Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-04-11

hy two OF the most fertile and lovely Town
ships on the west bank of the Otzlnachson.
Doubtless other memcntoes, in the
same yard were placed above the lifeless forms
of as noble men and worthy women as these
| but we have not the acquaintance with facts
! the time, nor the room, to enlarge the list.
An Example from old Times.
There are those who have no particular
horror against the Missouri border ruffians,
against the murderers of Coleman, Brow n
and Barber, against the Shareholders who
90 to Kansas armed to the teeth, nor yet
against the Executive who denOunces as
traitors and rebels and threatens the U. s.
ry,y.s against the honest settlers OF Aausas
who desire TO guard that fair land against
the curse of Slavery. But they do speak
and write against all who 60 there armed
to defend themselves against dangers of
every kind-against bears, Indians, and
more savage men-and are particularly
Mortified that Bibles and Sharp's Rifles
should be given to emigrants, in public
meetings, and encouraged by ministers Of
the Gospel of peace. But e!fpreserrotion
IS The first idp Of nature. They have no
right to expose themselves and families to
outrage and oppression and suffering.
Our Revolutionary Fathers tho't they
had right to defend themselves against
violence, and to resist Tyranny. Many
instances of :his kind are familiar to our
history. A work is just passing through
the press, which tells the following incident
in the life of Col. HoUGHrON, grandfa-
ther of the late eminent Baptist minister,
Rev. Spencer H. Cone, d. D. 1t shows
what our fathers thought of the relation
between Bibles and rifles, and the bearing
of Christian duty upon great public exi-
geucy, when gigantic wrong threatens our
fellow citizens in ever SO distant part of
our common country:
alt was in Hopewell Baptist meeting
house, Hunterdon county, New jersey,
where Conant Cone and Alice Houghton
alike worshped, that Joab Houghton first
received the news of the battle of Lexing-
ton aud the defeat of the Earl of Northum-
berland, the naughty descendant Of the
hero of Chevy Chase, by the half armed
yeomanry of New England. Shilling the
breathless messenger, Col. Houghton sat
quietly through the services, and when they
were ended passed out, aud, mounting the
great stone block in front Of the meeting
house, beckoued to the people to stop.
Men and women paused to hear, curious
to know what so unusual sequel to the
service of the day could mean. At the
first words silence stern as death fell over
all The Sabbath quiet of the hour and
the place was deepened into terrible SOL
emnity. He told them all the story of the
cowardly murder at Lexington by the roy
al troops; the heroic vengeance following
hard upon it; the retreat Of Percy the
gathering of the children of the Pilgrims
around the beleaguered hills of Boston.
Then pausing, and looking over the silent
crowd, he said slowly: Men Of New Jer-
sey, the red coats are numbering our breth-
ren of New England! Who follows me to
Boston?' And every man of that audi
ence stepped out into line and answered
Hp There was not coward nor traitor
in old Hopewell Westinghouse that day"
Such we're our fathers-and if in our
veins their blood flows pure We should see
in Kansas, to-day, true men-with Bibles
in knspsack and arms in hand-before
whom the agents and minions of Oppres-
sion would fee as chaff before the driving
wind