Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-25

never sold any of the Song books to the
children, belonging to the Sunday School,
as we would Also say that the full compile
ment of books reported AS purchased in
Mr.. FrAnklin's report, are now in our Ii
brary. He sold similar books, which he
bought on his own individual account,
with which the children attended Miss
Richards Singing School, held at the
School House once week. The same
we can say of the states and pencils that
were sold to tue children. Those belong
ing to the Sunday School, as charged to
it III tue report, could not have been sold
as alleged. for they are now and have ev-
er been in possession Of the library. He
sold states and pencils and large amounts
of School books for the week day School,
as matter of convenience to the neigh
borloOd, but always rs low or lower than
they could be purchased at retail in the
city. And further, we would also state
that on the Sabbath preceding the card
Of Mr.. Carter in Fridays Union, as fur
nished by Mr.. Burns, Mr.. Carter examined
with US the library, &C., and stated to Us,
that he 6elisred all tsas right.
JoHS GILCHRIsT, Superintendent.
HuGH CLARK, Teacher.
And now having finally disposed of the
exhibit, turn to brief consideration of
|
last. In that letter he again reveals the
cloveu political foot, which, as before
charged, has been at the bottom of this
whole matter. Speaking of Franklin, he
says:
"IIere we find him, unknown to parents,
contrary to their wishes, and in open Tio-
lation of the laws of the State, in league
with the John Brown fraternity, teGH't get
along ,sithout old LOhn,) trying to make an
Abolition institution of our Sunday
School. (onr heretical Sunday SchOOl,)
and instead of iustructing the youth of the
district in religion, his aim was to corrupt
their minds by preaching and teaching
AhOlitiOnism.'
Aud now, to make short work of this
opprobrious charge, flor must be brief,)
and to show the utter recklessness and
bigotry which has actuated Burns in his
attempt to mislead the public, here APP
pend card given me, and signed by al
most every one of the teachers and pupils
OF the Beech Glenn Sunday School, capa-.
BILE of understanding the matter or writing
their names. The names being numerous,
| do no! afEix them. But here is the card
itself:
CARD FROM THE BEECH GLENN SUNDAY
SCHOOL.
We, the undersigned, teachers and
/
School, do hereby certify that Mr.. Frank
lin. our former Superintendent. never Of
fered one of US an Abolition book to read,
and that in our library, consisting of GAS
volumes, secured to US by Mr.. Frankiins
enterprise and liberality, no such book can
be found.
This disposes, as think. quite definite
| ly and unimpcachably of that charge. Aud
now, next, as to Burns underhanded and
pertinacious and malicious attempt to
some way identify me, politically, with
franklin, my character and my Oft-rcpeat-
ed refutations to the contrary, notwith
standing. Now, to give the plain, blunt
and emphatic lie to such charge, here
append four certificates from those, who,
above all others in the Beech Glenn COM
munity, are qualified to testify in regard
to the kind of company that irequents my
house:
CERTIFIcAJEs.
This is to certify that have lived with
Mr.. Norton for the last two years, and
know who visits him. Knew Sir. Frank
! lin when saw him, and never saw him IN
Mr.. Norton's house-but heard he was in
it once. l know positively, that he had
no intercourse with Franklin.
THOMAS White.
This is to certify that have my work
| shop Immediately opposite Mr. NOrton's
| gate, and see almost every ono VIII" calls
| on him; that knew Mr. Franklin; that
never seen him ut Mr.. Nortou's house.
! Know that they were not sociable.
THOMAS PAINTER.
I This is To certify that am near neigh
bor Of Z. NJ Nortons. Our intercourse is
! familiar-ourselves and families visiting
! to and from. have never seen Mr. Frank
! lin at sir. Norton'S house, and am satisfied
! that Mr.. Norton had no Intercourse with Mr..
! Franklin, either socially or politically,
which was also the case with myself.
| J. r. DIcKEY.
This is to certify that am near neigh
| Dor OF E. " NortonS, and have been on
terms of the closest intimacy with himself
! and family for the last three or four years.
| visiting his house almost daily when at
home l have never seen Mr.. Franklin at
his house on any occasion, and can assert
positively that Mr.. Franklin never had any
! intercourse either politically or socially
with the man. JoHN AcLCeE'
And now, Messrs. Editors, having up to
this time acted purely on the defensive, my
only object having been to vindicate the
position which first took, which was that
Mr. Franklin was not an embezZler, what
ever else he might have been, and having
| been put to the trouble, vexation and in
convenience OF vindicaiipg that position
/ hv the most incOntroverrabIe evidence, and
having in addition thereto replied to and
refutcd those irrelevant charges and affirm
..tious, that Franklin made use of the Sun
day School as al abolition institution,
aud that he was on terms of political SYM
pathy or social intimacy with me, l now,
after having stood up to all these charges,
and fairly and squarely met and defeated
them, choose, in my turn, to assume the Of
fensiyc and to show up, as they deserve, to
the public, the parties who, by their own
Acknowledgements. stand convicted OF re-