Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-30
J:r. E'f.!ton's Position TeIled by
c5Iu,SeiE

The ar.icis il The Herald, Ct January Is, en-
li.ied "Mipis!eg!a, DiscOuresy Rebuked," is,
from is staadpooi, 90 embodiment Of jlst
scatiia:a:. Bat because believe you and the
mia;s:trs q lie Conference utterly mlsapprc
hand this qa:sion I desire the uss CT your col.
um6s to State the case as view it.
n replying 10 or 10 cliticlsirg an essay we
are catii=i to but Eve minutes. O,her breth
r8o have reiulcd the positions taken by refer
cae;s TO Scripture. l sought 10 call attention
10 danger tba. had been overlooked By them
| sod 10 ! icndeucy which | thought explained
| the motive Of The course pursued. AS best 1
could ia briet way l r. FIRED TO The fact tba,
deapoli.us bUla;er Up eaca other The servant
| OF ore despctisD is ever ready to help another.
| The fsou.h sought to build UP despol5m
| s!ioss c,frer stons should be slavery. The
goverrmgn,, at the head OF which vas PlO
Ncnc, gave the ScutLrn Cortederacy It's re
c0pn,!iop. 10 spirit ADD 10 purpose these gov
e!nloeuis we're 10 uccorj. BJth sought TO bul!d
up central ars:ocralic poSer at the expense
f the Interests ood tbs liberties OF the cOmmoL
pe2g!r. d.. Samson before thu Var and dur
il. the war was knowo to be q stroog pro-
-iar.ry mae. He s. mpathiz:d With The South
| as ag3iGss the Ncr,b. liz m!Jlstered TO The
| Confederate sex and thu prisoners iEon the
| S0nlh lie wos consistent 10 Ills conduct. 81
i kuoTu, thsn, TIA. Baptist minister has
Dcer suspended uahesrd. tron the Baptist
| Minister Conference, not tx rlc;eaucy to prlu
sa!e, i.or laC Dotra!lss ceUomioa,loua! trust,
tu5 t.r oiima;iaF that ncmb,r WOO gave
h 5 sapD0.t 10 Scu!htrn slavery Is predlsposeu
t!ar. rs 20 give lis supper TO tho despotlsm
OF hgme. DE-. Samson aduits that be did not
80 als IL behalf Of liberty and that ne Is 10
s?r.rathy with Romtn Catholics, es he IS IL
.yn24tty with tbe bet sen everywhere. 10
Lp.s ino!piog's Sun tial this language from
b,G, in whic5 he declared ils loya!;y 10 1868 ::
las 10 Gly politics EN- not and never Wac
"a i.oo!itUus; have warm illcnd3 ii thc
S,uli, and DID hare during Inc war. Certain
Is, vas shuG Gu. tr1m somc Mas5Gchu'cils
3ip;ist clutches, but net The most prominent.
/ Olca | nas near being arrested f0T spy when
cu,s.iag the army lines, hut it was whcD, uodcr
Scccctary Stewards iusiipoIic1s and 10 his con
EIercc | went 81 a missionary among the negro
i;.p.ls!s [. uas shre%l notion OF the Sec
r;terg to Increase their religious t4rvor, as they
nunbefe ia Georgia ooe cut Of SIX. 10 Sou.b
Garolirs the same, aud, in Moth Caro!ioa ooe
il slvco. When | explained mg mission | Was
Ic: q. IL tic 0eGlan!oE OF The war, when the
Baltimore affair took place, II was suspected
that [ wsi sjsas!Dg tc III: Southeruor5 10
! AIcy.rI:is from NY eliCgc widows With q
| !;.rcsaac LAMP l. VS. absurd, aud hlT. Lin
c1ln s.w 80. Ny i3teh.riug with 800 Gil!
II, u EiT2iGia WAC HeIa 10 be s:n! South be-
c.usn they W ,r.G sat s@cir allegiance to the
my St.tc 81 West Virginia, hs5 bccI DIsua-
Id.,7,G05. showed the President that they
c1asoieui9usly c'uns 10 the cid Safe Of Viz
.,i:ia, ard Of .Ic1 Tor them their oath to 70 on
ror3s. Toeg, Consequently, were allowed 10
keep their property and stay e. home. rs 20
nv words, rZhor;ad he Fifteenth Cooaeci;cut
| Vlirateer! ca the - c)nd Sunday in Srptem-
bsr, 1865. ahcn il tE,ir camp naar Washiug
too, 10 uph9d QUO # The hes. governments
unisT he sUn.
For What an | suspended For toi.ior The
;TG.t, which bss heeu admitted by the one OF
wh3ma spoke, ats! 5eoIuje | would DOT s!ul
ITS myaeif aud tsko back 90 ustera@ce founded
Oh f.ct and On c!nmon slnse Is well, at the
r,qucss Of u.n wlo ware listeners 10 and net
st.srers IL the c1uien nation. Fer Dr.. Samson
p.r:oaat!y / SHARE Nth ny brettren in their
love AID a their desire to commend. lie is q
Courteous Uhris;ian gentleman. While he was
pr5.sisycry 10 sentiment, southern in pr0cli9Ily,
DO WAS the ctr bCGiGl"nt OF the spiIltuf ttatet-
nal ui3uss AID ec3.! vii! to Ill. Ia The hos
pitats, il he cinp ia The prljons, IN the daily
payer meeting, 10 thy college, ard il BIZ
cau!ch he H4s Z btulhcF beloved. Fer bin az
uI2u have ooiy love. Fer his principlas, as
Opn1scd, 10 M opinion, TO the spirit Of Chris
uaD!ty and brotherhood, | have, es ell know,
9 ve.y different i.eug This would have
beco gaG to have said 10 the hearing Of my
tra!h.n. i'tis being d,uicd mc. seek 10 Soy
it il tee heaiog OF the world. 1t will surprise
uiasy Inst fc7 such simple uttaraDcs ny
pre,nrn bad D0;I:i.g Gu. retuke. 1t must b.
Remembered tEa. This Was rot the bngipgiag,
| tu; tls aoHiuuoaucn. ui cuff c: IulDlng
tiraush yeats. Olcof the stoutes: of NY up
p.1cns wa, unl! he surrendered to and became
&c siG9c Ct open com Duoion, oue OF my warm-
| est pcIsonsi f.ieDd.. since then hs has been
Is persistent, not always lair, opp0uent II
Wa he TGu RI pJrted III au Incorrect ma0Ger
| cu!v,.slirn which occurred between q company
u Clergy n.cn ia 10y srdv AID Was rcbuked for it
| b3tl:c ,ha ;;oulrrerca. Yesterday wssa 6:ld day
IL ny opponcut Backed UP by Les kiodred 10
s,,:.it ani septimeut, he Prevented NY s,yipg
aha; believed you'd hav; SHOWN the Con
tafeara :bat, while | desired TO BE- true to truth,
! did 90! dls!ro 10 be unrIu5 to Z Inan We all
nld IL hiYh esteem. 10 beiug thus treated l
| ani cot a,oul. They ois: OUT my Master as
| unreascnngIy aad rsis I'd . o!aDGr about Pau
! Of Iphcsuj who vas more fnrtuoat, THAI BIS
| admirar 10 Eacicg town clark to app.ase the
penn'c, sayiGg ''oceipg then thtse Thugs GIN
! 90: b. sr;kco aggiGst, &c ought TO ba quiet.
AID 10 10 rothiag rsshly.' TIE mioisttrs ore
justified 10 lcvifg Dr.. Samson, but hardly 10
aiuIOg thnt he Is il ,libIe. TheyIsbouhi hay4
permitted NE to hsve made the gOlnt which
believe IS wsil taken-that II ia legiti nate TO
trace al il llence. while character 10 LEI. unss.
| salled On the Questions " slavery and Roman
ism, Or. Sampson and myself aro an.agonists.
Or almost every thing ese we are in accord The
time will como when we shsll lean to b, tolerant
toward those who differ from US without feeling
compelled to iIdorao or utterly reject all The
opnin:s which may be catcstsined,
If then, ths Conference had permitted ue 10
state the difference between my entertaining the
opinion that because q aem Der favored slavery
ka naturally favored despotism," wi:hou.
wishing to insult or even 10 iLjure the feelings
OF n brother whom I pect IS / respect thous.
AIDS moro who believe in human slavery, the
Conference would have voted more wisely and |
should have been saved tho rebuke ad minstered
in tie Article referred to. Thanking the Herald
Tor liz f=irness. remain, with eincere respect,