Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-01-02


made for several weeks, probably not until
the end of the present term of the Court.
Fathow Mathew, the renowned Apostle
of Temperance, died at Cork on the 9th Of
December His career has been remarkable,
and his influence among his countrymen in
Great Britain and America viii long be
felt. Theobald Mathew was born in
Thomastown, Ireland, Oct. 10, 1880. He
was left an orphan at en- early age, adopted
by an aunt and educated in Kilkenny
academy and at AIaynooth. He was ordained
to the priesthood at Dublin, having pre-
viously entered upon his philanthropic labors
among the poor. The curse of whiskey,
brought so fearfally to his notice among
these wretcbed people, reused him to nm
wonted enthusiasm, aud he determined upon
a crusade against the demon of Alchohol.
Adopting the principle of total abstinence,
he commenced series of meetings, and
soon awakened the lateLt enthusiasm Of the
Irish nature to his assistance, meeting with
a success beyond the widest hopes. He
Travelled from town to town through all the
Island. His spotless fame preceded him,
and his progress was one triumphal marsh.
The authorities unbent their dignity to dc
him honor, and the people followed and
crowded around him with alteration, He
administered the pledge to thousands at a
time; at Nenagh to twenty thousand in one
day, at Galway hundred thousand in two
days; between Galway and Loughrea TO
nearly two hundred thousand. FROM Ire land
he went to England, where even the phleg-
matte Saxons were infected with a cores
ponding enthusiasm. Thence he came to
the United States, where to shake hands
with the Apostle of Temperance aud receive
his mccall with pledge of total abstinence
was the highest ambition Of every worthy
son and daughter of the Emerald Isle
His warm reception and gratifying success
in this country are well remembered, -
/ Through all this Hercuean labor be never
/ alnassed cent for himself, but was constant
| ly 10 state of personal poverty. When
he began his good work his brother was the
proprietor Of large distilery. he sup
ported Theobald until bis wonderful success
had ruined the distillery, and reduced the
owner TO bankruptcy To meet the wants
of the good Samaritan, the British Govern
ment settled an annuity Of f300 upon him,
which sum was just sufficient to pay the
premium upon an insurance policy held by
his creditors as security for their clai,as.--
Since bis return to Ireland, the weight Of
--'-F of lang labor ha.aA
compelled his partial withdrawal from pub
lie life, and his name has been less promi-
nently before the public. In personal ad
dress Father Mathew was courteous, benev-
olent and winning in the highest degree
The news Of lis death viii be received with
profound regret by every true friend of man
throughout the world-.tew York Tribune.
We publish to-day some interesting letters
in relation to Kansas, They go to show
that while the struggle is yet by no means
over, there is still every reason TO hope that
by frmness and perseverance We shall yet
succeed in saving Kansas to Freedom. The
policy adopted by Gov Geary, and es-
pecidlly the removal Of the Infamous and
unscrupulous Lecompte, must be set down
as triumph over Observation-Disclosures only
second to that which the Frees State settlers
achieved when, with arms in their hands,
they repellei the tide of Missouri inva-
sion
ln a struggle by brute force for tue
possession of the Territory, the Border
Rufnans had great advantages. They had
Missouri close at hand for their base of
operations, whence at moment it was easy
to draw any number of men which their
necessities required. Il was, therefore,
plainly for their interest to bring the aues-
! tlon to the test .-of arms, and President
| Pierce, by leaving the admins tration Of the
Territory to alternate for several months
between Shannon and Woodson, gave them
full opportunity TO try their hand at that
method. They tried it, but, thanks to the
Sharp's rifles, against the introduction of
which into tho Territory such clamor has
been raised in certain quarters, they failed.
But for those Sharp's rifles and other arms
IN the hands Of the FfeeStase men, every
individual of them would before now have
been swept oat of the Territory; but az the
Border Rufiians, and still more tao General
Government, have found out at last that the
treezState men are both ab and willing to
defend themselves, that method Of operation
IS not likely TO be again resorted to.
The struggle is now reduced to contest,
not of arms, but of capital and labor
Whether or not Kansas shall be a Free
State will denand upap tho fart ubat h. ~