The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-15

". GLA1s7oNr o. TIE EvuLu11oE TGEoaV
The (ont:mI0rc7y EcWcU i2r Dcye4:br
cun,sii4s ,uc following letter lEoM Nlr. Glats
s;o:.:
20. ~ DOWNING sTpEET, WHITEHALL,
November ., 1875.
~ Dear Sir,--I observe in the ConteayO
T1ry hetictc Tor October. page $40. th.: Tie
:vEyWiIg words arc quoted !Iol Ill address
o.! zine at Liverpool
Upon the ground Of VIA. IS termed cro.
!uGon, God il relieved Of the l4bo. Ct crca.
top. Ia the rance Of Interchangeable Law, lie
Is discharged :rom governing me worid.'
lhe distinguished Uii.cr in tie Rectcac
>!!a that y thae words have made N.Y.
a.i o. cons pcEoG+ly TIC champion (or ex-
!-ucct} o! liz 2uti-&c!uutI!c view That the
.,"Ils may be It gardel is j. pcai.
= 20 Is directly ~ my Jc ~ my point, !
c>nfo.Icr this judgment upon 10y Geclura'ion
- Et founded Oh AZ assumption O. BELLE!
Tia. il contains = condemnation Of evolution
and II The doctrine OF interchangeable laws.
: slti.!.!t :hAs I. contains 10 such tl!Gr. Let
- Ihustri;c by saying, what, il wrote It's
.ylio"s.:
Upon the ground OF what is termed
!.h-Ity nagr,nt crimes have been committed,
aIM. likewise il tie La.:,e u! iGW and order
!,,.iiH.D i!eLts have been troit.eu under loot"
-.uuil lot Dy thus writing coIue!n liberty
u o"bdoiDn law ADD order, bat Condemn
only the differences that iuen draw. or gay
'!cy tstaT, from t1eIn. Up 10 that ro;ut the
parallel Is exact; aD0 hope Il will he sccu
-,t;t Ar. Spencer has ipauI lItcD;Iy put upon
~ words meaning they do net boar.
C-!ng tie pala:isi tbus far for the sake Of
c!ea!ucss, | curry Ii no further; for, while !
ain ready 10 give il ny adhesion to liberty,
and !ikc0iSc 10 law and order, on evo!utlon,
and on Interchangeable laws, ! Lad rather lie
excused. ~.
The words with which think sime. de
E;aei e1ds Ccr7nne are the best for me
"Js 1.<2 ust-c NJ Ia 6.dmcr, nj tdohser.''
B-foGc coli1 presume TO give an opinion
on evolution or Oh Interchangeable h"s, ]
saocld wish ~ know more clearly and more
ally thanI yet know the meaning attached
70 toost phrases 10y the chief apostle OF the
Uor ines md very Likely, even after &C
c0u.pl!sling this preliminary stsge, might
It'd myself iusutilciently supplied with the
kEow!edse required 10 draw the line DC.
tween true ana ial5e. a.a~.
have, thcn, no repuGrance 10 any con-
c!usiona whatever leg!timatc!y arising upon
we!i.ascerlaineI facts and wel!-tested Icu-
tcn:Dgs. and my complaint Is that the tnuc-
tons CT the Almighty, as creator and gov
ernor Of the world, are denied upon grounds
Witch, whatever Ue the extension given IT,
the phrases have quoted, appear 10 me to
BE utterly and maniieotly insufficient 10 wal
rant such denial.
/ aIn desiruus 10 liberate myself from o
suppos.!ion alien, think, 10 NY whole
tlauils Of mind aud life. Bat Dc not de-
lire 10 effect this by the meiGoa Of conlro.
yvIsy; and If Mir. Spencer does not See or
does not think that lie has mistaken the
nIra',sns Of my words, have no more darts
- th-ow, aud will do myself, indeed, Tie
lira.nre OF concluding with frank avo"al,
t!:at his Manner OF handling what he mus
naturally consider to be q gross piece o
io.!!, IS US far rs possible from being Often
Svc.
Believe ne, mos! faithfully yours,
w. L. GLADSTONE.