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Tiie MrrrnoDisT Dissensions.
The dissensions among the
Methodist body, which origin
ally afosc at Leeds in conse
quence of the attempt made hy
members of that pcnuiasion fre
quenting Orange Chapel, in
that town to have an organ e
rected therein to accompany
divine service, and which was
objected to on the ground, as
alledgi (!, of its being a depar
ture from the original simplici
ty of the doctrines and observ
ances prescribed by the found
er of their religion, John Wes
ley, came before the late con
ference in London for decision
The decision was against
the innovators, as the church
music admiring Methodists
have been called. This, how
ever, has not had the effect, of
reconciling the Non Confor
mists, who, instead of succumb
ing to the decision, have had a
meeting of their own body to
consider what course they
should adopt.
The result of their delibera
tions lias been that • tliev have
determined on erecting the or
gan. For the purpose, they
have employed un eminent or
gan builder, who is at present
in London, engaged in the
completion of hs erection. It
will he opened in the most so
le n manner in the course of
next week, and Mr. Charles
Wesley, a relative to the found
er of the Methodist connexion,
is expected to perform on it,
for the first time, on the occa
sion.
They have gone further,
and. at a meeting on Wednes
day, determined to form them
selves into a distinct religious
body, under the designation of
the ‘Wesleyan Protestant Meth
odists.* A solemn protest a
guinst the decision of the Con
ference tv as also subscribed hy
•
the Trustees, stewards, local
preachers, and leaders of the
non conformists, on behalf of
the Members generally. Tliev
• •
also subscribed a solemn de
claration of the motives and
grounds of their proceedings.
I heir protest, among other
matters, declaims against the
effects of that unchristian and
irresponsible authority exercis
ed by the preachers, and con
firmed hv conference, in mak
ing. altering, suspending, or ab
rogating laws binding upon the
whole Methodist body, without
consulting the societies, or any
persons appointed on their be
half a power assumed hv no
other Protestant authorities in
the world, civil or ecclesiastical.
‘I hey also protest against the
Conference securing to them
selves the property of the con
noxion it* the chapels, schools, &c,
built by the people, and for the debts
upon which the Trusters alone are
responsible. They protest against j
alterations which they say have de.
stroyed the primitive simplicity of
Methodism, and defaced its original
character, and against forms of gov
ernment, terms of authority, and titles
of distinction, assumed by the preach
ers, not only without tie sanction of
the Rev. John Wesley; but in contra
diction and contempt of his recorded
judgment arid writings and even a
gainst the laws of the connexion.
They protest, finally, against submit
ting any longer to the unlimited au
thority of the preachers, as contrary
to Christianity, the practice of the pri
mitive church, and -lie privilege of
English subjects.
Founded on the sentiments contain
ed in this protest, they came to a se
cies of resolutions, the principle, of
which was, that it became the duty of
ail friends of Christian liberty to u
nite in opposing su< h arbitary pro
ceedings, which are contrary to the
New Testament, to the canons of the
( huirh of England, and to the usages
of every Protestant Church in the
world. A Committee was also nom
inated to communicate with the differ
ent Societies in the United Kingdom,
and to prepare suitable laws for the
new society, as consistent a$ possible
with the original rules of the Rev.
John W esiey to be finally submitted
to the whole society.
The number of seceders in Leeds,
alone, amounts to 2,000. It is expect
ed they will be joined by at least
50,000 more of the connexion through
out the United Kingdom.
Late Foreign News.
Arrnunts are received in New-
York of the surrender of Maderia to
the fleet of Don Miguel.
I The royalist troops revolted, and
threw down their arms at the ap
proach of the Lisbon troops—the
Governor th and on boaid of a British
sloop of war for protection. The of
ficers of Dun Miguel has seized most
of the nobility, put (hem in irons, am)
sent them off for Lisbon. From two
to three thousand us the inhabitants
had left Madeira for the Western
Islands and foreign ports. The of
ficers of Don Miguel allowed the peo
ple from the country to descend and
rob and plunder the inhabitants of ev
;ery thing. The rebel squadron
would proceed to Terceiri.
Despatches from Lord Heytsbury,
dated at Odessa, Aug. 28, bad arriv
ed. They state that Count Woron
zow, (now Governor of Odessa,) was
Ito take command of the army before
Varna, in place of Prince Memhi
koff, who was dangerously wounded
in the vigorous surtie made by the
Turkish garrison.—There was con
siderable sickness in the Russian ar
my, and among the deaths was men
tioned that of Gen. Benkendorf, a
brother of the Princess Leiven, an
officer of great merit, and highly es*
teemed.
Nothing material had occurred be
fore Cliunda, except that Gen. Rudi
ger had sustained a check in conse
quence of advancing too far in pur
suit of a Turkish corps, which he had
driven back. He is said to have lust
one gun, and 200 men.
from st. thomas. —By the schooner
Centurion, rapt. Miles, arrived at this
port yesterday from St, Thomas, whence
she sailed the Ist inst. the editors of the
Chronicle have received a letter from their
correspondents of the SOth ultimo, which
says — 4 We have received information
here that twenty-four of the PIRATES,
which captuied the English brig Caruboo,
; of which we informed you *ome time since,
were executed at St. Kitts, eay thirteen
!on Saturday, and eleven yesterday. We
have no further particulars as yet. Four
of” the gang are under examination here,
and it is generally supposed they will
share the same fate.
Baltimore American ,
PRESIDENTIAL £ LECTIO X. ;
Pennsylvania Congressional Returns.
As was foretold by us in our paper
of August last, the whole Adams de-‘
legation in the 20th congress from
this state has been left at home Mes
srs. Sergeant, of Philadelphia, Ander- j
on, of Delaware, Miner, of Chester, |
Stewart, of Fayette, and Lawrence,
of Washington.—Their places have
been supplied by Messrs. Hemphill,
of Philadelphia, Leiper, of Delaware.
Evans, of Chester Crawford, of
Franklin, Irwin, of Fayette, and M*-
( reery, of Washington, *all good men
and true.’
Out of the 100 members returned
to the House of Representatives in
our State Legislature, the Adams
party have only nine members.
Jlmerican Sentinel.
OHIO!
The various contradictory statements
of the two Nalionals about the vote of
Ohio, have made a little more concert ne
cessary and this morning they are caief-.l
in their omissions making a small majori
ty for Trimble, for Governor, and upon
these calculations , cry out, that Ohio is
for the Administration. It ig in vain
that they atfepmt to envelope cur triumph
in the mist of disasters. The results re
ported through the papers are the first ru
mors are info circulation under the strong
excitemenjt of party success. The Jack
son majorities have no doubt been in soon
cases exaggerated by the Jackson men;
and the same may be said of the majon
ties claimed for the Administration. Wt
have endeavored to arrive at the truth, b\
a comparison of all the light b fore us,
and cannot yet determine whether Camp
bell or Trimble is elected. Our opinion
inclines to the election of Campbell. No
speculation of ours can, at this late moment
operate upon the result. We would say
to our friends elsewhere, that we believe
that Ohio will vote for Gen. Jackson; but
let no one rest satisfied—let each man
elsewhere do his duty—let all act as tho’
the salvation of the Republican party
rested on his vote, and all will be well.
V. S. Telegraph.
CABINET.
O Jill ft EATON, NOV. 8, 1828.
ELECTORAL ELECTION.
The election which took place in
this county on Monday last, for Electors
of President and Vice President of the U.
S ates, terminated in the complete over
ihrow of the Clark and Adams Tickets.
The following is the result:
TROUP TICKET.
Blackshear 565, Clayton 565, Rood
565, Rutherford 565, Graves 564,
Maxwell 564, Porter 563, Moore 560,
Terrill 558.
CLARK TICKET.
Hatcher 15, Newnan 4, Penticost2,
Leigh 3, Stewart 3, Cunningham 2,
Burnett 2, Mitchell 2, Milner 3.
ADAMS TICKET.
Birch 1, Murray 1.
The day set a part for the election of
Electors treads so closely on the heels of
our general election, that it is almost im
possible for the people, generally, to exer
cise on each occasion, the valuable right of
suffrage which is so justly conddod to
them. Our days of election are multiply
ing too fast—lt is not only a serious inter
ruption to the Planter, Merchant, and Me
chanic, to be called away from their avo
cations three or four times in the course
of the year, but it also tends to defeat the
great object of the elective franchise, by
thiowing unnecessary obstacles in the way
|of a general expression of public senti
i ment. For instance, this County, which
can poll 1100 votes, retuned on Monday
last, from the cause to which we have al
luded, onl y 565—and It ft the Troup l it k
et minus, at least 500. Let the evil be
remedied.
Heturjis from Columbia.
Reed 245. Clayton 240, Black-bear 237
Terrill 235. Rutherford 236 Maxwell
234, Moore 239, Graves 231, Porter 231.
Newnan 187.
Bumeit 176, St-wart 182, Cunningham
184. Hatcher 183, Milner 184, Penticost
179.
Murray 8, Burch 8.
We have seen returns from several oth
er counties, for which we have not room:
!□ all of them the Troup ticket triumphs.
FROM MILLEDGEVILLE.
On Thursday last the Legislature'elec
ted K. S. Shorter, Judge of the Ocmulgee
Circuit —W. W. Holt, Judge of the Mid
tie Circuit—A S. Clavton, Judge of the
Western Circuit—C. B. Strong, Judge of
the Flint Circuit—T. G. Holt, Judge of
the. Southern Circuit—Win. H. Craw
ford, Judge of the Northern Circuit—and
Davis, Judge of the Eastern Circuit.
O i die same day, George M. Troup,
th * able and triumphant defender of State
Rights, was elected one of our Senators
in Congress. Asitiught to be, he had
no op-msition.
Mr. Storks was elected President of the
Senate, and Mr. Hudson Speaker of the
House of Representatives. To the form
er body Mr. Hansoll was^elected Secta
ry, aid to thp l atl er Mr. Dawson Clerk
Mr Darn 11. Messenger, and Mr. Smith,
Door Keeper to the Senate— and Mr.
Mr.Zachry and Mr. Stapleton to the same
otlit es in the House, were also elec led.
THE GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE
Did not reach us until yesterday, which
precluded the possibility of laying it be
fore our readers in to-day’s Cabinet.-
We regret this circumstance, as it is a
State Paper highly creditable to the good
*ense and patriotism of his Excellency.—
Among the numerous interesting topics
embraced in it, the Tariff occupies a con
spicuous place. Retaliatory measures in
the shape of State prohibitions, are very
properly denounced as indefensible and
unconstitutional. In the emphatic lan
guage of the Message, “The [Tariff] Law
must perish where it was born, under the
force of public opinion.*’
We take this occasion to express the
high satisfaction we have experienced in
the general administration of Mr. For
-vth. We knew him as a polite scho
lar, as a man of genius, and as a politician
of libera! and enlightened vmws—But, we
had thought he was too fond of literary
ease to tie himself down to that dull rou
tine and fatiguing minutia which are so
indispensable to the character of a prat ti
cal Statesman. He has. however, con
vinced us, that the qualifications of the
one are not incompatible with those of the
other. The critical attention with which
he presided over the deliberations of the
last General Assembly, was sufficiently
evinced in the frequent exercise of his ve
to upon several acts of loose legislation,
which he returned to that body. If a
stronger evidence were wanting of his
close and discriminating attention to the
details of office, we will find it in his re
cent correction of the negligent and infor
mal manner in which our elections have
been so long conducted. This untiring
assiduity to business—this independent
exercise of his executive attributes, has
already introduced a salutary reform into
the affairs of State, which we hope it will
be the pride of each succeeding Adminis
tration to imitate.
THE STATE HOUSE.
“This is the house that Jack built.”
What would you think, gentle reader,
; if you saw cur neat and elegant Irving,
(him of the Sk- tch Book we mean) strad
dling the rouj-h and uncouth, yet us. ful
Bun van?—or, to carry the comparison a
li'tle farther, how would you like the go
thi( magm(Fence of Byron associated in
boid reli f with the modern rubbish of
that log cabin genius the Eftrick Shep
herd? Don’t you ♦! ink, lha* the Did Man
of the Sea, upon Sindbad’s back, would be
a tragedy , when placed by the side of
such ludicrous associations? Verily, you
would. Th<n. if you are a laughter lov
ing soul, go ar and look at oui State House.
In plain English, we are really sorry to
see such a beautiful and classical style of
architecture, as the North end of our State
House presents, blended with the clumsy
and disproport oned parts of the original
fabrick—lt is enough to put out the eye of
ary aitist of common taste. We Ip pe,
h vvever, that a co: responding style will
be made in the building, as suggested at
the close of the following article from the
Geoigia Journal. The pile will then be
w orth looking at.
“The North end of the State House,
now nearly finished, in plain Gothic style,
has a very fine appearance, when viewed
from Jefferson street. Twenty-two feet
have been added to the length of the Re
presen’ative Hall—the desks and chairs
hate been removed, and cushioned seats
substituted—thus adding greatly to the
appearance of the room, and the ccnvenV