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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-08-06
THE MORMON EXPOSURE.

The promised disclosures of General
Bennett recently expelled from Joe. Smiths
community of Saints, has appeared in the
Sangamo Journal of the 9th inst. We
have Bot yet received the number. but we
learn from the New York Advertiser, who
has been more favored, that Bennett has
published column and a half in which he
makes Joe appear as pretty specimen of
the rogue, rascal swindler, profligale and
vagabond as need be seen of summers
day. He charges the great Mormon lead
er, especially, with the grosest licenlious-
ness, 10 which hundreds of single and
married females have fallen victims. and
which was not restrained from assailing
even the daughter of Sidney Rigdon, but
unsuccessfulv, and he promises still further
revelations OF the most atrocioas character
All this must be very etirying to the
Saint, but as Bennett must have known
these facts sometime ago, it would have
been more to this credit TO have told them
before.
More Norman DiSclosure. Gen.
Bennett. having exposed The Holy Jue'and
his practices with the women, has in turne
been exposed himself by the prophet. and;
If the latter is to be credited, the General is
as great Lothario among the ladies' as the
Holy Joe is represented to be. The latter
says that Bennett was excommunicated
because ne was guilty of adultery; that he
had a wife and three children living in
Ohio when he came among the Saints, bu,
notwithstanding the fidelity that he owed
10 his wife. he began TO pay his addresses
TO another woman, and, having disgraced
one female, he made the attempt upon
others, and by the same plausible tale
overcame them also. He also attempted TO
teach that promiscuous Intercourse between
the sexes was doctrine believed in by the
Latter Day Saints, anG that there was no
harm in it. Joe, however, detected the
General In these practices and picked him
OIL from the community, TO preserve the
virtue of the Saints from the contamination
of such immoral principles. An affidavit
also accompanies this exposure, which The
prophet says was made previously to Ben.
nett's statement. in which the General
admits that he was never taught any thing
by Smith contrary to the strictes, principles
OF the Gospel, or Of virtue, or of the laws
as given by Joe, does not reflect much
honor upon his character. Previously to
joining the Mormons, he had connected
himself with a Methodist Church and
became local preacher-aflerwards forsook
them joined another sect, forsook that.and
was also expelled from a masonic Lodge
for bad conduct. When Smith commun.
icated to Bennett The fact that he knew he
had former vie, and that the separation
was caused by Benneu's bad s,reatment of
her, the General attempted to commit
suicide by taxen poison. without, however
succeeding in his design. If these two
respectable individuals continue their ex-
positions, the public will probably do tbem
the justice to believe that neither of
them is much better than he ought to be-
Ledger.
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ron rnE coLuMp1A pEMocRAr.

"By the way. portion Of the proceed
ings referred TO above, ale well-,imed and
appropriate. Not so with all. The toasls
making an unwarran,able attack upon one
of the representatives from this district
for the qualification Of disappointed ambition
written by knave and offered by fools
ARE ill.iimed and out of place. We con-
fess we cannot comprehend the motives
which induced them to blend a series of
personal invective with the hlari,y Of a
nations jubilee. And if they find pleasure
in such conduct, we can only say that we
envy not their feelings. Perhaps they may
derive their qualification from the couple,,
which says
"Where ignorance is bliss,
Tis folly to be WISE"
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For Me Spirii ofihe .ice.
REFORM, NO. i...-STATE PRISON.

In addition 10 the sum Of IS II Illegally allow.
ed Brown as before stated, should have stated
that he was credited on the books of the Prison
the sum Of S33.l2 for expenses at Montpelier il
Nov. $40, which increases the sum spOngcd ou
Of the State TO SSl.--and If the ruling party il
this State have paid all their hangers on for office
who have beselged the Legislature FOR he last ter
Yeas as literally AS they have Milton Brown, Ia
w.t. ut the rate of S33 per, session, State debt Of
$500, 900 is easily accounted for.
But to show the economy with which tho con-
Germ has beed managed. II appears from the Min
u,es OF the Committee, that there was hired Il
journeymcn whcel-wrighl at S25 per month, 2
backsmills at >hil'ingS per day, painters at
shillngs per day ,one trimmer at shllngs per day
and one at 2-Gd per day. In The shoe shop one al
$40 per month, which shows an annual expense Of
50 ,iO3,3S besides the pay OF the oycrseers Of the
several shops which has been paid out for labor
over and above what has been done by the prs-
oners, and which is carefully kept out Of sight in
the report of the committee. This j. certainly Tue
wing economy and is Of the same principle Of Civ
ing away or millions Of land revenue when
the Treasury was bankrupt, foi the sake of Dor
rowing ~ millions. Verify this Wing economy is
the same the world over, and will most assuredy
ruin any state or nation where it is allowed 10 pre-
vail.
find also from the Minutes Of the committee
that Brown was charged with cruelty in his treat
ment Of the prisoners. On the investigation oil
this clIage il appears in one instance he directed
a negro girl to be most unreasonably whipped
the cause assigned for this by the Warden who
testified before the committee as follows:
On Sabbath morning, Brown accidentally over
turned some milk on his pantaloons, and imrnedi-
ately sent them, 10 the black girl, with directions
TO wash them. The girl day or two before had
asked Browns wife for some cheese and was re-
fused blu, now ha ooed 10 Mrs Brown and told her
she would wash the paninoons, in payment for the
cheese she gave her, A short time after when the
people were passing the Prison on their way to
church, she called TO them through the CRATES and
said they had dam d pretty Superintendent, who
made the prisoners work on Sunday-whereupon
Brown proceeded TO the Prison and there directed
The warden TO whip her. and the warden testified
that he gave her more than 20 lashes and that he
next day saw the marks Of the lash on her hand,
and neck, that Brown At the time wa. presen, and
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gave directions Another witness said he saw
Brown and Russell go into the Prison carving
whip, he followed TO the foot of the stairs and
heard Brown give direction to whip the Girl, and
repeatedly exclaimed "put it on" after severoI
stripes had been inflicted, Russell enquirad if ,ba,
wonld not do? "Brown said no it amt half e.
nough, put It on and this witness counted between
go and 10 ashes, he thinks 81. Another witness
was in a shop about 10 rods distant and heard the
lashes, went to the prison and heard The directions
of Brown as above. The whip used was braided
wooden stalk covered with leather and n lash a.
bout feet in length, and the execu,oner said he
could strike as fair blow with it as he wished.
Nov it should be remembered that the commit
tee oflhe Legislature investigated the above charge
and in face Of the testimony above stated ma jor-
ily of that committee reported TO the House that
the charge was mol sustained. Query, was it in
consequence Of Browns threat, TO abandon the
party?
But the turpiude Of this transaction of the SUI
pernendant is increased, from the fact, that he is,
prolessedly piouS man and leading abolition
| ISL
| 1t will also be recoected, that in 1899 the Leg
islalure appointed committee to leI out the labor
of the Prisoners, for the term Of five years. OF
this committee Charles Hopkins of Windsor was
chairman. Under this appointment, proposals were
received, and that of Mr. Sabin was accepted which
proposed to deiIay all the expenses Of the prison
keep the establishment in repair and pay the State
for the use of the same and the services of the con-
vics for five years, the sum Of 50 800 1t is said
that the chairman drew the form of contract be-
fore receiving the proposals and in such terms as ia
deter any sane man from assuming it. And al
though Mr. Sabin offered undoubled sureties, MI
| Ilnn thruc bnth intn bs cl,ntn md Al
,So, J p,S '",u III, poI"u u% h'b 'o
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spirit of tic ADe.
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT:
FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH, A, 1912
NEARER RIGHT.

In the House, Feb. II, Mr. Adams gave notice
to him containing indecent obscene, or filthy mat
ter or language that was insulting to any member
of the House, he should not present them.
All, ha! We thought the right of petition was
sacred on all questions! Ten men have as good a
right TO petition for the expulsion of member, as
they have for anything else, if the right of petit
ton is so sacied and lnviolabe as the Adami,es
pretend. They say any freeman has right to
petition Congress on any subject whatever, and
that the member to whom petitions may be sent is
bound to present them, and that Congress is still
further bound TO receive them! Now suppose tho
editors of the Boston Atlas, who go all lengths with
Mr. Adams, should petition congress to appoint Hon
Dixon II. Lewis to make an a pOsierioW applIca-
ton of his foot 10 the person of Captain Tyler
in consideration of his refusal to sign the Bank Bill.
The petition is sent to Mr. Adams, of course, the
right Of petition being inyioable, Mr. adams is
bound to present it, and congress bound to receive
it, else where are OUT boosted liberties
Now we believe in the Right OF Petition, but we
believe there must be reason in thai; right, las there is
IN all other rights, and we believe that il any clt
zen of the Republic so far lorges what is due his
character as Il freeman as TO send to any member
of congress petitions containing indecent or insult
ing language, they ought not to oe noticed, and we
further believe, most sacredly, that any body Of
L.. 4 Il
Of The Cni0n, reasonable band of consplra,ors,
we believe still further that member of congress
who would present such petition an alder and
abe,tor of TREASON,an yet further ,ha,lhe men
who would vote for the reception Of the petition by
congress, enemies 10 their county, bIack.hearled
tories, disgrace TO their constituents, disgrace
to the country, whose names should go down to
po'tcri,y, side by side with those Of Aaron Burr
and Benedict Arnold.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-04
A HOME MARKET FoRTHE WESTERN
STATES,


We ask attention to the following remarks under
this head, from the New York Post They are
sound to the core?
Mr. Slade, in the speech made by him SHIRT
time since 10 the House Of Representatives, in e.,
vor of II protective tariff, endeavored to persuade
the people of the west that it is lo their interest to
establish such IL tariff. We want, he says seady
home market for the wheat raised in the west; we
cannot depend upon foreign market, and it is rot
worth while TO trouble ourselves about it; we ought
therefore, to find sure sale at home for the pro-
duct of our soil.
| 1t happens, however, that this steady home mar
! ket, which we want so much, is the very thing
which we lose by protective tariff If Mr. Shade
had not shut his eyes to all past experience, he
would have seen this. Every new tariff that we
have laid, has raised prices, excited speculation,
and invited impor.ations. The effect of the high
prices of 1885 and the following year, are not, we
hope, forgotten by the community. Wheat was
imported from the Baltic, and potatoes from Ire
land and elsewhere. The high prices, however, t
length began 10 stimulate production; vast guam
titles Of wheat were raised and thrown into market
Just at the time when the speculation rthe previ.
ous year began to decline. We then had so much
wheat at SO lew a price, that it would no, pay the
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no lanna ,ayns o n9oJ' n'ro, ''",T'' ~ n'''
We b,ye hand Il kent -, ror ,ho In., G..
ro,rs INV Am, ,,y h. o, I,ns "Io
,,vnors ncc,o,o,;os ,nI ,,;Jh' S 'u ~, ny Va.
C',, ~; h"a hna l', '"u .o"s.os'' 'n' o'-
ran, IL " ",',o ac ""s W. .o''.e11u "'s oeen
hulnoss oS "UI h un'r,y' ana 'ne
enormous ame,na,;n" ',' 30 %'"uo 70 ~
e",nt'o ~; ,n '. Us ''u StoIns WIN "ncn we
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-04
DISSOLUTION OF THEUNIOy.

That individuals manifest great ignorance of the
history of political parties in this country, who en-
presses surprise that John @, Adams should pre-
sent a memorial in Congress, from portion of,hs
wing party, in the ancient Commonwealth, for a
'diSsouton of the Union.'
1t has been the principal object of many of tho
leading men IN the wing party, for nearly fifty
years, 10 bring about this object. 1t is no new
Thing. It's susceptible Of strong proof, us that
America was engaged ina war with Great Britain
in the years 1872 IS, and ii.
Nearly all the acts of the wing party, both in
The national and State legislatures will sustain me
in the position here assumed But | will not
trouble the reader with that kind of evidence as
the arguments necessary 10 n clear calculation
would be too volunnous There is another kind
of testimony to support me in the proposition laid
down, and, is found in the writings ind speeches
of distinguished men in the wing party,
The Hon. Josiah Quincy distinguished for his
adherence to whig principles, while member Of
Congress, in debate on the admission of Missouri
as State, said " If this bill passes, it is my de-
liherae opinion that it is virtually A DlSSOLU-
TION OF THE UNION; that it will fee the
States from their moral obligation and as it will be
the right fall, so it will be the duty Of some, 10
PREPARE FOR a SEPARATION, Gmicabiu if
then can--VIOLENTLY IF THEY MUST"
Another individual of the wing party, and a
member Of Congress, whose name forbear TO
mention, he having passed oihe stage of who,
in the darkes, hours Of our counirys Distress call
ed into exercise all the mighty energies of his mind
TO organize one portion oil this nation against the
other"
Many of the federal presses too, Of that day.
now promoting whig principals, slrcnuonsly ad-
vocaled dissolution Of the Union. Hear them:
Americans! PREPARE YOUR ARMS. You
nil soon he cGi'ed 10 use them. We must use
them for the Emperor of France, OR FOR OUR
SELVES. -. Boston Reporter.
q" On or before the 4th of July, if James Madi Z.
son is not out of office. new form Of gorcrnmcat
uiN be in operation in the Eastern section ofHe
Union. Instantly after, the contest in mann of
The States wiH be, whetber 10 adhere 10 The oli,or
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matter IS, that some people in the vicinity PER-
KINSVILLE. have no very exalted notion Of the
Grand Dancer

Congress. the 3lst ult Mr. Tallmadge intro
duced into the Senate plan for Fiscal Agent.
1t is ably drawn up like that Cushings introduced
into the House. assimmiates to the Sub Trea-
sury plan, as does also, the plan of MIR Gushing,
We shall endeavor to give a synopsis of the
plans in next weeks paper.
Several amendments to the Bankrupt Act, pro-
posed by MIR Benton, was made the order Of the
Senate for the %. The Globe says: several oflhe
Senators who voted against pos'ponemenl declar-
ed themselves to be in favor of amendments, it
may be well expected that some of them will pass.
Be this as it may, we can say that the opinion be-
comes stronger from day 10 day that there will be
no final action under this bill for more than year
to come-that the question of the validity of the
act will be made in the different District Courts,
and carried to the Supreme Court of the United
States, which Will not hold another term until Con-
gress shall be in session, and again entertain the
question of repeal. The progress of the act is ex-
citing the public attention: creditors see the obi
cation of contracts impaired by the debtor wping
ont his debt without their consent, when all bank
rupt laws require the consent of the mass of Ithe
creditors (lwo-,hirds or three-fourths in number
and value; and the friends of State Rights see the
sovereignty of the States invaded and OVERCOME in
the extinction Of all the State nsolvent laws, (and
that in cases to which no bankrupt systems ever
exrended,) and the assertion ola power by which
all the great relations of debtor and creditor may
be withdrawn from the State courts and State laws,
and brought under the jurisdiction of the Federal
courts and Federal laws. For these two reasons
not to mention others, the most serious opposition
to the constitutionaity ofthe law may be expected
by the public.
We see sad effect Of the law mentioned in sew
eral papers, tina, of creditors compromising debts
for mere irilles, for fear orhavng the whole wiped
out. This is II species of duress imposed by law
on creditors. the more to be lamented because the
abolition ofthe debt by the will of the debtor, is SO
mani(estly unconstitutional, contrary to all bank
rup systems, and so Immoral in itself that it mus
be altered, either by amendment or judicial de.
cision.
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TIE MORALITY OFDANiEL WEB
SriGR, AND GOy.pAINE.

.r-@Thc Vermont Telegraph copies heinous
charge, made On report, against the Secretary Of
State, Daniel Websler-the charge of a crime
which would subject him TO punishment in the
state PRISON. adds that it is probably true, and
peradds such an aIlnson will lead lis readers To
infer that the Governor of this State is guilty of
similar infamous offence. We do most fully claim
fpr the press and particularly the religious, press
The right of rebuklng iniqui'y in high places-but
when charges of this sort are made wiihOut a bi-
erdJie degree Of proof, the press is degraded from
the position of Il conservation Of morality and good
order 10 that Of the common delanIer and assass.
nalOr of private character. " here the Telegraph
does stand, or ought 10 be ranked, it is moi, for US
to say, until we know how much Of its assertions
can be prorei. This we can say: the charge
against ilr Webster has been directly denied, un-
der oath, by Mr. W. himself, and eyeiv clerk in
his department.; thus entirely rebutiing the charge
against him as the originator OF ii pretended that
half dozen of the clerks were witnesses to the
alleged offence. And as to the Governor: it il in
connection with an accusation made by some Of
his political enemies-which has been repeatedly
denied by his friends, and 10 sustain which, after
reiterated demands for proof, not one iota of evil
dence has yet been Produced Wdiehman.
The late accusation against Mr. Webster we
have merely alluded 10. |, seems 10 be sustain
ed from all we can see. As to Gov. Paine, more
has been said in relation to his morality. by his
political friends than his enemies. During the late
election, we received several communications from
individuals in every way responsible, charging hard
things upon his Excellency. We did not publish
them, however. All we wish 10 sly sbou, tho
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P0pu'af.-WOs hnston Irving's appointment, to
be Minister TO Spain, Remembering who have Of
late years been sent 10 that court for instance C.
=. Van Ness and VIM H. Bary-We rejoice that
this appointment is such an one rs will give back 10
the country and the office the honor which should
belong to thenL liQichman.
This, coming from the organ Of the weakest and
most imbcce,n relation to the strongest aud most
popular Governor the State has ever had cAcl,cs no
surprise. It's iileness is in perfect keeping with the
liltcness of tho little organ Of tho little Au;ocrat
What chief Magistrate ever discharged the duties of
his station with more honor to the State than c. p
VAN Ness ; When he sat in the Executive chair
there was man there, n man who gave some dig
~ to the stalion,a man who commanded for the first
office in the gt Of the people of the State some re-
spect, andwe may the organ of the greatDancer en-
dcavor to build up his reputation by dragging down
that of his predecessors, for an attempt to raise
him to their standard were HOPELESS task. In the
days of Van Ness it was not sneeringly said, "any
body can be Governor of Vermont" In his day
the office was not sent out begging among wool
spectators and champaign guzzcrs. In his day
a "Jlm Crow" could not have been Governor
Blu, in the days of Charles Paine, the poor Office,
turned out like miserable beggar, stands by the
door-posls Of factories, in the sheds oflaverns, by
fsh-ponds, despised and worthless, not even
ig-ea( of dignity left to cover her nakedness; her
head bent down with shame before the contenptu-
Gus looks of the people, and imploring TO be taken
care If by ANYBODY or anyhtHg
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Scs0iuttoNs.

Resolution Relative to the re-eligbiIny of III,
President oflhe United States.
Resolved, by the Senate and House or Rcprcs
tatives. That the constitution Of the United States
should be so amended, rs to restrict the eligibility
of the President Of the United States to single
term.
Resolved, That our senators in congress be in.
sruced, and oar representatives requested, to use
their best endcavor- 10 procure an amendment, oi
the constitution Of the United States in conformity
with the principle contained in tho foregoing reso-
luiion.
Resolved, Tha, his Eycc,lcncv the governor be
requested to transmit copy Of the foregoing rcso
lutions to each of the executives Of the states o
Massachusetts. Maine, Connecticut, Delaware,
Indiana, and Kentucky, and to each of the srna-
tors and representatives, in congress from this state
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foreign corn she needs, it would in ordinary years
be very little; New England alone consumes more
of the production ofthe West in one year, than is
exported to all parts of the world in several years;
and this market, based on the rapid pogress of
manufacturing industry, under the healthy Protec-
ton which is given by the provision of the COM
promise law, will be found continually increasing,
even in times like the present, when general
BANKRUPTCY threatens the more agricultural portions
oil the country. IfIhe agricultural States had not
involved themselves in debt, our manufacturing
this time.
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OutrOg eous,-The JIoichmaa proposes TO
publish SHADES speech on the Tariff, and says
sour iorclathers speak through him." The idea of
Ethan Allen making a moqlhpeice of such mis-
cradle paItroon, or rather spiHooa, as William
Sladc, is absolutely outrageous! Think, toe, of
Washington, "spcaking through" II man who voted
for the reception Of a'pcilIcn 10 dissolve the I'm
ION The editor of the Vaichman mus, be in
his dotagc, if he immagines the people oryermont
will submit to such an insult 10 their loreahers.