The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-04-03
IFrOm the Phllidn. Daily nms..l
CaFnaI VS.. Spiritual WeaDons.

In the New York Times Of Saturday an.
pears full report OF The proceedings of 1
meeting called in behalf of Kansas and held
in the North Church at New Haven. The
chief object Of the meeting appears to have
been to furnish company Of emigrants with
a certain number Of Sharpe's rifles ostensi.
bly, for self-defence against the attacks OF
the "Border.ruffians, and the wolves Of
the prairie. II such was really the jnteu.
ton, we think the object might have been
attained with less warlike insinuation, and
a fewer appeals to sectional feeling. The
statement Of Mr.. Lines president of the or.
gunization, was moderate and to the point.
but the speech OF Henry Ward Beecher
who appears to have been the chief spokes.
man Of the occasion, cannot but meet the
dissapproval Of every Union. loving, conser.
Vative man. As usual, Mr.. Beecher assail-
ed the Constitution. and asserted that "God
ordained that it should be an instrcment OF
division, that il should explode in the midst
OF the community, throwing out bombs and
rocks like the fortresses of Sebastopol. -
After speaking at some length in his usual
style, NJ. Beecher was followed BY Prof
Stiliman, who headed the subscription list
with the pledge of zone Sharpe's rife. -
The scene that followed is reported thus
Mr.. Russell and Rev. Mr. Dutton rose
both at once. Mr.. Russell speaks first: Put
me down ones ~
Rev. Mr. Dutton (Pastor of the Church,
-one the deacons OF this Church, Mr.. |
Harvey Hall, is going out wilh''the company, |
and ], as his pastor, desire to present to him |
Bible and a Sharpe's rifle. (Great ap.
plause.)
q. p. Pie-fwill give one.
Stephen d. Parde-I will give one for
myself and also one for my wife
Mr. Beecher-I like to see that; it Is
stroke right and left. (Great ladghter.)
Charles Ives-Put me down three.
Thos. r. Towbridge-Put me down for
our. Continued laughtcr.)
DIR. J. r. Howe - | will subscribe for
me.
A gentlemen said that Miss Mary Dutton
WOULD give one.
DR.. Stephen g. Hhbbard-one
MIR. Beecher here stated that if twenty.
I've could be raised on the spot, he would
ledge twenty-five more from Plymouth
;hurch-fifty being sufficient number for
he whole supply, (Clappng of hands all
ver the house)
Prof. Stillman now left Mr.. Beecher TO
peak for the bid and sat down to enioy the
ccasion.
Mr.. Killam-I give ons.
Mr.. Beecher- Killam - That's a signif. {
ant name in connection with Sharpe's RI {
e. Laughter)
Prof. w. A. Norton--One for me.
Mr. Vining--Another for me. I
MIR. Noses Tyler--I will pledge one
harpe's rife from the Junior Glass in !
ale College. (Great appuuse) z
Prof. Stillman (rising in his seat and G
weeping the galleries with his eye)--There 1
e four classcs IN Yale College. 0mmensc
nsation.), V,
Henry Trowbridge--One.
John G. North--One. I
Mr.. Beecher-- | like that Kansas will i
w know that there is North (Great a.
plause.) i'm
VIM. Kingsley--One for me. Sc
Lucius l.. OImsted--Onc. II
Mr. Dunlap--T will pledge one for the sp
'nior Glass in Yale College. nn tnl
1t was now ascertained that Instead of III
enty-tve, twenty:sevch rifles had been all
h1
bscribed, Tie cost of which together with tw 'y
amount received at the door for adnis. fec
m tees, made the collection for Kansas r..
the North Church, $1,000. bu
The meeting then adjourned. What q 7
'he is this to be enacted within the house III
God, and the chief actors in the drama, al,
}, Gods proiessed servants With what try ryy
eeming gusto does Beecher Joke as to the We,
retiveness of Sharpe's rife! How ready 4
ne to appeal to sectional feeling to show N
nsas that there is NORTH" We con. N
lie to MIR. Beecher certain degree of tai. o'e
:, but we have no sympathy with his ul- CH
isms, no admiration for his vulgarity, no up
pect for his religion. Far better would ms rns
e that he preached 'the gospel of peace" the
Ing with st. Paul, also, "Though we tot tot
Tx in the flesh, we do not war otter the Th i'
h. For the weapons of our warfare are tho
carnal, but mighty, through God, to es, ep
pulling down Of strongholds." viz
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