Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-03-25
sThe Bible and Bullets,

Rot at Calumet. Ind, mctted Iy az AJoL-
ton Ifeacher-OHe Democrat Killed and
ttro rouaded-intense excitement lrerIil-
mg-more JIood&fed anticipated.
From the Chicago Times.
At Calumet. town of some five hun
dred inhabitants, situated OH the Michigan
Southern Railroad, In Porter county, Rev
Capt. VIM. Copp was announced 10 speak
on Monday evening, the I'd inst The
! evening came, AMI with it the speaker
! The audience gathered. The speaker
took the stand opened the Bible before
him unbuttoncd his coat; took from his
| side-pocket Il navy revolver, which he de-
liberately placed by the side of the Sacred
Book, and announced that his subject
world be.- s' The Bible and Bullets
The audience was large one for that
place, and composed of Democrats and
Republicans, expecting, when they came
| together, to hear the truth from a divine
who had been in the service. They eN-
pected that be. at least, would deal justly
to all men-'' nothing extenuate or aughi
/ set down in malice - but what was their
astonishment when. after a brief introduc-
tory, to hear him propose TO take a vote
| of the meeting tor see how many of those
present would '!assist in hanging the
Copperhcads of that county" AT this
! iuncture the Democrats present withdrew
( TO the street, where the Abolitionists fol-
! lowed them, assaulting them with pistols,
knives, bludgeons, and, in short, with
| everything available-instantly killing
Robert Lake, and seriously wounding
- Mulhill and Thomas Mooney. In
that immediate vicinity the most intense
excitement prevails, and more blOodshed i:
anticipated before the affair is ended.
The Democracy of that vicinity are not
The attacking party; they stand on the
defensive, and the consequences of inau-
gurating civil war at home rest upon the
Republican or Abolition party, hissed or
by one who has professed to be a teacher
of the precepts of - the meek and lowly
Jesus The responsibility of what fol
lows is with them, and the blood of Rober
Lake is upon the skirts of this clerica
hypOcrite-
But this is not all 4 few days pre-
vious TO this affray, this same demon
Copp spoke at Valparaiso, in the sam
county, announcing the same subject, ant
bluntly asking how many of those presen
were ready and willing TO assist in hang
ing ..Buell Starr, Samuel J. Anthony
f. Y. j. Merrifeld, Judge Woodruff an'
David Oaks" five of the most prominen
, and wealthy citizens of Valparaiso, who's
only crime Is that of sustaining the Con
stitution. u pom the vote being put, abou
two-thirds of the audience arose 10 thei
feet, when the estimable lady of one c
the men assailed withdrew and it is onl
Il the love of law and order entertained b
the people of Valparaiso that saved thi
c white-cravated miscreant from danglin
e from limb of one of the trees that ador
e that beautiful courthouse square
: How long must these things be toler;
e ted! How long will the people be con
IS PEELED to tolerate the canting of such ba:
: hypocrites and demagogues! Upon VIII:
, evil times have we fallen, when mel
under the garb of religion, walk 10 al
y fro through the earth, stirring up stri
'e and melting bloodshed, instead of coul
selling love and mercy! Are our righ
:. as freemen, guaranteed by the Constit
, ton. to be basely trampled beneath Il
,r feet of Abolition crusaders, the laws
or our country desecrated, and the pulpit n
r the Bible made subseryient TO the EN-
a. and aims of despots and tyrants
ne there no more protection TO the rights
freemen in this country And must !
(. tamcv submit la ~ shot down ~ cU