, 1875-02-13
TRUTH "a vs., lAYMAN.
4 DEFESsE or T{E LATTER

CHICAGO, Fob. Ill read the co,n,nr,,,.,,o,
of "Laymap" In your Tuesdav'e ,ssn. 80
vh,,e dd mt .oro. viii In, ~, ~ ~ w., WI
hs1,o1ot Ia -. ~ .,.or "sa, " - ~ 'a'u, sno
pei'u'eo ''e "aa IN esEor "nen he ead that d.
DO hoFen only had lve majority OF tho clerical
vote. I certainly did not thfnk thero uas
ANYTHING in Tho communication To ius,ifv
,ne or .nv ma in cb,ra,tor,y,,, II =. w..
s.au.t A. -. 1. ~, ~ u, u"''
io"""n sno '@i1e' OF As nno!hahlng
lmpadefce' OF in holding up "Layman"
~ "snarlipg correspondent +" or IN wilful
falsilor and An 11pacrunnIouH Hlautlerer.r 1E,d
mt rad thu comm,nic.tio, In this ,nor,,;,a,.
T.s.s 800 'Ao ,.mO.'. !. - 1u4s a'o.n'
AAi".'.' e'sne" Afutn' i teallS tn1iR
should ha7" ascribcd the error to mistaken or
Imperfect understanding og. the facts aud, in nv
proneness tn fa1,.vc that men sct oftena- s,orn
,,.as s.a 49,. .,,. 49,. 49,, , ~ . toaA
~. 49, ""o pu' s"0" 4ton oaa a"u 'aiPase tno-
s1'ee' aloalu fIaass hase supposed 1t to oo ~
error Of the head and no. Of she heart, and
mover should hare conceived tho Thought
that "1,,vm.nn wan ac,nstn1 +, %.
..;.,,.a .a.,;.;.
= r'o..s s"ss., " naus'o1n ,,.. mo't'e. ~ course
understood that Laynan was not happy
orer the election Of Dr.. DE koycn. whether snlid
or invalid that he beiioyed there were reasons
whv ho .bould mi In - hc.r a,,,+od !, h. IN.
that he bcliased no wss not elected b, Legal and nd
Ycnt;nn ant, that In nnr1,t ~ =, ha to,
hv H.. comsent ~ tba ~ nd,1 Touro;,.so. 49,
~. int.n ~ tno f,hnroh St,;.'L !. ,nr.. ,1. ~.
snat ha3nan .n'nas : n"iui Nv 20 Pave COL
eaftea aolon On 5'lo paft o. tue 10y ofdef, IN o-
position 20 of. 70 hoven q cohsecsaton, and to
n;ace. to the nersonH. or bnafes ar oftccrs rnI
10 INC MHnnes tHas t WI, 90 me moht sooa.
ns'umfuE thnt 1t y good thug to do. am
aaso conslnceu % shas ~. ."Tman nonesss oe!ieFes
!nat - .ne oes.'o. u ~. ~ Musnu con,passeA 10
d.n@croua con,encnce, t. thc ChnTrh Ea,o s'nd mi
everywhere. Anu not"tnssaodhR tue fnahy
hara thlhea rum has said Ana i ine m many
nasa na!nes ., ne nas eal!ea nlm, Nnlch truth
hays 10 poS play huo numpshuHe hFEn-
taert, an constfa1neo 70 believe That " Lar
mhn, though mistaken IN thc enc point oi
.n1' @ H. IT, aess.ea ~ = no Asu'n'
a1a 1nat nas motlses are eooa ahd pute.
| =. IT,, enIa THE hGLE oF ohpEH
.! tne lonsehsion whlch declares .hat an e1ua!
tnn ~ ,a9u i, ] sns y oSleea.es rom eohgfegs-
son anai4 neu.saize ~ the vote OF such c1nE!eRs-
va ono PATSY G,':1 81 co'ssestnn whose delegates
were e1uaaiy o.Sloed. aaa e's.ns that that vote
nas ~ w ~ 40 nv Ssss or tat parish
hoa 1o..ns, :, Do. to oe eoanaen IN making up
o. Shien "ets @ neeenaar} . 70 caoee lhnt 1nea.
s'on VA uc'o.e Luz eonseu.lon on tne hsht
oav ~ LII az ,ss;u ss.son' ~. up"u H. E.o osltoh
to strke t1as p p9vsaon out o. Inc Ta1ss o. o,deE
gsaea chnFen ~ m ana an uns'ng tsnenes 4 @ 1Gr tns
nneonetssasonas' ana soulo no. govern rue anes.
tion o1 HaJotltE " foses noslon "as inhos
to ley ths pr1positon TO tmena tho rue o.
nroer On tue l@ele' wien auuse otla asa'n SAL!
tne TUG "ss uoeuns.I.u1u.aa'' ~ ~ "Au M
~ tn'u' -. -. I'll " W NV ~ W.. ~.
shoiseat MY " set e. U! tao HatnHt' ~" anu tAas
ne ooatusn .s1 "ou.a m tne n,Gun 70
las On toe tMu!e n3 Msn ea5''eu ~ i!
ma1or,ly: ms :, neneial "a Consenmon o. tho
m
Judge Oils. and tho Constitution Of our Conyeu.
ton is Gear AT ana uaanh'euou.. thaI majority
vole of 81 tho parlahes Represented sh4li !, oe
necessary 70 ea'ry measure; Aot"i1AhtandinG u.
81 this ~ Chase tae Frrh'dcnt nl the Consen'
ton: On the sseona GAY eisaer befo5a tne So.ue
for taehop began. or octoEe the tellcfs retired,
arosn tIom tho chair, Ahd, Of LIS o"n motion,
aeGla5ed shst that tue fa1o of 'Fa'r Would a0'eF"
DIVIDED VOTE
would not be counted At AL. nor bo considered iu
determining The votes necessary fer an election
Ihas WAS partisan railing IN favor Of Dr.. l]t
Kovan. be being tic nominee Of the clergy, aut
tho one divided soto reduced lbo number DR.. Dr.
I nfo t,ty