Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-21
Rai,iaderlt 20 Or, Trimh,e

simrsi have Iua, uyrtte1 In NE sr,rE-v.S ~
the 7th inet., Q communication fro Rev Dr..
Tslmble 10 which he tells the public that 10 my
of the 4'h lust. did mot fairly
or correctly state the caee" between tbe Con.
ference aud myself. He then proceeds TO Estate
the case" In such manner as TO raise ques.
tion IN the minds of soms honest and discern.
log people whether he 10 NOS qulbblng 10 or
der to rave bad cause. Whether no is or not
will not undertake to decide. Though AN
OF some loss to perceive bis object In blnntly
repudiatlDg my statement aud then making
another which 60 reirly agrees with u 90 70 leave
one In doubt as to the real point Of ditference.
He sseHs, however, to seek by bis mode Of
stating the case, to screen the Conference and
himself at the expense of the committee For
he denies 10 his Communication, 90 he did EN-.
phatioally on the Conference floor, that my po'
lItioal opinions had anything to do with the ao'
tlon Of the Conference In the oasei but states
here that the committee reported "thAt after
carefully examining all the papers and pa
tiently hearing Brother Given, u was their
Judgment that the views and course Of Brother
Given In reference TO our national difficulties
were such 90 to render him unacceptable to tho
people Of any charge In the bounds Of this Con-
isrepce" Whether he pretends to quote lite
rally from the Report Of the Committee, which
he might easily do, slnce the Minutes Of the
Conference ere 10 his possession, am not able
TO say but this, he says, was the Judgment"
OF the Cemmittss In the case. Now would he
have ne believe that the Conference acted on
some other Judgment 2" How ridiculous
| He tells the public that "serious obiectlons"
were made sgainat me, and tAst all the paperp
containing those objections we're referred 10 a
committee Of inquiry, composed Of five men,
grave and prominent members OF the Confer.
ence, who, after deliberating four days, and
patiently hearing me, make a report ss above
whereupon the Conference sbrewdy suspecling
that there was omethiDg else and worse than
the Committee bad, possessed the common
sense 10 zee or The common honesty TO report,
| (perhaps beng blinded or pelvGr ed BY their
personal fIiendship'' 70. me, as the Doctor
might seem TO insinuste) proceed TO sot aeide
their reIo.t, without the common forms Of par.
liamentaTy respect, and raise another Commit
tee In order to try man, C0ntrsry to ali law,
the second time on the sGms aceusatioasi Now,
nope can doubt that the Conference seeking
% accomplish certain obie3s, bu' lacking
the courage 10 put their conduct on .'s
true and only bssis, did become somewhat
I" fuodled," ard adopt . cJuria rard Il re-
copeile With psrlismensary usage bus Ia 1t
credible thet tbeY ehould deliberately Insult
their Com mittee in this Aigrant manuer1 os
Is IL credible that large body of piOus nioIs-
ters sAodld allow themselves 10 be governed by
90 unrelentiDg 0 epiCto p,rgrcu'ion as 10 sub.
iect member TO Second trlal % the came al.
llegat!ols2 IF suel b. toe tue c1ostlu iion {
the Doctor staten ent, it lie hsfd 10 say WhGth,
upon whose credit for capacity or hOuesty he
most severely reaeote-t.s o. of the Conference,
or that Of the Commit ee. Nov do no. kaOp
whether that be the true Interpretation Of bis
statement, bus confess, il it 10 Uot, then see
nothing OF oil 10 IL which militstes sg iinst tho
perfect fairness Of my own statement. siats
that 10 their Repors the Committee did nos as I.
eigu any reason Tor my alice Cd uDacceptablity
but that the YeSsoR vss ob5iOuIly poiIiieaI.--
Nov the Djctos says that the COmmittes did
assign the resson-namely: my "vieSs and
couTsc 10 reference to cur nstioDAl dif q cultts'
which is of course pOli6eol (Whst toose visgs
we're see my Defense ia the SrATEshAE Of Oct.
S.b.) Now IT the Doors statement bs cor.
feos, it only confirms my assertion that action
10 my case was taken on the grou d of my
"psRaesi epiaions," unless he really meaus
to put the Conference In the awkward po.
sition In relation to the Committee ex
u Aiued above. II is no consequence 20
me therefore whether his statement on this point
be deemed more oorrGcs than my own OF rot.
But as matter Of fact, which rather couoeras
the Conference and the Committee than u SELF,
the statement Of the "s.o'y o. A. c." is ev-
roneousj st least hsre question 10, and obsl-
lenge tho production OF the language of The
Report. Ny dissipct recollection Is against its
currectuessj every circumstances Of che case ia
against it, nay, the 6scrstsry's own words sIe
against it for, prior to taking any scliol ON the
Report, and after had repeatedly challenged
she production on anything else against me,
dtolasipg that the only cause Of itdcuty in tee
case was pofidsGi, he, springing from his rest,
eyclaimsd, "Tnat deny" Now, If the Con.
mitsee had aeRss6 my political "vieHs and
course" ss she only reason for ihey verdict, ss
be elaine, how could the Dr.. have had the as.
eurauce, before the echo Of their words hao
died ewsy, TO make such denial unless DE
really meant, % before ssid, to have 10 UNDER
stood that the oon rit.ee had been guilty OF O
very bad example OF aoA csvso pro Cause
either through etupidliy or 'personsl friend.
ship" for met His emphatic denial Of what
was obviously the fact was startling enough;
he would be left without all excuse, Ii the faot
had juss been ext rsssly declared. Bat the Dr..
tells Ihe public that there were 'setious obIeo-
lions made to my character and conduct" Now
be either bad or had MT read the papers contain.
Ing these "sesious objections" Ifhe had not, he
surely nao no tlgnt - man ot nororRple Frln.
clple, to making such statemens, and Ii he
had, be surely has sense enough to know thst.
unless be means that these " objections" wel Q
political, bic statement was not true. Il Is |
true that In those papers, be0dea my politios, |
which constituted the fret two objecaols, there
we're two or three others, trumped up tor the |
sake Of effect but whoever says chat they
merit moments consideration by sensible
men, conviots himself Of a lamentable want Of
oandor or Judgment Hut the Committse TO try
the case will meet In Reynold.burg on the 9Th
inst at 10 o'clock, and omit anything further
on the subject.
Omining, for the sake Of brevIty, /, notice
few minor blund,r, in the statement Of the Sec.
rotary o. A. c.. I submit the case to the jude.
ment Of candid public, simply adding that Sin
ctrlty 10 JeEeI, and Ingenious Truth is the
best Guide to Happiness and Honor.
- J. r, GIVEN
We cali attention to an article on the Speak.
srship of the next Congress, published In an
oibes column. We cordially indorse th propo
ia NJ In of tha hi