Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-09-10
DR.. LANDIs, DEFENCE.

cation of the personal reputation of DIR.
Landis as a gentleman and christian minis
ter, is before the public; and those who read
it will at least be struck with the clear and
frank manner in which its statements are
set forth, if they are not convinced Of his
entire innocence OF the charges made against
him. Although the work, as we have already
stated is addressed to Rev. George Junkln,
d. D., the christian community generally
will feel deeply interested in its perusal also.
We give few extracts from the work, re-
serving the main and most interesting fea-
ture-"the Bethlehem affair'-for those who
may procure the book.
DR.. Lands begins by saying;
"You attended the General Assembly of
our Church during its late sessions in Gin
cinnati, and when on the seventh day of
those sessions was nominated to Profess
sorship in Danvillc Theological Seminary,
you, as you admitted to me afterwards, i'm
mediately addressed one of the Committee
on Seminaries, (Dr. Matthews, assailing me
as morally unfit for the station; and from
that time until the election itself, which
occurred on the ninth day of the sessions,
(hIay 25th,) you took occasion to speak of
me in similar manner to other members
boSh Of the Committee and Assembly; thus
endeavoring to effect your purpose, which
was to prevent my election; until, as sub
sequenty learned, rumor was thus raised
which produced considerable excitement.
1t was not until several days after the cleo
ton that became acquainted with your
course of procedure; and SO soon as was
informed of it, l sought an interview with
you; and as it was of course my duty to do,
demanded an explanation, insisting also, on
your furnishing me with a statement of
what you had been alleging against me.
You evinced considerable confusion; but
admitted that you had assailed me as above
described, and for the purpose above stated
and mentioned several things which you had
been alleging, Ito which l shall refer in their
proper place, presently } but which at once
showed you were false in fact, and SANDER
Gus in high degree; and more in sorrow
than in anger assured you that you had by
this procedure violated not only the laws Of
Christ's house but the civil law itself am
certain that you will not say that treated
you with any unkindness in the interview;
, felt none; though insisted, as it was my
duty to do, on my right to have from you q
a full and clear statement of what you had been
=, alleging, that so might, as informed you,
take issue with you at once. This interview
= occurred, as you may remember, at the close
:, of the afternoon session on May 29th, and
= during our walk to your lodgings, which we
had now reached, and you then informed me
that you were under the necessity of leaving
u the city in an hour, ard therefore could moi
, comply with my request at that time; but
- Gas distinctly understood you to do,) prom
l. ised to comply with it as soon as you were
o able; and that you would see your brothe
II David, and institute a re-examination of thu
5 grounds of your allegations; correct any er
e ror which you may have committed, and le
If me hear from you on the whole subject a
* the end of three weeks. This promise, as
s. understood it to be, you failed to perform
N and after waiting more than a month,
10 wrote, repeating the request that you fur
IT nish me with the required statement. Ii
10 your reply you deny having made the pro
10 mise, except on condition that you shoul'
rs find your allegations to be erroneous an,
actually refuse to furnish me with state
es ment Of what you had alleged with tn
of avOwed purpose Of destroying my reputation
n in the view of my brethren. So stands th
ia case as respects yourself"
v, After viewing the course of DR.. Junkin 4
IN its moral relation to the Church, DR.. Landi
in proceeds TO suggest the reasons which actr
ated the opposition of the former gentleman
ne "1n May, ,1S65,y you still stood bravely wit
n- me on the Union Platform of our country
49, You had been standing by your country, an
as also by the Church in her noble utterancel
g, side by side with me. / still retain n,y pos
tion, ,chiie yoa hare abandoned yours. An
st having thus far become false to your countrl
a. and false to the Church, you have becom
re also, false to your friends. You have so fl
n come into sympathy with Stuart Robinso
d and his traitorous clique, as to deliver m
,s bound hand and foot, so far as you coul
m thus bind me, into their hands to be sacr
ia feed; manufacturing and also furnishin
"a them with the poisoned arrows with whic
to do the work, as | shall show presently
You long have known that his press find
lying and SANDER as necessary to suppo
its position before the world, as his dali
W ~ bread is to support physical life. do nj
-'9 know that you designed that they shoul
en take up your SANDER and report it on yor
ne authority; but the whole thing looks might
ne ly that way. You could even permit h
ad corrupt and venal press to slight or overloc
'nt its own affairs, in order to assail the Danvil
'y. Professors, when you should have cautionC
sh- him to husband his resources so long at lea
The as his treacherous connection with Southel
ted rebellion and treason is not repented of al
M not to be so forward in assailing all who a
nee true to their Church and country, until son
Of matters are cleared up which have been pu
ost lished widelyrespecting certain trunkswhi
nry were to disseminate pestilence through o
rec cities; and certain intercourse with tho
ing who were planning the Presidents assas
i'm nation; aud other matters, which have ney
ce. yet received satisfactory eclaircissemel
! in lie may have had no connection with the
h matters, and hope he had not, but wou
~ it not be wise, in view of what had be
'oU said, to show this before slandering othe
onI I 1nattempted explanation of your stran
~ procedure, have heard it intimated Il
nNe YOU may yourself have expected to be assil
AsV ed to the Professorship in case my nomil
anu ton could be set aside by your means.
'nOS would not advert to this hypothesis at
ON were it not that it had been suggested a
'nge possible or probable solution of the afo
oice said extraordinary and injurious procedu
the Could it be that you would thus seek
ired inheritance by having its prospective oc
ace, pant stoned to death (in moral sense) {