Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-10-03

priests, all ualking bare headed as did DIR. Shunh,
also, these were followed by the laliy walking
two and two. The following describes the or
der aud head of the procession:
Catholic Bishop.
Three Catholic Priests.
CRUcIFIx.
Three Catholic Priests.
Priest II. Es. Skunk. A. Beelen.
Two Catholic Priests.
German Catholics in Procession.
That saw the said procession On its march
TO ST. PauPs Church near the entrance to said
Church. That | do not remember seeing any
other person than Mr.. SKUNK, except Catholics,
IN said pr0cessica That Mr.. Skunk, 10 all ap-
pearance, was participating in the ceremonies
of the day as much as any member of the Cah-
olic Church, and associated with the priests
thereof That he was in The procession, not
in the crowd of spectators That was stand
ing al the time on Grants Hill, and alter The
procession entered ST. PauTs. saw no more
of it. That the said procession was preceded
al some distance by the military carrying ihe
Uni,ed States flag
Certified to and signed this l4h day of Sep
tember, 1874.
JOSEPH CASKEY.
Mr. Caskey is gentleman of wealth aud re-
specrability, well known throughout this city as
a member and communicate in the Rev. MIR.
Blacks Church.
A correspondent OF the Piusburg Age, neu-
trail paper after detailing the above facts, states
in conclusion that after the procession, Mr..
Skunk accompanied Mr.. Beelen 10 his house,
where, as some reward for his base bowing TO
foreign influence, he was TOASTED AS HE
NEXT GOVERNOR of PENNSYLVANIA.
Win the voters of Pennsylvania confirm this
contract!
We stated above that we were informed thro'
a letter from gentleman in Plttsburg, that Mr.
SKUNK had been heard to declare 1t as his
opinion tha, the BIBLE SHOULD BE EX-
CLUDED FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Pi.isburg Gazette contains the following
article in reference to this subJeci:
From the PIttsburg Gazette
Francis r. Skunk opposed to the Bi-
BILE ian Common Schools.
Several days since we charged Francis r.
Skunk with being IN favor of EXCLUDING
THE BIBLE FROM COMMON SCHOOLS.
We have since reiterated this charge, but Mr..
Skunk has not seen proper 10 deny ii by him
self personally, or through the press. We may
therefore infer that the charge Is admitted TO be
true But in order 10 throw additional light on
the subject, and 10 show Mr.. Skunk on what
our authority depends, we further state that MI
Skunk made The declaration referred 10, IN a
conversation with w. B. Mcclure, Esq. high
y respectable gentleman, and member OF The
bar, in this city.
Our first information on this subject was de-
rived from James M. Duncan, Esq, OF this city,
and il was subsequently confirmed by Col VIM
Robinson, of Allegheny city, and Joseph Knox,
ESQ.,, of this city, and We refer the public gen.
orally to these respectable gentlemen Tor The
facis.
The importance of this matter 10 the people
of Pennsylvania can scarcely be estimated. Mr..
Skunk is candidate for Governor, and II Is
generally known that that officer has, through
the Secretary of State, the control OF The Com
mon Schools The people may therefore, just
lv view with alarm the danger OF elevaling 10
the Chief Masislracy man who is OF opinion
,ha, the DEMANDS OF THE CATHOLICS
THATTHE BIBLE SHOULD BE EXCLU-
DED FROM THE COMMON SCHOOLS,
OUGHT TO BE COMPLIED WITH.
The above facts having come TO US subs'an-
ta,ed by The most respectable and undeniable
evidence, we have concluded TO lay them be-
fore The people If demagogue up for office
is so lost to every feeling Of patriotism as to bay
off The foreign vote by acts like these charged
agains. Mr. Skunk. we think the native born
voters ough TO know it in time so that The dam
gers of foreign interference in our election may
be met and couneraced
The New York American Republican. after
noticing the statements with regard 10 Mr.
Skunk and The foreign Catholics. says:-'Ihink
of Frascis r. Skunk walking .hro' the streets
of Pusburg with his hat off. and kneeling with
them a, the raising Of the host! Such dema-
gogical arts are beneath contempt! And then
his attempt 10 catch Catholic votes by such con-
duct aud by abusing Native Americans. DO
these demagogues think that Native Americans
are so destitute of all spirit and so dead TO self
respec, thar they will meeky submit to these
INJURIES and lamely kiss the rod that chastses
them? II he does, and finds himself not wo-i
fully mistaken, we have wofully mistaken the
character of American clllzens,