Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-22
CORRESI'ONDENCE.
Brother Grcssinger.

Brother Grcssihger.
Order is one Of natures first laws. Let us
take things in order. You know there i, a
Yankee way of answering questions. Your
questions are not dns,oers not to ours, even
if they had pertinance, which they have
not.
First questions should be first answered.
Questions irrelevant will not answer ques-
tons involving the main Issue. Till you
answer our first questions We are under no
obligation to pay any attention to yours
We shall, Notwithstanding, answer your
questions but in our W time, and in our
own way.
Our first questions, evaded by you very
ndroitly, but not answered, are to this effect
does not your editorial course aid and
comfort the Southern Secession Church, and
charge the sin and scandal Of division and
Secession upon the Church North-upou
4 your own Church? Are not the ecclesias
teal and political Sccessions similar in kind
and character--and consequently, youl
course one Of sympathy, and aid and comtor
to the present rebellion?
We had chosen our issue. You have join
cd issue with us. You had a perfect right
to do SO, or MOTTO pay attention to gu
articles, or lot them alone. And since you
Y have noticed us, we don't choose. just now
ut your convenience, to be led aside by an.
new and divesting issues which you, as
!. mere '.potitioal stager," may see proper t.
G raise, when you find yourself and party ii
danger Of being exposed.
Again-in regard to our issuc-and thi
is our business now, till we are done with
d we have charged you with Inconsistency !
opposing the doctrine of the abolition {
slavery, or Aboitionism, inasmuch as you
Church is anti slavery, and pledged to tn
use Of political means for its ''e~rtirpation.
, And therefore, since you so furiously attac
and abuse those who would seek the abol
ton of slavery in the same way, you ther'
by attack and injure your own Church an
speak In favor Of slavery.
AL this you try to evade. Evasion is to
late. Silence was your right. You did M
choose that course. You are committed
an issue--here we will hold you till we n,
is done with il. The public arc our judge
W How, before this tribunal, do you reconci
Fe your editorial course with your %religio,
h. profession, and with moral honesty? Wit
hi nv private character, or consistency, yC
| have nothing to do, nor is it your bushes
RS Please, brother, since you are Il public cha
in acter, don't evade this. Your question
T. by and by.
as Farther-and most Of alive charge ys
I5l-and We are Mt loss to give it prop
be u~sue-with misrepresenting the Cover
no mont, the Administration the Cabinet, II
re supporters Of the war to put down rtbellio
nd by identifying all with the. Garrisoniau
,ly usually called "Abohhonists." You char
10 upon you political oppoueuts the principle
ID. aud aims of Garrison and the Americl
in Anti Slavery Society ; quoting from the
Y. Observer, as a perfect novitiate que
ing the resolutions OF that Society passed sor
iel twenty years ago, rs II identified with d
to, present Administration and its ~supporte,
rot And the motto at the head of Garrison
ID. Liberator-the death and he'll league
ID. YOU charge upon all who don't follow d
up Breckenridge democracy now heading I
armed rebellion against the Government q
va tho Union. i .laS96 sl sij
k's Now, We did want to know-and the pr
lc have . right to know-whether this IN
ss, representatiou--for we give It the mild
eft uame--is chargeable to sheer ignorance,
his malice, to uutruthfulness, to binding pa
prejudice, or to oil these. We fear they
to exert a dreadful influence upon your mo
are and Christian sensibilitiss. How can q
ted sane, and intelligent, and honest man, ey
his by Implication, charge upon your .politi
md opponents what I'll msr Of ordinary n'oru
ton know ODE utterly false Does
ave OCCUPY your political party editorial ckai
ngs| How can YOU % rocklessly utter and reit
Ate what, You must know, is the foul
toll slandsrf Charity itself can invent &r
but no better sxcusihg plea than your shame
get ignorance Of the tAinss' whereof you sfRI