The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-30
PrErYT AND HoRsE STEALING.

PIETY' AND HORSE STEALING.
! A young preacher short time since was
exhorting the people 10 the lower part Of this
State TO come up to the 'atar," join the church
-Snd be ptayed-to become Christians His
manners were such as would please and win
The affection of those with whom he might be
in frequent company. A very respectable
farmer, prosolyte ofhs, had become greatly
attached to him, and during his slBy in that
neighborhood, he invited him 10 his con inlaws
house. The young man Of the Gospel had
with him two fine horses Shortly after they had
entered the house, the son in-aw took the old
man aside, whispering him his belief ofihe
preachers having stolen the horses then in his
possession, at the same time showing the
,'ad vertisement" in the Journal" Of this city
IN relation to The theft. Not TO be precipitate
IN the matter the old man inquired Of the
preacher whose horses they were: he said that
that "one was wife's The other his own."-
when did you obtain ihem2' "One,' he replied
,'belonged TO his wife, the other he purchased
in Louisville" Thereupon the old man men,
hons that two such hcrses had been ptolen--
he was about TO show The notice in the paper
but The preacher, conscience stricken, fed
and brought 10 justice; and from the recent
decision ofthe Judge Of our court, he will be
a representatives 10 the Frankfort Peniienliary
for four years; with strong chance OF re-
election at The expiration Of that term. il he
does not abandon his evil ways Louisville
(Kentucky) paper.
FOURTH OF JULY.-It is said that the Kings
party in Rhode Island will no, celebrate The
fourth Of July, but have some notion OF subs,i-
tung the eighth, the day on which King
Charles the second set his seal 10 The Royal
Charter, Lest proclamation should be is-
sued for our arrest, for uttering the above' we
will state that we gather our information from
the Boston Post. -Balt. RepL
MORMONS IN THE FIELD 1.-The
Mormons have nominated full ticket for
county officers ofther owu religious denomi-
nation, in the county Of Hancock, Illinois.
They intend eherto rule or ruin.
An old lady who sells eggs in Cincinnati,
has over her door-'New laid eggs every NOR
ming, by Betty s.'-Hampden Post.
HE WILL NOT TAKE THE BAIT.
The opponents ofindividual liability AROUND
the Bank Of oftiteubenville, seem to meet with
poor success in leading democratic into their
meshes. Hear Mr.. Chambers. Statesman.
From The SteubsnviIle Gazette, (whig paper,
Messrs. Editors! see by your paper Of
the--ult. in the published proceedings Of what
is called democratic meeting, held on the
18th ofMay, at the house Of James Dillon, in
The town Of ofSteubenville, my name is placed
as one Of the committee Of correspondence for
Jeffdlson county, deem il due 10 myeef as
we'll as the public who have been notified Of
the appointment, TO say through your paper
that did not attend said meeting, and had
neither part nor lot in IL, and my name was
used without my knowledge or consent.
therefore decline serving ss member Of said
committee Tor various reasons. among which
are The following: Because said meeting char
ges The democratic members fthe last legiS.
laiure with being bank destructiorists, il s;so
charges portion Of the democratic party with
attempting to derive their fellow men Of free
agency in their political conduct. And the 4lh
resolution passed at said meeting strongly in
sinuales that The democracy have in many in
stances, elevated 10 high official stations men
destitute Of virtue or merit and that The peo
pie have not had the management, Of their own
affairs in their own hands, and also that they
have not known the political principles ofthe
men for whom they have cast their outrage.
And The 5thr adopted and re- sfii'med
the principles containing in all the resolutions.
offered by Thos. L. Hamer,o and passed at
the West Union meeting on the 26sh ofMaTcb
last And finally, lam not . democrat Of the
same stripe ofthose composing said meeting
Please 70 give ihesabOYe anineeItlon and o.
bbge, sc. WNs CHAMBERS