New-York tribune., 1841-07-20
BARNABY RUDGE.
CHAPTER xXXvIl.
a New gEgnrt bp lsO:.

-, ., Tho ,oo,lar creduitv and have been, l'eTtaF-
more indebted that resource IN gaming ana han 20
time the upper hand Of Truth and Common
.ny half.dozen items in the whole catalogue o' ~ o1Id
(,Iriesity il and has been from the creation oil i -
neutrality-suspicious. To awaken ii, 10 crafty II Oy ,ebI
and vet have something always IN suspense M nr,b,kinp
the surest hold that can be had !" "io's'
Re- an had stood ON London Bridge calling TN ne va
hcarse upon the passers-by, JON WIN a.,od and
don although for object when Nv - r :. o,,-,b,
winch in that very incident had c'iai'H " "
:; ,bs, he might have influenced score OF p'o
I'll. in = month If all Jealous fro'es'an'S had fe" i''
v prped 10 ;oin an association tor the aVo"ed purpose
byr,o or two occasionally, and hearing some lndi
-, 7ecLes made and ultimately OF petoning farlli
men, mo-, 10 pass for abolishng the penal laws against
Roman Catholic priests the penalty OF perpetual Iso-
nen denounced against those who educated children IN a
rerslason and the disqualification OF all members oil ue
Romsh church inherit real property the United Ming
dom by right opuchose descen-natterS so tar removed
from the business and bosos of the mass might perhaps
have called together hundred people But when vague fi
got abroad that this Protestant ASSOCIATION secret
power was mastering against the for underlined
and mighty purposes; when the air filled with Whispers
of coniederacy amsns the Popsh powers TO degrade and
ensave England establish nquisition in London and
turn the pens Of Smithfed market into stakes and cai
drons; when and alarms which man UNDERSTOOD
perpctnaly boached, both IN and out OF iar'aei
by enthusiast who did understand himself and by
gone bugbeas who had lain quietly in their graves Tor c
es raised again haunt the ignorant and credon
when all this was DONE it were the dark, and secret
join the Great Protestant Association IA de-
fence of religion life and liberty, dropped in the put
lie yays thrust under the houscdoors tossed IN at WINDOWS
pressed the hands of those who trod the streets BY
night when they gared from wall and shone on ever
post and pillar, that stocks and stones appeared injected
with the fear urging all men join together bind
fold in resistance Of they knew not what, they knew moi
why then the mania spread indeed and the body, still
creosing every day, grew forty thousand strong
So said at least in this month of March, l7"d, Lord
George Gordon the associations president Whether was
f..
1t had made public demonstrations hal scarcely
been heard Of through him. had been seen
and supposed by many Ia be the creature OF
his disordered BRAIN He accustomed TO talk largely
about numbers of men-smulaed ii inferred, by
certain successful disturbances arising of the sub
ec which had occurred in Scotland IN the previous year,
looked upon crack-bained member OF the lower
house who attacked all parties and sided with and
very little regarded. Ii known that there discon-
abroad-there always he had been accustomed to
address the people by pacard speech and pamphlet upon
other questons nothing had England of his past
cxcrtions and nothing apprchcnded from his present.
Just ne has upon the reader he had from
time time upon the public nnd been forgotten IN day
suddenly he appears in these pages, after blank OF
FIVE long years. did he and his proceedings begin to force
themselves about this period upon the notice Of thousands
people, who had mingled in active life during the whole
interval and who without being deaf blind passing
events, had scarcely thought OF him before.
MY ord said Gashford in his he drew the cur
tans of his bed bedmes; "my lord
''Yes-who s that? What is ii y
The clock has struck nine, returned the secretary, with
meekly-folded hands You have slept well Hope you
have slept we'll? Ii prayers are heard you refreshed
indeed"
To say the truth, have slept soundly," said Lord
George rubbing his eyes and looking round the that
do MT remember quite-what place Is this =!
"My lord ~ cried Gashford, with smile.
"Oh !" returned his superior. yes. You re Jew
then?"
"a Jew" exclaimed the pious secretary rccoil"s
g | dreamed that Jews, Gashord You and i
both of us-Jews with long boards"
Heaven forbid, my lord We might a, well be Papists
suppose might returned the other, very quickly
Eh9 You really think so, Gashtord?'
Surely do the secretary cried, with looks OF great
surprise.
tIumph" he nut,ered. Yes, that reasonable.
20 hope, my lord" the secretary began.
Hope he echeed, inerrupting him Why do YOU
say, you hope There harm nthnkng Of such things
g Not in dreams" returned the secretary.
" In dreams! No. nor waking either.
e Called, and chosen, and faithful, " said Gasltord
taking up Lord Georges watch which lay apon chair and
seeming read the inscription the saa nbstractedly
1t The slightest action possible, obruded ON his
and apparently the result of moments absence OF
mind worth remark. But as the words were uttered
Lord George, who had been going mpeuousy stopped
short, redeemed, and silent Apparently quite uncon-
scous of this change his demeanor the willy secretary
stepped little apart under pre,encc Of pulling up the win
dow blind and returning when the other had had time /"
recover said:
The holy cause goes bravey on my lord was not idle.
even last night dropped of the handbills before
went to bed and both gone this morning. Nobody m
Tie house has mentioned the circumstance OF finding them
though have been down stairs full halt an hour one or NV"
recruits will be their first fruit predict and who shall say
how many more, with Heavens blessing on your inspired
exertions
1t was famous device in the beginning replied Lord
George; excellent device and did good service III SCOT
land |, was ou,e worthy of YOU. You remind not 10
be suggad, Gashord when the vineyard menaccd with
destruction and may be trodlen down by papist feet Ley
the horses be ,added in half hour we must be np ana
doing -
He said this with heightened color and in tone OF such
enthusiasm that the secretary deemed all farther prompting
needless and withdrew
=" Dreamed he Jew, he said ,houShtiully as ne
closed the sedroom door He may that before he
dies It's like enough. Well! After time, and provdea
lost nothing by do MT why that religion should Mt
suit me well any other. There rich men among
well enough For the present though be Chris
tan 10 the core Our prophetic motto will suit all cTeed III
their turn that comfort, Rejecting this source OF