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HARVEY TICKLER, Editor. •
TUNKHANNOCK, P+
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1863.
a M.Pettengill & Co.—No. 37 PARK ROW
KBW TORE, A 6 STATE ST. BOSTON, are our Agents
for tho N. B. Democrat, in those cities, and are author
ised to take Advertisements and Subscriptions
M at our lowest Rates.
Tha official vote at the late Election
M published in the Philadelphia Age, gives
*CttMin majority over Woodward as 15J825'
sod Agnew's over Lowrie as 12,805. ">
Look out for three more years of pl&atifeP
iog, blundering, and misrule.
. !•?' The legal advertisements and other
unexpected matter has made it impossible for
Of to get in an advertisement of 0. S. Mill's
Stove and Tin shop of this Borough. Our
friends who are fitting up for cold weather
will find the establishment under the exclu
sive charge of Mr. Mills whose skill as a
workman, and reputation as a fair dealer is
established-
For the same reason, a notice of the new
Harness shop at Meshoppea is deferred uu
til our next.
The Grand army of the Potomac has
had eight commanders in twenty-four months,
viz: General Scott: General McDowell;
Geu. McClellan • Gen- Pope ; Gen, McClellan
Gen. Burnside; Gen. Hooker ; Gen. i
Meade. This is at the rate of a new com- !
mandsr every three months.
What man ever, successfully, run a saw- !
mill, or boot and shoe shop, with as many
changes of boss sawyers or foreman, as this
War for the—what is it ? has termed up,
oommanders-in-chief ?
jfcajfc" We commend to our political par
sons the following sentiment, uttered by
Father Byles, the first pastor of the Park
Street Church, Boston, we believe : " 1 have
thrown up four breastworks, behind which I
have entrenched myself, neither of which can
be enforced. In the first place, Ido not un
derstand pontics; in the second place, you
all do, every man and mother's son of you ;
in the third place, you have.politics all the
week—pray let one day in seven be devoted'
to religion ; in the fourth place, I am engaged
* in a work of infinitely mofe importance.
Give me any subject to preach of more con
sequence than the truth you and I
Will preach on it next Sabbath."
.-— —,<
Bounties lor Rtcrui^.
An amended circular-, hay bqen sent out
from the Provo9t Marshal Generals office, by'
Which it appears that to ever)* recruit who is.
a veteran volunteer, a bounty ahd premium
amounting to $402 will be paid!- To all oth-<
ar recruits, not veterans, 5302 for'tjfo old or
ganizations. , .. *
-The object is to encourage volunteering, as
those who are drafted receive only SIOO
bounty. Men enli6tiDg under this order will
select their regiments, which however must
be one the old regiments in the field.
Just What the Rebels Asked.
The defeat of the Democracy of Pennsyl
vania and Ohio is just what Jeff Davis and
hit rebel leaders asked and prayed for. Their
presses hsve been, for a long time, saying,
" keep down Vallandigham and his party in ,
the North—give us, rather, men like Thad-j
deus Stevens and Charles Sumner; they,-purse*'
the Union and demise it and so do tvd?" - , •
Thus the Abolitionists of Pennsylvania'ahd
Ohio have done just what the rebels asked,
and we bjvp no doubt that the elections In
two States give quite as much 6atisfae- j
tton to-day, to Jeff-Davis A: Co., in Ilichmond.
as to Abe Lincoln & Co., iu Washington.
Rumored Alterations in the Enrollment Act.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—There is talk here
in military circles of an early repeal of one of
tha sections of the Conscription Act by the
new Congress— that which provides for tem
porary exemption by the payment of three
btmdsed dollars. This will be urged in De
oamber, and it is not improbable that when
thedqgt draft is tirade, should the quotas not 1
be made up by volunteering, exemption by
the payment of money will be impossible. |
Some persons here advocate a new lan upon
.this sulgect, which shall fix tho price of ex
emption at a high figure, say as high as six
hundred dollars or even fifteen hundred dol
lars, and still further providing that ; in any
given district the drafted persons who go in
to the army shall receive all the money rais
ed in that district by exemption purchase.;
lam told on good authority that this idea
originated with Mr.-Chape, and that he urg.
Ed it upon the Government some time ago.
Let the man who goes to the war have the
meney of the man who will not go. : Such a
law would provide that no poor man would
be compelled to leave a family behind with
out means of support,— Daily Neu>*,
Its Cost, Ac.
Theeoet of the election of Curtin, to the
eountry and the tax payers, has been the
Itooa of thousands of white freemen and mill
tons af property. V
But what matters all thia to the Abolition
1 Signers 1 Nothing. It gives tbom office
awd plunder, and they are satisfied and re
jn*o>. although they know that Curtin's elec
tion only tends to push the country forward
on tho road to national ruin.
" The he 1
•We lay before out rfepders in this number,
another letter from Kef. Mr. Brojfnsconifca,
to J. Bewltt, Esq., wrftten ifiHwtle remoVir"
of the latter gentlqpnan from this county.—
Complaints have #me to our knowledge on 1
account of our allowance of so much of our !
space for Jhe publication of a correspondence i
which .hithertofbaa been poiotless, and aim
less, so ftras ad} question is concerned in i 1
which the public can "be expected to* take an
interest. For this final repetition of the hi- i
fliction, in a form still more objectionable end
offensive than either of its predecessors, we I
feel constrained to state our reasons. This t
letter, it must be is, in point of i
merit, of any sort, very far below anything i
that we expected to publish whsn we con- I
sented, upon the writers invitation, to opon 1
our columns to a discussion of tbe'Bible as- I
! pect of the Slavery question. Had we antic-'- i
ipatO'i that this proposed discussion would so <
speedily degenerate into a mere personal al- 1
, tercation," oji pgrt"of the challenger , 1
with accusations of falsehood and slander, and i
eqdipg witifboyiah boasts, idle ' vapormgs, 1
|( assertions, unworthy insinuations and <
jve<cei<amly, would have politely
declined the invitation. * But the controver- i
sy having commenced, wp w,ere unwilling to |
afford to either party just ground of complaint f
. that he had been denied a healing ; and now, |
. as this thing must end somewhere (obviouly 1
; the 6ooncr the better) ior reasons that will J
be apparent to all fair minded men, we have <
determined to allow to Mr. Browuscombe the £
last word. Nor do we believe that Mr. Do- I
witt will feel that he is injured by our action I
in this behalf; for really, those who have £
carefully perused the correspondence thus far (
will not hava failed to notice that his vindi- <
cation of himself from Mr. Brownscombes f
| reckless charge of falsehood aud slander was t
'so complete that it seems now to stand sub- >
stantially confessed by that gentleman him
self; while.lhe new matter introduced in this i
number requires no notice at the hands of Mr. t
Dewilt; In relation to the new issue of ve- r
racity raised by the Kcv'd. correspondent,
viz: that involving his assertion that Bishop
Hopkins'bad .misquoted scripture, it is pro
per for us to say: Ist. th. t to apply the words
" pliant tools" to gentleman for no causey oth
er than that they have dared to testify to
their recollection of a single allegation of the
Bev'd writer iu a sermon by him in
their presence, is unworthy a gentleman—un
worthy the writer himself.- Wbofce " pliant
. tools" are those "gentlemen" who diid not
happen to remember tb'c objectionable word ?
We do not characterize them as "pliant tools,"
nor stoop to the insinuation that they are not
" gentlemen." But does not the'writer know
that these negative certificates upon which he
so plumes himself; are of very little value in
opposition to positive testimony ? His friends
may not have, reupfttbered a single word of
< his sermon;.but that would not prove that
he preached no sermon. Nor would it prove
that others vc%o nrnfenfrmber certain pointa
of fheffiscpurse, testify falsely in relation tb
such pdlhta. * Tfcose philosophers who have
most Investigated.the sources of truth, as de
"pehJent 'upon* human testimony," all agree
that evidence of this sort is of very little val
jje-jn oppbsiujpato prteit .t&tiinqoy. Does
■ ndf*Mr. I>ro\4iifcorobe know that his charge
cf "misquoting*Rhtptiirc was a matter of- pub
lic notoriety many days before Such charge
,h9camc a matter of dispute betwWn-totn and
Mr. Dewitt—that- men -* went straightway
from his church to- tbeir-Bibles te' see for
themselves whether the Bishop had misquot
ed, or the preacher had- falsely accused 1
2nd. The Kev'd writer has much to say
about pettifogging ;" and his own cornrnu
nications, oert&itd} exhibit much familiarity,
on his part, with that process of argument
that he so characterizes. His criticism of lan
guage employed by Mr. S. \V. LiUle in his
affidavit, affords the most uaavkod example of
pettifogging that now occurs tons;. Mr. L.
very properly declines " to state from merno
' ry, the very words" in which Mr. Brown
' 6CombeS churge of misquoting was exprtesad,
but deelares his recollection distinct that
•such-charge WAS made This is: the plain
meamjig of the affidavit, and t is very plain
Jy , and correctly exp/vtoed . therein.; Mr.
Browhscombc should ( renaepntjpr that this
( ppor quibbling about words i&.mever resorted
to id a good case, and is especially unbecora
ing a dignitary of the church. .
3rd. The writers excuse for resting his de
nial upon the uusworn certificates of his
friends is plainly disiugsnuous. In reference
to human testimony, the law has made an
oath one of the principal tests of truth, and
the public will believe, as we believe, that the
true reason why they were not sworn was
because they had no distinct recollection on
the subject ; or at least, not sufficiently dis
tinct to warrant them in testifying to it upon
oath. Wc venture the assertion that neither
of them would set up hrs gentility us a reason
, why he should not be sworn to a fact of which
he had a distinct recollection. Iu the history
of this world it will be found that many men,
, who were quite as good " gentlemen" as Mr.
i Brownscombes negative unsworn witnesses,
have verified their words by their oaths,
and in no wise compromised their gentility by
doing so. The offensive imputation contained
iu this excuse is certainly .qqworthy of any
gentlemen—an imputation to which we would
never consent.to giro publicity without pre
senting at the same time this antidotes' to its
venom. The world is not yet quite prepared
to assume that no mat) can be a " gentlethan"
and differ with Mr. B. either upop principle,
or upon recollection of a fact. . •
Mr. Brownscombes beautiful alhujop tp Jhe
terrible scathing that, his opponent it assum
ed to have sustained at hit hands ,'trtrtfid'luvs
' been in better taste if his readers .Had been
able to maka tha- discovery • from the corre
spondence itself, rather Alton from ike 1 word
i of the supposed scaXker' ; and in still better
taste if it had been made by eome other per
son, rather than himself; and batter still, bad
it not been made at all. -Übgaastipoably, hia
i readers would never have beaa able to see it
Without hi* auialftuce. IVe suspect that
this scathing will have to be taken on fratft
until the Rev. gentleman shall be able to pro
. cure some more certificates; which may also
"turn out lo bo of a negmfim* character.
Bo v. letter wrifif*. instead of com -
{ meticing the argument, as he, being th* d*l
lenging party, might fairly be expected to do>
resorts to the poor subterfuge that Mr* D.
has refused to discuss the questiop with
him.
The simple truth is that JIV." •ewitt did
nof refuse to discuss the question* with Mf.
Brownsoombe ; but. on the contrary, distinct
|ly accepted his challenge, stipulating only
that the latter, as the challenging party,
should commence the discussion. Now, all
this quibbling abont" affirmative" and " nega
tive propositions" is, to say the very leaat of
! it, disingenuous The question, as stated by
both parties, was substantially the same, and
If Mr. Brownsc >mbe honestly desired fo dis
cuss it, we can imagine no sort of reason for
his refusal to begin. He, certainly, ought to
be as competent to derl with Bible questions
as his opponent, and, as the challenging party,
he' should have promptly acquies&d in the
condition requiring him to open the argument,.
From his refusal to do this after his taunt
ing challenge, those who have perused this
precious corre'spo'ndence can draw but one in
ference deriving additional strength from his
present effort to represent his opponent as
the party declining the controversy. If Mr.
B. offered his challenge in good faith, (a fact
that we had a right io assume and did
assume) justice to himself demanded that
he should not shrink from the discussion
because the challenged party imposed, in his
acceptance of the challenge, a condition re
quiring him to open the argument, after de
clining to accept a condition so reasonable
and just, the effort to represent Mr. D. as the
the party refusing the discussion can but be
regarded as unmanly and dishonest.
The whole correspondence is before our
readers. From its perusal, better than any
thing that wc can say, they can jjidga of its
merits and demerits.
COMMUNICATIONS.
For The Democrat. <
To>. DCWiTf.
Slkt |, 4
> have read with fettle
disappointment your scurlou and vindic
tive tetter;|o me in the Democrat of the 21st
iost. I expected that the recent scathing
which I gave you. and the political victories
achieved by the loyal people ot the North,
would make you hies, squirm, and wriggle.
Keep cool, friend Jacob, your friends, if you
have any, will reepect you just ae much, for
coolness, as for the skill and honesty whieh
you have exhibited in your letters to me,
You are UDquestiooabty looked upon as e
full grown anaconda among the " varmints,"
and it is probable that they suppose that yoa
have gobbled me up,' but I can assure alj
concerned, that 1 am elive, end right tide ftp
with care. ' '
Yon have most signally failed m all your
attempts at conviction and refutation. Yon
hare substituted sophistry , fofV argument,
quibbling for reasoning, bold assertion for
proof, and the pettifogger for*- the lawyer.'
You remark, that I do mot soetn disposed
to consider any of the issues raised Will
you have the effrontery to assert this, when
[ have invited you several times to tho dis
cussion of the question of American Slavery 1
If I supposed that our readers were *• noto
rious for ignorance, as you are for substitut
ing brass for brains, and impotence for cor
rect statements, I would devote time in re
plying. 1 respectfully ask the readers of
the Democrat to compare our letters; and
to their verdict I am willing to submit.
You ask- why I did not publish my ser
mon ? Well sir, lam not in the practice of
parading my sermons before the public in
print, I do not seek notoriety in that way.
There are other reasons, the sermon wes not
written; only a part of it was devoted to
Bishop Hopkin's letter, ami finally had
dared to accept the my invitatloni-Tv discuss
the question of slavery, I 6hould hsvo antici
pated the subject. " ;
I protest again, againss your unqualified
asseverations that I have refused, or that I
" had uo intention of discussing the quession
proposed." Why do you not stale that I
have refused to discuss the question propos
ed by yon? Instead of this you unquestion
ably design to convey the false impression,
that I have refused, or had no intention to
discuss the question proposed by myself.
lam thankful that you have placed me in
such dignified and honorable company as
that of Bishop Potter. The Bishop, sir, can
take caro of Bishop Hopkins. I have read
Hopkins' reply to Potter and others, it is of
the same character of his tetler. lam satis
fied that such an apology for the fn'amous
system of American slavery, would not have
been pobfished by him twenty years ago.
Dr. Elliott in the late number of;the*Melh
odist Quarterly, rtmafts. That "ptior to
1835 no member of the M. E. Church ever
uttered a wcrd for slavery." The first
public utterance for slavery was by Rev. S.
Durwody in 1835, ip a sermon btftfte the
South Carblraa Conference, '
meht in our bearing, waa used by him in
1836, in Cincinnati, before the General Con
ference. Many of the southed members
held down their beads in sbfmsat 3be so
phistry of the pleader tor aitt,' -)£ it ail
ment waa, th#t God seat.-llaglf-took to her
mistress and therefore silvery was right.—
The blundering sophist forgot that thief ser
vility of Hagar ended with her own person,
as lefimael and hia descendants were nil free;
so that the child followed the eonditlon of
the free father, and not of the servile moth
er. So it was with the four sous of Jacob
by the servile mothers. The caea pf Joseph
is the true type of slavery and the enslaved
Israelites in Egypt. Abraham waa an eman
cipetor, uot an enslaver. The law of lloeee
prohibited slavery to the Jews and the New
Testament pnly repeats the law of Moses
:E§ s^yst M stasia* a man,-nd tell
•th *!. found In hit hand, be
•hall surely be put to death." Pan! electee
rne-tealers, tb*t is, those who buy, sell, or
htM men a eluvss, except to free them, With
nmrdsiSfrs of fiathan and murdoftre of moth
era."
Bishop Hopkins and his abettors of Amer
ican slavery, are welcome to the company
jrith which Peat classes them. ?
1 Yes, sir, the public will judge of the merit
of our relative positions, ihey, will pase their
verdict upon the character of the man who
baa neither the courage nor t*be frankness to
give lus " private opinion or belief on the
slavery question
The new dodge of " declining either to
censure or approve" the eyetemr of slavery
"until the arguments are considered," and
at the same time refuse to consider the ar
guments, is worthy of the man of your posi
tion !
I still insist upon it, that you ask me to
Sgove a negative, and your •sefereace to Mills
logic does not disprove„ my position. Why
did you not show from, his logic that the
Vord " inconsistent," is affirqiatiye in sense ?
'Vour supposed analogy dtfes not relieve you
froy your emharassment. „ .
I care not, therefore," you remark, "if
Bishop llophini was attempting to prove a
negative," Ac. The legitimate inference
from the words is, that the Bishop really
does attempt to prove a negative. But does
he ? In my last letter I showed most con
clusively from the Bishop's own language
that he does not. And if you did not pos
sess more vanity than honor, you never
would have made the foregoing remarks.
I beg here to introduce additional testimo
ny, that the Bishop's argument is affirma
tive and not negative.
Dr. Thompson in the Christian Advocate
and Journal of the 15th inst., in referring to
Bishop Hopkins letter, says : " Some months
1 since Bishop Hopkins of Vermont published
a tract to prove slavery a divine instsitu
tion." f ,
. Bishop Potter and a number of his
ministers in their employ the
words, <s in defcysi oFiSbutherfr'Slavery."
- RevwM/ Yen Bant, wbd "has'Ssflime to the
aid •vf Bishop ILafskjaa, remark!': " lie," that
-is, Bishop Hopkins, '' also proves, conclusive
ly "By abundant sadred and
profane, that slavery is an institution that
has has been recognized in all ages of the
world,
Oia ^ : Jdii tted as an institu
tion fripm; Ctod. Byifoor. Saviour and all the
apostles J ; . '■* II * #
Will yon now; honor to confess
that the not attempt to prove a
negative 7
I do not profess to be a jurist, but I am
inclined to the opinion that with all your le
gal lore the veriest lyro in the science would
be ashamed, ofyrour skill inaCtemdting to ex
pound it.
'j | dot h3St Claim .that the. sanctity of my
cloth exemtps me from just criticism, but I
do insist upon it that if you had any self-re*
spect, or high regard for truth, you would
not charge me with being ,an abolitionist as
that term is technically used.
If however preaching against slavery, and
lis '4eyal **atid Wfgkle'ous extirpat ion,
constitute me .one, then I glory- in- the name.
I am not very particular as to what I am
called, if I ain only on the side of truth and
righteousness.
■ ;Thc denunciations uttered, n<J (be threat
enings made by you and those of your wtripe
against us ministers, are impotent to deter
us from what we copceive to be our duty
I am thankful that we are uot dependent up
on traitors for life, or the means of living.
I am grateful that there are loyal men enough
hi the North—democrats and Republicans
to support the Qospel. Bat if we cannot be
supported unless we compromise our princi
prls—truckle to politicians, or obey the be
hests of pro-slavery tyrants ; then we will
follow some other or. starve. .We
wish it to be distinctly .understood, that we
are free mop in the pulpit, that we ace nei
thet'to be rtightenild gagjjed.*- That game
sir, is being pretty well played out, is this,
'and other places.'
I was not taken by surprise when I saw
the so-called testimony in your letter, in the
which you attempt to prove that I charged
Bishop Ilopkios w.th misquoting scripture.
I deemed it probable that either you, or
some of your pliant tools, would have no
scruples of conscience about swearing to the
above. I knew that I was dealing with an
unscrupulous lawyer, who would stoop to al
most anything to carry his poiut right or
wrong.
Well sir, hive you convicted me of false
hood ? Let us see. The only ripply which
I hire made to your charge is in my last let
ter, namely, ,4 yon are mistaken when you
say that I charged the Bishop with misquot
ing scripture." Now sir,'does the word
" mistaken include or - convey the idea of
falsehood ? I hare never affirmed, or donied
in tny letters, that I did,-.or did not say that
the Bishop misquoted scripture. You have
therefore most sigftatly failed in conwieting
me so far as the iasue' is between .us..' I' had
Hoped thai*(be simple announcement thai
you were mistaken would have been suffi
cient* Bdt - yon hare deemed otherwise
You-undoubtedly supposed .that you;had the
advantage of me, and could make., some cap
tULpqbofit, by .givingyou the appearance
oT'vidfory. But you were sadly mistaken as
a coos# que nee and you-have made' ashame
ful failure.. You hayq kt> .dyure me to
the waif, you sh/ill now suffer tbs.pposequeu
coy pf your teieprUy and tylly; j. v I i;J
I shall not charge Little., Harding
and Yoang, with having Wilffifty perjured
themselves, KriiiH s imp If Say that tboy
yfremiatakan, and that, to the vary beet t>f
my knowledge I did not " affirm, that Mr.
Hopkins had misquoted the Bible. Tf I bed
shayged tfae Bishop with misquoting, I should
not have employed the phraseology " mis
quoted ths-Bxble
Whan you first Bad* tUi chare* against
me, I did dot bow bat I might hate said it
kfeTougb miatak*—a* pobHc speakers ate li\*4
bl* to mak* mistake*. To satisfy myself, t
eontulffed My mUm which I bad before me at
lb* time of pumfeing, and I did not find the
fivord misquoted in thett. I also conferred
with the Ret. L. Peck aod others who were
present at the time, and they assured that I
employed no snch language.
I exonerate the Bishop (torn misquoting
scripture, but I do not exonerate him from
sophistry, misinterpretation and ignorance of
scriptural facts. And when 1 assert this, I
find myself in good company, aa the follow
ing extract from the Christian Advocate and
Journal of yesterday will show.
The Bishop commences his " Bibfe t lew of
slavery" by citing, " Cursed be Canaan; a
servant of servants shall he be to bia breth
ren." Gen. 9. 25, and remarks: "The
heartless irreverence, which Ham, the father
of Canaan, displayed toward his eminent pa
rent, whose piety had just saved him from
the deluge, presents the immediate occasion
of this remarkable prophecy, but the actual
fulfillment was reserved for his posterity."
Again: " But in regard to the slavery of
Ham's posterity he issues his commands dis
tinctly."
" Now there is little truth and much de- j
ceptisn in this language. The curse of Noah
was no' pronounced upon Ham and his pos
terity at all. It waa Canaan and not Ham
that was denounced a servant. Ham and his
sons, Cush, Mesriam, and Phut, and their
posterity, were neither cursed nor enslaved.
Canaan was the victim of tbia malediction,
and not Ilam and his posterity. Three
fourths of the posterity of Ham had no par
ticipation in this imprecation whatever, and
that three fourths includes the African ne
gro." * * * * The descendants of Ca
naan, who alone were cursed, were not Afri
ricans, nor were they negroea. The bishop
entirely misses his object when he attempts
to sanction American negro slavery by vir
tue of the curse of Noah. Just as well
might Southern kidnappera enslave Bishop-
Hopkins and hia posterity aa the negro un
der that authority. The bishop exposes his
utter ignorance of scriptural facta when be
attempts to justify American negro slavery
by the Notaic curse on Canaan."
Let this suffice as a reply to a portion of
the so called " review" of my sermon by
you.
I submit the following certificate with
names attached as proof that I did not say
what Little, Harding and Young hare sworn
to. -
"We the undersigned do hereby certify,
that we were present and heard the sermon
preached by the Rev. H. Brownscombe iu
the M. £. Church of this place on the Sab
bath of August 16th, 1863 ; and that t the
best of our knowledge he did not state that
Bishop Hopkins " misquoted the Bible" in
his letter—" Bible view of slavery."
SICNXD,
T. A. MILLER, J. W. RHOADS,
T. L. ROSS, SINTON WILLIAMS,
Wm. BARNES, A. F. EASTMAN,
P. M. OSTERHOUT, L.H.STEPHENS.
This testimony of these gentlemen will be
taken without the formality of an oath.
Tho absence of Rev. L. Peek from home,
accounts for the omission of his name.
But let us examine the oath of Little and
Co. Mr. Little swears be 44 will not attempt
from memory to repeat the very words used"
by me, and j-et he does have the hardihood
to swear that his u recollection is distinct,
thai" I " did affirm that Mr. Hopkins had
misquoted the Bible."
This is swearing with a vengeance— it is
swearing to a thing and not swearing to K
after all—swearing that be will not attempt
to repeat the very words used by me, and
yet he does swear that I did use the very
words—" that Mr. Hopkins bad misquoted
the Bible and misrepresented what he had
quoted." Harding and Young swear to the
same.
No one sir, save * man destitute of the
first principles of honor, magnanimity, and
self-respect,- would have rpsbrted t{i' such a
ivieax and contemptible subterfuge, when his
own character was not involved, You may
think that you have won laorals by this ap
parent legal strategy, but every honorable
man will view it in a different light. It will
not tend to multiply your friends in your
new location. The loyal people of Biadford
County have respect fo* ministers if you
have not.
My only reply to that prominent member
of my churcb at Meahoppen is, that ( did
not "at the Brick chapel, speak of Demo
crats generally as copperheads The Rer.
G. Westfall who was present and heard me
at that time, has authorized me to say for
him, that I *aid no such thing.
It is a fact that there are those who are
so sensitive, and who are so addicted at mis
representing the statements of ministers,
that it is very difficult for them to speak the
truth in reference to them. This is to be
expected of those who have throws their
principles to the wind, and who do not scru
ple to spend Sabbaths in electioneering;—
who drink whiskey and employ it for the
purpose of making political capital, who de
nounce Sabbath Schools, and ministers, and
all others tare those of like sentiments and
affinities with themselves. But let me say
to all auch, that they make a grand mistake
when they join issue with the ministers of
the Gospel* The American cb arches have
not so" far derogated in piety and in iuteHi
genee, as to have lost confidence in the piety
sod integrity of their minister*. And they
will continue to stand by them and sustain
tbem, despite the opposition raised against
them by heartless professors of religion, and
wicked end unprineiplac demagogues, and of
fice seekers. Mark that prediction my dear
sir.
Your apology to the public for the ahaeSre
language which yon have employed in yoor
correspondence with me, was perfectly gra
tuitous. They are competent to jadge of the
animus of your article*. In conclusion I re
mark,
1. That yon have refused to. discuss the
question of slavery as proposed by me.
2. You here failed to prove me an aboli
tionist.
t. Your attempts at conviction of falsehood
hsvs been * failure.
4. You have positively refused to give
your own private views snd belief on the
slavery question.
It is not necessary that I should tip the
sfiotef, a* yo® have already taken a'Hide. <►
As it ix not n* my heart to cherish an ** *
feelings even towards an enemy, I their fore
wish you honorable success in your new field
of labor.
Thanking th* Editor of the democrat for
his courtesy, 1 bid you SKSCB-
H. Bwownscombc.
Tunkhaaaock, Oct. 23, 1863.
To the Msrtl Hkanch Democrat-
Rumors having been current for some
wtefrs pastf tn th* tneighborhood of some of
the Soldier's Aid OMUfica of ehriftfdifhiy, cal
culated to prove danrt'giirgltrrtTei'r usefulness,
to the effect that the husband of Mrs. Grier,
one of the most active and efficicut officers of
the Woman's Pa. Branch of the U. S. Sanita
ry Commission, is in the Rebel army, 1 have
thought it due to the Commission, whose ser
vant I have the honor to be, and to the cause
in which its efforts have been so earnestly
and beneficially employed, to "request the
publication of the following cxtraet from a
letter written by Mrs. Woomfield Moore, the
corresponding Secretary of said Pa. Branch.
. in reply to one addressed by me to her upon
that subject. Respectfully, &c.,
HARRIET E. LITTLE,
Associate Manager lor Wyoming County-
EXTRACT FROM TUE LETTER OF MRS■ MOORE.
" Oar noble Mrs. Grier, is the wife of Be v. M. B.
Grier, one of the editors of the Presbyterian , pnb
lished here. He was settled- tn Wilmington, If C ,
when the war broke out. Never hesitating to preach
boldly lb behalf of the Union, his enemies at length
outnumbered his friends, and ho and Lis wife were
obliged to flee for their lives as it were, leaving their
property behind them, even their silver on
their breakfast-table, so sudden was their flight Up
on reaching Otis eity, she devoted herself to Hospital
service, and at the time of the sevea days battle,
went down in a transport to assist in taking charge of
the wounded. I wish you ceold hear M. Grier, give
some account of the loyal people that she left Behind
km, who more politic than herself, hid away the dear
flbg narift the day Should arise, when oar Government
should be able to maintain its supremacy, when its
fold* will oaee more bo spread to the broete."
(Signed,) Maa. BLOOMFICUI MOORB.
eOKVCWICATtD.
WIMONARf CDNSWAPTKJH I CffiUßlf CISfASf! ?
AO AMD
TO CONSUMPTIVES
The undersigned having been restored' to health in
a few weeks,-by a very simple remedy, after having
■offered several years with a severe lung affection,
and that dread diss.as. Consumption —is anxious to
make knows to his fellow-sufferers the means of
cute
To mil who desire it, he will send a copy of the
prescript ion used (free of charge,) with the direc
tions for preparing and using the same, which they
will find a sure cure for CONSI'MPTTON, ASTHMA
BRONCHITIS, COUGHS. COLDS, AC. The otdy object of
the advertiser in sending the Proscription Is to bene
fit the afflicted, and spread information which he con
ceives to be invaluable ; and he hopes every suffer
er will try his remedy, aa itwilj cost them nothing
and may prove a blessing. "$ :
Parties wishing the prescription wil( please add re? s
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, Williamsbarg
Kings County,
New York.
v3nl2-4m.
L.IST OF PEHSONSDHAWN TO SERVE
AS GRAND JURORS FOR NOV.
TERM, 1863.
EXETER. —Robt Winters.
WASHINGTON.— DanieI Carney, M F Allen.
MESHOPPEK.—Wm. H. Cortright, Rebt. Fwnlap,
John Bunnell 2nd, N P. Dunlap N Overfish).
NORTHJBHUILAND.— James Beatedsr, Nabs. Caton.
WmDHAH.—Royal Garsy, Henry W. Faaiett.
EATON —Waa. Hunter, E. Bordman, O. W, Benja
min,
MRHOOPANT. —A 1)B Furman, Albin Russoll.
RUMNTHM.— Lymaa Keener.
THNXWANNOCK TOWNSHIP.— D. Z. Michael, Frauk
iinHecker •••
I OvERriELD.—T. W. Smith-;. * ' ,
CLINTON —W. W Carpenter.
TCNKHANNOCK BoROCGH.—M. W. DfcWltt.
NICHOLSON.— Hiram Kelly.
PETIT STRORS.
WASHINGTON —Geo. Jenkins.
CLINTON. —Peter Baker, Wm. Belcher,
WINDHAM.— Roswell Garey.
MESHOPPEN.— O.H-Lnomis, P C. Clayton, Wm.
Black mar, Jns. N. Kelly, Warren Brewster.
BRAINTIUM, —Ezra Keeney, Simoon. B. Keeney.
EATON —Milton Wheeler, Wilmot Carpentor, An
drew Frutcby, Petor Stroh, Damon Stevens. Ueo-
Ney, Chauncey Brown.
MORTFIMORKLAND. —Geo. Brungcss, Jacob Rhodes,
H H. Brown, Thoa Pinder.
FORXSTON.— CaIvin Robinson, John Ilitchoock.
NORTH BRANCH.— Henry Champio, Gilbert G. Ad
ams.
MEHOOPANY. —J. L. Ilahn, Geo. Barrowcliff, John
B. Place, A. K. Farr.
TCNKHANNOCK TowNSHir.—John Coriah.
LEMON- —John Cyphers.
NICHOLSON— HeIIoway Stephens.
MONROE.— David Montanye.
OVERTIELD — H. H. Walter.
EXETER.— Hanford Smith
v . Teacher's Examination.
The annual Examination of Teacher's for Wyo
ming County, will bo hold aa follows;
Braintrim Township, at Laeoyville, November 28th,
at lOft.SL M.,
Forkatoa and North Branch, at Forkston, November
7th, 10ft A M.,
Northmoroland a*d Eaton, at Tburaton Bellow, No
vambor 14th, at 10, A- M.
Mehoopany Township, at Mehoopany, November 21,
10, A. M.
Moahoppea Township fit Maahoppe*. Doteber 31st
10ft, A. M.
Cliatoa Township, at Faotoryville, Ncr. 27th, 10,
A. M.
Those desirous of Toachiug daring the ensuing
year will please be present promptly at the -time in*
ilcated. The Directors as* earnestly requested to
attend, aim ofcisaas.
W. LA MONTE, Co. Supt.
NEWARK ELECTION —Theodora Runyun,
D—locrat, was elected major of K*SJTFK N.
J., bj 1,000 nißjoritj.