The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-03-14
ca4h 0a' Doctor Alexander
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The telegraph last week comnuni:a-
ted the infoimatjqn Of the death,of this dis
tingui,hcd divine, 50 well known from his
celebrated controversy with Archbishop
Purcell upon the points at issue between the
Catholics and .Rrotestants, some thirty
years ago, ...@ a. .' ..~-,r " r.
Doctor Campbell was remarkable man
in every respect ard possessed logical
strength and scholastic research and learn
ing that is, enjoying by few, even among the
most cminentin the Ian l. Such was his
originality and force Of expression that liz
was the founder Of a new and important di-
vision amonl the Baptists who took his
name and have since been known as Camp
bclites. He was strong, correct and power
fiji in the incubation of his peculiar views.
lie Lad alIthe grcat qualities Of tie race to
which he belonged, and which, in Scotland
AS well az in this country, has given US some
| Of the brightest names in our history His
o4ic was as keen as the Liple Of Saladin aud
at the same time as powerful asthe battle
AK Of Richard Cocur Ge Lion. In his pri
at"i!e he was exemplary in morals and in
con1uct. and the breath Of scandal never
even fastened urop him. lie was one ofthe
| leading divines who kept aloof from poiti-
c.tl agitation, and confined himself to the
more exalted sphere of that future whose
mission he believed it his duty to announca.
lie had Lccn for many years President of
Bethany College. and was qeventy-eight
yta S old at the time of his death.
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$Z-2 j Dan sons Fear OF 4 5sassima-
IptE ...a tiON. G.-~
The Wathingtoa correspondent Of the
New York Macpy writes: "Thorc,i i, rea-
son for b.Ijcyias that the Pres lent knew
what he was about when he charged upon
certain radical lea lers a determination to
assassinatc him. 1t is said that immedi-
ateiy after his veto message information
was forwarded to Mr. johnson that there
vas conspiracy among certain negroes for
the purpose of mlrl.rins HIM inspired a.
the story run by some radicals OF the John
Brown stripe The story my appear in
credible; brit it should be rcmoln }crod that.
like all other fanati,ism, the anti-slavcry
agitation has developed soHe very violent
tyFos of character There arc certain en-
thufastias who really believe that it is the
mission of the nation to confer equality up
IN the mgr; thlt the time is prap;t,ous,
and that the only obstacle in the way islAn.
drew JohusoiS AVere some one-clse chan
heioctmpying tlfc Presidency, the present
Congress would, enact universal negro suc-
tlage ana the erFlalryaof negroes before the
laws. That the actions of the wrctchetlrco
pie carrie trSced7to SHnfner and Stevcas Il.
o. course, Incredible, but, the remarkable
statements Of S Scten' in the House, with.
ont any prov 1ca.iru, that the man at the
he ED Of th revenue shonll ricilf the
late.of CGarleS Il First, excited the sus-
p.ciolj 0, TIL Pr si,eat and together with
tn, information he bal received, le to the
r,magk' ha mad on the subject OF his per-
s)nal assassination y ~. g..ar .3 a
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