The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-08

Richardson, vas a young widower
of fascinating manners, scholarly, and
seductive. He selected. rooms oppo-
site the restless wife of MeFarland;
and Immediately set about alternating
her affections from her husband. He
succeeded but too we'll.
Learning the -condit:oa Of his house.
hold, Mcfarland demonstrated with
her; but tn no effect, for she soon
fled his rooms, taking her children.
Seeing her in company with the
guilty destroyer of his peace, one eve
ming, about a year since, on her way
to the theater, he attempted TO sSsnge
his wrongs by shooting Richardson.
The wounds did not prove fatal.
In the meantime his wife applied
for a divorce in the loose courts Of
Indiana and obtainetit and returned
10 New York. Prior to her return,
Richardso publicly declaredhi inten-
tionto marry her, and tins 4complet,
the ruin, and disgrace of Mcfarland.
Mcfarland, ''crlzed vi tn excitement
and dispair, entered the 'Bribane
Office. Richardson. soon after, also
came iii OH business, and; while stan
ding at The counter, was shotin the
tstohiach by SIcFafE nd. 2
Finding that his wounds would
prove mortal, Richardson, was marri-
ed to Mrs. Mcfarland Sagel This
farce, was performed by that theologi.
cal harlot, and Reverend mountebank,
Henry Ward. Beecher.
After the death of Richardson, We
find this same Beecher, eulogizing the
virtues and manhood of the deceased;
and condenining fhe crazed and ruin
ed Mcfarland This is the price
placed upon virtue, and the s%anctity
of the marital relation, by the pulpit
of New York! How true It is, that
,tss The livery of Heaven.
Has been stolen, to serve
The Devil in
When such is the estimate placed up
on virtue and the sacredness of the
marital relation by demoralized pull
pit, is ii any matter of surprise that
skepticism should be rampant through
out the land?
When such men as Beecher, stoop
to eu!ogize RIGHTEOUSNESS, is it not
about time the injured should deal
out death to the miscreants who in
vade the sanctity of their homes? ;11.
The Beecher family have been in
dustrious for a long TIME in ~loosening
the bands of society-in Encouraging
predatory wars, and the shedding of
blood.
Mrs. Beecher Stowe, ghoul-like,
gloats over her Byron SANDERS, and
like her brother, ready to tear
society up by the roots and give Ii
cense to lice2tiousness of all kinds.
This same Beecher, has had the au-
to write a life of Christ, the
example of all purity? When such
a fellow, IAN write on such a theme.
should we be amazed that Satan
undertake to get up a large
and fourishing church?
Even Colfax, the Vice-P President
Richardson, a letter of sympa-
When will public sentiment place
such creatures wher they belong p
We are tired of the Beeeher litter.
In these structures, We do not wish
to lie understood a saying that all
ministers are guilty of encouraging
infidelity. If We believed so.
We should dispair for society.
: We believe the pulpit, with but
exceptions, looks upon libertInism
With loathing and disgust.
Who can say that Mcfarland should
,e further punished for aveuging the
wrongs he sufferedl
WHO can say that Richardson did
rot suffer the Just penalties Of the
rhine he committed s'a