The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05

II sA1s, ~ e0leo " ~ 4l9tlgAA 49,, ~
has seen u o. other ocoasionS to use biz
"saarsd elRes' s. q sSrssnsto alisld him
from msrited ehastisemsnt for malignant
assaults upon the private character Of old
o. and better men than himself. !.
The implied assertion that ~ petition
Or ''papsrs'' rslAsipg 6 Pine Garden va
passed into NJ kinds Il I Ia. X the Rev.
Nj. Campbell, Paaeor q ths Preaby teriaa
church in this city, hasS used / Tie means It
his command to ascsraain tho truth Of bin
statement, he knew he lied; II he made the
assertion without ~ effort to ascertain it,
truth, 10 Z . guilty q though hs dsliber.
ate,y lied The Rev. M. Caapbslr msJ
take either horn Of tho dilemma, and in
either position 10 ii to b despissd BY oil
tru:h-lovins men. The City Recorder viii
say that tho paper alluded to has not been
In my possession, and, Il his word IL not
good. ask Mr.. Campbell how he knows
what he says about the matter. H.'>"' ~
The moral quality Of the Rev. Campbell's
act, in publishing his communication, I
presume is fair exponent Of his christian
character. an prepared to- prove that
the implied charge, that "the paper was
passed into the hands Of the City Attorney"
and that he had delayed to act in the. mat
ter, is false. LIST, II Mr.. Campbell used tho
proper method to ascertain tho whereabouts
Of his petition (which would be to inquire
At the Recorders Ofdce) he ascertained
that tho petition had not been out Of tho
custody Of the Recorder, and that no ques-
lions upon the subject matter Of the petit
ton had been referred to the City Attorney.
except such questions aswere answered in
stanter At the Council meeting when tho
petition was presented, then he has pub.
lished malicious lie. End, II Mr.. Camp
bell published his statement without having
made IN effort to ascertain its truth, his
action was actuated by = malignant and
uschristian spirit, for the least sentiment
Of manhood or regard for deoency would
have prompted him to have known beyond
the shadow Of . doubt tho truth Of his
charge, before publishing It, particularly
when that charge involved the good name
and character Of his neiShbor. Sd, II Mr..
Campbell made his statement upon the au-
thority Of rumor, We suggest to his friends
that he is not very safe "watohman upon
the walls Of Zion." 4th, In either Of the
first two cases, the Rev. Mr. Campbell was
aetuated BY spirit Of revenge, which dif-
fers widely from the spirit Of the Master
whom hs processes to follow. -. is. :,
The Christian spirit Of Rev: Campbells
letter I have endea.ored to initiate, and
will only add that, in his endeavors to pre-
serve his inecgnito, Rev. Campbell may
hereafter remember with profit tho old i'd
age that "it is hard for an ass to hide his
ears" Amongst all the GLOW characters
{see Rev. Campbell) who frequent the Pine
Garden on the Sabbath, / apprehend there
il not one who could be guilty Of ! moro
despicable act than this Of Mr.. Campbell.
Ostensibly chosen to expound the word, hs
arrogates to himself the Office Of political
dictator and moral reformer, as we'll as
gossip monger, and no person of whatever
condition is exempt from his vicious malig-
nifty. We doubt not he believes he serves
his Master, in attackingby' fslsehood tho
public and private character Of the City
Council and other citizens but the fact
that he believes he is doing right does not
avoid the obligation which rests upon ev-
cry man, who has the peace and well-being
Of the community At heart, to shsn his in
fluencc and example.
I shall take no further notice of Mr..
Campbelrs communications so long as his
assaults are made from behipd The clerical
necktie, As recognize the immunity Of the
''cloth" from the rules that ordinarily gov.
ern the intercourse Of gentlemen.
Respectfully,
.'.~ -. ~.-.. > OSCAR TAYLOR