, 1864-10-27

r. fshr,nnen ttom II. strand.
Brave sons Of ths West, Americas best!
From prairie and cEae unfarl the fig,
AID 1aNy to the asht.
A Letter from B1sbop Whftehouse In
answer 10 tho article OF Judge Law
renee, In xhe Chlcnso Tribune OF Vc~
rober i 5th.
To TIC Hon; g; 3 Lawrence. Judge Of the su uprere
SIR: Ny attention has been called to an
article orer your name. written from Gales
-, ~ 7t+h "a ,ni,,;.h.d y, +ho C,,,r.co
ooe va. t.tu' AAo pu'..0a'o ~ .Ao eh4eAoo
Tn1BusE Of Saturday, Oct. 18th, to which
paper It was sent By yourself, with the re-
,nneat that n ,ntoht {, ~ n1ace n ita mi, nina
.s ~ 4ta uua ~ 80 :. ..
Ane hoI.ee ~ lao 1o4"is 6uo"S tnat ~ " ~
In the same roa1tion $50 new to myself which
tho article ifcea that of a .spo,ft,ca1 Hiehon >,
snd sn.s+,as ron- nansr u, sttnatrr ~a,,'1 tren,
~ eu't4@e '"u1 poPe4 e11AuE 4sR.! "o
Jadge lawrence 70 tue olaesA letter OF
Bishop Whltehouse to the Wardens OF Grace
Church. Galeeburg,nn which, at the time, was
rnsckhnw1edcr5 hr anv roernher ofthat hodv
tnese 10 one enlng 'oE WHICH l lnanh yoa.
and khat Is that you giTe me responsible
author for the article. ! have been for year,
the subject Of vituper8tiye newspaper at
tacks, have collected together q
little volume Of them in. All their
phases, On its cover / hare put Us
title" Ao,sstrum horseadun .cuj ,lunaen
ddenpttrn''-and occasionally read 1t
over, smiling at the grotesque figure which
the absurd and contradictory liueamenta
would make If combined !; checking off the
lmpeachments which cancel each other and
grace, to- get scme good out OF the re-
. Ipatnder
But there are two uniform facts which per.
tain to that bitter collection. First, TINT
they are one aud all opymoua: an inquiry
toT authorship, when made by friends or ny,
have loug since dee1sted from any attention
to them mhaisoeysr-
beco1dly, 1nAI IN all my experience nave
never found the man once g1uty o1 ancn
meanneea tnat ever loee 10 1he mannness
of ~ ah sqaisaiens lepsfasaon 20 o. ms msong:
and estimating as 40, altes careluily READ.
1ng your arncle, tne cost ana sacrance AZ
which Iou have done ms, 1eel aoasaed o.
tue price, even "hue l lhanK 3ou; Eor your
sake more than my OVID, may aga inc nope
that you may f1sa TO me consolation, at last,
OF ~ honorante 1epafaton; , ,..
nave pot &ne aonof o. kno"mg you pets,
sonaIiy, out you are' Jar 700 WORTHY aho
prominent for me 20 oe 1enoFant not nn!y
o. yoor solemn slat1on, out o. tae quanti.s.s
EIth which you are understood to grace It
lou ale ae!a 10 oe gsn!sman, Mita y re
oeep lnsuncs aug sepslpn1ea, @ as W. as 81, Tue
coulleons oeal'ne nntcu 1elong y tuas Gaat. aa..
ae. a5e neto ss Hyera ST.. n sne H. ne =,
lAnA W July " 1Meu @aa osaae uua 1.as.a9 ~
Tea9on 70 s ng asIame9 ana y1n e -. yeste SteS
.I r!.a .ax ,1s 1e,s ,5aa - - aoaia
esa!s Wom" Ln1e ussn III 4uGa ai u a,sa.;a,s
i,, "1 snu saf, ~ ~ s%d,aia,
1na "a ansaoh hrs an;noed " .u 49,, ,cs1!
! l.
nege of ~ n3.enasnP: aoa Paa,,.ns ~ ,b,. !, ura.
~; stL, ~ ~ as,tus a. - ~ 81
ano euoge On tne suPfene nencA, auo yet
un4ef some strange lnanense, 1of some gage
! 9, dtty or sell-lnte{est "nlen no1s OF yo1t
imends here can tathom, yon. sacnnce !tn9m
| the bar and the church, IN paper with
! your own signstnre affixed, where '1n'
i gentlemanlY' "outo pe caI@ epltnEt 1of
f.! It's personality and sAng, Where there 10
not q trace ct legal DISCRIMINATION, Taere
! you Ignore the records, confess yonrsel 1g'
] norant Of the very thing you ought TO: have
/ well studied before Jon touched the matter,
! flare into the rhapsody Of political partfzan.
ship, and dwarf the Judge Of the Supreme
: Bench into d pettifoggtng Attorney. Histo.
! r tells Us OF 9 vanity Which once dissolved
i costly Tpearl In vinegar for the mere tEVo'
! Ions noto1ietJof Of. swallowing It.. hope
t Jour own kindred sacrifice has had better
/ motive.
|. It has been natural ipquiry-st1ll be-
! lieEe unans Eeled, since }on have assumed
this dogmAtic censorship, on what grounds
yan rest tire claim to exercise It..
Ytu place yourself on the lowest and merely
nominal ground that Of "pc nholder IN the
Episcopal church," which a5 is supposed,
mtans no mort than that you rent a: seat,
| which mny be recent act, and expire at
! your pie, sure You may have real wasted
Interest,": You may be; member Of the
w. 11x- m Tyx
! the heart her creedB. You may have been
| confirmed. You may be q communicate
Ton may have been known ior Jears ~ the
community as Gh1lsttan ana chnfcnmatl:
If you are, the lact VIII enuanee sutpflse q
your conduct and afucle.: u Jou gre ny.
and cannot claim lam oosaasnsd % & 20 ang.s ho1S
| 1netLutlon oIie4 0Heutp Ttsn ninsiS uots
privilege q tne Gnnrca @ ul 9oo, Ing eonlcu
At least Wan hot aesm 3oaa ths tahssuaptaon isss,
eneo lou nate eLse!n w IN .l sae nauiA auo
sne chauenee u @ sust am 1ued1 iatnt 9a
nv nn,s attanp, ~ !, ~
toe ssai lssaS tna1 snoIo w atssps 49,. ~ u1s
~ @ u. aae1. ~ anu aol .ue naet ssue M5
re SouI us szs.ss ~ 49, npHn ssaa Wy ~ ene
!auof " ls1etiuE g ~ tin5 n It 81 nsaus
every 9.s iG " tont ~ @..S s' III oH' LUIS
cone 1nlu.'Say ~ many rsaoel. -
aou may oe assu9 on no.M ai;ttas1 i;nssung u
finlsteI nAtte1y 1o1 yoas Po4t1cal paftlzan
ano ptopnety q IN lnportant parI o. "a
co@muniIy, LIZ fais neneG T. aao ~ 6currAon5t ~
taek upon a. n Eec!es'asuc saeaS ~ n9t desafqea 9
honorao3e 10 yoaa 9 9hnnooa, hat4s even IN naa a.
pssn "e aouaoa 1hu Deeiot e;Gn. nd tnas M ~
1: staau SaaaEee "4&a eiad1 a1.;1,oa anu gte5
Wtongut snott " mshs -. ~ pouA ~ capital
tnat On aavo ahsIa t1npso up 'nd sas Pn!poss
ncutloas e1aasu st;cn m;onous 80 enauo" VI ptoo
~ sas caz5 J. ~ cass ~ 1hst hstg Rstn.
ino bsa aaia ~ do1a IL II ~ !at.s
LA eat ~. tar oa. ~, ,at, ~ tus
Hn1 hvo vh;Ia foE hat n1te1ancs @ vo1 se hav
~ $1,000 o - go ~. -,ho1s-. -,.'.iaf ~ Lay