The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
Retween Two Fires.

SO far, we have had an interesting experience
in endesvoring to give all sides an impartial
hearing in these columns. We have offended
some readers by defending the Patriot ION
Paine, and eontending that, in this Centenniai
year, his memory should be honored for his WORK
and sacrifices in favor of American lndepeno-
ence, even though his religious views were ui'-
tasteful to a large proportion OF the Ame''can
people; and we recently raised perfect norne's
nest, by admitting a communication expressing
disbelief in some portions of the scripture sna
Orthodox belief. Now comes shot from the
other side. The Boston Investigator takes us 70
task on account of q poem, Published 10" "eeAS
ago, relative to Ethan Allen and his dying daugn-
ther We copy it entire:-
ETHAN ALIENS DYING DAUGHTER
We auded in the previous article & 70 .ns sri;n h,,
Of period in the distant future when sy ~ ;aoinsrv
.,a1s or y. miSgt say tie evidences.
81 sssns Indsis s continue and every lss y s We
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any Of them In the columns Of the :; sh All ND
OEs aasns sna SsE:r The ssnasns q be
altogether q church inventionst least m ie; +, ~ y
ss. p Se IN accordance with the tactics q ran who
Being crafty c.uEh: you Ts dea f1Osad .sy Be-
ps cunning srtfn vy y. s.agh You asss S,A sas ss
&C. duplicity and deceit" This bows',, ~, q; q, o,e @
tsp tai quarters, quite eIcusable- ..,.,a., ,s-.,..
Yotairs and Paine have received the tenaer mereies
On as ~ an md ft st keeps flowing like the grace
o the Lord and perhaps ike that 1t San
friend sent rs the other day barge handsome paper
entitled "TAe Weekly Kaasas cng. Is ~ oIa
deroes and the Deisfoai the 0rscles Of Reason
ins sala1s os ne story .
fer e familiar to our resdsr5 ~ represents ms M
fnSe doctrine or In those Of her Christian mother and
the Colonels reply is-"Beeve a. your mother taught
When we first read this story some twenty-five years
ago. wrote member Of the Allen family in order
utter falsehood from beginning to end that Col AAeI
n.per daughter ding hs LIFETIME! and that the stor.
entirely sectarian or Christian fiction few year
afterwards Gen Hitchcock another relative Of the fai
y, and residing In Pittsburg wrote refuation OF IN
aid S Progress Of which Andrew jackson Davis edit
It has heen twice copied into the inreqator within
the ialsehood is sti in circulation We ave read it il
books have it represented canvas, and now w
eos tbese pous moral Christians give won
derful proof Of the Divinity OF their religion and set
fnSs 9 %Osf S Ws % being ahe
reasonable Christian, 1--WE exchange with him and
course he reads the viii no doubt correct IN
Ethan Allen and his dying daughter True, the Col
an Inhdel like Thomas Paine, but Ike him ne We
and when we the descendants Of renowned sires ooun
up the Jewels that shone the brightest in those dari
hours let omit from the glorious list the name
the renowned commander of the Green Mountain Boys
of Vermont-CoL Ethan Allen
The InrestigatOr should have known better thar
to make such an ado about this thing In select
ing matter for our paper, we do 80 regardless Of
what our belief may be upon the subject treated
Of We have readers of all shades of belief, and
it is our desire to publish articles meeting thu
views of all. In the same issue, frequently, may
be found matter suiting the views of the mos
scrupulously religious and of disbelievers in the
system of Church religion. Especially do w
like well-written article, whatever may be it
sentiments. We have vast amount of literary
scraps, the accumulations of years, upon which
we draw, week after week. The Ethan Aller
poem happened to turn up, and we pulished i
Just as we found it, without addition or erasure
Whether historically correct or not, it was mo-
our purpose to inquire. Itwas just as its author
gave it to the world, and if we chose to publish
it, we had no just right to make it read different
ly from what the author intended it.
We shall still continue to give all sides show
ing. We have wagon loads of good things in re
serve, (some of them from the Boston Isrestigd
tor,) and shall continue publishing them, right
along. Those who don't take the Chief, have nc
idea what they are losing.