, 1875-02-28

in the cases OF J. B. Stewart against Speale
Blaine, and the same against Sergeant-at-Arm
Ordway, for false arrest under the order Of th
House Of Representatives.
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| GOD In POLITICS.
The Case OF the Quaker Thorne, Ex
peiled from the North Carolina Leg
| isantMrc for Not I1clievin. in the Or
thoao1 Idcn OF God.-
J From the fsa'ei9A tS. c. Ke1cs, Feb.24.
] It will be remembered that about one mont
ago Afr. Means, Of Cabarrus County, offered
| resolution iu the House OF Representatives in
quiEing into the constitutional right Of J. Will
! lam Thorne, the member from Warren County
| to scat On that floor. But few members Of tha
body had any idea as to what charges wouIt
| be preferred against the member and did no
care enough about it to inquire. The resolu
| tion was referred to the Committee on Priv
| i}eges aud Elections, who considered ths
| matter in private sessions, sent FOR persons ant
pauers, obtained all the evidence they could get
and on Saturday last, through their Chairman
Nr. horiog, submitted report OF their actiot
without making any recommendation. Mr. Nor
upon the clerk first read pamphlet written b.
Thorne, in which he denounced the Evangelical
religion as tending to evil and the caase of al
the crime now existing. God as Shyl0ck. aud
the Trinity and Resurrection aa mystical super"
stinons.
Then followed the Sworn evidence Of Tborne,
in which he stated that ha believed in q God,
but not the characerizations attributed to him
by Christmas, etc. Also the evidence Of others
that he was member Of good standing Of the
Progressive Order OF Friends, etc.
Resolutions Of expulsion wers offered BY ssv-
eral members, and the further consideration
postponed TIL yesterday.
Defo1s tie hour OF u o'clock yesterday, the
galleries aud lobbies commenced to fill up. and
when the special order Was called, quite Al audi
enoe lad gathered to hear tie ecclesiastical dis
cussion.
THE ECCLESIASTICAL. QUESTION.
At Ia o'clock the Speaker announced as the
special order the consideration Of the resolution
offered by Hughes, colored, and substitute
therefor oy Ar. Moring for the expulsion OF J.
floor.
THO substitute of Ms. Mqring Was adopted,
after which the Speaker announced that the geu-
tleman from Warren WAS entitled to the floor.
Mr. Thorne camo forward to the centre Of the
aisle (haVlne weak Totce), aud took tbs fonr
iu his own defense. He said he felt delicacy in
taking stand on this floor to speak ia his own
behalf, but st. Paul had PASSED through the
same ordeal, and ho could stand it. M1. Thorue
asserted that he saerer denied The existence Of
God, and had now in bis possession thirteen let
te.s from prominent men iu Pennsylvania who
lad known him well for many years. certifying
not only thai he WAS q member OF the Progress
i've Osder OF Friends in that Srale, and trustee
Of ite church property, but that they had never
heard him deny the e1ts'ense of God. Ha be-
lsered in God, but not al the chalactozizations
attributed to film.
He thea referred to ne EXISTING oinerences Of
opnion pefSao!ng all Inc E'anse1cal chnscnes
OF tne present day 1nas AL dInefeu as 10 tne
construction OF tne n'nle sno 1es teacnlnes- no
letsflEu 70 loe t&It tnas nos 1eul 1o4o WAS Any
IAtao!sc po'aiseea " nolo oAse, Wy, tnsouSu
sno WISDOM ana lns'Inment2nty OF tnose great
tha as,rat;a muso @ f1 49, uu uSness
soe tes't'o.loa na7 "tpeu 1tone tAe eonstlto'lou'
anu st "as pos me 1ntenuon u snese ereas men
enat ans lels.ous sess loa onioe enoa1o aver
appear on tnat sacred instrument again.
ibe Cooi I1tnnon ~ " was ne eontlnaen ala
~ tesen ss94 ~ ouNtes aEsnas n!n, aase!s-
~ .s 1uas sno atnuno' No1so aneiteu ina'an' VI
so sAoua.u.nGa:u, e.: ~: ~ " nnom oene.ou ~
y napseo oans' eo1sa ro.o ouIe ~ s4a o!a!s'
ir.t fre1as1 ~ 10 Tbo,nss 5sf1e-3n,, - ~ s'a'3'
atr. T. llamea ~ p5 = thonias 3ene1son, esc.
te s1'o euas Al ~ LEI - oitet ~ euo paupn1et
Esaesteu -. ~ Noulu IAe 70 4e consluceo, ana
aaa .aas opsl tus eonsic'tpn' ae Mas III sea1en OF
,nta anu ~, .nas us vas s only on9ec nefe he
~ aead ~. ~ sae ~ IItn.J
~ coneinueo m a os saylne 1nat II .n's rouse ~
,apie ~ " ~ LII r ~ ese5 oea u ooo' ~ con-
.e!sso y ~ VIZ uae1eo ~ !enRious 1altna ana
,aeeuS' s ~ nau t 9topeouous 3oo oe1o1e H. he
fould mere rest lls case but reserved the right /
. M repi9 n.s;tt "ne9 !oe + aag'mene "as concluded:
~ Mt: o~AsIal.u snen laoseo 1nat sne Aouse 60
uso : .he Gouu"'1ee VI 'ue Hnole 70 cons1der
''s q, le9oiutlous. ......
III. H. ~'1oA ooIec'eo, auo tne notlon Was voted
'oWn. W1
~ "al1 coioteu, 1eao = speecn IN oefense OF
uolno' ~ "1tcn ue cial"ea tnat tue House otd
rs rs na'a ~ cohs hs.'ea1ona' r1ent 70 e1pel MEM
=. H.. W Gse sseou1s ~ us !eneious oeHe1' etc;
:: ~. uleen favored expulsion. De sald it Was
'.sn e1eeeulnR ree1es '9at IN thls enlightened