempts are based upon that "mem-
orandump to injure the n. c. Christian
Advocate. The usefulness of the Editor
belongs to the n C. Conference, and its
ivindication becomes duty. The means
Of yindication are ample but we shall
only present what is fully sufficient, avoid
| ing all inmaterial Issues, all unkind Ian
! guage, and all complaint which ne would
be sustained in making, of the publication
referred to. A vindication of himself,
rendered necessary by the position in
which he has been placed by others, is the
single aim of the Editor in this article
So soon as Mr.. j. A. Stanly's attention
had been called to the memorandum"
he sought an interview; and the result Of
free and friendly conference together
was the following statement, suggested and
drawn up by him, and signed by us both.
The original is in the hands of Mr.. J. A.
Stanly. We retain verified copy, which
reads as follows:
Z" In the pamphlet entitled the Trial of
DIR. VIM. A Smith, as recently published,
there appears mote marked 3D. on
page 11O, which apparently raises an issue
of veracity between the undersigned
The following explanations will show that
the issue has been raised upon misun-
derstanding. The conversation there re-
ferred to as having taken place while
travelling g. A. S. in r. L. Hehin's bug
gy to Washington was of general char
acter, relative to the then late trial of DR..
G. +. Deems at the North Carolina Confer
ence Of 1854, upon charges preferred by
DIR. w. A. Smith, in the course of which
the undersigned John A. Stanly remarked
that he had sent several papers containing
notice of DIR. Deems acquittal to ac-
, quaintances in Virginia He does not re-
, collect of having said that he had sent one
to Rev. Fr. Stanly; he may have done so,
but his only distinct recollection on this
! point is in accordance with his dispatch to
Rev. Fr Stanly, quoted in said Note B.
! do not recollect Of having sent YOU one.
at the time thought of doing So r T.
Hefiin then remarked substantially that he
feared they (the receivers of such papers. )
might think that they had been sent BY
f DIR. Deems. The said j. A. Stanly re,
marked something to the effect that his
writing might resemble Dr. Deems, and
thereby give them sope foundation for
the mattel thtelef If q tine e. cSivsxsatlon reFtrFtd To-
If the term initiate as used by Rev.
o r. I. Hefin in the excitement of the mo-
ment, was understood by any as implying
!, an Intentional imitation,' or in any sense
rejecting upon the said J. A. Stanly, il
: was not so meant by him; and he thinks
r such meaning was torcstalled by the ample
: endorsement Of said j. A. Stanly at the
:, time, and which made the term initiate
simply equivalent in his view to the term
4 resemble. (29
IS "At the time the said Joha 4. Stanl,
y wrote the teles sraphic dispatch to Rev. Fr
l. Stanly, quoted in said Note b. he hac
y not succeeded in calling to mind the exac
nature of the above conversation, but he i
os now perfectly satisfied that the above i
e. correct. The undersigned, in view of tn,
10 above correction of Note B. are unabl
r. to perceive in the matter referred to an
r. ground for imputation upon either j. a
" Stanly or R. I. Hefin; and this settles al
issues between them
. (Signed) IT. HEFL1N.
re LNo. A. STANLY.
= Raleigh, n. c., March IL, 1856"
y 1t is thus shown, /, that Rev. F. Stanl
never intended to offend or to impeach ou
veracity; 2, that there has never been an
! real issue Of veracity between us and Nj
: }. A. Stanly; 3, that the facts, and th
" subsequent recollection of Mr. J. A. Star
7 ly, entirely relieve us from the question
20 veracity, supposed to have been raised
:, that Memorandum.
ID The attempts which Lave been made
he the enemies of the n G. Christian Adv
ed cate, to use this matter against its circul
ISIS ton, impel the Editor to place this CORE
II M ton IN It's columns. He has done this
"a the urgent solicitation of many membe
;al- of the n. c. Conference, who, satisf,
she themselves, unite with us in the full co
md viction that it will be entirely satisfacto
ne, to all
lad L. n AOW hOuIS dllCI bHe OCcuETcHcc
ing ferred to in the memorandum" we
oor ceived telegraphic dispatch from Rev.
NJ. Frost, dated at Wilmington, and sign
o.! on in the presence and with the approbati
Ir,. III of Mr.. j. A. Stanly, in which Mr. FRI
says, " | have just examined the mar
script writing of Mr.. John A. Stanly, a
E. there is strong resemblance between
onv and the handwriting of DIR. Deems"
.nm letter, dated March 18th, Rev. F. Star
as states that he recollects we read this d
,ose patch to him on Wednesday morning,
ION day after the occurrence, which was,
course, before the publication OF his 4" Me
orandum''
2. In friendly letter, dated Wilmil
:. ton, Dec 22d, which was four days at
aest the incident in Petersburg, and ma
any weeks before the memorandum was p
sion lished, Mr.. j A. Stanly says: "Since
it to receipt of my uncle's telegraphic dispatc
ltro- published in the Memorandum I" hi
received a letter from him, saying that
had misconstrued your remarks, &C.,
that, in the excitement of the moment,
80 had taken resembled" to be an 8 Int
+. +" tional imitation
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