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CLEARFIELD, : WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1856;
VOL- 2.JT0. 37.
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; -A. PRETTY LOVE SONG ;
bt iraoa'?:-: a .'-';;
'! I love you 'tie lie simplest way ;
The thing 1 feel to tell ; -1.
Yet, if I toli it alt the day, ' ' :
ou'd net er gnia how weU. ;;
You are my comfort and my UgLt ;
'-, ' My Ter t life yon seem ;
, I think of you Ml day ail night
'Tit but e you I dresm,
; There pleajure in the lightest word
; - -. 'f hat yea can apeak to me '
My pool is like (he Alolian chord,
And Titrates atill to thee.
I sever read the love-aony yet,
-So thrilling, fond, t.r true, . ,
- But in my own heart I haTe mot '
; : Some kinder thought or you..
I bless the shadow on yonr face, '
The light upon your hair;
, 1 like, for hours to ait and trace "
- The passing changes thr ;;
y -1 lore to hear your Toioe'a tone, : !
' ' Although you should not say
A ifcgle word, to dream upon
;'h:,.B that had died away.
i, O' you are kindly as the beam
i i 'iThat warms where'er It plays ;
j And you are gentle as a dream .
. Of happy future days ; -- . -,
And you are strong to do the right,
And swift the wrong to flee ;
:: And, if you were not half so bright,
. . : Ycu re all the world to me. .
HOLY PLACES IS BETJILEHEM.
; : Irm the 2ew York Obgerrcr.
The sJte of Bethlehem is peculiar. It stands
cpon a; hill and is sarrounded by other Lilli of
equal height. - Some of these are terraced to
rhe summit, and being thickly pet with the fig
aad olive, hare, a charming appearance. In
former times when the science of cultivation
was better understood, audhe people were a
Me ood willing to adorn and enrich the land
this must have been one of the most beautiful
regions In Palestine, and it Is pleasant to m.irk
it as so inviting a place for the advent of the
Lorl of Life. In ancient times, the whole
country round abont this, though rocky, and
apparently barren, as much of the land of Ju
dea appears to be, was rendered exceedingly
productive by means of terraces, and . must
hare abounded in grapes, figa and olives.
These, with bread, probably constituted tho
principal part of the food of the Inhabitants ;
their living Is essentially the same at this day.
The Tillage of Bethlehem contains from
twelre to fifteen hundred souls souls these
people have and the Christian traveller enters
its street it is mostly on one long street, with
painful reflections, as he thinks of being in the
city of David and the native place of the son
of God, while the people are wholly given to
idolatry or sunk in superstition so gross and
sensual as to make their views of tho way of
life by Jesus Christ as dark and dangerous as
if the light of the gospel had never broken iu
for a single moment on their minds. A few
years ago there were several families hero who
followed the false prophet ilahomet, but so fro
quent and so fierce became the difficulties be
tween them and the other3, who bore the name
of Christian, that the Pasha took a very sum
mary mode of settling the disputes he drove
all the Mahometans out of tho place, and tore
down their housos. : If this was a hard, it was
a very effectual mode of disposing of a trou
blesome subject, and it shows to what a depth
of subjection the inhabitants of this sacred
country are reduced. Now the Bethlehemites J
are, all of them.Roman CathoIic.G reek and Ar- j
menian Christians, living in no better harmo
ny of feeling with one another than they did
Tlth the Arabs, but they are restrained by the
arta cf power from outbreaks which disturb
the peace of the town.
They have their three convents within the
SuSie outer walls, known by the names of the
- several sects, and each claiming the finctity
that belongs to the possession of the Holy pla
ces. In the same great enclosure also, is a
" vast edifice, supposed to be the church built
by Helena, the celebrated mother of the Em
peror Constantme, though others say that her
church was destroyed by the Moslems, and the
present temple was erected on the same site.
And this church, It is held, is built on the spot
where our Lord was born. Under the church
I entered the chapel la which they showed us
the pretended manger, or rather one made to
represent it, for the original,' they say, was
carried to Borne, In which the infant Jcsns
was laid. A few feet from the manger is an
altar, occupying the spot where the Magi stood
when they offered their gifts of gold, frank-In-
cense and nryrrh. A brilliant star, to repre
: aent the one which stood over the place," where
theyenng child was," now marks the spot
where U is believed that the Saviour was born.
la my travels In Italy and the East, I have
often found that the stables for the cattle are
Stud tip with comfortable places for beds, af
ter the manner of the berths on shipboard, and
in them the men who have the care of the hor
ses are accustomed to sleep. If the hotel is
foil of guests, any one would prefer to take a
bed In the stable where he would be protected
from the night air, rather than lie out, and It
was not, therefore, so unusual and trying a cir
cumstance, as It appears at first view, that Jo
seph and Mary should be compelled to take re
foge for the night In the stable. The same
cause, the registry of all persons who belong
ed originally In Bethlehem and must now re
; , sort here to bt lax id, or enrolled for taxation,
might have brought others hereon the same
ertand, and made the Inns inadequate to fur-
niSh beds. And It is net ,a unusual practice,
ven new, in this same country, to use one half
f the house for a stable, and the other for the
family, while there is no sign of a partition be
tween them. 1 have slept in this way myself,
and as one manger had no horse before it, An.
tonio occupied it for his bed, and made, no
complaint of his lodging.. The neighing of
one of the horses awakened me in the night,
but Antonio, whose ears were much nearer to
the animals, did not hear it.
But it Joseph and Mary had been persons of
wealth and consideration, undoubtedly "room
in the Inn'woultl have been made for them,
and the fact that they were constrained to re
sort to the stable, and especially under their
peculiar circumstances of trial and peril, shows
the humiliation to which the Son of God be
came snbject, in taking upon himself the form
of man !
. And now we are in the midst of those scenes
which have been the occasion of conflicts in
volving not the peace of the Bethlehem com
munity only, nor ot this Holy Land only, but
or nations and the world. The present war,
convulsing Europe and threatening the stabil
ity of thrones and dynasties, had its origin in
the miserable contests among these miserable
religionists about the possesion of these pla
ces, which they suppose are identified as hal
lowed by the birth of Christ. If the d isputing
parties loved the Saviour and cheiished his
spirit, there would be more apology for the
pertinacity with which they cling to the spot
where his infant form was laid, and I confess
to a strong feeling of sympathy with those who
are powerfully moved when they stand on
ground that Is memorable for such an event as
this. But the quarrels of these superstitious
people were so incessant and violent, that the
government, and a Mahometan government at
that, was compelled to interfere, and to appor
tion to each its share, strictly forbidding ail
interference of one with the other. Thus the
manger is in the hands of the Roman Catho
lics, and the Greeks and Armenians have noth
ing to do with it. The Altar of the wise men
is common to all, but may be used in regular
turns. The altar over the star belongs exclu
sively to the Greeks and Armenians, the for
mer having the precedence. Around the star,
sixteen golden pcudant lamps are kept con
stantly burning, of which the Armenians have
six, the Greeks six, and the Roman Catholics
four. Into the great church, the possession of
which is divided between tho Greeks and Ar
menians, these monks enter by different doors,
and maintain their scperate worship within the
same walls. The Koman Catholics have no
other privilege in it, but to pass through on
their way to the chapel below. But the divi
sion of the holy ground is carried even further
than this, and the cave wliere they pretend that
Joseph and Mary were hid, previous to their go
ing to Egypt with the infant Jesus, belongs to
the Romanists, while that of the shepherds to
whom the angels appeared, is given to the
Greeks. But if any of these three contend
ing sects could get power, they would quickly
drive out tho other two, and such will be the
result whs& the French take possession of Tur
key, and in behalf of the Tope of Koine, as
sume the protectorate of Palestine, which will
then be a Roman Catholic See.
But how changed the birth-place of Jesus
from what it was on that night when Mary took
refuge here. The "Grotto of the Nativity,"
as the place Is now called, is a gorgeous chap
el, and thirty-two elegant lamps, the gifts of
sovereigns and princes, shed lustre over tho
polished marble manger and gilded altar, and
the paintings that represent the Magi offering
theirglfta to the holy child. Here the pilgrims
from other lands were prostrating themselves
before the altars, and when they had finished
their devotions, I followed them up into tho
church where the priest gave them the sacra
ment of our Lord's Supper from a basket of
bread, talking and laughing with them as they
received it, and now and then slapping them
on the back, in the excitement of his gleef
Blessed Master! do 'they thus degrade the
mystery of thy death on the very place of thy
birth I ,
And then with feelings more of disgust than
of rererence, with a sort of sicnuess ot heart, I
was led to the cell of Jerome, where he lived
for years and translated the Old Testament in
to the Latin tongue and then to the tomb of
Eusebius, and still on till we were shown the
spot where by IJerod'a order the children were
slain. And here the folly of tradition became
intolerable, as the monk showed us the skele
ton hand of one of these little ones, set in a
frame and covered with gauze. I turned away
relieved to get out of the presence of snch fel
lows, and anxious to be allowed alone to wan
der and meditate among these scenes that arc
more sacred to me than to these relic-monger-Ing
monks and superstitious pilgrims. '
" Frakklii was an observing and sensible
man and his conclusions were seldom . incor
rect, lie said that s newspaper and Bible in
every honse, and a good school In every dis
trictall Btndled and appreciated as merited
are the principal supporters of virtue, mo
rality and civil liberty.
A lady made a complaint to Frederick the
Great, King of Prussia. "Tour Majesty,"
said ahe, "my husband treats me badly."
"That is none of my business," replied the
King. "But he speaks ill of you,' said the
lady. "That," he replied, "is none of your
business." , ' -
; ., THE WIDOW'S BEAU. V.
Services had commenced in the neat little
sanctuary, which the inhabitants of Harlem
had consecrated to the service of God. ' The
minister had read the psalms and scripture
lessons, and had repeated the first line oi the
opening hymn. The eyes of the people were
fixed intently upon him, for he was uot only a
sound and eloquent preacher, but he was a fine
looking one, too, and thus enchained not only
the attention of the true, but the false worship
pers. The house was very still the clear,
melancholy tones of the preacher were the on
ly sounds that throbbed on the balmy golden
air, which the midsummer's Sabbath morn had
breathed into that holy place.
The first syllable of the second line was
trembling on his lips, when a rustle at the
door, and tho entrance of two persons, a lady
and a gentleman, dissolved tho charm. In a
second every eye turned . from the pulpit to
the broad aisle, and watched with more than
ordinary interest, the progress of the couple.
A most searching ordeal were they subjected
to, and when fairly and quietly seated in the
first pew, immediately in front of the pulpit,
what a nudging of elbows there was ay, and
how many whispers, too.
In vain the sound, the good, the eloquent,
the handsome M& B. sought again to steal the
attention of his hearers. They had no eyes,
no thoughts for anybody else but widow C
and widow C.'s young gcntlcaianly and dash
ing attendant.
How she had cheated them. Hadn't she
said she didn't feel as though ahe could ever
wear anything but mourning 7. And in spite
of these protestations, hadn't she come out all
at once, dressed in white, and walked into the
church in broad daylight, leaning on the arm
of ayoung gentleman.
Yes, indeed she had. Sho would have plead
guilty to all these charges, grave ones as they
were, and to the last how many witnesses had
been subpoenaed J She was actually dressed
in white, with open corsage, displaying an el
aborately wrought chimtrito, drapery-sleeves
trimmed with the richest Mechlin lace, uuder
ilecves of the same expensive materia!, with
a white lace hat with orange-buds and flowers,
with kid gloves and light gaiters such was
the description every lady had on her tongue,
to repeat over as soon as the service was ended.
And the gentleman he was dressed In style
didn't he wear white pants of the latest pattern,
and a white vest, and a coat of "satin fiuish,"
and white kids, too; and didn't he sport a mas
sive chain, and didn't he gaze often and lov
ingly on the fair features beside him 1
Ah, yes, he did so, and there was no further
room to doubt. Widow C. had cheated them.
She had won a beau, laid aside her mourning,
put on a bridal attire and was going to be mar
ried in church. But who the beau swas, and
from whence he came, it was diflicult to solve.
Services proceeded. The choir sung and the
minister prayed and preached the people won
dered when tho ceremony would take place.
But to their utter astonishment they were
left to wonder.
For when the benediction was pronounced,
widow C. and the strange gentleman walked
with tho rest of tho congregation quietly out
of the church. When they reached the pave
ment, he offered her his arm very gracefully,
and she placed her hand very confidentially on
tho beautiful coat sleeve, as they passed on.
What a morning that was in Harlem ! What
a world of conjectures, surmises, inquiries and
doubts rolled over and over in the brains of
not only gossiping ladies, but sober, matter-of-fact
gentlemen. The like of such a thing
had never occurred in the annals of the village
there was something new under the sun a
lady had a beau, and nobody knew it.
Widow C. didn't your cars burn that day 1
And we wonder they didn't drop off ; surely
they must have been crisp and crimson
The Itev.Mr. B. preached to a crowded house
that afternoon ; no compliment to him, though.
Every one was sure the wedding would take
place then, but everybody was sadly disap
pointed; and if tongues had rnn at railroad
speed before, they travelled then on electric
wires. ' Tho minister might have preached in
Greek that day, and the sermon would havo
been quite as edifying. But one subject occu
pied the village mind the widow's beau.
It actually seemed, too, as though the lady
tried to make all the talk she could. . After
tea, arm in arm with the strange gentleman,
she walked the whole length of the village,
and away out into the country, and never re
turned till the moon was high.
"A nice looking dress I guess sho had,"
drawled out grandma W. as she listened to the
story of the handsome widow's wanderings.
"I'm glad I hain't got to wash It, all drabbled
up with dew, as it must have been ; but I don't
'sposo she thought or cared a word about it,
she's so carried away with him. But I'll give
her a piece of my mind the first lime I have a
chance j see if I don't."
But the good old dame began to fear she
would never have the desired chance. She
hurried through her washing en Monday, and
hobbled over to tho widow's as soon as possi
ble, bnt the door was lockod, and one of the
neighbors said Mrs. C. and a gentleman went
off In a carriage, nobody knew where very ear
ly in the morning "Yes, and never got home
until nine o'clock in tho evening." Look out
widow ! your character is on the carpet
If she knew it, apparently she didn't care,
for the next day she wen't a sailing with her
beau, and the next day rambled with him off to
the wood lawn, and the next forenoon went with
him in a carriage to the railroad station ; and
there not only .wept as sho parted from him,
but actually embraced and kissed him !
"What I . in broad day light!" exclaimed
grandma W. . "Well, if I ever heard or. seen
the like on't." .'. - '
, Littlo Nell, the old lady's youngest grand
child, wondered to herself if it was any worse
in broad daylight than at othor times. ' Per
haps you will wonder, too. We did at least.
There was a large attendance that afternoon
at the weekly meeting of the village sewing
society. Everybody went that could possibly
leave home. And what a chattering there was
when the bustling of assembling was over.
There was but one topic, but that was all-engrossing
the widow's beau for the gentle
man mttsf bo her beau or at least ought to be.
Everybody had something to tell, something
to wonder at. But suddenly every magic tongue
was hushed; an universal stroke of palsy seem
ed to have fallen on the group as, looking up,
they perceived the very lady about whom they
were conversing so eagerly, standing in the
doorway.
"Good afternoon, ladies," said sho in her
usual quiet way ; "I am glad to see so large
and happy 'a! gathering. It is a beautiful day
for our meeting."
And then sho proceeded to the tabic and
helped herself to a block of patchwork, inqui
ring for the sewing silk, which having receiv
ed, she sat down in the only vacant chair, aud
commenced hemming a red bird with a yellow
wing on a very green twig which latter had al
ready k-en hcrniDfd on to a square piece of
white cloth, and the. whole when completed,
was designed to form the twentieth part of a
bed-spread. She seemed all engrossed with
the bird's bill, and spoke to no one. Every
body wondered if she had heard what they
were saying when she came in ; but her placid
countenance soon reassured the most fearful,
and every one longed to commence a i)erson
al attack.
Old grandmother W. was the first to venture.
She meant to do up the matter very delicate
ly, and in so round about a way that the lady
would not suspect her of curiosity. So she
began by praising Mrs. C's dress.
" Why, it's really a beauty. Where did you
get it 7"
"I bought it."
"Here V inquired the old lady.
"No."
"Where then 7"
"In the city, last spring."
"Oh, you did, did you 7 But I theught yon
was never going to dress in anything but black
again?"
All scrutinized the lady's face in search of
a blush, but it. continued as usual, while she
answered "I did think and say so once, but I
have finally altered ray miud."
"You have, eh ! What made you 7"
"Oh, I had good rcasens."
Here the hearers and lookers-on winked and
looked very expressive at each other.
"But did you not spoil your beautiful white
dress the other night, wearing it away up to
the burying-ground "
"I did not wear it."
Here was a damper for the old lady. Sho
had such a long lecture to read on extrava
gance, and sho determined to do it, too, when
unfortunately for her eloquent strain, Mrs. C.'s
dress hung up in her wardrobe all the time,
and she bad worn an old black silk.
After a while tho old lady took a fresh start.
Sho would not be baulked again. She would
find out all about that beau before she went
home, "that she would." She licgan by say
ing "Your company went away this morning,
didn't ho 7"
"Ho did."
"He did not 6tay very long, did he 7"
"Not so long as I wished him to stay," w as
tho reply. And how the ladies did look at
each other. It was as good as a confession.
" When did he come 7"
"Saturday evening."
'Were you looking for him 7"
"I had been expecting him for a fortnight
or more."
"Why, du tell if you had then, and you
never told on't either. Had he any business
in the place 7"
"He had," replied the widow.
"What was it 7" : This was rather more di
rect and blunt than the old lady had meant to
put, and she forthwith apologised.
But the widow interrupted her by saying
"O, I'd as lief you'd know as not: he came
to see me."
O, widow C., yonr good name did go down
then. Bo careful what you say next, or you'll
havo only a remnant of character left to go
home with, and remnants go very cheap. -
"He did, did he 7 and be didn't come for
nothing else, then. But was yon glad to see
him 7" queried the old lady. '
"Indeed I was. It was one of the happiest
moments of my existence." ;
"Well, well," said the old lady, hardly know
ing how to frame the next question ; "well,
well, he is a very good-looking man, any way.'
"I think so", too, and he's not only good
looking, but he's good-hcartod one of the
best men I ever knew," observed the widow.
"You don't say so J But Is he rich 7"
; " "Worth a hundred thousand or so, said the
Lady earnestly. ; - : : -
Why, dn tell if he is.". Why, yon will live
like a lady, won't yon f But what is bis
name 7" inquired the old lady, whose curiosi
ty was now raised to a high pitch. r
"Henry Macon." ;
''Macon! Macon! why, wasn't that your
name before you was married 7" '" ' '
; "It was." ' - '
"Then he's a connection, is he V -
"He is." ' .
"Du tell who he is then. Not a cousin, I
hope. I never did think much of a marriage
between cousins."
"He is not my cousin." "
"He isn't 7 . Not your cousin 7 But what
connection is he 7 Du tell now 7"
" He is my youngest brother .'"
If ever there was rapid progress made in
sewing and knitting by any circle of ladies, it
was by those composing this society, for the
text fifteen minutes. Not a word was utter
ed, nor an eye raised. Had . the latter been
done, and the roguish and expressive glances
seen which passed between .Mrs. C. and the
minister, who, unobserved, had stood on tho
threshold as a silent spectator and a curious
hearer, perhaps mind you, we only say per
haps they might have guessed more correctly
the name, character, standing and profession
of the widow's beau. " ""
ROMISH TRIESTCRAFTIN FRANCE.'
From Gaiignani's Messenger, March 5th.
An extraordinary trial has, daring the last
month, occupied tho Court of Orleans. The
facts of it were these : A Mile. Bulnois, who
was born in 1772, inherits from her parents,
who were large landowners and manufacturers,
a very great fort uuc, and she increased it by
her economy, and by carrying on lor some
years the manufactories which they had estab
lished. Her cducatiou, however, was very
imperfect, and her Intelligence by no means
great, and she was very superstitious. Somo
priests and Sisters of Charity wormed them
selves into her confidence, and, under the
guise of religion, gained a complete ascendan
cy over her. In 1818, having retired from
business, she, by their advice, removed her
residence from Surcus, her native place, in
the department of the Oise, to Tours, which
then possessed the reputation of being a very
religious town.
She had two persons living with her one a
sister of charity, the other the daughter of a
man named Leveque, who acted as her stew
ard ; but after a year or two another Sister of
Charity instilled herself in the house. ' Shonly
after her arrival at Tours she purchased an old
convent of the Feuiilans, and took up her res
idence in it. Sho was there constantly sur
rounded by priests, and they pleased her great
ly by saying mass in her chapel. ' She was al
so a frequent visitor at the convent of tho Pe
tit Saint Martin, a branch of the great house of
Picpus at Paris ; she moreover, after a while,
charged Father Philibert chaplain of the con
vent, who was her own confessor, with tho
management of her property. In 18C8, In
compliance with the recommendation of Father
Philibert, the nuns, the Sisters of Charity and
priests who surrounded her, she took up her
residence in the convent of the Petit Saint
Martin. , .
She then transferred to a priest who was the
representative of tho Convent of Picpus, tb
proprietorship of Les Feuiilans, acknowledg
ing that she had "sold" the place to him for
40,000 fr., though in reality, no such sum was,
nor any other, ever paid. Some time after he
executed deeds, by which she "sold" for 1S0,
000 fr., to the Bishop of Chaicedonia, Superi
or of the convent of Picpus, a valuable estate
at a place called Mennevilliers,and she acknow
ledged having received the sum in question in
cash; but not one farthing of it was ever re
ally paid to her. In addition to this sbe gave
or sold to Leveque, her steward at Sarcus, all
the real property sho possessed there ; but this
man was to a certain extent, the prtUnom of
the community of Picpus. Differences subse
quently arose between him and the community
as to the manner in which the Sarcus property
should bo divided between them, and these
differences came to the knowledge of Madame
Balnois' family. ;
They were greatly surprised to learn that
she had made any disposition of her property
at all, as they knew she had fallen into a state
of imbecility, and as they had supposed that
the religious community in which ahe was at
Tonrs would, as her natural protector, have
prevented her from doing anything of the
kind. They instituted inquiries, and were as
tounded to find that she bad done away, not
only with the property at Sarcus, but with the
estate at Mennevillicrs, and Les Feuiilans at
Tours. They immediately took proceedings
foi having her placed under interdiction, and
one of the law courts, after making inquiries.
and subjecting her to interrogatories, declared
that she was undoubtedly ao imbecile as to be
incapable of managing her own affairs, and it
charged one of her nephews with the adminis
tration of them. This was in January, 1847,
and in July, 1848, the poor lady died. Her
nephews and nieces, as heirs at law, then took
proceedings before different conrts to obtain
the restitution of her real property ; and the
result ef this was that (he Bishop of Chalcsdo-
villiers, the community of Picpus to restore
the convent of Les Feuiilans, and Leveque
nearly all the donations and purchases which
he pretended had been made it Sarcus. '
But these restorations were only of the real
property,' and her heirs found that from the
time she went to Tours up to her death, the
rents of her houses and lands, the capital she
bad possessed, and the sums 6b e had received
from various resources, had -gone Into the
hands of tie authorities of the Convent of Lo
Petit Saint Martin. ' As well as tbev-couid
make out, the total was "28,900 fr. namely,
881,501 lr. in capital and 211,006 fr. in rents.
They accordingly demanded the restoration of
that sum with an addition of 100,000 fr. as
damages. To on force their demand they bro't
an action before the Civil Tribunal of Orleans
against the Bishop of Chaicedouia, as superior
of the community ofTicpus, and against
Mmes. de Beaussais, Jobert, . Nemcsie, - and
Coudrin, superiors of the convent of Petit St.
Martin, during tho time Mile. Bulnois Wis in
it. Hut the tribunal decided that the persons
could -Ttof, for various technical reasons, txs
sued as the representatives of the community,
and dismissed tho action. ' : ...
. It was on appeal against this decision that
the matter was brought before the Imperial
Court. The representatives of Mine. Bnlnois,
after contending that the personages in ques
tion were responsible for the Picpus communi
ty, adduced a number of facts to prove that
their aged aunt was in such a state of mind as
not lo be able to dispose of her property, and
that the priests and nuns by whom she was sur
rounded had taken undue advautage of that
state to despoil her.
On the part of the Archbtehop and the other
defendants it was vehemently denied that they
had exercised unfair influence on the old wo
man to get her property from ber, and it was
stated that they appealed to the Court of Cas
sation against the judgments ordering them to
restore Les Feuiilans and Mennevillicrs ; also
that the decision with respect to the Sarcus
property concerned Leveque and not them.
On the part of the Archbishop it was further
represented that he is the spiritual and not the
temporal superior of Picpus, and consequent
ly not responsible for its temporal acts ; and
on the part of the ladies it was urged that they
were not responsible in law. The counsel of
the defendants, however, delivered a glowing
eulogium on the Archbishop of the Picpus
community. The Court said' that the first
point it had to decide was whether or not the
Archbishop and the lady superiors of the com
munity were, under the circumstances, the
proper parties to proceed against ; and it de
cided that they were, and that consequently
the decision of the Tribunal declaring the con
trary must be quashed. With regard to the
merits of the case, the Court said that the
facta alleged were such as to call for inquiry,
and it authorized the plaintiffs to produce
proof of their allegation.
A Farr Fight. AYe learn from the True
Democrat, the organ of the Sham Democracy
of .MifiKn county, that the Democracy of that
county haTff a free fight on hand.
Th; Democratic Commissioners of the c6nn
ty contracted quietly with Messrs. Myers sad
(Jutsliall, ot Carlisle, to build a Jail for $20,
000, contract was closed, 100 citizens of the
county have published a card in the Democrat,
alleging that II. R. Noll will do the same work
for $18,000 according to the plan and specifi
cations of the Commissioners, and thee cirii
zens pledge themselves that he will give abun
dant security. Mr. Wm. Macklin, of Mc Vey
town,' says la a card that he will do the work
for $17,000, and give ample security.
Mr. Samuel Hollman, of Harrisburg, has au
thorized the Demoirat to say that ho will put
up a better building on a better plan than the
one agreed on for the sum of $20, 000. .Re
monstrances are circulating all over the coun
ty, and the people are signing freely against
this last out-rago of the Sham Democracy. L
Tnz FiRsr Przsbttebiav Caesar, In this
country, was organised In Philadelphia abont
the year 1698. Its first pastor wss Rev. Jede
diah Andrews, who continued to exercise his
ministry in that charge until his death, ia
1747. The first Presbytery was organl-ed un
der the nama of the Presbytery of Philadel
phia, abeut the year 1705; and the first person
licensed and ordained by this body, to prescn.
was Mr. John Boyd, ia the following year.
The first synoel was formed in Philadelphia ia
1717. The first general assembly was held in
Philadelphia in 1788, and was eompoied ef
four synods and sixteen Presbyteries. .
Teat is a beautiful figure of Wlnthrop'e, i
reference to our Constitution, where he esys :
"Like one of those wondrous rocking stons
raised by the Druids, which the finger of a
child raiibt vibrate to its centre, yet the might
of an army could not move It from Its pine ;
our Constitution is so nieely poised, that it
seems to swsy with very breath of p&ssloa,
yet bo firmly based in the hearts and affections
of th people, that the wildest storms of ttea
son and fanaticism break over it la vale." ;
Thbbb were in the V. S. Ns-ry, during th
past year, 46 resignations, 4 deaths, 12 dis
missals, 48 dropped, and 15"? placed - ' "
tired er received list.
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