, 1866-09-08
i LETTER FROM GOLD DROWN.s
Rev. Or. Scnrs4 President OF Brown
Cniyertfty, on tlae Situation.

Rev. Bar1las Sears, D. D., President Of
Brown University, was appointed Delegate
to the Southern Loyalists' Convention at
Philadelphia. By reason Of its being Com
mencemcnt week, DR.. Sears could not attend,
but he sent instead the following noble letter
to General Friezc, Chairman Of the Rhode
Island State Central Committee:
FROM HKy. Dn. nAEsAs SEARS, ..
1nent l'y ihe Union National Ceairai Committee Of
Rhode Island, as delegate 10 represent the Statc
In nc Southern Loyalsi Convention, 10 be held In
lnadsRh as.a a. naaks M s honor and
aesonni ii tie College Commeneemassnt. which &C.
u though @ % not politician IN my partisan sense Of
that term, The same religious conviction Of duty
md love Of country which led me to send my sons
what may to toeupptess maekcd rebellion, which
is only the more odtons Tor tho hyPocr1tieal cant
Nth w5sh i IT, 7and y the co9stn
and = Uaton ID which snbdned rebellion shall
dictate It's owl terms 10 The Government which 1t
Have NC Constitution which rewards treason
and Furnishes patriotism! which makes It a yistuc
tho Highest stsion 10 bctray ths loyal people who
elected him 10 sMbas!esn place. and 10 belly all
those professions to which he owes his position:
Having fossaken the cfuse to sustain which he
tional legislative bodl which is tle legal rcpFe
se o. s isehgs g ea s
duties Independently; 1o give conn.nance 10 tho
enemies Of the Union In deeds Of violence. by a
sancsitnon!ogs recital Of their pretended wIongs,
| and then to aetame The murdered and apologize
for the nnrdcrcls whom hc ought to bring 10
is this the Union which Is to be restored, aad
the Constitutional Government which IL 10 be In
|
and ier tte unlen. aud eihers Who aided md sap-
ported them, 70 bc shot down like dogs. sifhout
finger being lifted hy the supreme authority for
holders In the land who dlsapprove Of such har-
barty and The measures thai lrad 10 #, 70 be dis
missed Ito give place to- others who viii aid
81 our friends and ies!:oysrs OF the national tfs
Ihs consomerate 81 politics, 5eSfea1ey At !, head
:, q unas sess9a sna
North, has mixed nr With it. rcGret 10 say, bot
Ter men WHOM, could wish to sccin bctteS com.
men 50 as 10 make Them appesr more numerous
than lisey arc. aud winkinE ont q sight for The
mcmcns, she most oEsnsiye political og;sasts
their whole eonrsc for the last Ave years. 10 rep
Standard M bsafc1 % Going over to " sho o.kes Side al;
treating, of1cisl1 traitors with more consdesatio,
than patriotsai appeals 70 the people; VI aecep
intending rroadenee of Fin WIN In. euide
| them thus far. lei The sreat issue be brought.
Very respectfully, ynur ob1't sc1x'ts
3. Scans.
L. B. Friczc, EsQ, Chairman. SC.
In marked contrast with tho above elo
quent letter, is the following from James
Smith, Ex-Governor Of Rhode Island, an
universally recognized MS the most cor
temptiblc politician in that patriotic littl
State: ...- ..
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., August 81, 1860
T. A.. Whitman, Esq, Secretary:
Sin-Your note Ct aatls received yesterday. B
tfeviug thai delegates to any general conseutio
should be chosen BY the people mcetiues ca1le
for that purpose, and not by committee VT
were cbuscn tor other purposes and for ot!.cy re
sons satisfactory to myself, respectfully aeclil
serving az delegate 10 tho convention to be hol
eli In fAiladclphia on &he Sd prexino. .Trnly.
/ JANEs T. Sniru.