The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-25
EPISTLE OF THE wRONGED
SLEEPER

Being deisme 4, we entreat-lCer. 4, 10.
MIR OBEHLr-I see by The BULLETIN
that during my absence you have not been
- careful of my character as you might
v" teen. IL my case 10 similar TO
Psurs may initiate the example Of the
Apostle, and "eh.reat"-no, re,rest, no.
run away, not nght-but just gently
esrne.tly"entrear that DO heard in self
defense.
In your paper Of September 18th there
is published, for price paid, little re.
port If th' Csc of Jacob Bradley, sent
from the association to be published early
in The BULLtTiS--in advance Of the
minutes-1ecsuse las there stately of its
bearings upon the cause of morality
and religion in Cairo" My name WAS
not on the paper, ami was purpo.ely with
holden and left of Of it, But SEES what is
placed At the head of the srucle. After
the line in large capitals "LooAS SLEErER
IN NEW ROLE then comes this.
Logan Sleeper is never happy unless
at war with some one. Having gone for
| the Rev. Mr.. Shores, and got eft-he has
concluded to try his hand on Rev. Jacob
Bradley"
Putting my name any where about this
piece ut all could not but be deiamatory,
II, was not the leader in this business at
all. But here am detained with chosen
words And in your next weekly, whic
goes more in the country and may damage
more find in a separate column edito-
rial notice, as follows:
1.-THE Rev. Mr.. Sleeper is as busy as the
busy bee at the work Of crushing our col
ored Baptist ministers. Having disposed
of Rev. Mr.. Shores, he is now crushing
Rev. Mr.. Bradley"
Now, MIR. Oberly, this is not true. ltis
n ot true historically; tt, not true cata-
goricslly; it is not true metaphoricslly
il is not true at all. And if
could think it was intended for prophecy,
should surely we, Mr.. Denton to help
rdicule and demolish while he is here and
in the business.
do know verify that whatever Shores
or Bradley may say of me in the streets
or anywhere, can damage me very little
or nothing; but not So Of sanction and
endorsement in point, and coming from
respectable sources. l heard of this defa
nation IT Bradley's fore 1 left Carlyle
and Belleville. provided myself with
two certifcates-ons from the clerk of the
association and the other from the veneer.
able moderator, setting forth carefully
and precisely the part s,ted in the cn.e
of Jacob Bra Hey, and no / stou'ly re.
fused to act on the committee only upon
the condition that Bradley would state
before all that he had nothing whatever
against mo and regarded me II.
personal friend. This he did plainly
say before all, the question being put to
him twice
l will not ask you to publish these GER
Nicat'.. 1 WIN Toe content il | can show
and read them before the church and
every colored church in Cairo it any coca.
sion shall demand.
Mr.. Oberly: "Being DETAINED, we en-
treat There is suffering enough for mo
| that is not svoidable. Let me not DO al.
lowed to suffer alone what / shall be able
to bear, You may deprecate the same
evils that l do in this place and in the
the world. Whether you have the same
estimate of the curative that is working
and that came from heaven, envy you
your opportunity as II journalist here, pop
ular Ms your psler is, TO help every cause
that is eood. Yours, Respectfully,
LoGAS SLEEPER.