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PENFIELD.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1841.
Our Correspondents.
Our readers will doubtless be gratified to !
meet with Episcopos in our Columns a
gain. His articles, in our last volume, ex-!
cited many inquiries. We thank him tru
ly for his communications. Demands have
been made also for the articles addresser’;
to the Ministry by Scnex. Senior's Re
miniscences, in a late number, were so in
teresting as to excite desires for more of
them.
The re-appearance of the author of the
History of Re-baptisin is also looked for j
with considerable anxiety. Wc particu
larize these correspondents, because they !
are brethren who reside beyond the sphere j
of our general circulation. There are a- J
tnong our correspondents in Georgia, Ala- •
baina, Mississippi, Louisinnna, and Flori
da, brethren whose contributions are ever
equally welcome. We hope Kidron will
not desert us. and that all who are interes
ted in the success of the Index, will assist :
us, as the Lord may afford opportunity and
ability.
Several communications have been re
ceived this week, but too late for to day’s
paper. We should have been much pleas
ed had the communication of Marcus been ;
made in time for this number; but \\e can !
assure him, he has nothing to fear from the
Southern delegation to the Convention.
They will do nothing to promote disorgan
ization. They will art coolly, but firtnlv.
if deprived of their rights they will retire,
not to sink down into a state of indolence
or to revile their revilers, but to bestir
themselves in other ways for the advance- j
went of thv cause of Christ.
Elder Murk Bennett , —We would in
vite the particular attention of our readeis’
to the interesting letter of brother Bennett!
adressed to the editor of the Biblical Recur
der.
Mercer L Diversity. —Several accessions
have recently been made to the number of!
students in this institution. Its prospects 1
continue encouraging. Brethren, lorget
not to ask the blesssing of Heaven upon
it.
Jerusalem Artichokes. —We invite the
attention of our agricultural readers to this
new and productive species of Artichokes,!
which has acquired considerable celebrity
as an article for fattening bogs. See the
Advertisement.
—. JliklK -Kni'Ks!
We would invite the attention of the a
gents of Book Depositories and private
brethren, who are disposed to add to their
own libraries, to the following works, co
pies of been kindly forwarded
to us by the enterprising publishers Messrs
Gould Kendall and Lincoln oflloston.
Ripley’s Notes on tier Gospel. Its char
acter is already established- Ripley’s
Notes on llic Acts—anew work superior
to the former. Coleman's Primitive!
Church; a valuable historical wotk. The
Baptismal Question, containing the discus-i
sion between Rev. .Measrs CWike and
Towne, poedobaplists. on the one part, and
Rev, Wm. Hague, Baptist, on the other
part. The Karen Apostle, a Memoir ol
Ko Thah-hyu; Church Discipline, by Rev.
Warham , Walker, a Baptist work—Anti
och or Increase of Moral Power in the-
Church; The A oinig Communicant, The !
Casket ol Jewels; ’1 he Cypress W reath;
The Hilile and tire Closet; Daily Manna!
and lire Marriage King, all of a religious I
and practical character; also, The Pooty of
Love, a great favorite with lovers generally, 1
Companion for the Psalmist, a collection
ol Original .Music. These will be mure
particularly noticed hereafter.
A Wonderful Discovery Undiscovered.
A Univcrsalist and Versatilitist, the asso
ciate editor of one of our Southern exchan
ges, says that we are opposed to the Con
stitution of the United Steles!! We confess
(hat we are opposed in principle to at,oli-!
tiouisin, agrarianism, universalism and des
cenden tali sin (or die descent from one 1
depth of error into still lower deeps,) hut
if any of these isms are incorporated in the
constitution of llie United States we are j
ignorant of the fact. If we believed in
Universal win ive should very likely, be op
posed to the Constitution of the U. S. and
every other Constitution that would sanc
tion the hurrying men into endless felicity
as a reward for the commission of crimes
of the deepest dye. Keep cool, friend;
let not the sun go down upon thy wrath.
Anger may unfit thee for the enjoyment of I
that heaven to which you are so confident
of going eventually. God grant that you j
may not fall short of it. We wish thee
endless felicity—nothing worse.
Brother A. E. Whitten of Lexington
Mississippi, writes under date 19th tilt, that
on the last Loid’s day he attended at Union
Church where brother Pitman immersed
ten persons and three more were received
by experience, and two slaves received un
der the watch care of the church who had
been sold and moved off before they ob
tained letters. He inquires our practice in
such cases. We answer it is to write to
the Church whence they came, requesting 1
letters, it wo are satisfied with their Chris
tian character. The papers for the breth
ren named were ordered in our absence.
The Psalmist.
He have at length received a copy of this
work, for which we are indebted to the
publishers, Messrs Gould Kendall and Lin
coln ol Boston. The reader will find, in
another Column, an article in reference to !
it from the pen of one who is ltd-;
I v as competent to judge of its merits as
we are—to say the least of him. The im
pressions made on our minds, by an in
spection of the copy before ns, are more
favorable than those produced by \.he puj/'s
“Inch preceded it, This affords an in
stance in which a work has, in our estima
tion, been more injured than benefilied by
puffing. We still object to the principles
ol criticism adopted by the editors, think
them unsound, and think that they have
sinned against the principles of their own
adoption. Some of the pieces most obnox
ious to criticism were contributed by one of
tiie editors. On the principles of criticism
adopted by the editors we shall probably
comment hereafter as these are fair subjects
for discussion. These principles maybe
incorrect and yet the Psalmist may approx
imate nearer to perfection than any other
work of a similar character. This is pro-1
bably the ease but as Rippou’s Watts re
vised, is a competitor lor the favor of our
denomination, and we have published the
prospectus of both, we are unwilling to ad
vocate one to the exclusion of the other.
Dear brother Baker —l send you the fol
lowing query, with the request, if you can
find time, to answer it in the Index.
Query. —ls it according to Gospel order
for a person to unite with the church and
then refuse the communion of the Lord’s
table ? If it is not, what course should the
Church pursue with a member who lias
been in the church for six or eight years j
and lias regularly taken his seat at coinmu. |
iiioii se isnns, and yet lias never been known !
to partake of the elements !
Oar views on this subject are given in 1
lull, and also the views of others, in our ar
ticle on Church Discipline, in the Index Ibr
March Ist. See also the Histories of the
Georgia and Kclmkee Associations fiotn
which wc quoted in the article to which we
have referred.
Mr. Evans anil Mr. Tucker.
We have received, from brother Tucker,
: a reply to Mr. Evans. We think it alto
gether unnecessary to publish it, bill if
brother Tucker and his friends think difler
-1 ently, we will publish it hereafter. The
acrimonious character of Mr Evans’ piece,
i( appeals lirita, will do injury only to the
author. Mr. Tucker is 100 well known,
ami his i liaructcr as a liberal and consistent
; gospel minister is 100 well established, to
;be seiiously affected by the ridicule and a
busive language of even a presiding elder.
The facts in the case arc simply these:
Mr. Tucker made some remarks on a hap
iism.il occasion, to which Mr. E. must
! needs reply through the Southern Gliris
tiau Advocate. In his reply, he represen
ted that a Baptist minister, referring to Mr,
T. had made statements which had net
1 been made, Mr. I', replied through the
Christian Index, in a short communication.
Air. E published a rejoinder in the South
ern Methodist Advocate, in which he infers,
that Air, T’s taking the remarks to himself
| proves him guilty and stoops to compare
hi o to the man who stole ait axe and was
j detected by the artifice of Dow. lie seems
! to exult in exhibiting himself as a second
Dow, but two members of his own church
i have stripped him even of this honor. Mr.
Tm-ker, in the communication now before
us, states, that Mr. Jesse Kent of Augusta.
; and Air. Mathew Carswell of Burke, (lire
I one we learn a member and the other a ti
\ cent idle of the .Methodist church,) inform
; ed him that Air. Evans had stated to them
that he. Air. Tucker, was the individual to
whom he referred. As to lire remarks as
cribed to Mr. I'. Mr. E. effectually dis
. proves them in his second, Iris three col
umn communication, by arguing that they
were inferable from what was said. What
was affirmed as a fact thus turns out to be
only an inference of Mr. E„ as appears
from his own shewing! There is an ex
ample lo a rule in Murray, let this effect,
that “a man of a perverse mind will miscon
strue the most simple words that can be put
together.”
Should Mr. Tucker insist on the publi
cation of Ins piece, we will lay it before
our readers; but, in that event, shall feel
hound to publish Mr. Evans’ also—or,
should Mr. Evans furnish a condensation
of his, as suggested by us, we will publish
it with Mr. l’ecker’s reply, We do not
think however, that either of these breth
ren will be benefitted by carrying on a pa
per controversy, and we are confident that
our readers would not be thereby improved,
either intellectually or morally, and Mr E.
may find other employment, in lecturing
his two members for the exercise of their
principles of honesty to the damage of their
ecclesiastical superior.
Bro. Thos. D. Armstrong, oue of our
agents, and a missionary of the Alabama i
Association, writes:
I have just returned home after taking a
tour of five weeks, and I can truly sav, my
Brother, that 1 have felt, and do feel that
the Goil of missions lias been with me.—
One thing, it is particularly pleasing to me |
to communicate, and that is, that our oppo- j
sing Brethren, are not so unkind as I ex-1
peeled to find them, when I preached in I
their vicinity, (as a missionary.) I have
been on all occasions kindly received, and
frequently invited lo preach for them; and
on last Sabbath I preached in one of their
meeting houses to a large and respectable
Congregation.
We have a Union meeting at Elam
Church, Montgomery Cos. Commencing on
Friday before the 2d Sabbath in Apiil next.
Many of the Ministering Brethren, are,un
der promise to be in attendance, and, all
are affectionately invited to come up to the
help of the Lord against the mighty. The
object of this meeting is to cultivate Broth
erly love among the Baptists both in the
town and country. We think the Baptists,
in this country, who live in towns, and
those who live in the country, are too dis
tant and shy of each other, and this meet
ing is gotten up for the purpose of express
ing our feelings freely to each other, and to
endeavor to put down this unpleasant slate
of tilings.
Be so good as to give this meeting a
place in your paper.
We regret that the above was not re
ceiver! in time for our last number.
Ed.
Am. Bad. Homk Mission Rooms, >
New York, March 26, 1841.
To the Editor of Christian Index:
Dear Brother—My attention was direct
ed this day to your inquiries in the “Index”
of 15th tilt, growing out of my correspon
dence with Rev. B. l\ Byram. The rela
tion you sustain, as editor of that paper, to
the numerous brethren and friends who
have kindly and liberally aided the Home
Mission Society, as well as my respect for
you personally, induces me, though deeply
engaged in very important duties of another
nature, to transmit you a prompt answer.
In doing so, allow me first to invite your
attention to the third inquiry of Mr. Byram,
!in connexion with both of yours. Mr. By.
I ram’s inquiry is : “If slaveholders, can
, they be retained as missionaries and sup
j ported from the funds of the treasury ?”
You ask, first: “ Is it true that the Ameri
can Baptist Home Mission Society will not
employ one as a missionary, known to he
a slaveholder ?” Secondly, “ Does the
Executive Committee claim the right to de
cide whether slave holding shall be consid
ered as disqualifying one to serve as a mis
sionary of the Society?”
These questions, though proposed in dif
ferent form, present to my mind precisely
the same ideas—that all seem to aim at the
same thing. I have given the only answer
in my power to one of them, and I trust,
i that, on a more particular examination of
the subject, you will see that it is equally
applicable to them all. The “Circular” to
which I referred Mr. IL, and now refei
you, “ defines the position” of the Society
oil the subject of slavery in a very frank,
free maimer; and, so far as 1 have been in
formed, has gi-en general satisfaction to the
friends of the Society.
With sincere desires for your happiness,
I am, yours, truly,
BENJ. M. HILL, Cor. Sec.
The proceeding letter is evasive and un
satisfactory. It tends only to confirm us
in the belief, that the Board of the Home
Mission Society are resolved to do, what
the Constitution of their Society does not
authorize them lo do—that is, to disfran
chise their slaveholding brethren. Brother
Hill answered expliely the letter of Mr. By
ram, and answered in such a manner as to
convey the impression to the minds of Ab
olitionists, as well as to our own mind, that
the Board would not wittingly allow a slave
holder to serve as one of their missionaries.
We called upon brother Hill, if such was
the fact, honestly to inform us of it, and Ire
writes the above evasive response. Where
evasion is necessary there must be some
thing wrong. We speak respectfully.—
Truth and honesty are fearless—they re
joice in the light and skulk not behind a
screen.
Bro. Hill refers us to his answer to Mr.
By ram’s.third query. The first part of
that assumes the right of lire Board to con
sider and decide, whelherslaveholders shall
be allowed equal privileges with non-slave
holders in the society ; a right which we
deny that the constitution grants them. To
the latter part of that answer, we have no
thing to object. Had brother Hill referred,
in the first instance, to what he refers in the
last, and reminded Mr. Byram that they
had no right, as a Board, to meddle with
the subject of slavery, we should have ta
ken no notice of his published letter. It is
to the manifest assumptions which he makes
that we have objected, and will object, as
often as they are made. Brother Hill would
have us remain satisfied with a reference
on which he was unwilling to rely to satisfy
his Northern Brethren ! To the Circular
we made no objection. A parallel.—“ Did
you steal that apple?” Arts. “My mother
sells cheese, Sir.” We inquired the pur
port of brother Hill’s recent letter, lie re
fers us to the Society’s old Circular! !
Again, it appears to be his design to hold
us up as a peculiarly sensitive, restless, ag
itatoi of the “vexed question ;” for lie rep
resents that the friends of t lie Society gen
erally approve of his course.
lo this wc reply, 1. We are not the ag
gressors in this instance. The subject was
not introduced to the public by us, but by j
the letter of brother Hill, publisher) in peri- !
odicals at the North. 2. That the denom
ination generally, both North and South,
have heretofore been fully satisfied with the |
course pursued by the Board of the A. B. i
11. M. S. we are free to admit, and none j
were better satisfied than the present it-ri s t
ter. AVe had no cause to complain. The
Board had not publicly claimed rights not
granted by the Constitution, and, by the
occasional appointment of slaveholders as
Missionaries, we had evidence afforded, that
they were not disposed to exclude slave
holders from a participation in the benefits
of the Society ; but this state of things has
been changed by the magic sweep of broth
er Hill’s pen, and lie must possess some of
the divine attributes, if he lias been able to
ascertain, at this early period, the effect of
his teccut publication ! We have fully as
good an opportunity of knowing the senti
ments of the denomination, in the South, as
he Iras, and he may yet find that he has
“reckoned without his host.” 3. This
piece of policy—the representing those as
small in number, and consequently insignifi
cant, who are dissatisfied—will not succeed
in quieting those who have been disfran
chised. The same kind of policy was used
by SatiKiliat of old. Nell. clr. 4. ltdiif;
not succeed then, nor do we believe that it j
will now, not even if backed by the inlln
cnce of “ Northern pastors in the South,”
to which a recent writer in the Christian
Watchman (himself a Northern pastor in
the South,) referred, as being sufficient to
enable a Northern publisher to supplant,
with a publication of his own, a publication
issued under the patronage of the denomi
nation in a southern State—Virginia.
Be it known that wc never have desired
the Boards of any of our National institu
tions to take any action on the subject of
slavery. We of the South have only re
quired that they “ let it alone,” and sorry
are we that this has not boon done bv bro
ther iirii.
Be it further known, that we, the editor,
will ever rejoice to hear dial the laborers
under the Board of the A. B. 11. S. are
blessed and prospered in their labors, whe
ther they he or be not slaveholders; hut
when requisitions are made in the South for
funds lo sustain this institution, we shall
feel it an imperious duly, until brother Hill’s
assumptions ate revoked, or proved ground
less, to notify our brethren and friends, that
slaveholders are not to he aided by the funds
they may contribute. If with this knowl
edge they are disposed to contribute to the
funds of the Society, we shall interpose no
barriers. We desire to control no man’s
purse.
We well know llmt attempts will be
made to counteract otir influence, by repre
sentirignlmt we (and not brother Hill) have
aeted hastily and imprudently. Our arti
cles on this subject will bo represented as
indiscretions. The charge will he repeat
ed by some of the “ Northern pastors in
the South,” and some Southern men who
glory in the character which they sustain
amongst their Northern brelhen, and sigh
for greater earthly fame. To its it is a mat
ter of small moment what men may say or
think of us. We shall strive to keep in the
path of duly, and while in that we fear no
weapon that may be formed against us.
Two remarks more. 1. We protest a
gainst the practice, but too common, of
seeking lo influence the sentiments of south
ern men by making statements in private
interviews anil by private communications,
which those who make them dare not make
known at the Noith,
2. We disclaim any intention to excite
prejudices against Northern pastors, or oth
er Northern men at the South, who act dis
creetly. Those from the North, who arc
willing to identify tltoir honor and inter
ests with ours, and manifest the love of
God in their hearts, may rest assured of re
ceiving as much of our confidence and af
fec ion as if they were natives of a South
ern clime, so long as they conduct them
selves in a quiet and godly manner. Some
among us, to whom we delight to give pre
cedence, are Northern men by birth.
(Irdimttion.
At the request of the Baptist Church in
Forsyth, Munroe co., the Brethren Hugh
Quinn, Davis Smith, Gardner and C.
F. Sturges assembled to examine and set
apart by ordination to the worh of the min
istry, Bro. Alfred Buckner.
The Council having examined Bro. 15.,
the ordination was performed on Lord’s day !
March 17th, 1844, with the following tlis- j
tribulion of services : Sermon suitable to |
the occasion by bro. Sturges, examination 1
of the candidate by bro. Quinn, Ordaining !
prayer by bro. Smith, charge to the candi
date by bro. Gardner, right band of fellow
ship by bro. Smith, followed by the other
members of the council and afterwards by
the church.
Bro. Buckner Iras been called lo the pas
toral care of the church in McDonough,
Henry county, and enters upon the labor
immediately. The council and the church
of which he is a member send him forth to
the work of the ministry with their sinccr
ests prayers lor Iris success in that blessed
work.
We trust that the people of his charge ;
i will rally around him and by their prayers,
| dteir counsels, and their active zeal for the |
| cause of Christ, let him feel that his labors j
□re approved, and may the Head of the!
chinch smile upon his ministry and give !
him many souls as the seals of Iris ministry, j
At the request of the Church at Bay j
Creek, Walton county, a presbytery met!
consisting of John Hendricks, JosPp’h J. j
Loudermilk, David Cook and N. Hill, for
tire Ordination of Bro. Amos lladaway.— j
Bro. Hill preached the Sermon, Bro. l Hen
dricks ami Cook conducted the examina
tion, bro. Loudermilk made lire ordination I
prayer, bro. Hendricks gave the charge aftd I
then gave the fight hand of Fellowship.—
Bro. Boss was ordained to the office of Dea- j
eon at the same time by the above named [
presbytery.
March 28th, 184-f.
For the Christian Ir.d.x'.
Sabbath School Convention.
The churches of the lielioboilr as.Or/ia-!
lion will boar in mind that at the last meet
ing of that body, it was recommended that,
a Convention be held in the city of Macon,
on the third Sunday in April next, and al
though they have been reminded of that ap
[ pointment recently, in a notice by the Pas
j lor of that church, yet a word further might
not hr; amiss upon tire subject.
Our divine Lord observed that the''chil
dren of this world were, in tlreirgeneration,
wiser than the children of light, and per
haps in nothing do they show’ that superi
ority than in the manner in which they car
ry any favorite measure. l)o they set their
hearts to accomplish a darling scheme, even
though it may bo an empty pageant, they
seem ready to move every thing around
them to accomplish it. Convcnt'ons, So
cieties, pompous ptoccasions and what not
are all brought into requisition in order to
give success to some darling plan. Now
it is not intended even to iniitnnic that wo
should imitate the wild fancies of some men
of the world, but truly we may stand re
proved by their zeal for our supineuess; fur
as the apostle argues (1 Cor. 9: 25) they do
it to obtain a corruptible crown (vain and
perishable things) but we an incorruptible.
1 would, from these premises, solicit as
a friend of the cause of Christ and of the
Sabbath School cause, a 101 l representation
at the Convention, and let us spend the
days ol that meeting in mutual exhortations
to more zeal and energy in this most wor
thy cause. MARCUS.
From the unpublished sayings of Dea.
Ichabod Todd.
Let parents remember and hear well in
mind that Satan is a teacher by profession,
and that he claims the exclusive pimmalive
of teaching all the idle. Satan teaches on
the Lancaslerian plan, i. c. he employs his
I pupils to instruct each other. Jf parents
wish to see how he works it, let them watch
for a single day how their children, ser
vants, and even they themselves, teach each
Other to lie passionate, proud or self-willed,
and they will not wait long before they see
lire success of bis mode. Barents, think of
that the next time you show pride or pas
sion.
Bro. Baker — 1 visited old Father Meek
a few weeks ago, living in Franklin Co.—
He is an aged-Minister, ! think about 80
years old, has spent a long and useful life
in the service of his Divine Master, llis
health is declining, but he preaches to one
church monthly. 1 found him and sister
Meeks living alone in an humble cabin, with
| the exception of a little grand daughter.—
I The old Mistei was carding and he was
; stocking a gun for one of his neighbors.—
Bro. M. is a poor man, and 1 believe he
does not take the Index, 1 see there has been
something done by brethren lo furnish such
with the paper, can you send it to Rev.
Littleton Meeks, Bushvillc, Franklin Cos.
Ga. Yours.
A. CHANDLER.
We met and labored with bmther Meeks
at Clarksville, Habersham, Cos., in the lull
of 1835. We know him to he a deserving
brother and will therefore appropriate 32,-
50 of the amount contributed for indigent
Ministers to the payment of the Index for
him. The paper will hereafter be sent rc<r
ularly.
For the Christian Index.
Wilkks Cos., (ia. March 28, 1841.
Bro. Baker —l have concluded to men- ;
tiun a few things that 1 dislike. If you
concur with me in them, and think them
| worthy of a place in your excellent paper, ;
j von have the piivilege ol’ publishing them j
|in the Index ; il not, you can throw them
undet the table with the rest of the rubbish,!
1. I dislike to see Baptists wait until j
preaching time on Saturday, before they
start to the House of God.
2. I dislike to see Baptists go to the \
house ol God, seat themselves out of the I
lions • commence talking about the price of!
cotton, negroes, and such like.
3. 1 dislike to see Baptists out of the
house talking in the lime of public prayer,
then come in and disturb the .Minister and
congregation, and seat themselves on one
ol the hack scats, with the non-professing j
part ol the congregation.
4. I dislike to see a Baptist out of tlm
house of God during the administration oi
the Lord’s supper, whether it is at the :
church where his membership is or at a I
sister church.
5. I dislike to see a Baptist get up and i
go out in time of conference to avoid voting
on some important case that is before llie
conference.
0. 1 dislike to see a Baptist refuse to vote
itt conference upon either side ; that is if he
has his mind made-up about the matter.
7. I dislike to see a Baptist refuse to takff
the Index and begin to talk about'lds pov-’
ertv, at the same time paying more for a
political newspaper.
8. I dislike to see a Baptist in a grog
shop if lie call avoid it. ~
V. I dislike to hear of ;* Baptist taking
the Index mid neglecting to pay for it, for
several years, ~ “ ‘
A Mini firm of thi: Ramist Ciuncfi.
England. —The condition oftlic bullion
and money market mnv be estimated front
the fact, that there are in the vaults of the
Bank of England eighty millions of doU
lars of specie.
An Infernal Machine — Alt tempi io
Hill.— -The City of Richmond Va., was
gicatly excited on the 22(1 ul!., in conse
quent ol a box containing two horse Pis.
tols, leaded with buck shot and-so fixed as.,
to kill the person who opened the box, be
iil IT landed from llie schooner David Rogers
from New York, marked “M. A. Lipscomb,
care til'S-S. Denoon.” Mr. Dciioon be
ing unalil - to find such a person as Lips
comb, proceeded lo open the box al //ic bot
tom, and discovered the diabolical scheme.
He escape unhurt. The allbir will be in
vestigated.
“Beauty and Booty." —An anti-Amer
ican Journalist having denied that the watch
words of the British at the battle of New
Orleans were “Beauty and Booty,” Gi orge
Barstow, the Historian of New Hamp
shire, addressed General Jackson on the
subject. The General replies. - under date
19 Fell. 1814. as follows: “On the Bth Jan
uaiy, 1815, alter the battle of that morning,
was found amongst the papers ofa British
sergeant that fell near tin: line, (one of the
leit columns of the British army, com
manded liv General Keane, and led on by
Col. Rodney against uiv right,) an orderly
book containing the words “ Beauty and
Booty” as the watch-words of the British
army for the Bth of January, ISIS.”
“Honor and Shame from no Condition
Bise." —John 11. Steele the governor elect
ol New Hampshire, was horn ill North
Carolina, and was a carriage maker by
trade, lie emigrated to N, 11 -, and was
distinguishciflor his mechanical ingenuity,
and set in motion the first power looms in
the town of Felerhoro. lie is a man of
sound intellect and honest principles, and
his present elevation is a high complement
to his character and attainments-
The celebrated negro woman, or rather,
negro advocate, Abbey Kelly, together
with several others, are dtdiveridg a course
ol the most abusive lectured to mixed au
diences of blacks and whites, in New Bed
lord. Tin: language used by them towards
the clergy of New Bedford is'ihdeed shame
ful and obscene. One asserted that the de
vil could not be compared to the clergy men
in wickedness, and that lie had rather his
children should visit any hrothtff, theatre or
bad place rather than attend church in New
Bcdloul.—,Y. ]'. Sun.
The Queen of England has appointed
John Gtey Porter Atliell, Esq., to be her
Majesty’s Attorney General, for the Island
ol f>t. Lucia. He is “a gemnWiiob color.”
Sun.
Revolts and attempts at revolution are the
order ol the day in Europe. AVe have an at
tempted revolution in Portugal—lmtehcr
ings in Spain—revolts in the provinces of
Turkey—insurrection and revolution in
Italy—insurrection in Syria.
The plague has appeared in Egypt.
’The French have restored the Society
Islands to their native sovereign. We are
glad io hear it.
The Louisville Journal says that the
Rev. Ignatius A. Reynolds, a native of
Kentucky, has accepted the appointment
of Bis! top ol Ghurleslon', as successor to
Bishop England.
*■ Ihe Hon. Mr. Iloniinel, mnv a mem
ber ol Congress from Mississippi, was
once a clergyman, A coi respondent of
the New York Cornier tells of him the
following anecdote:
During the canvass preceding his elec
tion, in a discussion of political topics be
hire the people, his opponent alluded to
the fact of his having theretofore been a
minister of the gospel, to which Mr. Ilain
met, in his reply, referred, and character
ized it as an ungenerous arraignment oftlic
indiscretions of It is youth.”
Is this the .Mr. Ilammct that we used
to see entering the house rtf God (in Vir
ginia) with his morocco pumps black silk
stockings and gloves; bowing and scraping
ito the Indies? We thought Jtlicn bis fruits
| were oftlic- wild grape order, but our
.Methodist brethren did not think so. ’They
i almost adored him—especially the sis
; lars, both married and unmarried.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
B Brantly for II A Lawrence 32 50 apl
I 14; T J Burney 2 50 jan 45; Mrs P ‘Tatum
250 mar .45; S Maxwell 310 pm 4(5; Isaiah
1 Langley 2 50 mar 45 S Kifgro 32 apl
! 4 1; Dr 11 Burt, 87 jan 44; Jos Williams 35
! may 42; Rev R A Hargis 35 nov 44; J 11
- Bullard 35 - A Hardy 35 sept 45; E
j W ilson 35 mar 40; .1 lleniy ami S Chap
! man each 2 50 nov 11; J Chapman 2 50
I jtine 44; J King 2 50 nov 11; II Harvard
.and .Mrs A Dodson each 2 50 apl JO; Il E
i Ramsey, M Ramsey, E Warren, T Gilbert
| and I W Giegory each 2 50 jan 45; Win
: Sims and J Dowd each 2 50 mat 45 ; I, B
Jackson 2 50 jan 45.
.lERUSa!,EM ARTKJDUKES.
A quantity of the Jerusalem-Artichokes
j are for Sale at the Store of McKinley &
i Seymour, and J. B. Niekelson in Greens.
! boro.
April 12, 1811.