The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-24
FALsEHOOD FROM THE PULPIT.

The following from senator Douglas not only exposes
shameful instance of partisan faisehood in the pulpit but
corrects misrepresentation which have bseu extensively
circulated through the press:
WASHINGTON, July 4, 1856.
SR: learn from the newspapers that Sunday, the
LIST day Of june in preached by you In the Ply
mouth Congregational church Of Chicago you deemed IL
your duty 10 assail me personally and by name.
Referring to the ARRAY between Mr.. Sumner and Mr..
Brooks, you soy: douglas, Of giant nfamy stood by
with bis hands In his pockets
Although have no personal acquaintance with you,
knowledge Of your character citizen or minister Of
the Gospel my respect your profession and for those
Christian principles which II is your duty to proclaim and
observe induces TO take granted that you would not
knowingly utter unmitgsed alsehocd In the pulpit
the Sabbath day. with the intent 10 pure the character
feowcizen aud that having an act OF in
Justice you will feel il both duty and pleasure 70
pair the injury 10 the place, and before the same
audience where the injury wasdone With the view OF en-
abng TO do and yourself and the cause OF truth
the Of justice indicated now state TO you that IL is
not true that stood by with my hands liz my pockets
the time that not in the Senate chamber when the
ARRAY took place. that did not witness any part Of the
transaction that engaged In consultation public
aars with several and representatives In another
part OF the Capitol the time and had been engaged
for than hour previous that had no knowledge
utmatop belief that such transaction was to take
place at that or any other time; had any knowledge
or reason believe that either Mr. SUMNER Mr. Brooks
was In or near the Capitol the time ard when return
ed the Senate chamber the ARRAY had been over and
quiet had been restored for some time.
These facts arc not only susceptible Of proof by the
ators and referred but well known
10 the Senate and the whole community here that
gentleman would hazard his character for truth and
raci,y by ntmaug his belief In the truth OF charge
which you, under strange Misrepresentation, have
made against Ia The pulpit Of Christian church on the
Sabbath day.
You are also represented as having made another charge
against me- equally uniuunded and true, which quote
from the newspapers not having seen copy OF the printed
sermon
i This and the Kansas crime reveal new step In the
policy Of saverythat physical force must and shall be
used carry It's The instgator Of All this
crime Douglas short time since, ventured TO dvuge
the secret policy when he declared TO It's first victim We
will subdue you cir and knows but this very thing
was in his mind at the tme.p
In this passage you attribute TO me language which
never uttered and sentiment which never conceived
harbored Il true that the New York Tribune and other
unscrupulous partisan fhets attributed TO me several
months sgo the same sentiment; but II also true and
the official debates Of the Senate attest the TACT that
promptly denied IL in open Senate In the presence Of Mr..
Sumner all Others whom u was alleged to have
been directed and u them ntmaied or pretended
that the charge was true yet this charge which had
been thus branded in opcu Senate base cauniny, and
admitted 70 be such by the silence OF all the senators 70
ohon II was said have been drecud, IS now repeated
acr the lapse u mouths In the pulpit OF the RI
mouth Congregational Church Chicago and made the
foundation OF series differences equally unuunded and
unjust have advised failed TO rebuke resort
TO physical force substitute for truth snd in the
discussion and decision Of public questions
Whether the Nebraska bill was crime or wise and
Just measure Is question which have aways held my.
self ready 10 discuss calmly and dspassionaely on all
proper occasions and steal force mob violence
any other improper means have been used TO destroy the
freedom OF epeech either in Chicago elsewhere u has
been approved by my friends send this letter
to you instead Of newspapers for the purpose OF giving
you an opportunity Of doing justice to and to The cause
Of truth which trust you viii regard Christian duty in
the same pulpit where the injury committed
have the honor TO be- very respectfully yopr o6easn'
servant D. A. DOUGLAh
Rev j. E Ror, Chicago, Illinois.
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