Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-20

by me Greek Aathorit ties.

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1 by the Greek Aatiaorities.
CDR Kim writes from Athens, septem.
Der "a to The Missionary idopse iii Bos-
tom t1at be has been again mokt ubexpect-
edly eited tsappeat before thSjudieial au-
'llhoritiess q Athens 10 answer 10 the
fchaSges Brought against hiss two and a
\ half years since, of secretly attempting to
-fesrablsh new religion not recognized by
| the government. The. penalty for thesot=
tense is imprisonment, for from three
months to two years, and fine of somes
.thiog rsy.dollarss, ,,.s..se-..s....,s.'s
| The above Ia going the rounds Of the
press. and very yirtuous indignation is
manifested against the authorities iofthe
Government Of Greece.
. But what are stae facts. GreeceSis u
Monarchieal Government, and her laws
prohibit, under severe penalties. the intro
duction Of the Protestant Religion among
her people, This fact ia well known---
Yet the Churches Of theiU. IS. send mis-
sioparies there. 10 do the very thing for
biddensb BY tbA laws Of the country: 4 The
missionaries are imprisoned, and the whole
4 civilized world is outraged AT the despot-
\ ismaof that semi barbarous country. This
Indignation i ALI right and proper. But
! we think it would be well enoSgh to re-
member that we have adespotism at home,
i thousand times worse than that com
4 planned ofiinl Greece.r4We giyeqa few
Items BY way Of contrast: ',
7 SRsgsf9s' g s;sf ~ aFroeN the Republic.
AWE are informed that The Hon. Sidney
I Egeriou, Of Ohio, who represents ID Con,
\ gress the district in which a son nf4soof Capt.
\ Brownlives, WAS requested by said Son 10
visit his father, on his way 10 this city,
for the purpose Of conveying some mes
sage to him. In pursuance Of this re-
quest, Mr.. Egerton left the train at Har-
| Epef's Ferry on Tuesday last, and pro-
ceeded to Charlestown. Having made the
object of his visit known to the officer in
command at Cbarlestcwn, he was perenp-
toriiy refused any access to Brown, and
warned to leave the place. For, the want
Ola better conveyance. lie was compelled
to take passage 10 Harper's Ferry on a
common road wagon, drawn by mules.
Two soldiers, with drawn sabres, we're
placed on board the same vehicle, and a
lille Of armed Dragons, marching on. each
Iside, escorted HIM to Harper's Ferry,
where he took the cars again for this City,
and arrived safe on Wednesday evening.
We have not seen Mr.. 'Egerton in person,
but The above is the version Of the affair
which we have received from reliable
| source.' 5"',''A '7
| This IS not ;be case Of foreigner en-
tering a Government TO do expressly what
tie lawforbids, buta Member Of Congress
from OHIO, on lawful business in his own
country. or what was once esteemed SO,
insuItingly ordered TO leave the State by
armed ragamufiins, and compelled at the
risk of his life to do so. Here is another:
i lfif'3 From the orangeburgh ts c.) South
! "Since Friday last, no less than four in
dividuals, regarded as rather obnoxious to
the community. have been ordered to leave
the villageof Orangeburgb, and told that
they would have 10 abide the consequent
.ees IL remaining after. the aspiration Of a
Flime specified. 1@ . = - s@
"The2 first, a young man. a school
teacher, and, we believe, sort ofpreacher,
who gaveh name as o. Heage, fronisthe
State Of New York, was waited upon by a
committee Of citizens appointed for the
purpose. at three o'clock on the afternoon
of Saturday last, and ordered to leave on
the five O'Clock train, which he accord
insly did The next two were Two young
men, house painters, one by the name Of
Mahon, who hailed from the State Of New
York, and the other. who signed his name
as 49, Carkson, from North Carolina.
were waited upon on Monday in the early
part of the afternoon, and IN like manner
ordered to leave on the five O'Clock train.
The fourth was a book agent, named
Day, who made his appearance in the VIII
iage yesterday forenoon, and was ordered
to leave on the one o'clock train for Col
nmbia Before a,he arrival OF the cars
however. lie wasiseen giving leg bail along
the railroad, in the direction Of Charles
ton" '7iJetio3 s4.ih' 'a.7tsA 5iS" pr e
Now is not this a beautiful commentary.
on American citizenship? Had these per-
sons. or either Of them,aYiolated any law?
There is no pretense ofthe kinda Yet, by
threats Of personal violence, they were
driven from their business, and were for
,runate, indeed, to escape il they did finally
eacape the brutal maltreatmentl ofa,S,uth
Carolina mob. Sns'sP9s sci tsa 7oil
Here is still another: :9as 10 sSts Fs.'"
N From the Savannah Republican.
r. Gan ARoLIT1oNIsT TARRED AMP FEATH-
'EREp in SAVANNAH -Sewall II. Fisk. a
dealer In, boots and shoes. on. Market
square, OF several years standing. has been
the object of suspicion for some time, in
consequence OF his known Abolition pio-.
eliyiiies.,. Mr.. Fisk's store, overwl,ich he
sleeps. was visited, ,,and he was called ont
and gagged before he could make either