The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-09
An Unjust Error Corrected.

FRANKLIN, July Sd, 1875.
| r. NE Editor Of IN, H,rdH anil MaL
A late number Of your paper has jus
been placed in my hands, containing
communication from Cullcoka, in which
the following paragraph appears:
DIR. Pride, Of CulleOka, tells Of two ole
men who lived neighbors in East Tennes
see; one d good strict old Presbyterian
preacher, Rev. Mr.. Campbell and the
other horse racer. They lived neigh.
bOrs for many years on good terms. The
preachers sons all turned ont Jddly
and the horse racers sons all grew uI
to be steady men and christians. IN
their old days. the good old preacher ask
ed the old horse racer how it was, who
replied MY boys became Disguised
with my ways, and your b US became
disgusted with your ways!
Now, Mr.. Editor, there is something
strange about this East Tennessee aucc>
dote, if DIR. Pride used the names of
Rev. DIR. McCamDbelrs son in the man
ner and connection attributed TO him,
and it involves not only great injustice,
but Wholesale and unwarranted slam
der Of a family prOverbial in that country
for their strict morality, steady habits
and unblemished christian character
The good strict old Presbyterian preach
or alluded to is the Rev DR. John Nc
Campbell, who lived in that country, hons
ored and revered, until he reached his
four score years, and was prominent
and worthy minister of that dcnomina-
ton for nearly forty years. lie raised
and educated large family, seven Of
whom were sons, who were as well known
70 10 70 / al
most as well acquainted with my own
fathers family, know and the Doctor
knows that those eleven sons, instead of
"all or any of them turning out badly"
were eUcTV one Ofhem, from early boy
lives, consistent and exemplary chris
tians, to whose characters, rs men, cli-
zens or protesting christians, not the
slightest reproach ever attached. They
are an extraordinary, and may say uneX-
ampled family in that respect Five Of
item were educated in the town where
DR.. Pride was raised and in the same
college where he himself was educated,
and some of them were students at the
same time he was. One Of them Rev.
John McCampbell, d. d., is now and has
been for many years Presbyterian min.
lister Of the first landing in the synod of
Mississippi. Another, Capt. William
McCampbell, was a lawyer Of great prom
Use at the time of his death in the ser.
vice Of his country during the late war,
and n more worthy and upright man, al
purcr and more honorable gentleman
never lived. His widow and two orphan
children reside in this place, and are
grievcd to see it announced in the pa
pcrs, on the authority OF me so well aware
Of the falsity of the charge, that the hus-
band and father turned out badly.
These two brothers were both finished
scholars and gentlemen of refined Gull
ture. The other five sons all still living
some Of them Elders and office bearers
in the church OF their fathers, are and
hayc ever been citizens of the highest
and examples of sterling hon
esty, strict morality, steady habits and
christian characters The
charge, therefore, contained in this ancc-
dOte of an interview that never took
place, that all or any Of Dr. McCamp-
bells sons turned out badly is a grave
ialsehood-and so well known TO be such
to DIR. Pride him self, that think your cor.
must be in some error about his
ever having made such charge or ut
tered such a Islander concerning them.
Respectfully,
JESSE G. WALLACE.