Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-06-24

primitive Christians, Of whom Milton
wrote in 1850:
Even .herl Who Kept II, truth -a pure o, ia
/ When all uur father, vor. ': siHr. t.I Fl. ---
This wonderful ani Interesting people,
says the journal of Commerce, are tae
sui iecis Of the King of Sardinia, and Of
all the boons conferred by the liberal Con
stjtutijn GRANTED by the late Carlo A!bcr-
t.. theirs was the most need i and the
most appreciated. From the revolution Of
ISIS, Sardinia received the greatest beue-
it, But the crowning event Of that trou
bljus year was the liberation Of the Wal
deu.es from petty persecution, the annoy
ance Of pr.esely Ligotry, and the disabili-
ties Of centuries.
History, profaue anl ecclesiastical, has
devoted pages Of eul5gium to their heroic
foriiiudc amid persecution such as the
world never saw elsewhere. Poetry has
sung her loltiest strains over the noble
deeds Of these simple mountain peasants,
or has wruug from men unused to pity,
tears Of sympathy and sadness, as they
have listened to the dirEe walled over those
whose only flult was love for their Mas
ter. The old COssacli General SUwarrow,
after his victories over the French, at N0yi,
visited them, and, in his rough manner,
bale them pray, bat did not withhold lis
kindness. Napoleon l. Was struck with
their bravery when they fought for Victor
Emanuel l. against the French. NaPo-
leon the Great inquired into their history,
and was filed with admiration at their
un lauu,cI endurance Of sore distressss.
lie granted them such freedom as they
had not enjoyed for centuries, aud added
an annual stipend for each clergyman. y
century anterior to this, William III. not
oaly furnished this poor, and, during his
time, prosecuted people, with money from
his own private purse, but at the treaty
Of Ryswick, as Macauly informs Us, con-
c,cted plans which, humanity speaking,
preserved them from utter annibilation
Nearly half a century before William Ill,
Cromwell had efeetually in,erfered in their
behalf, and made Pope and puke tremble
at his threat to invade ltalv- and ~s'-!'''-i
: tue ngu,s OI the Church Of the Alps.
Ia the contest which is now going on,
no people directly have SO much at stake
as the WaIdenses, aud through them the
prospects Of Christianity in Italy are deeply
involved.
In December, 1Si7, the King announ-
cei to his people his inteL;ious to give to
Sariiuiaa Constitution, representative H.
s;itutions, and many popular privileges.
This was done, and on the lUth Of Febru-
airy, ISIS, two weeks before the last
French revolution was dreamed Of, that
constitution, without any eompulsicn what
ever, was proclaimed With one sweep Of
the Royal pen, the Waldensea were hber
ated from the bondage OF centuries. In
the next two years many more advantages
were guaranteed to this people, who had
waited SO long for their rights They i'm
mediately set TO work the printing presses;
they established churches at Turin Genoa
Piuetelo, kassale, and other important
points, where few months previous per
secut!on would have followed any such at
/ tempt by the Protestants.
GREAT SCuEME.-The philaielphians
propose to locate the freight depot Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad At CallowAill street
wharf, on the Delaware, and to bring the
road 10y t,lnad ,p,f,r Ii, Jei Of Cadolg-
hW street trom tie .SchnyL.W 10 tie Dei,-
gtc, distance Of abou, tiro As.hs. The
scheme Will be costly one, but highly
advantageous to the city and the road, IL
all probability.
/, House-keepers generally cover their bar
re! Of flour with i cloth loosely thrown
over the top for protection from dust, Ne,
consequently 1t Is always coming of, and
mice are not kept out Of the barrel. To
prevent this annoyance, take the top hoop,
after the head Of the barrel IS removed, and
sew in white cloth; it makes 4 nice, con-
veuieut aud firm cover, thus protecting the
four FROM dirt and yurlnin.
The Attorney General has decided that
he can not reduce the service on the great
Overland route. 1t will continue to be
performed twice aweek each way at 5000,
GOO year. The average number Of let
tiers conveyed on each trip Is Loco. The
cost of conveying each letter Is s.; the
sum paid to the GOveTnmeut Is three
cents.
NFITEtL AElEE.
Let France dthsh, ,o 80 and fight,
Ii Us nrr ioiiy too;
Let Austria cry Ior "ierrtory
VITA that We vc noushl to to.
Oar shout must lie Neutrality :!
To England, peace Is sweet;
But, ilruj-, that she may neutral t'.
Lets Man our ForjS and Fleet '-fuHot.