Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-06-05

~There now lies upon Deposit in one
OF the Banks in our city of Worcester. sum
exceeding three thousand dollars, which was
collected for the relief of Kansas. 1t has been
upon deposit for months. There it has lain
untouched through the waters cold, when, if
ever, suffering would seem to demand its en-
penditure. There it still lies-to be expend-
ed probably, when sedition again uprears its
head, or when an election shall require the
application of ready fund of corruption.
And still-athough this large sum is re-
manning unexpcnded, the legislature of Mas
sachu>etts is called upon to appropriate from
q bankrupt treasury one hundred thousand
dollars-fvr the relief of Kansas! Money in
plenty for the purposes of charity is even now
lying idle, for want of objects upon which to
dIsburse it And money by the tens of thou
sands is incessantly called for, to appease the
cravings which have been found not to coexist
with reality.
Now in all sincerity we ask what is the
meaning of all this (! We say nothing of the
unconsttutionaliiy OF the Kansas relief! Act;
although the common thief is gentleman
compared with the men who car thus rob
their fellow citizens against the plainest in
functions of the organic law. But We call
upon those who have a knowledge of the pur-
poses TO which this grant is TO be applied, to
eni'ghten the people uron the subject. There
must be some scheme of such utter and com
piete baseness in contemplation, that the plot
ters are afraid to avow their guilty completely.
Success in these days gds over crime. And
yet We think that even the negro loving
population of Massachusetts, in view of the
fact which We have stated, will demand
moro explicit statement of the purposes of
this appropriation. The three thousand dol
lars Is herein bank;-we can point to it at
once. lt-cannot be expended for charity in
Kansas, for nobc ly wants rel eff, What then
is the object of appropriatny one hundred
thousand dollars y Worcester Bay State.
Buttoned up a Bundle Bee--The Rev.
DIR. S, man of high character, was frequent
ly observed to smile when ascendin. the pull
pit, sometimes almost to litter, as if beset by
uncomfortable desire to laugh. This at
first excited remark, then seorn, till at last
.ome of his clerical friends thought it neces-
sary to bring the matter up for consideration.
. The case stated, when the Rev. DIR.
said:
Well, gentlemen, the fact charged against
me is true. and | beg You to permit me to
offer an explanation A few months after
was hScHscu 10 prtdcH, was III II country
town, and on a Sabbath morning was about
to enter upon the service of the church
Back Of the pulpit was window witch look
ed upon field of clover, then in full bloom,
for it was summer. AS | rose to commence
the reading Of the scriptures, l cast glance
into the field, and there | saw man perform
ing the most extraordinary evolutons--jump-
ing. whirling, Tapping in all directions, and
u, e. =
thought the man was mad, but suddenly
the truth burst upon me-he had buttoned
up humble bee in bis pantaloons. am
constitntionally nervous, gentlemen, and the
shock of the scene upon my risible sensibili-
ties was so great that could hardly get
through the services. Several times | was on
the point Of bursting into laugh. Even to
this day the remembrance of that scene
through the temptation of the de.il-often
comes upon me as am ascending the pulpit.
This, admit, is weakness, but | trust ii
will rather excite your sympathy and your
prayers than your reproaches.