, 1859-03-25

Young Mems Association.
Editors Prcs4 and Tdbuuc:
There seems to b. j disposition on the part Of
some who arc taking IN active part iu the pres
cnt canvass for officers at the ensuing election,
to misreprcscnt mic in two Or three respects,
probably through ignorance. Allow me to cor
rect:
!. The correspondent Of the Democrat, " Jus
ticc,' in its issue Of Esd inst, has certainly very
mistaken ideas Of my connection with the CON-
ing visit Of Henry Ward Beecher to tie West.
He says (aluding to Mr.. Bcccher,) "A morning
paper says that lc is to lecture several times in
April in Mr.. Wells Hail, under bis auspices"
The morning paper To which he alludes only
said that make his appointments. "Justicc'
must hare misrcad. The facts are these: Mr.
1scecl,er is coming West in April. lie comes
for the purpose Of uidiny the society Of his
brother ut Galcsbur. to rebuild their church,
wlicl, was blown down last season. The entire
avuils Of lis first lecture in Cc1go will be thus
appropriated Ifl,e delivers Il second lecture iu
this city, it will certainly be before either the
Young Mcn's Association Or tho Young Mems
Christian Association l hare no Pecuniary in
torcst in Mr.. Ucccher's lectures at the West.
2. There are others who TO not understand
exactly the "biccts Of the Metropolitan Ln.rary
Union, which was organized in ls55, and the
relations which it sustained 10 the public and
tue Young Mems Association; also my own po~
>ition in regard To it. Tic Union was rcgu-
1arly incorporated institution, as will be found
by proper reference.
It's objects were nut i'll the least antagonisfic
to tllr interests of the association, and hare
the least from it, In fact several nf the officers
Of the association 1T that time ltvc since told
ne thut it wrs I'LL advantage to them than other
wise.
The objects Of the Onion were to be IL 1tlc
moral field wlt4t the .AssnciAtiun was to the
Littrary-as The Association did not commit
itself to otllcr than Literary topics. And in
only Que instance WIS Lecture invited before
tie Onion. who hud been invited by the lssoci-
alton, and that one after consultation with and
c"'",sent of the proper officer Of the .issocia-
ton.
ii further information IL needed in regard to
il will only refer to the following grntc,ncn
who were amongst the corporate members, and
MOST Of lAen ulen uctiye members Of tho associ-
alton. and then allow the public to judge whcth-
er it is probable that they would have commit
led themselves to IN organization opposed to
tile association:
Rev. Wn.. Stna!lwood. d. D.. Rev. Harvey
Curtis. u. j., Rev. Thus. Williams, Rev. u. i.
Nichols, Her. i. kinyon, Kcr. II. Crews, and
nine others.
A small amount Of funds belonging to the
Union are yet in the hands Of the Treasurer,
and will, doubtless ut se1nc future day be nprro-
l,riated IL one Of tLc MANY benevolent institu-
lions Of our city.
The Opposition Ticket has been charged With
representing the claims Of the former librarian.
Fur myself, Gun say that am not in any way
committed. nor do knnw that any one on the
ticket is. Our platform is-thc best interests Of
tie Association; Justice tu sll. And il elected
NC kllall do the best VT can tu curry it out.
t. J. WELLS