Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-11-10

ANlCE CHARACTER
Na Supreme Court of Vermont Mrs
Sarah A. Mott was divorced from lor uu.
band Mr.. Darwin Mott. The Rutland
Herald give, the following biorarHv of
this worthywhich lorW,h }. rarely equal,
led,
Owe know that man Darwin Mott. IL,
came to II. Albms with q long face, Sill
YER headed cane, and "Rcy." prcHNcd u
his name, He preached one faith few
months ago, ami suddenly changed i, II,
preached and went a hunting the sam,
day. lie preached on temperance land th,
people were astOnished at his stolen lee
lures and icigned aoucsty,) and got drunk
lie leCturCd to the young ladies and play
cd the adullercr. He kept bad school
edited a reckless paper-stole money,
ana charged the servant WIl-got the of
lice OF Deputy lnSpcctor-got drunk up
on smuggled liquor-took one shit-auo-
ther mans wife, and bundle of manu-.
script sermons, and ran away from hi,
own wife, his paper, and q crowd Of cred,
itors."
How often could the history OF the mem
bers Of a class of unscrupulous adyentu-
rers, Of which every community has its
share, be written in the above brief but
comprehensive chapter. And yet strange
as it may seem, despite Of all the lesson,
taught upon this subject, they are almost
universally successful in the outset of their
career Of fraud and villainy People seem
tonaye a singular propensity for encoura-
ging and tattering Il stranger if he hap
pens to have pleasing exterior and a
good stock of assurance, no matter how
much mystery or uncertainty thcre may
he about his previous history. We do not
wish to be understood as desiring TO have
Il stranger prescribed and treated as an
outcast, merely because he is stranger ::
but We would always prefer seeing him
undergo Il brief period Of probation at
least before he be forced into the highest
social and civil positions in community;
especially when this is so often done to
the exclusion OF men of more worth and
better capacity, but less ambition and less
impudence, who have grown up among us.
and should be entitled to our confidence
and encouragement. Many app lami-
ly has had its circle broken and il, peace
destroyed by trusting the specious tales
and encouraging the unwamantable pre-
tensions ofsomc worthless scapeglucc, who
had 10y his deceitiul smiles, his sol. man
ners, and his willy batteries, invaded the
peaceful sanctuary of the domestic tire-side
only to profane it. and betray the conf
dence reposed in him.
Perhaps the world will learn wisdom
when it becomes older but thus far it has
made miserable progress.
a GREAT HIsroRIcAL FAcr-The Cincin.
natl Enquirer says: "There is one stern,
undeniable historical fact, which com
pletely destroys all the points urged for
argument and made in behalf Of the Re
publican organization. The sole mission
claimed for that party is that it is neces-
sary to prevent the extension of slavery
into free territory. Now, in reply. the
records of our country prove that, from
the time this government was organized
down to the present, not mile Of free
territory was ever converted into slavery.
On the contrary, the amount of slave ter
ritory in 1890 comprised nine tenths Of
the Union. Three quarters Of it are uow
free. There was then but one free state
to twelve slave. There are now seven, zen
free states to fifteen slave states. The lif
ference is soon to be increased by the ad-
mission Of Kansas and Oregon, thus ma
king nineteen to fifteen. The United
States, it is true, have acquired Louisiana,
Florida and Texas, bat slavery existed in
them when they were annexed, and would
have existed.now if they had not been ad-
ded to us. 1t seems astonishing when the
Republicans have written SO much about
slavery extension into free territory. that
there has never been an instance of il in
our history. Yet such is the fact In
mense encroachments, however have
been made by free institutions upon sla-
very"