Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-20
ROGER SHERMAN, VS.. JouN RANDOLPH.

MIR Sherman was rel resentaiIve IN
Congress from CoDnecticu, hi. business
had been that Of making shoes. John
Randolph arose, and With his usual squeak
ing voice said az shauii like to know
wha, the gentleman did with his leather
apron, before be set out for Washington =
Mr. Sherman replied: 81 cut it up, sir.
to make moccasins for the descendants OF
Pocahou,as,' (of whom Randolph claimed
to be one
The Constitution of the United States
is no longer protection and passrori'n
Virginia, the home of Washington and JEFF
ferson, to those who entertain the seu,i.
ments expressed by those iIustrious men
on the subject Of Slavery. 1t requires
more potent document to secure the right
to pursue journey 10 that State, viz
"permit" from Gov. Wise or one Of his
militia captains .,,l
The Democratic Convention Of KeL-
lucky declared against Douglas audahis
distinctive doctrines. Douglas frieuds
claimed this State for him. 1t demands
security for slavery in the Territories, un-
til they become States, by Congressional
aid if necessary. The Convention Of Ala
bama was still more ultra, and threatened
disunion pretty emphatieally. Tbu' is
sectionalism dividing the Democracy.
Robert Emmet, according to British
law, was a traitor, aud suffered a fe.ons
death in lS03 Is there an Irshman who
believes Emmet was not genuine patriot,
and an honest end true man? Is tEers
an Irishman, CT desccndeut of an Irish
: man, who is not fully Of the opinion that
the British Government committed great
moral wrong in putting Emmet to death +?
A VALEDIcroRY.-Tha editor Of the
St. Anthony (Minnesota) -N..rs published
his valedictory last week. lie says: "Four
t years. active service in the profession edi-
, torial, have revealed to US the fact that
the principal emolGmenis and immunities
enjoyed by the chair, are an ocean Of ad'
vice, shower of brick bats, and an ealless
! procession IF t'ao dollrr promises"
SIGNS -Ifyou spill ink, it is a sign you
will go hungry if you don't cat your vic
tuals. Ii you need new coat, it is not
improbable that some tailor is about to
( suffer If you laugh in Jour sleep, it is u
sign that you can't do all your laughing
when you arc awake. If you cross your
knife and fork, it siguifes that they doa's
: lie parallel with each other.
> Dr.. Adam Clarke, in his Commentaries,
says: 'In heattsH countries, slavery was
in some sort exeusable; among Christians,
it is an enormity and crime for which
perditiOn has scarcely an adequate state ot
punishment" 1T is we'll for the DR.. that
be is not living in our days and in Vir-
giaia ]
RANDOLPH on DoJGH-FAcEs.-The
creature most despicable in the sight Of
; old John Randolph: was the Northern
"dough-face" When in Congress, said
he, "Sir, envy neither the heart nor the
head of that man from the North who
rises here to defend slavery Ipou priEci-
ple." 4s-g
: Milburr, in his "Ten Years of Preacher
Life" says, 81 confess to a grateful lovo
of las cabins, and am much inclined to the
belief that their humble roofs have shell
tered greater amount Of health, content,
happiness, and virtue, than the best styles
of domestic architecture"
, Wendell Phillips, in his speech the other
night at the John Brown sympathy meet
ing in New York, said "My good friends,
if you should ever see the towns poor
separating from the town, the next act will
be South Carolina going Ou,Of the UniOn.'
The following may be seen on grave
stone in Dcrwen (Deubighsaire) church
yard: Husband died aged 1903; wife died
, aged % their son died aged 9S; their
daughter aged 1Ol; their grandson aged
. eS. Total 497 average 99i
When the "UniOn meetings" are all
over, the churches of the North are to de-
, clare their attachment to the Bible There's
a Legree down 10 South Carolina that
doubts their orthodoxy, and says he will
, break 'em up if they don't speak.
$ The New York Esening Pos, Gays =
man "can not be active and quiesceut at
the same time" There may be some
doubt Of that Some fellows hustle about
terribly, and get lie still.
. A Democratic paper, noticing demon.
5 stration of that party, says, "'he air was
I. rent with the snoats of three thousand peo.
r ple." After which, we suppose, the Band
played "Root, hog ! or die"
The Pansylsaaian said lately that ",he
} Democratic party consists of iron men,"
] Whereupon Prentice concludes that "Oid