Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-10
Henry Ward Beecher,

Of AL the execrable incend;.rc> that are
daily engaged in practices against the lives
of their brethren, this man Bcccher is most
eXccrabie. Other men do what they do
openly III defiance of all law, and lay no
claim TO superior sanctity. But this man
processes 10 inStigatc murder and treason i'll
obedience to the teachings of the Gospel
Too cowardly 10 place his own carcass with
in the reach Of danger, he has no compunc-
ton OF conscience u prevent him from con
trlbutlng 10 aid those who prepare t. shed
blood. lie takes a rifle with him into the
pulpit, and teaches his people that il i, the
best means OF enforcing the precepts Of the
Gospel; but he takes very good care not To -
within ritlc-shot himself. lie taunts the
people Of Virginia with cowardice, but il will
hardly be said that he is himself the model
OF Il very courageous man. lie Is thus dis
posed Of by paper in his own Country
Rich. Dispatch.
From the Boston Post.l
'The clerical dcmagogue Henry Ward
Beccher, who started a subscription tor TWEEN
ty-iive Sharp's rifles, and contributed one
himself, To help along Old Brown while in
vading Missouri, three years ago, for the
negroes-this same Bcccher now taunts the
people of Virginia with, cowardice." lie
hypocritically cantS about the power of true
Christian prayer, the designs of God 10 cure
slavery, &C., &C., but has no tears to shed
over Browns unfortunate victims AT liar
per's Ferry. He evidently considers the
shooting down of a free colored man. with
his Sharps rifle, perhaps for refusing to
join his poor child-bercit' Old Brown, and
the murder in cold blood of the aged bridge
tender, OF little consequence. OF course
Becchcr now calls Brown crazy But was
he not equally so when he went into Missou-
ri, where an innocent man was shot on his
own soil. for the same purpose that he re-
Gently went into Maryland and Virginia.
Was his object not then, Is how, III run of
slaves, create Instruction, and commit muir
der? What terms. then, can he used too
severe 10 denuunee Il man, protesting L. be-
minister OF Christ, who puts weapons into
the hands of this crazy old fanatic. Dad
Christ advocate the use of weapons: Did he
not rather command Peter to put up his sword
when he he Smute the servant of the High
Priest and cut off his right e;sr: But Beech
cr, pretending to be one of the elect, gives
rifles to crazy aboitionists. and virtually
sars-'Go and kill Shareholders and induce
their slaves to rise and murder dclencclcs>
women and children"
'Bcecher says in his sermon, published in
Thursdays Journal. and there commended
rs n production OF more than ordinary in
terest and power that the Virginia authori-
ties will kill Brown, not for treason, bat iOr
proving them towards. and in another place
he cantngly says-'Wc must maintain %ym-
pathy and kimi's%S towards the South
probably he means by furnishing Sharp's
rifles Ia be turned apon them ny the hands
Of his crazy tools, while he himself is too
arrant coward 10 assist in using them. :
How long are the people of the North 10 he
caolcd by such knavsh political priests aS
this man is constantly proving himself 10 be-