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Abolitionism in Congress.
The following incident strikingly illus
trates the reckless and ruthless character of
Abolitionism. Mr. Adams would sacrifice
“ five hundred millions'’ of hislellow-meti
to secure to a comparatively small number
of our colored population—what? The
name of freemen. Ay, the name only—
for they do. in reality, enjoy, in many re
spects, greater liberty than the laboring
classes at the North. They arc more free
from want, disease, care, guilt and labor.—
They do not labor half as hard as many at
the North. They are better fed and cloth
ed, and fully as well instructed in religious
matters, as are many of the lower class in
New England, and far better instructed
than are hundreds of thousands in Old Eng
land. For proof of this last assertion see
the article headed “ March of Mind,” &c.
What is the liberty which Mr. Adams
would secure them ? The liberty to aug
ment their labor, to increase their cares, to
frequent haunts of iniquity, and plunge into
vice, to pine in neglect and die perhaps of
hunger. For such liberty he would be
willing to shed the blood of “ five hundred
millions” of his fellow citizens, and the
blood too of many of those who helped, but
a few years siuee, to elevate him to the
highest seals in the councils ol his nation,
and of many who perilled their lives and
shed their blood to secure the civh and re
ligious privileges which lie, in common
with otheis, enjoys in onr happy land.—
Who was foremost to breast the wave of
tyranny ! and who contributed most to roll
back, to its native shores, the purple deluge
•of ruin that threatened to overwhelm our
country? Jl slaveholder! Whowasevet
found foremost in the field of battle and first
in the councils of Stale ? A slaveholder l
Who seemed most manifestly to enjoy, in
the days of our revolutionary struggle, the
smiles ol Heaven and ’.lie support of an Al
mighty arm ? A slaveholder ! Is slavery
a sin of such a magnitude that an infinitely
holv God cannot but frown upon it ? How
happened it then that a slaveholder was se
lected, in the providence ol that holy God,
to be the champion of lus country’s liber
ties ? How happened it that a sin aveng
ing God did not, in his wrath against sla
very, deliver him up to be a prey to bis en
emies ? Will God honor ami exalt the man
who tramples his laws under his feet? If
jiot, and if slaveiy be such a manifest viola
tion of the laws of God as some would rep
resent it to be, how came it to pass that he
gave to a slaveholder -a name above all oth
er names of mortals, and caused him to be
ihouorcd above all the kings and princes of
earth ? What name is as extensively
known, or as universally respected, as that
of the slaveholder —GEORGE WASH
INGTON ? llut the hearts blood even of
.that man, were he living, Mr. Adams, and
‘his lellow-abolitionists, would rejoice to s e
shed, il thereby the shadow ofliberty might
he secured to lbs slaves of the South! And
this some of our North-men would call phi
lanthropy! Strip oil’ its mask and you
will find it to he the foul spirit of murder.
If Mr. A. be not a murderer in heart, we
know not who is. But we forbear. We
only took up our pen to introduce the fid
lowing short item to the notice of our read
sirs :
A recent scene occurred of a very painful
nature. Mr. Dillel, in making some re
marks on this subject, quoted an observa
tion made by Mr. Adams in favor of abolish
ing slavery, concluding with a prayer, that
“in God’s good time it would come, and
let it come - ” Mr. D. asked Mi. Adams if
he understood him. Mr. A. nodded assent,
and said, with great earnestness, 11 let il
come.” Mr. Dillett proceeded to detail the
consequences to the country—division—
war intestine commotion—endangering
the lives of five millions of people in the
■South. Mr. Adams said, in his seat, “five
hundred millions—yes, let it come !” The
remark produced great sensation.
The followingjudicious and sensible re
marks were made by the editor of the N.
Y. Weekly Sun, in reference to the inci
dent reported above. Some of our reli
gious editors would do well to commit them
to memory.
A humane project which, in being carri
ed into effect, endangers the Union of the
States, violates the national compact, and
threatens domestic calamity and intestine
commotion, is destitute of patriotism, jus
tice, and humanity, and all should set their j
faces against the project and projectors. It
is fanaticism, not equal rights ; it is revo
lution, not reformation.
March of mind in Somersetshire..
At the session held at Taunton last Moil
clay, the chaplain of the prison said that no
less than 1160 prisoners had conic under his
notice during the last threeyears who were
ignorant of the name of the Saviour, and
unable to repeat the Lord’s prayer: he did
not mean to say that they nevsr heard the
name of Christ, but they knew nothing of
its meaning, and only used that sacred
name in their profane oaths. If he asked
(hern who was the Saviour of mankind
they could not tell; if lie asked them who
was Christ, they did not know. They
were in utter darkness and ignorance as to
religion; as to moral and religious duties,
they were just as ignorant as the heathen.!
—Bristol Times.
What cause for lasting gratitude have our j
readers that they have not been brought upj
in the same state of deplorable ignorance!
But, dear reader, remember to whom much
is given of the same shall much bPreqnir- ;
ed. God has so decreed. What improve- I
meut have you made of the privileges you
enjoy? To what use have you applied the
superior knowledge you possess? Pro
pound those queries to your own souls and i
hearken, fellow-immortal, to the unswerj
which your conscience gives.
A Way to be Useful.
The following is from the Biblical Re-1
corder. We cordially endorse the send- i
merits expressed by the editor in his com- j
incuts on the proposition that originally up- j
peared in our paper. The republication of j
that proposition can do no injury.
“A Proposition. —The following is from
a worthy brother, a pastor, who sustains
his family, in part, by teaching:
I will pay ten dollars to aid in raising fif
ty or one hundred dollars, as a fund to ena
ble you to furnish the Index, gratuitsusly,
to “ poor but worthy” ministers.
The foregoing proposition is to the point.
It is not only ministers, however, who need
religious periodicals. It is more than nine
tenths of our population, and that part of
our population too, which would be most
likely to the benefited by such means of in
formation. One hundred dollars would j
procure the distribution of fifty weekly pa-1
pers ; which would be equivalent to 2500 |
sheets. And this would be equal to four i
or five times that number of tracts, on per- j
Imps ten times that number of different sub
jects. And all this coming to the people
at regular intervals, and recommended by a
freshness, a variety, and an interest, which
tracts distributed in the usual manner, can ‘
rarely if ever claim. Let any one estimate, i
if he can, the probable effect of having our |
destitute churches and congregations even j
slightly sprinkled with these winged mes
sengers of mercy and peace. We arc more
and more convinced, that, in the present
state of tli'ngs among us, this is one of the
most speedy, efficacious, and economical
means of arousing our churches to a sense
of their responsibility.
—.—
The Contrast.
In an address delivered before ths Phi
Beta Kappa Society of Yale College in
August lasi; by Rev. Dr. Sprague, the fol
lowing striking contrast was presented,
while discoursing on the influence of the
press, for good or evil. If the action and
delivery col responded with the words, the
I impression made in fjvor of sanctified ge- |
nitis, must have been deep and durable.
Do you see that man, in the eccentricity
of his genius, prostrate upon the floor—la
boring to recall one of the noblest efforts |
in the annals of intellect? It is Robert
Hall, busy with his sermon on modern in
fidelity. His friends have asked him to
publish it, and he will not decline; but as
yet il has no existence except in his own
mind; and though lie loaliis the labor of
writing, he is turning his hand at intervals
to the work. Wonder of the age as he
was lor modesty as well as for genius, he
dreamed not of the influence which that
sermon was destined to excit; but when it
came forth the whole world recognized it
as the masterpiece of a master-mind; it
put itself into communion with the greatest
intellects of the age; it threw around Chris
tianity anew wall of fire; and fidelity, as
she bent over its pages, resolved that si
lence wes prudence. Turn no \V your eye
to yonder villa on the shore of the Mediter
ranean, and see another mighty mind pour
ing out upon paper its principal thoughts to
he, placed ere long, into the printer's hands.
It so Byron—the Heaven favored, and yet
limi-minded, Byron—in the act of produ
cing one of Ins licentious poems. Perad
venture lie is dreaming of nothing but his
own fame; blit lie is really opening anew
fountain of dentil upon the world; he is
making provision to perpetuate his exis
tence ns the enemy of his race; he is ren
dering the splendors of his genius subser
vient to the wild and desperate purposes of
his heart.—Botli Hall and Byron arc stars
that must always shine: but in the beams
of the one there is life—in the beams of the
other there is death
Campbell’s Foreign Semi-Monthly Magazine.
The number of this interesting literary
periodical for February lGth has been re
ceived. It contains a great variety of mat
ter and is embellished, as usua), with a
splendid engraving. The No. for March,
has also been received and contains engra
vings of Washington Alston and William
Maginn.
Courage and Cowardice.
We commend the following extract, from
the Florida Journal to the attention of the
would-be-brave, from the stripling of “fond ;
sixteen,” who struts with cigar in mouth
and sword-cane in hand to the aged vele-!
j ran in vice, who stands girdled with pistols i
and encased in bowie knives. Let such !
sentiments be continually promulgated by ;
political. editors, and let the attention
of the young be often directed to them, and ;
the aspect of the community at large will j
soon experience a happy change. Os all |
objects, the bully is, in our estimation, one I
of the most contemptible. .Strange is it 1
j that any who have claims to ladyship !
should bestow a smile upon him: (or the
bully is ever a rake, and should receive the
smiles only of brazen and unprincipled !
harlots.
A truly courageous man is lie who abides 1
by the laws, come what may; one who in |
adversity and prosperity maintains the same |
character; whom wrong cannot drive lodes- I
peration, nor fraud provoke to iniquity,— 1
He only is the truly brave man, who, com
mencing with correct principles, abides by
them through every trial of life. Tried
by these tests, what are the street fights,
rencontres, cutting to pieces, and shooting;!
with which the history of the land abounds? |
The answer is evident—cowardice of the
most concentrated [character, In fact, just
as spurious coin is less valuable than the 1
base metals of which it is composed, so, in I
proportion are the violences we have de
scribed, meaner than ordinaty cowardice;
and. again, it is just the same relation
which spurious coin bears to real, that
these things bear to true bravery.
Review Os a Pamphlet recently published
by Rev. N. L. Riee, entitled. Mode of
Baptism, Syc. — Second Edition — Lou
%sville\Ky., 1842.
A friend has favored us with the perusal
of this pamphlet. It is understood to be
from the pen y>f Rev. Howard Malcolm,
President of Georgetown College, and is
such as we might expect from sucli a source.
It is, as may he inferred from its title, a re
plication to Mr. Rice. The author effect
ually exposes the many misstatements of
Mr. Rice, and in so doing affords evidence,
we think, that Iris antagonist did not care to
evince either his probity or intelligence in
this controversy. With such men it is in
vain to contend: they will ever verify the de
claration made by the wisest of men, in
Piov. 27. 22. We would as soon hope to
prevail with a drunkard while half snapped
| to abandon the bowl as to convince one,
j who, with the bible in his hand, sets him- i
| self tip as a champion for poedobaptisnt.—
The pamphlet before us is divided into two
parts. The first part consists of a critical
view of [Mr. Rice’s pamphlet on baptism,
and the second of a rejoinder to Air. Rice’s
i reply to the Review.
An Article on the Debts of the States.
, From the Democratic Review for Janua
ry, 1844.—We halve received duplicates of
a neat pamphlet with this caption, issued
from the press of'J'. R. Marvin, Boston.—
This is a well written article The author
takes enlarged and liberal views of things.
Ilis conceptions are clear, his language
j chaste, his style vigorous. We aie not
enough of a politician to judge of the cor
rectness of bis views, but his reasoning, in
reference to the causes of the loss of credit
in dilfeient states and their ability to wipe
away the reproach of repudiation, appear lo
us, to say the least of them, exceedingly
plausible. The article merits the attention
of politicians of every party and in every
j section of country; for the subject on which
it treats affects more or less all parties and
all sections of our land.
Baptist Record. —Rev. J. L. Burtows,
who edited this little sheet with great abili
ty and prudence, (baling an occasional man
ilestalion of a disposition to sneer at us in
the remote South,) retires from the duties
of an editor that he may give his undivided
attention to those of a pastor. Our best
wishes follow hint into his retirement.—
Rev. T. O. Lincoln will supply liia place
temporarily.
The Mothers Journal for March is be
fore us filled as usual with interesting arti
cles. Wc arc much gratified to find, among
the notices of new publications, evidence
that Mrs. Allen has the boldness lo oppose
the circulation of such popular works, as
are Calculated to exert an unfavorable influ
ence on the morals of the csinmunily. Pa
rents, if you have no need for the work
yourself, take it for the benefit of your chil
dren. Many of the articles are peculiarly
adapted to the tastes and the capacities Os
children and are well adapted to make them
grow wiser and better as they grow in
years.
Ordiniilions.
Agreeable to a call previously made by
the Church, on the 20th day of February,
A. I). 1841, Elders S. G. Jenkins, Samuel
Moore and Jefferson Falkner met with the
Baptist Church of Christ at Liberty, Ben
ton county, Alabama, for the purpose of ex
amining into the gifts and call of brother
William R. Harris?, with a view to his be
ing set apart by Ordination to the Work of
I the Gospel Ministry. The Presbytery was
j organised by appointing bro. S. G. Jenkins
| Moderator, and bro. J. Falkner, Secretary.
| An appropriate sermon having been preach
ed by bro. Jenkins, the Presbytery procecd
jed to examine bro. llarriss relative to his
| call, Doctrinal views, &c. The exarnina
j non was conducted by bro. Jenkins. The
: views of the candidate being found full, clear
I and entirely satisfactory', he was according
i ly set apart to the work of the Gospel Min
| islry, by imposition of hands of the presby-
I tery. Prayer and charge by bro. Falkner,
I right hand of Fellowship by bro. Moore,
j Benediction by bro. llarriss.
S. G. Jenkins, 4
Samuel Moore, l Presbytery.
Jefferson Falkner, J
Chambers Cos,, Ala., Feb. 9, 1844^
The Baptist Church of Christ at Betlies
da having called together file following min
ister. ng Brethren, for tho purpose of form
ing a presbytery for the Ordination of bro.
Philip IL Lundy, viz: The Rev. John R.
Humphries, Rev. Frank Calloway, Rev.
Reuben Thornton, Rev. Thomas Cranber
ry. Rev. Lacy, and Rev. James Cad
denhead, the ministering brethren formed
themselves into a presbytery. Elder Reu
ben Thornton examined into the moral de
portment and character of bro. Lundy. El
der Francis Calloway examined into his
gifts and qualifications for the Gospel Min
istry and being re-examined by the presby
tery, Elder Lacy offered the Ordination
prayer, which was accompanied with the
laying on ot hands by the presbytery. El
der Francis Calloway gave the charge,
whe.tj the church unanimously extended Ute
right hand, bidding him God speed.
The Presbytery and church request that
the proceedings of the day be published in
file Christian Index, and copied by the Al
abama Baptist.
J'AS. SIMMS, Clerk.
Francis Calloway, Mod. Presbytery.
Midi brother Lundy we are personally
acquainted and know him to be a most es- :
timable brother. lie has been, lor several
years, engaged very successfully in teach
ing. Il the churches will only enable him
lo give himself wholly to the ministry, we
doubt not that he would be eminently use
ful as a minister. With brother llarriss we
do not know that we are acquainted, but
we know well most of the members of tire
presbytery by which he was ordained, and
are confident they would not ‘• lay hands
suddenly’* on any man. We therefore cor
dially extend to brother Harriss a welcome
to our ranks.
Cumming, Forsyth Cos., Ga., )
March 3d, 1844. 5
Bear Brother —We are authorized to
say to you, and through the “ Index” to the
middle counties of this Stale, that the Rev.
Richard Phillips, a baptist minister, who
resides near this place, will set out, in a few
days, for those counties, where he expects
lobe engaged, the principal portion of the
year, in Ministerial labors. To those who
know our brother, nothing need he said by
way of recommending him to their confi
dence and suppsrt. But to those who do
not, wc prayerfully hope that he may be
joyfully received and Iris labors crowned
with success. JOHN JOLLEY,
Clerk Cumming Bap. Church.
Mississippi State Convention.
The Convention of the Baptist Denomi
nation of the State of Mississippi will hold
its next session with the Palestine Church,
in Hinds county, live miles south of Ray
mond, commencing on Friday before the
last Lord’s day in June. The executive
Board will meet on the day preceding, at
the same place,
N. R. CRANBERRY, Cor. Sec.
H@ , “ We learn from the corresponding
Secretary, that there is some discrepancy
in the Minutes relative to the time of meet
ing. All interested will please observe,;
therefore, that the time is that stated in the
above notice. Editor.
Georgia Association Book Depository.
I acknowledge the receipt of five dollars
from bro. William W. Prather—five dollars
from bro. J. W, Cooper, and nine and a
lialfidkdhtrs more from the Antioch Church
in Oglethorpe, for this fund.
The time has arrived when we expected
the whole amount subscribed would have
been paid in, and that other benevolent bre
thren would have contributed an equal a
mount, with their delegates to the Associa
tion, for so important and interesting an ob
ject. It should be remembered, this is to
be a permanent fund for the supply of val
uable religious books in the Geo. Associa
tion. When purchased, they arc lo he soltl
at cost, and the funds laid out for anew
supply, What Brother would not feel it a
privilege lo contribute a small sum to have
his association permanently supplied with
good religious books, to he purchased at all
times at cost. Matty of the Books which
will thus he furnished them, at their houses
and churches, cannot now be purchased
nearer than Philadelphia or New York.
Have all the churches enquired into the
destitution of the Bible in their bounds?
ami have they adopted means lo have them
supplied ? Bibles and testaments are al
ready in hand, at Dr. Turpin’s Drug Store
in Augusta, to be obtained for cash at the
following rates, viz : Bibles at 44 cts. —50
cts.—B3cls.—l,l Gets.—l,37cts.—-I,93cts.
Testaments at llcls.— I acts.-—2 lets. —
28cts.—Ilcts.—OOcts. The high priced
books will be found lo be of a very superi
or quality. County Bible Societies, Sab
bath Schools, Church and families can ob
tain them for cash at these low prices.
It. M. SANDERS, Cli. Ex. Com.
Prayers and Alms. —A ministering
! brother stales, that, “In obtaining subscrip-
I lions for a benevolent purpose, 1 called up
| on a gentleman in one of our largest cities,
who generously contributed to the object.
Before leaving, I said to him, how much,
think you, will such an individual subscribe?
1 don’t know, said he, but could you hear
that inan pray, you would think that he
would give you all he is worth. So I call
ed upon him, but to my surprise, he would
not contribute. As I was about to take my
leave, I said to him, ‘As 1 came lo your
house, I asked an individual what you
would probably give? J don’t know, said
he, but could you hear that mail pray, you
would think he would give you all he is
worth.’ The man’s Jiead diopped, tears
gushed from his eyes, he took out his pock
et-book, and gave me seventy-five dollars.”
“Thy Kingdom Come." —A little girl
sent about ten shillings to a gentleman, for!
the purchase of some missionary tracts;
and in her letter she says, “She who takes
this freedom to ask so much of a stranger,
began this letter with a trembling hand.—
She is indeed young in years and in knowl-!
edge too, and not able to talk much with a j
gentleman on religion, but her mother has j
tnuglit her, almost eleven years, to Say, t
‘ Thy kingdom come;’ and slit l believes j
“he cannot he saying it sincerely if she |
•locs nothing to help it on among the heath
en. This thought emboldens her to write
to a stranger, almost as though lie were a
friend.”
Wanted, just at this time, a number of
short and pithy articles, to intersperse a
mong the longer ones, and among such as
belong to extended scries. We want sucli
articles as will communicate some fact in
the neighborhood, or within the knriu'ledge
of the writer—such as will bring out some
one important principle, or will rebuke
some bad habit; or encourage some good
one; or such as will turn attention to some
neglected class in the church or in the
world; such as will excite sympathy for the
oppressed, or cheer the desponding, or es
tablish the wavering, or rebuke the pre
sumptuous, or cheer on the whole host of
God’s elect.—- Zions Advocate.
Those are just the things we want,broth
er Advocate, How much alike are the
wants of editors all the world over.
An Arkansas snake Story. —ln the Ar
kansas Banner, published at Little Rock,
we find the following letter, describing a
most singular snake. We give it for what
it may be worth:
Saline County, near Caldwell's Ferry, ?
January 26, 1844. y
Mr. Editor.—A few weeks ago, digging
in a mound near my house, I found a cavi
ty, (which had probably been made by the
gophers,) about three feet below the sur
face in tire bottom of which lay a spake in
coil, which, when measured was four feet
eight inches long, and six and a half inches
in girth. It is of a sky blue color covered
all over with a soft fine fur, like a mole ex
cept the head and and tale, which are of a
silvery whiteness, and as smooth as the
finest morocco leather, lean discover no
fangs in his mouth; but in bending back its
tail, four fangs present themselves to view,
resembling those in a cat’s claws. As it is
torpid, it is easily examined. lam anew
coiner, and did not know but such snakes
were common in this country; but my
neighbors say (and they have all come to
see it) that it is a nondescript. It can be
seen at any time as 1 have it in a box. Its
tail is composed of twelve soft flexible
joints. lam with great respect.
Your humble servant,
Thomas W. G. Vandiver,
Reported Annexation —A report lias
found its way into the Texas newpapers,
and is occasioning rejoicings throughout
that country, that the Senate of the United
States iias almost, unanimously ratified a
treaty for the annexation of Texas!
Highly Important Discovery. —We
have been informed on good authority that
an inhabitant of the Keystone State has dis
covered the secret of manufacturing artifi
cial marble on natural principles. The
discoverer is a Yankee by birth, and has
devoted many years to theoretical and prac
tical architecture.
We have been shown a specimen of
Limestone prepared by the above method
and unhesitatingly pronounce it superior to
any artificial stone or marble that we have
ever seen. The discoverer feels assured
that his preparation has only to be publicly
introduced in order to supercede the use of
lime mortar, in tire varied processes of
plastering, and will be extensively used for
stucco-work, mosaic, statuary in.intle
pieces, table-slabs atmospheric and hydraul
ic cement, roofing of houses and paving of
streets, &c. It will set or harden in six
hours when applied in plastering houses.—
It will resist tiie|action of atmospheric heat,-
damp, frost, &e„ and is susceptible of a
high polish. This composition (will ans
wer better than Roman cement for aque
ducts, locks and basins of canals. Stc. Its
bestjrecommendation, however, is its cheap
ness; as it can be manufactured at a cost
little exceeding ordinaty lime mortar. We
! lecommcnd this material to Congtess and
! hope that all the Public Buildings that may
hereafter be erected, will be so constructed
as to rival the Pyramids in durability.—
Pittsburg Chronicle.
,Treaty with Peru. —The Madisonian of
Friday announces that the convention for
the njustment of claims of citizens of the
United States upon the Government of Peru,
was concluded on the 17th oflast March
The sum -which that Government fins’ agieed
to pay is three hundred thousand dollars.
It is to be paid at Lima, iirtcn equal instal
ments’ Interest is to be paid at the rate of
four per cent, per annum to he computed
from the first of January 1842.
A Duel was lately fought at Washington,
the “seat of honor,” between two young
men by the names of Cochran and May.
The former was mortally wounded and died
in nhotit forty-four hours. May tied to
Maryland armed vVilli a hi ace of pistols,
declaring that lie would not be taken alive.
Who will ertvy him his happiness the rest
of bis days. He is but 23 years of age.
Ilis second, Pooler, has since been ar
rested in Baltimore for larceny.
Agriculture College. —The Atnericah
Institute have made application to the State
ol New York for a location in which it can
employ the most intelligent and practical
agriculturists in a series of experiments on
vegetable productions.
legal Decisions.
The Girard Case has been decided a
gainst the heirs of law and in favor of the
City of Philadclpliai.
The Mrs. Gaines Case, wife of Gen.
Gaines, which was instituted for the re
covery of a very largo amount of property
has been decided in favor of Mrs. Gaines.
The New Orleans Cathedral. —ln the
! case of the Church Wardens vs. the Bishop,
the Judge of the Parish Court, oil the 17th
iust., rendered his opinion on the exceptions
against the Wardens, and put tho ease out’
of court. It will he carried to the Supreme
Court.
The Supreme Court of Illinois lias deci
ded that a slaveholder has a perfect light to
passthrough Illinois with his slaves, and
that comity between the States would pro
tect him in regarding the slaves as such.
while withiU the limits of the State.
A Good Move. —On Monday last in the
House of Representatives, Mr, Hamljn,,of
Maine, made a unanimous report front the
Committee on Elections, in faVoyof hold
ing the Presidential election on the sarhc
day throughout the Union. The lime tie?
signaled in the bill, is tiro first Tuesday af
ter the first Monday in November, This
is so obviously fait and expedient, /hat we
hope the bill will become a FaW
Death of Nicholas Biddle. —The Phil
adelphia papers 6f Wednesday last an.
notice the death of Nicholas Biddle, Esq.
He died at his country residence, Andalusia,
on the 27th ultimo, “after a sickness mark
ed by excessive pain, borne with nianlv
constancy as long as it was borne, ami yiel
ded to at length without repining” Hu
was about fifty-eight years o's age.
ft has befoi intimated by one of our ex
changes that som? important disclosures
will be made relative to his connection wills
the U. S. Bank.
The President of the United States nar
rowly escaped sertous injury on Saturday.
Returning home from the funeral, his horses
took fright and ran along Pennsylvania Av
emic rift a furious pace.’ An intrepid color
ed man boldly rushed forward, arrested
their flight, and probably saved the life of
the respected Executive.
The Husband of ti Queen. — Prince Al
bert occupied (hiring the delivery’ of the
Queen’s speech, a seat on the first or lowest
step of the throne! —while the Duke ot’
Wellington stood by the side of Her Ma
jesty, holding flic sword of state. So saytf
London'gossip.
A Western editor suggests to Queen Vic
toria the propriety of coming to the United
States, and pushing her husband for a seat
in some State Legislature. II he succeeds,
lie will be the representative of a crowd of
sovereigns, instead of the mere consort of a
single sovereign. Here is the inducement.
Advices from Rome have been received
that the Right Rev, Bishop Eccleson, of
Balfimo;e, has been nominated Metropoli
tan Bishop of the United Slates; Bishop
Benedict Fenwick, of Boston, Bishop
Hughes, of New York, Bishop Purcell, of
Ohio, and Bishop Le Blanc, of New Or
leans, are lo be made Arch-Bishops.
Rev. Samuel Dyer, of London, Mission
ary at Singapore, died in Macon on the
24tlt of October, aged 39. He was a schol
ar of some eminence, and had studied the
Fukien dialect for the last eleven years.—
lie has left two thousand moulds I'ora like
number of Chinese letters and characters,
which are supposed to be of great value.
Hottling Tracts. —A foreign paper says
that owing to the opposition of the Roman
Catholic Priests in South America and
more particularly in Spain to the eff'or'S Os
members of the Dissenting Tract Societies,
in allowing their boohs to be circulated a
mongst tne people, the agent of these bo
dies have lately had recourse to a rtew
method of introducing their tracts ifito Ca
diz, as practised by a gentleman when on
board an English vessel in that harbot, —
The new expedient was to put the tracts
into glass bottles, securely corked, and ta
king advantage of the tide flowing into the
harbor they were committed to the waves,
where the inhabitants eagerly took them
up on their arriving on the shore. He
bottles were then soon uncorked* and the
tracts they Contained are supposed to have
been read with much interest:— Mcr. jttuti
If von would know the want of money,
go and try to borrow some ; for life that
goes borrowing goes sorrowing.
M A R R I E I),
On the evening of the 28t!i of February,
i by Rev. W. P. Steed, Nit*. t (Samuel M.
! Jackson, to Miss Catharine Holsendack,
j both of Columbia county.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
(Credits regulated by the books of our
office —Errors promptly corrected.)
Win Horoum paid for sell $2 50 to may
45, and D P Stanford 2 50 to jan 45 ; Jos
A Reeves 2 50 mar 45 ; P M for J&p L
Everingham $5 sept 44, and W R Wadu
84 may 44 ; Wnt A Mercer for self, John
Board aii<T das Brewer, each 2 50 to jan
45; S I) Durham 2 50 mar 44; Mrs D E
Strozcr 2 50 feb 44 ; P M Fort Gaines ktr
Wm II Ward 2 60 mar 45 ; : W B Thom
as, E S Winkle $3 may 45 ; P AT DarieriV
Jas Smith 2 50 jan 44,” and Rev W II Mc-
Intosh 2 50 fob 42; P M. Perry, Rev i*
Langley 82 may 44 ; P M Devereaux, Jeif
se Brundage 2 50 mar 45 ; P M Washing
ton, Dr C B Dill 2 50 jan 45, (can’t find*
his name.) P M Cotton HiFI.L D Price 8.7
jan 45 ; P M Greenevifle, Gorge G wens $,7
api 44; Rev J Perryman, Rev Henry Hoot
en 810 jan 45.
Bro. G. B. Barksdale’s credit has been 1
extended according to his statement, to
May 45.
Bro. Finch’s credit has been extended
one year, lo Dec. 43, according to the state
ment of Rev. C. C. Willis.
For the Baptist Preacher.
James Lowe and Wm. Skinner, each 81.
GEORGIA, Gwinnett County:
Whereas, brother Richard Philips is’ de
sirous of traveling and preaching through
the middle part of flit's Slate fft its year, and
from Ins limited acquaintance in that coun
try, we take this method of informing all’
that it may cancel'll, that’ Ire h a regtilaYly
ordained Baptist minister’ in good standing,
amongst all bis acquaintance and orlhodox
in the faith, and calculated to advance the
cause of Christ on earth. And from our
lung anil personal aequ'aintartcc with him,
wo can safely recommend him to the Bap
tist denomination and all who are friendly
to religion.
By order of Mount Moriah Clmroli,
G. W. MORGAN,- V: C forks
March 3d, 1844.