Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-15

CHAPLAIHs OF CONGRRss. ss.-"Richard Et-
erctt." the Washington correspondent Of
tic Cincinnati Times, writes thus:
"The mos! disgusting sight OF all, even
to worldly men and hardened sinners, is the
struggles Of a lot of preachers for the Chap
lainshp. No less than ten ministers Of dif.
ferent denominations, are here. intriguing.
electioneering and laboring for the post Of
Chaplain to the Senate or House. This
scramble after filthy lucre," by these god.
" men, is a horrid parody on their meek.
ness, truth and religious prctences. 1t lie
time that this system Of Chaplaincy at %
per day was abolished. The whole thing
Is mockery Of solemn subjects, as It Is
now carried on. Let the ministers Of Wash
ngton and vicinity be invited 10 officiate IN
turn. have no doubt they would do Il
cheer:ully, fe,yently. ~. y t@5
Applicants for the chaplaincy even SO so
far as to recount the services they have ren.
dered the .'party," and promise futurela
bors. They also 60 into bar rooms, sa.
looms, boarding houses, or wherever mem
ber is to be eornered, and there bone him
for his vote and influence This is shame
full. degrading, basely hypocritical, yet per-
fectly true. With such pious examples, no
wonder that Congress is corrupt"
A telegraph from Washington states that
Hon. John NJ. Clayton declines being the
candidate Of the American party for Presi-
dent. He is now in the Senate, where he
has four years yet to serve. sHeF 9fl
1t is said that the New York Central
Railroad has purchased one Of the wires Of
the Morse line, upon The tracks of the road
from Albany to Buffalo and the Suspension
Bridge. Il will enable the Superintendent
to perfect the system Of the road--will d.
minish accidents ~ insure regularity and
avoid delays. The wire has been put in
perfect order, and machines set up atlcyeFy
ticket station on the road. ,aig14 .lsss NR
IxaunAS TaEArAEsr OF 4 CntLD.--A
little boy Of four or FIVE years oflage, came
to his death, in New York, in consequence
Of i'll treatment az the hands Of Miss
Parkhurst. The boys mother had died.
and his father placed him in the care Of
Miss P. THE evidence given at the inquest
upon the body, showed that the boy had
been most cruelty beaten with q strap and
with whalebone, for hours together. There
was a strip Of skin ten inches in length and
two in breadth, torn from his back, and ey-
cry part Of his body and legs were cut and
bruised by the blows received. Miss Park
hurst was committed to prison to await sx-
animation. t
No SUcn W0Rp As FAIt---One OF tlIp
finest passages ia Rlchelieu isths following:
RlcHRLIEU-Y Youtg man, be biiihei Tor
note me, from the hour grasp that packet.
think thai your guardian altar rains down
fortune on ycu, -tm
FRANcIsco---Ii faili ss s ,ca
RicHRLlEu--Faill faill In the hvigh, lexl.
icon Of youth, which faie reserves for q
mos. glorious manhood, there is no such
word a. fall
Why should young man fall II Tho DO
honest. if he be honorable. II he be ardent
u he be energetic, if be be gifei with mental
power, if he be right In soul and strength,
he should never fail; and II any all1fing
temptation whisper In his ear Wofds the,
mske him turn aside, Ie, him veyeu 10 ihs,
bright lexicon and never faii. sst