Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-06
Letter from Prof ]. N, Mcdowell
I'D TO
HENRY WARD. BEEcHER.
ST. LoUrs.: Dec. 9th, 1859.

NJ @a4I OF. LOUIS. Dtc.s otns IoOS.
~ Henry Hard Beeehsr :I.ifa,
]. srs This is Che nornipsof the aniver,
cary Of the''" crossing Of the Delaware ?
by George Washington AMI the battle Of
Trenton. The Governor of Missouri has
.appoiated to-day day Of thanksgiving
sin memory alt the achievements. of the
r. Father OF his Country" And keep
it with a two fold feeling OF filiA duty fof
George Washington and my owns father,
WHO was with him on that 4drtadtuf.nighl
.andthe Two succeeding days. Il do most
heartily thank Gad my Father in. Heaven.
for acknowledgements IN that most perilous
adventure IGthank Himathat He parted
the fee as He did the Red Sea. TO- safely
land oh liiat stormy night that small bu,
heroic band 70 battle with.lhe enemies 81
liberty and made them successful against
five ,inassrtheir number j thank Him for
the freedom and preservation of oqr Union
beneath The hollow on His hand. Bat
above big: ;itings 4 have thanked II ma that
He has not madeline sucha man as Henry
Ward Beecher, with hea,I SO full Of black
lingfatitude fur The achievement OF human
liberty BY that heroic band.g-I tAaak Hi i'm
that pot one drop Of blood flows 10 sn1S
veins, Ior tie veins Of my family for dis
unien and there still lives the same lose
.of liberty in my humble bosom thatSim-
PEELED them tp battle aud e cross the Del
aware. and would impel me 70 cross the
Mississippi 10 battle wirhthe foesof this
'UnionF74-the orly hope for civil and relig-
Iious liberty for the human race. Sir, let
me reason with you, and carefully read
what write you, thai you ma u. ssesyeu
self as Others see you,s' You Ptefess to
he a Christian, yet in no wise do you fol-
low id the footsteps Of your Master. or are
actuated by the spirit of His religion 90
His WIS Of peace. yours Of the sword. His
was foFbearance, yours assault. evep unto
death, upon your friends and your couni
try. He purchased no weapoueven to be
turned upon his enemies while yours was
the religion Of the rife and knife His
was mercy !; yours was murder. You
would turn The brutal negro upon the uns
suspecting white man and The defendiess
white woman and see them gloat on mur.
der and -rapine. He would gather little
children to his bosom, while you would
consign innocent white girls Of your own
race ID the brutal embrace Of the A rican.
Therefore cannot address, you As 4 min
.ister Of Christian religion. ora folioweroi
jesus but asa heartIess unfeeiing. un.
compromising khaye. TOO wise to act
without a deadly purpose, too httlesrelig..
ion toI be a biget or a fanatic, but posses
sing the power 10 make foels and fanatics
of others In.,our Church but recent
sly YOU have raised money toexcite insur.
seeiien in my native country, md when
the damniug deed is done, say with ,hypo-
critical cant, u. / did not. do hi; tllatzno
force should be used except moral sua.
siont.'i You send mento apply the torch
to your neighborssldw elliag, and excite
black men 70 murder white men then say
yondonly wisi, to hberate the Stare. Such
condactn no reason can justify, no honest
Christian can approve. JesusC hristlited
IN province Of the Roman Empire and
never excited feelings Of anger IN man
aSaihst his fellow man and never plotted
treason against the Government under
which he lived but said. "renfer unto
Caesar what is Casar's. servants be 0bedi-
esit unto your masters. !. aud that 100,
when there were sixtysthree millions 81
white slayes-in he Empire.
IL, sir, your excuse for such conduc,
IL. that ron wishsto confer a boon upon
the human race, why prefer the black an
inferior race TO the White--why spare ths
oneN and butcher the other? Why ID
blood instead Of peace and mercy Or.
Nc your philanthrsRE must be exercised,
Why not begin with your oralsuasion, =
your bowie knives, Sharp's rifles and
bloodshedi il Africa. the parent country
where the field is wider and the harvest i
ripe But. sir, turn in al home and look
upon yourself--eleanse frst The LazaE
house Of your great Eastern cities before
you begin thefNork Of reform in Kentucky
and Virginia. and when your work is FIN
ishedHat home &c not partial 70 color. we
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