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the information we had received, we were
very careful to do it in such a manner as to
evince that we ourself entertained a doubt
of its correctness. Hence, the use of the
subjunctive mood, “If res urc correctly
informed;” not we are informed, or we
are -redid,y mior...tJ. Does iiollliis indi
cate, not only that we cuter tuned a doubt
of die correctness of the information re
ceived, but tiiat we wished our readers also
toiinderstaml that there was some uncertain
ty about its correctness? Do they not
teach Grammar in Hamilton? or is the
subjunctive mood omitted in Hamilton
G inn mars !
Hot our youthful censors slate, “ wlietli
r these assertions were mad.. 01. your own
or on tiio authority of another, does not in
any way affect the question of their cor
rectness.” We reply, if wc make an un
epiali/icil assertion, it matters not whether
wc make it upon our own authority or up
on that of another; hut if wo qualify our
assertion, bv predicating it upon the report
of another, without vouching for the cor
rectness of that report, no rule in ethics
will hold us responsible for it. Now note
that u-e made no unqualified assertion in
refer rmc to this mutter. Would our young
friends be willing to be held responsible foi
every thing they report, when they arc
enieful to let it be known that they base
their report, not on their own personal
knowledge, but on the report of others,
and moreover intimate, at the same time,
a doubt ut its correctness ? Wc opine not.
We very much question whether they
would think dial “justice and equity” re
quired, under such circumstances, that they
should be treated as they have treated us.
We commend to their attention tiir : i-iu.-u
rule of philosophy and religion, “ Do unto
others,” &c., and pass on to their second
“count” against us.
They say, “ We must still petsist in
calling ilia assertion, that the Institution has
no power to confer degrees, another error.”
A heathen said, “In error’s path ’tis
shameful to persistbut, evidently, no
heathen youth are these. They upon
the more enlightened maxim, would
seem, of those who recently taught, mat a
certain missionaiy board was to be sustain
ed, “ right or wrong.” I persist in
affirming that Hamilton has -the power to
confer honorary degrees, aiid that ivc err
in denying this, ar.d yet, in the self-same
sentence, admit that it “ has not the power
in itself!” It is they claim that it has
“a delegated po-tver * * * as effectually,”
&c. “A delegated power!” What won
derful lexicographers are manufactured at
Hamilton ! We me at a loss which to ad
mire most —their knowledge of moods,
their modesty, or their lexicography,! pjWe
know not what idea their professors mave
imparled to them of “a delegated power,”
but it is very evident that their idea or n >*,
not in harmony ivitl, th• idea ordinarily cm
untsined or it in lhis land, fumed for t ''°J*L
| professors had been repeatedly spoken of,
; very favorably, before a Hoard of which we
j are a member; and we have invariably
‘ confirmed all that was said in his favor:
another of her professors has a brother in
i our SiJlt, whom we have selected as one
|oi a committee r five t 0 award certain pre
iiniums offered by us tor literary pioduc
| lions. “Did this, in Caesar, seem ambi
| tious ?” But, we will add, as Northern
men do not patronize Southern Institutions,
we see not why we should patronize North
ern Institutions to the prejudice of Institu
tions at the South, which afford equal, if
not stipciior advantages.
Our young friends tell us they are
Southerners. We regulate our conduct to
wards others, according to llieir acts, and
not according to their birth-place. (Qui
sis, non unde na/usxis, reputa, says Livy,
and* so say we.) We would no sooner
tolerate a wrong in a Southern iltan in a
Northern man. We will add, that we
have far more confidence in Northern men,
who come South to >lo good, than we have
in many Southern men, who go North for
their education, and return with an affecta
tion of superioiity, think themselves wiser
and better than their seniors, and become
the advocates for Northern measures, and
the apologists for Northern wrongs—mea
sures and wrongs reprobated even by liber
al men at the North.
But our young friends “love the S’outli
|ern institutions because they are ourown
aye, and shew their “love” for them, and
promote ‘theirgrowingreputation,’ by aban
doning them for Northern institutions, and
by lamenting a division which, undei ex
isting circumstances, was essential to the
preservation of the institutions which they
piofcss to love. We deplore, as much as
any man, the causes which rendered a di
vision necessary ; but, the causes existing,
we consider the division a most fortunate
occurrence, propitious alike to (’lmrch and
.•Mate.
Our young friends tell us, that “ to have
, kepi silence,” after the perusal of our re
marks “ would have done violence to all
our ('heir) ideas of justice ami truth.’’ Ve
ry likely they have as incorr. rt an idea of
i*• truth and justice” as they have of “a
delegated power,” But if their ideas of
these are correct, who but must admire
their superior reverence for “ truth and jus
tice.” Others permitted our remarks to
pass unnoticed—v.l.y? Because (the in
ference is unavoidable) they had not as
high a reverence for truth and justice as
our young friends ! Blush and hang your
heads for very shame, ye professors, alum
ni, and under-graduates, and other friends
of Hamilton, that you should he so far sur
passed in reverence for truth and justice by
our beardless correspondents Pardon us. /
i voting friend* —when tolly grow* roman-1
ji/o , r* not*t paint it.
’ tv*? otir friends to inquire*
what attempt to
For the Christian Index.
Madison C. 11., Fla., -IjUy6tb,’4s.
Dear Brother Baker —l[or-topic time
I past, I .have looked in every! Tnfl|k i; see
| soroe'accounl of the outpourings of IhS Holy
i Soirit upor. lost and guilty sffnerr but in
1 vain. *Vv hat is the reason ? jod is just as
j willing to forgive uoiv as in day that are past
| and gone. Is it in the backs Jden state of
: the church-members? If so, would say,
awake lip thou that steepest. lod may say
to you, as Hedidtotlie Land ean Church,
“ I know thy works, that It; li art neither
| cold nor hot; I would thou w t cold or hot;
so, then, because thou art li ewarm, and
neither cold nor hot, 1 will sp v line olliof
my mouth.” God grant tliatJhcli :4\ not
be the case. Does the causfllie the
ministers? Ifso, wake ujxfam y gift leth
argy, and cease not to to flee
the wrath to conic. One ojSWis, I think,
that ministers preach theifc.jlejmons to the
woihl. They ought not iOjceas* to warn
i both the church and sinners* Anftthe'r rea
| son, perhaps, is that they an seekingaftei
| riches and honors of the nnyl. Il’sr, you
! cannot serve God and tnntjlir.on. .Christ
said that he that would not
motlier, brothers and sister*, hou aud
lands, an I wife, (the dear companion “of bis
bosom,) and even his own life,jßojfid i(nt be
Hisdi.-t iple. Are wedoindUK 1 lesarnot.
Another reason is, that ye
Inoken up. Instead of they
! arrive at church, devoting aflftrt iSne to
praying, singing, Ac., iheylfe oulof**"o.-s
talking about ill ■ politics ofuil day. I
Brethren, these things not vJo be.
May the Lord help us all t*a(T.lnl
rorg, and to live holy and rifjtcou,Hpmy~
prayer, fur Christ’s sake*—Allan.
. ■ “> *
For the Christian'Jmkx.
Mr. Editor, —Von will oblige tae by
publishing the following letter ftotii the
Ikv. T. U. Wilkes. It was addressed to
me. without solicitation, and is the voiunla-i
rv offering of the author in regard to tire
merits of the little book tu wflli it refers.
Whatever surprise it may uccaffn tirAwri- i
ter, 1 trust it will not be ollensiiTlo him to
sec his letter in the Index. >^Ju,
Penfield, Aug. i, 18-15.
Social Circle, Ga., July
My Bear Brother Brantlydm was
some consideiable time alter you ,<Sslicd |
(in pamphlet form) Uncle Charles'^Sun- I
jde Rhymes and Familiar Conversations !
ior Children,” before I closely examined 1
them ; and al'liough I justified myself for j
this seeming neglect, by oilier multiplying,j
| pressing, and moic imperative ibj|siiie up
! on my time and attention, j ;
had denied invs'elf (ilimigli
mars) qu.lu - “ }
ik.mUedgv. s.r. .milling whirl 1
have read, or even heard delivered irSu. the
sacred desk, in some time, had male a
deeper impression on my mind, thin the
rhyme especially upon the “ selfish'bee
jior do I believe that any child ot paroi. In
rt ad that piece, without dim-
that “ self.siincss is
■tojH^rii-,-:ip
- j..
lo be unto edification, and the reel wo |
leave for our neighbor?. It must be, how j
ever, a matter of gratification to you to I
know, that in this newspaper age you can
find a vehicle to convey almost any thing,!
i bower er extravagant, to the public eye.
Mr. .i.—That may be ; but I prefer to
| have my views published tn this paper j
j rather than in any others. It circulates t
! among the very class of people which 1 !
| wisli to reach, and I thought you had irnle- !
| pendenre enough to give me a chance to be !
| heard. p
Editor. —lndependence ! ‘Why, my I
! dear sir, it requires no sort i>f independence !
to sit here and let any thing that floats,
, along run into the paper, and go out into i
| the public. But it doesrr<fhire tndejiend- i
j encc to stand up against the solicitations of 1
good men, like youiself, whom we esteem j
nndflove to please. It is very unpleasant
to say “ No,” but we must.
#lr. A. expresses his regret, and makes j
his exit. Enter Mr. B.
Mr. li. —l called, on behalf of mytelf
and several who ate associated with me, lo
remonsirate with you respecting an article
in your last week’s paper. You know to
what I infer. ! ’
j Editor. — Yes, I think I do. Do you
| call in question \\ie facts we have stated ?. I
Mr. li. —No, not the facts?; but we j
j*4hink the pnblle will draw a wrong infer
dhcc, and -we are not willing to be#o held ‘
1 tip to public observation.
Editor. —We are Wit responsible for
wrong inferences drawn from ficlt fairly
stated ; and it is hard to make us resjioufi
bie for want of judgment in l ose wlvo read.
Would it not be bepter iu i you to uaiioge
your alluirs so piudently that, when they
ate spoken of, they shall not need an advo
cate to make them acceptable in thPVtghtof
good men.
J/r. B. —l did not call to gel .counsel.
We shall manage our affairs in our own
way, and we do not think itjijj in this pa
per to hold us up to public animadversion.
Our folks have always supported the pa
per, and it was not the handsome thing in |
you to serve us in this way.
Editor. — Then you thought your taking
the paper had laid ti under an obligation j
not to speak the truth of you! You took
the paper because y ou wanted it ; you got i
die worth of your money, or you would ;
not have taken it; and we were under no
other obligation to you than to all, and iliat j
is to tell the truth without fear.
Mr. B. —l confess that sovmls like ,
sense.
Editor. — i hat is what we mean by in
dependence— having the courage to say j
what we think, when and where, and how J
it is best to say it, being governed in ibis
thing not by the: wishes of others, but by j
our own judgment and conscience. That !
is our way, and will be.
Oiir Foreigu missions.
Never have the clouds of discouragement, ;
rolled deeper and thicker over our Foreign
mission, that at the present moment. l\ev
cr, at any period since its origin, lias iliern ‘
tion, than now. Deep distrust, mvxpivs.-i- j
ble anguish, gloom and sadness, all the j
minds of its warmest We had
believed a little while since, that the heavy j
incumbrance ol $40,000 which depressed
the Iricnds at home and almost sunk, their |
minds into a state ot despondency, was ail
they had to contend wit—but now, another j
shock lias been tell, still more fear !ul in its
character. Jhe latest intelligence brings j
the mournful news, that unless God in Ins
ftw|jlul providence, shall prevent it; the
■ymsmnu must come to a pretm.iuu
l,|ol. .Nor is tins all , bmih
■r; “Oil A liiio . .
| are slew aril; that the siver and the gold, l
i and the cattle on the hils, are the Lord’s.— |
And they must do this quickly.”
No, there is not a moment to spare, if
our missions are to be saved from destruc
tion, and all the labor and toil, and money,
| and men that have been expended on them j
| be lost forever.
God grant, that American Baptists may j
! hear the cry from abroad, may be aroused j
!to a lealization of the fearful condition of [
1 that mission, which has been our pride and |
; exultation, and exert that efficient action, ;
i and observe that kind of policy which alone |
can save it.— Baptist Record.
PENFIEL V).
FRIDAY, At GCsr 1, 1845.
To Colltspondcts.
We have extended the credit of bro. J. \
Davis ofS. C., two years according to his
statement. The $2 50 sent through Prof.
■ Mell by bro. F.’ tVI. Hay good has been
credited. The letter was mislaid by us,;
but has, on search, been found.
We thank onr correspondent in Lexing-
I tort, Mi . lor bier , kiud private letter. He
I will find, in to-dav? |Mper, an account of.
[ the proceedings to which lie refers, We
always lovo lo hear from him. He will
please read the 124t1* Psalm,-and consider
J it, with the oinisidon of the last clause of j
Ist verse, as otir reply to some of his allu
sions to the past
Indian Mission Ajsuciatitm.— We assuic
brother -McCoy it afford us much i
pleasure to publish the Monthly Reports ol
the I. M. A., if duly Received and not too
long. He knows our heart is enlisted in
behalf of Indian Missions.
Onr Accounts— We repeat onr request lo :
; those to w hom we send accounts, to notilx
I r.s of any error they inav de,te<y s and they j
I will be promptly ami cheerfully canceled. :
j If Accounts are sent to anv who have been
! receiving the paper gratuitously, they are
| also requested to inform us of the fact. We
shall Import tothefcx. Committee the names
; of those who have been receiving the paper
(gratuitously. To those who render an
equivalent in services, we will continue to
send the Index. The papess sent to those
who render no equivalent will be stopped
: at the end of the tear, unless the Executive
Committee agree to pa;, lor the same.
l et it he remembered, that in sending out
accounts, we act under ilie express inxtrve- |
/ions of ih” Ex. Committee. We have de-!
lerred, longer than we ought, complying ,
with these instructions.
Alerter Inivcrsity.—The examination of
the Student* connected with this lustilu
lastj ami was, in the main, highly credita-I
ble alike to the Faculty and tiie Students, j
O: the I otnnicaeemeat Exercises we ran
give no a< count, as oar paper wenlto press i
on the morning ol Commencement day. I
Onr notice ol die proceedings of the Board j
°l I rustees umsl also he deferred till anoth- S
er week.
_____
Crowded Out. — ihe Conununications of
“Alpha” and others ate unavoidably erowd- j
cd out.
Cwrrcctiofi.—The credit of S3 50 given to !
w. uiimbey, (intended far Burnley .) lias j
b-'nralt Burnley j i
[ Thf Drouth. —The effects of the refresh,
ing showers, noticed in our last, appear to
have been but transient. Crops are suffer
ing more than ever. We have seen some
lots of corn completely burnt up. blades,
.stalk and all. In some plares, not far from
this, there has not been rain enough to lav
j llie dl,sl nearly three , months. We do
! not Suppose that there can be many such
places. Our wells are failing and our
j streams, that we thought to be perennial,
have run dry. The prospects are extreme
ly distressing. The worst of all is, that
the concern felt for the prospect of short
crop seems well nigh to have swallowed
| °P all c neem about spiritual blessings !
In the enjoyment of mercies we wax wan
ton ; under chastisements we murmur and
rebel f What strange rebellious things are
we !
Temperance Convention.— We have re
ceived from ottr publisher a copy of the
.Minutes of the late Temperance Convex
i ve,u,on * ,leld n Macon, and would respect
hilly commend to the attention of ministers
1 the following resolution :
“Resolved. Thai the clergymen of all
denominations m the State be respectfully
requested lo preach sermons,on the snbiec't
I . ‘emperaiice, to their respective con. weira-
Mone * °” ,!l Sabbath in September
next, or at such time as near thereto as
■nay be convenient.”
Information Sought.— The Editor of u, c
Albany Courier calls upon us for further
j in ' orma tton, relative to what we reported
lof “a trio of Yankee Teachers.” The
• Gets were ns we reported them. As the
j individuals were not residents ol this place,
we do not feel that the responsibility of re
porting their names should he assumed by
us. Hie fuels said to have been develop.
j fa I,erp ’ art! of ‘oo scandalous a character
j t!> ,ie re ported in our columns. We re
!lPrre<l t( ’ ,! ' p fcet of their being “Yankee
teachers.” because Northern editors are
; ever rp P r onehing the South for scenes of
not and licentiousness, and ascribing these
j lO ll,e e*'‘ence ol slavery amongst us. 1„
this mstanen, a? in many similar instances
winch occur in the South, all the parties
implicated, in the shameful transaction we
noticed, are Nortlwrn, non-,slave holding
P’ rsons. larbe it from us to wisli to east
a reflection upon Northern men; (teachers
or oiliers) resident amongst us. .Many of
them are an honor to the country of their
| adoption. One of,he professors in our
j College here is .a Northern man by birth;
j l,lll for cver y thing that adorns tlift elmrae
| ter of a gentleman and a scholar, wo are
j willing to stake him against any one of
Southern origin. The fact that two of the
!>hmi,d teach us toi.se more caution in cont
emning our children to ,|,c instruction of
strangers. Is it surprizing that onr youn-r
| men are found indulging i„ licentiousness
Mid pursuing their enemies with -cowhide
j and howie knife,’ when their teachers be’
j ll,rc l * ,e,n * 8(1 li'Pm such examples? Chin
iwe reasonably expect our (laughters to
grow up virtuous, under the instuetion of
those who are themselves destitute of the
virtue of continence ?
Northmen! Read and Reflect. As
Northern male and female teachers exert
no small influence in forming the chatacter
ol the youth of our land, it becomes North
ern tnen, ere they reprnaeh the South for
any thing objectionable in its character, se
riously to inquire, what agency have we,
daughters had, in the pro
|,> u* ndmus