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Mr. Editor: —I notice in my article
of last week a slight mistake, which 1
wish to correct.
The words, “false' insinuations,”
“ contemptuous and impious allusions ”,
oceuring near the close, not having tlu?
usual quotation .marks, arc liable to
be understood as applied by myself
to Mr. Wilkes; whereas, just the con
trary is the fact.
Having studfou4K* avoided the exhi
bition of ill temper and the use of
barsli epithets, and not having so much
as read the Parson a lecture on good
morals, I am the more anxious to make
. this correction.
This explanation being made, I shall
now' proceed to notice the main points
of doctrine contained in Mr. Wilkes’
reply, in as clear and brief a manner
as the incongruous character of his
communication will allow.
Thrum who worn present and UsTrd
the sermon alluded to in arti
cle, may as justly cqpvffiain of the ob
scurity and inconsistency of his reply,
as of the sermon itself. I can but re
gret, therefore, the task that is left me
of endeavoring to clear away the mist
which covers some of the doctrines
Advanced j and am truly sorry, that
X find so little reason to congratulate
myself on account of any additional
light imparted^
Xi might be Considered uncharitable,
liow'ever, to impure the whole of this
difficulty to .the Parson, personally;.
'Tor, to some/extem it may be owing
to the subletjes jyjf a system which
imposes upon its advocates such a de
gree of reserve and caution, in tin ad
justment of its various and conflicting
elements, as necessarily lead to error
and obscurity. But without further
preliminary, I will proceed to the main
purpose of this communication.
The first point, I think, worthy of
notice, is Unconditionnl Election. Mr,
Wilkes did not in Ms sermon, nor does
he in his reply, discuss this doctrine at
length; but, touching it iu the most
.delicate manner imaginable, enters
most heartily into a full elucidation of
“ Conditional Salvation ;” a doctrine,
by the way, quite popular; and gener
arlly believed by the most of his read
ers. lie, however, declares his belief
in the former, and intimates his perfect
willingness to defend it, when denied.
What, then, is Unconditional Elec
tion? I answer, it is the eternal anil.
immutable decree of God ; whereby
a certain number of mankind were
elected to everlasting life, without any
reference to repentance, faith, or obe~
dience as a condition. Lest this defi
nition should not be entirely satisfac
tory to Mr. Wilkes, I will appeal for
its confirmation to the writings of some
of the ablest Calvanistie divines. Cal
vin, in the third book of his Institutes,
says: “ God, by his eternal and immu
table counsel, has determined once for
all whom he would admit to salvation,
and this counsel is founded on his
gratuitous mercy, wholly irrespective
of human merit” Zancliius, another
distinguished divine of the same school,
says: “Those whom God has ordain
ed to eternal bliss, were not so ordain
ed on account of any worthiness fore
seen in them, nor any good u orks to
be done by them, nor yet on account
of any future faith, but solely of free,
sovereign grace, and according to the
mere pleasure of God.” The Synod
of Dort “ mantain that God hath cho
sen a certain number of the fallen
race of Adam, in Christ, before the
foundation of the world, unto eternal
glory, according to his immutable pur
pose, and of his free grace-and love, 1
without the least foresight of faith,
good works, or any conditions per
formed by the creature.”—[Sec Buck’s
Theo’L Diefyfj I might quote from
various other writers, both ancient and
modern, but the quotations given are
amply sufficient to show the true im
port of Unconditional Election.
Now this tenet, as every intelligent
reader knows, belongs to, and is insep
arable from, a certain system of doe
triues, usually denominated Calvinism ;
which teaches not only the Uncondi
tional Election, but the unconditional
predestination and salvation of a defi
nite number of the human race to
grace and glory, leaving the balance
of mankind passed by, unprovided
for; or, as some have not hesitated to
declare, reprobated. In short, this
theory eschews all conditions, whatev
er. A Minister, therefore, holding to
the first proposition of the'creed, is
forced, by a logical necessity, to em
brace the whole, and should lie preach
Unconditional Election, in
order to be consistent, also to preach
Unconditional Salvation.
•'*' But Mr. Wilkes advocates Condi
tional Salvation. Now, this tenet is ft
point in the system of doc
trine commonly called .Anniuianism;
which syiitjm stands in direct Oppos
ition to the Calvinistic tjiqory. It
teaches that JeiSus Chrjgfc, died on tfife^
crohsd to make salvation possible, oh
condition of repentance and faith, to
all men; and holds that the election
ahd predestination taught in the Scrip
tures are also conditional, and grow
out of man’s acceptance of the terms
of the gospel. In short, this whole
system is one of conditions ; so that a
.Minister preaching' the doctrine of
Conditional Election, is forced, as well
by a logical necessity, as the teachings
of the Holy Scriptures, also to preach
the doctrine of Conditional Salvation.
Having thus shown that these two
tenets belong to different and entirely
opposite systems of faith, the inconsist
ency of holding both, is manifest to
the most superficial observer. What.
I desired of Mr. Wilkes, in my first
article, was to reconcile them, and
thereby acquit himself of inconsisten
cy. He has not even attempted their
reconciliation; but, dodging the point
entirely, has assumed the “point of
demur” to be the “succession ” of one
to the other. Now, I said nothing and
cared nothing about their “ succession /”
ItVas flieir totally irreconcilable oppo
sition to each other, which I wished
to be explained. That was the point.
Mr. Wilkes doubtless found it a much
easier task to evade the question, and
set about proving Conditional Salva
tion to be a sound Scripture doctrine
a task which, I must confess, he has
performed very creditably, and almost
as well as a genuine Arminian could
have done. But I did not call for
light oil this subject, for my mind had
long been well satisfied of its truth.
I wished him to reconcile Uncondi
tional Election with Conditional Salva
tion. I call him bade to the point;
and if he succeeds in reconciling them
he will have achieved more than all
the “masters in Israel” have done,
from the days of the great and learned
Calvin to those of my wary theologic
al -opponent.
I will next call attention to what Mr.
Wilkes says about “force” and “ne
cessity.” In my first article I stated
that, according to his theory “ those
who were uneonditioally elected to
eternal life, were at the same time, and
precisely in the same manner chosen
to repentance and faith, and that they
could no more help repenting and be
lieving than they could defeat their
own salvation.” To this, he answers,
“ neither the inspired writers nor the
Baptists inculcate the idea of force or
necessity in the work of salvation.”
Here, again, Mr. W. evades the issue.
I neither, used the term “ force ” or “ ne
oyeaity ” In my- - These-ni'C
words of his own coinage. What I
said was, that according to Calvinism,
they could not help repenting and be
lieving, Mr. W. has not denied this,
neither can he do so, consistently. In
fact, lie has virtually admitted the
truth of the proposition; but only
somewhat horrifies himself with the
idea of “ force ” and “ necessity ”
spectres of his own creation. He tells
us that God’s people are “ called with
a holy calling,” “drawn with chords
of love,” “ become a willing people,”
by “ mild,” “ inviting,” “ drawing,’’
“winning and efficient grace;” and
“all in accordance with God’s eternal
and unchangeable purpose.” Now, I
ask Mr. "Wilkes whether the elect can
defeat this “ eternal and unchangeable
purpose.” He knows they cannot, ac
cording to the creed ; for if they could,
the immutable decree of God would
fail—which lie tells, us is impossible.
Thus, I have made good my assertion,
that the elect cannot help repenting
and believing, and shown that Mr.
Wilkes has been guilty of attempting
“to throw sand in the eyes” of his
readers on this point.
We will now proceed to notice what
"Mr. Wilkes says about “Go I’s fore
knowledge and purpose.” This point
appears twice in his article. In the
first place, he says: “ I will ask broth
er D. if God knows all things, and
foreknows all who will be saved? If
yea, is not salvation liis own act? And
if so, can he perform that act without
intending it?” In the latter £>]ace, he
remaks: “ While God knows all the
results growing out of the atonement
of his son, and therefore purposed
them,” &c. Now, I must frankly con-
fess, that I may not exactly under
stand what he intends to teach in
either place; but may fairly infer that
he wishes to be understood in both, as
laying down the general proposition
that God purposes whatever he fore
knows. If this is liis meaning, (and
if it be not, he means nothing, so far
as I can see,) but few words are nec
essary to show the utter absurdity and
tendency of such a notion. God fore
knew that Adam and Eve would fall,
and therefore purposed it. This is, in
fact the old Calvinistic dogma. Again,
God foreknew that their posterity
would be involved in% state of wretch
edness and ruin, therefore lie purposed
it. God foreknew all thl wicked
ness and abominatfbhs of men, and
that many iyould be finally lost, and
therefore purposed both. If this were
true, it would follow that “ what <fv6r
is, is right;” there would holongcjgcY"
isb adistinction between virtue find
vice; man would be a machine, and
God the author of the wickedness of
the sinner, as well as the damnation of
the fast—an idea wlioly inconsistent
with the Scriptures, and perfectly ab
horrent, to hurban reason. The truth
is, there is no subject which has been
made more fruitful of dangerous here
sy than misconceptions of the fore
knowledge of God. It is not true
that God purposes any thing because
lie foreknows it. The reasons of his
divine purpose rest upon grounds in
finitely different, and with respect to
mankind wlioly upon their conduct,
and not his omniscience.
The last point to be noticed is the
distinction Mr. Wilkes makes between
the atonement and redemption. Be
fore entering fully on this topic, I will
call attention to some of the language
used by him, which I consider rather
remarkable. He tells us that he did
not say “Christ died to atone for all
men, but did not die to redeem all
men.” “ This (he continues) is tau
tology, and a contradiction in terms,
which he seeks to palm on me,” &c.
Now, what are we to undersand by
this? Does he intend to say that
universal atonement and particular re
demption are the same? This must
be his meaning, for he tells us it would
be tautology to repeat both ideas in
immediate succession. But if it be
tautology to express the same idea
twice by the use of different terms,
how is it possible that such expression
can be “ a contradiction in terms,” un
less saying the same thing twice
amounts to a contradiction? Now, I
hold that this is utterly absurd, for if
there be tautology there can be no
contradiction, and where there is con
tradiction there can be no tautology.
Verily, I have some reason to fear that
my Rev. friend is as much at fault in
hi§ English as it is possible for him to
be in his creed.
But to the doctrines in question.—
Mr. Wilkes tells us, that he considers
the atonement “ample, full, complete,
sufficient, and adapted to all mankind.
The redemption lie regards as “ limit
ed to the number of those to whom it
is actually and personally applied.”—
In attempting to discriminate between
the two, he has, with an air of consid
erable profoundness proceeded to make
various and specious distinctions, more
apparent than real. For be has not,
perhaps, in a single instance, attribut
ed to the one, any thing which may
not with equal fairness be attributed
to the other. Whilst, therefore, Ido
not see the force of the distinctions
made by him, I admit now, as in my
first article, that the two doctrines are
distinguishable.' The , difference be
tween us, so far as I can infer, —and I
must confess that I have found diffi
culty in fixing Mr. W’s. opinions with
precision—consists in this, that I con
sider the redemption' to be as broad
as the atonement. I hold that Christ
not only died to make atonement for
all men, but that lie thereby purchas
ed redemption for ajl men in a general
and very important sensei All man
kind unconditionally enjoy the bene
fits of the redemption : first, in a gen-
eral sense, by being “ redeemed from
the curse of the law,” and placed up
on grounds where salvation is made
possible to them; and secondly, in its
fulness, by all those who repent and
believe the gospel. “Christ hath re
deemed us from the curse of the law,
being made a curse for "us,” (Gal. 3, 13.)
“God sent forth his son, made of a
woman, made under the law, that he
might redeem them that were under
the law,” (Gal. 4; 4,5.) These and
various other quotations that might be
given, to show undeniably that the re
demption is as broad as the atonement.
I will close this point by asking Mr.
Wilkes, inasmuch as he admits the
atonement to be general and “adapted
to all men,” whether all men can avail
themselves of its benefits , and if there
stands not against their acceptance, the
bar of God’s immutable decree, and
impotence of will?
Before dismissing this .point alto
gether, I must be allowed to congratu
late my Kev. Friend bn account of his
%appiness" in belonging to a body of
divines who preach a gospel which is
“ample, full, complete, sufficient and
adapted to all mankind.” I hope it
will not dash his enjoyment when I
tell him that this felicity must be one
of rather recent experience by genuine
Calvinists; but has been the distingu
ishing privilige of all those who have
held the doctrines of free grace since
the days of James Arininius, aye, ever
since the days of St. Paul and the bless
ed Savior himself. Iteally, may thero
not bo, after all; some ground of hope
that Mr. W. may yet repudiate Calvin
ism entire, and under the expanding
influence of those benign doctrines
which proclaim salvation to all men,
on the terms of the gospel, awake to a
“happiness,” a zeal, and a usefulness to
which the remain ing Testers of his her
esy have hitherto rend'red him a
stranger?
Illpmeluding his reply, Mr. Wilkes
lias thought proper to furnish me with
three different views of the atonement
which lie calls Arminianisni —Hyper-
Calvinism, and. Moderate Calvinism.
As 1 do not accept his dePmation of
the former, and have nothing at pre
sent to say of the two latter, I feci in
clined to reciprocate the favor, and fur
nish him two views of the same sub
ject. v
Ist. God, through a covenant of re
demption with the Son, made before
the foundation of the world, hath per
sonally, unconditionally* and eternally
elected and predestinated a definite
number of the human family to grace
and glory, leaving the balance of man
kind passed by and unprovided for,
and consequently doomed to eternal
death. Jems Christ died to save the
former, but did not die to save the
latter; hence all children not included
in the covenant are eternally damned.
2nd. God, through the gift of his
son, Jesus Christ, hath made a full
atonement for all mankind, by virtue
of which all 111011 are brought into such
a Relation with Him that eternal life
may be secured to all equally, and
without respect of persons, on condi
tion pf “ repentance towards God and
faitlf in our Lord Jesus Christ;” conse
quently all children who die in infan
cy; having been restored to the divjne
favor, through the redemption, are
everlastingly saved in heaven.
I ask Mr. Wilkes which of the two
he prefers, and if he does not relish
Either, to give us a plain account of
what he does believe. This the more
proper, because of the difficulty of un
derstanding what Mr. W’s. precise
opinions arc, and of identifying him
with any particular creed. Should I
call him a dalvinist lam met at once
by his doctrines of universal atonement
and conditional salvation, and denied
the appelation. On the contrary if I
call him an Arminian, I am equally
forbiden to do so by his “ unconditional
election, and particular redemption.”
What then is he? I cannot tell. It is
plain* however he is ambitious to be
considered a good Paulite ; for hc_has
given the most undeniable evidence of
his affection for “Paulism.” But I
should be compcled to deny him that
appelation, untill he proves himself a
better interpreter of the writings of
this inspired Apostle.
I must not close this communica
, tion, without replying to the call Mr.
Wilkes has made for my name. He
would seem to intimate, that it is dis
honest to use an anonymous signature,
and tells me I shall have “ discussion”
to my “heart’s content” provided I
furnish him with my real name. It
becomes proper therefore, for me to
say that while “light,” and not discus
sion was the object of my first commu
nication, nevertheless should heyhoose
to tender me the latter it will not be
declined. As to dropping my cogno
men, he must allow me to suggest, that,
whilst for any reasonable purpose of
personal responsibility,. my name shall
always be at his service, the cause of
truth, and delicacy may have been
best subserved had he followed my
example. The arguments of a writer
will always gain or lose consideration,
in proportion, as the author may be
in repute, or otherwise, with the pub
lic. I need hardly inform him that
the inimitable essays of the Spectator
—the product of such men as Addison,
Steele and others, and an ornament
to English literature, were anoymus.
The same is true of the Bridgewater
Treatises and a host of other writings,
which have benefitted the, world.—
Moreover my Rev. Friend must allow
me to tell him, that while dishonesty
may sometime conceal herself, for the
purpose of perpetrating a wrong, it is
far oftener the case, that vanity signs
her name in order that she may be
seen in print. Didymus.
Nov. 21st. 185 L
Dickey and Susy.
Dickey was floor —Susy had a rich
mother, and vice versa— Dickey want
ed to marry—Susy’s mother was
‘down’ on that measure—Dickey was
forbid the premises; notes were ex
changed through a knot hole in the
high, board fence that enclosed the
yard. One day the old lady went out
calling, and Dickey was duly inform
ed of the fact; called on Susy—remain
ed a little too long—the old lady was
close at hand—no chance of escape
without detection—at the instance of
Susy, Dickey popped into the closet —
old lady saw that Susy looked con
fused—guessed that Dickey had been
about, but supposed, of course he had
rendered good his escape—thought
perhaps the young copple had agreed
to elope together—determined to be
too smart for them; accordingly shut
Susy up in the same cleset where
Dickey was concealed, and giving her
a pair of quilts and a pillow, didn’t
see Dickey—next morning went to
the closet to let Susy out —
“Oh Lord!”*—a scream—couldn’t
got breath for a moment. Finally —
“ Ahem! Dickey, is that you?”
“ Yes, ma’am.”
“ Dickey, you must stay to break
last.
“ Couldn’t, ma’am.”
“ Oh, but you must”’
Dickov concluded to stay.
.Breakfast table- “ Dickey, I have
been tliinking about you a good deal
lately.V' . „ V
“So I suppose, lna’am-very late?
ly.’*
“Yon are industrious aiid hdnest, I
hear.”
“I never brag, ma’am.”
‘‘Well, upon the whole, Dickey, 1
think you and Susy had better yet rnar
ried. ’ "* ' "
The Power and Efficacy of
Books. —Books' are not absolutely
dead things, but do contain a poten
cy of life in them, to be as active as
that soul was whose progeny they are ;
nay, they do.preseve as in a vial, the
purest efficacy and extraction of that
living intellect that bred them. I
know they are as lively, and as vigor
ously productive as those fabulous
dragons’ teeth, and being sown up
and down, may chance to spring up
armed men.-—As good almost to kill a
man, as kill a good book; who kills a
man, kills a reasonable creature —God’s
image ; but he who destroys a good
book, kills reason itself—kills the im
age of God, as it were, in the eye.
Many a man lives a burden to the
earth; but a good book is precious
life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed
and treasured upon purpose to a life be
yond life.— John Milton.
The Quince Tree.
Asa preserving fruit, the quince
ranks the fi?st and should be, more
generally used at the South. One great
error into which cultivators have fall
en, is in supposing the quince tree
needs no culture, that it will flourish
in low moist localities.' The quince
tenacious of life and will
live where many other trees will per
ish ; but if fair good fruit be the ob
ject, the quince tree should have as
good soil and culture, as the Pear.-
Tolerable crops of knotty quinces, arc
made on quince bushes, but if they are
trimmed into trees manured, and mul
ched, the fruit will be improved aston
ishingly. Salt has been recommend
ed as manure for quince trees, but
too much salt will kill them. Moder
ate portions of salt ivill be found ben
eficial around all fruit trees, as it at
tracts, arid retains moisture and kills
insects, but is itself no manure. The
roots of the quince grow near the sur
face, hence the importance of mulch
ing around the trees. Asa market
fruit the quince will always bring good
prices. It is dried as early as the apple,
and it brings three times the price of
dried apples. Quinces raised in a
southern climate, are not as acid as
those raised in a northern one; con
sequently ground and pressed like ap
ples, they make a very pleasant drink,
resembling the juice of the pear. Every
planter at the South should have from
twenty to fifty quince trees which
would supply the white and black fam
ily with pies, tante, or stewed fruit.
Through all the winter months it would
prove a cheap, and healthy condiment,
with the bacon cmdgreens. The quince
tree is easily propagated by cuttings,
or layres. —Soil of the South.
Burns.
The excellence of Burns is, indeed,
among the rarest, whether in poetry
or prose ; but at the same time, it is
plain and easily recognized : his sin
cerity, his indisputable air of truth. —
Here arc no bibulous woes or joys ; no
hollow fantastic sentimentalities; no
wiredrawn refinings, either in thought
or feeling : the passion that is traced
before us has glowed in a living heart;
the opinion lie utters has risen'in his
own understanding, and been a light
to his own steps. He does not write
from hearsay but from sight and experi
ence: it is the scenes he has lived and
labored amidst that he describes: those
scenes, rude and humble as they are,
have kindled beautiful emotions m his
soul, noble thoughts, and definite re
solves ; and he speaks forth what is
in him, not from any outward call of
variet3 r or interest, but because his
heart is too full to be silent.
He speaks it, too, with such melody
and modulation as lie can; “in home
ly rustic jingles;” but it is his own and
genuine. This is the grand secret for
finding readers, and retaining them; let
him w r ho would move and convince oth
ers, be just moved and convinced him
self. Horace’s rule, /Si vis me fiere, is
applicable in a wider sense than the
literal one. To every poet, to every
writer, we might say: Be true if you
would be believed. Let a man but
speak forth with genuine earnestness,
the thought, the emotion, the actual con
dition of his own heart; and other men,
so strongly are we all knit together by
the tie of sympathy, must and will give
heed to him. In culture, in extent of
view, we may stand above the speak
er, or below him; but in either case,
his "words, if they arc earnest and sin
cere, will iindsome response within us;
for in spite of all casual varieties in
outward rank, Or inward, as face anwer
ers faco, so does the the heart of man
to man. Carlyle.
AxE-IDENT AND IX-CgDENT.—NellC
miah had a careless habit, while talk
ing, of tapping everything near him
with whatever he held in his hand.
Nehemiah returning, hatchet in hand,
from chopping, called upon neighbor
Jones. In the course of conversation,
he unluckily; chipped a fine table of
the farmer’s.
“See there, you careless lubber,” ex
claimed the farmer, “sec what a large
dent you have made in mv furniture.”
“Yes,” meekly answered Nehemiah,
who was something of a wag, “but
that was an axe-idenf”
“Very likely,” cried the enraged
farmer, burying his list in the ollcn
der’s phiz, and that’s an in-cident.
Hard Headed. —A Southerner gave
a party to a few friends, who happen
ing to converse about Sambo’s power
of head endurance, the gentleman said
lie owned a negro whom jfo one in
the party could knock down or injure
by striking oil the head. A strong, bur
ly fellow laughed at the ideg,- and as
Sam/ the colored person, was .about en
tering with the candles, thegeuetleman
stood behind the door, and as lie en
tered, Sam’s head received a powerful
socdologer. The candles flickered a
little, but Sam passed quietly on, mere
ly exclaiming, “Gentlemen, be daVefnl
of de elbows, or delights will be dis
tinguished.”
LATER FROM EUROPE
IUVAL OF TIIK •”
STEAMSHIP ASIA,
further News by the Asia.
The Royal mail steamer Asia, ar
rived at New York on Thursday morn
ng, with three days later advicesi
from Europe, bringing Liverpool dates
to the 4th ipst.
The Liverpool Cotton Market closed
firmer with 1-lGd advance on lower
qualities. Sales of the week 46,000
bales : Fair Orleans had not changed
in price, and is quoted at 61-4d; Mid
dling do.' 5 l-8d; Fair Uplands and
Mobile 6d; Middling do. 51-2d.
The Havre Cotton Market was stea
dy—prices unchanged. Manchester
trade dull.
Iron was dull and prices on the de
cline.
The London Cotton Market was a
trifle easier —Consols advanced and
closed at 95.
American stocks dull and depress-
ed.
Political News.
The political advices by this arrival,
especially from the seat of war, are
somewhat indefinite, but interesting.
The latest accounts from Sebastopol
are to the 27th ult., being three days
beyond the period allotted by the al
lies for Sebastopol to fall into their
hands, and it still holds out manfully.
The very latest advices represent that
the bombardment was progressing
with vigor, and favorably to the be
seigers. Some of the Russian fortresses
had been silenced, and the magazine
in one of them blown up, causing
great destruction of life and proper
ty;
The Russians with thirty thousand
troops, attacked the English camp at
Balaklava, and according to one dis
patch or account probably the Russians
defeated them—the English losing
many lives and munitions of war.
Another account (English) states
that 30,000 Russians attacked the Eng
lish fort at Balaklava, their head
quarters, south of the city, when a
great battle ensued, by which the
English were successful, holding their
position. Vith a loss of 500 men and
eleven i cannon.
The!-English Light Cavalry, three
regiments of them, were exposed to a
heavy cross-fire from the Russian bat
teries and suffered immensely. From
all that can be gathered, the battle
above alluded to was a severe one, aud
neither party gained much odds.
The Russians positively asserted that
they defeated the allies in two engage
ments, one of which was Balakla
va.
On the 29th October, about 8000
Russians attacked the French, and af
ter a desperate struggle, were repulsed
with great slaughter no both sides.
Two Russian vessels had been sunk
in the harbor.
Another Russain despatch repre
sents the allies to be in an extremely
critical position, and that the Russians
were fully confident of maintaining
Sebastopol: that they were receiving
reinforcements and the soldiery were
in good cheer.
Spain. —lt is noij stated that Mr.
Soule our Minister at Madrid, lips de
clined to leave for America,- —
No rupture, however, was ex
pected to take place between France
and America, in consequence of the
recent treatment of our Spanish Am
bassador.
The London Times asserts that it has
positive information and evidence of
Mr. Soule’s complicity with the “Red
Republicans.”
The Paris says it
has no doubt that the Americans will
repudiate Soule’s acts. Paris journals
generally are temperate in their com
ments upon this affair.
Nothing special from Asia or the
Baltic sea.—The wounded at Constan-
tinople were doing well. ... .
Mr. Mason, the American Ambas
sador at Paris, had an interview with the
Emperor Napoleon, in reference to the
alleged outrage upon Mr. Soule, which
was represented as being altogether
unsatisfactory to Mr. Mason.
It is rumored that France and Eng
land intend sending a strong squadron
to Cuba.
The Very Latest.
The London Times has despatches
from English sources, announcing that
the cannonading beforo Sebastopol,
had been continued seveu days—•that
the fire of the Russians was said to be
slackening, but that the French works
were terribly injured.
The British were said to be within
300 yards of the Russian works.
The loss of the Russians was repre
sented\M. immense,
1 ■
A fire broke out in Sebastopol on
.the 23d, and was still raging at the last
accounts, w J|
Admiral Naehinolf' the hero of Si
nope had been killed.
Omer Pasha had the command
of the operations against Dobrudscha
and the inarch of his troops towards
Crimea had been stopped by Gortscha
koff. t .
The relations of Austria and Purssia
were unsatisfactory and hostile.
Intense anxiety prevailed in England.
Mr. Buchanan" had made no special
move in the Soule insult.
Ireland quiet. The Cholera had
greatly abated throughout Europe.
Latest Markets.
Cotton.—Dennistoun & Co’s. Circu
lar reports sales of Cotton for the tveek
at 47,000 bales viz: Orleans fair 6 l-8d:
Middling 5 1-4d: Upland fair 6d.:
Middling 51-Bd. Demand fair for Mid
dling qualities, and prices improved
1-l Gd. Speculators took 3000 bales
and Exporters 4000 bales.
New York. Nov. 18.
The Soule Difficulty Settled.—
The papers of this city announce that
the Soule affair is settled. The French
Emperor has rescinded his order pro
hibiting Mr. Soule’s passage through
France. Mr. S. will leave at onco for
Madrid.
Pulaski Monument.—Among the'
passengers who arrived hero Saturday
in the Florida from New York, was
Mr. Rob’t. E. Launitz, the artist, hav
ing in charge the erection of the con
templated monument to Pulaski.—
He brought out with him a portion of
the marble for the structure, and we
learn that the remainder will be here
soon. In the mean time the work will
proceed, several workmen having ar
rived at the same time with Mr. Lau
nitz.—Republican.
Specie.—AVe notice a consigment of
$50,000 by the steamship Florida, ar
rived on Saturday, for the Planters’"
Bank, of this city. This is one of the
most 'vfelcome visitors of the many
strangers lately coming among us.— lb.
The Augusta papers announce the
death, from yellow fever, of Dr. James
D. Maekie, an eminent physician and
accomplished gentleman -
Snow Storm.—There was a cold
north-east storm in Boston, Wednesday
last, accompanied with snow, t and fi
nally succeeded by rain.
- The frost and cold weather of last
week extended throughout Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisana.
Wm. North, the poet and author,
committed suicide in New York on
Wednesday.
The Specie Still Going. —Tho
Arabia sailed from New York, on
Wednesday, taking out $1,281,507 in
specie. This enormous export of spe
cie comes of our over importations of
foreign goods and is at the ‘ bottom of
much of our present financial distress.
[Republican
A curious phenomenon in the nature of
the brain is that the organ of sensation
should itself be insensiblo. To cut the
brain gives, lip pain, yet in the brain
alone resides the power of feeling pain
in any other part of the body. If the
nerve which leads from it to the injur--
ed part be divided it becomes instant
ly unconscious of suffering. The brain
may also be removed, may be cut away
down to the corpus callossum, without
destroying life, the functions necessa
ry to simple vitality being still per
formed, though there is no . longer a
mind to think or feel. The food must
be pushed into the stomach; once there
it is digested, aud the animal will even
thrive and grow fat.
Secretary Marcy has a circular to
Messrs. Goodiiue & Co~of New-York,
in which, in reply to a memorial sign
ed by the merchants engaged in the
China trade, he states that the United
States Consul at Shanghai has been
instructed to cancel all bonds and obli
gations received at that consulate, under
the provisional rules for clearing ships,
issued by Mr. Cunningham, the late
acting consul, ou the 9th of Septem
ber, 1853, and return them to the par
ties to whom they respectively belongs
These bonds were extracted from the
merchants by Mr. Cunningham at the
time of the occupation of Shanghai, by
the insurgents, and created much dissat
isfaction.
The election in Delaware has result
ed in another Know-Nothing victory.
Peter F. Causey is elected Governor,
and Elisha D. Cullen Representative
in Congress.
Crystal Palace Sales. —Another
auction sale of articles exhibited at
the Crystal Palace, took place in New
York on Tuesday. The statue of the
Gladiator was sold to Mr. Risque, of
Washington City, at private sale, for
$3,000. It will be shipped to that
city in the course of the week. A
shirt, which was exhibited, and which
it took a female four months tq make,
sold for $125,
