Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-02
THE JOURNAL.
AFFAIRS AT HOME.

AFFAIRS AT HOME
AGRIcULTUFE.-On the 4th page we publish
aportion of an address delivered by Hon. J.
T. Hoyt, of this county, before the Centre
County Agricultural Society; we will in our
next publish the remainder. The subject of
Agricultural Improvement is one upon which
too much attention cannot be bestowed This
remark is particularly applicable when refer
ence is had to this section of country. The
business of numbering so absorbs the atten-
ton of large proportion of our people that
it withholds them from engaging in that pur-
suit in which alone is centred the permanent
prosperity of any community. After while
1t may be within, comparatively speaking, a
few years, the valuable timber susceptible of
easy transit to market, with which this region
now abounds, will become scarce, and the
lumber business much contracted. This is Il
natural and inevitable result. and when it does
como many persons who are now actively en-
gagged in it will have to seek some other voca-
ton. And where is there one which is more
honorable and respectable, more promotive of
happiness and contentment, or better calcula-
ted to bring an Individual into afffucnt circum-
it is true, may be raised to mountainous sec
ton of country as having many disadvanta-
ges; but all these obstacles can be overcome,
if properly managed. Massachusetts, was at
one time barren, sterile, rocky region, void
of cultivation and not producing enough to
supply her inhabitants. Now, however, under
system OF scientific farming, she has become
rich and productive, and her agriculturists are
ranked among the best IN the country. And
why should not similar results be arrived at
here where we have the advantage of naturally
productive valleys, and adjacent uplands that
are susceptible of easy improvement? We
know reason, and if, as we see stated, there
are deposits of good lime in the county, the
making of rich, productive farms will be rem
dered the more easy. We trust that those
who are more Immediately interested in agri-
culture will exert themselves in arousing the
citizens OF our county to proper appreciation
of the Importance Of this subject.
APPROACHING AMERUASs.-Or last Sabbath,
we listened to sermon delivered by Bishop
IoUSG, of Erie, in the Catholic church in
this place. In the course of his remarks he
referred to the Known othing movement, and
with all the gravity and solennity Imaginable
made the startling announcement that "sJeSuS
Christ was not American-that he was a
foreigner and a Jew by birth,'' and that .sthe
only exclusively American religion was wit
messed in the horrid orgies and nasty practi-
ccs of sect who had perched themselves on
the peaks Of the Rocky mountains, and in the
valley of the Salt Lake. Are American cit
izens to be thus reproachcd for the lewd, sin
ful and outrageous practices of the Mormons
Are they to be charged with being the cause
OF these 3? And who, after all, constitute the
mass of this deluded class Every Intelligent
reader knows that since their settlement in
the Salt Lake valley, their greatest accessions
have been from abroad, and it is but recently
that we saw mention made of 1000 Europeans
being their way to join this sect in their
present home. And yet Americans are to be
blamed for ssthe horrid orgies and nasty prac-
tees of these foreign followers of the Mol
mon prophet! We think, if His Holiness, the
Bishop, would confine himself to his appro-
pirate mission Of ''Chrst and Him crucifed,"
instead Of indulging in slang phrases and abu-
sve epithets of the American pcoplc-such as
fsmidnight cabal,'' s.bands of traitors" etc,
etc.-it might give less cause for the fault find
ings and .spersecutions'' to which he alluded.
We hare seldom listened to more JesuiticaI
sermon, or enc more calculated to stir up the
bigotry and passions of his audience. While
pretending to counsel them to bear, silently,
persecution and reproach for Christ's sake, he
did not fail to remind them of all that could
appeal to their prejudice and arouse their hos
iility to Americans and ProtestantS-refer-
ring, among other things, to the Louisville
lection riots, and representing that numbers
of faithful catholics we're there shot down in
the streets, because they adhered to the relf-
.,ioh of Jesus The BiShep is good at telling
ais side of the story, and this is a fair speci-
men of his pacific and charitable admonitions
to his flock
NEW AD-ERTIsEMESTs.-Sp attention is
directed to the new advertisements in to-day's
Journal. The administrators Of J. Pearce.
decd, offer for sale piece OF land in Chest
township. A blacksmith is wanted at Gra-
hamton. Jas. N. Kelly cautions the public
against purchasing or meddlirg with certain
span of horses. E. S. Bundy, Esq, publishes
an auditors notice. Jno. Russell, trustee, Of
TCTs for sale several tracts of land late tho eS-