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.BY0I.IT"ER
OPTIC.
'There,1. John, she is done !". said Joseph
Uroadley, an intelligent" boy of fifteen, as he
pointed his friend to a very perfect model-of a
fore-andraft schooner, which ho ha J just com
pleted. '.'..'
The rniniafurcvvesscl 'fetood upon the work
bench' ia his father's shop The finishing
touches had juat been given XO; the work, and
the young artizan Surveyed his work with cou- '
sciou3 delight. '
" She is btiautiful, i!?n't shfej Jos T I vish
I could do that," eaid'JohH Jiuiuierson.
" "Perhaps j'ou could," if you only tried." It ,
has taken we nearly alt winter to do ii. '. Do
jou knowj John, that" I mean to be a ship-carpenter
anl the eyaof the bo' kiudled with
n aspiration of future "distraction . as he.ad
"justed the gaff ovthe'm6del. '
. .. . j should like to be one. too; " butI know
ny mother would never eoosent "
Why not 't". - - ' " . I
' '' She says I shall be a minister;" "
-"' You a parson; John 5 . t
have no. fancy, flr it," ;
- '-Then I certainly "wouldn't do.it."..,
' -"2ot iC vour mother wanted very much to
' I don'C thirik. 1 would; but" my mother
wrould not want me to be anything I dislike.
' I ani sure I "never coukl make a parson."
' Nor I either i but ruOther says.I can." ;.
' l'ou must reason her out of it." " .
" How ;" "
' Show her what you can do. Make a boat
as I bave done. I am sure you can make as
good a one as this."
I will make a ship that would bemore
difScult stiU I am sure I could make one;"
and there was something in the eye of John
J-'mmerson which showed he had the energy
to accomplish almost anything be should un
dertake. '. Good! I like your spunk. Yoa shall
work in my father's shop, and you need not
tell any one what you are doing, so thativen
you get it done your father and mother vitt
be surprised."
" I'll do it; Joe !"' exclaimed John, flap
ping hishan'ls. " I'll show them what there
is in me, at aay rate".
' Bravo ! and after dinner we will go down
to the saw-rai 1 ana pick out a lo:
hull."
for the
The plan - was agreed to,
and before night
the loir was in. the shop, and some progress
maae in snapmg it into tne required lorm.
JJut the task was not an easy one, and more
man once me young meeuanie was ODligeu to
leave the shop and go do o to the wharf to
6tudy the build of a real ship
Joseph Broadley encouraged his friend, and
the work wont on bravely. Though John
had projected an enterprise which, if success
fully accomplished, would eclipse his own la
Jjors, he was not envious or ill-natured,, and
did all he could to assist his young friend
without doing anything that would rob him of
tae credit of his work, .
We iiJive not space to mention all the trials
and difficulties which beset the mbryo ship
builder; but at the expiration of six months,
having devoted all his spare time from school
"to the work, the ship was completed. There
were plenty of critics at hand, men acquainted
with every timber and every rope in the ship,
ai their judgement was deeidedly favorable.
Everybody that knew anything about ships
pronounced the young man to be a genius,
and said that he would make a mark upon the
work. . ;
-.- When everything was ready the model ship
was placed upon a little wagon and drawn over
to John's house.
i' Ills father and mother were summoned to
view the handiwork of their son. Mrs. Km.
nierson was in ecstasies, and Mr. Einmerson
rubbed his hands with delight.
; ' Now; mother, what do you think of my
. talent for ship-building?" eaid John, as he
pointed triumphantly to the work of hishands.
- "It is very pretty, isn't it husband?"
"Now, mother, I am going to be a ship
builder." . - : ' " r
t ! A ship-builder!", exclaimed the fond mo
ther, with evident horror.
' " Yes, mother ; Captain Smith has offered
to take me as an apprentice."
"Nay, but my son, you know I want you
to e a minuster. You must bo ready to enter
.college in a year more." .
on't bother the boy, wife ; let Lun be a
ejup-budder, if he wants to. You see he has
a talent, as well as an inclination that way,"
earn Mr. hmuierson, as he went into the house
again, followed by his wife ' '
.v John bestowed the ship in the back room,
and joined the family circle.
" J e heart on making a minis
ter of .him. It is so imich mor respectable
- than a carpenter, or anything of that sort,"
continued Mrs. Emmerson,
Pooh!" interposed the husband, with a
contemptuous sneer. . ' - : . . -
"You needa't 'pooh' me, -Mr. Emmerson:
You know that a minister is better than a car
penter." . . ' "
t-"No, I cton't. Tentirely dissent from your
view of the subject I Ihlnk a mechanic quite
as good as a parson ; and I am perfectly sat
isfied that many mechanics are much better,
more respectable, and more useful members of
society than sonje ministers I could mention.'
" There it is again ! If you had your way
we should have no preaching,' and the world
would go back intOrJasaiJaermjagaiR
"And may yet, for .all that one half of the
preachers will do to prevent it" ! I have not
.the least objection to John becoming a parson
if he choose.' - Bub let him. choose for him
self." .;; . "- . :
- ' """As thoueb a mcre boy could -know ha
own mind ! , It " ia our duty, husbandrJo act.
Tor him, till he is old enough to act for him-;
sifv : ; .
True, but we ought to consider the boy's
taste, and have some regard for his fitness"
" You do not mean to say that he is not fit
for a minister !" "
"I don't say anything about it; but I know
he has both taste and fitness for the trade of a
thip-carponter." " . ' ' "
How -unreasonable you are ! - As though,
when he has been to college, he mil not have
a taste for preaching ! When he puts his mind
to it, he will be perfectly satisfied with the
calling; and if he don't make one of the
.smartest ministers m the country, 1 lose my
guess." . ; - .
"Ile will make a better ship-carpenter;
but let tiie boy speak for himself. lie is old
enough to-unde'rstand the subject '
' John did speak for himself ; but his moth
er's eloquence, was too much for him ; and "af"
ter a deal of coaxing, he consented to abandon
"bis inclinations, and endeavor to make a min
ister of himself. He was an excellent scholar, ,
and as his mother had predicted, Le was pre
pared for college at the end of the year
- Mr. Emmerson, though he was satisfied that
his son had been unwisely influenced in the
choice of his future prof ission, deemed it pru
dent to urge no further objection to the plan,
lie was well of in the world," and abundantly
able to give his son'a liberal education.
John was ill at -ease in view of his future
calling. lie was dispirited and gloomy; Tie
felt how insufficient were his abilities to meet
the requirements of the sacred profession.
Though." lie labored diligently in his studies, ;
he felt that he was laboring to please his moth
er, rather than to advance Christ's Kingdom
upon earth. . '
Technically speaking,' Le had "experienced
religion ;" but it was only as an indispensable
qualification for his future duties. .There was
no religion in his heart ; he knew it, and his
couscienee rebelled at the thought of the
abominations to which he laid himself open
by insincerely entering the sacred inelosure.
If he tried to be religious, -he realized how
unworthy were his motives; he was.seeking
God for the sake of making a respectable ap
pearance in his profession ! More than once
he determined to abandon his purpose throw
away his books of divinity, and take to the
axe and the augerr But his mother's influ
ence was still potent, and in spite of himself,
he became a minister at last. - :
Twenty years in the swift flight of time had
passed away, since the two boys stood togeth-
ker in the work-shop gazing at the model of the
st-lieoaer..
In one of the mr.ratime suburbs of Boston,
near an extensive ship-yard, in which are four
immense clipper-ships on the stocks, stands a
small, dingy church, bearingthe mostevident
signs of negleet. But it is a small society, and
thefew who worship there find it exceedingly
difficult to .pay theilev. John Emerson the
pasior the meagre salary of five hundred dol
lars a year. 31r. John Broadley, tha enter
prising shipwright, who owns the yard near
the church, it is said, pays considerable more
than half of this sum, for the pastor is an old j
friend, and he earnestly desires to sustain lam.
The church is in a most'unprosperous con
dition. It has been running down for several
years. One by one, the society are leaving
it, preferring to walk half a milo to another
church, .
There is a reason for everything; and there
was a reason why the Rev. John Emerson
succeeded no better in building up the society
over which he presided. His preaching was
so insupportably dull and insipid, that it" was
a severe penance to him. People said he was
no more fit for a preacher than Beelzebub was
for a saint ; and they would not hear him.
They said he did not seem to care anything
about his profession, and was so gloomy as well
as'dull, that they could not tolerate him either
in the pulpit or out of it ; and if it had not
been for the fact that Mr. Broadley, with all
his influence, went to meeting there, the pews
would have been entirely deserted. .
The Rev. John Emerson was a broken-down
minister, in his better days he had been set
tled in the pastoral charge of an extensive and
wealthy society in the city. But after the
first year, he "flatted out," as the folks -called
it, and 6ome of his influential parishioners
gave him a hint that he had better ask a dis
mission. He had tried several places with no better
success; and finally, after years of inactivity,
had been compelled to accept a call from - the
feeble society where he now officiated, .
.. nis father and mother were both dead, and
he had already expended his inheritance in
supporU'pg his expensive family while waiting
a call- Ie was poor; his spirits were broken
down, as well as his reputation.
Harrassed by financial embarrasment. there
seemed to fce no hope tor him, but the hope
beyond the grave. What Wonder that, weigh--jj
i .-.1 i
eu uowu vy iriais anu sorrows, tie was una
ble to preach to the satisfaction of his people?
To cap the climax, his society, in spite of
the muuence of Sir. Broadley, voted, at last,
1 to request him to ask a dismission. Even the
poor pittance, which had been barely sufficient
to support hini,"was to bo withdrawn K" and
the most abject poverty stared him the face.
In the loneliness of his study, he shed great
scalding tears : over . his unhappy " lot; ' The
world had been full of griefs to. him. Misfor
tune upon misfortune had been his portion,
and now, a helpless servant in the vineyard,
he was to be cast out a beggar.
When he had sufficiently ventei his anguish
ho left the house, and walked down to the
ship-yard . Joseph Broadley had ever been
his constant friend, and in bis extremity, he
fiew to. him for counsel and assistance.
"It is of no use, Joseph;" said he, 'sadly,
as he wiped a tear from his sunken eye. "I
never was fit for a-minister. and I ought never
to have chosen the sacred profession." ;
"That is very true, J ohu ; but it caa't be
helped now." .. : -. - . . . ' -
- "If I had gone to a traded - as you did,-
I-" ' "- " - . . . .-.
But he paused, leaving the- sentence un
finished, for it cast a reflection upon a moth-'
er who laid in a remembered grave.". .
: If that mother could have beheld his agony
the tears which he shed over his unsuccess
ful life how bitterly would she have reproach
ed herself as the cause of all her on's unhap-t"
piness! - - '. t " '
"Nature made him for a mechanic, gave him
the taste and the fitness for a mechanical cal
ling; she made him a minister, a profitless fer
yant of the Great Master, because in her
weakness she deemed it more respectable ...
"Cheer up. John; there is hope yet,-' 'said.
T 11 If
josepn urpauiey.
"Alas!-there is no.
preach again,' and I am
hope,
fit Lr
can
never
nothing
else
uow.
-'Yes, ypu are; though I presume you
do
not-wish tdabandon your profession." . ' .
"Abandon it ! . With all my soul ! I caa
sevc the Lord much more acceptably in any
other calling," replied the poor clergyman,
eagerly ; "but what can I "do 1" - . -
"If.it were not for tha name of the thing,
I would gladly-ofTer you a situation "as "book
keeper at the 3-ard." 7 "
"I care not for the name, Joseph'; I am
past the vanities of the world J I havS a fam
ily to support." " " " '
What a contrast ! . The Jwo boys with sub-'
ftantLilly the same abilities,, had, reached -far
different points in the pursuitfsueces. The
fame of the ship-builder was spread over, the
whole world. Success had crowned" him in
all his undertakings." Th'e minister was bro
ken down, poor, and in despair ,IIe had been
lamentably unsuccessful, not as regards the
things of this world only, but in the attain
ment of th higher enis to which his profes-'
si5n pointed him He might have been poor In
purse, ancfstill successful; but he wae a beg
gar of all result! both spiritual and tempo
ral.
"I will give you a thousand dollars a year,
if you like," said J oseph, diffidently.
"God bles3 you ' exclaimed the minister,
and a tear of gratitude stood in his hollow eye,
as he grasped the hand of his friend, "lean
never earn such, a salary as that."
"Oh, yes you can ; cheer up.
"May God ever bless you, Joseph !"
The arrangement was affected immediately,
and the broken down-minister onoe more had
the courage to raise his head, and hope that
he might yet redeem his existence from utter
uselessuess. 11 is old taste returned to him,
after a while, and he proved to be quite aa ef
ficient aid to his friend, independent of his
sphere as an accountant.
The moral of our story need not be pointed
out. If a boy has a taste and fitness for the
mechanic.arts, let him be a mechanic. "Many
a good shonicaker has been spoiled to make
an indifferent, a useless minister."
Beautiful Extract.
When the summer of youth is-slowly wast
ing away into the nightfall of age,, and the
6hade of past years grows deep and deeper as
life wears to its close, i is pleasant 'to look
throusrh the vista of time upon the sorrows
and felicities of our earliest year3. If we have
a home to helux, and hearts to rejoice with
us and friends have gathered round our fire
sides, then the rough place of your wayfaring
will have been worn and smoothed away in
tho twilight of light, when the sunuy jspots
through, will grow more and moro beautiful.
Happy indeed are they whose intercourse with
the world has not changed the tone of their
holier feeling or broken those musical chords
of the heart3, whose vibrations are so melo
dious, so tender and touching in the
air.
"Only One."
One hour lost in the morning by lying in
bed. will put back and mav frustrate toll the
business of the day.
One hole in- the fence will cost ten times as
much as to fix it at once.
One bad habit indulsed in or submitted to
will sink your power of self government,
quickly as one leak will sink a ship.
as
One drinker will keep a family poor and in
troubl;.
"One sinner destroyeth much good "
K.S me v asninsran uiooe says mat xua-
jwti ii' i m.i . it. i 1r.
jor George Boon, chief of tho British army
who ou the oth of November, waa killed in
the engagement before Scbastopol, was ono of
the officers severelv wounded at the battle "of
Bladensburg in 1814. He remained several
weeks in Washington and Georgetown, du
rinrr which he received many kind attentions
from tha citizens. He was a Scotchman by
birth. - . " .... . - -' " -r:.
Enterin? into an argument with
metaphysician Is like getting into an omnibus;
vou know" where you start from, but it is im
possible to tell where it will carry you.
3TNo entertainment bo cheap aa reading.
(PC L1SIXRD BS" KEQCEST.)
FromtUeT '.ford Gazette. -
coboit;
Mr. Editor Fro
of fair play and equal
to believe that you wl
corner in . your valu:
may insert my prote
sought to be done to
which I preside in t
by editors of certain r
::ahon. .
your well - known love
stice to all, I am led
, not refuse me a spare
2 journal, in which I
7-iitjst a gross wrong
religious body' over
' Xiion of the State,
1 comploxion whose
-re. The following
exticev whie!vjtJ.' rrj A- perK val of
tha -description, to wnich my attention has
been called by aiemT) contains a paragraph
against which I hav? just reason to complain:-
" Tlie main point" of contruvti-ey is, that
all JPapists in this country are sii'jects of i,he
lopet ' wh uh PiAtntvU.Cusserts tluit flic furnish
Church has d rigid to diesolce the tie of auL-'
j'ectionr and the oath of '. fidelity . a4 therefore
Papists are most dangerous und ' untrustworthy
subjects." . t . ; '. ' .
' This paragraph comprehends wfthia ifc as
"many untrue, statcmeaut as lines. " Thvy may
be" singled "oat nd noticed in theorder they
"are placed H as follows i .' .- - ; : "
TJutrutU Noi'-l. ."-4 Papiats-are snljr.cts
of 'the Pope." ' The only subjects of the Popa.
whom I kuow are ma poopie living ln.tueito-
mqir TvrrjTory ia Jtaly.Ainder his . immediate
temporal sway ; but if tie editor, or whoever
writes fbf the paper, ni(ians to say that Amer
ican Catholics,; or Iho - Catholic of any tidier J
country in the world, wjtu tiie exception men
tioud, are. subjects of ' ie Pope that is, that
they owe him civil obedjence or any temporal
allegiance "whate ver, bej does us gross injury.
The Catholics of America owe no allegiauce
or civil - obeissance,-" fealty or- homage to any
other authority under tne sun than to that of
jtha' American Governuent and Constitution
which' they stand ready to defend, at the haz
ard Jjf their lives, aya$ist a Traitors da
niestic or for sign j . , 1." v . - -.
Itis true, weaeknowltugQ tne supreme sp:rr
ilital authority of the Ipe, in mutters purely
piriiaai-vtLt tnis, in lowise, interieres witn
the tcmijibral allegiance due to our civil ru
lers; -no more than the acknowledgement of
nay supreme" spiritual judicature, (or. what is
ailed the " Higher Jbaw, in any. other .
Christian denomination,! in the United Stales,
interferes with the civil duties and allegiance
due by their respective members to tha ,Gov
eminent of this country . . Nay, , even not so
much. The Supreme tpintuai authority ac
knowledged by Catholics has cover come m
conflict, and never jviilj with any of our in
stitutions. It has never meddled with- any
question of die day.. 'It has uever attempted
to orgamza any opposition to oLiAv x.n l or
to sunder the nortnern poruon oi ine cuurcn
from the southern in consequence of this vex
ed question. The spiritual authority of the
church and the temporal authority of tho land
are perfectly distinct, independent, yet in bar
niouy, each keeping within its sphere. There
is no more danger of their coming in collision
in Catholoeisni than in Protestanism. The
only exception would be, if the Government
should enjoin xsr clfab violation of the
law of God, and then, other denominations
as well as Catholics, should be prepared to
say.: " It is better to obey God taan men."
Untruth A o. Z inch I'ufemaie assens
that tli Romish Clturch has the right to dis
solve the tie of srljeciiun and tne otitit of f-
... ;
delay." This untounaea imputation us uor
rowed from the persecuting annals of England,
and it is this very charge that, for a long time
forced and rivetted fetters on the CaUioiic
fMnirrh undrr British rule. The light of
truth at last broke in on bigoted England,
thanks to her enlightened Statesman, the
Burke's, the Canning's, the Grattoii's, tho
O'Counell's, and emancipation was the result.
In reply to the false charge, that Catholics
owe any temporal allegiauee to tho Pope, or
owe any intcrferanas on his part with their
sicorn j'uldity to' the Government under which
thev live. I will bring torward sucn autnonty
as must satisfy any man who doc3 not waiit
to etultity himselt on tuis suujeci,.
Before Catholic Emancipation was granted,
the British government instituted a most
searching inquiry and tho highest Churcii
Diguitaries of the Catholic church were sum
moned to Parliament in 1825 and there fcub-
leeted to the severest examination oetore c-e-
lect Cauimittees of tiio Jlousc ot i,oras anu
Commons. The result satisScd even bigoted,
vcrsccutinq England and the chains of clave ry
' .. ' .,', -if fi...
tell oil troni tua dckucs oi seven uiui.unsui uu
man beings born to be free. The following
were the answers of the illustrious Bishops,
Doyle and Murray, to -the questions put by
the scrutinizing committee, Lord Viscount
Palmerston in the Chair. .They may be con
sidered the voice of the Catholic Church.-
- In point of fact is there'any iuterferance in
temporal matters by the Tope ? Dr. Doyle,
None, that I know of.
Do the Catholics hold that the Pope has any
risrht to interfere in temnorrj affairs: Vt
Doyle. No, lie hus no temporal authority in
Ireland
Is it in the power of the Pope to absolve
Catholic people from their oatlis oi uiiegiance
Dr. Dovle. It is not.
Dr. Murray, Arch Bishop of Dublin, was
then examined.
Will you be so good as to explain to the
Committee what is the nature and authority
Answer by Dr. Murray. The origin of the
authority of the Pope we hold to be irom Uod
i.,l,i;4l,f..1 n of the Church which
bfl wished to annoint oa earth : the nature of
his.authority is that h is, the executive power
of that church : his olhee -is to watcu oer au
pnfnrfta the nhwvanos of the canons ; be is,
besides-, the .centre of Catholic unity, the great
link that holds together all tho different parts
of the Catholic bodv : so that each Catholic
tJunnTWt the world, finding himself iu com
ith the head of the church, may
know thereby that ho ia in communion, with
; the wnoie oooy. -
Is his authority confined altogether to spir
itual authority ? -
'Dr. Murray. - Wholly confnul tu spiritual
avtnorify, according to the words of our Sav
iour, " My Kingdom is not of this world."
- To what extent and in what manner does a
Catholic profess to obey the Pope ? . --
Dr. Murray. Solely in spiritual ;allrrsi
Does this obedientp detract from hat is
due by a Catholic to , the State in hioh he
lives i
Dr. Murray. Not in the least; the powers !
are wholly distinct.
rt 3oc It juslify an objection that J rftn-le tv
Catholics that their allegiance is divided t
Dr.. Murray. Their allegiance in ciiil mut
ters is completely undivided. .
- Is the duty which the Catholic-owes to the
Pope and the duty he owes to the King really
and substantially distinct ? - .
.Answer. - Wholly dUti net." . .
Does the Pope now dispose of temporal af
fairs within the Kingdom of any of the Prin
ces on the Continent?
Answer. Not that I am aware of; lam
sure he thtes not, " .'-.-:
What do the principles of the Catholic Re
ligion teach iu respect of the performance of
civil duties ?' .
Answer. They teach that tha performance
of ri'ril duties is a comcientious olJijation
which the law' of God imposes upon us.- .
Such were the answers of the official teach
ers and the highest Dignitaries of the Church
to the, questions propounded to them by the
British functionaries, aad these answers sat
isfied that tyrannical and prejudiced govern
ment so completely, that emancipation was
granted, an 1 tho senseless calumny that Cath
olics were dangenms saLjec-ts was annihilated,
yet alas ! destined to be revived, prah pndur !
in the land of Washington where the yoke of
British" Bondage was broken forever, and
where, too, as was supposed, universal religi
ous freedom and the rights' of man were es
tablished on an enduring basis. . Tho above
declarations of the Catholic Bishops have nev
er been contradicted or "questioned in the
htrrch, and consequently those accreuitcd
witnesses may be looked upon as the true rep
resentatives of the whole Catholic Communion.
Similar questions had beeu sent in the time of
the famous PiU, to the various Catholic Upi
versitics. in Europe, and the n spouses were
substantially the same "as those given before
tue "uomiuittcc oi tue iiouneoi jorus. xi ev
er there was a question definitely settled, this,
surely, respecting the temporal power of the
l one, was one ; and it is ddhcuit to ' uiecm
the wisdom, though cot so the malignity of
resucitating a subject kmg ago gonev'to the
tomb of the Capu lets." " il . -...".
Tha nnJcrpicrncd has grown, ere y - in the
study and preaching of Catholic doctrines and
practices, and has ever lived at peace tcith utl
his dissenting brethren. He, assuredly, has
rather a better right to know warf are Cath
olic tenets than certain editors whose chief
aim, evidently ," is to promote tueir political
purposes and ambitious projects at the ex-
ense of a Christian denomination, wtnen is
in their vicic, "the Nazareth oitt of tcnci no
goad can come." 1 bey ought, however, to
keep in miud tlie poet s userui warning :
When mcu of infamy to grandeur soar
The light a torch to show their shame the more.
Untruth No 3. ' "Therefore Papists are
most dangerous and untrusicorthy subjects."
As this is but an inference from the two first
propositions, it falls to the ground with them.
This is truly a most charitable conclusion,
and drawn too, observe, by icwld-Le Ameri
can liepuhlicans and the cJtildnntof Wash
ington I "Oh tell it not in Gath nor let the
sound reach Askaloa." I suppose Charles
Carrol, of Carrolton, who perilled a million
of dollars aiid his neck Lysigniny the DceUi
rution o? ltuUendcnce was -'a. most danger
ous and un trust worthy subject!" So, too,
must have been the great Gaiton, of North
Corolina, the upright Judge, the profound
and eloquent jurist so, too, doubtfi-ss, is the
preseut Chief Justice of the United States,
whom even the malevolence of journalism has
not ventured to assail, iis being "sans penr
ct sans rcprochc.' It is surely not necessary,
seriously, to answer such a .gross outrage.
I shall merely contract this specimen of Ile-
uulAican. I literal it if V
vith tho sentiments of a
j . . .
Biitish Protestant Statesman wuo thus spone
on an interestiug occasion in the House ol
Lords: "lis (tUe Bishop of Norwich) must
ctmtend thot'the Rouiau Cath dies had given
the most uu quivocal proofs of their civil ca
pacity. . Their claims, he thought, could ouly
now be rejected because of their attachment
to the innocent religious opinions of their an
cestors. Thesa opinions had been also held
by our ancestors who laid the foundation of
that civil liberty wo now enjoy ; they were
the opinions of most of the powers of -t.un.pe,
and they were the opinions of many respecta
ble uoblem.?n and gentlemen with whom he
and many who" had heard him were ! in the
habits ofintimacy and friendship. They ah
knew that Roman Catholics, iu all tha reja
tionsoflife, proved themselves, as worthy
members of society and as good subjects as
i'rotesuinu.
Epeech he understood, had
.mother place, on tlie Miy
Protestants. " " " -"- very c-iu4ui;ik
been aeiiveri.u in
y 1
tonal aangcr u oe
apprehended from farther coucciou to tue
Roman Catholics, but the opinion said to have
baen given is not that of a Statesman. Those
who talked of danger from Popery, in. these
times, would cry out fire in the midt of the
deluge." 7" -
These generous sentiments, uttered by a
m'omhpr of a Prote tant Communion, arc
it .lltr nnl'nablf. U American Catholics, who
havti btien either nlauted on this sell by the
more accident (f birth or by choice, have made
it their abode forever. 1 hey have never oeeu
convicted of anything dishonorabla or un
worthy of this gre;it rvepublic, their country.
They discharge, witl fidelity its offices -u.-ar
its burthens share its perils fight its bat tl -s
contribute to its victories and glory iu -
cvcr-incrcasiug area. This being undeniable,
it U difficult to know from what data, or by
what process of reasoning, certain xdiUtn. ar-
rive at the coiiclusion : " Therefore 1'ujylti
arc ntojt iLnijcroiLt and ttntrust-vxrthy iub
jetl."- , - . . , - . .
Such grave and grevious charges, us hay$
been "exposed and refuted in this letter, have"
been wry generally circulated by eertain pa
pers in this section of the State in which I re
side, They are still much circulated, to th
great detriment of the religious Lody, with
wuicu a am vuuuecieu oy iumiaienai lies. 1,
fr oue, could cot remain passive or without
registering my
strongest
di
isclaimer against
jdk-gatioDs so groundless, no unjust aud utter
ly destitute of trutii.and fit ouly to be ranked
among those silly fabrications that weie so '
industriously disseminated before and "during
the rocfiit election, viz : That our humble
c-hurcheff in this part of Pennsylvania, were
filled icitli fire amu, and had litela'y Ixcamo
the Tcmplesof Mxrs.dlji God of War, instead .
of theeacrfnl Redeen-fj...
This frank "and fearless disavowal of -theso
6terc6typed-standing chargf-s, is due cvdn to
our generous fr'emis ot'aU denomjijat-ops who .
have stood by us under all eircumj-uiuces, "ia
evil report and in g'jod report.'1 1 Lav.e en
deavored in this couiaiutiication, to steer clear
of the slightest approximation to religious
controversy. I have restricted myself solely
to the political ' li aring of the odioua charges
in question on the Catholic Communion, and,
therefore, none can I have offended. Should
it ever fall to iLc lot of any other religious
persuasion, to lie under the baa of an .unjust
proscription, I fchall be prepared to exult at
its successful vindication on the principle
which should be dear to us all : "lo 'unto
others as you toould wish others would do unto
you." - - -
THOMAS nEYDEN,
Pastor of Cathdic Ch urch in Bedford, - Pa '
To Gen Bowmas, Editor Bedford Gazette,
" , ' The Lancaster Gnu. . .
Our readers have probably noticed in tha
letters from the Crimea accounts' of the Lancaster-
gun, which has proved to be a most
effective weapon against the walls of Sevasto
pol, although it has not been altogether a safe
gun for those who handled it, two or three of
them have burst.. The Montreal Gazetta
gives the -foiiowiug description, of this un.
aud of the principle of its operation : -. "
" It is a well kuown fact that t is impoasi- "
blc to cast balls or bullets in such a way that
one side will not be heavier than the other,
and it is also well known that thia-circumstance
deflects ihe. projectile from its right -line.
With small ariq this difficulty is over
come by the groove in the rifle barrel, which, '
beiug pira!,- arts npan U jmft ublanfe tf
the leaden bullet, and gives it a rotary motion
before leaving the muzzle of the rifle, which
continues until the ball is stopped. By this
means the heavy side is alternately turned in
all directions, so that any tendency in one di
rection is iiumecliately counterbalanced by a
revolution of the bullet, which changes the
position of the" heavy oide, and the -result ia
that the ball flies in a direct line. Now, how
ever well this plan may answer fer small arms
and leaden balls, the groove is liupractieabl
for cannon and cast iron balls, and it has long
been a problem to discover some means of
making rifled cannon.";
" The Lancaster gun professes to have ac
complished this by means of an eliptical bore,
out of which is to be thrown an eliptical pro
jectile, either shot or shell. The gun is large.
because it is at a long range that its great
precision of aim tells best over the common
gun, and its appearance is that of an ordinary
large cannon, except that the mouth, instead
of being circular is elongated like an egg
having one axis longer than another. We
will suppose that the mouth is the largest up
and down that is, that the lower axis is ver
tical, so that the flattened ball fitting it would
sland on its edge ; but the bore winds gradu
ally from the mouth to the breech of the gun,
so that whm the ball is driven home to the
proper position when the gun is loaded, it
will have turned oue quarter around, and will
lie horizontally that is, at right-angles to tha
longer axis of the mouth of the gun, and ou
its side. When tlie gun is fired the ball must
make one revolution for every four lengths of
tha gun. and thereby counterbalance any im
perft c-tiou in its shape which would otherwise
deflect it. Several ot these guus have burst.
This is perhaps attributable .to the fact that
they ard us d ut very 1-mg ranges, and were
probably overloaded, although it is quite pos
sible, and in fact probable,, that forcing tho
bail to take a rotary motion would iucxeaso
tha resist a n-.-e offered so much as to increase
tho risk of bursting. Experience will "soon
te.-t the question. Wo may remark that tha
same priuciple has been applied to small arms,
and a decided advantage is claimed for tha
Lancaster over the common rifle."
Printing' Unknown in Morocco.
The art of printing has not yet penetrated
into any part of tha Moorish Empire ; every
thing is written with the hand, and if tier
this country should be entirely thrown opea
j to Europe, mediciue, philosophy, history, aud
many of the seieuces may make in it soma
valuable discoveries; for not only in all tha
Msquj, but in the houses of almost all tha
Moorish fain'dics, who inhabit the towns,
there is preserved au immense number of
manuscript, which date from the most brilliant
epothes of Mussulman civilization. Tke Moor
of the present day v.ho does not understand a
single letter of thee luauuscripts, not only
obstinately refuses to part with ihem, but will
n)t allow a stranger so much aa a glimpse of
the ancient parchment with which they aro
covered. JJarrieu's Present State of Morocco.
vX-9"Thc suit instituted against the govern
ment -f t'-ecUy of Boston by a person named
Mania VAX's, Vor dama-rcs on account of hi
having fall u up-m au icy pavement and bro
ken Lis thib, has resulted in twiiot f
nor any pleasure so jasxing, ; -