The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-01-28
REPLY TO "ES0P."

Mr.. roR:-There are some remarks
made by one who styles himself "Esop,"
that need reply. The gentleman says
that "it is the first time in his life he heard
of prayer being too humble" Now,
what sense is there in his bringing such
weak argument2 Was it at all necessary
that prayer should be sent to man?
To whom are men commanded to pray?
When we bow in supplication before the
Almighty, we cannot be too humble; but
is Gov. Wise the Almighty Is he the
Father of light and goodness? !? No,
"Esop," that will not do; the very idea is
blasphemy Again, when committee is
appointed by a meeting or class of peo-
pie to transact any business for them, they
are expected to do SO in a manner satisfac-
tory to those by whom they were appoint
ed; and if this is the case, and the business
transacted by that committee comes before
the public, of course it is regarded by the
public as expressing the opinions of all or
the majority of those by whom the CON-
mittee were elected, and without the peo-
pie make it known to the contrary, it will
still continue to be thought a sentiment
common to all. This is what we object to-
and what we will not stand "Esop,"
whom we judge to be one of the wise men,
bers of that committee, seems to fear being
thought egotistical, but if he will stop and
think one moment, he will readily see that
the remarks to which he refers do not give
any such idea; for, is it expected that an
intelligent people would appoint men
whom they thought ignorant to perform
duties of so much Importance as those
which they unfortunately entrusted to the
committee3 "Hsop" has taken very
easy, and, at the same time, a very con-
temptible plan to get rid of an assertion
that he cannot and dare not deny, and at
at the same time respect the truth. He
says: "But in the classic style of speech
peculiarly characteristic of Philadelphia
ladies, i can't see it, y
Judging from this remark, we think
"Esop' has not yet found his way into
the society of the Philadelphia ladies, or he
would have found out in very short time
that they left all such cant phrases TO
those whose tastes they better suit. And
we would advise the honorable gentleman
to let his reason hold its sway, even when
he is offended with one of class, and not
permit himself, through that one, to insult
the whole. Indeed, the worthy friend
seems to forget himself entirely, for in one
place he commends the Gov of Virginia
in high terms, and few lines below de-
nounces him. Now, how can man be
mean and at the same time "noble," "gen-
erous' and "high-souled," when the very
terms contradict each other? Again Gov.
Wise is compared to a magistrate of this
city. That is not to the subject, we were
not speaking of the relative worth of Gov.
Wise; we were speaking of that poor
would-be letter that was sent to him.
Every one knows well enough, without our
saying it, that the manner the body of our
dear friend was taken through this city did
not meet our approval; and every one also
knows that those who did that cowardly
act, were not bound to us by the ties of
blood or brethren suffering under common
wrongs, or even those expressing them
selves friendly to our cause. We do not
understand the term "bull-rag'-therefore
we will not be able to reply to that portion
of the letter, though we once expressed
our opinion of what sort of letter should
have been sent to the Governor.
"Esop" might as well have left out his
remarks about misguided" as he has only
expressed in many more words the same
sentiment he attempts to answer We are
: obliged to our friend for his thanks for oul
Interpretation of Gov. Wise's conduct, but
we would advise him to wait until they are
needed, as we merely said he had treated