AMERICANS CAN GOVERN AMERICA WITHOUT THE AID OF POPISH INFLUENCE. VOL. 2. NO. 25. ELLSWORTH, MAINE, FRIDAY JULY 18, 1856. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR, j MISCELLANEOUS. JIM BLANDER AND THE QUAKER' There lived in a certain neighborhood, not far distant from hero, a roystering, rowdy bully, named Jim Wander. Jim was some in a fight—a kind of pugilistic Napoleon. Many and bloody were the affairs ho had in his lifetime, and he invariably came off first best. Jim not only con sidered himself invulnerable, but all the fighting characters in the surrounding country conceded it was no use fighting Jim, as he was considered to be a patent thrashing machine that could not be im proved. In Jim's neighborhood bad settled quite a number of Quakers. From some cause or other, Jim hated the -shad-bel lies,’ as he called them, with entire heart; he often declared that to whip one of these inoffensive people would he the crowning glory of his life. For years Jim waitcil for a pretext. One of Jim's f chums overheard a young Quaker speak in disparaging terms of him. The re port soon came to Jim’s cars, not a lit tle magnified. Jim made desperate threats what he was going to do with Nathan, the meek follower of Penn, on sight, besides the various bruises and confusions he meant to inflict on Na than's body. In his chaste language, he meant to gouge out both his eyes and chaw off both his ears. Nathan heard of Jim’s threat, and very properly kept out of Jim's way, hoping time would mollify his anger. It seem ed, however, that this much desired re sult did not take place. One day Nathan was out riding, and passing through a long lane, when about midway be espied Jim entering the other end. Nathan might have turned and fled, but his flesh rebelled at retreating. * 1 will pursue my way peaceably,’ said the Quaker, ‘and I hone the better sense of the man of wrath will not permit him to molest me, nor allow him to sinew and muscle, and his well-knit frame denoted activity and strength.— His wrath was evidently enkindled. ‘ Friend James,' he implored, ‘thy per tinacious persistence in persecuting me is exceedingly annoying : thou must desist, or peradventure I may so far forget my self as to do thee some bodily harm.' ‘ By snakes !' said Jim, coming towards Nathan. ‘1 believe there is tight enough • in liroadrim to make the affair interest ing. I wish some of the boys were here to sec the fun. Now,’ continued Jim, •friend Nathan, I am going to knock off the end of your nose.’ Suiting the action to the word, Jim, after various pugilistic gyrations with his fist, made a scientific blow ai the na sal organ of our friend, but Tom Hycr , could not more scientifically have warded it off. Jim was evidently disconcerted at the ill success of his first attempt—he saw he had undertaken quite as much as he was likely to accomplish. Jim, how ever, straightened himself out, and ap proached Nathan more cautiously. The contest begun again. Nathan stood his ground firmly, and skillfully warded off Ith blows Jim aimed at him. ‘Friend James,' said Nathan, in the heat of the contest, ‘this is mere child's play. It grieves me into resistance, but I must defend myself from bodily harm. I see there is but one way of bringing this scandalous affair to a close; and this is by conquering thee ; in order to do this, friend James, I will inflict a ; heavy blow between thy eyes, which will prostrate thee.' Following out this suggestion, Nathan struck Jim a tremendous blow on the forehead, that brought him senseless to the ground. ‘ Now,' said Nathan, ‘I will teach thee a lesson and I hope it will be a wholesome lesson too. T will seat myselfa-straudle thy breast—I will [dace my knees upon thy arms, thus, so thou cannot injure me when thou returnest to consciousness. I hope I may be the humble instrument, of taming thy fierce and warlike nature, I and making a better and peaceable man of thee.’ As the Quaker concluded, Jim began! to show some signs of returning life, j The first impulse of Jim, when he fairly j saw his position, was to turn Nathan off. | He struggled desperately, hut lie was in a vice—his efforts were unavailing. I ‘Friend, thou must keep still until 1 am done with thee,’saiu Nathan. ‘I be lieve I am an humble instrument in the hands of Providence to chastise thee, and I trust when I am done with tli re, thou wilt be a chanced man. Friend, James, (lost thou not repent attacking' me V ‘ No,' said Jim, with an oath ; ‘let me] up, and I’ll show you.’ 4 I will not let thee up, thou impious * wretch,’replied Nathan. 4I)arrst thou j ( profane the name of thy Maker : I will cheek thy respiration for a moment.’ Nathan, as g »od as his word, clutched ' Jim by the throat. He compressed his . grip—a gurgling sound could he heard— Jim’s face became distorted—a tremor ; ran through his frame. lie w.is evident ly undergoing a process of strangulation, j The Quaker relaxed his hold, hut not 1 until the choking process had sufficient ly, as he thought, t un d the perverse ] Spirit of Jim It took womo m »mont ’ ^ for Jim to inhale sufficient air to address j the Quaker. * I knock under,* said Jim ; -enough ! . let me up.’ ‘Nav, thou hast no4 half enough,’ re pli. d Nathan, Thou art undergoing a 1 process of moral puriti - ition, and thou j1 must be contented to remain where thou ( li. >t, until 1 am done with thee. Tliou 1 hast profaned the name of thy Maker: 1 confess, dost thou rep ait of thy wick edness ?’ ‘ No, hanged if I do,’ growled Jim* 1 4 Thou perverse man,’ replied the, Quaker; ‘must I use compulsor, means: ’ I will compress thy windpipe again, un less thou give me an answer in th • affir mative—say, quick, art thou sorry r* • No—I—I—y-c-s shrieked Jim, in a gurgling tone, as the Quaker tightened' his grip, yes. I am sorry.’ •Is thy sorrow Godly sorrow V in quired N tilian. Jim rather demurred giving an atlirma- 1 tive answer to this question, hut a gentle ' squeeze admonished him that he had bet- ,1 ter yield. ‘Yes,’ replied Jim, ‘my sorrow is a ' Godly sorrow.’ ‘ A Godly sorrow leadeth tc repent- ' anee,’ replied Nathan : ‘we are progress- 1 ing finely. Thou said hut just slow that l was a canting, lying, cowardly mischief making hypocrite. Thou wronged me in asserting these tilings, and slandered I mv iicrsuasion. Dost thou reeal those:' ■ ,• ! i assertions. ‘ Yes,’ replied Jim, Ido; now let mej s°-’ ! j • 1 am not done with thee yet,' said ' Nathan. ‘Thou hast been a disturber of, ' the peace of this neighborhood time out of mind—thy hand has been raised against every man—thou art a brawler. ' Wilt thou promise me that in future thou wilt lead a more peaceful life—that thou wilt love thy neighbor as thyself: ‘ Yes,’answered Jim. hesitatingly,‘all '■ but the Quakers.' ‘Thou must make no exception, re- i plied Nathan ; 1 I insist oil an affirmative i answer.’ ‘ I will not say yes to that ! I will die 1 first,’ said Jim. 1 A struggle now ensued between the • two, but Jim had his match. ‘ Thou must yield, James ; I insist on I jit,’ said Nathan, and he grasped Jim by 1 the throat. ‘I will choke tliee into submission ; < thou must answer affirmatively; say 1 after me, I promise to love my neighbor i )3 myself, including the Quakers' |i ‘I won’t promise that, I'll be cursed if! I [ do,’ replied Jim. 1 ‘I'll check thy respiration if thou don't, i IY'ilt thou yield :’ 1 ‘ No, 1 won’t, I’ll be blasted if I do,’ ] inswered Jim. ! ‘ Thee had better give in; 111 choke lice again if thee does not ; see, my i jrip tightens,’ replied Nathan. c And Nathan did compress his grip, and the choking process again went on. ! i Jim’s face at first became distorted, then : pale, and his eyes protruded from their sockets like a dying man’s Nathan i ■(impressed his grip until Jim Is tame mtircly passive ami relaxed his hold.— i lie was slow in recovering his senses; i vhen lie did, he begged Nathan for mer- j i •y's sake to lelease him. 1 1 ‘When thee will make the promise I l ■xaet from thee, I will release thee, but ; ao sooner,' replied Nathan. 1 Jim saw that he was powerless, and \ hat tlie Quaker was resolute. He felt e I t was no use to persist in his stubbor- \s less. j ( *1 will give in; I’ll promise to lovejl: ny neighbor as myself,* lie replied. j ( ‘Including the (Quakers/ insinuated, S’athrm. | 1: •Yes,* replied Jim, ‘including the Qua-1 1 vers.’ | s ‘Thou mayest arise, then, friend Janies.! l ’ trust the lesson thou hast learned to-J lav win make a more peaceable citizen it'thee, and I hope a better man,’ an- , wered Nathan. |, Poor Jim was entirely humbled; be ( eft the field with his spirits complet !y J,s ■owed. Xot long aftci this occuiancc; ! J he stuv hceame bruited about. Jim, iuoii after left the scene of his many tri- 1 imphs, and his late disastrous defeat, : J md emigrated to the West. The last I j a ieud of him he was preparing to make!*' mother move. Being pressed for his !' ea ams why he again emigrated still, 1 iirtln r West, he said a colony of Qua- j ^ .ers were about moving into his neigh-' 1' . . K lorhood. He was under obligations to ov< them, but he was of the opinion that J1 llsiancc wmiM lead strength to the .u- 1 if ' ! h achment. __ j ft From the Independent,1 !( 1 >11 A II. A MAN Ilk A ( VIIIOJK AOAINM, ns ow.v Wn i..—Political heats are apt () o hateli out falsehoods, as tropical heats () lo venomous insects But Christian p nen should bo* especially careful that ;l hty do not countenance or propagate L( uch falsehood I L. At this time many newspapers leek- p essly charge Col. Fremont with being a v Ionian Catholic. Though it has been ^ mthoritatively contradicte d it still con- (> inues to be asserted, and in very positive w md impudent forms. i u We have taken pains to inform our- d elves in this matter, and now state to p he Christian public the simple truth, ( hat good men, at least, may cease to c >car false witness. i ,r ! n C'ol, Fremont was blessed with a moth- n •r of devoted piety. She was a member b if the Episcopal Church, St. Philip’s . t. i'barli.ston, S. ami reared her son i:i, li icr own faith. Indeed, until he was I ourtcon, Col. Fremont was educated in he hope and expectation that he would iccome an Episcopal minister- .Vt six- i con, he was confirmed in the Episcopal a ,'hurch, and has, ever since, when with- a n reach oftho church, been an attendant [ nil communicant. And since his tom- s, lorary sojourn in New York, he has >cen an attendant at l>r. Anthon’s church [ mtd recently ; and now he worships at J trace Church. Mrs. l-'remont was rear-! n d strictly in the Presbyterian Church.!,, nd united with the Episcopal Church, j ipon her marriage with Col. Fremont. w [’heir children have been baptized in the j a Episcopal Church, It is said that a \ laughter lias been sent t.) a Catholic in- | p titution for education. Sc far from it, ], lie has never been sent away from home q t all, but has been educated by her own s nothcr. v It is well known that Mrs. Fremont t s the daughter of Col. llenton, and that, q t the time, her father was opposed to her p narriage. Col. l-'remont personally so- t] icited several Protestant clergyman to q id-form the niarraigc ceremony, hut on ti iccount of Col. Benton's opposition to it ., hey wore unwilling to do it. A female ,] rieiul, in this exigency, said that she ri ould find a clergyman who would aid p vithout fear, and brought in a Catholic q lergyman who married them. Like a si rue lover and gallant man. Fremont I aid that he did caro who did it, so that si t was done quick and strong. Had we I icon in Col. l- remont’s place wo would I nave been married, if it had required i is to walk through a row of priests and 1 •isliops as long as from Washington to s tome, winding up with the Pope him- t elf. t Is it not ludicrous to see a class of eit- j zens so terribly frightened at the spread 1 if Catholicism, and dreading the evils >f Papacy above all things, seizing a t piict Protestant gentleman, and insist- t ng upon it that he shall be a Catholic r i' 11 rain he strugglesand protests ; Catho-J ' ic ho shall be, whether ho will or not! 1 Jut, gentlemen, I do not believe in the * loctrines; I was reared by a Protestant * nothcr. in a Protestant church ; I have 1 narried a Protestant wife ; my children lave had Protestant baptism ; we and ' hey attend Protestant worliip. and we 1 re both by education and conviction, ^ ’rotestants. You must excuse us, that I •e cannot be Catholics.” The eagerj' cntlemen will not be baffled . “Youi" 1 all be Catholics; we will have you' ’atholics ; all that you say may be true c ut in some mysterious manner ; you arc atholics, and we will have it so !’’ Poor Col. Fremont* We do not sec e ow he will get over it 1 These terrible " ’rotestants of the Express arc out with " word and pen, determined that lie shall c e a Catholic!—Henry Ward Beecher. c Kansas Outrages Tin: mi'rderkd Kansas Indian ° k <; i:nt.—The murder of Win. Gay, late ,l f .Michigan, and, at the time of his as- ^ assinution, Indian Agent for Kansas Yrritory, now the facts arc becoming nown, is creating a profound sensation p 1 the State of Michigan. The Detroit Sl )aily Advertiser publishes a detailed p [•count of his death, furnished hv a p iwnsman of Gay. From this it ap- p cars that tlie statements which have rep- ;l jsented Gay as a pro-slavery man have ., one him signal injustice. It now ap- p ears that he was infavor of freedom for p ansas, and that lie owed his death to s is manly avowal of his preferences.— c] Wo I'otrolt j/.tjjcr. In publishing the ^ tier of its correspondent, which may be p mild below, adds its own indignant t] nnmentaries, from which we extract the p dlowing :— C( Tin: Mi kdi:r or Gay.—The blood H I Michigan cried out to us from the soil h f Kansas. His death will arouse a p •cling throughout the State, which b nongall good m n and true, will bow p > no political authority, will acknowl- c; lge no party lines, and which will not d dw down at the bidding of Pharisees: p ho cry peace, peace, when there is no! w cucc. I Iis death presents the very germ i !’ the principle of free speech, for which j b i contend, and for which Gay yielded jp p bis life. With the cocked pistol of' u rudian of slavery at his temple, be h inked steadily iuto% the eye of the tl baric-ton assassin, and steadily answer- j l to this question—‘*1 am from Micbi-! p in—1 mu lrom a free State —the ham- a ter fell, the bullet sped, and Gay fcihjei efure the face of his son. '1 hat inmior- b il soul went before its God to testify to ‘a’ eedom, the choicest earthly gift of that j, od. n ilir.i.siuLK, July 2, 18.1G. I'.DiTon Advertiser—Dear Sir:— n resuming you are anxious to publish c ithcntic intelligence in regard to the o isassination of William Gay, Ksq., late tl idian Agent in Kansas, 1 propose to k nd you a statement for publication. Mr. James IV. Gay, a son of the late 0 idian Agent, lias just returned to Kills- I! ile with his family and his widowed R other, and from him 1 have the partic- a! Ians of his father's death. "' The father and son, on the 14 th of June ere returning home after a few days iscnee of official business—they left st 'estport at 3 o'clock 1’. M.. and had a roceeded homeward about one and a 11 ill' miles, when three men mounted on tl arsis passed them. They proceeded a *■ lort distance when they halted, and m iteil the father and son to drink with M lcm. The son declined, but the father al rank. Two of the riders were of Hu rd's Company of South Carolinians, al ie other was a fiendish looking person V1 om Westport. They were armed to ie teeth. Neither of the Gays were c( •mod. One of the ruffians then asked I’ ie elder Gay where he was from. He P plied, 1 am from Michigan. Ho then c( aced a pistol at Gay’s breast, and on- st aired, are you in favor af making Kau is a Free State. Gay replied, I am.— vi 'o then discharged his pistol, atul a it were scuffle ensued. The three Iluf- q Ians discharged their pistols sevcrcal imes at Gay—finally a ball took effect n the back part of his head, which Idl ed him instantly. The young man was hot at about fifteen times ; one ball ook effects of which he is now suffering overly. He was pursued with terrible crtmacy, and that he escaped with his ife is miraculous. The report that was first published, hat Gay was killed by the Indians, is ut eri y false. His deportment ns agent >as very acceptable to the Indians.— ’crfcct harmony existed between him nd them. He was murdered solely ccause he was opposed to slavery, and iarlessly and honestly expressed his opiu 311. Our citizens done all that heartfelt ympithy could do towards alleviating lie afflictions of the heart-stricken f.mii The idea that another citizen of Kansas j as boon shot because he loved freedom! n 1 hated slavery, has aroused feelings of' idignution which will nofsoon be quiet-1 .1. | Civil war reigns in Kansas, and is a I „ i ’gitimatc consequence of squatter sov-, r?ignty. Would to God that we had I President of sufficient patriotism to! se his constitutional powers to avert; vil war, and prevent and punish indis-! iminatc bloodshed. If ie fn Ko lin«n,l flint tlii’a ! ! tssination and murder of a Government' flicial will arouse this administration to partial, if notan entire sense of its ut v. _ The Platform, not Buchanan. A leading and favorite argument, of j le pro-slavery party, north, used to >othc the wrath of the rank and fil of, io party, and to induce them still to ad- j Te to the organization, is that all th | ouhle has ariseu from the remissuess id weakness of President Pierce. They firm that he has violated the princi ^cs litld by the democratic party, and int the wrongs done the citizens of Kan s will cease on the advent of Mr. 15u lanan to the Presidential office. This an illusion. The policy of General iercc lias been distinctly endorsed, ul the leading idea of his alininis ation, slavery propagr ndism, has he me a principal pillar of the platform, e was thrown over, because lie had by s treasonable abandonment of just | •inciplcs, and his duty to the country, j come perfectly obnoxious by sectional: >1 icy to the mases. But that this poli-1 • is fully sustained, and is the t est of j ■niocracy, and that Buchanan is fully j edged to carry out these principles, j ill be seen by the following extracts. Douglas, the god-father of the Al aska bill, after the adoption of the atform, and there had been so many lsucccssful ballots, as to plainly show 4 case to he hopeless, telegraphed to ic convention as follows : Washington, June .5—0 A. M. 1 ive just read so much of the platform relates to the Nebraska Dill and slav- j y question. The adoption of that n > e resolution by the unanimous vote of j 1 the States, accomplishes all the oh-1 cts I had in vie v in permitting my . un 1 to be used before tlie convention.! After the news of the nomination! ached Washington, a procession of I in- j email's friends was formed which march 1 to the White House, and called out; ia President. Pierce in the course olj s remarks spoke as follows : “It is cheering to know that the action the late convention places the stntes cn and patriots, who are to lead us i\v, upon a platform identical, in scope id spirit, with that which I accepted ith full conviction of my judgment and itli every sentiment of my heart, and at they are to occupy it with the andard lowered never an inch, so far the strict construction of the constitu en anil the vindication of the constitu jnal rights of every portion of the liion are concerned.” Thus distinctly i the champions of the slave power as rt that their hopes have not been dis jointed. Douglas says, “that noble resolution complisbes ail the objects 1 liad in ew.” Pierce says, “The action of the late nvention places the Statesmen and itriots, who are to lead us now, upon a att'orm identical with that which I ac pted, and they are to occupy it, with andard lowered never an inch.” A platform so fully representing the ews of the present administration and s advisers, must as a necessary consc ience, ensure the continuance of its t present line of policy. Even Mr. Bu chanan himself acknowledges this will be the case. In his address to the Key stone Club he used the folio wing lan guage :— “Gentlemen, two weeks since I should ' have made you a longer speech but now I have been placed upon a platform ' ®f which I most heartily approve and 1 that can speak for mo. Being the repre sentative of the great democratic party, and not simply James Buchanan, I must ' square my conduct according to the plat- ' form of that party, and insert no now | plank nor take one from it.” Thus is this bold attempt to again swindle the honest, freedom-loving vot ers of the North to how down before this Moloch of slavery, made with un blushing effrontery. No sane man, who ' has a mind to think, will be drawn into the trap. Buchanan is the tool of the slave power, and will if elected prove himself as supple as Pierce, or Douglas. . r In the absence of any plank in their ^ platform, harmonizing with the deep seated convictions of the people of the North, the pro-slavery party invariably ° resort to deception. They represent ^ their candidates as occupying ground satisfactory to them,' while they will be . found to be secretly pledged to the slave ^ power. [Oxf. Democrat. /lit following prcamole and rosoiu-j* tions, were unanimously adopted by the l( East Maine Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Chinch, during the sess- l' ion at 1 hick sport, last week. Whereas the wicked system of Amcri- 1 can Slavery has, within a few years past, assumed an alarmingly aggressive atti- c' tiule, and its advocates, in Congress and elsewhere, have denic l the supremacy of * the Divine Daw foibiding the free dis- 1 missions of vital moral questions by :tLc ^ pulpit—heaped insult upon clergymen 1 who, exercising the common rights of Am rican citizens and in accordance with 1 ih • responsible duties of their sacred 1 office, remonstrated ag'ind a national ict • j: perfidy vliieh would jus; ly invoke the wrath of Heaven—trample 1 down most sacred national comparts—and, al- <. ea ly, in the character of the stealthy t issasha and the heartless highwayman, st-.dned the lloor of the Senate with the { ilood of one of freedom’s best champi- h ms, and crimsoned the soil of Kansas*, j( ong .’.nee consecrated to eternal free- s lo;n, with the bloo l of cl*, il, harmless, aw-an 1-order-abiding citizens, there- , ‘ore— U s la'il. That the posit on assumed .x the system and advocates of American ^ ■haven y is antagonistical to the religious fights and privileges of American citi ams. - a Ii':;.i!rtd, that we look with mingled feeling' of hopes and fears upon the mo- ( menton* struggle now going on in these Ihiited States, between virtue and vice, t light and wrong Freedom and Slavery. | , II ■ Christ's Truth and obstructs Christ’s hngdoni ; hut we more especially ami rrnestly would call upon our Christian rethven and join with them in looking ) the righteous Lord on High, who is le strength and confidence of His pco le, praying that he would bring out of msc dark and troubled events, not only 'cace but the Deliverance of the llontl rm, the establishment of Justice, the rogress of His Kingdom, and the Glory f Mis Xame. [r’r.tni theNew York Tribune*J Putting the population of the United tales nt the very moderate figure of vrnty-fivc millions, we have the fact taring us in the face, that the policy ic legislation, the destiny of twenty-five bilious of human beings is now control ! an l virtually governed by less than xty thousand men ! Sixty thousand ten govern, to all intents and purposes itli absolute sway, at this moment, Benty-J'uur millions nine hundred and irlij thousands souls ! And we are leasanty told in Fourth of July orations nd negro-catching sermons that this is tnobc! Republic ! And now cncour ged by their success in time past, and 'eing the constant necessity of strengtli ning themselves in time to come, our xty thousand lords demand fresh ma nual guaranties of their power over us. * i... ,....** ... -- -1 :ivc forced their way across barriers used by their fathers and ours into for tunes consecrated for three score and ■n years to Freedom. The sixty thous rul demand absolute equality of rights lore with the twenty-five millions nine undrod and forty-thousand ! And this icrcc and Douglas and Buchanan call jualitv under the Constitution, and mud Democratic doctrine. Let the coploofthe Free States understand that precisely the question which they have ot to meet. Taken out of its gilded ireophagus and stripped of its perfumed uements, the black, loathsome, ugly sdity they must confront is, whether ley will submit to have their laws rafted and adjudged upon, their Prosi ents appointed, their Domestic Interests Tupvred with, their Foreign Policy dic itcd, their War and Peace made with lem, tlieir National honor tarnished,%nd leir historical tradition belied, by :is insignificant fraction of their mini n'—not discernible by the naked eye in ic Assembled Nation ? Will the grow ig millions suffer themselves to he for mer driven with cart-whips along the ith way of their history by the d win ing thousands ? “Rise like lions after slumber, 1 In unvanquishablc number: Shake your chains to earth, liko dew, Which in sioep had fallen on you ; Ye are many they are few !" If the people of the Free States love i bo slaves, they can remain submissive i in time gone by. But if not, they can piclch this odious Slave Power and nancipato themselves forever from its ditical control with advancing footstep, i a giant crushes with his heel a venc ous reptile that crosses him in his way.