The national Republican., 1867-05-11
TILE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SATURDAY MORNING MAY H. 1867


hbKcruRE At UNoSrowN.-Theg 10 cd peo.
pie Of this beautifully located and thriving vii.
lago had the pleasure Of hearing . lecture on
Thursdny evening By Dr.. s. O. Arnold, Of Ohio,
| at present connected with the Second Auditors
0nioo, on Cromwell and tho Reyolution Of
1910" Tho lecturer commenced by saying that
there was a difference between mans character
and bis reputation. Many vory good men, both
in public and private life, have bad reputation,
whilst many very bad men have q good reputa-
tion. The lecture was q yindic alton Of CromW ell
from the aspersions Of the English historians who
set him forth as 4 canting hypocrite aud an am
bilious demagogue, whose ruling passion was
ambition II was stated that, aftor the death
Of Cromwell, the power fell back into the hands
Of the Stuarts, and that history was made to
suit the tastes and interests Of the ruling dy.
nasty The great historian Of the rebellion was
| Lord Clarendon, one Of the ministers Of Charles
H., and his distorted oolorings had been adopted
by Hume, and crspt into our abridgements and
| school histories, aud thus givon q false coloring
70 Cromwslrs public conduct.
| After . rapid review Of the historical events
BY which Cromwell was thrust into the fore.
ground as the parliamentary leader Of the great
movement for religious liberty, q parallel was
drawn between Cromwell and Napoleon much
more favorable to the former than would accord
with the popular sentiment Of this day. The
lecturer stated that Cromwell was educated at
i tho university, was Of q good family In com
Portable circumstances, and known In his coun-
try n = .salou,, Independent and StaunOh op.
| ponent Of the kings hig h-handed tyrannies. He
was Al years old when he was elected to Parlia.
men, and, two years later, when the war broke
4 out ho had mover maneuvred military compa-
ny, and never seen q battle. His wonderfully
successful military career was sketehed with so
much yigor as 10 make IL appear that he never
fought a battle without winning victory, and
/ l..v . ~. Ia fo.
As the head Of the Government, he was the pro.
teotor Of the Protestant cause all over Europe,
| and made England more respected abroad than
| she had ever been before. II was also mnin.
| tanned that he was soduced into no wars for mere
conquest or glory and that the arbitrary fea-
lures Of his Government diminished as his power
| became more firmly established. But the most
important result claimed for his conduct Of pub.
lie affairs was the establishment Of religious
liberty, eliminating In the revolution Of 1855
when the Stuarts wero expelled from the throne
and constitutional government firmly established
in the accession Of the House ofQrangO.
The lecture was listened to Throughout with
marked attention by m npprecintivc audience,
and all seemed much pleased with the able effort
Of the learned lecturer. This, we learn, is the
frst of a Eeries Of lectures 10 bo delivered in
Uniontown during the spring and summer. We
congratulate our young noighbor for her praise.
worthy efforts to cultivate q pure and refined
taste for literature.
A very noticeable feature was the presence Of
quito number Of young persons, whose gooI
behavior ELECTED tho admiration Of their seniors.
As "straws show which way the wind blows,
We are disposed to conclude that the people Of
Uniontown are bringing up their children =" In
the way they should CO." Success to Union
town! May she flourish like green bay tree
A Box AND ITS HIsroRY-A TOUCHING
APPEAL-At the fair now being held at ODD
| Fellows Hall for the starving people OF the
South may DO seen one of the relics Of the
past, and also proof as strong as holy writ o
tho abject poverty and straights tho Southeri
people are put to for food 10 keep them fron
a dying Of hunger. 1t is q square jewel-bOx man
. ufaotured out Of fragment of the boat tha
? carried Commodore Perry, during the engag,
s ment, from tho st. Lawrence to tho Niagart
!, On the lid Of the box Is silver plate having Ell
g | graved thereon Com. Perry's thrilling words
ls I'VE have met the enemy, and they arc ours =
k The father Of the lady who own, the box was a
Is officer under Com. Perry and commanded th
v gunboat "Trip" and died in command Of th'
= Washington navy yard in lsil. The lady II
question is highly accomplished and cultivated
and lives within sight Of the city Of Washington
Accompanying the box is the following extract
Of her letter which a reverend gentleman of this
, city has permitted US to copy
"Utterly ruiued by the war, this relic-tht
l
forced 10 part ruth to purchase bread for my chill
dren, for the amenities Of life inferior to II
stern duties. War has brought mourning to Ou
hearth h-stonesi 1t has separated one half Of ou
family from the other half and 1t has swept q
: suddenly and as unexpectedly (and through n
a fault or error Of our own) from comfort and con
! petence, If not wealth, into abjeet want Sue
want could not fail, If fully revealed, to tOuc
b the tenderest cord In every maternal bosom, !
I view Of the suiIerngs Of my little brood Of helI
Q less children-three daughters and Que son, th
eldest Of them not yet thirteen years Of agt
L Often, very often, my kind friend, have thei
8 appealing faces been turned upon me for bread
y which had not in my power to give them an
o still oftener, their scanty supply Of food woul
:, mock their appetites. And as of food, SO lik
d wise Of other comforts of life While our war
ID robes are Of tho scantiest kind, our shiverinl
during tho long Geld, winter nights, scarce
ID yet passed, impressed our hearts with gratitu
., to God that We still survive its rigor Meth
" bit of carpet to keep the bare feet of my lit
In ones from tho ice-like floor, full suit Of
t. clothing, not even towel have we been the pt
SCISSORS Of for nearly four years. Need purs
the narrative any furtber7
NJ Washington city is tho home Of my chi
oy hood. Tho ashes Of my father and my motl
TO reposo there. My hOnored father, the late Co
nd modore =. died in command of the navy va
d. at your city
a II trust you will pardon me for saying II
~ almost any thing-food, clothing bed GOVERN
~ or money-will be most thankfully received
ID US whose hearts have been softened and subdu
by the trials which the Almighty has been pleas
oi to precipitate upon US for His own wise purpose
o. "Very truly and respectfully,
u "YourF, 40"
ls If the above ghastly narrative and descript
Id of abject want and squalid poverty does
O. move and excite the feelings OF charitable cor
" passion of all, wo do not know what will brI,
D. them to the giving point or melting mood ~
pen of 4 Dickens or an Irving will not, neith
:, can the brush Of Hogarth paint utter want au
70 abject poverty more truthfully than in the aoo'
y few lines; and by a daughter Of this city
Instead of sellipg the box, this rene oil u
70 past, the ladies connected with the ialr ProPo'
10 returning Il again to the owner Met FlM gree
" backs, with the aid Of their male friends. Ho
: very noble, thoughtful and benevolent In then
; And the first to respond to the suggestion va
! Mrs. Ann Thorn, who deposited in the box twent
: dollars in behalf Of the Board Of Trade OF tn
j. city. We trust these ministering angels may :
! enabled to pack 1t down with greenbacks an
provisions to oyerhowing.
[ WASHINGTON GYMNAsTIC ASSOCIATION
|. / A meeting Of this association was hold at tn
Gymnasium, on Louisiana avenue, betwee
| Ninth and Tenth streets, (ato Brady's) la'
i. night, and was largely attended. It was do
p oided by the meeting to purchase tho Gymnasium
, | ut the price Of one thousand dollars. Trustee
were appointed to receive the title to the apps
n rAtus, and tho treasurer authorized to pay th