Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-18
LOUISVILLE.
A Card from a RepeBtant SInner-The
DeIirEugn of Injauity.

A Card from q RepeDtant Sinner-The
DeIirIum of Iniquity.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 17.--Rev. Gilbert Fl.
Robertson publishes card in the Courier
Journal, in which he says:
Suffer me to make few statements re-
specting the terrible calamity that has 60
recently befallen me, The lady with whom
my name has been so unfortunately associ-
ated has always occupied the very highest
social position. / went to meet her at her
urgent and repeated solicitations. l went
from motives of pure kindness and sympa-
thy. In the whole sad affair, L was con-
scious of no criminal intent and no crimi-
nal act. | can prove beyond all cavil her
exact identity, but l shall never be guilty
of such dishonor, unless driven to the point
where honor demands its revelation. By
some drug or potion was suddenly brought
under a balefol and potent influence that
overthrow my reason, bewildered my judg-
ment, leading me into such insane acts, and
into such certain and frightful exposures.
Out of the profound and awful gloom OF
these fatal hours, memory can evoke but a
few detached and Insignificant incidents. |
shall not crafty a greedy taste for scandal
by detailing them.
When onmy return home that memora-
BILE Friday night--awakening from my delir-
ium, | began first 10 reflect on what had
occurred, it all seemed as wild and un-
natural dream; l did not realize the enor-
nifty of my exposure until, startled by the
revelations of reporter the next Monday
morning, l was filed with such sudden
and Unutterable disnay that my courage
and my manhood forsOok me, and denied
the truth. u was weak-was coWardly-
was sinful, and for it l have suffered the
humiliation and the anguish of the most
bitter rself-accusation. l confess it-that at
the coming of that sudden peril, so much
more fearful than death, was appalled, and
coward to the truth.
/ left Louisville that night in lulfillment
of an engagement made a week previous
to meet my wife in Cincinnati, on Tuesday
morning, at the early train from Nenia.
Mr.. Davidson, one of the elders, was to
telegraph me if it was necessary for me to
return. l met my wife in Cincinnati, and
we dined st the Burnett House. | did not
receive Mr.. Davidson's dispatch, and we
left together on the cars, she stopping at
Xenia, and | proceeding on my way East.
| had still a strong hope that this fearful
affair might not be made public. On Sab
bath-the very Sabbath on which / was so
slanderously repO ted to have been with
some woman about depot in the city--in
the church where l was baptized, in which
| was reared, where nearly all the people
knew me and my history, was 80 urged
by pastor and people to preach just once for
them that, sad broken as | was, having no
excuse / dared to give, l consented and
rraocbaE. op1 flis iu-itation uivpro tn mo
under such agony of terror and humilia
ton, was the first ever extended to any
minister outside their own particular de-
nomination since the organization of the
church, nearly a century ago. This incl
dent NAV serve to show the estimation in
which 1 was held in the home Of my child
hood and youth.
This is the first and last public statement
have TO give respecting this terrible affair.
l have no plea TO make for myself except
these facts. l have gone down into the
depths and endured the full agony of hu-
initiation and shame, and felt the hot
tears of penitence. But shall not parade
my grief nor the grief of my stricken fami-
ly.
The Presbytery will meet next Tuesday.
| shall appear before it and make full and
honest statement and confession, and to its
judgment shall submit my case.
| cannot close without acknowledging the
deep personal wrong and injury L have
done my friends here who gave me such
confidence, and also my unspeakable CRATE
fuluess to them for their ready and tender
sympathy for mine and me in this dark and
dreadful hour.
GILBERT II. ROBERTSON.
How Half Million was swamped.
Robt Atwood is preparing for publication
a full statement Of his financial operations
and how he came to be involved in them.