The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-04
INTOLERANCE.

A correspondent of the New York Evangelist,
New School Presbyterian paper, writing
from Cincinnati where the Old School General
Assembly was in session at the time, Says
CDR. R. J. BREoKER1DaB is here with his Ro-
man features; his tall form still erect, and his
long hair and beard but slightly griszled. He
is as fond Of speech-msking as ever, and is
heard with respect on account Of his age, and
with interest on account of his Kentucky pro-
vincialisms, and his rich vocabulary ofainHec-
tive; but his power and prestige have departed.
He is leader without any followers, and can
no more arrest the tide Of reunion than King
CASuTr's sceptre could stop the tide
We do not pretend to understand tho con-
troversy here referred to, but believe it relates
to the expulsion last year Of ssveral Prssbyte-
ries in Kentucky and Missouri on account
of "disloyalty;" and, If we are not mis-
taken, the breach has been healed, or
at least been put in q fair way Of cure, BY
the recent action Of the Assembly at Cinein-
natl. DR.. BRECKENRIDGE for many years, in
deed, until the commencement Of the war, was
deemed one Of the strongest men in the Pres
bytsrian Church in America-his and Dr.
THoRswsLI's being the great intellects that
moulded much Of its policy: Until the war,
Dr. B. had always been known as 3 strong
Southern man. But he was, at the same time,
also an ultra Whig, and when secession came
he could only see in it 9 Democratic snare,
and, being naturally impulsivs and violent in
his likes and dislikes, he at once became amost
violent Republican partisan, and has been such
ever since. His career, in many respects, is
parallel to that of BRowaLow. But there is
not the same excuse for BREoKmRIDgs as may
be urged for the demsgogue Of Tennessee.
BRowsLow is Of obscuresta origin, BRHoxIs-
RIDa. was born gentleman, Of an old, repu.
table, and talented family. BRowNrow worked
for humble wages at his trade Of carpenter, lat
the house of General, PRlsToN, in Abingdon,
Vs, when Rev. Dr.. BREoKINnIDan married.
Miss PRESTON, daughter Of the General, and
sister of the late Hon. WA. @. PRESTON, Of this
State. Nor was it Il birth, station and wealth
only that DR.. B. ranked with the frs. in the
land. "a He enjoyed the bsst opportunities for
education the country then Afforded, and with
his quick perception and powerful intellect,
added to great energy, and constant and un-
wsaried application. to studies Of swiddely
varying character, he soon, like SAUL, ranked
head and shoulders over the rea 81 Che people.
Ho has done much for Kentucky in the organi-
zstion and superintendencsEof her common
school system, and nhes: done signal service to
his chureh'in the establishment and nurture Of
the Theological Seminary at Danvills. iWhata
pity that SO greet, and in many regards, so good
man should throw the weight, Of his charae-
ter aud influence into the scale e. intolerance
and. vindiotivs persecutionl j We cannot help
thinking what splendid Grand JaquisitOr he,
would have made: How he would have gloated
over the auto-da-fsl lTantaene aninis eclestibts
rs! So said the .heathsn poet. A Christian
might express still-greater surprise: ,,.,;,
The late vice-President and Confederate
Secretary Of War is q nephew Of this clergy
man; SO, also. is Dr.. B., one Of the surgeons
late on General LIr,s staff. In fact, nearly
every member Of, the Rev. Doctors family sd-.
hered South in the late struggle between the
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