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

NOOh OOOIN L a., lii OIC0Df
well known in this city. and never denied here,
either by Mr.. Skunk himself or his friends in
regard TO his tampering with the Dutch and
Irish Catholics with no other ostensble view
than that of obtaining their good Offices at the
coming election. So long as it remained un-
denied we rested upon our simple charge of the
fact, so well known in this city bu, seeing that
it has been openly and publicly denied in some
of the Philadelphia papers, we now proceed 10
| the formal subslanation Of the charge The
Pennsylvanian,' published al Philadelphia, un-
der date of 7,h September, after copying our
article or par, OF IL, goes into denial of his
| Mr. Skunk 's) having walked in procession with
the Catholics, or in any way participating with
them in any OF their Church ceremonies, and
says:
Nor did MIR. Skunk ever take part in any
| Catholic ceremonies, as the writer above quoted
asserts. He has never, indeed, witnessed any
of The observances OF that persuasion but once,
and that was when he was present. al The lay
ing of The corner stone of Catholic Church, in
company with many other citizens OF Pusburg,
of every variety Of sect. He was merely as a
spectator, taking no part whatever IN what was
going on Il will therefore be seen that a
greater number of Aagrant falsehoods could moi
! easily be paok ked together than are TO be found
in this contemplate effort to excite prejudice
| asans, Mr. Skunk and TO make political capi-
tai from unhappy sec,arlan excitement"
And now for the proof "a
Certificate.
:, -, all tbo
Pennsylvania" published at Philadelphia, un-
der date of 7,h of September last, that Francis
r. Skunk, at present candidate for the office
of Governor of this Commonwealth, did not par
ticipa,e in the ceremonies of laying the corner
stone of the Catholic Church, in the city of
Ptsburg, and iha, he was only there, like other
citizens, and merely spectator, taking no
part WI ,iever in what was going on, we make
The following saiemen, of what we Witnessed
on The occasion of that Catholic procession, al
the laying of the corner stone of The German
Catholic church In the 5lh ward of said city.
That we, the subscribers TO this instrument,
saw the said procession passing through the
streets of Pii,sburs. Several priests, or per-
sons dressed and appearing as such, headed
the procession, having cross carried with
them; that Immediately behind the priests, or in
the forward part of the procession, WE DIS
TINCTLY OBSERVED FRANCIS E.
SKUNK, ESQ. WALKING BARE HEAD
ED, AND IN THE PROCESSION, as one
participating IN The ceremonies Hereot. That at
the time we saw him, as aforesaid, he was
walking linked arm in arm with Mr. Anthony
Beelen, a respectable merchant of this city. be.
longing 10 ,he Catholic church; and further
state, that Of all those we saw in said process
sion, Mr.. SKUNK WAS THE ONLY ONE
known 10 us not belonging to the Catholic
church. That many citizens, with ourselves,
were looking on said procession as spectators,
but that Ihe procession was a distinct thing from
such crowd.
j. w. LighIner, Jas. Mon;ooih,
John II. Cassel, Matthew Sloan,
John Wilkinson, Robi Walsey
Fl Mitchell, Jno w. Harbach,
Abjah Ferguson, John Taylor,
James Getty.
To this list we could add names Of other well
known cilzens sufficient 10 fill out a page of
our paper For further testimony on the sub
iect, should such he required we refer To-
Mr.. George Miheaberger, one OF the oldest
citizens of Pit,sburg.
Mr. Jacob Painter, merchant, Liberty st.
q Tobias Myers, merchant, Liberty st.
e Benjamin Weaver, merchant, Liberty ST..
and late Sheriff, OF Allegheny County.
Mr.. Anthony BeeIen.
Cap. Ashbrldge, one Of the present Over
seer. Of the Poor and many other citizens.
To this we append The siaiemen. Of Mr.. Cas-
key, an old and highly respectable citizen Of
Pitisburg, giving more detailed account of the
order Of The procession. Attempts are made,
as well by the Pennsylvanian. as by Mr.. Skunk
himself. 10 presen, hin merely as a spectator
locker on like other Protestant ci,izens at the
ceremonies. How completely The reverse Of
lhis is the lacf, will DO found by the whole tes-
iimony.
In this il viii be seen that Mr.. Caskey has
given graphic accouni.of The procession, with
dlapram of the order Of march by which the