South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 162

Searchable source text

152  THE    EX-PAETE    COUNCIL.
present  time, — some  good,  and  some  not  so  good.  In  order
to  know  whether  a  man  is  loyal  or  not,  it  is  necessary  to
ascertain  wliieli  kind  of  loyalty  is  intended.  One  kind
blows  its  own  trumpet,  while  it  looks  ont  for  fat  contracts,
custom-house  pickings,  or  any  other  chance  to  serve  its
country  by  filling  its  own  pocket.  Another  kind,  which  is
perhaps  the  most  common  of  all,  would,  if  analyzed,  yield
about  the  following  results  :  abolitionism,  23 ;  sectionalism,
(the  same  which  existed  before  the  present  war  began, — not
to  say,  which  fomented  and  precipitated  the  war,)  27 ;  patri-
otism, 2  ;  self-righteousness,  6 ;  real  benevolence,  1 ;  party
animosity,  10;  intolerance,  13;  dish-water,  4;  shoddy,  9;
other  ingredients  too  subtle  to  be  easily  ascertained,  5.
Total,  100.  It  is  admitted  that  m  this  sense  of  the
word,  Mr.  Carroll  is  not  as  loyal  as  he  might  be.  And  if
on  that  account  he  was  waited  on  by  a  mob  some  two  or
three  years  ago  in  his  native  city,  Brooklyn,  it  is  nothing
more  than  has  happened  to  many  of  the  purest  patriots  in
the  land.  During  the  war  of  1812,  Gen,  Lhigan,  of  Balti-
more, was  killed  by  a  mob.  Even  abolitionists  have  some-
times been  complimented  in  that  way.  The  Apostle  Paul
encountered  one  at  Ephesus.  Mobs  only  disgrace  the  par-
ties concerned  in  them,  or  who  set  them  on;  not  the  objects
of  their  hatred.
When  the  petitioners  are  obliged  to  resort  to  an  alleged
remark  "stated"  to  have  been  made  some  where  to  some-
body at  some  time  or  other,  by  Mr.  Carroll,  to  the  effect
that,  "  were  it  not  ibr  personal  considerations,  he  would  go
south  of  Mason  and  Dixon's  line  and  share  the  fortune  of
the  rebellion,"  it  shows  how  hard  up  they  are  for  evidence
to  impeach  his  loyalty.  They  are  however  kind  enough  to
say,  "  In  the  matter  of  loyalty  claimed  for  the  friends  of
Mr.  Carroll — this  has  not  been  denied."  "Well;  130  of
these  loyal  "  friends,"  in  their  letter  to  Mr.  Carroll  accom-
panying a  New  Year's  Gift  of  $500,  say, — "Wk  are  wit-
nesses of  the  gross  injustice  of  the  imputations  attempted
to  be  cast  upon  your  fidelity  to  the  Government  under
which  we  live.  On  nearly  if  not  quite  every  Sabbath  since
you  came  among  us,  you  have  prayed  for  our  country,  its
rulers,  its  officers  and  soldiers,  the  sick  and  wounded,  the

Cite this page

Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0162. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 162. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n166/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

Historic U.S. publication before 1931; public-domain assessment based on publication date. Internet Archive does not necessarily provide an explicit license. Preserve publication and digitizing credits.