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

correspondent of the New York Euanselisf,
New School Presbyterian papOr, writing
from Cincinnati whoro tho Old School General
Assembly WAS in session ut the time, says:
CDR. Il. j. BREcEISRIp0E is hero with his Ro-
man features; his tall form still erect, and his
long hair and beard but slightly grizzled IIe
is as fond Of spcecl,-,naking as ever, and is
heard with respect on account of his age, and
with interest on account Of his Kentucky pro-
vinoialisms, and his rich vocabulary of invec-
tive; but his power and prestige have departed.
He is leader without auy followers and can
no more arrest the tide of reunion than King
CAsuTE's sceptre could stop the tide"
We do not pretend TO understand tho con-
troyersy hero referred 10, but believe il relates
to the expulsion last year Of several Presbyte.
rics in Kentucky and Missouri on account
of "iisloyalty;" and, if we arc not mis-.
taken, the breach has been healed, Or
at least been put in fair way of cure, by
the recent action Of the Assembly at Cincin-
nati. DR.. BREcKINRIpoE for many years, in
deed, until the commencement of tho wnr, was
deemed one Of tho strongest men in the Pres
byterian Church in Americn-his and Dr..
TnoRNwrLL's being the great iltellects that
moulded much of It's policy. Until the war,
DR.. B. had always been known as strong
Southern man. But he wns, at tho same time,
also m ultrn Whig, and when secession cnho
no could only see in il o Democratic snare,
and, being naturally ,mpulsiYe and violent in
his likes and dislikes, hc at once became a most
violent Republican partisan, and has been such
ever since. His career, in many respects, is
not tho same excuse for BREcKINRrpgE as may
ho urged for the demagogue of Tennessee.
BRowsLow is Of obscurest origin, BnroKIs-
RIDGE was born gentleman, of an old, repu-
table, and talented family. BRowHLow worked
for humble wages at his trade of carpenter, ut
the house Of General PRrsroN, in Abingdon,
Va, when Rev. Dr.. BREcKINRIpor married
sister Of tho late Hon. .WM. C. PRESTON, of this
State. Nor was il in birth, station and wealth
only that DR.. B. ranked with the first in the
land. Ho enjoyed the best opportunities for
education the country then afforded, and with
his quick perception and powerful intellect,
added to great energy, and constant and I'M
wearied application to studies Of widely
varying character, he soon, like SAUL, ranked
head and shoulders over the rest Of the people
lie has done much for Kentucky in The organi-
zation and superintendent of her common
school system, and has done signal service 10
his church In tho establishment and nurture Of
t'tu ineV,Vs ~. .....,.--.y -. par, ,iu.. UL.t
pity that 80 great, and in many regards, so good
o man should throw the weight of his charao-
ter and influence into the scnle Of intolerance
and vindictivs persecution We cannot help
thinking what splendid Grand Inquisitor he
would have made. How he would have gloated
over the auto-da-fe Tdntaene aninris eoie.hbus
nG! So said the heather poet. Christian
might express atill greater surprise. ii
The late Yice-Presidcnt and Confederate
Secretary Of War is nephew Of this clergy
man; 80, also, is DR.. B., one of the surgeons
lnie on General LEES staff. In fact, nearly
every member Of the Rev. Doctors family ad-
hered South In the late struggle between The
two seolions.'