The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-12
w. y. rONvEWsEs LET FER AND TOM
ARDEMsON's PARDON.

Ieiitor Denorvnt read with, to say the
React feelings oil great surprise The letter Of
MIR. w. r Converse to Gov. Nichols, petition
ing for the pardon OF Thomas q. Anderson,
published in Sundays DEMOCRAT, and With
feelings of equally great pleasure. your edtto-
rial comments thereon. But while endorse
ns emineftly sound and true your comments
ON his letter, you did not go as far IN one d.
reegion as you might have fone ai'n sn m'.,
verse was In direct variance with Al the teach
inns t,f the Ghristian Bible, whether upler
Mosaic OF prophetical regimes OF under The
Christian dspensaMon,
people were told beforehand of the, iearlu'
Judgments which would come Hppn them fei'
their departure from and violation 81 HIS
commandments end instructbns Asa next
ID and almost alongside Of idoiatry, was
placed the pttefing Ut false Judgment, turn
Ing the truth into lie; judicial offices, where
truth and justice should rule and pass judg-
ment prosttuted 10 be high places Of oppres..
slon and injustice, and where the reward %
inluuty came tot the ctdning Of He. And
later Oh, under the teachings of Isaiah, Ese-
Aipl, Jeremiah and Others when that chosen
people had already passed under inost terri
BILE Judgments for their crimes, II is narrated
among the causes thereof, and again In con.
nectiof with their shameless idulatry.. II
locked for Judgment but behold oppression
for righteousness. but behold cry.
And later on, when The fulness Of the time
had come and the Son Of Ged spoke In the
form and likeness Of man. there is naUght In
all ha teachings to warrant any such CHROME,
ous and absurd conclusions "a thoaa reached
hv Mr.. Converse. True the Christian In taught
not 10 resent personal Injury and 10 return, TO
his enemy good foe evil also that III thy
brother sin against thee seventy times In
day aud seventy fines IN the day turn again,
saying, | repent: thou shalt forgive him.
Tliat Is all tis the golden rule Of action among
individuals and especially among protesting
Christians who are also particularly eau
toned against throwing their pearls, before
Saviour thl,s taught bis disciples and follow
era he denounced against the leaders Of The
Jews for their political and national crimes
themost terrible Judgments, which came upon
them about forty years later In the awful
destruction Of their city and nation by the
Romans.
Mr. Converse makes tho grievous mistake
Of applying n rule Of action, given for the
guidance Of individuals, where II does not ap-
inakng the application according to rule
err thy brother repent and turn" eto Has
Mr. Converse any evidence OF repentence on
the part OF Tom Anderson or hs oonfederates
this peoplei Dies IL lie IN their bold, defiant
attitude or In the indecent insulting and ma
lcluus libels and lies that they have published
against Judge, jury. aud the law. officers OF
this State, and Ia which they have been aided
and abetted by their confederates IN place and
power In Washington As ] said before, the
rule +, not applicable In this case at ALL but
should Mr.. Converse wish to apply IT, let him
see first that its requirements are complied
with.
Before closing, would, on another point Of
his letter, remind MIR, Converse that two
wrongs never did and never will make
right Because their creature to-day enjoys
the benefit Of their wrong doing, Ia no reason
that the creators of the fraud should turn the
law Into q farce and Justice into . prostitute
by escaping the just penalty Of their crimes.
In conclusion, / would commend 10 Mr..
Converse closer reading Of his Bible that he
does not again traveaty his profession. nor
again mistake gush for religion. or senti-
mentalism for Christianity.
Respectfully, =.