Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-09-29

| Of the Conference, and is entioned in the
correspondence between the Rev Mr.. Bailey
and myself This correspondence with me
was ordered because l was the only aecessi-
BILE Bishop, able to travel so far, and per
form the fur ctions of the office I came
here on this business alone and on no mis-
sion, either directly or Indirectly. connected
with politics or the war; and last of all to
stir mp dissenSion or encourage opposition to
the Government or laws Residing as I do,
in Kentucky where great diversity of opin-
ion prevails in regard to the war, I haYe
deemed il my duty, as a minister of the
Gospel, not only to abstain from participat-
ing n political affairs. but. on the contrary
to mitigate as far as practicable. the asperitv
Of feeling which prevails so widely in that
State. l have deemed mine to be a mission
Of love and peace, and have so acted both
there and here. So far as know my con-
duct has never been questioned in Kentucky
by the military authorities Cwhere I have
lived so long and am so widely knowu) not
withstanding the intense excitement which
has prevaiiei in that State
Under the circumst tances, I find myself
comparatively a stranger on this coast. and
far from my home, suddenly arraignci be-
fore the military authorities on charges pre-
ferrei bv persoss wholly unknown to me
That am deeply pained bv this proceed =
ing, | eaudidly confess; not so much because
of any personal injury to myself, as because
OF the reproach it bring on my sacred call
ing, and on the Church with which | am
connected l acknowledge, however, with
pleasure, the cOurre esy which has been ex-
tened to me by all the officers connected
with tn" affair, aud trusting that this expla
nation IT my conduct and motives NAV
prove satisfactory, am, very respectfully,
Yours, II. II. KAvANUGH
| was called upon for no proofs aud sub
mitted none other than thu fore going state
ment; nor do | know what proofs, if any,
were adduced ga!nst me.
After submitting this statement, l called
in person upon Gen. Mcdowell. who re-
ccjvef me respectfully, and expressed his
satisfaction with my exploration in reply to
the charges preferred against me. We then
had some conversation in respect to the
name of the Meth odist Episcopal Church
South p" | explained to him that this name
was adopted in 1854, at the time when a
division, unfortunately, occurred in the
Methodist Church. aud, of course, long
anterior TO the war, and when the country
was entirely at peace; aud that the term
South" was appended, aot as indicating
political sentiment, but geographical
=
organization from the old. aud that il was
IN ended to have no signifcatiou as applied
20 the existing war VIII ch atll Its the coun
Try. The General, however, thought that
IN the ureseu. condition of the country, the
term IS ,uth D" as applied to a Church organ
lZation on this coast, was not only of ques-
tionable proprietv, but was liable to m miscon-
structOn
On leaving the General, l was most favor
ably Impressed with his soldierlv bearing
aud with his evident desire to perform the
delicate duties Of his high station in Just
and partial manner, and | shall not soon
forget the courtesy for which am Indebted
20 him and his associate officers concerned
n my arrest And in this connection is is
proper to say, that neither nor those of my
friends couversaHt with the character Of the
charges preferred against me. blame any of
the military Gunctionares in charge of the
Pacific coast foI calling me to an account
Ior the items alleged against me. The un-
scruPu pus witness, it is presumed, has
reri ere himself powerless of evil with the
officers OF this post.
l nave deemed this explanation proper,
not so much to vindicate myself, as to shel4
my sacred office from the semOldnce of
wrong. ii. Ii. KAvANAUGH
SAN FRANCISCO August 10TH, 1864.
WATT THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAM En-
CINE "A young man, wanting to sell spec
tacies in London, petitioned tne Corporation
to allow him to open little shop, without
! paying the lees Of freedom, and he is refus-
ed. He goes tn GLASGOW, aud the Corpora
tion refuse HIM there. He makes the ac-
! quaiutaBce of some members of the Uni
| versitv, who End him very intelligent, and
| l. - bo;
walls He does not sell spactacles and
magic lanterns enough to occupy all his
time; ha occupies himself at intervals in ia
! king asun pr and remaking all the machines
! G can come at He finds there are books
on mechanics written in 5Ioregn languages;
/ he bOrrow5 a dictionary and learn those
| languages to read those books. The Uni
versty people wonder at him aud are fond OF
/ dropping into his little shop in the evenings,
| TO tell him what they are doing, and to
/ look at the queer instrum ents he constructs
A machine IN the University collection
wants repairing, and he is employed. He
m kes it a new machine The steam-en-
! glne is constructed; and the giant mind OF
Jam es Watt stands out before the world
! the herald of a new force of civiliz atom
! But was Watts educAted? Where was he
educated? At his own work shop, and in
the best manner. Watt Learned Latin
! when he wanted it for his own business
| He learned French and German. but these
/ things were tools, not ends He used th Ell
to promote his engineering plans, as be used
iathes and levers.-Fincheli Review.
! The ALTERNATIvEFoR DEMOCRATS The
Indianapolis Sentinel, the organ of the or
gan Of the Indiana Democracy, says:
This is the universal expression of the
| Democracy of Indiana. The issue is the
election of Lincoln or McClellan-thiS ii
the only alternative. Wnsn such an issue