, 1874-03-17

To ths Editor Of The chscaao Tribune:
SIR: Tho article on The A1oCarthy casc In your
Sundays issue must have beon written upon
secondhand information. think TINT no ono
who had Witnessed the proceedings Of tho Co'1n-
ell for hnlf-nn-hour, as ali unpretudicod specta-
tor, could como to the conclusion YOU lavo dono |
upon certain points.
I attended somo hours, with no prejudice |
Tor or againet either party, except TINT which
tho notorious sesmon could not fail to create in
any right-minded person. And nm sure that'1
was In a condition Of mind to judge calmly.
Tue portion of lho article in Tue Tribune to
which talko exceptions is this:
Tho trial haa 30 fur been not only scandaloua but
unfair. Mccarthy forfeited. whatoyer slight culm ~
had public syahy, o hs asgsg o 81 asfon IT,
mouth. But the Council that heard tho accusations
ayains. ulm probably ~ untar tribunal ~ ever
sAt in Auprca. 1t ragged tho friends hn clceleu on
tle foes oi cCartly 1t refused tile attor. 1t
actually declined to gsvo him tho specitcatious on
called lar when he said he had nut received hsln
We believe tue ptlfni spite that showed Itself at nrat
s mi ieayinu ts onnoao factton to starYe, ran lis
ccurso before tie Council adjourned.
Tho trial may have bccn BcandalouB, from the
| necessity ttero WAS OF proving tho obscone and
vulgar language used by tho accused, and which
| formed the basis Of some Of tho charges. An
crort vas made to 60 into secret =, acssloa on
| uously objected, aud tho Council yielded the
point roluu4nntly But unfair tt toas not. Il
neither gagged Lis fiionds nor choorcd on his
| foes Il is true it refused to bo Interrupted by
pcrsons not belonging to tho Council. WHO would
liae upin tho oniBcellancouH alldteuco nud attempt
| to Hpoak; but it WIS pAtient to fault with Mo-
Carthy himsolf, who spoke, ain quite sure, aa
1nue!1 as all Tho rcBt OF tho Council ut together.
1t dd not decline to givo him tho Bpeci.
| iIcatlons under the charges on which tho trial
proceedol. Yl.ey were not only road to him by
the Clerk Of tho first Council, but copy was
given him. md yet he continued 10 assert AG Ind
! Gad no spocitications. There wero some charges
to which lio specifications woro attached, aud
| the Council REUSED to try them uutll tue ac-
cuBed was. furnished With copy, ard spociilea-
tions.
MCCARTHY abused tho patience and tho loniency
of tho Council all tho way through. Thoy grant
cd him every possible privilege; gave hun
great deal more lee.wny thun is us1,s ana
by tne imposition of sot Of absurd rules. Tho
impression he created WAS, that lie wns atten,pt-
ing to obytruot the proceedings in every possible
way to delay, and, If potslbio, provont, lnveats
play the role of the martyr when they we're
rejected, aud whine about persecution.
Your descriptions Of tho proceedings aro Just
as nearly opposite the actual fucts they wol
Gun DO. lii regard to the bountedus lunches
spoken OF, thoy were provided for The whole
| Council, McCarthrites and antl-hlcCarthyite5 Us
we'll, and nut for tho members Of tho church,
To %9se as tneY ye IN u the 90 yeioity S0
The Council il composed OF the pastors OF
Baptist churches of the city, and some OF our
best laylnon, chosen by the other churches,
without reference to MCCARTHY or anybody else.
They ara as u1,prejudlced u body as could DO got
together out OF tho churches, md III fair nnd
honorable men as you cau lind III tho community:
They entered upon the unpleasant duty assigned
them by their brethren not willingly, but re-
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