Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-25
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GREEEsBoRo, Ala, June 10, 1851.
EpIroas ArPEAL: Knowing that year paper
has an extensive circulation, wish to put the
public, both North and South, in possession Of
few facts in regard to = gsntlsDan % whose
recent conduct deserves univeTsalTeprehension-
Not wishing to iTsspass too much on your
columns OF The patience Of your readers, wall
simply state fsets-candid and impartial
minds can then draw their own conclusions.
The Rev. J. A. Rusbelt has for the past
seven months filed the chair OF modern IAN
gusges in the Southern Methodist University,
located in this place. A German by birth,
he has lived long enough in the North (tTeBty
yssrs) to be thoroughly iubued with a great
and pious horror Of the domestic Institutions OF
the South. Nearly four weeks Stree, be re-
signed bis position here and went to Penn
svirania. where bis wife's relations reside.
He received, or pretended to receive, many
letters from bis family urging bis return
North, and expressing great anxiety 10 regard
70 his ggfetv He made the distrsss OF bis
wife bis main plea and eEcuse for rendering
his resignation. The trustees and faculty bad
long been aware that bis social standing was
anything but hish, and that his leaving woalc
be A GREAT relief 10 the citizens Of our town.
Accordingly bis resignation was accepted and
be was allowed TO depsr. quietly. The day
before be left be diusd at ny fathers house,
and expressed bis great and heartfelt soTrow
at being Obliged 10 move from our midst be
even said that he could weep, so bitter was
The regret be felt. He said that be INTENDED
when he reached home 10 enlishteB the ab0ii-
tisaists IN regard to the true condition Of our
slaves, aad to undeceive them about
the disssnsions which they supposed to
exist among Us He said that bis
own opinions in regard to slavery
bad been formed slowly and delibe-
ratelv, and that be was convinced
that H wss both morally and politi-
cally right. Sometime during the month Of
January, be sctually purchased negro Wo-
man from isis community. This was the
southern face OF the rersrend James. No sooner I
does be pass the limits OF the Southern Con-
federscy than he undergoes mighty change. /
he threw bis bat up in The air, aDd thanked |
G5d that be was once more upon free soil. He
stated that be was Obliged TO conceal bis real 1
sentiments in Greensboro, but be could now
breathe freely once more. II lying could 30 /
any gooa, he did conceal his views most eifec- /
tnaliv: be often avowsd himself a warm Sc
cessionists, and would ferTeutly invoke the /
blessings Of heaven upon our cause. Upon I
one occasion he oficiated az chaplain fer our /
volunteer company. while they were in camp /
waiting for marching orders; 30 jealous was /
be thar he stood barshesdad, during a shower, /
and prayed for at least fifteen minutes.
He also stated, while travelling through Ken /
lucky, that be had Important information for /
Old Abe, and would soon 20 on 70 visit him. 1
When be reached Cincinnati, be poured his 4
bsseless ISLANDERS into The attentive ears Of the /
editor Of the Commercial The mesnest lie
which De told was in regard to bis salary. The 4
lvp0criical old sc0u1drel actually stated that
be had been forced 70 leave here with barely /
snough money to take him home-meaning
hat be had been defrsuded Of his salary The
'scts in regard TO that point are simply these
His salary was two thousand dollars and
Der ce1tsgs q the tuition fees. This was an
laid to him ia February. Though be LETT here
Wo m0nihs before the close Of The session, be-
ne thus ogcTpaid az least four hundred dollars,
i0thing was said 90 him about refuDding any
lnrtioH Of his salary. OF course he did not
ifer to retura any Of It. I ssppose be for
-ot IT,
During bis stay IN our community, be was
rsatsd kindly and courteously; his position in
be university was itself a passport into our
.sst society, and entitled bin TO the hospitals
les u our citizens. This courtesy be now re-
avs By the lies az base and mean as the devil
imself could possibly suggest. No doubt the
orthern journals derive a good deaf Of their
elisbis intelligence IN regard to our affairs
ron iustsuch scaups Is the Rev mr. Rsubslt.
TIE facts stated 10 this letter can be sus-
aimed, if necessary, BY the sfidavits Of the
most respectable men in ow community.
a. II. HUTCHINSON.