Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-04-09

WltuuraWal from the editorial chair OF the
Washington Union. He has been appoint
ed Assistant Secretary Of State, vice Gene
raj Thomas, resigned.
The Planters Advocate states that the
first 'cloth" was manufactured in the new
factory at Laurel, Maryland, last week, and
in less than fortnight it is anticipated the
half compliment CT machinery will be in
full operation.
The KALLocH CAsE.-Boston, and, in
deed, all New England, is immersed in the
trial of the Rev. Kalloch, trial which
deeply affects the Yankee mind on three of
its most salient and sensitive points-the
Church, Temperance and Anti-Slavery.-
Least on the last, however, because as an
Anti-Slavery man Mr. Kalloch has not been
particularly noted, though, like nine-tenths
of the clergymen, he voted for Fremont. -
His particularly in this respect consists in
his having taken the stump during the cam
paign and made some pretty violent speech
es. His political oratory, I believe, was
confined to Maine, of which State he is a
native. have not heard of any speeches
from him in this region and, in fact,
must confess that, though tolerably we'll
posted about the public men of Massachu-
sets, | do not remember ever to'have heard
of MIR. Kalloch until the charge for which
he is now on trial, was brought against him
His reputation previous to that had not ex-
tended much beyond his own denomination,
the Baptist, and the small circle Of the Or
ganized Temperance party
The issue of the trial no man could pre-
dict, for it is scarcely possible to foretell the
verdict of jury in any case. So far as it
has advanced the testimony is overwhelm-
ing against Mr.. Kalloch. If the character
of the witnesses sustain investigation, do
not see how he can escape conviction. His
counsel, Richard H. Dana, jr., and Charles
R. Train, are among our ablest criminal
lawyers, and carry altogether too many
guns for the District Attorney, lawyer of
no special note, who manages the case for
the government, and relies, I suppose, on
the strength of his evidence to counterbal-
ance the legal and oratoP1caI force of his Oh
ponents. The line of defence seems likely
to be an attempt to impeach the character
of the witnesses for the prosecution.
A singular feature of the trial is the ap-
|pearance in court of Mr.. Stein, of Brattle-
boro, the husband of the lady who is impli-
Gated in the charge against Mr.. Kalbch.-
His confidence in his wife's innocence is en-
tire, and he lends the countenance of his
presence and his sympathy to Mr.. Kalloch
in the most impressively friendly manner
He has, by this time, [ should think, heard
enough to put his faith in his friend and
spouse to pretty severe test.
Apart from the direct testimony to the
adultercus intercourse, the strongest point
against Mr.. ,Kanoch is that after his lecture
was over he went back to the hotel in East
Cambridge and spent an ho2r in the bed
room with Mr.. STEMS wife. He asserts
that he did so because he was exhausted by
the fatigue of lecturing and needed rest
But the Rev. Mr.. Holland of East Cam
bridge testifes that Mr. Kalloch did not ap-
pear at all fatigued after the lecture, and
that he excused himself from going to Mr.
Hollands house on the plea that he was
anxious to get home as soon as possible. -
After that, to get into his carriage and ride
to hotel and stay there an hour with an
other mans wife, when he was but twenty
minutes ride from his own house in Boston,
is certainly very suspicious circumstance.
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