The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-11

The Convent, The Report Of the
Boston Committee, relating TO the de-
struction Of the Ursuline Convent at
ChErlestown, has been published. The
Transcript Of Tuesday contains the fol-
lowing extract from the report, asPre-
senting an appalling picture
Having ransacked every room in the
building, they proceeded with great de-
Liberation, about one o'clock, to make
preparation for setting fire to il. For
this purpose broken furniture, books, cur
tains, and other combustible materials,
were placed in the centre Of several OF
the rooms; and, as if in mockery Of God
as we'll az of man, the Bible was cast,
with shouts OF exultation, upon the pile
first kindled and as upon this were sub
sequently thrown the vestments used in
religious service, and the ornaments OF
the altar, these shouts and yells were re-
peated. Nor did: they cease until the
Cross was wrenched from its place, and
cast into the fame, as the final triumph
Of the fend-like enterprise.
|
THEoLooIcAL.-Doct Beecher, late
| of Boston, but who now has charge Of a
Seminary at Cincinnati, Ohio, is or Wis
il to the east to procure funds necessary
to erect college building, establish a
professorship Of Sacred Rhetoric and pro-
cure a library. Sufficient for the two
former objects has already been obtained
in Boston and vicinity, Worcester and
Hartford.
A great struggle is evidently going on
between Professionalism and Catholicism
for the ascendancy in religious point OF
view in the valley Of the Mississippi
This immense territory, which now con-
tains 5000, 900 of inhabitants, the Doctor
considers capable Of sustaining GO times
that number, or 3OO,0OO,OOO. He terms
il the "helm Of the nation," and speaks
of the influence which foreign emissaries
and agents are attempting to gain over it.
We hope the time will never arrive that
shall give any religious sect or denomina-
ton the control of any portion of our
land but that tho different societies shall
so continue to increase, as to operate as
checks and balances upon each other
Fall River Recorder.
The Hon. Marcus Morton and Hon.
James Fowler, have again been put in
nomination by the administration party,
for the Offices Of Governor aud Lieut..
Governor Of Massachusetts.
Accounts continue to be received of a
desolating famine in the East Indies. In
Bunclecand, thousands have died ; the
famine was SO great that even mothers
have been seen 10 devOur the dead bodies
Of their chilcren. In Cashmere, It was
calculated that upwards Of $4,000 per-
sons had perished.
Tue FALSE PRorHEr.-Matthias, the
imposter,is fast proving himself what all,n'
first, thought him to bean arrant knave'
The subjoined notice has appeared in the
New York papers, and the statements
which it contains are very generally be-
lieved to be correct. 1t will be seen Mr..
+. acknowledges that he has been gross
ly deluded, and that him who he once be-
lieved was the FATHER, he now b. ands ga
deseiifM creature" If the following be
true, Matthias has been guilty Of perjury
| in ono or two instances.
To THE PUBLIC. / had intended by
the advice of several judicious friends,
not to have noticed any Of the statements
of the Imposter Matthias, or the wild ru-
mors growing out Of the deluslon have
been under in reference to him Il; but as
the statements made by him in his exam
ination before the Police yesterday, as
published in the morning papers are cal
culated to injure me seriously, think It
best to deny those Statements, the object
Of them with Matthias being, no doubt,
to crush me it possible. l have no OBJ
lection that Matthias, or any one else,
should state the WHOLE TRUTH in refer
ence to any transaction OF mine, but that
which is totally untrue, must protest a.
gainst, and when necessary meet and re-
tute.
| Matthias stated in his examination yes
terday, that on one occasion he received
from me S2,7OO; this is true az far as It
poes-but the whole truth is this-that
early in the present year, l sold prop
erty, for which the party paid me about
three o'clock-too late to be deposited in
the Bank that afternoon. ! was going
Ito Hartford that afternoon in the steam
boat, and fearing to'take il in my pocket
| lea it in his charge for safe keeping
until my return, which was in about forty
eight hours so that he did in fact RE
csIvE $s, 100 from me, and kept il until ]
returned, when / received it again from
him.
The statement about n mortgage Of
S5, 900 either on my place at Sing Sing,
or any other property to secure 'ha' sum