North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-12
FRIEND SIcKLER
j. v. SMITH,
Chairman Of Standing Com.

FRIEND SIcKLER:
. DEAR SIR IL sec in the
last issue of the Wyoming Republican, an
article from your special f. lend, Billy Button.
A very slaborately written editorial. /
think Billy must had severe touch Of the
cholc at the time, or T. e could rot have got
off so much Of the inyeetiEe. He widens out
by saying that some one has been mutilating
horse belonging TO one Mr.. Doud, of Mill
town, your County, by shaving his name,
tail, &c, as punishment to Mr.. Doud, for
his being true friend to his country. For
sooth. Who ever heard Of such an accusa-
ton against an Aboliionist, before, for such
he is in fact, and not a union man as Billy
has falsely accused him. So far as relates to
the trimming of Mr. Doud's or any other
persons horse, there IS or can be but one
opinion, and that is Of condemnation in the
mind of every good citizen. If Mr.. Doud
has taken position which renders him odi-
Gus in the sight of the Milliown boys, /
would suggest that he. and not his horse
must answer for the offence. But Mr.. Edit
cr there is probably not word Of truth in
the whole statement, judging from the follow
ing, from the hands of the same gifted an
thor. will give it entire So that your
readers Ray have the full benefit Of it. Bill
ly says: Since writing the above, we learn
that similar outrage was spent upon the
horse of Rev. Mr.. Adams, Of Newton, in Lu-
zerne Co. adjoining Falls. The Presbyterl-
an Church in which he offciates, was brok-
en- open, the. bilde and all the hymn books
torn up, and fhe Sunday School Library
stolen or destroyed. Now Mr.. E litor, al
low me through your columns to correct t
this statement, for there is not a shadow Of
t,uth in the whole thing. live in Newton,
and consequently speak from personal knowl-
edge, and here let me say that when the ed
itur Of the Republican again wishes to get
up a sensation piece he had better get his
information from some ore less notorously
vile, than that SIX footer, would be IN Rlster
Of CMportepr, NJ. Il 'Ines. II is very
hard for an Alb Aitiosist to speak he truth
in these times, and for an ab plition preacher
the thing is entirely out OF the question -
The Presbyterian Church Of this place, has
not been broken open. Mr.. Adams himself
had lock of huge dimensions, placed upon
the Church door, and put the key in his own
pocket, self constituted sexton, commi ttee
&c. The following Sabbath, as there was to
be services in the house, and him self not OF
ofhciate, citizens, on their arrival, found the
house in sad condition; the bible and all
the hymn books missing, the cushions torn
up, especially those belonging to the Demo
cratic members Of the Church, and their
contents scattered in wild profusIon all over
the Building The bible, hymn books an1
Sunday School Library were not tor nup, oh
no, but were safely secreted in this same
Mr.. Adams studio, to be brought forth
when he again wishes to use them. Some
thing more than year ago the citizens of
this place told Mr.. Adams if he did not cease
preaching the Niger and reading to them
the New York Tribune, as a pat Of his re
ligious duties, they. would dispense with his
services altogether, if in no other way they
would stop his bread and butter, and now
as the people are about carrying out their
part of the programme, the elder is resort
ing to every kind of ruse, to see if he cannot
deceive the enemy and somehow get up
some sympathy for himself But comment
is unnecessary. The facts are fully
before you, and your readers must make
their own deductions. Yours &c.
Isaac.
Newton, Pa. Aug. TIN, 1903.