Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-09-16
From the Milwaukee Courier.

"Col. Collins closed by alluiing, in a
very cane id and touching manner, to the
attacks made upon his moral character BY
the presses Of his opponents, and most
clearly and satisfactory excuIp ted himself
from all blame. ''-JancsriAe Gazette.
We would be glad TO learn in what man
ner Col Collins "excu!pated himself from
all blame in relation TO the charges made
against his moral character. Did he pre-
tend tha! ''any thing false. or ever any
thing aggravated was alleged againsl hing
They speak Of ..atlacks made upoo his
moral cha racte!." Do they call tan attack.
to publ III ;he fact that Col. Collins has
been, and still Is gambler tina, he has
travelled the country wi Faro bank to
fleece tie nnsuspecilDg and indscrect o.
their money? These are tdcfs that the re
cords OF justice OF iowa county attest Blu,
some OF the whig papers say he has rcfor.
med. In relation 10 that matter, we can
say that during the last session Of our Leg
lslaiure t Is notorious that Col. Collins was
one of the most constant ate ndants uron
the ''Tlger' at Madison. We had the Gu
riostty TO gisjt that famed - help at our
seat o; Government and as ii may he nler-
esling to some OF our readers to know in
what manner this aspfant to COMPRESSION.
al honors spends his leisure hours, and how
religious he is, we will give an account OF
what We saw there
We found the wing nominee for delegate
10 Congress, with some dozen or fifteen
individuals Of various hues and character.
assembled in the corner Of the cellar Of an
occupied house, around a table covered
with mysterious characters, engaged in
profound worship. small volume of
leaves, stamped on one side with hierogv-
phica spots Of black and red enclosed In a
neat case OF ivory ana silver, attracted the
most devout attention. This we readily
concluded 10 be the bible or koran Of these
peculiar worshipers. The method Of read
ing THIS book was entirely novel. aud the
language, 10 US at least perfectly uninel-
llglble. Moth ng, we are persuaded, can
be in any degree ike it, except the man
ner Of the bartarous Peruvians, who are
SAID 10 communicate their ideas by knottei
cords OF various colors. Each in iuin threw
down leaf Of the volume upon the table,
and the last gathering all into the pack ex-
claimed neutrality-suspicious. the game
10 some these appeared to be the words of
consolation. but TO others, the sentence Of
misery. The countenance OF part were
suddenly enlivened; while those of The rest
were propor;onably de elected
TIE worsbippers were not confined 10
any particular class; but consisted of The
young. The middle aged and the old. The
first otthcse catered upon the duties with
ef object appeared 10 possess. charms, or to
have any effect in dividing The el,en,ion.-
Night after night was consumed in the pc
rusal of their koran. The middle aged, a
mong whom were Col. Collins, were more
Indifferent, performing their rites not for
the pleasure derived from them, but because
they had become habituated to the worship
and were rendered unfit for any other kind
of business. The old, Of whom there were
but one or two present, spent their time in
petulent examinations and oscitancy. They
appeared destitute of all comfort i'm life. or
hopes of a change for the better in DEATH
they had become the victims Of misery,
and the votaries Of despair.
twas not long before we found that
this temple of vice vas not devoted exclu-
sively 10 the worship of one Genius. Dr.
reciiy we saw the crowd move to a corner
of the m SCRABBLE apartment, where within
a mitch in the wall stood bottle; and with
a hoarse laugh one of the attendants ex-
claimed. "Here, unlucky devils, drown
your sorrows; here quench The fame OF
despair, VIII oh disappointment has kindled
IN your breasts; here wash out the spots OF
a stained reputation, here cure the.bruises
which merciless Fortune may have affi'c-
ted upon you"
So CHASTITY and distorted appeared the
coun.enances of some of the ministers in
these nocturnal rites, as they were seen
through the mephi,ic atmosphere Of the