T 1171 y J) OMR BY O. N. WOIIDEX & J. R. CORNELIUS. Ax Ixi)ErrruKT Family Nftts .Torn vat.. ESTABLISHED IN lSiJ....V' HOLE NO., Til. At $1,50 Pes Ylak, always in- Auvaxce. LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1857. ICLE. Och ! I"lmnlrv- rrnlirw.r- a- a i.r rh c f & Vr, An' he si'! fix f-' I eijii. ; llil ftrra wm s 'nuii 1 ihk-Uht ian tl.v'h Tia IMiKUftriz jrr.t ' HI? hir was a Mack a- ill -tin 1r'W of nM. ! And be-curUiotti the ar 1. ft ly mnv a t-lit ; And liii tMc like ti thu.ilor - J- --t. ott .iii: civl loud. And Uinejes stnnr likf lihtaiii ffcuia umilirr tlic cloud. Nrnr thcr wasit a --Sri. from thirty fl " , j liivil a mutter h-r cnt-s, t.ut cmi11 r.irr.f "n'tii-.i her; Bat ftltLoujli all ihv iini d on bi.n. yt-t oun V the girl of hi Lnrt.nuJ lie h-r- t her nt.n,t; An' winn tin !"in. li' tit" " "n'l f"1 Wan th" '' t'l tbe In-art l I'lmuJri I'roli'HTf ; An he'd die f r one a-mlr lmm In- K .th1t-n K'Br'.on, F.t bi love, like his tint re. s.riv tl lion. Hut Michael O'llaiilon 1 ! Ku'Vi-. a !1 As he bated Crolf -ore, i-iti' that i-aim w.islik. IfH.) And O'Brien lik-d Mm, f r th-v w-r- tli- ini- tnilirs, Th O'Brien, t'Hn)on, nn Vur-i'V n Cirtva An they all went t -.-th.-r an' Ut.-d i'r '- r- Fjr il'w mioy t! f;ttii.' Ik ;te th-m. b fr-. JjM O'lluuiti uid-- hj it 'I'Mri'ii. mi" s ii--, 'I'll marry ynor danlit'T if yu'll i t..-r t m" TIe ma'ch wan m-h up. and hr v-t ;trif r n, Tim O'ttipatiy aswiuhied, tliret- h-n. ir-l ifin.' Then- was all the U ll-ul-tl. an Murj live, au Cartyd, An' all the youtu hnj;m :r!t ;'i -m psi :i- , Au thi; O'ilrieci.af cent, jrathen-d -tr o.'-n that lay, An" the jipTaud b-i !ierf w-r t-erin":iv iy ; There wai roarin.'an'jiinirin.' an' ;r :':n. i.u Ciniu. An' j'-kiu", an' bletMn". an ki-in', nu'.-iticiu, An'thi-y Wi.Te all Jauhin' w hy m-t. to U- - .in-1 IIw O II anion came ii:Je .f I'h u ! An' tli.-y Ulkt-d ami lauh. ! all the ! nlh ol the table, Atin'an'drinkin'all thehii the w.re ahh-; An' with fijdn, an'fi I j!in'. an" r-;irir" hk- thuiifhtr, Yottr hid you'd thiuk faiily was l,ltiu':ifui.oh.T, V hrn the ( ri.tcaK doi;t,il. ii.-- .-1-:n.u 1- a .aiu:" An' he t'lc up hw praver ltok, jn-t t in t . l-. in. Then all hvid their tonpUfS from th irfLinniir..ii''.ruwl:u', Twan eo silent ycu'd heard the cjuailt j-.u l iii:u'; An" the priest waa he.miuititC Iwrea-J. h-n the Joor Sprunr back to the wall, and iu walked Crc-h n ' He walked Inwly np, watched hy m;ir-v a l.r:rif "ye Asadarkcloul mores n thrcti-'h th- :t.:r.- -i th -ky. An" nunc FthroT U it.'!- htui, f t I'lu In; a- t;rtat. Till he t"od, tU alone, ju-l oi -.-i'e the sat- iVh re it'll anlou au.t Kath!e-. hi- t-i l:.:u1 h i.Ie, Ware fcittiu'.WJ illeaut. i.l aloiu'i l- ; He pave her one tk thai hT ht-art a!:iit hr -k, Th-n h- turned to O'Bm-ti. herfnth-r. n' ?p U; "I didn't route here like a tamt- cr:.I;u ui.me, But I (ttand like a man in my inimj hnaw; In the field, on the ro;id, I hau Iritt never knew fear fhii foeraan, anddnd knows he eorn ithre; Fo larc me at ease for three minutes or four, To ijake to the girl I'll n -vcr aee ui'jr. ." Aa' to Kathleen he turne l, an hit to .( rhnv z- d tTte. T he thruht .jf the tun- wh 'M h- i 1 ! " hi- ' Hu" hi '- :-n lite Ij.htnm'fr. m nn lh-t C. '-ul, Ou hi- f,il'hca.r;' 1 irl, rt-j.r 'achful i jr-.i: An'fHVB h 'KathlfiMi n'Urien. i-i: thru v h .T 1 h ar, TJiat you m-rry of a fn-e r-lu-iiv. u ,th.mt U :vi or t- r ': If so, pke the wrJ. an I'll turn :u.' !; t. Chit-d once, an" ouce only hy w mun's f..i- h art." Hi '. sorrow an' ! ma-le the p..r jin m iuui". the thriel burl to npite, Lut the w.r N w .it l in t e -rn", F jr the suund of hi oi -e.a he tM I th re frn:ti-t to r. Went cowl J to her Leart Irke the m.'lit in.i :n wint r. An' the tea. n in h-r b!u ey td tr mh'iu' to Au'pale wad her eheek like iuoi,n-iit:e cii -'v w. Then the heart of hold Thau i rip hW.'liol iiah :u it pt.ee, Fr he kn-w hynne look in that U-antifn. in Tho'el ranker an' foemen tl. ir Ie ltr- U litol tutht never, Her true h'-art waa Li and hi- on) . f r er. r. And be raio-il up hi ' -r th- nt'ir- bor An aaya khauJr.. "She" m.ut- m-w, iti ; ,f y. .11 '" 'i'hn up juntpel iII.nlon. an a tall t- v - If. An' he louk -d on bold I'imU'init .t. li r e - n J 1 e ; An' aaya he, "by th bk- y, N-torr- tmt c- i.j'. B-wld Phau Iris Cr-di-K.r, v-u iii i-i f It' l ra nt Tb-n PhaL-d-ii; mad- anw. r. !'.! ! i ,y u U-- r," An' with on- blow het-trt-uh d le' t j llaiJoi:.-.-. i.-r! In hi arm h to.'k KalhUn. au rn-h i t" th j -.or, lie b-ajol on In b"r. an' fluiu h- r before. The ( arty were o flustherej that Lot a m u -l:nd Till the rHoj.iu(; boofrf on th" pmnti- nt r- i,- ard. Then "ft they all jumped, likf -r 'ii.t v.ir!ii. An' they rn a en at h -ut lik- the I u. -t of a on. An' the j ran, au' th-y n ir-l. aa' I r.'. But Kathleen and 1'hau Iriu w. r. ( on l..-fvre! liat th"1 'I.ivfi are f.-n-- by. au" i Th re,-n -rs s i jroaiii' o r 1"'. ; if - ii' r' -uln z r.iiioore Jr'r hi- coul'iii't bfai-! or l- ij o--; :it .ii;. A (i he had livt d a brave h -y. in re-o.vt-ii : tf. ta.l, Aii' h': took a Ro.nl i.ike j.r 1'Ji if irii; ..t An" hefvuirht au' If di- d in lhe ir:ir into iy .-ii;ht. An' the day th:it t rohoon- in thi- greeu ti-id ni'leii A slroug boy as "tretrh.-d muJ a .-irou h ..ri ao st.l Ud. Proviience. "What a strange Providence that a mo ther should be taken iu the uiiiist of life from her children I" Was it I'roviJetiL-e ? No 1 Providence it would seem bad assign ed her three score years and teu a term '. j;.i . .. nn .!,;..!. i;t-.. .i 1 j pends, and, of course, the lost it. A fa- thcr, too, is cut off in the midst of bis days. ; the meeting. . He is a useful aud distinguished citizen, l Messrs. II. P. Albright, John Alexan and eminent iu bis profession. A general der and James Shields were chosen to buzz arises on every side, "What a strik- draft a constitution and by laws to besub ing Providence !" The uiau has beeu in mitttd at the next meeting. J.M. Moyer the habit of studying half of the niLt, w is chosen to prepare an Essay aud W.B. passing bis days in his office, eating luxu- Wagner a Report, until the next meeting, rious diuners, and drinking various kinds It was also Ue.-olved, I hat tbe question of wine. lie, has cverv dav violated tbe be discussed at tbe uext uieetiu". whether Uws on which health depends. Pid Pn.v- ideuce cut him off? The evil rarely ends here. Tho diseases cf the father are often , , , , , . . transmitted : and a feeble mother rarely leaves bebiud her vigorous children. It Resolved, That the proceedings be pub has been customary in some of our cities lished ; after which, the meeting adjourn for young ladies to walk iu thin shoes and cd to meet in two weeks at tbe same place delicate stockings in mid-winter. A: it being 2?th November, healthy, blooming girl thus dressed in vio- lation of heaven's laws, paid the penalty Tuesday, Nov. 27. A meeting was a checked circulation, colds, fever, aud cnTenc1 at be SP'B Sool n death. "What a sad Providence!" ex- ; claimed her friends. Was it Providence, h, n. f,.ll 1 T.,nl- ,i, f diseases tbat arc incurred by intemperance in eating aul drinking, iu stuJy or busi ness ; by neglect of exercise, cleanliness, and pure air ; by indiscreet drcssing,tigbt lacing, etc.; and all is quietly imputed to Providence ! Is there not impiety as well as ignorance in this ? Were the physical Provea tDe emc,encJ 01 ,De 'n,oc laws strictly observed, from generation to 1 wbicb il is bis du, -""ithfullo to execute, generation, there would be au end to tbe ' auJ lh:it ,bc discontinuance thereof would frightful diseases that cut life short, mid be highly detrimental to tbe preseut sys of the long list of maladies that make life teu. of Common School Education, a tormeut or a trial. It is the opiniuu of i J. .,(. MOYER, Secretary. those who best understand tho physical ! ' system, that this woudertul machine, t he i Good Advice from a Great Source, body, this "goodly temple," would gradu- We Till Too Much. Washington, iu ally decay, aud men would die as if failing j a letter to Arthur Youn.', said : "Tbe ag- aleep. j riculturc of this country" is indeed low : The Sin or Coveioi-s.ness. We read and tbe primary cause of its being so, is in the Bible of persons falling into gross ' that iustead of improving a little land sins, and yet being restored and saved ; ' uxll, we attempt too uiueb, and do it i. but not of the recovery of one who was j A balf, or third, or even a fourth of what guilty of the sin of covetousuess. Balaam, we uiaugle, well wrought, and properly Gobiii, Judas, and Ananias are awful n- j dressed, would produce more than tbe -mplts. TI!K CIIROXICLE. MUMiiVjjoi'. is.-,'. II in VVorkiii Out! Ffim the lions ut! euyy in auutlier Col umn, i. is tviJ.ut (Lut I lie Muriiiona urc iin iu rcbtllinu against t lie Uuiteil Stutus. . utir r. ecu roouery 01 a tram 01 t o. i ,jon o( UC trains . aIs0 a lMeT ormi.ent wagnus, and tbeir open attitude pr(,clauia,ion frum lrigh Young, wl.ich of bold dtfiauce, render it nol very doubt- j i hert!Wi,;, gcDj j,m( aull Uuj. AieXitider's ful tbat tLty wurdiTcd Capt. Gucr.in 1 repiy Col. Alexander was within tbirty and Lis party, and have been guilty of , miog nf FurtBridger, wbieb place is occu many other outrages atiiiluted to tie In- pie(j bj Morfflun troops, when be received man, as well as ot msti-ating Uost.lity to us aiming the Indians. l.rijiiiain x oung wasappointcu tjovcrnor by Millard Fillmore, and continued by Franklin i'iorec. He has thus been strengthened iu ttie rmiloing up ol hl j OJTvrr V'.mm in.t-inij the Form now power by the wry men who thould have ; ,.i.,y fink T'-rrit'iry : niped the tre isou ia tho bud The De- j irt Hy reference to the act of Con niociaey have petted the Mormons for gres passed September 9, 1850, orgini their votes, jrtst as they have the ignorant zm the Territory of Utah, you will find Irih, the Kuffi ins of Missouri, and the ' the followio" : Indians cf the Northwest. Several close elections in Illinois and Iowa were carried for the lieinorracT by the united Mormon vote most of it illei-al. Thus nourished " laud fed bv dema-o.-ues, no wonder they x uui iiu !'!. nu' ) I have become a reckless, f irmidable foe ! A war against the Mormons would bit I renew the treasury plunder tbat charade- I nzed the llemocratic war against a hamlful of Indians in Florida more destructive ' to Uncle Sam's pursti than to Hilly U.iw- legs k Co. The Motmons are far more numerous lime beeu trained to civilized war and it is stated Have "lie secret ot the most destructive machines known in the world I At the distance they are in their own chosen fastuesses inspired by their deep fanaticism an,i G ar.it,lM nf ana SO cariatoe or arou-in against us the tribes of savages around them, a really effective campaign uiid'T t ie T'luri'Itr r-artv woula cat Seres of Millions of Hollars ! The t;ir chosen for the outbreak is most signili ai.t. This iniquity of Mormonisni ha, Log been know,, M all tbe nation vet. instead f sending the U. S. forces, early last year or tl.is, feaTiuto Utah, to rruA rebellion, they have been tefirkept in Kansas, to overawe her Freemen, and to nroteet a lJ-.oas LosWature and Con T C vention from tbe indignant, just wrath ,.f an nmrag-d and i. sulted people ! Inte,l ii I.u,.,,!,!,!,, tl.e traitors and murderer.- of ,,, they" have been ordered to ,,rutfrt ,. , ,u ,,r,rj . K-, vc.. ibe ii.urpers and murderers of KANSAS.: The Mormons- have istabli-hrd Slavery in I tsli, and tbe U.S. arms were at tbe same time sratiiiucd to help establish Slavery in Kansas also! A"'if, when Government can no biiiger eoiic-al ttie open r-bi!iou of the united, all-nubracing National Dvnin r 11 v of Ft .h wb. n Hiey think tb.-y can d" no mr1' to sulj'io t- Kansas a sm.ill f ree is f.und nu ttie borders "f Uib iioir, at the bi'gintiing "f win'er I af'.-r the M noons have mail" a!i their preparations! Was It ll'll Hi I Mill ll.iit Htt'Ut f Repoitcd fjr the Chronicle. Edacation-Kelly Twp-Institate. Aee ,.,i,g to a call issued by the Hoard of Uiree.orsl a meeting of Teacher, and pareu,sa ..em wu oaiu.uay .ue .,. Nov., at the Rojer School House, in Kel- , ly township, for thc purpose of forming a .Imik l' ir-,a .ll..,l , l. .iiulr 1 . and J. M. Mover appointed Secretary of the Iustitute be established at the Central School House in the township, or whether j it be held at the various houses, respec-! .. , , I tively ; j lue "en"'g OI "8 ,ue -u"'y Prmteudcul, Ur. IJEckendou.n, being: prescut. .Ton Xi.r.i. wa. called tn the ebair.and J. M. MuYfR, Secretary. ' Mr. Heekendorn was then introduced to j the audience, and made an elaborato d- dress upon tbe system of Education, as it was as it is and as it should be. Tbe whole ur.:'.-r fur fv.'tcn if rcaturectf c ' tee Kor.no?i "stah. Eeal Democratic 'Squatter Snvrcisn'!' Wasuinoton, Xkv. 17, 1857. Col. J.,l,nSt..,'9 e.t.T, ti.gethcr will, cl. AIi xhikIit'h, .s recnivrd at tbu War He part men t to day, confirming tlio de-truc , thc f0trKing letter from Urigbam Young, through the Cuuimander of the "Nauvoo ' Lj.frjn 1 Governor's OFricr.,TjTAn Ter't, 1 l.irca' Silt Lake City, Sept 'JO, '57. j i ",,a. 2. And be it further enaeted.that the executive power and authority in and over s'' Territory of Utah shall be vested n "h"" hold his offiee f.ii i.kiie l'ihipii nrtil until n ia ctiiAriGcne ahill he appointed and qualified, unless sooner "erf hT the President of tbe United States. The Governor shall reside withiu sai l Territory, shall be Comtnan Jer-io- i' .i-m?.-.i i. P- - chief of the militia thereof," &e.,&0. I am still the Governor and Superin tendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory, no snceossnr having been appointed and qualified, as provided by law, nor have I been removed by tho President of tho United States ly virtue of the authority no, I have issued and for- thus vested in mo. wan rded to you a copy of my proclamation . ... . . . iiirui'iiifiij ine ciurance oi BTiueu lorcvs - r . ill: . r i t ' n, Territory. This you have disre- P""- 1 oow IU",Pr a'r ,D" Jou tire forthwith from the Territory, by the same route you cnterca. M.ould yoa aecm j '' impracticable, and prefer to remain j nt.l Spring in the vicinity of your present j enrnmpmcut-Btack Frk on Greco River: -J" P unmolested, ; cond.tnm that y iu deposit your arm. ammunition w.tb Lewis Robinson, ' ""crma-ier Oeneral ot tne lemtory, ' ,n ,ue P"? a . au i leave in toe spring as soon as tne ... ., , ... . ' ondmon of the roads will permit yon to ! "" i "d "hou'd yoa fall abort of pro-1 vl""t!S. th"y furnished you upon n,allinS '" PrflPcr rP'wion therefor. Gen. H. H. Wells will forward this.and , . receive any communication you bave to make. Very respectfully, IJltll.llAM YoCNO, Governor and Superintcudeut of ludian Affairs. Tbe following is the proclamation refer- I As rule ,be n,nre f""1'" JPa bep,"ue JiEW sr"001- SOUTHEBM secession. red to by Brig'uain Youn" : ! w',n e'ni tne les8 bateful it appears ; so j Wukreas, The ministers and ciders I that the more eomniHfeiv vnu nresi rvc who seceded from the New School Assem PROCI.AMATION CT TI1K GOVERNOR. I "C "' Te "n,pieuiy you pres.rvc f Ui.'h : ee, who We are invaded by a are evi len'lv assailing hostile us t.i ae strueti'. eoinpli-b o:ir overthrow and do 1. F r tbe last twenty (iv- ears we have tru-'e 1 mint, from coi.i fD -i.als. ol the li'.vern latiies and jostiees ! Judges, Governors am! P.ede,..s, only to be scorned, be d in .ler.sion, insulted and betrayed. Our houses have been plunder-. " . . .' . . ' e.I and then burned, our he Ids laid waste. , our pn.c.pal mco bu.eherea white under ; ,lie plclgcd .aith of tbe Oovcroment for ttieir comes to ntm tnat suelter in tne Dar- ... . . Ioa wilderness and that protection among hostile savages which were denied them in the boasted abodes of Christianity and civilization. The Constitution of onr common couo- try guarantees unto us all that we do now or have evcrclaimed. If tbe Constitution-: al rights which pertaio uoto us .a Ameri i cn ciiia-m. were extended i Utah accord- j u, ...e s;r.. a.... .... an.nS .ncrcor, ana fairlv al,d '"'partially administered, it is 1,11 tbat we couM fk bI1 that we have CVI'' 8''' , Our opponents have availed themselves . '.' . . . : of cur religious faith, to send ont a for J midahle host tooccoinplish onr destruction. We have bad no privilege nor opportunity of defending ourselves from the false, foul and unjust aspersions against ns before i the nation. The Government has not condescended to cause au investigating - ............ ru.WM.,u ...s. UD customary in such OSes. We know those aspersions to be false ; bnt that avails ns nothing. We are condemned unheard, ad fnr d t0 an sao wlta an arme1 mcr- cenary mob, wuicn bas been sent against ns at the instigation of anonymous letter writers, ashamed to father tbe base, si an derous falsehoods which tbey have given to tbe public of corrupt officials, who bave brought false accusations agaiust ns to screen themselves in their own infamy, and of hireling priests and howling editors, who prostitute the truth for filthy lucre's sake. Tbe issue which bas thus been forced upon us compels ns to resort to the great first law of self preservation, and stand in our own defence a right guaranteed unto us by tbe genius of the institutions of onr conntry, and npon which tbe government is based. Our duty to ourselves, to our families, requires us not to tamely submit to be driven and slain without an attempt t prerf.-T- rarF!vc Or duty to cut ! country, uur boly religiuo, our Go'l, to j trii-tl'im n J lirierty,rej"iirc that we ahuulJ n il quietly stand atiU and fee tlii-sc fci' ra f irjfin around us which aro calculntci to ! enslave nod bring m in sul-jnction to tin unlawful military despotism, such as e .a only emanate, iu a country of constituti"'! al law, from Usurpation, tyrauny and op prMion Ibererore 1, Ungham loung, Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affiirs for the Territory of Utah, in the namo of the people of the United States, ia the Terri tory of Utah, forbid, First all armed forces of every descrip tinu from coming into this Tcrritory,uudir any pretence whatever. Secoud That all tbe forces in said Ter ritory boll themselves in readiness to march at a moment's notice to repel any and all audi invasions. Third Martial law is hereby declared to exist in this Territory from and after tbe publication of this proclamation, and j Dtf Pvr6"a Bbali be Ilowt;,1 Pass or re" j P" int0 or through or from this Territory j without a permit from the proper officer, Gif en uuJer my band and seal, at great n . i . m m . i -i . salt r,alte v,ity, lemtory ol lm, mis . e c . . n 1W T ! d? f SePtcBlbr. A ttnd or ine inuepenuence or tue CDiiea otates of America the eighty-second. I BbioHAM 10UNO. Take Care of Tour Thoughts. Sin begins in tbe heart. If you keep ! your thoughts pure, your life will bo bles sedness. The indulgence of sinful thoughts 1 nnd desire, nroduee, flinfnl action. When C0BCe;T0(j jt Lringeth forth sin. . . . , . , e r i i I hi. nlpatiiirithlA pnntpmn a! inn of A sinful ' , , , ,, . . ; deed, is usually followed by its commis : x- tl If. 1 mon iTir allnw vonrself tn nnsrt anil j consiJo. th(J pea8Urc8 or profit you might sion derive from this or that sin. Close your j miuJ . he tjon ,t 0 a, ,oa would anJ b0H Jour doors .gainst t rol)ber If E had not stood parleying with the mJ ajmiriog ,he betutiful fruit th(. bsve Jrf been g para,)ise N() , , tUi,f , Iornj..atori or , mrifder once. The mind must be cor- rupted. The wicked suggestion must be i iJ.,Ul .,! MJJ in th. .I,.h - - - f I uo(il u loMl Us hi(Je0Us dl.forllli,JiM(1 tbe ! sn,jp;pMpd galn or pc:l,nre comes ,0 ont. j (hg tyu of thg ln0 j,, j y imaKination is apt to print forbid- , , - , ,. , ! den pleasures in gay and dazzling colors, j It is tbe serpent's chirm. Gaze not upon J r;tjla and praclicnUe means 0 prouueiuj the picture. Suffer not tbe intruder to get , a mult no Juiraile. a lodgment. Meet the enemy at the j Thc followiug action wag taken in ref tlircsliboIJ, and drive it from your heart. erence to the vmir m ud from un in v am wicked t in U. the bi'tir-r- Aviiid the pliice wIhtl f-f'sce- , ' I ' ! 'lie ny or bl.i-ihcmv is rienrd. Cul'ivufo .,fi- ..f I... v rti - It.-.l n,.th ..... tbat is unchaste or immoral. M ike a cov- ' .... ...t -,.. ...... ru...;i;..,;. .,' j j v ' , "fore, ' i th.-Ugbls. Pl- nM ,,y $ of 0bio, tbat ..ward pore and h.dy ; ,be G Assembly be, and hereby is, J tl.P r,orle ri nerteet Sn of fioil K een r r . , ' . , ,.f , T . , . . , , i ous. As a man tbinketb, so is be. Take care of the thoughts, and the actions will take care of themselves. .- - The " Pure Democracy ! " Bastress (from part of Nippenose) is the Democratic Banner Township of Gen. packer's e unty. It polled ty-ur votes f, ,r Huchauan, and oe for Fremont 39 fr VmVlt, and 1 for Wilinot ! Iu this dclectablotowusbip.composedalinostwholly Kman Caibolic, .r. two men who can read and write. These two are stauding officers, one President and the other Secre tary of the school board. It happened once npon a time tbat tbey wanted to corn- municate with the State Superintendent. A letter was gotten np by the officers and dispatched to Ilarrisburg. The Superin tendent received the letter, and after some study discovered which part of the letter j was tho top, bnt could not get any further. . Tbe thought suddenly flashed npon him that it was a specimen of Greek or He brew, written by some one in search of employment as a teacher of tbs languages ; be forthwith consulted a Greek scholar, who pronounced it anything but Greek, and declared bis opinion that it was inten ded for English. A consultation was then held by the officers and clerks, and by the aid of tbe post mark on the envelope it was ascertained to be an application of some kind from Lycoming county. The letter was then sent to the County Super indent of Lycoming, who, after some study, guessed at the contents, and wrote to tbe State Superintendent what it was. Show ns another township, anywhere from Maine to California, where so much ignorance prevails, and we will show another Loco foco banner township. Loeofoooism, Ca tholicism and ignorance, are inseparable. Jertry Shore Vedette. A man in Oakland, while in a fit of nightmare, dreamed that he was a horse, and that his wife was a hostler going to ourry him down. At this point in h'u intra he krrkei Hi rf.i: eat 'f led. The Church, vs. Slavery. The Protestant Methodists. Ciscivsati, Nov. 14, 1357. A epejial Convention of the delegates from the variuos Annual Conferences of t'li? "eth.v'is'. Pro'eitmt Cbnrob of the X rc'u au 1 Vct, ha been in session hero fir several Havs. So iiop'.rtant aa- , ,ioD was takl.n unt1 ye4teHay, wl.tn the , snowing report was ad .pud : j Whereat, we have received MtUfaororj information that entire freedom of discus Bion on tho subject of Slavery, can not be enjoyed in Lynchburg; and whereas, we do not feci under obligations to meet our Southern brethren upon any other grouud than terms of equality ; therefore, liwjlcrrt, Tbat it is inexpedient and unnecessary for tho representatives of tbe North aud West to atteLd tho General Conference at Lynchburg, with a view to secure redress of the grievances which we suffer. At the afternoon ?C9.;bn t memorial to tho General Conference was drawn up, which says: "It is our earnest desire to perpetuate the union with tbe Geueral As sociation, but wa must ia Christian fair ness state that insuperable impediments prevent the continuance of the Union ; that tho t radio in slaves, and the volunta ry bolding of slaves, conflict with the rights of humanity, and we regard it as our bounden duty as ministers aud mem bers of the Church to oppose tbe above practice; also, that tbe word "white be struck from the Constitution. Thc memorial was adopted. The Con stitution will probably adjourn to-day. Synod of Ohio (Old School.) This body opened its sessions at Wooster on the 15th ult. SLAVERY The Committee of Bills and Overtures h,;,. .,.;.,,.. .!,. ...I i .-I nf ; B!aTCBoM!lljrt overtured to the Synod from tl.e I'roshvterv of RioM.nd. rronns.J tb following resolutions, which being amend- j ed, were adopted : R' tolceJ, Tbat the decisions and decla-1 rations of the General Assembly of our Church respecting slavery, have been uni form and consistent, where rightly under j stood, from the beginning until now. i JiriuilLti. That this Svnod should refer ' .t - .il:Jl :-r .i.. '.: " IUU3C UtBIJIUU lUIUIIIiailWU, IW 1 11C BfllilU of lhe Geuer A8gcmbly of A. D. ISIS, OB tb. .ubj,,.. of slavery, as a compreben- sivc summary of tbeir views. 'rbat e na ",;i,,!ianJ' fug1" tu P"'Jf or the removal of all bond- a.,g and oonrcssion and lo emUfu rveru " -,.r,.u a I '..rii'i nri.m ii-Iiirh tar-ia In. I. ut Rich- ' muiid in tbe month of August, resolved to constitute a Geueral Syuod, to meet in L- :,l .. ! : 1 1 : stiucted tbe Synod, thus constituted, to nrooose a umou with the General Assem-1 blv of tbe Prebbvturian Church i there- i ,,,r uu SuJl ,,, .,.,,;l f,.,m thj Svmid f 1. It is d..ub;lnl wheiber tbe (.. neral Assembly has the constitutional power ! torm sueii a union, uuioss autnorzea to pert rm such act by tin; 1 restnteries. 2. Iu thc aforesaid Couveutiuu, I. udii g ,...t ....l ii,.,;. i i:..e ..f i...... ; lilt U l l tllj m vy v - tiun uviiLt va i oo.-u doctrines which were tbe reasons of the exclusion of the New School party ; con-; detuned the separation in ISUS, as well us tho Exscinding Acts of 1S37; declared against the rule vhich retires the exam- , mation of member?, on their admission to j the Presbyteries; and avowed opinion, ! respecting slavery, which are contrary to 1 tbe uniform testimony of the General As- j sembir, as, that it is morally riyht is a Dioinr ordlnance-md that it is not coy- j maitfe ly die jwiicalorie of d.e Clmrth. Thus, thronghaut, directly 'eppouty the . da-trine and policy of this Church ; and in : all this tbey were not opposed by thc Con vention, or its members. 3. If there are ministers, or churches, or piivate members in that connection, who accord and harmonize with us, aud desire admission to our Church, the way is open through our judicatories, on the principlo of conjorming to our estabisliai rules. Tho action of thu large Synod chows that tho wily politicians who hoped to at tach the Old School church t j the "let-it-alone" polity on the Slavery issue, are to be frustrated. Tbe Synod re affirm the btrong Acti-SIavcry and even Abolition doctrines of the united church in 1813, declaring that Slavery is in itself al ways wrong, and also that it is the duty of Presbyterians not ox'y to PRAY but to LABOR for the removal or abolition of all forms of Slavery. Tbey also refuse even to receive the proposals for union with tbe N. S. Presbyterians who left their church because it denounced Slavery thus, in effect, strengthening tbe action of lhe New School on the subject of Slavery. The intelligence and early policy of ricsbyte rianism,shou!d make its metaber,of evtry name, foremost in the war against that monster eriL President Wayland, Ber. Dr. Wayland, one of the leading members of tbs Baptist deneuiaation, has wI'tco Jvtw in rfvc! to tbs i:l.a ef tbe American Tract Society on the slavery question. lie Q-iiutaiiiS that the righteousness of slavery is oottherc incur punted in tbe written cruu of any of tV" evangelical denominations comprising the society; and tbat merjro tao society is at liberty to publish ag-iiust tlat as well is aoy ot'o:r sin. In'Jit:1'iih, members of evan. lie,! c'uuHi's, may obj -ct to the !.l catinn of tbe city's Ir.cta a-aiait ... i jvi-ry us i ii1 y iii-ijr hii'j ixj nnni-i i:in tract- iu oppo-iti in tj Dancieg.jr Sal Jatli breaking, Pr -fuity, Intemperance, Wur, and other sins : but no cnunh or v.ct csn object on the ground that tlmir .'.tauUrii of faith are thereby assailed. As to the j of a culm aud Cbristiau-like testim ony agninst the evil of Slavery, bo fecnis to think thut it may bo useful, hko '':be testimony against Slavery" f rnmulgatcd every year by thc Qiakers. TI.e L-ltcr cf Dr. Wayland, will arouse atten'iou. The Evangelical Association, (Or "Albright Methodiots,") are unani niouily opposed to blave-beldiu;; as well as to Slavery-extension. The M-astnyer of thc 11th intt. gives the fvlioniug aU- tUtics of the denomination : Kast IVuti'a. filJ.i -JS-i West I'eou'a. 4171 O' S Pittsburg 3b l'J 471 New York 3711 Slo Ohio 4J57 21U IuJiaDa i74 i-t Il'inois 3575 lo:.0 Wisconsin 41') SI. 05l 3,Wi Simplicity of English in Cies3. In tbe families of many of thc nobility and gentry of England, possessing an au- nual income which of itaeif Wuuli bean 1 ulPIe f jrtune' tb,;re U ercatcr aJ of dress, aud mure simplicity in tha fur- ! B',i,biDS of ,he "V"g ,ba tbe J bI Ine u0u't4 01 our ciuzens, wao are barclv able to surnlv the dailv wants of their families by the closest attention ry, that, just as our churches are begin to tbeir busiuess. A friend of ours, who ! ning to imitate the former example of sojourned not long since, several months Methodists, an l to introduce melodies in the vicinity of some of the wealthy landed aristocracy of Eiij;laod, whose am- r.e rent-rolls would have warranted a high . . . . , ". surprised at tne aim- , - 1 C P1"-"? of maBners P'- St3 r n"" numerous than with ns, but lhe ladies made more account of one ' siIk ,han woqM be tbouSbt bere of d Chnr.'ettown AJv. . Z W'0""- Bishop M'ClintOck, of the ?l. t. Church, cives a similar account of the Q'leeo aud oobilitj of Praia One old chap at the State Fair, over- bearing some men conversing together about Millard Fillmore's being present, exclaimed "Fillmore! Fillmore! let's 6ee what did he do? U'tit he up fjr ; y.metlun.j onnf We k-fi him trying to i L-.:i r.. --.1 ... I " " -f- tally exclaimed -.lcn is ireatncss !'" ' dxinma i im. i- ' . ... i rncy,oitnerBllaae.,n.. , b to understand why ,t is tuat II,a. Eiwarl Mauley, form, rly a N Tth t. ir...i- , , , , . ' , , . K'.pui.lie-ins of Cahf rnu, "unless his ' 1 late it." t. nJ'tiev to pi. ty prepirtd him fir1, , , . ... 1 ' .' 1 . , . lines the people, l our ere will go out if One tbitiv' is cer'atn it u r. t taie i , . , . , - . you rbke it up under tao ashes cf a falsa .1 JT" noe t: a ;.iUTIil Awjii'via-.. I . , ., , . , . ... j wisher, say these plain wotus to yon with I, of the Third District of out offence. Jul'et. the Supreme C.-art of New Yltj, at t'.e late session at Tr ij, refused to L.:turalLie j sn lri;hnian, because the spplic&Lt, ou be- i if Le ud Teii ,he t'unst;tu.i0!1 j no( Th JuJ tLe j . .. . , 1 ground tbat a man codl ..ot honestly ; to suppof. au iLotrumcnt he hsl . never read. " ; The Supreme Court reccat.y ucci led an i Executor, Trustee, Arc, depout;ng money j for the estate, 4c., for which ho u ac.iog, ! ; a Tj.infc , At omn na.ne, and the Hank failing, must himself be tbe loss. Bu: if ne puis in u, x.eu.or, .u goou ; faith tlion tlm pstnt. nenrs thfl Insq nn.i . . : I1 . P- . : 1 ....., , I not uiuiseu. Mr. Bauks, is the twenty-first person j rain i f righ'enusue-s npon them, which elected as Governor of Massachusetts, and ! shall tivell their hearts to over flowing, the second tbat has in early life worked at ! and cieause their sanctuary from all fir a trade. The governors, for more than ! ui.ili.siu, and especially from the formalism two generations, were members of tue I of pedantic music I' mercantile, legal or medical professions, j j f Menno town- lur. xr.g5 was a uavver, ... . . machiuist- j The revival in tbe Methodist Cburcb, Lcwistown, is still in progress. Since its commencement upwards of ninety persons bave manifested a change of heart, and are now rejoicing iu the consoling hope of a bright and glorious future beyond thd tom'u. Uev. Mr. Spurgeon being a l vised to preach agaiust the prevailing folly in head gear, he paused as he stood npon tbe plat form, looked around him, and said, "I have been requested to rebuke tbe bonnets of the day ; but upon my word I lun'l see any." The DirrcaENCs Io Sew York, ie In-h Bullies drive pneeable eiriseoafrooi the polls, while in Baltimore, they sre punished m eoevr they ejrnaf t . by tte AiCsrl'.iitf Beecher ori Iletiioilist Sin!r.. 'A'e cirue across tho following article, in an exebnnge piper, from the pen of IIe.vrk iv.ir.D IfnrrrfES. We tru't that i our Methodist friends will thank us for ; publishing it ; aud as it bits so many ot li . er cnt,rPbf, , tbo right place, we hope 'u,.y t.ike a birt frcia the remarks of ; tl'.i gii'icd min. Kj spent the Sabbath, '. some tiuio a-jo, at Mattecwan, and visited ' P'i I"' worsnip, wuicu riva oc.-,,s'!i for this extract. Ktillitruitc Patriot J j "Hy the way, yesterday morning I was at Methrdiit ihurch, here. A very plea , sant room it is, and I am toll that a very . worthy society occupy it. But I have a most weighty etiarge to bring against tho ; go:d people, cf niuiica! opestaci. I bad expected a treit cf good, hearty singing. There rcre Chirles Wesley's hymns, and there were thc gcod old Jlethodiit tunes I tbat ancier.t piety loved, and modern con I ceit l.tu'hs at. Imagine my chagrin, when, sfter roaJing the hymn, up rose the choir from tbe shelf at the other end of tbe cbur.h, and began to sing. The pa- tient congregation stood up meekly to be Eung to, as men stand under rain when there is no shelter. Scarcely a lip moved. No one f'.'ta,:l to b.ar the bymn, or to enre fjr lie mrisic. How I longed for ! Methodist than lei ! One good burst of ! oil fa.-hi .uc l music would btve blown ' this singing out of the windows like wad I dir.g from a gua. Mjq may call this aa i improvement, aud genteel ! Gentility 1 bas nearly killed our churches, and it will ' kill Methudift churches if thty give way ! to its false in 1 pernicious ambition. Wa koow very well what good old fashioned Methodist mu-io was. It bad faults enough, doubtless, against taste; but it bal an ii'P irJ ptirp i",iud a reli'ijut ear- bich nableJ U 10 iu faults, and 13 triumph in spite cf them. II Kor,h .... i- - inff, but very poor worship. We are sor- that tbe people love, and to encourage universal iinging in the congregation, our Methodist brethren should pick np our i . tr r i- - i t T. ; cast-on wrmaiiam ia cuurcu musio. i Ml t . I . 1 "iU l worf with tbem with M. It will mark a greater length of decline. Wc could hardly believe our eyes anl i JC3lcrtV- "n'e npt Puade ourselves that we stood before a Metho- , tuu"-"- .c uuu.a ueaujweu is ! ,0 cs a 1 rfjterian or Congregational j church, ia which thc choir or pulpit per formed evcryiLing, and thd people dil i notbin-r. I "Our brethren in this church must not take these remarks unkindly They aro : presented in all kindness and affection. The choir sun'',bat thc people were mute. They us.l their ears aDlnot their mouths. .!, t 11.. Jlf..... V,. -..-.. old fashioned 3Iethudl.it fire. We bava ----- seen the lime when one of Charles Wes- ley's lymns. taking the congregation It lhe bsn J( H,a! . UJ thfccI lbe t8 o h tut .irJl? it CIi;y jei ,hm fjr M t'he ch cB ftftt above tha pews. Brethren ! you arc in . - .,, , . . . rhft T,-r It will never Ji fi.r von to si- rtEuetnet.t. Let an out-sider. lut a well- "The Methodist cburch bas laid tha Christian world under a great debt by its services in thc caujO of Christ, and wa have a right in it, as common Christians, t0J t , T as tj Kc ,ns of de. -.u . . i i geueracy without sorrow aud alarm e nope bod means to do great good by it, yct toT our Ian,i- 1!ut ' wi,! not be hJ givinj no heart and soul, zeal and popu- ,m .- ;Q w,r,uip fjr the sak9 of sUm .Q. We u ,0 sea gach smon, ,hsM come like a freshet, sweep out tbe chan- . 1 .t . 3 1 1 ' J - J - - trasli vhWj Las aIreiJy (a(DUeJ up th9 ... current ct song and made tee congrega- tion st ijrnant. O that there might be j, cauutJ aQ ftf con ... ....; .!.;,. 1 1 1 in circuiuferonce, and contains 'J rows of large, healthy kernels. A peacock is a beautiful bird if il wmll ouly kep iu uiuuth shut. S- would socio any'.' we know of, if tux would follow the uoie precept. Very &w know tbat every seven min nest in the day a euild is bora in the city of London, and that evtry nine minutes one tf its inhabitants dies. A lady cf our acquiyUt.c believes ev ery enl-anty thai happens to bvrae'.f a "trial," aud every one that happens U h fiictli a "j jdgnieDt." At HufLuj, au Iuiian ia tea auUes ia s minutes aud 13 .vuX a speed uik pr cilsuUi- lis vil ci'i a g ri r
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