Litchfield enquirer., 1860-08-09
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Adopted at Meeting of the Friends of Dr.
 Richards Litchleld, Aug. G. 1860.

Adopted at Meeting of the Friends of Dr.
 Richards, Lchleld, Aug. 6, 1860.
 A. meeting of the citizens of fLitchfeld, held at the Court House in the village Of Litchlield pursuant to notice, on the evening of Aug. Gth lSCr, to take such measures as might be deemed cxpcdicnt in ,indication of the character of the Rev. James Richards. D. D., from the assaults made upon him in TLc Mdepcndcm of New York ; there was large attendance of respecta- ble citizens, representing members of different churches.
 Edward Hopkins, Esq, was appointed Chair man and Deacon Cyrus Catlin, Secretary.
 On motion, the Rev. II. N Hudson and Thomas lIarney, Esq.,, were appointed commit tee to bring forward the business of the meeting The committee, after conference, submitted through the Rev. Mr. Hudson tine following pre- amblc and resolutions, which were supported in an able manner by addresses from Mr. Hudson, Mir. Harney, and stephen Dcming, Esq, and were unanimously adopted.
 WHEREAS, The Rev. James Richards, D. D., our tellow-citiZen and neghbor, has been well known to us for the last four years, as the Prin- cipe of an Academy in this place, called The Elm Park Institute, and for upwards of a year, as the chosen Faster of an Independent Church in a part of this town called Northheld; and whereas, in both of these offices, he has appro- ved himself g capable, exemplary, and useful member of society; his behaviour, while living among us, having been to the best of our knowl- edge and belief, not justly liable to rcproach- minding his own business doing good to many, doing harm to none, and not even reviling again when he was reviled-insomuch that we wish him to continue uninjured and unmolested in his | work; and whereas, certain newspaper pub lished in New York, and entitled IHe h,depen. dent, has for several months past been pursuing him from time to time, with what appears to be | a systematic hunt of calumny and rcproach, wor | rying him, his School and his flock, with evil reports, which in some things are aise, in oth CTS cruel, and in all things most unnecessary and unkind-the whole being done with view, as would seem, to break up his school, to sting and | wound his spirit, and to reduce himself and his l worthy family to suffering and want and where as these "calumnious strokes" so often repeat ed, are plainly calculated to destroy his useful ness, to murder his peace of mind, and to rob himself of his better self, he having been lately goaded thereby into an act which we highly dis | approve, and which he, in his now restored calm ness of mind, is as far from approving as we 1 are therefore,
 Resolced, That we hereby tender to him, the said Dr. Richards, and his family, the assurance of our confidence and respect: That to the pat rons of his School and the members of his So ciety, we bear willing and cheerful testimony to his purity and rectitude of department, both as man and as Christian minister, while we have known him That to our fellow Christians of Northfeld, who also have been involved in this hateful crusade, and whose rights and inter, ests as an Independent Parish have been wan tonly assailed, we offer our hearty sympathies against the wrong which has thus been done to them in their Pastor and to him in them That we deprecate and deplore the aforesaid newspa per assaults as illegal unjust, immoral and inhu man; and that we earnestly protest against them as scandal, a hindrance, and shame to the cause of that religion which clothes itself in peace and good will to men which commands us, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor j" and which teaches us that ma lignant truth is no better than lie.
 Resofced, That copies of the foregoing, to- gether with the other proceedings of this meet ing, be sent to the Rev. Dr. Richards and the Senior Deacon of his Church in Northfeld, ana also to the following newspapers, with request to publish the same -IHe Observer, Ine Gv.. n11 getist, and the Ladeperdent of New ork. q 5Me Register of New Haven The Reco''der ,'',n ol nus, ton, Ihe Courant of Hartford, Ihe LlTcHfiEID ENQUIRER, and TNe Winsted Herald.