The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-04-14
Reply to the Rev. Henry Highland
Garnet.


The following is Rev. Mr.. Gloueester's
reply to the letter of Mr. Garnet in our
last issue. At his own especial request,
we publish it as he has written it-ver6a-
tim ct literatam:
To the Req. Henry Highland Garnet, President Of
the african CiriItion Socity "1he Hero of TIM
buctO Siubdd the Sailer, and EpOstIe Of Eduea-
ton.
Rev Dear Sir your Spicy and Evasiv
answer to my note, through the columns
of the Anglo african I duly received
but Judge of my Surprise in receiving
such an answer, after Offering to discuss
with you, in fair and honorable man.
ner, the-claims of the society for which,
you Plead so much, Otherwise might
have been Expected from One of your
Superior intelligence, and Oft repeated will
lingness, to reach the truth,
But Let me brihy notice Your answer, in
the first Place sir you seem not content to
add to my note-for which addition--if it
be your inference feel willing to admit
and Stand ready to Prove, "that is that
your socity, is unworthy of the Confidence
& support of Christians and Philanthropists
but you add by saying, "that it is truly as
tonishing, the Opposition manifested by
myself and othes to Civilization, and the
Gospel" when you must be well aware,
that all my repeated Private reservations
to you have been to the contrary,
with this difference, that I do not adopt
your mode, in this particular, in thus Civ
ing, the blessing of civilization and the
Gospel to africa
but Sir, this must be only regarded as
one of the Strokes of your singular in ge-
nuity-to forestall me in the Judgment of
the Community, before we meet, Or to
avoid the issue of meeting that, /, thus
Put to you
and l am more Persuaded of this, from
the basis upon which you consent to meet
lst you demand, that all the Proceeds,
arising from the discussion, If any, after Elk
penses are Paid, Shall Go to the anglo af
rican
2nd That l must become travelling
gent, Or go on Petty Jogging tour, in
behalf of the african at ten Dollars Per
head
we'll sir for this Detachable and no doubt
Profitable business, | must confess, I have
no desire or time, that must be Left to
yourself, Or to your interchangeable Agent
(Rev DR. Prince, who Perambulates the
Goodly cities, of Brooklyn and newyork,
daily soliciting funds for the Great Expec-
ted african Expedition "a0tee SmithciHe
and CwylrUiHe, IN africa according to
the Prophecy of Last may, shall rear their
glorious head
This Gentlemen, the Doctor might we'll do
the business of both concerns, or one con-
cern-as your Special Pleading for it would
seem to imply, indeed for Long time
past it is thought to be tie Organ of Your
society, under cOrer and now the Evidence
for it, is bold
I therefore Go for this, as stated in my
Previous note, that If your views are En-
dorsed in Preference to mine-then after
Expenses Paid what remaining, If any,
Shall 90 to the Anglo african as the Or
gan of your society, but if mine are En-
dorsed, then to the Ladies of the Antici-
pated reform movement in Brooklyn for |
Plead in behalf of my downtrodden People
not Colomiaation and Repatriation But
Justice, Reformation improvement etUG-
ton
these are the Grand Elements to secure
Perfect nationality all over the Globe.
1 now pass over sir, as Bunkams your init
nation, in refence to my Qualification
and in the borrowed Language of the Tri-
bune, Jd1c1ng
l Pass to notice that host that you, immag-
inc is arrayed against you, Let me say
however in the first Place, of that host, |
kneu nothing, when | penned you my
first note but if there such host of Learn
ed intelligent men as you name, men whose
Patriotism, whose Love of the truth will in
some measure compare favourably with
yours then say it tells badly for your
cause and much more favourably to its
triumph-for you to meet them with solid
sober arguments than with vanity and
ridicule but this ! must Leave for you
and they to Settle, in the mean time, Let
me Say that when you and they Get
through If you wish anymore Garlands to
Deck your brow, of victory, they are hung
out for you on my shield and all say is
come and take them Yours truly
JAMES N. GLOUCESTER.
TRoY, April 9, 1860.