, 1859-12-19
DR.. R1ce and Tho Slavery Gus stiop-.
Letter from Prof fl4uChArd.


Editors Pres. Ind Tribune:
I observed in the Pass AND TRIBUNE Of the
9Th inst. Dr.. Riee's letter, in which he CON.
plains
l. That / "tssailed" him anonymously.
9. Tint quote his pamphlet unfairly, so MS
"to misrepresent, grossly as possible, his real
sentiments" Aud, remarking Everybody
hereabouts knows what Mr.. Blanchard mean.
By pro-slayery sentiments" !" he insinuates that
hold some extravagant views of Slavery and
its abolition, not shared By citizens Of Chicago
or " bereabouts,"
May beg Of you the insertion Of this reply
l. In sending you the pro slavery e1tructs
from his pamphlet, accompanied with but two
or three remarks Of my own, 1 did not suppose
Twas assailing" him, but presenting him Is
he was fourteen years since. I withheld my
name, because feared he might complain to
his people that 4 +" Coagrsgationa1ist' was per-
scouting him BY publishing his former senti-
ments, and because it seemed in bad taste to
put my name 10 column Of extracts.
2. His charge of uufairuess aud lack OF " can-
dol" is important, if it is true Let us see If it
is true. His pamphle; (which he st. les "a toort
q 0:ine is small octave OF. 70 pages. re-
adm;ssons aud coneessious imnlT;nr I hat -" bs
was in fayor Of the removal Of Slavery .sat some
future time Indefinite, and / then rxYr ~.
tracts declaring, in various forms, what in SUBJ
stance il contained in these four propositions
taken from his 18th and Goth pages:
1st. " God never did, and nerer could, give
his hif psoP4e permission to form relation in it
oa, uThe Church of Christ In. mn ,r,h,.;+,.
Ia MAKE terms of commnninn wb;ch ~ 4na:3
Ties of Christ did not make to ercinde From hsr
feliowsh;n chsractsr. Tacersd h. ttar, ~" ), ae'
Then IN naoe efth he NV. AZ nnv .t...
and viii nroreed tn nTnvc twn ;mnort"nt fasts
yix: ''~'s'
~, God did express1v oire nerna;.x;on tn hi.
people. under fhe Old j5;snensntion ~ baf5
Slaves. 3'N
"ad. The Apostles Of Christ did recc;re ;nto
the Church. slayehojders "A Chr;stiaos IN oood md
to liberate their slaves" ''@e'''
The Remaining quotations. NJ published bv
you, any one csr see, contain no ideas beTond
iha aboye four nronos;tions n nr ne - ,v;,.
That Cod could moi permit Sin. but He did ID .sr: .
nressjy" ner1nit slsTehold;nr: md tha Thrrof
cannnt erclnde characters s..dm;tted ~ ~
Apost'e.. but the Anostles did admit .jarsboids IA
erF ifthose are nnt - .Slsrsrv'' ;dsa. , .h"r
r.no;n1 God and the ttnnstIes =, +h~ :,in ns1 -
sinrehaid;nr and sla1ehelders "a ~. .u :. ~ ~
SJaTeTy. ;dc,, 20 noA pso'
NV thai + did nat oa,5z, or .t oro..,y mira.
pr<tent' his namnhlei viii nrova f;yo,,, ~.
nsmnhlet it.eif }fhnnnrn. forfnroteixr th.t ~,
tbc last nnre nf his :. Tnri,; NJ 20 n:ns. ~
Rice ha. riyen iit coucsntion Of Ill s1bst,nca
Of The whole in these clear, explicit words:
fH7or 7o1 1The si,m ~ III rvh,Ie -n.tt..;,
thss: ybcT arr manr and e1est o WY.
With S1arrrr. hut s1srchot6;nv IL mt - ;tssiT
s;nfni Ths nroof that Il "a ~ u fo,,nd - -,
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e4une t4'h tnem ~ iHaau.. .9ss saves; ana
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