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Macnab Street P esbneS thu eh on the last sabbuth-da.v in M.y last, by two ofour c ?v con8tabie.^name y, VViilian, West and Robert Giiiha n and the ()(fic.-l.,.ar.r8 of that church, by which I nearly lost m y iTfe and bv ?reat pain and effort I can occasionally walk to my office The very great and felt sympathy I received from all dasses of you (savmga few men^bers of that church) on that account Shf warrant me in addressir.-r you in resoect of th^ f, ii ' !?^ "^ K.,*. I u <> '^ •' icspector tne lol owuisrmattprtj' but I .nuch prefer as a citizen addressing vou as citizens uDon publ.c^grounds, nan.ely, the necessity of purifying ou^ctyivfrn Wh L weTr^/ ""' ""^'^''P^'- ""' "'"'^ oh^ar^cter'S^S:™: vvh.lst we are all very anxious to devise ways and means to ^Z^nir'''"''r -'y ^^b^' - ough'To to' lorget tnat one ot these ways and means— and one of th« p)iipf 4t.^. iHAMHTON prmnn !IS!?ARy »*>*%, 0^1 MMMMl WW l t l . i MH i^^^X^''' ' '^■^' I •'*. »._ 2 conduct of ou CU? fW,K in '" '""'-^ «trengthoned by the into the same; alth 4h bTs 'h acJiT'hr'hV'^'' VT ^"^'"^^ of thousands of persons wL Lv^f I drd'trof't' :''^''"^"^'^^ has been abundantly testified to me ' "*'"*^' ''^ ou/city Meijil'l^t^r. ^S[' ,:"• f 'T""*^^' ""'^ clearly see not only iheirvery i u nJr si n ,', "^^ f ^'"'' "'" enquiry into these^natt,Ts Vu 3ir:T^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "*"">' C'""P«^ port of these constables in 'such Ir ^ o^ rrinT' "*'';- the approachinL' election of Htv offi,.i.. / m view ot directl/interes^^d al^, in IS ,£ t^ y^ t /'T; "'"^ "" n:Strs:,!;-;;;:zff ^"^ '^'-^^^^^^^^^^ public wor.hi;::r si'j;^;.^^^'; :;,u ;"t n;!;-/?'- 1 law upon any of you) may takp m.,.h „ coninut Li/nch toreiieveouicit/frinS:'- /::;::::^:c"i;^;r 'r wo may haye some good reason to hop' t n the f , ^ ' ''''^ ofourcty will not be blasted by such \i XracteTof ''""T government being allowed to con'tinue. ^ '""' "'^ OUR CHIEF CONSTABLE send these constables ? Secondly iPhn aa r ' u ' '-''«.«« he,e„d .he. and wha, i^CcLf. t 'gr,?. '':i/;:;;r"';l;3 on tho same day, ho replied as (l.llows namely •_ "^'"^ Church, to preserve the peace, and this Ls ,vf th ^^'■'"'' OntliesamedayIaddressedasim:l=ileitertc.G rl A„,., &q., Police Magi.„a.e, and ho replies ^XZ^'l^.X!^^- -thing abontthe .ir.i/.ill To jtL:; S.S'" '"'■ ' ^"''"' entirely „p„„ Mr. C„uL, .h, arer'o'^^^lt^tSCh HA.vi'JJN i-UBLiC LldKA.iY >, ■*iW.J<*- .(#^*»»*»,,^||^ ^.^w gross vi bound t Even these C(. taken in ■*"^ls DO Cmv sue: \ nin the government ''d in a church on a two of (tiir corista- reiiftthened by the ill proper enr|iiiry incd tJKi .sympathy rd of t' ' suinf, as he conduct of our iir Kfoorder, and y which you will ^ioiiofany proper tcnniKjo and sup- > th;it ill view of (••IS yoii arc all for as these our itfeinen," thiia to eh at the hour of coiiiriiit Li/nch 1 you dc.TIl h.'St ', so that thereby ! future proirress iter of our c/y Constable, Mr. on me, and by -First, Did he hat purpose did o them ? And ', bojr to state, Miiciiab Street arncst request , and I had no I. Armstrontr ariiely ; — >ur note. I did iiiy- I kniiw a me, and the church, rests who although I a ^ G^'clrr'^^ " /^^"'f "I ^'y ^'''O'-f.e Murison, one of our .tIL.I r hi ""'' "'i^^' '^"''^'''' ^"'' '^^ c^onHequenoes of u.fiisal, yet ought not to huve done an ilie-ral act clearly seenZ'";!: "Vll^' '■'''"'^^'^ ""'" ^'^'^''^ '"^g"'- ^'i" be hLTJ ! n^ ^'T f'^""^^'ns "xtract from the Consolidated Statutes of Upper ('ana.la, page 642 ; being section No 393 o the Act regu latin-r Municipal Institutions, plting out the dutiei ofthe High Haliiland Constables of Cilie., namely : " In case any person complains to a Chief of Police or to -i oreac/i. of the Peace has been committed, thouL'h not in hia presence and that there is good reason to apprthend thlt the arrest of the person charged with committing the^no is nice Lry U^ prevent his cscaj.e, or to prevent a renell of the breach of the Peace or to prevent immediate violence to person or proper y hen .fthe person complaining gives satisfacU,ry " o iri^T thJ before the Police Magistrate, such officer may without a wa"3 arrest the person charged, in order to his being coimyed ^ soon arr^g't^tT^ '' ''''-' ''' ^^^'-- *^ beTelir S These are the only cases in which a constable is allowed by law or a7h5r'hP''TK^''''^""* ' ^'^"•"^"^ ^^en a breach of the Peace or a theft has not been committed in his presence. Malistr'ae^mu^tT'' "^ r'^^r'' ," °"'>" »PP''^hended, the Police oaffls to suTannr.rt'1 '^^'"^ ''^"' '^« '"formation under oam as to such apprehended violence, before he can act thereon • from Mm l^S r T "" '' '''''''''' ^'^^ P^'- «^-- P-" ds irom him. i hat legal course was not taken because Murison md for that Sabbath ; and ,hi, i, proved by L fact . , t^a^nM 3 o( the.e person, has dared to allege in his defence o ,n v Tt?™ rc^nen ra^d'' 3,^ir?,;s?otiK ,hf T'",'',!,'""'" 8.""'^ "'■»'"■<'»* »f*eP<»=«, the duty of hcse Constablea a» they well know, was to have arresS r^e and taken me before a Magistrate, and U to have Zw ' m. oui l"e Mlllli^MRHIJI m ^ a dog upon tho outside steDs of tho rhm-.h .,. ,i i " Any person who wilfully disturbs i.,f..rni.,>f- j' assemblage of persons met L .;;,'; ? ."v t/T'^'* T^ course, l,y rude, or indecent heliM^ i ur o 1 ?' .^ l' '""" "**• either within a ph.ce of worsh,! o; " ' ,^ p , '^ 'Jr,; '-'r' witnesse,., f..Heit and pay /c'h sLi of "m>, ev T T '''''' ^''^1'''' pounds as tho said Jn'stii nwa/rnr/f'Seoits.',''"'''^^*''"" '"^ That is the onbi law wh^ch (>vi^f< In P..^., i gross .bL. and ^llt!;i" ,,,W rr "'"" ""'"""" »"" I did not disturb the congreiration in the qli.rlifo^f ,i r grcgation, and violated the law most ..rosslv ThS thf " '?" case is clearly proven by the fief fh t fT^"rj ^*^"* ""'"^ '^« OUR CITY COUNCIL ^-. lid Ifave mo there frorii such their c-hi'iircrx of that wl I hem to (Jo so, ssiirt'dly that was Inserting that I ur in thtH.hiinh, ilntioiiof til,' law. i« very (.|,.,ir, us solidatod statutes p or disquiets any hy profiiuH dis. iimles an-solution •-1 nesting the Recorder of the city, to Inl-estije n nattrr t mentioned m> the resolution, and rel;Uing to asnpposVd m«//H , . breach ot trust, or other nusconduct. „n the, pal! of an v membj ofthe Council, or o#m- of the Corporation, or of u^.y ,,.. soi ot the member, otlicer, or other person, t,. ih^. eity • or in case th^ Councd of any city sees f.t to cLe inquiry to iXlaZ ^^r ^^ ernrny any matter connected/ with the yoJlgoeernnJntofZcU, o ^^^ conduct 01 any pert of the puh/ir busLs. thereof, a n 1 t S (.omcilatany i,mcj,asscsa resolution re.p.cting the Recorder UetL^ailds'lunV'^tr'*^'''^-^' ""i '^•-^^"'•'''■'' '''-/^-Vuire Ino tic snme and shall for that purpose li.ve all the powers of Com- nusMoners under the Consolidated Statutes of Canada respect! !. mquincs concerning Public matters ; and the Ifecord ; sh wi t all convement s,,eed, report to th,- Council the result of the enouirv and the evidence taken therein." '"qmry, That section clearly shews that n,y request to have my Petition referred to the Recorder, was a proper request, as beiu. a ci^e precsely ponUM a, by that .ectio,', and whiA co Id no tl, rw e be properly etupm-ed i.Uo ; the Itecorder having by that secTi^ specmlly g.veu to \i^n^ power to summon witnesse . and conpd heir attendance, and power to examine them under o«/A at d he I t::ir ^^'^^^^--^^'^^ ^-'^ ^'--i'- <-» placed td;;; the..- The ( , mici I however virtually refused to refer my Petition to the Kecorder, by their reference of it to the Police Commi sixers The e.xa„Hna,mu into the nnvtter .../.r o«M,, was thus gang t ' copied Ihe Police Commissioners are not the officers of the Citv Councd. and are wholly independent of the Council, being i ■t 'Mtrnm mm^ Oim MAVOIl. ri. M.,KI.VSTilv, &„., oun KKCO[H,j.:,i.",°„j, start, ►:«., AH VOl.U'K COMMISsroNK I t. ""•"•"""•^wlmt "course. ,.f,„.,,,;i.;;e Hth Juno, iiHi^i,;^, |,j,| ti"7 liad flxfd „|)(,i, »^/^-^!^;Jf;;;;;.-^:;ls;r:L.^^^ Ma,..,. ,..,.. si,,,., answer t„ ,n^ snid h,tt,,. •"Zt/h ^''"''.i'": >>'f<'nni..jr ,,,0. i„ crcnmsruncior which y.^Zupll '" "'"' '*" """^^' "' ^^u a-^:'2r;n':i±,rri*:;^i?r;s- v;---'-^ ^ ^« as iollows : ' ^""^■^' ^•* the Mayor on 17th June which you intct.i alfi " , . L'n"' '"' V" ?"'-''" ^f Procedur oatk, or not; «s if ,.0 t,' bo t 1^/"" "i'^f ^'vidence vW.. «ood svhich can arise by any e nVuT^r'" " ' '' ' ■'^''" "" I""^^^'ble who conM behave in Jlu- br.Th ••''''?" '""'^^-^'^P'-''-'''""- will at least say anyth « v h *M I" ''^"^ ' ''''' ^'•«"ted, by the .ar of the I^it.i^i:;'^^,::^::!!;: --;';- -trained poit c;;;:;^a:i;:^:j:^,?^::;;r-N^"^"-ring .e that the namely:— ^' ^sion, and concluded as follows, " As Chairman of the R,ini,i in ,■ , Vowerto administer .L /.,';.'. i? "'!T'^ '''"' ^ '*«^^ "°' '^'^ Wer //.. 382 section 0/ it; 54^^ ^ ',"*• '-^. J-'''" a.^-.c/ /-o. 't being doubtful in the onCL Vw n^""*"^'^'''"'' '^'«^«^'''*. section is applicable to th^^l^Zt le " ''"'''"■ "^'^"'^'- ^^'^'^ a«to^rr::r;;i:,;fr^;;^r7 ^^^^p--^ question, came the answer, tli^xt hlk uicf no? T' *r""'*^' ""^ ""^ witness, hence any cxaminX, Y, u , '^'^'"""ster an oath to a anaacious false assertion, that I had ,jMfe%*j*KM«****«w«"- mtfr^p'^'Bf^'- the cniifrdl of II fhern iIiun to 'fill« « ^I>l•r■i,^| "> ill <)lH'8Uo||, tTi'for. tfiH C'"- ■"tly eallini. rluT.. fo, .1 ',v '''■";'' •'^^^''^' '^rul nt\.v repeat- '^ '^ord... I^d .r, ,;, U f w V!; 'k'" n'" ""'^«*"' ''"'^ t»'" wi*. ;.y Lhis t,„;e b:.,^-,-'',?:,^:' '''-'•' '■ ^^>' ''•'•^^'^'• search, hut a. my interests w,- 'i i "Pl"i'c-iiily truitiess ..Kain,.,dle.|np,.f,r U^„ 'r;; ■*"' '^'"'r^ '"' ''''^''*^'^' do so within i dav o- two r/i I ?''' '■""' '"'^•""^" ' ""^ '^^ '^ wi.i.t.:;:;;:,^;Snl:;';r,::;;::f ;;!.;^'« -"-- and .„... ••'•^ Imn sin,f,h statin . , I i Vl . / ' ""^ various Officers, '■'liccrs huv/. .Iir..,.rl 1, s ;.; K [ " /"" ''^' '^^'•'-'''>' ^^at these ^'ross breach ot- the Peo<. and 'm ' ' '"P^r*"'^ tl'^" aforesaid, "s Hr...|M.,abl.. .,v vo'r^^.n'h,'' ''""'''•'; T' ^''''^'^ ^"^'^^ "*' 'hem ,>iop.rn,...„r .b;.,;;-:;;::-:;;--^:-^ ".emb;;::;-rci;vrou;;oii :;pp"-'' /^--^ ' ^>^ii-e tha/ever^ i'-very pnbi,.. th,;;!;; "''" '^■■*' '^^"•'^ '^--ealway. """^'- ------' -err^hi;^^-,?^^ ^<%|yi» 8 fair charaoter «t u,.:. 0^' '"•'^'"" "'"" ^''^^ ^ood government, and setup, o on, t.;.; ''I '" 1 ■■ 'r'\'";'-^' -"<> .oM be cither the DeCe,,,!.,,, I ^ ' •. '* """ ^''^ ^f'^t'-t*" "Hows c-.dl.«.t,;;l;'r,rn::^r;:e•^'v^\t''^^''^•'l^'^^ I") finswer. Mr. M„rton renli.> 1 u i' ■^''- ';''"''l<""dd gave t.. this, that the ie '. , ,K ' ;'i ,'"'? '" ^"''^""1^"" "'"""nts Ihiis yon 0. earlv SI .> rl„>. h, , , "■- uit.ius, uie constables, that I was ^ tv of ;£,.?;;'' V^'^y ?" ""^ 1>'-^"'"'' '<> say and solely ^iK.l;/^;^:;;;:\-;- pro.ooncert..d designs (..iHe.l l.v ,\ ,■ H, i ' ""^' '""^ ^''^^"' of the ehnrch aua.^i i;" ' ^' ;,, '■!7;:,.: r'.";-'-':S.dation« mere blind ; t^>nstal.les I nn.r .^S ,(11... '"'''' ^^''"S '» was oreeied " a huihuL, ,-x\\.,\ tl, . m ' '7' ''""'' ''"'d u hereon Church," and that btu.^ o t S i ill "'I'""" ''^-''^t-'i- entered that 'M,uildin.r " < r '7ln vh -' ' ' I ?' y' ''""•"''••"' ' of said II<>p|ns were also in possession of other seats and pews in that " building " or church; that saidHopkin with his wife and family ;wsmec/— or was 111 possession of only one pew then-in, and said Skinner and his family of oa/y another pew therein ; but all that it would seem must have been a delusion on my part, a mere hallucination of the mind, because that Mr. Macdonald has by his said oath sworn that Hopkin and Skinner were /n possession of the church- for certainly all these people could not have been in the occupation or possession of so many portions of that very same "bnilding " or church, of w.-'h Ilopkin and Skinn.>r were in the possession of the whole, as s< jerted and sworn to by Mr. Macdonald on their behalf. Mr Macdonald set up another defence for the said defendants natnely, that I had " misbehaved " myself in the church before the sabbath in question ; that I had printed and circulated injurious reports (not false reports, even he dared not allege that but simply tnjunous reports. Now we do know that the publication of trull, about s.uno persons' real characters, is more injurious than falsehood would be) about the Reverend David Inglis in respect of his doctrines and mode of worship; (nothing more) that ou tliat day I entered the church wiih a " camp stool on my arm " and ''ihrealened " to sit on it, in the aisle of the church ; therefore the detendants, ''us office-hearers of the church to prevent the congreiialion being disturbed'' (in then- other defence you will boar m mmd, they as individuals put me out because that I was disturbing Hopkin and Skinner,) " gently " laid hands on mo and put me out. That defence Mr. Macdonald also swore that ho was advised and believed to be true in substance and in fact. So that in my opinion we have three separate, distinct, and widely difr.>rent — yea, directly contradictory defences, and all sworn to be true, as above slated. There was but one putting me out of the church in which all these persons were engaged ; so that if the Constables were called "**»—"♦—•«., AJthorities/'ai dythe^ ^^ 'he church not with th seXr pJrso^ ^«^'^^i" «nHltK -"•**»«ii...,ii„_| 12 on terms Compatible wither Sesp'^ Onr.Tr' T'''''"^ It must appear obvious t-. vn,, Iv.?.^ .^n reflection, however insulting ^o^hreatening LSe to o'rTbot^^^ '^^\"°^ "^""^^ so to or about those connect! d £h f hn J ^""'Z"" '^''^'^ d«f"' it almost impossible Zt the? I J sefe vo''"''' '" ^' "' *" '•^"'^«'- our continui'ng their coSbn how^stir^e" """f'^' ^"' incorrect to use the most gentle term ' '°"'''''^'" ^^^ cau«. 'IryoTZ uTdemanf "^ '"''^"^'^i'^ ^^ ^'^'"'^ -^1' good accept thisff th ake o ieace S ^7 '^"^ "°' "^««» «<^^"^e we no u( we have to reciprocate:' ^ ' ' '^"^'^ ^° alternative but Yours trul^, (Signed) ISAAC BUCHANAN Street Church matters; au'd dLh 'n^l ISn ' V'7 ''f""" very simple and proper expJana ion nf llf^ u ^" .*«"«t my miserable attempt at my housrto?otf„nV ^^''I'^'^y "f tis into an apology L somVoTnce wh ch' l^.Tef^T '"'^'"l" cannot po nt out and that „^y c \- ,^ , °^'^ '^"^ because he the base offer of a continnanrp of h- T ?"'' embracing submit to his abuse and Sehood '"" '' ^ "'" '^'^^^'^ repTy?„Vtr„^„7: e^Trc^Lt'^-^^^^^^ .^'^^'^^^^ ^-- Ar^A.. correspondence as MastplnT'''.''' ^'^^^ "° *'"^e ^^^ Buchanan's faioodrespect'-^^^^^^ ""''''' '^ »"« not for fear of Bucha7ar it^'h S "IJ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ Buchanan foul : so that huac nZhor. h. , .^^^ereby make course to free himseff a,^? MlteC^",^^^^ '^' ^est business, luch m^JZ^^^^g^^^^^^^J^ % lown to his office namely r — ny desire on our !an be sustained flection, bowever have not used , you have done far as to render 1 business, and ' consider you ;hink with good lean olFcnce we 's ; but we have nsist on this, we 'r the relations alternative but BUCHANAN. > find with me, firm, but he is ;ther of Inglis' in the Macnab to twist niy "rdity of his ibout business ot because he war, he being 'efused — even of the firm ; Bss, if I dare '', embracing I will basely sterton from - no time for ssert to me dently dared ireby make ight the best enquiry and •y which he >e loss of his man knows 13 thiat^he is in the wong ; conscious rectitude would not so debase The following is my answer to said letter : " Isaac Bochanak, Esq., " """"'°"' ^'^ ^'"^^^'^ »««'• thl't dTy~^°" ^'""' °^^"'^ '"'*""*' ^ '^^^'"^^ •" '^^ ^it^rmou of "Your threat at the end thereof, will not prevent mp f^m placng myself and the matters in question iJ fhe rStlsiSo™ wrtg o'n" "' '" ^""'' "'' •^"^^ endeavoured t'o pface In a '' Business at the cost of honour I want not. Un Saturday evening, 21st ult., I received a letter from vm, enclosing an agreement desiring me to examine it and 'make Z your" ;?"th t; ' '"T' "^^^^^^^' '^"^ ^^«^ you would ' r- yourself the pleasure' of seeing me about it on the foUowiuc Monday mornmg, about 8 o'clock, at my house. o'^owiug was seived'^Zt'^ afternoon or evening, the Rev. David Inglis was served with the summons m my action acainst him unH 1.ia associates for their brutal assault of me ^ ' /•„.„ '^^ ^'"i'**^ ti^omm^ you called at my house, in a areat Ary and asked me what I thought of the agreement f reDlied that 1 had read it several times, and had made soSe alteraSon, and explained to you what 1 co^ld gather to be the meaning oH' before would proceed further, and said, I thought Twas^ 1 li flZw"?"'"'"*- • Y°" Passionately'exclaimed, "iUsnot an .11 drawn document, it is a well drawn document, I drew it mvse^f and you have wounded my feelings." I quietly renlied th^t vn „ sent It for my opinion, I h'ad give? it I.onltTy L I Eld done n^^^^^ Ta^Tw rsaS •"'.t''^" ''""I Solicitor,' and you TaTe "been always u ell satisfied with my conduct, and « you must know that i^lZ XTl h° "''"f ?'°"'- ^"^^^^- ' You then said feZTV^i^ '" some way, and that that had wounded y^ur teeiings thereafter you said that ^^ unless I would give up these aSTou' th r '^^ ""* "*'' "^^'^ '-« months'pTrcZe' I asked you what excitements? You replied :—" We 7na«^, you have affain commenced." I said, I suLose you refer^o Se Actjon I brought on Saturday against' Inglirand theotL s There! authoress ofthfd'"' ^^P"^"^'''"? ^^al Mrs. Buchanan was the my letSr No H f^T'n ^**^'"'. ''^""i "^^ '''''^'^ ''^^"-^ ^o in thfJlrn!... ^^/"*H^"Sregation of Macnab Street Church- tte Z*dd"^'^^"'^ ^Tf\ ^r *^^» replied, that it was my authL^r ' ^ 'JK^^ *''** ^^"^ ^-^' "ot^ "-"e. and »sked your authority ; you parr;.ed that question by saying, "to every bodv"^ but you finally-after being pressed to tel/or father Seitelfent «^wii^^^» 14 further medical .id JnconseQue^nlT^"'^ "' ^?" ^^" ^"^^ fo-" return I ,.vould call Mr Slasterton fn '""^ ^'T^^^ ""^ ^^'^* «" '"^ You thereupon vUA^XlTJ:/^^^^^^^ people," ruined%ersons cha^racters » and " ^^'",« ^ '^''""^''"^ that the « public had lost allTS • ""^raged the public ;» "«corn and' oontenrpt "f ^ eryo ^''^ '5 T'".?"' ^*'^^ ' ^«« ^^^ very sick, and much vexed aT^s,,! \"'^^'^. '^P''^^'' (^^ing own house) that such was ni nt fTf f ''"'" ^""""^ y«" '" '"^ so; and aked whom IhTd aXd ^^^^^^^^^^ hud done so, and how I had outrS ?E '"'.T'^' 'V'^'** ^''^ ' matters had to do with ha^ueT fnt ItP^ll"' ^""^ "^^^ '^''^ fii-mly said, that will not do nan J th ^'^ ""''">' ^^^y" ' about them, and to whom ' You thl' ^"Tl """^ ^''^^ ^ ««*d bankrupt;" I said whom^nd to ih ''"^' ^^" ^''"^^ them inyourVrnphlets;" Sd ihljtr' ^v^^ replied, " you have congregrtion^f Maclrb'st'ret'c ^r^wC *^ '''. therein is truth, and will be proved and th. 1 5? , ^"^^ ^^'^ therein; and as for mv AnHnno-.A^'''"'^ '"'*"''''"?* 's not associates for their ruffianly and bff'' ^/'"^ ^"g"** «"d ^is me, I will not stop, nor v^Ul I nu t^n^""';? ^''^''^' ««<^ ^buse of must leave mv house Ymi^.P ^'^^ "^^''^ abuse. You takingupthTLsr:; > p^t"; :Tnd'sails%rr^r'°'^ 'y =t,2-^£f^^rirrKr Matrtron^'S'MX"^^^^^^^^^^ a^Tte^ K^^ ^^• cr3^ar;rthtefoYSeh?"1^^^^^^^^^^^ marked B.^s'a co^' T e^e w^: nte '^altt^V^/^^ ^^"^''"^ pression in your letir of 2.,d inst nan.e J- ' S?E ^''"^ "" «^- for further correspondence " I «nnn^ ^/ " ,, ^* ^ave no time you ; as I had on?y the o^'e interrw'w^h ^^^^''^^^ landed to pondence with him allowht vn?, IL u ^^ ^''"' *"<^ ^^at corres- and that your said let te^wj fo sh eld tif '? "'' '^' ?^^'^""" ^' ' office, nor hafe I see" hi „cXa,^ ?' m h^'*^ ""' '^T^ *« ™^ ^^.^letters other than his-ieI?iteTa'a^;S^^ to my - .i.-st;» '*''J*t3a«4t%j*'; - Id you ; I replied u well know for t, and that on iny such a falseho(x1. ving " slandered ?ed the public ;" id that 1 was the f replied, (being from you in my d that you knew I, in what way I , and what these 'Very body." I ind what 'l said ^ou called them lied, " you have ■mphlets to the ''t 1 have said bankrupt is not Itiglis and his It and abuse of 3 abuse. You inversation by it as I was not over it more I wrote Mr. which paper not having re- paper writing h from an ex- have no time ton handed to 3 that corres- pronoun we ; ply- fi Mr. Master- copy. II one o'clock come to ray "■eply to my lid. your refusal •" you, or he, y sister. f falsehood, I ' most favor- 15 -me; Mr. Mastorton thr'belr.TirK^ encouraging the What a foul position f;r both of you' ""' '''*' '■'^^^"^'•■ I have not used either insulting or threatening l..., rny letter No.6 'o the'said ^^^"^^rT] "^^'^ '" come regularly to my office ab-i yo l,„sin; • '^ t'' ^^^ conduct to my sister n the church m. .n "^''''l'' ^""' ^'^ cut hin. off as a client- Tnd rolv 1 1 ' "'"u ''"'"^*'^"^ 'h.u / shall take as a client) Lnd "om i 'V- th''' f ''^^ ''' '"y ^f""" ' duct, as well as lu^ ;3 fo h^T ii"f"' ' "''"*^^' ^'^ -"" matters, in my said letter No fi of L/rur."'''"'^''''^'^ '" '^^^^ both thJse vou was we cocn";^;;^ 1 ' ^ D^'ember 18G0 ; of no fault to „,e with same.S T r letr'^S^dT/^'^'V s.nce such my naid conduct, has bLn e^era . : ' • ^^'^ ^^T'' about your business, and hi's ffrnuZ^rS^^T.!^ /"^ "'^'^''^ him to meet me. Your exoression « ., . ' .'^ ""pleasant to neotion, shows that we cXidTr von c"»t'n"i"ff their con- term,'- is clear proof::h:ty:;^Lra;red";;:y'^ his conduct, and of the more recent blnll, ^' . " ''Pprovo of "f me in the Church aTthrvo.i^T u-""'' ^ «ame ; rather an ugly posit cm fi' '"l^P^'lf'"^ ^^'^ '^cm in the City Member, sup'po'itLg o thrutm M of hif" '" ''''T ' «- guardism and ruffianism and rvinlTn" P""'" '"'^'i ^'I'^^l^- his little all, in his threats of th7l J r^ •'"''' 'cl '" ^'^'^ ^-^^^"1 of fin.,./../becausfrthelstilto^^ sa,d Action, and will not relinquish the s^me^' ""^^ ^'""S^' to ttr:rtot7o7vr cTe^ t'j^ff "' f "r -- «ff--" old associations " tlfere i'nltgtv;! t^tpfo?'^^^^^ ^"^ You have thus made most grave and weS .hi" me, which if (rue, stamp me as a I n w To. ^ ^^T^^' "8*'"^^ /•«/..,«. /^/.a;,.. aW, mu^stTtamp the author ofT"^'"'' ^"^^ ^ base scoundrel. So lona as vnV. Jf, / ^^ ^''™^' ^« « low or -^nd instant.) ^o pT^ce theT Jen rS i'h ^"" ^" '^>'^""'- '*^"«'- tion, and give nie yoSr TutLor y S^o ,fTlf" 't ' T'- Hke u, same, and .shew same to be utK false Vw/' ^ •^'*" Me awMor of same • cinrf it ,•» „n . .^J '"'^e. I hold you as i> must hc'for Z^y hLelt iT^ ^ with one whowmsoaTaljZn:,,^J^T^''''' *"*'«'''^'^ ^^<^i^ons mlh confidence or re^neltV Z:P, TJZr "^ ^'^'"' ''''^^ As you still in y„ur .said letter of 2nd bstan^ nff . ^, Chen, if I Will say nothing rr^^'ZTl:^'^.^:^! .,o-«..-."»»a«i.<^- 16 'I terms" may be and undoubtedly are compatible mih your •selfrespectj'but how any honest man can accuse his SoliSJ of being Kuilty of conduct which stamps him,./ true,^ alow scoundrel, and have con/rf.nc. in him afterwards, and w^i meet himm the position of Solicitor and client with "self respect " if he will only say no more about it, as you thus offer f. me under your threat. I cannot comprehend ; but it affords clear evidence that you do not believe your charges to be true vi'^rir^'"'^''?''"-?-'"'''"'^ ^^ '"•'' *^"* *" ««t of justice to yourself, to comply with my request, (which I hereby again make) to inform me whom I have slandered, whose characters I have I!I!r ff'^'i J" *''^'^ ^"^ '""^ '""""*""' ''"^ ^-hen, 1 have done so- and afford to me your proof thereof ; or else candidly admit that you have made charges which as you well knew, are grossly false Your charges that the public have lost all confidence in me and that I am the scorn and contempt of every one, are grossly and preposterously untrue, as you well know. *' ' ^ •' """ "I would now ask you, what has become of your assertion to me in my house, that you was " determined not to be a partizan" iL, frv';?.''';^'' " ^T '"""^ ^^ ''^ "'« "^""t ''^""« business, shortly after the assault upon me, and when you brought up the subject, ^.'dsaid that you " intended coming round to my house a little earlier that sabbath morning, to offer me a seat in yLur pew " Thv^'Jirn .'"^ *pT »hat the public were constantly asking, why did not Mr. Buchanan interfere to prevent such brutally ? Your unguarded expression as to the offer of a seat, proves that you was aware of what was to be done, and of which I was ignor- proved the^'reof^'"''"* '''"*^""' ''^"' '''"'^^ P'^^""' ''^"* ^^^ "P" I regret, (not for the want of the business,) that our business relations carried on for about ten years, so amicably, and so niuch to your satisfaction, and that of your deceased brother should be thus so improperly terminated by the very improper ntroduction by you, of said foreign elements; yet I am pleased that such termination is solely owing to these foreign elements I have also to note your utter disregard of decency, in thus so grossly and unwarrantably abusing me, in my ill and dangerous state of health, at the moment almost of my departure on a long journey, for further medical aid, and in my own house, and especially after all that 1 have done for you And finally at present, I have also to express the extreme pleasure I feel in being able to say in truth, that with one excep- tion of a client, who said some unpleasant things behind my back about the said Church matters, and who, immediately 1 heard of same, and called him to account, apologized therefor, you are the only client, who whilst a client, expressed even one word of atible with your uiso his Solicitor / true, as a low Is, and will meet " self respect," if bus offer to me, it affords clear he true. act of justieo to «by again make) liiiracters I have I have done so ; i^idly admit that are grossly fulse. Jeiico in me, and are grossly and jur assertion to be a partizan" some business, brought up the 1 to my house a it in your pew," nstantly asking, such brutally ? ^at, proves that ich I was ignor- !, that you ap- it our business icably, and so leased brother, very improper ;t I am pleased reign elements, ncy, in thus so my ill and fmy departure in my own r you. s the extreme ith one excep- hind my back tely 1 heard of refnr, you are I one word of 17 fi& veals'? h° ""? Of any conduct of mine, during the Ion« "I Will h A h"'"'' ^''" '" *^° P'''^'^^'*'" of th<3 law. ^ ^ in mv dr. h'r"^' °"' ^^" ™'^ ^'''^ ^« '"y ofl'-ce all the papers n my custody belongmg to you or your firm, and I will be at all " Yours truthfully, (Signed) "COLIN D. REID " I havVSTo:' ""t "ri' 't'"'^.^^'^" -toUatrge 1 ette othe^wi^^Tsffl'-dele'drg'tl"^'"^^^ ' ''''' ^^'^ '^' ^"' not at all eLnHa Tl^J T"- ,'''':''""' '"'^'ff^'-d to matters of this 1, tterl fl ''"'^, *'",f *** relations, [see Mte A. at end and thu "rdliger tr'tl:lbi;T"' ^ feelings of the other) i-^r the in^4J-r^2;^^X--:^S^jt:: ns and^^;hou^f ^^"f.•"^■^''■■'''"'"''°-^«"2/rfm^r.m.«^ between "Yours faithfully, (Signed) "ISAAC BUCHANAN. " C. D. Rk,., Esq." ^^"""''"' ^"■'' '■ '^' '^^' F"^«y Evening. '■4p>«m M Ifl, II hi,;?Sff ^"7" '^P,''/'*''' ?*"''■'" ^^^* i». a 'natter solely between h}msdf tndiv>duall;;, and me, which givos still strongor evidence Jirm else it could not have been a private matter of his own. The Agreement ho sent me to exan.ine wa« business of his lirn". JVole C— Here again, n3 ho could not answer my letter he tne« to avoid .t, by his repe.i-ed base attempts to '"'. then assuredly our differences m regard to matters " must have been essential to "our business relations," instead of " o b hic so. as alleged by him at Note A. ; thus shewing w^'n a n an if supporfng a bad case, how keenly, an.tely, and ca iou y he must thmk, so as to "make dl ends meet " and how ver7 set dom-as we here see-that such is accomplished. ^ Finding on his r'^nding my letter that he could not answer nonhro/r?'r^''-V'^'"^^'"^"' '^''■^«' i"his first lette" ad th. tl \ l! ^ v''-' ^?^'^ ^^'■' ^« '"■^^•'"'^^ "o^ to have read the same, and by his said second letter clearly convoys the di. rect offer of a continuance of his business by way of a iwfi, butif that term is too harsh for the ears '^.f the polite and fastidious "Great Southern Railway" wholesale dealeiMnlluma nity, I will call it an intended pacificator hy him • honin ' that when threats failed, that this his next nu^hod mii^^t^.Sed" ' Joh^n^-"^?- ^"'''"^t" h«7 f-^^ther ;;o-«o»anntercourse with «• Isaac Buchaxan, Esq., " '"" ^"*" '^'' ^"'"'■^'*^ <'«'-^"«°"- n,I?'''~;;^'*"l'l"^'' ''[^''*^ '"'* ''^"^"'"g ^«s received by me this nSn ?•' ^, "^^'"^ ^^" *^'^' ^"^^ '*^'3«'^' '^-^ y«" '^■•e well rare an additional injury to me, and still more debased yourself ' »nH^K w"^^'''"'''^u'^; ^''^'''^ y'^'^y vouha/e not opened and which I very much doubt, but if n.t opened, your nui ahne ^[aZTV^ causes you to make an addition'aUttempt o/a/ «/y ma ters to cover your very bad conduct, and holdi^g^,ut the miserable bribe of your business to siler.ee me) is my a'nswer to your letter of 2nd instant, anrl about the matters in quesd , and lnt'°/ ^V-V?"'-^'.^''' '^' ^°"°^'"S i« the concluding para graph, to which I still adhere, namely :— ^ "^ [It is unnecessary that 1 again copy it in thU printed letter.] er solely between strongor evidence ss matters of tho utter of his own. sine.ssof hisfirm. or my letter, he 1 to fbist up (so some uiiclifiiied i)y mo, without never was made, nterests"— .were W to him, then rs," must have iad of not being I? w}\en a man is i ciiutiously he id how very sel- d. ^ uld not answer first letter had ot to have read conveys tiie di- ay of a hrihe ; the polite and lealer in Iluma- I ; hoping that, t succeed, itercourse with e following jet- rday forenoon. ived by me this ■e well aware, yourself, •c not opened, our guilt alone attempt to fal- oldiiig out the my answer to question, and icluding para- td letter.] 10 bav'e neither ^L^Z Sia S t?2li f. ttVatf " ' question, your assertion ' tim ....ii' Puo'isn the matters in Yours, &c., djo., (S'g"ed) COLIN D. REID h and t hf. IrZ^^'^A 'T, T ^^ '•'"'^'^ '^' break his word! ' ''^ ''"""' "«''"' ^'^"««^ ^''^ to CiAiBMONT Park, 7, 10, '61. u T^ „ , Monday Morning. large lXr'"f-errLmy^';ote";''M ""'^^"'^° ^^"^ require this proof of the^nfh T '^*^' ""^ ^«" ^'^e'" '» opened it. ^ird I on Iv rfo « * '"^' "''''''"" ^''"^ ^ '^'*^« °°* l.ng.h\i„ enabled, .l^lk^J,'uX„"f^^;al^'j?fS their friend or their legal adviser making himsdf the laughiog •Mm 20 •took of the community, had they not fenrcd that you would behave to them just as you now imanely behave to me, or that tneir domg 80 would bo utterly UHcless. " 8id. It falsely accuses me of an attempt to bribe you with my professional business. This you .1,. without a particle of proof, (i?) while it la entirely cnniriiry to anything you know of me in the past, in which no ditfercuce of personal opinion ever had the shghest effect on my business relations, und quite contrary to the distinct terms of my notes to you of Wednesday and Friday last, in which I expressed my conviction, that tho continuation of our business relations is for the interest of both parties, and my anxtetij to suttam these, (G) if you will allow us to do .m. consis- tently with our own self-respect, by which I simply nip,u,t our Immunity from insult from you. Of course there was self-evident proof that I 'fid nut suppose you a madman, whose mind was incapable of reason, in /nv callinc you so to your face. What I mean to sav is, that on oue subject and on every thing in the remotest degrr. .onnected with ihat subject, yoM re/Ms* to use your reason, vm[ uct wholly by impulse or passion. But that I believed this, I should be ashamed of having been your friend, for on any other supposition, your letter of Saturday which is not an unfair sample of the writings which insanely (using this word in the same sense) you have published, would be regarded as the production of the Blackguard, or Ruffian or at least of the lowest possible fellow; (II) and if others were to follow your own example, they would call it so, tiie mere terms forming ample justification. "I admit it may naturally be asked by you why all this was uk/r rS '? ^•'" ^'^'''''- ^^^ Why your niends did not take their stand long ago against your perpetual violati.ms of all the conrimon usages, not to say courtesies of Society? On tfie other side 1 have already given all the answer that can be given to this, which, though not very complimentary tu you ceramly does not form a sufficient justification for tlieir failing in their duty to themselves, and to you in this respect, even hK!"Vr *'' "rr ^"'^ ^otheimeighbours who became the object of your slanders previously to themselves. And for my own part I can say in nil sincerity that it was from the Si;?'r.rf' r". ? ^'^"' f "'^^ "' '''•^'" "^y «^" self-respect,' that I at last determined to take the stand that should have been taken long ago by all your friends; for if by S. bkmng, (J) my now doing so has not the effect, i feel that no other means are lil.,v to hav^ of leading you before it is too late to awaken ., . n :apidly has-4/ consequence to yourself, of your ur,. .M,...ii.g your mind u. oe'set free from the irritations that an .ov.'uuing it. (K) The simple and trthful statement that you want all your time and strength for the caUs V I red that you would ehave to me, or that It to bribe you with ithout a particle of ything you know of iiml opinion ever had id quite contrary to dnt'sday and Friday tho continuation of loth parties, and my ' us to do so consis- I simply moarit our it I 'Hd nut, suppose •eason, in my callinj^ that on one subject, onnected with that wholly l>y impulse oashamnd o< having ion, your luttor of the writings which r-ou have published, ^kgiiard, or Ruffian, I and if others were ill it so, the mere u why nil this was jur friends did not )etual violations of 8 of Society ? On nswer that can be ilimeutary to you, on for their failing this respect, even ibours who became mselves. And for it was from the own self-respect, that should have for if by Ood's ffect, 1 feel that no you before it is ; consequences to set free from the mple and truthful •ength for the calls amende I. n.rlu I lu )^:tl^f^Z:^!:Jtl " "'''''' ''', feehng, I f,d ,„re mini mau b. hlu . ^ ' (''/"'*<"« ^"''w* and have so grievously //yw"?whe hlf n. T'''?/"'"'') ''''^'" y«" will be but too 4, 'o adopt myfrindtTh"^ 7.1!"'^- '^*"'> your conduct. (O ) ^ ^ friendly theory ..f the cause of you as a friend." ""P°""("« '"' 'ue ever fMain to addrew " Yours faithfully, " C. D. Rkzd, Esq " ^^'^'"'''^ " '^AAC BUCFIANAN. upon me. His audacio^us insolen 1 i iV^'"'"!.''''"'''; "'"^ I'"^ ^^^^' the face of it, and his ^o f!^.? ', '''''"^' '"'"«'^'f "'y Wend in Inst letter is a .IreL^JusZf uTZ " T!""^'^'^ ^hat friendly and kindly opin on of m« ' '■' I '''' *" ''"""^' his a«the production ol^CBialidTrr^'' ^^^""^'"> '"'^'^''^'^ lowest possible fellow " ""''''*^'""'^ ""' R"*a.i or at least of the theTecVnarei"".!" ' '"" ''--^''^ "P- th. principal point. i^t^^n^-Jf'h'^nSl^lr^:;;^-^^-^^ ^^p' -y for his 80 doing. And I noint fo h^! ^-ne, there bei, - no necessity letter as „,i;.rd'ing fndubitS videnoi^taf iSr ""' '", '"\««-'>d my answer to his first letter "^""^^ '*'"* he op,-,>,J and read in L^y^fir"^"^'"- " """"'' '" '" "^^""'■"' ^""^^"^^ ^-"l^ed ],7y^fl^ peculiarly savoury. nat^u^i whirhas7Lr:ruULriv''f T? ^? '^^- ^ «^ « ^^^ 60 as if possible to avo 3 tie eS <^'rcuhted by these creatures which very grossly fllse a^d -ibS "^ ')''' f^**'"*"'* ' ' ">«- «nd shews himself to^be heTa^h r of Tm'""" ''^"I" ^"^' "«" ^ere "everyone *^«'' that the ame is " urov 'Tf ^'''"^ ^*' '«« ^''«* '8 well known that after beZ 1 ] .fnT^ "^"'"^ ^" "'''' ^^en it " effects » of their assault of me 7>un\7Z T'^' ' ""^ '^' and was .so at that timp k. k» li .sufficiently reco ered — (D.) "Theob:o:su7glnc;.frr'^^ "«'««• to be the near approach of LrilfKr ^l^^'^ ^''■^'=*' i"^^" " monomania." Xlt in rXfwIsTh ^"^.«'-'^" '^ the action. ' ®*"'^ '* "'as the bringing of m v said (E.) "Grieved." That is too greasy P f —i'Tinatrniimiini .1 22 this/ ^°'"' ^"^ ^'^ '^''''"*^ ^*'"^'' "' *''^'"' ""*^ ""equivocal proof (G.) This ia strong proof that his legal business as well as that ot his firm was well conducted by me. (H.) What language f„r a friend to use, involving «ross false- hood grossly and absurdly expressed When^he par Ls Srhave" b''"' -^ 'f f-«'o ^*>'Macnab Street Church e^e gation have be.^n unable to point out even one untruth in these my letters; when the first of these letters was published upward of two years snice, and the last upwards of seven months s^nce- Set^V^-rJ"*^''"'?":^ V-l 'respect" allowed ht'^o^'ern-' tnue lus fnendsktp imd business until that I brought my said action for the assault, and until that 1 cast him off as a client write. IIis definition of a "Madman" is something new and .hou^dtrL^""" " '"I '^'^"^'' ^"^^ '^- reverse' ofTha' ^u z'-Sy!^'' - '"-' -'^^^ ^^ ex^sab;:r^i5 (I.) That is the rub, and proves that he read my letter as I therein refer to that very point. ^ ...if:? ^!^Y'' ^^"""^^ *'"''" ^'^'^'^ Buchanan, who so strongly and j^rttSyrro? '' ''' '''-''' ^' ™^' -^ -pp-^'"' in lE Ser?" ^XU^ "^«T'V^'^' ^"^ '^ ''^'^ Almighty's instrument not rn V, , • '^'^''°"gh that is a strong assertion, yet 1 would not rashly deny it, as we do know that the Almighty has occason ally employed .^.a«<7e Instruments; for instance: a Balaam and a Judas ; the one, a base hireling of the State; he o2r aba"e breling m the 67.«.cA,_the infamous instrument of the PrksZTd Innl/li f' , !'''* '"''' ^°'' ^^'"' '"^'•"^ character, Mr. Reid nJ^. no/^h"" ^^^"^^'^'"T'''' ^"'^ P^^'*^'"" "'«"'^. «« being tha which produces tho money. A very kind advice certa uly from a christen ^ImTau^^" Tu''^^' - ^^.-i./y of" God's bJsing." a Cl^'^^";«*?h^i» this "«"er calls me in effect a Blackguard LsmstLTam ' ^T"* P'"*^'" fellow;" and also p^inly asseusthatl am a slanderer not only of others but of himself- yet, If I will only withdraw that " disgraceful letter," I need off ; "elir'-She^r^T- "'''"''T ' "withoutany sSL of to nit/ ,^^«^v^ 'continue my friend; all he requires is simply writt bv nfp ' ''.' t' ^f''lr '' '^ '^'' '^"*^r h'^d "Ot been written by me, and his " self-respect " will be satisfied, and his long homily can go overboard ; but how the withdrawing my said second letter is to make the amende honorable to Iirth7oth^ christian gentlemen who assaulted me, 1 cannot conceive, even had I done them a wrong, as that letter respects Isaac Buchanan alone I iw^^^iWii, m id unequivocal proof siness as well as that nvolving gross false- When the parties Itreet Church congre- ne untruth in these ! published upwards seven months since ; llowed him to con- I broufi;ht my said him off as a client iw for him thus to omething new, and reverse of what it refusing to use it, wholly inexcusable, ae excusable on the ead my letter as I ?ho so strongly and , and supports the nighty's instrument sertion, yet 1 would lighty has occason- ce : a Balaam, and ; the other, a base t of the Priesthood. aracter, Mr. Reid, as being that which ily from a christian essing," fifect a Blackguard, ' and also plainly s but of himself; tter," I need offer It any sacrifice of requires is simply tter had not been e satisfied, and his thd rawing my said to all the other 3onceive, even had Q Buchanan alone 23 N. Mark this phrase-" Your other friends" W« v, to those persons who commiitPrl fhnL i. "" ^^^'^ '"^'ers ly seizingSne in the cCch as I wJ, n '• ". ' "P","] "^^' ^y ^''^'«"»- to my pew, trying to .hrot me do n^^i^^." ■"^' "^^ '^' ''''^'^ >nto tl.eair, bv\vl.ich I fdlth-n sell .''''''" '''S '">' ^'^''^ "P violently striking „e acaii st p H ^ ? ^^ "'>' '"'"'^ »"d legs^ outside iairs of the C SL 'mfb^il";' ' r""'"- "" '"'''' ''^ injuring al.nost fatally-.nd et riiv b '. "^'"^ ''''' "^ '">• "-'bs, '"g me lying there in.en.ibie and TnZ n 7'"^ 'P"'° ^'^ '"^"^ 'eav- he calls i.;^. ^.ther/w;;ti;S:t"XV""' ^^P— h's may be held the reprelentaiLT' u ■'^'^''^'''''''^'^ direct identification of IdT^Twith th. " " '''^ '^'"' «"^ their .aidacts and deeds ; Z{Z^aZ^T''^ ""^ '^'"'^ «^^ of It IS impossible to ima-ine Z7^Z^ri''')'^'"Pt'°'-'''f'">'^^' words-'. Your u, her W? d^' c °.^?; f "^«^*-^2'''l ^^'^" '^'^^ iionsoi friendship, as thev thus ti r'"' ^""^ rnanifesta- Isaac l^'channn w ,uld iLtn n<.fvlr ;'^k" "^^' ' ^^""k that hi'". Such this additiona proo?of htel?v '^ '""^'''•'^'^ "P»" •s not enough, he ,nust graUfy L/fiSd^^ IW '^' '" ?'' ^''^^'''' sentence : '• whom you ha've JorSv^XtiS^^'^^ '""^ "^^ pose, I have gricvousl y injured rhpn, . 'T! ^'^''t '■■*. I sup- such their manifesta^on 7f f IS t' 'f r'^'^^" ''''^'^^ brought my said Action against" e'£." an "' TW ' "'' "'T like the conduct of some of tho l-;,uir\ ■ ^'^^^ ^^ precisely of old, who first gratified teir' lit :'^'"T of merchant vessels -ilors to tlu, n..t'a,.a /ctiv /th^^ , £. ^^r'"'' ^y tying dripping with binod and ..ore and rh , ^;"^''" «'«r<' raw fle.sh l>leHsnre by rubbing into tl ^ t of th.'-o """! •''"''• ''^"'^^ ture of salt and pe?per.-" Your otjL -^"'"' ^''"S^' « '"i^" ^0 grievously injured " '' '""'"^'^ ^^'''^n^ JO" have • to give up my said AcS.^' ^''^ '' ^'' ^^^« " too happy » was There are other points of this letter whinh i upon, my object being bv these noVnJV n ^ "''^^ not touch pointing out Isaac BupfenZ'. "otes fully attained ; namely thus violating most crosX wuE' „1^^ Pf f^ ^'^''^^ "^ ^^nie l^egislator,and our I^p. eint ^v S [.'^^^^^^ -'-'h he as a ---hound to maintain to the utm^t^C^ in^iE'^' .degradation,; whieh^vt^Xo^^my^uSth^^^'^ ''^ ^^P ""J^fesfBH awH ./i^'^'^H, ^^ -^w* jm 24 morning of 9th October, the following most extraordinary letter namely : — ' "Clairmont Park, 9, 10, '61. " Wednesday Morning. " Dear Sir, — The greatest favor you could do me is the act of your lifn whrnumar/nanvnih/ would give you the greatest satisfac- tion. What I indiette is, your being able to evince the moral courafro to tt'll the Public, thiit almi/ iiilfircession you hnve agreed not to go inlo court again with the Church and you this vi^ry day ali..wing me to intimate this. " To be a peace mai