, 1863-10-20

ths Coppcrkead Treasurer, a: Com
pAny-1he Wabash II. u. 3tcIndfe-
ant Law Cnre on the Morgan county
Ctreuit-Importaut Religious CaHc
In Same Circuit LnSailc County
inss1on ssttnG u tir. IT.
mon Circulating IN Green County.
tFrom Oar Regular Correspondent1
Srt1SoT1x1p. Oct, II, 1858.
TEE METHODIST cosrERESCE.
1hayo teen 60 occupied in the proceedings
Of tho nu-ois Methodist Coofe1enc. thas I
hare run bthiud In matters Of Interest which
have in the mean time transpired in various
parts Of the State. Nevertheless, gesard the
position taken BY the Conference as ono Of
the n.ost Important eTez heretofore assumed
by any religious body in the State. This
Conference has hitherto been regarded as
pro slavery one, and, as some Of the members
themselves stated, Its loyalty WIS looked
upon By members Of other Conferences in the
State and nation Is Of = SO so character. This
can, however, be no longer said OF It. It has
now placed itself upon u platform as radical
as that Ct any other religious body in the
gore home to render an account Of their stew
arGs1ip, aud to be prepared to defend and
cnfolce the positions they hnve assumed.
THY are thus so many mlesionaries Of the
gospel Of universal freedom, sent out al
through this central part OF the State, and
which contains within It's limits some Of the
ost pro slavery and disloyal elements Of
the Democratic party.
In Iou oF 4 hoT
stns1hly feel the strength and power ct this
ntw Heapon of warfare which has besu added
10 the collection already gathered In the loyal
a1fepal, apd they q1ail before its expected ef:
tects as the Casrlestonians do before GIL
l1ere's Greek fire; They already denounce
the Conference and the clergymen connected
with it. As acting in violation Of the duties Of
priests. The Stats Register and st. Louis Re.
f'u1sieaa are particularly slandesing 1n their
abuse. But it comes with an Ill grace from
there papers when It is recollected that but
nouncing that Rev. Peter Cartwright, and
other clergy men composing this Confer
ence, you'd be present at aud address
sc-callcd Democratic meetings. One Of ths
cle1gyuen Of this Conference, also, Was charg-
cd wi,h disloyalsy, land uho refused to SLY
whether he would go with the South or the
Ncrth in the event Of the triumph Of seces.
eion,} Tas also IN the habit Of addressing
Democratic meetings in company With Bob
Davis, the Copperhead, who advocates open
resistance to the Government, and rho has
raised regiment Of militia to carrr out his,
intentions In this respect. But whit church
That has eycr existed siuce the Creation-ths
Jewish. Greek. Catholic, Protestant, ard ill
with religion? It is the boast Of Catholic
Writers Of the present day, that the church
stood between the people aud their rulers;
between the 1eudal loIds and their serfs, and
that to her efforts is due the freedom enjoyed
In Clristendom this Gay. The Popes have
Issued dec.ees and letters against slavery, a
even now, the Catholic Church In this COM
Try Is ze1t in twain upon this question, ~ the
Protestant Las been, aud will be, till the last
VesEge OF it Is swept from the continent. 4
prominent and intelligent Catholic Of your
city i1formsd me q few days since, that there
is at present great contest going on among
the church shall be slkye1y OF anti slavery,
but whether 1t shall be CoppeEhead or anti
Copperbead. Among the anti Coppcrhead
Leaders is Rev. Father Dunno, = gentleman
who is devoted to the Union and to freedom
also, and who has raised the first Irish regl-
ment IN the State, as respects dill, appear
auce. DC. At least 60 am Informed by pub
lie documents, from Generals in the army.
atd by the Ad1utant General Of the State I
also learn ha- The Dlehop is an ardent s1p-
porter Of Father Dune aad his principles.
A abort time since, Father Dunno pzeachsd
Eernou, In which he denounced Cop uerheads,
and especially Cogptrhtad secret societies, where
upon some Ut LIS Copperlead congregation
lefs the church in disgust No dou6. Father
Dunno bad good authority for saying the
Knights OF tie Golden Circle had castle In
Chicago, as 1since1earnt they have In tall wozk
Il was this society which sent some voters to
Ohio, with the password o. 4. &. which
1oticed in . letter published In your
paper Of Thursday, and In which Dick
Mefrkk's name Is mentioned. But the
latest case cf tie niDgling Of politics with
religion which have seen is that Of the Dos
ton Iflof. ro,E1avesy Catholic organ, which
ali efforts Of political abolition kind. at the
SINE time that it boldly claims that III. Cath
Ole Church Is Tie only po,ar thdt can abo1iM
is1a,e1y in tbs country, and Aati II ssiH do 30 in
its oacn good tinae'
In The face Of such evidence as all this, let
hs;s P:s ap snp ssSp d 5ets it, MhpS
ject by the Church. It Is The highest PROV
inee Of the Church to bear testimony to na.
tEonal IS well as individual sins. It hiss done
go ir all ages. It will continue to do 80 to
tic end Of time The Church stands in the
taue relation to the world that the heart and
and conscience cf the world. If the heart
md conscience are right, then the man isl
healthy state. If they are wrong. then Is be
full OF evil and nothing but eYil.
TIE GOVERNOR AND TIE CONFERENCE.
The Rtyisttr and Missouri Republican are
particularly wratby at Gov. Yates speaking
to the Conference; call It political trick,
Gc> The TRUTHS Gov. Yates knew nothing Of
it till he received the invitation to speak.
And the fsct that these papers are complied
to acknowledge that he made most able,
logical, and convincing speech Is only further
tesliu enf from his opponents to hit capacity
us M orator and statesmun-
sTARSE, THE CoPFEEHEAD TREASURER, AND
COMPANY.
The impucence OF Starne, the Coppefhead
Treasurer, t1anscends that Of politicians even
A lew days eiIce, he md Springer, one Of the
,fsag X g. nnaf made Speeches at se one Of
for open resistance aSd al that sort Of thing,
as usual. Sta.ne was more cautious, bat
more deyfllshly malignant In his advice ard
remarks. BE said the people must be pre-
pared to defend their rights against the u5ur-
pations Of the Administration and it's miulons;
trat they stou1d organize and arm; TINT they
might DO 60 under the militia Law ef 1SfS, ID.
dependent of the Governor or Adjutant- Gen.
eral, &c. And this in the face OF the tact
that the Governor has control Of the commits
tions. Now, Will it be believed, that this man
Starne had the fnpEdence, before and since
other Etate officers {Repnblicansl. to recon-
mend men to the President By letter for civil
and military appoint neuts. Thus, with one
breath, he recommends good men aud true "a
TO the PRECEDENT to support and counsel him
in the hour Of the countt7's trial, while with
another be urges Oh the people to arm
themselves for his overthrow and the
overthrow Ct his authority! One Of the per-
Sons 20 recommended By starne Was Ger
tain politician to the Office of Judge Of Kan.
saE. That the President refused TO appoint
the Eau, is not to be wondered at under the
circumstances. When the ~Ar broke out
this mar, Starne, declared that If he fought
not Abraham Lincoln. Cd Abs has good
memory, thank God, and certainly would
never appoint persou SO recommended.
But what are Union State officers doing With
their names endorsing Starue's nominees
Are they using 6ta1ne, or Is Stsrne using
them? The latter would eeen the most like
ly. Or Is there per oetltum quid pro quo in
Of the unnatural combination? The people
are apx1ous to know. I should here say that
the Governor IL out Of this unnatural arT1pge'
meht, If any there be-. BE would as eoon cut
Of his right hand as sign for Starne, or with
him, OF any other secession sympathfzer
this man Starne has acted towards the Union
| men, and particularly those fighting In thf
/ fie.d for fhe Union, do no: look upon him
as entitled to the common conrtesies Of his
position, from the other state officers, much
! less to be taken into sort Of political fel
| lowshfp and interchange Of obligations Of {
character such as Is described abore.
TIE WABASH RAILROAD swIsD1E.
| Ipptfce that another attempt is being gmadt
| to galyantze into life this uost corrupt swim
ole cf the most corrupt Legislature That ever
was elected in this State. 1t WAS introduced
| into the Legislature bT ,fsud and passed
through it by the most shameless corruption