Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-11
An Irishman's Mistake,

! n lew mOntDS ago, as DIOtner IngdllS, Of
Swampscott, was travelling through the western
part OF the State of New York, he fell in with q
! lriShman who had lately arrived in this country
and who was in, quest of a brother that had come
on before him and settled in some Of the diggings
in that vicinity.
Pat was strong athletic man; a true Catho-
lie, and had never seen the interior of Protest
ant church. 1t was pleasant Sabbath morning
that brother Ingalls, met Pat, who inquired the
| road 10 the nearest church.
| Ingalls, is good and pious man. He told Pat
he was going TO church himself and invited his
new made acquaintance TO keep him company
thther, his place OF destination being small
Methodist meeting house near by. There was
great revival there at the time, and one Of the
deacons, (who by the way, was very small in
stature) invited brother l. to take seat in his
pew. He accepted the invitation, and walked
in, followed by Pat, who looked in vain to find the
altar, &c. After he was seated, he turned to
brother |, and in whisper which could be heard
all round, inquired
Sure, and isn't this heritic church ?"
"Hush !" said Ingalls,. IF you speak loud
word, they will put you out"
"DlVll a word will | speak at all at all, replied
Pat.
The meeting was opened by prayer of the pas
WI az WAS eyelilS MN very CLOSELY, WHen
suddenly an old gentleman, who was standing in
the pew directly in front of Pat shouted "a
men" "Es-s-t we clear divil," rejoined Pat
with his loud whisper, which was heard by the
minister, "be dacent, and don't make black
guard OF yourself.
The parson grew more and more tervent in
his devoions. Presently the deacon uttered an
inaudiole groan. "His-s-t,'ye BLACKBOARD, have
we no dacency al all at all ?" said Pat at the same
moment giving the deacon punch in the ribs
which caused him TO nearly lose his equilibrium.
The minister stopped, and extending his hand in
asupplicating manner said, "brethren, we cam
not be disturbed in this way, will some one put
that man out ?"
Yis your ririrince," shouted Pat. 81 1iH,"
and suiting the action 10 the word, he colIared
the deacon, and to the utter horror and astonish-
ment of the pastor, brother Ingalls,, and the whole
congregation, he dragged him through the aisle,
and with tremendous kick, a poSterio, as the To-
gicians say he landed him in the vestibule of the
church
Brother Ingalls, mizzed. do not believe that
he has seen the interior of country chnrch
since.
A GOVERNOR MoBBED FOR A RIGHTEoUs ACT.
The spirit Of Slarery.-A slave named Jor-
dan Hather killed his overseer near Richmond,
Virginia, was tried, found guilty, and "ordered"
to be hung, on the 23d of April. The killing
occurred this wise The overseer, Jackson,
found some dirty tobacco stems on the "boys"
bench. The slave begged his forgiveness, and
promised not SO to offend again. Jackson re-
piled to him, may be so but you shall be whipt,"
and commenced chastisng him with cow hide
The slave seized the "cow hide after receiving
several severe blows. Jackson ordered him 10
LOT ar,1 tba bc
The overseer then piled the "cow hide" with
greater severity. The slave again seized it, and
refused to let it 90, when ordered whereupon,
jackson kicked him BADLY" The boy then
seized an iron poker lying at his feet and felled
the overseer to the floor. Jackson died the next
day from the effect of the blow.
These are the facts of the case. Accompan-
ying them, Gov. Johnson received petition, nu-
merously signed by the citizens of Richmond,
praying him TO commute the sentence, and de-
clarng that the testimony did not warrant the
conviction of murder. Indeed the most innuen-
tal citizens considered the conduct of the over
seer "bruta," and the conduct of the "slave" as
the result "of sudden passion" and not of ma
Lightly and, so said. Thereupon Gov Johnson
complied with the prayer OF the petitioners, and
commuted the sentence.
The "outsiders" as soon as the decision was
llaue puo4lc, Calleu puOlc meeting, which was
characterized by real mob spirit. The leaders |
invaded the public grounds, and the executive |
mansion. and lnSulted the G0rern0r, &c. There |
upon the House of Delegates passed pream-
bic and resolutions, setting forth what the mob
had done, and appointed committee of three to
inquire into the expediency ofremoving the seat
of government from Richmond, aud 10 report
location where the Executive can discharge his
duties without beng mobbed.
The citizens ofRichmond alarmed at this leg
isla;ive action, have called another meeting to
vindicate the Governor and the city, affirming
that the Executive acted in the case of the slave,
'in accordance with justice, law, and the dictates
of humanity" and sin obedience to the will of
the citizens of Richmond. - Clereland True
Democrat.