The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-10


January 8, lS7a.--The Dispatch of yesterday con-
tains publication rejecting upon my good name,
to which Is attached the name of W. w. BENNETT.
But for the fact that the McthodiSts are firm be-
levers in failing from grace should hesitate to
take the author Of that card to be Key. DR.. BEN
NETT, Of the ChriStiG AdrOcute He has fallen; !;
and, O!my conntrymcn, what fall! Not satisfied
with abusing me in his own paper, he rushes into
the secular press 10 denounce Inc before the world
and the rest of manklnd and yet am rs innocent
of the charges preferred against ne as is the most
devoted follower of the great and good JOHN IVES
LEY. l made 4 playful aluslon to the Mcihodiss in
The Herald Of December 70, without meaning any
harm to any one-a mere joke. like the Metho-
dists very much (of course would like them better
If they would all join the Raptists, as think they
will do before ong) Such Is my love for the Meho-
diSts that for their sake will remind DR.. Ben
NETT that instctd Of abusing and misrcpresent-
Ing me for saying bright things IN the Re
iyions Herald (my letters charm and delight
the loiling millions) lie had better throw
a little spice into his own colunlns-better
provoke SMILE even, than TO be heavy. TO this re-
mark the readers of the -4irocate will give hearty
ard unanimous AMEN, am sure I hrow in the
spice and make the Adrocate fresh and readable like
the Herald and such Is my regard for your readers
Doctor, that ut 800 column that's what the Herald
pays) would consent to furnish you an occasional
letter. Try it, and your -tdrocate Will 90 like hot
cakes The Herald understands this thing. II pays
thousands of dollars to the ablest writer's, and my
cousin SAM tells me that the Herald men have to
send big hamper four times day to the postotice,
and that each time 1t comes back heaping full OF
letters. Act upon my suggestion, Brother BENNETT.
II will call you brother, even If you do make such
ugly faces ut mc.)
Dr. BENNETT keeps asking for my name. What
.t,t Il, 8 fcr lie IN Y
name is JOHN SMITH. 1t was given me when
could do nothing but cry and Kick, aud am not re-
sponsible for it nor ashamed of 1t. Ii DR.. BENNETT
will come to SInithviile any one will show him my
house. lie will find the atch-strng on the outside,
and he will not be the first Methodist preacher by
ut least forty that has pulled at that string.
JOHN SMITH.
p S-I see that J. 4. Ellyson announces that he
has copies Of my last tseven column letter, and is
selling them at 10 cents copy have telegraphed to
the editors of the Herald TO stop that operation. My
letters are written for the masses, and there are many
of ths too poor to pay 10 cents for even so gooda
ship1as my last letter. have requested the pub
fishers to place at j. T. Ellyson's 500 copies Of my
last letter 10 he sold at cents copy and 100 copies
TO be given to such rs may not find 1t convenient to
pay cents. know how to fee! for poor people.
J.S
P.S No. Last night several Of my neighhor8
| called. They had all seen Brother BESNErT's as
sault upon INC, and were very indignant Smithyille
is boiling with ragc, and The Mcthodists arc rs
mad as any, for they know I'm ali right. read 20
my friends what had written, but they shook their
heads. III you have got any spank You must stand
mp to him stronger than that" they said. At their
| earnest request, and with much Internal quiverng.
have sent note to Or. BENNETT, by my friend
JONES, Demanding sdtisfactioa. feel very un-
easy and did not sleep wink last night. don't see
how can back out of the thing In that event they
would all say was afraid (which AMI and call me
a coward. l fear DR.. BENNETT will consent to gire
| me sdtisfactton. never before understood what a
hard time politicians must have when they imagine
that public opinion requires that they call for sGts
faction. suppose they also call for strong coffee
every hour, aud twist and turn and jerk and jump,
just as am now doing. They are to be pitied; I
know am, and If Brother BENNETT will only let
this satisfaction business pass, he and the Metho
dists will never again be bothered with any more
Jokes from & .-r.-s ..,t JOHN SMITH.
January Q, 1873. ...,....