The life of Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and Illinois, founder of Kenyon and Jubilee colleges . nd manuscript. The Bishop says: Perhaps nothing but consciousinnocence in the exercise of the common privilege ofan unenslaved mind could have dictated an appropriatereply to such a communication, made with such candoron such an occasion, and from so dignified a words of that reply were gone after they werespoken, they could not be recalled: but memory stillsupplies the expression of satisfaction in his Lordshipscountenance when I earnestly requested that an oppor-tunity might be
The life of Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and Illinois, founder of Kenyon and Jubilee colleges . nd manuscript. The Bishop says: Perhaps nothing but consciousinnocence in the exercise of the common privilege ofan unenslaved mind could have dictated an appropriatereply to such a communication, made with such candoron such an occasion, and from so dignified a words of that reply were gone after they werespoken, they could not be recalled: but memory stillsupplies the expression of satisfaction in his Lordshipscountenance when I earnestly requested that an oppor-tunity might be granted to disabuse his mind by ex-plaining the whole case, and defending the character ofan injured man and his more injured diocese. Thisshall be freely done, was his reply. Will your Lord-ship be pleased to say it shall be uninterrupted? Tothis an immediate assent was given, and the time fixedwas the next day after breakfast in his study. Nearlythe whole day on Friday his Lordship spent in hislibrary with me, employed in the examination of thepapers and documents pro and con, relating to the ob-. JAMES, LORD QAMBIER (ADMIRAL). Page 164. To England for Aid 165 ject for which I had crossed the Atlantic. After afull investigation, Lord Gambler observed that had heknown what he now saw, he would not have returned so polite a note to as he did in answer to his letter which accompanied the notices. The Bishop spent a delightful Sunday at Iver, andafter breakfast Monday morning, his Lordship in themost affectionate and polite manner gave his opinion,advice, and an assurance of his support to the Ohiocause; at the same time, he expressed his fears of itssuccess in England. Nearly all, he observed, wereprejudiced, and but few can have the opportunity ofhaving their minds disabused. You will have to rowagainst wind and tide; my advice is that you stand onyour own ground and rely under God on your ownstatements, supported as they are by your own life andcharacter. Make your publicatio
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