Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-16

case OF grave offence. Yet Northern
prejudice has been applied to and excl.
ted about it M a political case. Ills
character, il correctly described, was
not such as TO excite Il personal interest
and sympathy on the part of good men
anywhere. II is stated that he had
been the author of number OF deaths
and killed one man from Indiana be.
cause of his political associations. II
you will make note OF the crime com.
mitted in the North, as reported every
morning in the enterprising newspapers,
you will be shocked at their number
and enormity. May refer to one case?
1t occurred in your own State. IL was
reported in a special telegram TO the
Chicago Times on the 18th of this month.
The town Of Westervile is in the coun.
ty of Franklin, near by your capital.
Henry Corbin kept hotel and saloon
in that town. Ills business AS IA saloon.
keeper was offensive to class OF parti.
sans quite numerous. ! understand
that he had the lawful right to prose.
cute his business under the laws of the
State. But they did not like tho laws
which gave him that right. On the
night of the 1ith OF this month, while
n number of persons were sleeping in
the hotel, at late hour, kegs OF pow
der were placed in the cellar. and as is
supposed, Immediately under the room
in which Corbin and his wife and three
small children were sleeping. The pow
der was ignited by "A fuse leading from
the steet. The explosion shook the
entire village, destroyed the hotel and
injured some of the parties, especially
Corbin, badly. Can you conceive n
crime more stcalthy, treacherous and
cruel? The purpose was to destroy an
entire family, and the passion that
prompted it was hatred of the liquor
traffic and Of the laws that permit It,.
The probable death Of the innocent
mother and the babe at her side and OF
the two little boys sleeping in the
trundle-bed was contemplated 10y the
murdercrs with malignant pleasure.
Now what think you OF the powder
plot" of the stealthy steps and Of the
horrible explosion in the night time as
compared with the Yazoo homicide?
But shall Westeryille be made a type
and representative of Northern society
Shall our civilization be brought into
judgment by the powder plot and the
humanity of our people bc brought into
comparison with the cruelty OF wrctches
who would murder sleeping children
Let us Judge OF one another fairly. Let
US strengthen and not weaken the
bonds that hold the people Of the Unit.
ed States together.
Ny hope and prayer will be that our
success in lsSU shall mean and signify
the permanent restoration of fraternity
the preservation OF our institutions.
State and Federal. in accordance with
the letter and spirit Of the Constitution f;
no innovations; obedience to the Con.
stitution aud the enforcement OF the
laws; protection Of all in the enjoyment
OF all constitutional and legal rights by
the authority upon which the duty to
protect Is imposed harmony between
capital and labor, and the enactment OF
such laws As the protection Of the rights
of either may require; the abolition of
the Coolie system from our country, 30
that no more Chinese bondmen shall be
brought to cheaper and degrade labor
the will OF ,he people not TO be defeat.
ed by the exercise Of the veto power IN
cases involving only judgment and
discretion free and fair elections, and
the Inauguration Of the man whom the
people elect.