The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-03
Frorn the : lrire6s!j Republican.
REMARKABLE CAREER OF An W.
PoSIOR.


ble notice from the public and a>o in the he
Pasiicda, for the past few DAYS and Is entitled
al least, 10 one more dose Of the same sort Al
enthu~i sIic almirer o: his, with far more zeal
than judgment, aud more fcrvoT than discretion
tells US now the blood OF tn. ''e!ieg Adams
courses" in the veins of this arraat kuave but
fails To inform us how bad his blood Is .H iIs de
generate state. \ more doba>ei "a q -gb.u hing
william, "A more shameless aud urpritcirl,d iu-
postOr than he j., never came "a our notice. Wr
have documents before Us 10 the largest of guam
titles, giving the history Of the man tor the last
eighteen wears No one seems Co k1aa where
ne came from. but about eighteen year. ago, Poe
E.ureG in Boston as IA Mormon elder. qui - til.
We write this article, an old saA wei known ~,
spectacle citizen and business man -: Boston
tets H. personally OF his dev.l.ry az that time
Scores 80: women wee blpt,es 10, ujm as disc
pie, ot the Mormon faith. and ,un.harj.>s fam.
ir- denied themselves tn" crrta.,- - lie tra-
they might give to their Eida' A. The same
uue he held public discussion with Dr. Nt-l
cicrg! man of c.lebrity AZ taat jime \ ans
sustaining the Mormon faith nImE ile war
1917, ard Tor some time there .t.cr BE- travelled
and a!terusted, first a. preacher then as an
actor, sometimes u Rev q J Adams some. ;n..
as George Jones then as George Washington
Jones, &e., and Is fuy identified uu1 %, al ,e
spectacle citizen Of Noburg, who ;.avei Nith
MIN on the stage at that time. and who -pc4S-
of him as a besott,d and infamous d-c.iveg
The opportunities he has had succ that timr
seem 10 have been wonderful. wci! improved
until he seems fully quaI fled 70 graduate tron,
the school of deception, d,bauchefy aud fraud
We have letters and dcpositions from va'jous
parts of the country, showing thai his whole
course Of hfe and conduct have been a scandal
upon every principle of morality AID drgcucy.
A. late a. lsiii5 he was an actor at tae How
ard AtheLegm, Boston, oE "csk dlvS and
preached on the Sabbath, drawing large conerr-
cations, simply because ot the iucuu~ .s;ency oi
his conduct, and there ase men ot standing and
vefacity now residing in Springfield, ready to
testify TO having repeatedly seen him 80 much
intoxicated "a To he unable TO render his pa
correctly on the stage AT the same time that he
was preaching at Cochiuate Hall on the sabbath
Some three and hall years ago ae appeared
at West PIwlet, VI, and represented himself -
preacher OF the gospel, asi drew fall houses
Is a preacher for some time. While there BE
joined Ca npbellite Church, but his true char
tcter becoming known he WAS expelled, and, br
ing much enfaged at this last ac', cursed his op
ponents bitterly. While at West Pas'et be was
known to take liquor into the pulpit and drink it
during the exercises. as though it were water
! We have a deposition before us, signed hy seven
citizens Of that place, tes,iiyiug that ae d.i re
/ peafedly get drunk Will there.
During The winter OF 1859 6}, h managed a
one horse theatre at Whitehall, y. Y. wrote hi-
own complimentary notices, which appeared Ia
/ the Whitehall Chronicle at that time, excepting
! the last notices which were made Of him in that
paper. These he did MT rritc, ant DIES MT ce
kiLif
About oae year ago he appeared in Rutland
I " aud remained there SOME four weeks Iii
! fist performance there, was pteachiug for the
Baptist society IN that place, the regular preacher
/ being absent and thesocie;y being disappointed
la the matter of supplying iht pulpit during hs
absence. white cravat, and representation
that he a Baptist clcrg, man, did the work
ior MIN, and he was invited 10 preach in the Bap-
ti,j Chu cu. His sermon was preached from
Johns question, "lf a man die shall he live
/ again :" in which discourse hc endeavored 10
prove the immortality OF The soul. lie aiterward-
! gave course of lectures AZ the town hall ou
the subject oi the origin OF the American la.
,.iaus, his theory being that thev were descend
ants of the ten lost ujDes ot Israel; next hi-
wife gave temperance lectures, aud then, in turn
hls saintship tried 10 get up class in eocutiou,
leciured on Shakespeare, drank ahlskey, cot
bedslly drunk, and was led Though the streets
AZ noon day in a state OF lnt0XcatiOn, showing
conciug ely that his versatility oi genius enabled
hia 10 do some things as well as others--taat II
he cOuidn't play on the stage he could play oi
of il, whatever the evil one put into bis head
and play it well for the old fellow, too.
Some four or five months since he came t.
this city as a Second Advent preacher, ana
D. cached to the society then worshippiug Ia su
-ic Hall block His eioqucuce drew 80 large
crowd that the room proved too small 10 accom-
noiate al who came, and the hall in Rice
bIilding, Oh State Street, rented. Converts
were plenty, and AL went m .rry unt his follow
e,s were informed of his real character. III
looks Of injured innoceuce, his exhibitions @
great piety in public places, and his cheek.
Gept his purs iers AZ bay for some time ",
persisteutly denied being the Adams that every
body said he was, asserting that the Adams the
meant died several Years ago, aud 1t has trans
!, pred within day or two that he did few year
since write and cause to bc published an oblt
uary OF himself, copies Of which he found it han
dy to have in the no Sc whenever he was recOg
nized, as aids to him in inducing the belief tina
wasn't "any such man
Within the last week ne went from THE cii
. 20 Boston, where he Was recognized, al th
more readily, perhaps, FOR being very drunk, az
!eit Boston tor this CITY o. the late Gain Ia
: saturday night, without money enough TO pa
nis fare, and 50 drunk as Ia De slsy aad disgust
ing in the extreme. IL offered topsWu his Goa
Cor his fare, but upon referring TO several respec
table citizens Of this CITY a. his friends and pat
r0n=. was not required TO ieave his coat on tH
condition that he would paw his fare on Nonda
, morning, which he dd.
We have documents bel're Us from which V
; might make up columns of the msdeeds Of thi
b'ssphemous and hypocritical william. but ~
aaye lot the disposition 20 give more detail
, thsn the above. lie has few intense admirci
here, who, when the spell Of ialatuation unde
which they are l.boriug shall have passed awa'
: viii .rct the course they have pa. sued, a.
the enthusiasm with which they have pursued i
The sOCiet, Of Second Adventists have shake
him of and il i uufOrt lnaJe iog them that the
: had not known him better and shaken bin O.
sooner. The publicity which we have ven t
the deuss OF the meeting Of last Monday uiga
when the final shake was made, has brOUeI
fUsth numerous letters from various parts oi th
country, from those who known him and ais mi
dOiugs heretofore; aud r, gTettinr, in some il
stances, that while he vas with them in the bod
: they had not applied sticking plaster 20 bi
= from his head 20 his feet, and sofsned it Ola ti
: outside with down There does not seem TO t
= any new line Of business for him TO engage
: just nov, and otiice-seeking all the rage, Il
: suggestion may not be inopp0rtune, that ii
Office Of chaplain OF the Sons Of Malta is vacan
h BAPTIsxAL FoSr The Rector and Congreg
n tiOn Of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in this cit
: have presented the Parish with very haBdsou
taDfi-rual .,nt The material i ai4hasfP- fro