t
in female dress wiicheraft, would • imagine
that the weareilad sloughed her_ akin, : and
that immense ati'd terribly deformed .ribs were
painfully apparent. When the wind blovra
against the side of the dress, the - other side
goes up in the air,,and i a-
. verf hasty glance
will satisfy the beholder as to the number-of
skirts worn, their texture, and a - good Many
•other - things that he shouldn't be certain of.
'These things'ciciiii - iiii - it'ivitidyrdaY:' - r - "13.0 - ,•
therefore, all'ye . who do not wish to make a
parade of the ought-to be concealed
- etyqf Skirts: and
,generally un conscious em
. broilet-jo r weir your hoops only when ' the
wind is but a zephyr and the lake like silver.
From The. Union N0v..27
ITIr. Buchanan and the Loudon
The following is a copy of the contradic
tion forward by Mr. Buchanan, the American
Minister at London, to the editors of The
dart Tintes, in refutation of the article Which
appeared iu that paper charging him with
harinz Made certain assurances to the mem
bers.ot. the British ministry onthe subject of
the war with Russia,, and e:Tc:silillv in rela
tion` to the British .enlistnteats in this court
try . for the Criinea. Its•mild.and temporate
tone contrasts admirably with the violent,
vituperative character; of the charges of Thc
,Times; and yet not withstanding it was for-
warded to the editors of that
_journal nearly
,ati month ago, they had refused to make . any
-cetrection up to the period disposed to com
ment at length . upon such an exhibition as
this. The act.of attributing to the American
I'diniater expressionsinfamouslyfalse,followed
up by a - stubborn declension to publish his
calm and respectful contradiction proves a
foregone determination of misrepresentation
which 'would be unworthy of the most ince
sponsible journal. Such conduct Epca k s for
..•
•
• ".The Noteriaan Minister presents his cOrn
pliments to the editors •of The Tipzi.,\(l .
assures them that they have been rnisinfonned
with respect to the expressiofi ;and condac
attributed to him in their leadita article - of
this morning. Always mindful 'of the neutrality
of, his Government, which,lie fully approves,
&t Was with deep regret he learned, as he first
Alia. from Washington, that attempts were.
made in the United States to recruit soldiers
for the British army ; bqpaase he felt confi
dent that these attempts would tend to weak
en the. friendly relations between the two
countries, which it has bee'n his- ardent
desire, ever since his arrival in England,
to cierish and promote. ' _
- The American Minister can, ofecurse, en
ter: into no discussion in the public journals
of questions between the two Governments,
or state whit is or what is not contained. in
any correspondence which may have arisen
out of these questions;
but he has felt, it both
due td The Tres and himself to , make this
prompt 'correction.
"No. 53 Harley street, Lodon, Nov. 1,1855."
Troubles In Kansas Between - The
Free State and Pro-Slavery Settel
ers The Military Called Out.
Sr. Lotus, Thursday, Nor. 30,.1855.
We have accounts from Independence to
day stating that three armed Free-State men
had attempted to drive Mr. .Coleman, a Pro-
Slavery settler, from his claim near • Flielory
_'Points Mr. coleman lined one of his aßsail
ants, when a mob gathered together, drove
him and other settelers-off, and. then burned
down their houses. The . ringleader in this
was arrested by Marshall Jones aad taken to
• Lecompton. Gov. Shannon, has c:xlled out
_ the military. Many citizens from In depen
`—cteni;^ Weston, and St.joseph's have got:e to
offer their services to the Governor to restore
order. - The people of Lawrence are in anus
and have five pieces-of artillery. A. number
• of houses have been burned in Douglas Coun
ty, and several families driven toMissouri for
• refuge. The law-and-order people of the
Territory, are rallying in large numbers to
assist the Sheriff in the execution of the laws
Sixteen, houses were burned at_ lickory Point
at.d several of the citizens were missing.
The Know Nothings and the next Piesiden
ey.—E. B. BARTLETT, president of the•Na-
Lionel Council, puts forth a proclamation to
the Know Nothing Order of the United States,
to the effect, that the Convention for the par
pose;of tici - minating candidates for 'the
Presi
dency and Vice gesidency, shall be held in
the city of Philadelphia, on the 22d of Feli
nary, 1856, td be composed of delegates elec
ted by the subordinate Councils—one from
each Congressional district; and two from each
State Council.—ln consequence of this reso-,
lution-itis proclaimed that !the Councils of
each Congressional district in eaeh State shall .
elect delegates as aforesaid, and slso two al
ternates. for each Congressional and State
delegate.
Another proclamation
.of the same Order,
gives notice to the State Councils and dele
gates to the National Council, that there will
be a special meeting of said Council at Phila
delphia, on Monday, the 18th of Febuary, for
the transaction of such huisnes.s as may be
brought before it.
2.9llancholy Sepctale.
The New Yorkrinzq of the lgth inst.says:
Among the twelve who were published fur
drunkenness was one—a female—,whose his
tory is truly melancholy, though by no means
unusual. She is not yet old, and was once
pretty,courted 'and admired by all. She was
born in the South, of wealthy parents, and
her early years were blessed with all the bless
ings of one, in her situation. Her education
was thoroughly complete, and she early gain
ed a good reputation as a writer. She awn
evinced's vassion for the stage--a passion so
- uncontrollable, that'despite the entreaties of
strangers and friends, she became an actress.
In thu sphere she was very successful, and
after a time made her appearance, cu the
bbards in'this city,-where she created no lit
tle furore. Her appearance was always hail
ed with but afters time her fa - me
and fortune began to wane. She fell, as many
of her .profession had done before, a victim to
drink. - Becoming daily worse, no . manager
`r- 1 would rnn.the Ask of -engaging her., 'For a
time she gave evidence of an intention, to re
.fw,u, but_ the terrible
,passion_ predominated ;
ahe'agabi fell. The formerly lovely woman
talented auttortils, and fine -eaten," sleeps to
night a vagabond in the Tombs. • -
DEEP:* of Rawdon, Wright:Hatch and Edson,
New York, October, 1855:
Dona S. Dra, Ewa,
• Deaf n g .'rammed the plan
• proproted is Our " Beek Noie - Delineator,:
for enabling the public to detiit I;pusna
Altered Bank Notes, by fureishing;'accura7 t e
4eacriptimis of the genuine notes' of the
-, Banlucof - the,country, we take ' pleasure in
exOtteitigvatappnYval of the same, as, affor
- ding a !ample and effectual protection vainst
that species of fraidalent paper money." •
'Respectfully yours, '
Edson.
Dr:Devi Chscon fits:
'..iiditothieLititi, Peru, leaving a foritiue of a
doll:iri s which be -won at-gateing
illad.all.o
Times.
V -- *4f.0.4, - ..'gt,.;t4triat.
TR' DAMES? COCITLAT/01
E. B. CHASE Sr McCO4l.ll, EDITORS
A LVIN I AV, Publisher.
Montrose, Th oda, ,
,Dec. 6 • 855
•
Wood ! Wood !
Those who wish to pay us in wood we de
sire should bring us some now. We are out
As yolk are 'coming into tiwn bring ns. along
ome. Do. •
Letter from r. Ward.
_ our paper to-day is a letter from C. L.
W ar d, Esq.„. ; referring to,a note in our paper
some weeks since, stating that a suit had
been commenced against several persons here
to recoer a large araouttt the notes- of the
old Susquehanna county Bank. .
In - pjrtuitting the note a place in our col:
,umns, i did . not occur to us that we were
doing injqstice to ally one. The fact that
such :1 . 64 had been commenced had raised
I
cxinsiderale inquiry among . thti, \ citizens of
the couat as to the precise sh4e in which
; it. viaybrOught, and we therefore more r'cadi
-1 ly give !publicity to .the -note.; regarding it
in no outer light -thaa a mere local news
item, proper in it l iself and injurious to no one.
We mg-et cxceeding . that we should have in
kired th - e c feelings ciUMr. Waen; for nothing
could have been'further from our intentions.
It will be Seen that Mr. Ward makes a
stAtemel.t. of frets, in reference to his connec
iion with the l i lank. showing that under . the
rygime of S. John and Post he had no con
nection wil, Or responsibility in the man
agement of its ;affairs. Since the subject has
•
beencalled upas it has,ftis• - pe.rhaps no more
than simple'jusitice to saY that his statement
is sustained by' the facts of the case as bro't
o t by the- investigation of the legislative
CO • ittek., Messrs. WRIGHT and BUCKALEW.
Altho , ill it I may be annoying to have such a
sUit'llan i ,'ng over one, we do • not suppose
any On'e sr.' a the end a injured, in body,
i
rninil, or ester .., who oukht not to be. Those
who really I!:(1 ie thing in charge, on whose
inte'rify and go.. faith the public were re
lying for safety, and ' • whoseetitire want of
attention to their busint4s, and reckless in
difference to consequencLs, Ole public was
swiadl.l, l ottglit as- a matte of justice, in
some .way, to be made to ma- in every Idol
lar that.was lost. Whet+t it c n'or wilt be
done in the suit now instituted we -now not,
i •
for we 'know nothing about_ the c u ,13nt
these innosent, in
. this, as' in other ( --s, o
course should not suffet l . -
,
. 1 6. WI 411,
Since we hrtie . any recollection of poi
litical . matters, they have never : presentedl se
many mutations as...they have- in the Shorl
period of tiro years past.. The- - -passage of
the NebntAa Kill precipitated - our people into
the most angry and unloOketrfoicOnt6t, out.
of Which lave grow n others pn side issues;
and - others. still ttotti them. till sober, calcu
lath 1131%11; has'o known where : to
vote.
Thi. a isturbanra of . he ancient order of
political affairs, lois had another, and Very
deliterions effect upon parties ar.d men: It
Las developed)n the Atnerican people a dis
position
tO:ritn!further towards the extremes
of a maddeqd inobocacy, than we supposed ,
they -possessed. ' Of at leasttwo parties, the
ultra northern and ultra southern, this is em
inently
true, and we cannot regard it with
itiiilierence. 4 government resting entirely
upon the judgement pf the peiple for support,
mus t b e t , - dure in the end, or it must have
a peoplel f
cot:) . heads,,
eliberato pUrpose,
and remarkably fr&.: from these Periodic at
tacks of popular elauacr• The sole reason
whv the people of France a, - e to-day not en
joying, the blessings of a free 2.epublic like
ours, is found in their wild and merC 4 ltial _ na
ture, giving away 'before the first brea`h of
fakaticism and violence l ,and thusbeiug sw e i , t
like 'chatTbef ore the wind into the vortex( of 1
anarchy ;* then of course falling prey to the
designs of the 'venal,' and filially returning to
. monarcley as the only government strong
enough to keep in curb the wild passions of'l
her people. Though at heart republican,l
France can . never be a R4ablic.,, till this
character/4'e of (her p4ple shall meet a rad-
ical change. Every well regulated goven- '
merit' must have a substantial basis. 1.1ut,v,-e
shall be.asked, what can be more substantial
than the love of the people for liberty and
equalill 1 We answer nothing, when the
great ir!ipular mind is sobtr and thus fixed
upon .I.s own 'substantial good; tut when
that mind! ta ileetinz and uncertain,—when)
.it is easily intoxicated With ideas of.the hour,
—.when it becomes unstable, and the easy
prey of the smooth-tongued demagogue—the
man whose only aim is, power and place;
theta, .however ardent its sober momenta may
be with attachment to free institutions, it be
cornea after all an uncertain reliance in times
of pe4l and excitement. i
1
Continlied popular convulsions are baneful
to Republics. ~Any goverunaeut must give
its subjects repose and stability, or its yoke
will become galling and , I
oppressive; and if
this be true of governments concentrated , in
the hands of a few, like I's menarchy, it. is '
ova eminently true goirernment depending
en t irely on thepid i lu' will, and litherefore
more certainly affected by the tides of pub
tic passion and panic. Nothing then can be
more important in a republic, thin that, the
public mind should not be easily moved, by
light and transient causes, from a sure and
safe anchorage in public affairs: All kinds
of fanaticism should be' discouraged. 1 Those
periodic cotivuhenns, whichnlifoot the estab
tished order; of things, and sweep . everything
, -
, intent* 'common thaos, are to be dreided,not
Li .
enurted,--troiried urn, not encouraged
sia'a law'of these things, that they. return'
I t h e cyftik ::• thil {more they, lire countenanced.
Tin only - 'rim.." they serve is a bit4l Dne.—
eaken
They, u4ettls the cede ,' of weletf mind 7
die 4xmfidepas' of,thinitistui4, in PO, caPr
' ity of the peoplae for i .valuabl.• 'isef=goTern
meat. . tbiy farina dfsogr4s.and:itrifYind
placte..bad meiin plena ofppl,ar.
..'They d 0...
gust the better alms a ;Di m .with political aft:
..
fair* aii+L!into ibes froakimilikoiN in. the
affairs - ofitate, leaving'theroad tot Preferment
op i n
. top class of men - whose object is plun
de , and who seek the honors of the -govern
meld' only to• make, irem subservient to
schproos of profligacy , and corruptiOn.
• The events.of the , past three years are sufi
cieri(evidence of the truth of our retnarks.-- ,
We have Only to 14ok around us to be con
vinced that the kit:men of the - -conntry are
rapidly leaving polities in disgust; and as one
licit is out of the way; his place is supplied
y a wore of - abandoned adventurers from
horn we have nothing but ill to expect.—
And if we look for the reason of this state of
him, we shall find it, in the' contempt
,felt
•y. high-minded men, for - the wild and 'un
,, only extremes to which even correct prin
iples have been prostituted and carried. No
ism too ridiculous, or too dangerous- to .. the
sFace and well being of the country, not to
slid adherents and enthusiastic followers, un
der the lead of wicked and desperate men.—
I iscoid and strife—animosities and hatreds,
ave taken the place of fraternal affection,—
.fpeace and good will around, the . altars of
.ur common country. - .
That . this state of things can continue and
rely; and not bring'ultimate disaster upon,_
e country, it is madness to believe, and fol
yto hope: The complicated relations of
hii great nation, domestic and foreign ; the
.oui . plicity of interests'of a national, and sec
ional character, with the intricate and, difli- .
cult entanglements in which they 'become in
volved in the very nature of things, ,needs
nd must havea settled . and stable reliance,
u public sentiment and in public confideace.
int the country is not now in-this condition
very body feels and 'knows. A change must
.e bad, and that change—or the time for
hat change—is -very rapidly approaching.-L
The result of the next presidential contest
ust determine Whether the vainlv days of
the Republic shall be restored, or whether fa
na, ticism and violence, strife and contention,
• n uneasy, unsettled, and, in the end , d.isas
rous state of things J r , to continue to pant],
.ze the energies of the government and - the
eat hopes and interests 'of the. people.. .
To the Democratic party is the country
sOw looking with anxious, almost with trem
ling-hope, for there is no. other party- now
n a position to realize its - expectations,—none
ether that does nbt embody in its principles
some one or more of the dangerous innova
ions
which have justly alarmed the
,fears of
he country. TheDeunicracy may make it
. If more than ever deakto the affections -of
the American people, by Stepping into the I'
troubled water; and allaying the strife of the
loud contending'*ayes of factiJn. . With her I
whole, heart animated and bounding with 1
the patriotic emotions and impulses of olden 1
mes,— with an unselfish devotion to the
pu lie goad; let the Democratic
. party in- .
yoke he -American people — to the contest,
with a e an-bearing her standard ; 'whose; - .ex- .
perien . ce . . - a statesman is . Of the highest or
der, whose. eltriotisn is broad enough : to en
close the - who. American people as a com
mon brotherheo =who haS the nerve and
the will to direct .ee energies of the govern
mentto the restoratt,n of peace and the des
truction of faction, by dealing justly with
conflicting interests ; an. .restoring to the
confidence of the people th love and venera
tion which' they should eve .feel for • their
whole eonntry .and . her mate less -instiin
itions. This the Deiliecratic-par _ can do;
and thus add still another star in ti crown
of her rejoicing—write . another page 'it her
history that after ages shall encircle with
glory,—add another link to the chain t at
already binds ter to the affections 'and - drat
itpde of the Ameriban people. That she may
prove equal to the great - work, may Heaven
•
direct her Counsels. - . .
i2E2I
The continued efforts of Jessup, Bentley
Co. to induce : Judge. Wilmot to .Prosecute
the senior Editor of this paper for libel were
lin - ally crowned with' success; and we were
,pzo r ,:ingly Waited ou with a process from
Cl 4, les A7ery, Esq., Monday afternoon after
the' l Judge had left the county and thereby
mace sure that no process could reach him.
The Judge held out !ill 'Thursday evening
last in his determinationnot 'to •prosecute,
but I gave way
, to them before the combined
assaults of dear friends who think they
have_here a good opportunity to make an in
strument' of Wilmot to gratify their private
malice so long '.cherished against us. Well,
ye hope they will have a good time, find
a t oubt not they will before the end shall be
reached;
The issue is - norr made up.and.we have no
disposition to dodge it. The . Dcmocrat
the great stumbling block in the way
_of
Jessup & Co.'s success in this county, and.
they have banded together to crush it down.
They may succeed, but we doubt it. We
bare a notion that we shall lire in Montrose
as long as we please, and that we shall edit a
fearless Democratic paper here all we see fit.
to leave it voluntarily. 'We
.are fully aware
of the strength of the combination against us,
—that everything .that money and malice
can do will be done to accomplish the pur
poses of these men, for they have the stron
gest of all motives--revenge--to incite them
on. The contest' may be long and fearful,
but let it come,--ecnutnunity will better un
derstand the designs of our enemies before it
shill be ended.
If it is supposed that this conspi racy will
silence our press from the fair and legitimate
discussion of great public' abuses., those who
entertain the idea will be wOndArfullY mis
taken. It will have no such effect. For the
Freedom:of the Judiciary from all those ex
citing struggles in politics, which inevitably
tend to weaken public confidence in the ad
minitsrationofJustice, and in the motives of
Judges, we shall contend long and earnestly.
'This branch of out government is about the
only barrier left against the surges of anar
chy and political demoralization.: and, as
such; the public cannot be too' vigilant in
guarding the firstapproach towards its pros
tration. It is the duty of the press to lead
ilia way. in this work, a 'duty that nothing
can'deter'Us from discharging. We know
'our rights and we dare defend them. .We
the 'purrs* . of this hombistatios
1 A Libel at Last:
against us, and Weshalt:me& it, if needs. be
single handed and alone, and if at last over
borne by fearful odds, we shall go down eon- .
tendingfor wha t :we believe to be right prin.;
I ciples. and for the purity of their aduiinistra
tio6.
From the correspondexce of the New 'for':
Herald, we publish l letter in another col
umn-informing us that a Catholic Priest his
ben fined $l5O, in Connecticut for adminis 7
tering the consolations of Religion after the
forms of that church to a dying. woman
[ ,This is carryitig.the.spirit of 'Know Nothing
l ism a step further in its progresS than it has
i ever before dared to go.. We think We may
1 .
flask thinking men of all
.denominations. to
i look at this matter without alarm if they
can: We are not assailing individual mem
bers of the Know Nothing order as men or .
1 - as citizens, but we .must be permitted to ask
I every man connected with that order, to look
at the icture here presented .and then tell
['us if s di are the natural fruitsof their (Joe
-1
1 trines, how much short of a total subversion
i of the civil and religious libertit of this gov
-1 erntiint shall tile.;:e things stop.? Ilan it in
-1
deed come to this, in :our land- of religious
. toleration, that the gaunt 'form of the law
can be pCrmitted to come between the expir-
I ing penitent and-him whose mission it is to
hcld up to his gaze the of an expiring
Redeemer? , Are the last sad rites of. relig
ions- duty on earth, tO• be plaCed -tinder the .
&tin of .outlaw, unless performed -as 'some
modernJetfries may Iliclate from the Bench i
In the last moment of life, when thelast fare
wells of loved ones are being. taken, when
the last of earth is receding from our ,3:ision
: and the soul desires communion with its clod,
have we a public sentiment entrenched even
lin the Judiciary, that will permit mercena
; ries armed .with the law, to invade the cham
'ter of 'Death, and drag from our bedside hint .
Ito *hose' spiritual guidance we have comniit
_
ted ourselves in life, and by whose : prayers.
ivehope-to be consoled in the moment of
death ? If such be the 'case. then are our
boasted privileges a by-word—would be spit
-limn by the meanot .I:tve that crouches at
•the frown of Des - potism. - .
Protestant.ChutchMen should look at these
things and pause. What excue can th e y .
; •
render to their own conscience, or to an of 7
fended God for a persecution so remorseless
as this ? -Is'such the spirit of "hristianloYe,
and of such is the Kingdom of Heaven t It
it is,—and if this spirit is permitted to grow
Mitch longer, not only unrebuked but, en
coufaged by.profes.ed christian -people, they
may expect as a natural consequence, that
infidelity will in two years number thousands
where-it mow numbers te p s. It is cagier for
us -to believe this talked. - of religion a hum
bug and a fable, than to 'believe its precepts
can have a lodgment in the hearts of those:
who Wink at such persecution. Talk not to
us of a subliine faith in a crucified Savior,
when vPu impose piiinfnnj penalties on hith
vt . hose Sinit is, that:he kneels by the hed.ide'
Of the dying penitent, holding the cross of a
dying' Savior, and bidS him believe and live
C) wicked man; in the In 4 day will not God
Judge you, 'n ye L and-Mondemn you, too, " for
rasthrich ns ye have done it to one of these=the
least of my children, ye have done it unto
tne." Then - wil! this wicked intolerance, this .
publican purity appear as of no avail, for if
-there be a just' God in Heaven, and if there
be a hell, how do these stiff necked persecu
tors expect to stand before
,the one, or escape
an awful sear . trAing in the other? _
To•(he Editors of the Ito:arose Democrat
Gthinthit; :—I have this moment casual
y met with your' paper of the first inst., in
which appears a•notice, apparently editorial,l
thatA civil suit had been brought in your
Cotirt, against several persons named, in view
of some supposed liability connected with the
Bank of • Susquehanna County. Latham
Gardner is said to be Plaintiff, and. N. New
ton, Attorney-in the case.
- •
Now, as this is . the ,very first intimation
that I ever received either from Mr. Gardner,
or his counsel, of being in any way his debt
or, or liable to him in any :amount--I read
the announcement with no little surprise:— .
The more so, because I have never held a
single share of stock in the Bank of Susque
hanna County, since the month of April 1842;
and therefore,_ could not, and did not have
anything to do with its management, wheth
er as a director or otherwise, froth that date
up to the day.of its final failure in - 1849.
When that occurred, I was myself, a deposit
ing.,creditor to a considerable amount • .
the tin:e the Messrs. St. Johns became connec~
t e d with tithe iinstitution,l had not the remotest
interest in Ms direction ; and most as.strredly,•
had not die Slizhte_st possible agency in any
of'its affai i rs afterward, -,subsequent 'to
the period of its failure:--Laad tltot only as itn
vis.sig,nee, for a humane and bencletal pur
pose, of a single iteni of its assets.
It may Lult the spirit of Latham Gardner's
personal. malice towards me, to drag my
name into a pretended gui l t against the St.
Johns—jai - especially asl the cost to him,
whatever the result may - bc, are not. likely to
be increased by so doing ; but when 'these um
tints mingled, must have been apparent
upon the - face of things, I cannot tut re
gret that you should have allowed the use-Of
even the small space the notice occupied in
your respectable columns against one who
has always been -
Truly your friend.
' . - C.- L. IW'-ARD. • \
Washington City, Nov. 25, 1855.
S,—The Bradford Reporter, having
copied your article—will, I take it for gran
ted, deem this explanatory note, of quite as
much interest to its readers, as the_ origirial
publication:. At all' events,..its sense of jus
tice must induce such a result. -
To litenovE GROWN ' WHIZ corres
pondentinforms us that he has mixed one
bushel, of corn with , two bushels of wheat
and ground the mixture, and it made good
bread. Tile wheat ground alone, Could not
be used.' The cOrn.shoutd be very dry and
throughly mixed with the wheat.
We hope that our millers are not tempted
to mix anything 'Rome than corn with high
priced flour; but in ! por opinion analysis:of
some of the flour now in this - markets iroukl
diserose sow ue.r Wogs. •
A Patriotic teller'.
Thefollowing warm, cordial and patriotic
from the lion. IlenrY . A. Wise, cover
nOr eieetof-Virenia,Was recently received by
t et iectura Coirtinittne of the Boston Mercat .
'tile libraryAssociation,in answer to an in
vitation to lecture 'before them . . was avi-•
dently written in a touch more gentlemanly .
Mood than the one he addressed to the !Anti
.Slavery Committee of 13ostoti r some felir weeks
previonsly;which, we confess, we did not like
nt all. But there is this excuse *) he offered
eitettuation'of Mr._ Wise's, exhibition Of
strong feeling on that occasion : i ne, like ally
title Southerner:, iti enliarly si nsitise upon.
the' Slavery 'question, and
_an invitation to
lecture on that subject, hy a society of- red
hot. .
Abolitionists—and Illasslchusetts Aboli-.
tiOnists, at -that-who could hardly be sus
pected of a desire fn hear that they might he
convinced, would naturally, to a Man of Mr.
temperatneot, be looked upon as tin
insult, to be repelled. and. resented:. This
second letter to the literary association of
Boston, we take. to be a true expres , 4ion- of
the feelings of his heart toward "that portion
of his 'country called New England." •
L .. ONLY, NEAR O:CV:VC/CIL VA., Novi 11..'55
, GENTLEMEN :—Yours i)t . the 2d, inst.. Was
Awaiting, my:irrival at home .yesterday, from
temporary Ab..4enee at 'Washington city.
• I greatly acknowledtte the coMpliment of
your invitation to deliver otie.of a course of
lecture , ,, during the - pre•iimt. winter, l•efore
the Mercantile Library Asocialion of BOs
ton. •
I am welt assoied of the respeeta
nle character and of the laudable. of of
your literary as•!-ociation, :mil no body of the
kind could have I cen to, , re hout.3ld iL 3II
on have been bv the i:ltt-trionA Orators - •afid
7 4.ate:m-n who have shedilipOn yOur lectures
the li.rhts of their great Minds. I hav_e no
doubt too of the cordial welcome" I would
rceic . ‘e from " very many" of your hospitable
citizens.; but it is not in my power,. gentk
iuen, to arcept.your invitation. The situa
thin of. my private atrairs,l and the duty 'of
preparing for montits to come for new scenes
of pnblic ,ervice, will engrosA all - my time
and tittentiOn the whole - of the couiik•
tiir.! I have been compefled . to devline every
of the game - kind from many quarters in
Inv Own State,. a't d other -States besides
veurs. •
I sincerely regret this thernitire, becaUse•
I have perer yet scirry foot on the beloved
soil of that portion JOfmv country called New
- England. 'This has 'not leen 'owing to any
antagonism on my part towards that ftvored
section. 'Massachusetts especially, •I hare..
been taught to - venerate and cherish as the
elder sister of Virginia. When I retleCt up
on their attitudes and relations in the dark i
and'nessn "-loom of the night of the revolution
• s.
-when i listen to their hails, sister to sister
Virginia to MaSssachusetts, Massachusetts
to the "time which tried men's
souls:" —when I watch the fires kindling on
the heights of. Boston: - and see Virginia !ro
. .
ing forth. across the rivers and the land, by
the sea. leading her best beloved son
. by the
hand,-dripping blood and tears at every step
tht.re and baCk-, leaving him there on post to
hl 4
guard your, t-ery city, and to 'Maize the 'op- .
pressors evacliate - 41—and when I contrast
this picture_ with the present sthte Of things in.
out' confederae.y, which makes' you assure me,
"'that the feelings of the people of Massachu—
setts toWards Inv .State arc not, those of an
tao-onism,;' I gush forth in anguish and ask,
Why a necessity for such assurance? . Why
any antagOnism bet Ween these, the deyoted
States of Hancock and Washington. May'-
God in his mercy and'in love guide them, as
of yore ! May they ever be cemented - in Un
itm by the blood of the revolution And
whoneyer another night of gloom and , trial
shall come, may they hail and cheer' each
other on afrain - to victors-, for civil and fell
giOus liberty. .
Yours truly, HENRI — A. Wls
To Charles G. Ch L asc•and others, cow%
The mysterious - Affair of
SchoOndr Imogen
The Captain and Hate. Uudoabtalfet Mar
i
Four days and more have now elapsed
since-the' sinking of the: schooner :Eudora
Itmer . ene, Capt. Win. Palmer, of Deep River,
Conn., and.vJtthe affair remains to.some ex ,
tent a mystery : there is not however, the
least doubt in.the minds of those who have
visited the locality where the schooner was
sunk, that the captain acd mate have been
murdered in cold blood for the Purpose of
plunder. The murderer, no doubt, is a negro
—a Five Point's thief-,-who succeeded in
hireing , out upon tll schooner n few weeks
since as cook, and probably has availed him
'elf of the first
: fA voizi hie opportunity to car
ry out his designs- From information our
reporter received at WestehesteiVillage,there
is relson to believe that a conspiracy had been
entered into by the cook .and another colored
man, who was' hanging .about Westchester.
illage on Friday afternoon, 'anti whose
snnrinc,r 01,:i4tod from various' Cans -
es• lb, invited particularly .for and
Hunter's Island:, and since the- sinking r of the'
schooner has become , known it is believed
that he was in some way impliCated with the
took. e
The name of the schooner is Eudora Imo
gene, as above stated, instead of ' Eudora,' as
at first. reported. We.were informed vester 7
day by Capt. Arnold, brother-in-law-of Capt.
Wm. Palmer, whO is suppoiied to be murder"-
ed, that the schoener Was _manned by the
carain, the niat:,„ named Pratt,' - .he colored
cook. George Wil , on, ti;)w under arrest.
The following are the facts in reference - to
this''mysterious atrair.up to the present.,
time :
On WiAttesilay afternoon last, 66_1;k:boon ,
er E u d or a Imogene laden with coal, and
bound east, canna; to anchor about half a mile
from-City Island, between that and Hatt IN..
land, in consequence of adverse winds.. She
remained there until Friday evening about 7
o'clock a man was observed- sculling along
the shore •
.his singular and unskillful manage
ment of the boat • attracted the attention of
Mr. Charles McC.leunan, hotel keeper at City
Island, and C. Le
. Vaanis. 'Supposing the
individual was prowling aboutlor the purpose
Of stealing - aboat or a load of oyster., they
,went down to,the shore, and secreting them:.
selves behind is vessel mateh«xl biKmovemetiO.
While there Sp, Meclenuon s aw the schoon
er heeling over;sbutewhat, and remarked that
'they,' must b4Jighterting herin order' t0'...k0
up the chain : lel' Some three ininuteir after
the vessel began to heel over again; and 'al
. most immediately sank. They thew-ran to
the small bpitnand:antrted omf, to replier tot :
sistance to the crew who - were snpposeti
be on board, and et . the same time eilled.out.
i . to the suspicions person they bad heed watittf , '
log in theism& boat ttiVettlinini"LUAß
.
cue tlui crew but instead of rendering assist- tt fullypie •e,d suckarbeles as he: late n t e j.
once, he changed his_
.Course . and attenipted t•tojake-with him, and cutting-a .
through
•to pull away from thp . shorein•another direc; die- -- bottoni Of t the schooner, and uadef cove r ..atm. Mr. McClennan and Capt. Le Van*, ethe:pfgh waket ake goOd-his t •etarape to som e
hastened to the.sclxmor t in stern! boats . butt den-in • the ''' - trity - and •revel over the small
'diseotTred no signs of the Captain or
.crew, t booti ; ;A•rbtaitted at the cost of the blocid of two
'and they were led to suspect that there had I humai beings..• En 'his effort to remove, all
been foul phty. - Capt. L 4, Varnis then. pulled tr a C ei ., o f Iris crime he went too f ar , s i nk.
after th e stranger in the stnal) boat,- and be: ling, the' schooner, bet led to.hitt arreit.
• ing an expert, oarsman;'Soon came•-atongside The-Sad news Was conveyed tir 'Mrs."
andjumped i n t o the boat.. The o c enp t o t t merpti Monday afternoon, ntrw: triter ill front
proved to be the color e d cook of the seboon- recent contintanctit•—Nero-Y64- Tribune.
er Iniegene. This was close in shots.. The
first thing he observed Was was a large
butcher knife and a. hatchet, lying on the
buttons of the boat ; there were also- a large - ,
sack, a earpet4mg and various article= of
provisions. Taking t hese into 'eonsidera.
.tion, the inhabitants deemed it, lulvis;ible. to
.nrrest and detasn the colored man to await
• further di3velopmeuts. Il^e was accordingly
taken•to the hotel and placed in charge of'
Constable Alexander Itt.bife: The "sad; was .
found to 'contain clothing. belonging , to the
captain and mate ; a spy-glass, eloek, knives
'and fotls 30 other articles. On his pet on
was found a silver pencil, and in hi's:boot-le t .;
it wane, in which -was five tenelollar t
Vaud - others anicunting in all to 159.
.
The Prisoner stated that on the mimung.of
rit
• the .9 t. . tin- went,. to New liodhelle. in •
a small sad boat with a Man who'came
side after hint This was known to be
tt a
falsehood,as there had been a gale all, day too
severe for a small sail-boat to venture out.r
'Also that he di covered the vessel to be
and 'gathered, up the arti c les in his pus
session hurriedly to • save them .for the cap
tain ; l,e said that the inolto,y beton:zed to
the captain and the silver watch to th'e tnate.
In reply to :a question why he t did. n o t -gitai
the alarm wham he foam! the vessel sinking.
he replied that he `did . t rat ,thiuk worth
while: There - were no marks or spots •• of
bl o od found-uputttthe negro which wouldin- . ;
dieate thatlei bad been . engaged in a scufil•!.
The'
prisoner was t seeured for the night, and
several citizens volunteered to keep wateh on
him in order that he should not' escape.
'Mr. MeClettnan mot rapt Le VarniS, with
their sloo t as,.andahout twenty of the ittiva)-
itants of the island preeeedj to the schooner
and made an et fort to sweep her anchor and
kruge her.into the shore,i'and continued their
efforts unfit ',l' o'elock a. to. without sucess,
84, the ves , el was fast aground. . The next
ta l orning sit low tide, just before day ligf4,.
Mr. McClennan and Capt. Varnis .t %stmt. of
and again succeeded t in removing the 'Slide !
from over the -cabin, and by the; means ofj
lisoelks'attatehed to long poles fished out Reuel
bed-clothing and wearing apparel. In the .
afternoon a number of mon went out and emit •
a hole through the deck, and succeeded in
gating omit some cot c s „ and a pillow
saturated with Meal, Wearing apparel ; and
the • burgee;' (a large flag with the name of
-the veske.l): / Upon this flag, acro s s one, end
and abuut two yards in length there had
been a great quantity of • blood. Several
times the hooks were attatehed to pmethiag i
supposed to be the bodies' of sumac of the'
inurdered pers.ons,;but they were danable to
get them up. • • • ••
The hatehet.found with the priscnej
. has
every Appc' araanee of 'lasing, been used to
to-take the life of arose 'on board. It had
been placed in the fire as if to remove traceS 4 ,
of stain; the habdle . had 'been', readjns - ted:
and in one or two places scraped and • tilightly
smoked t oyer. The butcher knife liad the ap
pear:vide of having be ea - sharpened very.
,re-
Gently
-
On Saturday forenoon, a eoinnutment hav
ing been obtuined from the justice of the
Peace,, the priioner' Was removed to the coun
ty jail at White, Plains by Constable Rolfe
accompanied by Diehard M. Marsh and James
Starkins. The prisoner W:S; . rt powerful built
Man, and hail every 'apstearanee of being •'.a
desper" tter character, and.those having him
in charge went prepared M deliver his body
at the jail either dead or alive. Op - passage
to the jail he had nearely freed himself of the
ropes which pinioned his arms, preparatory
to attempting his - escape, when the discovery
way made by Aloe!' Rolfe, who at. once drew
a revolver and kept .him under subjetstion
until his arias were -again secured.- lie was
finally lodged in the White. Plains jail, to t
await further investigations.
Yesterday, morning.Capi. Arniold of TVert
River, Conn., brother in-law of Capt. Palmer.
together with two of the Owners residing 4
that place, came to City Island i tolook aftei.
the•rosing of the vessel and the lecoyery of
the bodies. Ile statedthat the vessel watt,
manned by the captain, mate awl the- coles+
ed
rook, now under arrest. It is possible
that one
,or two others might„ have been
aboard, but. is quite probable the th-ree.refer
ed were all. C,apt. Arnold sometimes
acted as captain in the place of Paltrier, ! and
did.l'o on a trip some f.tyr, weeks since, at the
time he hired the present cook, George Wit-,
sou ' who het'-think, resided in the VivelPoints.
lie is under she impression that. Wilson - hir
ed out for no other Parpose but - to . rob • the
vessel on the first favorable! opporitinity.—
While he (Arnold) was aboard be 'kept a
double barreled- 'gun loaded in 'the cabin
which the colored man was aware of, .whilei
Palmer had nothing on hoard but a single I
barreled pistol. He had not the least doubt
bat that the - captain and mate are - both timr
tiered from' the evidences already - addnced,l
and also from the fact that neither Arr . them
had been heard front. Tile vessel was but I
four years till, in excellent condition and had I
never leaked, and, v.onsehtie.ntly the. story of !
the cook was •a falsehood: _lie was satisfied
she never sank by any other means' than
scuttleing. Further efforts were made 4 sws
terduy forenoon to reCtiver t 4• bodies, but
without success. A pillow wits taken out,
One end of which. had been saturated--;*with
lt out!. Eluding that nothing, further .could
be done until the vessel is raised, two of. the
owners lefts for New-York to make 'arrange
ments for adtU'rick orothet means to get the
ce.-sel up on shore. She- is now lying on'her
ride in about thirteen feet of. water at low i tide
with !her - apt - ter side just out of water..
Capt. Palmer was one fourth owner Of the
schoriner, whi4l is 73 tuns nieruturement - and
valued at about $5,000 or 0,000, or, :which
•there is no inSurance. Sho.was;laden with
coal at One atlas Williamsburgs yards and
Amiuud for liartfOrd.. Oapt. Artpda
ed to White plains
. to take necessary steps
tonards requirino. the insurancetompaniert, to
assist in raising. the schooner, provided the
cargo is insured.:-..
The greatest -exeitement exists among : the
inhabitants at City Island sad the vicinity.
'Many think the ite a. , , iro should have been lynch- -
ed upon the- spot. - Others think it 'is
. ft cntse of
piracy and the prisoner, should '.he-;hung in
public upon the island or from the, yard..artit
ut a vessel. We heard several persons C 0 1 1.;
elude with the' assurance . that they shOuld
haYe passes into the jail.yard to Seethe nig
ger swing. - • -- • • -
It is theimpresfion:of some that the ..bod
ies of the murdered
. trieti. were thrown, over
heard withweighta *pitched to
.hold Ahem
dtiwni and of otlipra that the 'bodies: have,
been
,S;c4is:l Under theeibi floor; there being
sufficient room. From a Close invtigittion .
it :seems:probable Abat:tbe captain enti Ewe,
►.e " ) : tnti T de Ff 44ll " , Rig l i t i .. Prtlvigu3.- while. in
ati.noo of , the garments_ jm...1 hriy :
stains upon tbein. ` tourink, triaiy.lbe"Colo-r
-'of mitnlndsthave l been'engaged - in reimwr .
iimoisfonil6.4 as :farmixirsibie,*e,
• NEW 114::,'N0v.'24,18.55;
A CalholiePriest Fluid fbr;:lhe Eoicirte of
Hi 4 Min4try, Singular; Derisiorv•L:Con.
'necticut Ignoring the ConstitutionGslar
,
a,
ntete l ng tdberty of C'onicienee to a/Clienomi
nations, dc. - . - •
Great excitement exists here;'rcliai4ing a
tine of one h'undred and fifty dollars and costs.
of . Coutt, assessed. on i the . Roy. Mrs .O'Neil, a
Catholic priest, for administring-the rites of
religion to a.dying woman, at her own re
tieated - the - -implied consent': of
her husband,
.who .\ -;
The decision, was given On. Thursday ,: the'
22d inst, iu the Superior. Courtin :14h!
Judge — Waldo. presiding. The councilfor
. were the , this city:.
Judge Black Ma ni and 'Mr; 1341 . 01 for the: des
fence of the prie:st,R.J: Ingersoll: andikT-W..
Webster. . .
•
In. this case the priest-was•fined . the
stun for adMinistering the rites of
-to a Mrs. Blakesly, - who was tdwaYs r Catholic,
and d4e - exided from Catholic -an'eo: , ttiirs. At
her dying hour she sent for thOlatholic
'priest. When he came, her husband, 'a fret
estant' intimated that h .
is . presence .eras . not
Wanted. The priest replied that he had been
sent for, and asked Mk lilakesly if the mot
,age he rceeived was from. her. She said
Yes, The husband then inade tin further oh-,
lee; ioqs, but, at ; the; priest's. request, - -hem left
d ie his. Wife's' confession was be
ing Yet for doing this, and 'perform
log-other rites usual on such occasions; - the'
aforesaid penalty . has been imposed, Oh,
kb . ipora oh Moro!. In this land of pre-
sinned toleration, where the rights and liber
ties of r : were supposed to have
a
found seettre sts)luru s ette not a christian have:
thel rites and tiOnsolations of religion atitninii- .
teted to her, if a . bigoted
and 'tyrannical hus
band intimate hisdispleasure, chOoies to
interrupt the final preparation'efe dying wife,
min° before her Supretrie- Judge? Is the
pries who rizrforna4 this ministry of consola
tion With the,irnplicit -consent of her husband
to bel thuS. heavily rthilteed? At least so .
saws 3iur Supreme Courv• of Coneecti,cut.—
And not only this ' • but the' =Judge _affirmedd
that:he had uo - doubt and neitr had, but . the
priest could be obliged to divulge. the tienrets
of confession, if .it,were pertinent to .the case
before the Conn. 'Gentlemen well versed in
law knovi how differen t have been the decis
ions of eminent Judges in this country, and
o'eniii England; before. the repeni . ..of her pe
nal
code; •
, . . .
To be sure; theludge in givin i t_ his decis-
ion, ankno4flellged that ' the .priest did no'
intentional. wrong;,'_ yet , aw tided Ile :above'
. .
damages,! . .. ° -
. tad the circumstancesßeenre' i'ersed-bsid ~
a Piotestanc , clergyman , attebderfthe ?rotes-.
tam wife of a CathOlichusband; in• the sante
ciretimstantewould the decis,inn 'he-regar
ded as a just ono? Let -the-Protestant as .
ieti as the.Catholid community look at - I tltis
~
decision, withoilt prejudice,
_lt atTecti. all
Christian denominations: The present decis- _
ion may be assumed as : a precedent' in deci- .
ding similar Ca.‘ for all denominations, in
ignoring that article of {the const4ution
guaranteeing the free e*erCise of reireon to -
.
every-individual. - 3
, .
From Washington.
Editorial OniAspen&nee of the N, Y. Tribune':
Wustwtorox, Monday, Dec: 3, ; 1855.
.
lithink we shall hardly gV.t a Speaker
ta
nv+rr+ow; though the conference this' evening
may . -change the aspect of, the i case. 'The
Mill pretty certainly organize before
adjourning on
.Wedriesday.: • -•
• In the three hall6ts to day, Whitney, Volk,
and Bayard Clarke Voted steadily rith the
Pro-Shive,ry Know-Nothing for Humphrey
Marshtilli Fuller of Ma r ine and Braclay of
Pennsylvania, selected - ati..:Anti-Nebraska .
I /enter rat s, vot ed :for Richardson. Evans,the
TeNas Know-Nothiuz. voted .for Richardson
throughout.. J.laven_of Bu t tfalo-
William
.and Spinam‘r, Free -Soil Demperats
from our State', voted=Northern.- men.—
The Pro-Slavery vote all told is from _lOB to
-110; leaiing the Free-Soil inajority-frotn four
to eight.. We - must, therefore, triumph wben
ever our vote can be,: conoentrated. I still Iliac
Banks'', Pennington, or Ftifibr of Pennsylva,
nia 'till] be
_chosen, but it imay be a new
man. , ,
. .
',The adjournnient Wake:wiled by the two.
.Pro -Slavery parties, with a few"hungry -cotes
from our The I.lo).tse has yet' nt; rt 4,
and the yeas and _nays - cannot be called: 7
Foruey . called not only W bitefield for Kia-O
sas, but Bird, Chrtinnito,..rt• the Delegate fiem
Nebnoln, where he is the beaten:candidate.
Wait - a little. - 0. -
•. [accoNn: - ntsPayien]-..:
The conference this evening at:tbe Capitol
was badly attended, the notice. h!Lving been
itl.trtlie' lent. Another be. held te-tuor
.l.6w,tlight, it' te' Speaker -sherd( in the .nreart•
tirne be chosen ; :is is now 'probable; Wells
of Wisconsin - , claimihg Anti-Nebraska, -
voted steadily . for Richardson to:daY:.
Prom our oWn.Corre4pondent.
Lord Chtiendon's diSpatehei by the Arlan- •
question of Mr. Cranipton'Swith- •
drawn! - still 'in abeyance. There iatt plansa7.
ble effort to extenuate the conduct of the re
cruiting. officer, ' i wbich: wilt reipii re• time • and
reflection- for an answer:; conAs.inently. ihn
eorrespondenee On this 'subject cannot be sub.:
iuit.ted to'Cotigr'ess,.it being iinyerfeot:- Tha
object of .thel.lr;itisb'Goirerument'is to.igain
detay.l • • . -
•` The correspoklenton,the Sound duesr!rith
the 0-41104'd - on Den y ark and the" reply
Of the United states, tognthei with in-. .
structions and labored. communications -re. •
faring. to Central: America ; ,will aceotopY.
the Message. The latter(plegtiOn !ull
.
full vexatious' . nrisi ng from ; coa
ti' ("Ling constructions of the treaty.. •
Front Ali4ther - Correspondent. l ...
IThel ) tk:tinaster-General .to-day awarded
t 1 contract for carryng the daily . :ttinil.''YY"
iitatner bet ween-Cairo,n cl New - T orlean. to
Messsrs..GainS Eastman and Wootlbtirn; -at
.
$329,090 per year: .
Nicholson And . Tunker. Ornpetitiiisliir the
Senate printing,. wilt - pr6bably _
se: dose
Itatilth for Speal:er:wilt run' largely ;,Oentl
~‘
to-morrow.- • ." .
• •ViyuCW. Smith-of SyraintraAs - Oust
fortni d Ode candidate
for) onse t Pfiot~r,--
Wendell will, gel wne. yotaii outside ,Of.o lo
.Detnoontty. , _
Many - of lirs' b rty'4 l 4i. 11 01 , §
tot Ribliditti
the Aissociated. Precis,
We.,i 4 i. f4v-ctre4 -WO 4'490A4
61" 41 M 48 P,E,t a r - S 4i4 VS P.
,
JUSTICE TO ALL