Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-23

Our city readers are doubtless swsrc of she fact
that protl acted meetings have been In progress at
two Of ne Baptist churches In Richmond Or seve-
raj weeks, and that a large number Of persons Of
both sexes have been induced 70 become pro
fessors OF religion" Among the converts. are
three young ladies', who have been reared In the
Roman Catholic faith. Two Of them we're immersed
some days ago, and the third, who IL an orphan
was immersed on Sunday night The Irish friends
of the latter, on learning Of her intention 20 be
come Protestant, resorted 70 the most scandalous
measures TO prevent the contamination OF her re-
solve. They first sent for her TO attend meeting
of her Catholic friends and In their presence make
recantation OF her profession of Professionalism !;
but being fully determined upon the course she
had marked out for herself the summons was Of
course disregarded.
On Sunday night, she proceeded 70 the Second
Baptist church, to prepare for the rite Of baptism,
and while thus engaged q party of Irish--men
and women-made their appearance In front OF
the church. A small number Of them entered the
doors, and seated themselves on the front pews
utterng the most violent threats against the young
lady. The attention Of the pastor, DR.. Howell,
having been called to these intruders he sum-
moned several of the male members of the con-
gregation to the vicinity Of the pulpit, and il was
determined, on consultation, to have them elected
from the church unless they would consent to de-
part quietly.
The efforts to induce them to withdraw met with
clustering opposition, but finally prevailed, and
the champions of Papacy retired, still avowing
their determination to be revenged on the young
lady for abjuring the religion of her deceased par
eDts. Quiet being restored, the services we're pro-
ceeded with, and the ordinance of baptism admin
istered to the young lady who had been the object
Of such INSCRIPTIONS annoyance.
We learn that two of the Irish women connect
ed with the above outrage called at the residence
of the family with whom the object of their per.
secution resides, and demanded an interview, no
doubt designing to remove her by main force, but
we are glad to have it in our power to state that
they were rcpulsed and warned to keep away from
the premises.
ISDIASA.-The anti-Buchanan papers of Indiana
assert quite as confidently as ever that the State
will 60 against Buchanan on tho 4th of November.
The indianapolis Journal, after speaking at con-
siderable length of the causes Of WIZARD election,
says:
We know our strength. We know where we
have to fight hardest, and against whom. The
majority against us will be far less than our ioppo-
nents anticipated. They, though successful, are
disappointed, and they viii be more disappointed.
in November. They now claim the State as safe
for Buchanan, but we know what we say, when we
declare that buchanan cannot get Wizards vote BY
seyen thousand. They themselves know this, or
have good reason to know 1t, and with all their
State victory, they not confident of the Presi-
dental result. We can succeed; and work, such
we have performed for six weeks past will do it.