Dnnorrnt nnb frniinrL
sKf JD. DIVINE Editor and -Proprietor.
EBENSBURG.
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"WEDNESDAY JIOKNIG::::::::;::!- 29.
democratic: state ticket.:
.TOIl :GQVKKXOR. Lji
WILLI A;F, PACKER,"
tor jVcceV of TnE supnF.irn cocnT
WILLIAM STRONG,
V , ..OF Btf.JU ' OOITXTY. .-..! ,
JAMES THOMPSON,
, ' r ERIE eOUKTT.
" ' ' ' FOIt CASAL COMMISSIONER'. C' -
NIMROD STRICKLAND,
. CHESTER COUNTS, -r
COUNTY: TICKET.
FOR ASSKMBI.T.
' G. N SMITH;
' !. ron . xsctsTF.a& ekcorpeb.-' "
l MICHAEL HASSON.
f r. .i roil TBEASlT.iR.
GEORGE J. RODGERS.
ron cocxTY commissioner." 'T ":
JOHN. BEARER.
1 . '- rOB roou norsE' director.
DAVID O'HARRA.
-FOH AUDITOR;
BEES J. LLOYD.
:- ;Wilmota Know-Nothing. ' -"
Wilmot tho Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, has' at last condescended to give his
American friends an answer to the questions
propounded to him by the State Council of
the 2oth of March After waiting for nearly
three month?, it would seem that David has
gotten his harp in tune. lie touches, howev
tr, but a single chord which vibrates respon
sive to the heartfelt longings of his would-be-sduiircrs.
David is wonderfully oily 1 The
ound which emanates from the foreign chord,
is bo finely rounded, hat it requires a pain
fully sensitive ear to catch a vibration, which
would grate harshly oa the tympanum of the
rawest importation. Verily "were not the
days of the " rich Irish brogue, ' and - sweet
German accent" gone by we would incline
to imagine that David had a hundred foreign
votes in his mind's eye for each word ho ut
ters. However f when David "comes to the
Hierarchy portion of his strain, he fully com
pensates the feeling of his admirers from-ne-ccssity,
for any' light , which he has given
them on the foreign I question. , Every, varia
tion possible, which that string is capable of
producing is pressed out . of it, and he evi
dently thinks that he has succeeded in - con
vincing ' himself " that he writes sense on
that; subject. " The most unlettered of the
ignoraut masses of the Catholic church, about
whom he talks so- much; would, discover the
childishness of his logic.-1 According to his
mode of reasoning, the Catholic church is a
Hierarchy , composed, of, God's yiccgcreut on
earth, ' Bishop, Priests arid Priest ridden La
ity. " Tho Pope roakcs his will -known to 1 the
Bishops, the Bishop to the Pricstsj and the
Laity are . controlled by tho , Priests. Now
David says, that the early and. authoritative
teachings of the church are in opposition to
slavery. 1 This is true, and it is-equally true
that the' authoritative teachings of the church
are the same at the present day ,i Remember
too, that tho teachings aro ' authoritative be
cause coming from David. ; David calls God's
vicegerent on "earth 'tis 7 the" Pope. : Follow
out his argument. The authoritative , teach
ings of the Catholic church are in opposition
to slavery. The Laity - are controlled by the
authoritative teachings given them ; by the
Priests, in whom David." says '' all power is
concentrated. This proposition being correct
and David says it is the Catholic masses
necessarily voted against slavery No, ac
cording to David, they voted in favor of sla
very also, either the Catholic masses disre
garded the thunders of, tho Vatican the au
thoritative teachings of the church", tho coun
cil of their Bishops and Priests, or they vo
ted for John C. Frecmont, but David says,
they did not vote for him therefore, they
voted as their own -judgment dictated.
Again, Bishop Young of tho dioccss of Erie,
Pennsylvania, voted for John C. Frecmont.
Tho Priests following in his wake instructed
their congregations who in a mass voted with
Bishop Young for who ? John C. Freemont !
No, David says they voted for Buchanan and
Slavery. Such logic would disgrace a four
year old boy, and yet this would bc-Governor
expects to gull tho honest yeomanry of Penn
sylvania with such stuff.'- David knows, that
the number of Catholics, in Pennsylvania is
small and expects to arrivo at the Guberna
torial chair by . pandering to the vilest feeling
of human nature. ? But it won't do David,
the time for such insane appeals has gone by,
and as . for yourself iudividually, you "aro in
lie lands of Packer, wad will id effectually
salt youiowund."fcoop you" up thaf lrwiH
be difficult for you to Lear the sound of tbe
resurrections horn.'1 ... .- '
j Til till Agricultural Fiirvj j
' The third annual exhibition of the Cambria
County Agi icultural Society , rs will bs. 83cn
by an- announcement in burVadvcttiiiing'tol
umns, will be held in this place, on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday, the 7th, 8th and
5 tb .days' of, October: ncilliiTbaf at has bctn
projected, is some evidence- that-tho -Society
is determined to effect the aims and objects of
its organization, and is withal iu a flourishing
condition. If we are to judge from the rmb
lished arrangements, , the assurance-of" the
ofEccrsand ithc prparcnt farorablcness of
the season, we may- safely" predict, that tbe
occasion will be one of much greater interest
and usefulness than 'either of its predecessors.
We do not, of course say this in' disparagc-
ment to tne iairs wnico nave ain aoy ueen
held ip oar . county.,; On the, contrary, - we
wero delighted with the successful, result of
each. Theywere alike creditable to our Ag
ricultural, Horticultural Manufacturing- and
Stock Growing interests. We hopo! that the
forthcoming exhibition may be more so; and
with tbe past experience of the Society, judi
cious management, and a hearty co-operation
of the Farmers end Mechanics' of our county,
we' have little doubt that our hope Jwill be
realized. t? ; ;: tU:.'n y::' -.
AVe havo ever been an advocate and friend
r
of 'Agricultural Societies and Agricultural
Fairs. We believe they are ;well calculated
to benefit and advanco a good cause, and to
dignify and ennoble what is by too many
held in low esteem the primitive, most use
ful; and most independent occupation of man.
These annual fairs are at once social ingath
erings of tbe people, pleasaut and profitable
to all. But they arc especially so to the farm
er. He meets t with many: from other pyrtions
of the county who arc eaibarked in an enter
prise in common with bis own :.Kach exhib
its specimens which,' under his culture, ore
the marvellous .products of mother dearth's
boEom ; and gives to his fellow man the ben
efit of his experience and opinions. Thus
knowledge is acquired," ambition awakened,
and a spirit of emulation aroused 'which pla
ces the fanner in a race of honorable compe
tition, improving his art, and elevating his
condition. We hope, therefore, that that in
terest will be taken in the coming fair which
its importance demands.
The annual address will be delivered by
William "A. Stokes, Fq., of Greensburg.
We congratulate the Society as well upon its
taste as its success in securing the services
of an orator so able and distinguished. En
dowed as he is with an intellect of the highest
order, and himself being one of the best prac
tical farmers ia Western Pennsylvania, h i
just the man for the occasion. All who are
familiar with his character, (and their name
is legion,) will readily concede, that his effort
will be one of ability, beauty, and to the
point. " .".'".
McKim ;'xnK M cbdeueV Tho , Pittsburg
Union says that a gentleman of that city who
recently visited "nollidaysbur,; had sn inter
view with McKim, condemned to be hung on
the 21st of next month, for the murder of
young Dr. Norcross. The prisoner was free
in his manner and communicative as ever.
lie still keeps up Lis jocular vein of conversa
tion, as if to impress visitors ; with the idea
that he feels no concern in regard to his .im
pending fate, while at the same time he frank-
ly admits that ho hasno,. bope of escape.
Sinco his late attempt to escape, by cutting
his hobbles, he has been ironed more securely,
and indeed presents more tho appcarence of a
wild beast or maniac, than a rational human
being. . He ha3 chains attached to both legs
in addition to which he is closely, hand cuffed.
Tho reader can possibly,. form - some idea of
his painful situation, but lacgurge cannot ful
ly describe it. . He is as it were, buried alive.
And yet such is has remarkable character, that
with but little over three weeks yet to live
with the fall ' knowledge that his body is to
swing upon the gallows, and then to fill
murderer's grave he can yet indulge in jests,
and tnvolcus conversation. An individual
who occupies the next cell, one night last
week tore off a portion of the plastering, for
tue purpose of setting the lathing on . fire
This circumstance gave M'Kim no little sat
isfaction, and when speaking of the matter he
remarked that his next door neighbour was
good mechanic, and did not like to remain
idle. But as for himself although he loved
industry, he was at present bound to remain
in inactivity. He would work if he could
only get a chance, but his hands were tied;
and if he died fur want of exercise the blame
should rest upon others than himself.
Fkacds cpon the Pension OriCK. In
telligence has been received b' the Commis
sioner of Pensions that William II. Brown
ing, a Notary Public of New London,. Con
necticut, has been convicted of forgery - and
transmitting false papers to the Pension Bu
roau for the purpose of obtaining bounty-land
warrants, and 6entcnecd to the. Penitentiary
at w eaincrsneld tor five years.
C..T. Minor, of. the same place, .-has also
been indicted for a like offence, and held to
bail in tho sum cf 10.000 for his appear
anco at tho August term of court, which wil
Kn lioVl W XT Ti !
Uw ttniicw uaKcu., raiung to procure
tne pan required, .Mr. Minor .was committed
to prison. , , . ..
is to be issued daily at G per annum. " The
first number will mtko .it pieranoe cn the
in ot Avgum. . ..
G" VrJVr or tJie Democrat k nlinilU (
Another; Letter from T o m m jr J o n et
JB. iDiTOR. Alter tnree weeKs oi suence,
once rnorekIgreet you. You" will doubtless
recollect that the Delegate Elections occurred
on tho Saturdayllowinglhe'appearanco of
e4l7? tP?4
AiyTfii
Jackson township, and. .with solemnities befit
ting, th.Qccasiop., .was reeeivfd -once more ip
to. Qi6 rani: o UiCkDemocratic party ,whor el
iut.endremaini92un,tglj4h
Tommy .Jones is. laid to re st beneath the clods
of the, valley, 'till. the heavens . be no more
Perhaps- I was not without "a hope,-' that in
theVontest for the various important offices in
the gift oi-, thepeople jext fall,-the Conven
tion would arrivo at the sage conclusion that
my nomination as aJ compromise i candidate for
t.bc important office of County Commissioner,
would do' 'much' towards strengthening the
ticket, in fact secure its election by on over
whelming majority. 'However, as I was not
very sanguine in my expectations', I do not
feel at all ' 'sore" at the result, and I beg ieave
to assure my friend John Bearer, that so r far
froni my being a volunteer candidate against
him, I will esteem it both ; a pleasure and a
duty to labor honestly and 'zealously to secure
his. election , ; . ,; js ;... , rv.
: I was well aware that during the excite
ment of the contest," a communication from
me would command littlo or no attention: in a
number of the "Democrat & Sentinel," 'cn
taining the official proceedings of the County
Convention, and the ballotings for the various
candidates for' the various offices to be voted
for next fall. But now that the 6torm hath
past, I take the liberty of giving you tbe re
mainder of my adventures in Wales. '"Where
fore I beseech you to hear me patiently,"
A few days after my arrival in Newtown,
I received an invitation from a wealthy gen
tleman in the neighborhood to dine with him
at hi3 private residence a few miles from tewn.
Ascertaining that he was an old bachelor and
ived on the "fat of the laud," I at oace ac
cepted the invitation, and atthe proper hour
I stood knocking at tho door of the aforesaid
wealthy gentleman. Of course,' I was at
once admitted and received a kindly welcome.
I found "mine host" to be a man of alder-
manic proportions, and evidently a" lover of
beef steak and brown stout. He entered in
to conversation with me at once, in a kind
and familiar manner, and I soon felt myself
at home. In a ftw momenta we wero joined
by two neighboring gentlemen, who were spe
cially invited to do honor to' the occasion, and
who bore all the external evidscccs of bing
good jolly fellows, and no enemies of the torn-
forts .of this life. They rail seemed -anxious
to hear something concerning the great Re
public beyond the Atlantic, (which I could
not convince them was larger than the -Island
of Great Britain,)' and of course :I was not
backward in enlightening them on the subject.
In the course of my remarks I happened to
mention the name of Christopher Columbus,
when one of the "invited guests" interrupted
me with the inquiry if he was a native of the
United States.. They bad all heard of sla
very in this country; and were fully posted in
all the abolition etorics about masters having
unlimited control over the lives of their slaves,
and other silly- trash ; contained in : that foul
concoction of a fanatic's brain, Uncle Tom's
Cabin. In spite of all my innate politeness
and desire to be as amiable as possible, I
could not forbear telling them that the negro
slave in the United States were better cloth
ed, fed and cared for than the laboring popu
lation of England! Wales and Ireland. I ven
tared to remark, that actual observation con
vinced me that there was not a negro slavo in
the United States more wretched, more ut
terly destitute of the comforts of life, than at
loaet one half of the population of Liverpool,
their great commercial emporium. . The. an
nouncement of dinner prevented me from fin
ishing my observations ou this subject. While
engaged in ioinj justice to the bountiful re
past spread before us, tho conversation turn
ed on the subject of great men! On my re
marking that General Washington was eer
taiolv the greatest man . that ever lived, mv
hosnitable entertainer renlicd that Washine-
ton was eertaitlr a brave soldier, and mih
have ranked among the first men of his age
and country had not his career been brought
to a brilliant but untimely close, on the
Heights of Abraham. I had it on the point
of my tongue to suggest to him the propriety
of his turning his attention to the study of
Modern nistory, but I suddenly recollected
the old adage that "a close mouth makes a
wise head," and that although a sojourner in
the place of my birth, I was a stranger in the
land. " . ,
How long we remained in the room after
the "cloth was removed" T will not .venture
to conjecture. In a short time, owing to sun
dry reasons not necessary to assign, I became
very intelligent, and manifested a commenda
ble desire to enlighten my friends on" various
subjects, of which they appeared profoundly
imorant. To my infinite disappointment. T
soon found that I was by no means "blest with
,' 'fit audience though few," for every man pres
ent seemed as anxious as myself to talk. I
verily believe,' that for three long hours, we
afforded a capital illustration f the confusion
of tongues at tho tower of Babal, every man
earrsing ba tot Himself, with an energy whieli
Of course I was in attendance at the County
Convention, buf being "a new proselyto, I.aid
not do any "legging", among , the delegates.
il56Sil3''of TaircciSISnuTB
this could not last. In diie time the two in-
vited guests" tumbleder in a 'fiff appo f
plexy, iond about tho same time, my kind en,-
lertaincj' uisappearea in very mysterious
manner.-; i now lound
myseii.ia posuiou i
uri,'v wUh 'Alexander
in "wnxeu "i could exclaim
Selkirk,
am-monarch f all I 6urvey, : I
ishMtcreinc to disputq
"expedient in tny power" to keepTrp iny spirits?
arid to lellberrutifJ'"6ucCooded admirably.
"The shades cf creningbeginning to close
aroun d , I eorxcltided1. it ? vras t time f or mtr tff
thinHof returning to NewtQwn; and; Xdeter-
niiucd to dcpait at once without further cere
mony. To my infinite surrjriseoii taking
the first step toward carrying out this .lauda
ble' intention, the-floor fiew up and struck. me
in the faee without as much-as' saying by
your leave," and on making" a second effort
F was treated in the same unce'remonius mari-
ner. At tuis gtaare ot.tue pertormance, aser-
yant entered and suggested the propriety of I
jnyyemaining all night. 1 was graciously I
pleased to accept tho 'EUggestlon, and taefel-
low, in the benevolence of his heart, would
Wet -allow me to walk, but carried me in his
brawny arms to bed- , ,"':; '"'
" ITappy, glorlous,r
, O'er all the ills of life yictori6us.,'
ii.iBut, Mr. Editor, I fear I have already ex
hausted your patience, (BO, for . tho present,
good bye, and believe me,t-'f
, E ver yours,
&e.
For the Democrat & StnttmL
Mr. Devikx: Not having seen any notice
in your last issue . of the Exhibition, which
took place at the annual commencement of St.
Francis' Academy, on Wednesday, July 15,
1857, I have thought it advisable to send you
the following brief account. Tho exhibition
passed oil moat pleasantly, gratifying the high
expectations of the immense audience, and
fully sustaining the exalted and well earned
reputation of the Institution. The barn, in
which tho exhibition was held, was tastefully
and comfortably arranged. and the stages
beautifully decorated with evergreens, paint
ings, mathematical diagrams, &c. The per
formances opened with a Salutatory by Syl
vester Coegrave, followed with select orations
by James McDevitt in English,, and Henry-
Jacobs ia French all of which wero well
delivered and fully appreciated, ' particularly
the French. Tho original orations by Messrs.
Blakely, Kane, Christy, Gaffney, Leffler,
Cassidy, Keogh, Walsh, Kerr, Gallagher and
Dana, were creditable alike to the talent with
which they were composed, and the ease and
eloquence with which they were spokcm
The aleaictory by r . J . Murphy was full
of practical eloquence, atd tbe manner of
tbe speaker denoted that he felt what ke said
The dramatic talent of the School was bro't
into full play, nor was , comedy neglected.
There was such a variety and each particular
individual acted bis part so well that it would
be Brceamptuoaa to attempt a description and
unjust fco express a . preference. Cambria
county was well represented by Smith of
Johnstown, Jacobs and Bowman fLoretto,
Porter of Washington, Christy of Allegheny,
and E. Rhey of Ebensbmrg, who u tle last,
but if the talent ba saanifesied oa the 15th,
inv evidenoe ho will not b the least of
tbtt family of intellectual giants, whose fame
is not confined to Cambria county. He wa
presented with premiums for successful com-,
petition in the following branches x Rhetoric,
Arithmetic, German, Algebra, Lnghsb Gram
mar aad Book-Keeping. .
Tbe hospitality displayed by the . generous
profeor6 won for them golden opinions, and
as the crowd dispersed, words of praise and
wishes for success fell from every lip. -
Yours, truly,
' . JONATHAN.
Ebcnsburg, July 27, 1857, .i
For the Dcmocrit and Sentinel.')
Mr. Editor : Being on a fishing excur
sion last week, owr party happened to drop in
to the hoase of Jaceb Mack. Eeq., where was
iei before us one of tbe most magnificent din
ners that ever astonished the admiring and
gratified gase of hungry fishermen. Every
thing that an epicure could desire was there
in profusion, and I presume, air, it is alsaost
useless to state that full, entire : and complete
justiee was speedily and eflectaally done to the
"fi0 UlD6s beKre u?i A 8tt ?WB
,1 state this fact
for tU beaefit of Iehthyologkal excurtioaists
who may happen to be in Mr. Mack's neigh
borhood about the hour of dinner it will pay
them to set their" lines and give the old gen
tleman a call. The trout fishing is splendid,
and game too of all kinds is unusually plen
ty, so take it all in all, there is no place in
the county where a pleasanter time can be
spent than round about old Jacob's. c '
Movements of rnaPaxsiDENT. The Pres
ident of the United States ha3 postponed his
contemplated visit to Bedford Springs, pnac
count of the Press of official business, and on
Wednesday last removed to his ' temporary
summer residence at the "Soldier's Home,'
battia two or three miles but of the citv. He
H v u. v W
attends every day during the week to busb
npsfi nt tuo w niio nouse. ruiu j. m
' . . , TT' I - . 1 TT - 1 O A
o'clock; and returns to the " country in the
evening, no is in excellent health and spir-
its. .
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I TTT
3T non . D . R? Eckles ,' of . Indian a, has
been appointed by tbe President,- Chief Jus
tice of the U.- S? Court for lh Territory oi
Tjtsh. " : ... - .v.. :
Dome?"
Tho Washington States contradicts the ru-
Tiior that the walliof the rotunda of the Cap-
rvior that the wall of the rotunda of tbeCa
itol had been fouad'insufficicnt to support the
new uouie, ana siajes upon tnq dcsi autnoruy
"' tuciTu s po truiu wnaiever iu uic rumor.
it has the, authority of MrLHiUteri,'thercliv
tect, for saying that no change has trken
place in his-own -rjuegurent, iter .in that of i
0pIigS Ijti toUbUbjcct.;and
practi
from which'auy new' conclusions are warran
ted. It also states that the weight of the new
dome will be less than that of tho old one.
The- Union-Yajg'ttts' splendid monument "of
American getikis" is tc-bo of cast iron and grass
124 foct in diameter at its columnar baseband
rising above the main, building to a. height of
over 200 feet ; tuo ape consisting of a mag
nificent laatern, .17 feet I in diameter, and 52
feet high, surmounted by' a -bronze statue of
the Genius of Liberty, 1C J. feet in height
The foundation of the dome is to be the cir-
cuiar wall of tbe rotunda, carried up 1:1 tect
above its interior corniee, f and surrounded
above the reof cf the main "building by an o'c-
tagonal entablature'and' balcony, , From cast
iron brackets embedded in this circulars wall
are' to rise a double row of cast iron columns
to the height of 27 feet. This' colonnade is
to be crowned by an cut5blature'of"7 feet.
Above that a lallustrade, ; with fancy attic,
44 feet high, and contracting from 109 to 65
feet in diameter. Then the cap of the dome,
semi-ellipsoidal, and 57 feet in bright, with
ornamental windows at its base. This is to
be surmounted1 by the; lantern and Statue of
Liberty. ' Tho dome is to bo simply a contin
uation of the rotunda, and its whole interior
will be. visible from tbe floor cf the rotuuda.
Above the cornice of the rotunda, on tho- in
terior of the foundation wall of the dome, will
appear a continuous belt of sculpture, S00
feet iu length, representing the" history of
America. The dom is to . ba ascended by
spiral stairs bctweeu its outer and inner shell,
or its roof and ceiling. There will occur fre
quent landings or balconies, affording both ex
ternal and internal views The present stato
of tho work on this structure is the fitting of
the cast iron brackets in the foundation
the reception of tbe cast iron brackets.
for
Governor Walker and. Kansas.
We are gratified to learn that several of
the leading jonrnals of the South, such as
the Richmond Enquirer, Memphis Appeal,
dec. i are manfully sustaining Governor Wal
ker's recommendation of a submission to the
people of the new Kansas constitution
Our opponents iu the free States, all thro'
the late bitter and exciting Presidential con
test, charged that the fricBdsof the Kansas
Nebraska bill were urging a scheme to force
slavery on Kansas, coatrary to the sentiments
of a majority ef k boca-fide citisens, aad
that hence, the real question was, whether
Kansas should be a fre or slave State. The
jemocraiic press oi me norm rcpeuea tuis
charge and denied ia unqualified terms that
such was the issue. Wc contended that the
question was whether the actual settlers of
Kansas should be allowed to decide tbe ques
tioa for themselves ss to whether they woull
have their Stato slave or free" perfectly
free to form and regulate their domestic is-
stitutio&s ta l.Wr otcn xcay and that this was
the great principle en which the whole Dem-
ocratic party north, southj" east aad west-
was Btandiag and would continue to stand.
This was ail doae in good faith, and the faith
ful application of this principal is what we
conteud for still what Gov. : Walkek and
President Bcchasak contend for. Itisneith-
er Congress nor the outsido intefcrenoe from
the other States, who are appointed by lit to
settle this question of sovereignity, but the
fair and full expression of the bona fide resi
dents of Kansas; and the only feasible mode
of determining tte question is by a vote of the
people after a Constitution shall have been
formed by the Con vca tion which will assem
ble in. the month of September
Sueh a principle as this faithfully carried
out, cannot fail o give pcaee to the Nation ;
and such a rcsalt will be a death-stroke to
Black Republicanism ia the northern States.
Tben when Kansas is at the door of Congress
with a constitution reflecting the people's will
whether it be a free Stats or a slave State,
or entierly silent oa the subject of slavery
the only legitimate qucstioa Congress ean ask
is : Is Kansas republican ? (not blacJt repub
lican ! ) and if so then it should, without hes
itation, be admitted into the Union, and be
permitted to commence its career as a sover
eign State of this great and glorious Republic-
Tub Vica Pkesicekt. ."Irenxus," of the
New York Observer; who is traveling at the
South, was lately a guest at a wedding in
Lexington, Ky., where he met tho Hon.. J.
C. Breckinridge, ,Yice President of the Uni
ted States.". He, thus descrile3 his person,
manners and domestic state :
John C. Breckinridge, Yice President of
the United State?, was one of the guests at
the wedding. The rough portraits of him that
stared everybody in the facelasi fall give but
a poor likeness of this extraordinary man,
who, at a youtntui period or lire unexampled,
has been called to preside over 'the most au
gust body of men in this country. 1 His torm
is tall erect and commanding, his countenance
grave and thoughtful, his manner smooth and
graceful, and his conversation indicates a so
ber, intelligent and thinking man. . vith a
lovely and accomplished wife and sweet chil
dren, ho resides in a modest cottace, but one
story high, shaded deeply with old trees, a
little way out of the town. ' Ji could not but
admire the simplicity of our .'republican insti
tutions, when 1 saw that this -great people
l have come to this embowered. cot,-- to find a
man to preside over its Senate,: and perhaps
to nil its ehsir stae.? -.-r,i.l : ;f.
A Deacon Ifxpelied from tEe Church forVo
.. : r- zr-y tinS fr Buchanan.
The prand llapids (Mich.) Inquirer con
tains & full report of tho trial, conviction and
cxpursionfrom tho church of Deacon G. P,
Stebbins, of the town of Alpine, in that coun
ty. " 'Be was the first deacon of the church to
which he belonged the Freewill Baptist.
- It appears that soon after the last Presidential
election, two elders addressed Deacon Steb
bins a letter, in which he was charged with
crime, and they admonished hira thathe mttst
clear L'nuBelf of the accusation. jThey " say :
First It is an' established fact thattbero
are" two principles iu active and' open 'opposi
tion, viz : slavery and liberty; and it is deem-
ed that?you,in oppasitionJto "ydur-dof cnant
obligations and professed lovo of liberty, havo
so far as action is concerned, supported the
system principles and power pf slavery.
Second. It is an -established fact that the
bf5cebf deacon" is "second to but one in that
kingdom that Christ set .up in -this world, and
that. Governors. of States, kings of nations,
and Presidents of tho United States, and thi
offices they fill, are of less nolo than the dea
con in Christ's church, and the office he fills.
Soon after he was furnished with a list of
tbe charges against him; and after a long and
tedious investigation, the council reported as
follows: nit 1 4i
: -SraBTA, Feb. 4, 1S57. j
1 The Council appointed by the Grand Rap
ids Q. M. Conference to meet with Alpine and
Sparta Church, haying examined tho testi
mony presented relating to the case of Dea.
O. P. Stebbins,' present: the following decis
ion : . ;":.: . '
' Charge 1. Deception, , ' '.
That, in our opinion, is not sustaiaed? .
. 1 2. r Unchristian conduct '. .
: Sustained, but removed by confession, ex
cept the Ifust specification, viz : the aecuratiun
against the church at the public- meeting,
which demands a more full retraction acd
confession. ...
3d. Publicly declaring that he would sup
port slavery.
Not sustained as far as his statement is con
cerned, but so far as his act in voting for Bu
chanan, he has thrown his influence in favor
of slavery. . f
E. G. GILLEY. Chairman. : .
N. K. Evabie," Clerk.
The Freewill Baptist church of Alpine and
Sparta, after the Council of Ministers from
the quarterly meeting had examined the above
charges perfcrxed against Deacon G.'P. Steb
bins, and exonerated him from them all on
his explanation and investigation, not satis
fied called Mr. Stebbins before a singlt church
meeting, voted him clear on all charges pre
ferred against hira, save voting for 3fr. Bu
chanan for President of ths United StaUek
excluded bim for that one act by a majority ef
two. ' ' - ------
The facts upon which the charges ars foun
ded are as fellows : ....
In the fall of 135C, previous to the Presi
dential election, dissatb-facti'jn toek plaee in
the ehurcb about Stebbins votiag ; he has for
nine y?ars . been known . as a Dcmooral ia
the town of Sparta, a man that decidedly
supports the Constitution of tho United State.
At thie period, Elder Krastus W. Norton
asksl him if he voted the liberty ticket.. He
said he did. Simen Rouse aiked him' who
he was going to vote for for President. Steb
bins did not immediately - answer. Rouse
says, " Yoa are not going to vote for slavery,
are you?'' Stebbins replied, : "No," and
travelled on, as be had met Rouse in tbe road.
For these answers he is ehrgd with deceptiop.
Stebbins admitted that he made tho answers,
but d fended himself as follows: -.'-. -
First. That ths Democratic ticket; which
he did vote, supported the most liberty prin
ciples of any ticket now ia vogue. That it
gives to all new Spates, whan annexed or at
the time of annexstica, tt liberty to frame
their own constitution as best suited them,
only it should be in keeping with the Consti
tution of the United States it might ' be in
favor of slavery er net. lie believed it to be
the duty of every American eitiren to support
the Constitution of the United States. JJo
believed the Denoc ratic principle and influsnce
to be -anti slavery. To prove hls, he says
that all ths States that ever abolished slaverj
had abolished it under a Demoeratio adminis
tration ; which is undeniably so. He also
maintained that slavery now covered less ter
ritory, in proportion to that embraced -.ia tbe
United States, than it did at the time the col
onies entered into a eompact for the purposo
of protection against foieigu foes ; that at that
time there was but one thirteenth part free
Massachusetts be'mg the only free . State at
that timo And now, out of thirty-one, there
are sixteen free States. ' "" ' "
He wa3 also charged with saying publicly
that he would support slavery, , whichi thsy
could not and did not prove. Election came
on, and ho feeling it bis duty, voted for Mr.
Buchanan. Consequently as by the chief
priests aud elders the Saviour was brought be
fore Pilate's bar, so by the chief priests and
Edwin, was he brought before the judgment
seat of Sparta and Free Will Baptist Church.
He pleaded guity to voting for Mr, Bu
chaaan, and upon that charge was' expelled
the church. . '
i Democratic Qcakkels. The Pittsburg
Post, referring to the efforts of the Black Re
publican editors to foment a quarrel botween
Democrats, says i , The attempt is usclsss.
Individual Democrats may differ in opinion
and honestly differ; but as for a Democratic
quarrel, sucn a wing exists ontj u tMix-
j bid visions of Black -Republican tedxtore.', -