New-York daily tribune., 1861-10-31

ey had increased and he held the notes of Taylor for
a considerable balance in mo- ey. Brother Taylor
then threatened to sue but the other side was per-
fectly willing to risk thorough legal investigation.
and suffered the threat to 60 unheeded. About this
uncture the State of Tennessee seeded, and Taylor
with it, Then came to brother Taylor's mind this
Scripture "And Jezebe bis wife, said unto him.
Dost thou now govern the Kingdom OF Israel
Arise and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry.
will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreei'
te" At least the spirit Of Jezebe came nightly upon
brother Taylor, and be wrote his brother Blakey the
following epistle: ,os,
"CIARKsy1ILs, Tenn, Aug 8, 1851.
"Dr 0yoRsy d. BLAKKY--Dedr Sir; have written yen
three times asking you rescnd land contract upon tne
ground Of Incorrect representation OF material facts IN y
main silent in reference the matter complained o bnt
developments have changed my mind nc eopn'e shs
your Congress have settled and hxed me IN 'ns
determination 70 have nothing to 90 with you ana you
tn. Convection hit nominated Lincoln or the
Presidency. You Of the Committee that "eh 20
Springfield inform MIN Of his nomDson and returned 20
Chicago to bis acceptance And now, s DO you
was fraudulenily deceived when your Congress have
already passed al act conhcar H. end approPAg n pro
throat aud 10y the families Possessions of my neigh
bOrs AID Southern brchreni Never! No never.
| iouI' with due respect, H. h TA1Loh"
Having this defiance hurled in histeeth, DIR. Blakey
determined, if be could not obtain justice of the re-
pudiating brother, he would ri least maintain the
honor of the Church. He therefore preferred the
charges of fraud and sander against brother Taylor
when bis name came up for examination Of eharae-
ter, as is the usage of that church. The facts have
stated were clearly sustained by proof, and there
was no rebuitng evidence. The Conference selected
Dr. Bakey AZ the prosecutor and he opened the case
with mild and Christan.like, though pointed and
logical address The Rev. Mr.. Redford was attorney
for his brother Taylor and addressed himself rather
to what he imagined the feelings and prejudiees
Of the preachers than TO ther Judgment lie drew
in glowing colors the gifts and gTaces Of the sanity
Seeefsonst and repudator nverting the testof piey
established by Christ himself, who said Ys shall
know the tree by It's fruit" The tree was pointed
at as evidence that the fruit must be good While
he reminded the brethern how high brother Taylor
had stood as a minister of the Gospel, he forgot or
failed to mention the respectabty Of Judas Iscariot,
who stood 30 well in the estimation Of his fellow
Apostles that he was made treasurer, yet sold his
MASTER when the Opportunity offered, for thirty
pieces Of silver. The reverend counsel was careful to
regret that he had formidable prosecutor to con-
tend with as DR.. Blakey-one who " had been dis
tnguished politcsn and had even been honored with
a place ON the ticket with Cassins NJ. Clay for Lien
Governor Of the State. He thought this line
stroke Of cunning. IL was neatly woven wreath OF
fowers, in which he thought TO place an aspc on bis
brothers brow. In his rejoinder, while replying TO
ths innuendo, and Brother TayloFs picture, in
letter he wrote the Conference, that the card here
given from The CiarkSUiHe Chronicle was merely in
tended as an advertisement, that he would not pay
the notes he lad executed to Bakey the Doctor said
aptly that his brethren the defendant and his cou-
sell ware fighting him from behind masked batteries
" Brother TAYLOR, ON pretepse OF advertising notes
publishes card in which he mentions note, but
le,s the Secession public know that Delegate
10 the Chicago Convention, and member OF the
Committee which notified Lincoln Of his nomination.
Brother Redford, while affecting great dIfIdence in
meeting 70 formidable prosecutor, says ran on
the ticket with Ctsins NJ. Clay.' No conbt he
though, this masked battery of thiuytwo FOUNDERS.
But apprebend he may yet lind himself hid in the
bru.h behind bad Inusket, instead Of his fine battery
Of heavy ordnance, and that
Some uusksts contrve n,
They nIss tie zane let aii,ea
And whether sm a af duck or plover,
Bear vide and klek the owner over"
Contrary TO custom in such proceedings, Brother
Redford would have another speech, and spoke with
great warmth of tie word "kick" in the doggerel
quoted. Was IL becsuse something had rebounded
on him during the session Of COnferencei In all
former sessions he had been exceedingly popular.
During this the votes cast for him a delegate to
the General Conference were not very telling Per-
hars come Of his brethren thought him too par
tal TO the " Southern Conederacy."
To cut short this letter, let me ask your readers
what should God.searing have said to the Rev.
2. NJ. Taylori OF course, unprejudiced men will
say they shoud have purged their Conference Of such
a traitor and repudiator. But, what did they do
To oompromi-e with Secessionists, Of whom there
are many in the Conference they resolved that,
when Brother Taylor should comply with his con-
tract or adjust the difficulty satisfactorily with his
Brother Bakey, his character should pass. This re-
minds me foreibly of expression used by the Hon.
Andrew johnson on one occasion, while speaking OF
compromises. Said he, "Shall we compromise the
truth with liei" To annul contract, without the
consent Of the other party, or to ycpudlate just
debt is in essence steal Therefore, the language
Of the Conference was-of course, the Conference
didn't mean to be 80 Observation-Disclosures Taylor
has stolen from Brother Blakey yet, II be will re-
store what he stole, or effect q compromise we'll
pass him. We will send him forth to preach, Thou
shalt not steal, and Thou shalt not bear false wit.
ness" And what did the brethren gain by oompro-
mise Brother Redford insisted Taylors character
should pass Internationally, aud appealed to the
General Conference which meets at New-0rleans in
April. Thoee who shake hands with the devil must
needs get burned
FROM MISSOURI.