Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-26
RICHMOND WHIG.
Mr.. MAoNAHoS TO BISHOP MEADE.
SECOND LETTER IN DEFENCE OF TIE BOOK EN-
TITLED "CAUSE AND CONTRAST
ID. D.. LIZ H.. Ill.


RICHMOND, FEB. l6tb, 1861
RT. REv. Sra - owe perhaps both to yourself
ard to cur readers apology for my delay in repyir
to your las. etter with the tone OF which
have beep in the man, grat d. Suffice it say, that
circumstance over which l had no absolute control,
insrVSned Aad, up to the present. prevented from
discharging duty for which always prepared.
However do now and precisely in far as the tel.
or Of your communications will admit, l shall adopt
your temperate manner in my treatment of the subject
But, before proceeding to exposure of your mar
Veous errors allow you, that for your per-
sou-your calng-your years and the saDc ity OF
Ohrist's mnisters-I entertain not Aore profound
tpect bat sincere venerAton. Your opinions, Sir arS
altogether OF different character in my judgment not
above ArIaigpmu TT and when you seek mpeach be-
fore the bar Of religious Justice, share Of any in
dgnAtion Of MINI might well be pardoncd, in conside
ration OF your somewhat ntolerant dc!s. Surely, Sir,
you who claim to be Of the ape 'ocal
Of Paul aud Peter-you, who accept the Bible your
sos aud only rus OF fah-you, whose doctrnAl tenet
1t s that sy1y has EQUAL right to search The
Scriptures" in accordance with his private judg
ment should have hesitaed before charging any pre-
fessed Christian with the promu CATION Of "unscrpturs
views" We may have read the Book Of God diert nty-
may have interpreted in accordance with the views
oour soective Christian schoolsloca may have
Influenced understanding OF its sacred text too Of
ten mysterious for mortal vision-but If all "un.
scrptura" and lost who do not spprehend il you
do-then, may God be merciful to the remainder OF
humanity. Ard, to which Of Us may be right, SIR
what Council Of the Church, churches, shall decile
have had occasion, in my former letter. to smile at
| IL. iogic Lad rim.
diOts, and to expose your i'll disguised msrepresenta
tons and that you have once more impsled me to
similar task is no faul: Of mine-is not fault of my
seeking or choce-but, | fear, the natural result
Of either prIRmstisni or errcr. 1t is quality Of
Indifferent minds TO nickname antagonists, ard to
mistake Abu:e for argument; but those who live III
houses Of glass should throw stones and you
might have pruienty reflected you uncharitsby
stgmAiIsd as "unscriptural" We have, douS-
less, heard Of certain D.vne-l think you know him
better than | do-sho excluded the young from his
place of prayer because he had written dcourte for
the aged: and If inclined TO emulate your
ample, NIGH stgmat - this precious rgatse OF the
Apostles q he,e odox-tince Christ impaired 20 man
kind the noble precep "Sufsr little children 10 come
unto me-. But no, sir; | tolerant of priCs'ly
bu"-I feel that Christianity and clerical dogmatism
not OF the shue species. Your common pupi:a
ran may persist in his uade-Ae may pu: the Bible
under his arm, Highland piper would his Wiudbags
and SQUEEZE tunes irtm il 10 suit the purpose o hs
eonyenieLee-sCeng lhes, for the odiim IN oiogieum,
entertain tea in, fable pity aud conIemp. inspired
'my Uucle Toby" to dSide the universe with fly
Stupid there have been in the pup FROM the begin
ming and may be Ill tho end but there have betn
aad will continue b., in sseuil SscElCrII, noble
septio,s-.u exceptions Chry ON, AthlnssUs
| Augustine, Bos.uet, Jeremy Tsy.or, NeAnder-su
| hcient, IL not 10 redeem, at least, the ds doth
the corIs Of anglers, to bear the vulgar and igoo
rant fry along the surface Of time. And whether they
be living or dead, SIR in my admiration and devoted
reverence for such Of Christian Faith, will
yield 10 no other man.
You slege, Bishop, that in "CIu's and C,,,hG,F
have 'by denying that Adam and Eve of tue Bible
the aucestOrs o. the negro, grounded the jntfeaon
that il your word 7 of negro slavery and invoked
the Chrisliars OF the South this pl,a in
esIs yoar word again, sr u of themselves for heliug
four millions OF uegToeI in hondsso"!!! Isis written
Tho4 ,hoH ,,ol tear toi,e tgsl against thy nsghbor,
aid defy you to show any such craZed or fanatical
/ doctrine from my book Such ideas may belong to
| v.r but not to ms for hold them to be nhumGr,
'unscripturs" and additional. Whsts justly nc
gro slavsJ-I ask Southern Christians 30 ezeV"
themselves" for emuttng tho Cody righteousness of
the Good Samaritan Wh.tY Justify" men for bri0g
inR the Afrc,n etichC wosbpper to the Cos'-covsr-
IN. bis nskednes1 ami civlEng his beasy ferocity-
putting broad and decacie stead of worms aud the
ar,O OF inseo,s into his stomsch-makng him useful
nssad OF barbarous-resouiu him from the stake and
the Csnnibal feas.and furnishing him with ease plen-
ty, security and happiness Why sir, would as soon
think of imploripg God to 's1cuss" II melf for being
msrsiful Your notiol5 a7c harmony with those Of
Exs,er Hall and Raneui Hil-mauy Of whose cAnting
disciples have known g. Osn, you have done, rsla
tive to the "eovenaOtprcmses made 10 the children oi
The fret Adam through OnYis', tho second Adam but
vE would scoru handle negro child while a'shiog
n,r,e,y ,a,e.sss upo their carSiuyfed and wecomb-
ed poodes-but such hypOericOl throes OF phiAn'hro
p, are in COL fct with the genuine Christianity Of the
! South.
His true that re--ard am proud TO boast oi 1t
ipculcA!ed in portion Of Case aud Contrast the fcl-
enic arA in Dyyiew, scrpural theory of diversity
of the aman races In support OF my opinions, nave
s5drc,a rassop Arguments ard considerations. They
| nre uoon record and invite-nay, challenge
re futaon Of them You sir, have noe oven n7bsed at
them. Ike the military officer who dug trenches upon
the srorg side OF his intended Notifications, you hur
riedly aud specifically planted yourself behind the b.
ole without examining it, and buried At my work vel
ley of empty dogmaliO anAthemas Yet, IN the follow
ing sentence you have admitted the very result which
.bored TO establish "Tha their (uegrcss) difference o.
color and dcgeseracy stand o.PO'sd I" a"0igama,oS
and to the raising Of them by Emancipation 10 pomi
cal equality with white men, IL most t-ue." Ih@n' Hr
pray Why do you persist in tho face Of 'h" po en' c
"A fact which Was the same more than Elk tnouSAhC
years ago that 1t is .o-dAy-n clingng 70 an obsolete
| and nnireIrnn Ihaa OH hnL WIN are a friend 70 Mo