, 1876-04-22
An Honest Han, a Christian Gentleman, q
Patriotic Statesman, and a Reli.
abIs Republican.
Tho NIary-Nlcrritt Case, and b1r.
DristoW's Connection with II.
A CompIeto RcfptaIion Of the S!anderous
Charge Against Him.
BRiSTCW'S CAREER.

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''S 1o.ls,s.1 f.,r'rrs, ~ a,5 carontr,e| it1'
In contri,,,.o n cantor tn ,,,r,orv fnr,,s,, ,o
nubfo with lnroruot;,n. md In 3uptfcc la q
,nod,st md nuL,o y,,,, o,I,o t,sn;r;u7 oourrr.
of this artsIo, Nit nnr,int nny n, n,n1cto md
rntisfa.,o,v btucran,,v IF chi, Tr,siow .pul,-
1,s],cd, have tocn nt p,B 10 nathor tho follow-
tuc facts co,,ccrnn. tt,a lfo of tho nrercns Yoc.
roiarv Of tin rr, nsurv. 1,,cy vtra obtained
from varied and art,,,It,o p,sttes. md aro lor-
fently reab}o. I k,n,y of nm nublio ,ueu named
for tlo o1,so or rrfsi,,oot whoHo charactor com-
uaufle anc,, uniror,nl rasnert nn1op,. oil mon Of
huuor mid Integrity. frrosppctiyo OF party
,,ho.o RI ,,-c,t honostv au, lrmnosa seen III tho
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F"A.. FtA1 '"" ic'oa'''5 ~ '
nlontuB, appeal 10 htraasly 10 t5a iElaLo con"
goienco nna popular so:so Of rGat, Al TIM Of Il.
II. D.igtaw. Such IL tho coaAIan:a Of tho poo.
nlo In tho man t,,t p,oular mud t,u,u au1pu.
NV "a ~ .'' ,, .,.',
latea vo'e OF tn'a"S "on'. "',s'''s "''a"'''o"'i'
pace h'n ut TIC hoaI OF ING 4'epub'ie.
nntsr,w'a BIRTHPLACE AND ANCE yroN5.
Ecninuu Helm l}slutow, tho suli.ct Of this
u,,t,,, r..u il. =, Il, 1,,,,t,n 1,o,11 Tu,4r 1;v
s'."n' VIZ ao, 49," - "s' . ,.,t...r
III july, ISL nra va" tic seeo'u OF iam'ls Of
four chAiron' Tho s'umo ionjanin ~sa hio-
to,ic ono in the family Ct Dss:owp. Zach branch
Of The fnn,ily h.d Il member rn,tcd Uonianun.
t,. ~, 1,n,,,,r ,,,.;1 -, ~, win, f,,i l.; In ,t
ta"' ~ l'o''o' "''s. s'"ea VIZ -" ~ ~ 49,
tlo OF bfanhVW!ne' i1a 1alncF, 3f"hc'e H. As's-
toT, wEB widely Ksowli throughout tho Etaio aR
A 1atyyrr Of ability nu1 d gentleman Of co1i-
,,,,,i;,,, ip,,uou,o ami c,,,r,rtor t,olttico1;.,
."''.i' .e 3I ~, ,:'" ,,,,'.
n'h ta''tes was ss1t o'"'a',o "h'e' Fo'.ona'
frlehd ol llehry E!ay. anu Eao deep mosas cen
viusteus Of tho wfcEedncsa Of Slavery, Which
were ,nlcn,tii.tl )y tImo mid lig aDspcintiou3.
y,,tor,,;r, sI,,o, l., t,,r ,,,ol, ia y,o,.
s'"'ua '!"s"' .a sir, r.. ua ,
.oa'''oa' h' nSeoi.eu tno GN, '"a, ~ .l"Sns ~
slaves, Wien coming 1CEnIly under h.e
rootrol woro Granted gp7r i1crv a. auy
.: tho,. a,,;rod ,a " ~, ro,,,,o,,
with Its fhmlly. It waB because OF anab''isy to
help themselves. mud 4 large Booso of humanity
prcvontoa Francis 1sristow fran, turning the III
;,,o ,ho ,vn,,d to at,.vo II n Dr,.t,w,a ,r,nd.
1ot,cr ~, nj, .sr,,o,i Hon,;q. m,,.or WA lnt.
!@'net' III osi'hciool nap'ias ui''9.ott ""u o',
tcfiy opposed ahd very oslfetseu III A's Aatsen,
to tho acctrscd institution. l laYo seen ii eer-
ttlcato OF d1ec,arpc from tho ntmy Of 1879
given to Iis maternal ancestor, signed by Col.
1,,,.,ou - hsar. ,x;, uoss II t,n nraxcrr do.
''oN-eon' ~ oe"A7 "'sneNo " li'o o."'ets' "o'
'votfoh' nhd intc6Tily ol inc baptlst faFsof'.
Tho fathcr OF bur Secretary onco Represented
tho Thi,u District OF Kentucky III ,Cupcress.
ssvcr,l tl,nc, vca s,o,, Senator and n rncn,,,er
neFs'u' s''"ea WEE S's'e @e'1'sot' a." :. a'eIG -
o. no eonsthut'oEal eooa e'''o' ~ io'o' WHICH
- 1ttnfeu thn' VTrHcnt State 9unSeEtson. No mail
MnH ECr0 ftkhGGhced III n16 lnSu4sy't TO tnA
1Jniou and tov suffered moro fer lt;s ns,tiotisu
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autlns TUG "ar. nc "no as!so" run n's
lomo, mud endured Fefaecu'iou' an. III,
jnres that only brave md honest
nn,ritt pou]d hear for bis country, H,t
,1rrtcs.ot =, ,o rct -. r.u sn,t,cs. c,,inc ,,or,
1na'a.o. .. we s,'., 1919 .I,,as,., s
los )asileo tIah ieeh' 1eius'1s e"cn's Mneso III
coiitcirnco could net dotcnd them. III" lnfe''.
ri.y nado h,n, q rpit iu lis n,oral rntu.e, and
ida no1;,;c, rrro,,, wi,, n-nr clo.est scr,.nv t,
d"t.,t ,,,o r,,, ~ s,,,,;a;,1 :, or corrur,,f,:,
"s,u'1 ~, 'uo ',"" " ,,l''s I,u.a,.s '.,.
mo Mnsnef Oh tfcfelnls HtieIo". "''o sUf
ytycs her L,,elsnt and nos lives III Ekon, VAL
Emily Helm, aud Il mi MI CT of tl,o disiugls!1e 1
,,uuir ~ 1Jn,ua SIR ia n uona,, ~ ou,ot al, i
ountsn :, ta n@r 5,r hrnr,ns MI, irtc'I,"n,cr
"u', In. csih i,rr cva1,, mndost ufo IN rnmnr;n.
H." H. nuhe." MeI 1nan, ''oso's 'A' -
''G Tru,. ;ntnnr mr., ;nn,or n. lf 1,.ptosy IN.
hort t,,r.t CnnItic NJ ri,arartrr i,i,.i, hv in,
crnnsoi i arcn'u"ttn "nd t,., n,:I, thrn,,li ucr.