1862. amnion -AND GENESEE EVANOELIBT. JOHN W. MEARS, TH'URSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1862 THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE INTEREST Or THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church, Pumas= EVERY THURSDAY, AT , No. 1334 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. TEFIX6—(in advance). By mail, • - By carriers, in the.city, - PREMIUMS. • Any 'clergytnan procuring us two new subscribers, with the pay in advance, is entitled to a thirA copy one year, free. Any person procuring three new subscribers, with the pay in advance, can have a fourth, copy free, for one year. . Fier 'live Dollars we will send two copies of the paper and-•a copy of the Quarterly Review, for one year, to new subscribers, Any one procuring new .subscribers is entitled to Fifty cents for each one secured and prepaid. ;.I_ , lielligiotoifutelligiO3.lo. Presbyterian. Reelolutioits:—The following resolutions were unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Presbyte rian Clerical Association, held at the Presbyterian Rooms, Tract House, 150 Nassau street, New York, on the 6th instant: That in the Judgment of this Association, the prosperity, spirituality and usefulness of local Chris tian congregations are greatly promoted by punctu ality and regularity of attendance on the part of their members, ,upon all the religious appointments of those congregations. That the practice too common with benevolent and religious institutions, of appointing anniversary or special services oa the Lord's Day, or on those evenings ordinarily set spit for the stated religious services of local churches, giving public notice thereof, and thus practically inviting the members of tidise . churches taleact their own, stated services, is, in the opinion of this Association, highly inex pedient. That the practice of announcing through the public press the ordinary religious services of our churches on the Lord's Day, is, at the least, of doubtful expediency, and should be discouraged by all our pastors. The Presbyterian states that a feeble church in Illinois has contributed of the fruit of their fields to the Boards of the Church, seven hundred bushels of corn. Israelites. Agricultural Advance in Palestine.—An as sociation of Jews has been formed . in Frankfurt-on the.Oder, Prussia, the object of which into promote the colonization of Palestine by Jews, on the basis of Agriculture. Dr. Loewe, formerly companion of Sir Moses Monteftore, is in possession of some hun dred letters from Palestine, in which very pious and active men urgently asked for land for themselves and others, and endeavor to prove that they possess sufficent knowledge of agriculture. Some week ago I myself received a letter direct from Jaffa, with nit- association whish vame into existence there. e, director of that branch association is recommended by Dr. Neumann, director of the Rothschild Hospi tal. These good men entreat their brethren for speedy support for the purchase of land, farming tools, cattle, and seed, in order that they may begin in a few months, if possible.—Jewish Messenger. Wallachia.—A Walachian paper announces that the Ministry has suspended. for six months the de cree• which enacted the'expulsion of Jewish farmers and innkeepers from the rural districts. Little doubt can be entertained that, if our Government would make direct representations to Prince Conza, the fa natio order would be altogether rescinded. Baptist. The Boston Watchman and Reector tays :—We earn that Rev. Thomas D. Anderson, D. D., closed his patorate of the Dudley street Baptist church, Roxbury-•which had continued prosperously through thirteen years and upwards—last Sabbath. With health once regained from the long illness under which he has been suffering,"Dr. A. will enter upon his labors as pastor of the "First Baptist church, New York, vacant since the, death of the lamented Rev. A. Kingman Nott. The people there have been directed in their attention and hopes with great unanimity to Dr. Anderson, and the uniform im pression is, that he possesses remarkable adaptedness to the important sphere which he feels that Provi dence invites him to enter, and where, we trust, the abundant blessings of the Master may follow him, as heretofore, Episcopal. The Church Journal says the Rev, Richard H. Wilmer, of Virginia, has been elected Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama. The Journal adds:—"A sound Churchman, an honest, fearless, active, practical and .earnest man, and for a long time one of the most zealous in rironioting, church work among the ne gross, it mould have been hard work to make a better choice among our clergy in the Southern States." Army and Navy. A Regimental Ohnroh,—The correspondent of The Boston 2 1 razdier, at Camp Hooker, Southern Maryland, writes, Dee. :"I am Very glad to in form the readers of The Traveller that a Christian church has been organized in the lot Maw. Regi ment, which twelve persons joined on the first night and two more declared their intention of joining, Who have never been connected with any church. The`Confession of Faith and Covenant, the same as adopted in the 33d Pennsylvania Regiment, are as follows: " Confonfon. of Faiali.—You believe in God, as the Creator of all things, to whom you are responsi ble for all the deeds done in the body. " You believe in Jesus Christ as the only begot ten of the Father, in whom dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, " You believe in the Holy Spirit, as the Enlight. suer, Regenerator, and Sanctifier of his people. "You believe in the immortality of the soul, in the resurrection of the body, and in future rewards and punishments. " Covenant.- - You now solemnly covenant, in the presence of God anathema your fellow-soldiers, that you will endeavor, by the help of grace, to walk in all the ordnances of the Gospelblameless, adorning your Christian profession by a holy life and a godly conveisation.' Tent for Worahip.—A chapel tent for the 16th Mao. Regiment near Fortress Monroe, Rev. A. B. Fuller of Watertowu, chaplain, was dedicated Dec, 16, The tent was purchased and sent out by the friends of the regiamat in this vicinity. Chaplains of the following denominations assisted in the ser vice : Methodist, 0. S. Presbyterian, N. S. Pres terian, Unitarian, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic; and an address was also deliVered by Hon. Chas. R. Train, M.C., from Fram ngham, Mass. Rev. J. C. Cromack, chaplain to the Mass. 22d Regiment, writes as follows to Zion's Herald : " Our social-religious meetings are most preciously interesting. Since my return from Massachusetts three hopeful conversions had occurred, and previ ously we had one anxious inquirer and one back slider reclaimed. Christians of all denominations are much encouraged, and take hold cheerfully to sustain the meetings. I hope the churches at home will continue to pray for the soldiers." Chaplains are hereafter to have a distinctive uniform. The Secetary of War has issued an order to this effect, and the ministerial regalia is to consist of plain black frock coat, with nine buttons—the buttons are very essential—and plain black panta loom, with a black felt hat, except on occasions of ceremony, when, in addition to this, a little more of the ornamental may be indulged in if desired. Editor $2 00 per annum 2 60 " In the Douglas Brigade, now raising at Chicago, there are no less than eleven clergymen holding po sitions as privates and officers. Every evening reli gious services are held in many portions of the camp. Sudden Deaths.—The death of the Rev. Dr. Barr, of St. Enoch's, Glasgow, was very sudden. He was returning to his rezidence in the neighborhood of Glasgow, when he is supposed to have been seized by epilepsy, and was found dead by the wayside. Dr. Barr was one of the party who, previous to the disruption, went a great way with Chalmers, Cun ningham, and Candlish, but who clung to their liv ings, and stopped short of secession. He, was, nev ertheless, highly respected by the establishment sec tion of the Scotch Church, by whom he was chosen to preside over their General Assembly in 1853. He was the author of one or two works. The other death is that of the Rev. Dr. Simpson, of Kirknewton, who passed the Moderator's chair of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, five years before Dr. Barr. He, too, went consider able lengths with the non-Intrusion party; but at the critical hour he threw his influence into the op posite scale. During his long life, he enjoyed credit for great acuteness, still greater tact and caution, and was a very effective debater. He was principal clerk of the General Assembly at the time of his death.—United Presbyterian.. Rev. Alexander Crummell., B. A., recently re turned for a short season from Liberia, proposes to issue a volume of orations, addresses, and other pa yers, mostly prepared for national and missionary occasions in Liberia, and pertaining to national life. and duty. He is a colored man of much ability, and a graduate of Oxford University, England. Rev. Dr. Guthrie, of Edinburgh, is to be pro posed as Moderator of The Free Church General As sembly at its meeting in May next. A deserved compliment to one of the most prominent members of the body. The Protracted Delay in coming to active ope rations upon the Potomac, is trying the patience of the people, Rumors of a change in the command ing officers are rife, it being surmised that the inac tivity of the army is due in part to incompetence as well as to strategical policy. The air of Washington is thick with painful rumors of traitorous communica tion with the enemy on the part of persons in high places under the Government. What may be their truthfulness it is impossible to say, but none can are tolerated in abundance, loyal ministers are inter fared - with and compelled to resign their charges, and communications through the lines by market people of uncertain loyalty has, until lately, been tolerated. We doubt - whether the Government gains by the show of magnanimity which it main tains ou these points. To civilians, it seems that a beleaguered city like Washington, with enemies in its population, should long ago have been placed under martial law. The Tribune says:—" The Na tional capital is to-day, as it has been ever since the rebellion sounded its first note, full of traitors, spies and sympathizers with the South. They are not all, or chiefly, to be found among those low in the social life of the town. On the contrary, the worst of them occupy positions in society which raise them above the middle class. A Northern blast is wanted there—a blast like that which bolts the driven snow —to purify the air." The Richmond Dispatch thinks the Federal ar mies everywhere have lost the golden moment by inaction. It says, "We regard the last four weeks as decisive of the war, not merely by its results, or rather barrenness of results favorable to the enemy, - but by its clear developments of the fact that the Yankees' have enlisted in the army fora, living, and with a fixed objection to hard fighting." The Richmond Whig, however, thinks the ease of their own. army quite as bad. It says, " Doomed to inaction, and rotting on straw, we have lost more by disease than a dozen victories hive cost, and we have lost the national reputation we enjoyed for dash and elan: Unless there is a, promise, and one to be relied on, of a total change in this policy of the great Onnctator, we shall have no more. volun teers after the expiration of the present term." " A letter from Manassas speaks' of the rebel army as going into winter quarters. December 27. Apro pos of the whole subject, we give a quotation . from the recent army- correspondence of the Boston Con gregationatigt. " One cold morning, about four o'clock, when the stars shone brightly dOwn upon the frosty fields of Virginia, two Vermont officers met, just across the Potomac. One of the men had been up all night, and the other had come , to.relieve him. As they met, and Were about to part, the officer who had been up all night, remarked to the other, .4I Seeby the paners that ouififeilarat home are getting to . be very impatient at the way the war , is managed. Don't,.you :think if we Can patieutly p endure, these 'hardsltiplvithotif haViirig full confidence that our General will take the' trek time id strike a blow, that they, In their comfortable luides;' - ouglit to be able to waita little longer With out cOmplaining.' The reader will supply the an swer readily.- ~ And still there is a limit to human endurance. The Nessage of Gov. Curtin, shows that Penn sylvania has now 93,577 soldiers in actual service, and 16,038 preparing to enter the field, a total of 109,615, exclusive of the three months' volunteers. This immense force is so distributed that our State has - representatives in nearly all the 'important divi sions of the army. Not only are a great many of her soldiers in the vicinity of the capital, but they are also to be found at Annapolis ; in the command of Major General Banks ; in South Carolina; at Hatteras Inlet ; at Fortress Monroe ; in Kentucky',' in Western Virginia, and at other places. "Massachusetts Forward !"—There is indis putable authority for the following narration:—At the attack on Princeton, General Washington gave a command to the Virginia troops, " Virginia, for ward I" but not a man moved. The order was re peated., bat the soldiers of the Old Dominion, pale with fear, refused to move. At this, Walsh ington. rode back at full speed to the Massachusetts forces, and gave the order, " Massachusetts, for ward I" adding, " I must depend on you to-day " and not a man held..back. Miscellaneous. i fflomiflitir ftto. The North 'itittift - Ait:fre,obtt.,,tiitit- ind i:,t iittott- (friiiit-ilio. A gentleman from Maine, who had been for some time a resident of Savannah, succeeded in es caping from the rebel ranks on Monday night, 6th inst. He reached General Heintzelman's lines, and said that he had been pressed into the rebel service at Savannah. The Most Important Arrest of suspicious per sons recently: made in Washington, is, that of a banker well known in that city as a liberal supporter of the Methodist church. He is said to have sent to Beanregard before the battle of Bull Run, a pa per giving full particulars of numbers, condition, and position of our troops near the city, with other information valuable to the enemy, also a plan for the capture of Washington, which had been drawn by Smithson himself. These documents were found in a rebel mail recently captured on the lower Po tomac. There is no doubt but that this arrest will have the effect of ridding the city of a nest of con spirators that have for a long time existed in its midst. WASHINGTON AND Tull POTOMAC Congress.—On Monday the 6th, the. House had under consideration a resolution of inquiry into the Ball's Bluff affair. Mr. Roscoe Conkling of N. York, made a severe speech on the subject. He said, " that the battle of Ball's Bluff was the most atro cious military murder ever committed in the course of our history, the most humiliating triumph of the „rebellion,- a blunder so gross that no one has dared to defend it. Nine hundred and thirty men fell victims to this blunder, and the resolution of the second day of the session-was.dne to the memory-of these slain, if to nothing' else. He asked for an- in quiry, and an inquiry was absolutely necessary. Suppose, said Mr. Conkling, that it should appear that General Stone is only half loyal, or half a sol dier: is that a sufficient and good reason why he should be released from his share of the repon.si bility- for this dreadful crime? He said that the Government was spending two millions daily, and had 600,000 men in the field; whenever we have made an advance, we hare been outnumbered and ignominiously defeated ; and yet the House and the "people whom the House represents are denied , the right of knowing on whose shoulders lies the blame of these things. We should know said he, whether the General-in-Chief has taken the pains to inquire who is responsible for the battle of Ball's Bluff, and we should make the inquiry -with the intention of being answered. After some further most severe remarks upon the subject, Mr. Conkling offered a preamble setting forth the. resolution heretofore adopted; togetherwith the reply to it, and conclud ing with a resolution declaring that the answer, is neither responsive nor, -- &4isfactnry,::and directing the -Secretary of War to reply further." This was adopted. - Tuesday, the Senate rejected-,the bill to in crease the number of students at West Point. • The bill relative to the arrest of fugitive slaves by officers of the army was taken Up, and the Senate, by ayes 13, nays 23, refused to tpone it indefi nitely. _The further consideration _of_the was postpOned. . In.the House a message was received from the .President communicating the correspondence in the Trent case, which, was referred to the Comniittee on Foreign Affairs. The'discuasion was resumed in committee of the whole pending the Civil Appro priation bill. Among the speakers was Judge Kelly,. of Philadelphia, who sustained the course 9f the Administration in the Trent case, but said sonic sharp thing about the conduct of the - war against the rebels, which, he urged, Was managed on peace principles. He contended that there. would be no danger of a foreign war if we showed our actual power by real war against the rebels. . . Wednesday the .Bth : Senate. —The Naval Com mittee reported the House bill for the construction of twenty mail-clad steam gunboats. with an amend ment authorizing the President 'to have the work done instead of the Secretary - of the Navy. and gave the puiehase of vessels in l ew or. Jot. which they design this report as a vote of 'censure. This movement was opposed, by Messrs. Foster, Powell,, and Morrill. Hauee.—A resolution was adopted instructing the ComMittee Of 'Ways and Means to consider the ex pediency of reporting a bill to provide for raising $100,000,000 instead of $20,000,000, by direct taxa tion, and also about a telegraph and stamp duty, and Bxeise duties on cotton, tobacco, and liquors. Thursday 9th : L'enate.—Mr. Sumner, chairman of the committee on Foreign Relations. made a great speech on the Trent affair. Many of the foreign ministers were present to hear him. - He took the ground that Captain Wilkes was not legally justified in searching the Trent and taking from.her the rebel ambassadors, though in making the seizure the gal lant captain was actuated by the, purest and most patriotic motives, and acted in strict accordance with :British precedents and with international lei, as expounded by the highest British authorities. The House took up the bill to abolish. the frank ing privilege. A motion to lay it on.-the table was negatived by yeas 51, nays 78. Senate, Jan. 10.—The . rebel Senators from Mis souri, Johnson and Polk,; : were .mmnimously ex pelled from the Senate, and a copy of the resolution; ordered to 'be sent to the Governor, of Missouri The bill to - build twenty iron-plad steam gun-boats, was ostponed until the Secretary of the l'avy should answer the resolution addressed to him 'about the Morgan case. The case of Stark, a dislOYal Democrat, claiming a seat as Senator from Oregon, was - - debated at length, after which the credentials were referred to the Judiciary Committee. • • In the House a communication was received from the War. Department in answer to a resolution, of inquiry, saying that measures have been taken to ascertain whwis-respensiblefor the disaster at Ball's Blut, but it is not deemed Compatible With the I ;.;ik he interests to make knOwn - these Measures at the time. Itwas referred to thejointreinumittee on the conduct of the war. Three Victories in Western Virginia. 7 -Prom the 4th to the 7th instant; "three successful 'rnents were made by our forces against the rebels in this region, so frnitful of victories to our cause: The first, sent out on'the 4th instant, :by Gbrieral proceeded to Huntersville, and destreyed, a depot of supplies : (or:-the -enemy, who lost. eight killed' , and wounded. Our loss—none.: A despatch the next day spoke of General Milroy as, 'moving.' An expedition sent out by him into Tucker county dis: persed 400 • rebels, 'capturing a ' . .commissary• and a large amount of „Ids stores, besides sa First Lieuta. cant and one private. - Four rebels were found dead on the. ground, and a large nitinber of woUnded. Finally, on the night of the 7th," a detachment from General Kelly's command at Romney, started for force of rebels at Blue Gap, east of Roniney, fell upon them at daylight and completely routed them, with a loss of fifteen -Hied; .tWo pieces of cannon, with their wagons, tents, etc., and twenty prisoners, including one commissioned officer, taken. .:Our troops met with no . loss. The rebels retreated to Bath, Morgan county, Va., where they attetiqod, to make a stand, but were finally driven off, and re treated toward Winchester. The U. 8. Gazette says of these actions: ".An activity which might well be emulated elsewhere, has all along characterized the military operations in western Virginia. Every movement of the Union army in this mountain region has been victorious, and victorious because determined energy and bra very animated every man. We are imdebted,to Ithe officers, and soldiers that - compose it t far more, deeply than has yet been repaid." The U. a Steamer , Pensacola run the 'blockade of the Potomac on the morning of the 12th. Over twenty shots wore fired at her without effect. The rebel batteries have been waiting for her and ex pected to prevent her exit. She was heavily armed and loaded with the munitions of war. The South. . Treason in the Confederate gtates.—The Mo bile Tribune says:—" Treason is the highest crime t a which can „be committed ; it strA ....- at the root of the public welfare, and .is, the r desdrving a greater punishment than that wh -only does harm to an individual °Fa limited num4r of individuals." In the Confederate States it is tr4ason and death to disown a government that has'no Olace in the liißto ry of nations: but it is all right to undertake the overthrow of the liberties of 30,600,000 of people. Consistency, thou art a jewel.---4*tific American. Advices from Port Royal to l l the 6th, say that General Stevens still held his posltion on the main land, and was awaiting reinforcem ts, Twelve ves sels were awaiting at Port Royal r storage for their cargoes, and the new storehouses:Were to be imme diately constructed. At Tybee o r force had been increased 3000 from Port Royal. Fort Pulaski con () tinued to fire upon Tybee, and h killed one of our men. On the sth, a skirmishtook place on the main land between a part of eneral Sherman's force and the rebels, in which ty,latter sustained a serious loss. We took seven prisoners. The soldiers at Hatteras are Itimducting an' adult school for the instruction of the,egroes. Norfolk District.—Nobody '.:xll. come forward to take the office of collector of tliejfarjax in the Nor- Mk district, :andH. C. Gainerqthe 'chief gollector of the Confederate war-tax forMiginia, in a formal advertisement, threatens to ap 'tit some one from outside. of the district to perfo that duty, which, in this proclamation, be admits to be odious to the people there. it Biloxi.—A New Orleans des WI announces the surrender of a small force of r els at Biloxi, and the capture of two cannons by , e Fedora' s . The same despatch also sta that Gen. Butler and his command were at Shiplisland. As Biloxi is considered in the possession of the Federals, But ler's occupation of it is shortly eiEpeoted. The Galveston .11re - !os of ..4the 2th says--" A vessel laden with twenty thottd stand of arms has been eipturedhS , the bloekadb* fleet." The Wes The Rebels again routed iri Missouri.—On the Bth inst., 450 troops attackej the notorious rebel Poindexter,• with from 1,000 . 01,300 men, on Silver creek, in Howard county, totally renting them with a loss of seven killed, left on the field, while many more were carried off, front fitto 75 , wounded, and 30 prisbners. Our lb was s,aliiW ,, cilled and.wounded.- The rebel camp was destroye‘nd a large number, of horses and teams taken. ,I , -- . . , The Great Expedition..—iTh e expedition down the Mississippi started from._‘: o on the 10th. The advance of the military land some 8 miles below t on the Kentucky side. The. : next day three rebel gunboats came up and had.. 4 'an engagement with . three of ours, and retirfit: It was probably a reconnoisance. Humph!ey lirarAt4ll's Sbel Force Disbanded. —On Monday the . 6th, thifie 'or four U. 'S. regi ments proceeded up to Big ,Sandy river, to within seven' miles of Humphrey Mrshall's encampment, when it broke up in utter*Onfusion, the rebels burning their tents, supplies, etc.,. etc: : Each man acting on the. principle of sauve qui petit. The Hoh. Jacob N. Howard has been chosen U. S. Senator,for the un4ired term of the late Senator'Bingliam, ending Mitich 4,186.1 r from the State of Michigan. Mr. Howard is a man of marked ability and sustains a high character in the city of Detroit, where he resides. Foreign, Attitude of France,,, ance,-,--The-Faris correspondent of the U. S. Gazette under date of Dee. 27th, writes in regard to "Thotivenal's;deipa,tch to the French Minister at Washington Cilifhe Trent a' air, as fol lows*" According to the beat sources of information open to me, 1 am induced to believe that the Impe rial Government urges on, rather than seeks to mo derate or.impede the actioll of the British Govern ment, and that a. solution - of the present difficulty which should leave matters h statu quo, and the ports of the. South still -blockaded and 'about to be hermeth;illy sealed, would be, in spite of the tone of M. Thouvenal,' received here with something of a 'feeling of.disappoititment." The Important town of Sheffield, with a popu lation of nearly 150,000, - has sent a petition to Queen Victoria ! , praying her to punish Captain Moir, Of the Trent, and 'Coiamander Williams, for a breach - of neutrality, in carrying Messrs. Slidell and Mason, and their despatches fromgavannah. Deputations from religions denomittationk inclu ding the Congregational. Ilnicin,...the Baptist Union, and the Baptist Bonrd;4loKan intervrew oh the . 27th of December With:.Vart. Russell, on the subject of the thteatenediwar with America. Ina letter 'written by dm Command of the Queen, it,is stated that the only consolation she can hope to find in the rest of her• life under her sad and lope less bereavement, is to, ebdeavor to carry out the _wishes and intentions of her iDeloved himband. Items. The s desertions from th& rebellranks are said to multiplying everyday—' . The•facilities provided by the Federal and the different,StateGovernmentefor sending the soldiers pay to 4their families - have been attended with most beneficial results:—There have been several.-hres Charlitton,- S. o., , since the great conflagration, and' fireigin other places South. in town;and. country, ' r arafrequent.-----t. S. Trea sury notes are 4 per cent , discount , Washington. TUESDAY-1 ft TaVrtEST. General Burnside's Ettedition.-:-NEw YORK, Jan. 13..:—The Transport PaP*)&3" o, from -Baltimore, reports having - passdet on llth.,inst. off Cove Point, a portion of Generbitumside's espedition. Also,' on. the saMe'dite,"offeeaPe lienry, passed two steithiers i each having a sebboner in tow, corning but of the'Capes. -They were bound south. Resignatiort of Seerestarilqameron.--A report comes from Washington . that Secretary Cameron has:resigned his seat in the i Cabinet,.• and will go to Russia as a Minister, in CaOw*. Clay's place., The report further says that Adward M. Stanton, of Pennsylvania,. has Been appointed Secretary. of War. Mr. Stanton was Mr. Ruchanan's Attorney General in the last few - months of his administra tion. The reasons for this change in the Cabinet are said to be 'the desire. of the Preiident to have some-reliable Person- at the Court of Russia in the present complication-of political affairs. Impqrtar4 from Port ithial.=—ErrEur or TIM , PEDWL sucersaxl;. l --A letter received in New York, says the:Reit' .. - that city; from a gentleman well-.lsnoWe to us, relates that " a 'respectable person made prisoner by one'of our boats 'in' Edisto river, says' we conk forin idea - What 'a stunning blow the capture of Port Rbyal.had been to the people of South Carolina and- Georgic' ; Ha says, too, that almost, eqUal bfk.that, in itsqlfisalling effect was the great, fire in Charleston. Rfiadds that aparty is on foot, in that region in favor .of settling, the questions at issue by commiasionert—and that both Davis and Stephens are in favor of it, betthat the Rheft party, had frowned it down.'' Wativiagto. On the 12th inst., at the residence of the bride's mother, in Baltimore county. Md., by Rev. Win. B. Evans, of Washington, D. C., Mr. HENRY EHLERS to Miss ELIZABETH R. Hom3aooli. all of Balti more Co., Md. By the Rev. Thomas Bkitinerd t .D.D. • Jan. Ist, Mr. JOSHUA C. CRAVEN tO MiSS BARAH ' I. Busn • a NELL. By the Reb. Thomars Brainerd, D.D.,Jan. 7th, Mr. WILLIAM A. CLEAVER to Miss LPHONSA BOWMAN. On Dec. 17th r .1861,..by the Rev. James MeCas kierßODEßT RIDDLE to MiSS REBECCA MITCHELL, both of Philadelphia. On Dee. 25th, 1861, by the Rev. Jas.. McCaskie, Mr JouN CAMPBELL to Miss B - 4.14NA1r WOOD HOUSE, all of Philadelphia. Npvciat Stated Clerks, Secretaries, and Others Take Notice. Hereafter, a charge will be made of Five cents per line for the first, and Three cents per line for each sub sequent insertion, of Notices and Acknowledgements. A reduction of thirty-three per cent. when a quarter of a column or more is occupied, will be made. airtvitiotlututo. MELODEONS ! HARMONIUMS I T HAVE had many yeais' experience in the mann facture of Melodeons, and have constantly on hand an assortment of a quality that cannot be ex celled in the country. jan 1 ly GEORGE J. BOYD, BANKER, No. 18 South" Third Street, Philadelphia, (Two doors above. Mechanics' 'Bank.) T . \ BALER in Bills of Exchange, Bank Notes and Specie. Drafts on New York., Boston, Balti more, etc., for sale. Stocks and Bonds bought and sold on commission, at the Board of Brokers. Busi ness Paper, Loans_ on Collaterals, etc., negotiated. pepositsteceived andinterest allowed. jag ARCH ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE OLDDEN & RIOXNER, No. 832 ARCH STREET, Two doors, below. Ninth street, South Side, rananst,rmA. Have now on hand a splendid stock of English and American C/k.RPETINGS, of all descriptions, which are offered at greatly re duced prices for Cash. English Brussels from 87c: to $1 per yard. novl4 COAL OIL LAMP WITHOUT A CHIM . NEY. . Tritten's Patent Coal Oil Lamp URNS all kinds of Coal Oil without the use of a ..1-) Chimney. HouSekeepers end others will find it a SAFE, RELIABLE . PORTABLE, and convenient desidera tum, avoiding entirely the. expense or trouble of the lamOniith chimney. Burners .or Lamps wholesale and retail. by ROBERT H. WEEKS, Gen..Agt., No. 16 North Second street. Oil.by - the gallon or barrel. nov2l ly THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY ITHIN two hours ride front Philadelphia, by V V the Pennsylvania Central or the West Chester and Philadelphia Direct Railroad, via Media, com menced its Winter Term of five months, on the first instant. Boys and young men prepared thoroughly for College or Business. German, French and Span ish taught by native resident teachers.. Nine gentle man of ability and experience, constitute the corps of instructors. "Military Tactics" have been intro duced into the School for the. benefit of those pupils who MAY DESIRE to avail themselves oft]] eir advantages. Catalogues may be obtained at the office of the AME RICAN PRESBYTERIAN, or on , application to nov2l WM. F. WYERS, A.M., Principal. The American Sunday-School "Union, No. 1122 CHESTNUT STREET, Philadelphia. THE ONLY PERIODICALS Published by the Society, are "The Sunday-School World," for Superintendents and iesehOrs, at TWENTY-FITE . CENTS PER ANNUM; AND . _ . . , " The, Child's World,'" An Iliustrated "paper gor Children "mad Youth, pub hah.ed twice a month, at TWELVE. CENTS PER. ANNUM, by the one hundred copies. Specimens of either sent gratuitously on application to'the Depository, No. 1122 Chestnut street, Phila delphia.' a , jati2 8t • . G.. PELDIAN lESPECTFULLY informs the readers of the "American Presbyterian" .that he is prepared to furnish them with PICTURE and LOOKING GLASS FRAMES, of the latest'svles, and of sape xior quality, at the lowest prices. • . V*, Particular attention given to, the framing of Photographs and satisfaction guaranteed. :PE.LIAN S.W. corner of Marshall and Cal lowhill streets, Pidladelphie. jan2 ly Idfe-Size Photographs in Oil ARE much superior to Oil Paintinfs likenesses . . • . . and racturess, if made by skilful artists, sueiras Yon, find at REIMER'S , GALLERY, Second street, above Green. blade direetlf frOm living persons, and from small .Dagnerreotypesi Ambrotypes, or Photd graphs, when persons are deceased. jan2 1y A/ AR. TIMES- reduction of a Hundred Per V Cent. Sirperior Colored Photographs for $l. Arobrotypes at all prices. - REIMER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, - jan2 ly Second street above Green. WHOSE interesting CARD PHOTOGRAPHS are _L xnade in great quantity and'Of superior quality, at:' - • RETAIER'S GALLERY, jan2 - Second street,- above Green, S. SNIME.R. LEIDY LEIDY RE SAVE ItE5l.OVEti THIS Writing, Book-Keeping and Mercantile Arith , •- metid Acadeniy, To the Exchange Buildings cor: of Third & Dock sts. EIDY BROTIIPIRS semi greeting ; as the best ev= I idence of their skill and ability to impart a knoi ledge of Business ,Education, tiventy-seven years suc cessful tea - Ching in the City of Philadelphia ; and now, that, buSiness is much impaired everywhere, they have reduced their prices in some cases 30 per cent.; to the end that, persons may embrace the opportunity:to qualify, themselves for any position, or for the tran saction ofbusinesi on their ownaecount,when'business Shall again revive. Day and Evening,SeSSions. All students at this Institution receive individual instruc tion. No teaching ever done in classes. dec26 ly JOSEPH BERNHARD , - Bell and *ass Founder, - • AND MAKUP/CTURER MINERAL WATER APPARATUS, nov2B No. 'l2O NORTH SIXTH STREET, PHILA. DELLS for ChurcliekiSehccol Houses, Corporations, Factories, Steen/boats, etc. Chimes or peals of any number of Bells, or in any Key of the 34usical. scale, All bells warranted to be one-third superior to the .Cast-steel or Amalgam Bells. Bells of any weight or tone, with any inscription or design, cast to order. H. M. MORRISS, No. 728 Market street. :T . .:JAMES M. LEIDY. " • WEST END - Window Shade, Curtain, and Upholstery Store, No. 1408 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELTHIA. TTPHOLSTERY in all its branches g purity of ma k) terials and superiority of workmanship guaran teed. W. HENRY PATTEN, nov2B ly No. 1408 Chestnut street. CLOAKS ! .CLOAKS.! ! CLOAKS ! ! ! MRS. HENRY ; No. 38 NORTH NINTH STREET, Below Arch. IS now opening the largest and handsomest assort ment of fashionable Cloaks in the city, at remark ably low prices.. n0v,21 2m SILVER .I. I LATING. SAMUEL SMYTH, No. 73815 Chestnut Street, op posite the TT. S. Mint, Philadelphia. Electro Silver Plater on Albata and Nickel Silver Metals, Britannia, Copper, Brass, Steel or Iron, - Where all orders for Plating will be promptly. attended to. All Plating warranted to be done according to order. Re-plating done for use of hotels and private families warranted, to give entire satisfaction. sep2o P `ll IP P-P ; :t tz l cl 1-1 t4I-4 H Sn . No. 1112 MARKET STREET, Philadelphia. A small Church Organ, with separa4,e Pedal pipes, on hand, and for sale at a reasonable price. novl4 NEW STORE. No. 183 South Eleventh street, above Walnut. C . W. CLARK, ITENETIAN BLINDS and WINDOW SFIADES, V - Cords, Tassels and Trimmings. Best quality work at very low prices. Repairing promptly attended to. Branch Store and Manufactury. Second street, above Walnut. Blinds for Churches, Hallsi and Libraries, made in the most substantial manner. nov2l CHEAP HAT STORE! TEMPLE OF FASHION!! RATS AND CAPS Cheap for Cash, 40 N. SIXTH STREET , • (Between Market & r' - ` BOURNE Particular attention paid to bespoke Hats. [ducl2 ly LOW-PRICED HOLIDAY GIFTS. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, IN ATTRACTIVE BINDINGS. BIBLES, HYMN BOOKS AND DEVO- TIONA r -WORKS. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, Ranging from 75 cents to CB 50. AT THE PRESBYTERIAN BOOK-STORE, Yo. 1334- Chestnut street, Phhiladelpkia. deel9 tf Opposite the Mint. Monumental ; Marble Works. 'CHARLES FINNEY, North, Ttoelfth, street, above Ridge avenue. Phelu MONUMENTS, HEAD & TOOT. STONES, POSTS, LC., at the lowest cash prices FORTE—RECTE--CITEQCTE. FLET,OHER, ARTIST, - No. 815 WOOD 'STREET, PITTLADELPIELL *. Historical, Portrait and Landscape 'Painter and Photographer, I)IIOTOGRAPHS.:IN OIL, *hieb..for Snperiority of Execution and Ob.eapness, defy Competition. LOOK AT THE PRICES, VIZ: 10 xl2 inches, Orn'd Gilt Frame, complete, S 5 00 1 3 x 15 "- " " • " " 1000. 20 " " • " " 15 00 20 x 24 "' Life size, rich Orn'd. Gilt Frame. • complete, - - 20 00 , 25 x3O " Life size, " " " " 25 00 29 x 36 A LA tt it it 30:00 t LARGER SIZES IN PROPORTION. Copies from DAGUERREOTYPES, AXIIROTTPES, PHO TOGRAPHS and Om PAINTINGS, RE-PRODUCED ANT SIZE AND COLORED.IN OIL. Views of-Country Residences, Landscapes, Cattle, Horses, etc., etc - ., from natal 'Mgr. EVERY PICTURE WARRANTED. - VI decl9 3m - R. NEWELL'S PHOTOG.RM ) II GALLERY, NO. 724 dßOff STREET, P/lILADELPIIIA.. ONE of the lar,gest and most complete Galleries in the United States, where the best pictures known to the PhotograPhic art, at prices no higher than are paid for. ,miserable caricatures. The proprietor, a practical Photographer, attends personally every sit- - tingand allows no picture to leave the gallery unless it gives perfect satisfaction. Daguerreotypes and Am brotypes of absent or deceased friends, photographed to'any desired size s or taken on Canvass, life size,' and Painted in Oil, by the best artists.: At this Gallery pictures can betaken in any weather—as perfect in cloudy days as when the sun shines. Persons visiting the city,_ are reSpeetfudly invited, to examine our spe eimens, which, for price and quality defy competition. Ml_ Instructions given in the art of Photography: R. NEWELL,' Gallery Gallery of Art, No. 724 Arch 3treet, Rhiladelphia. COMMENDATION. • Prom Colonel James Page.' "Having occasion for a portrait, I procured one from Mr. Robert Newell, of the city of Philadelphia, a miniature in • oil colors, under the new process dis covered by him,,and take great pleasure in expressing the satisfaction given me, not only by the accuracy of the likeness, but its artistic finish in all respects, and recommend him to the patronage of those disposed to encourage the beautiful art."—Jas PAGE. [decl2 oQ W - C 4 &4 ftl 5 )-1 . Aquariums AND Fern Cases, Manufactured and for sale by William Perrins, N 0.14- N. Sixth street, (Odd Fellows' Hall). docl9 ly • HENRY C. BLAIR, " • PHARMACEUTIST, PRESCRIPTION AND FAMILY MEDICINE STORE, S. W. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, PHILADELPHIA. _ (Established 1829.) THE undersigned having resumed the'entire control of the business t .will be glad to see his old friends, and the public generally, and will endeavor to serve them with courtesy and fidelity. decl2 H. C, BLAIR Public Notice. riinE Costless and Unmedicinal Treatment of some _L Ordinary Ailments, in 62 one-page Health Tracts, [See January and February numbers of " Hall's Jour nal of Health," for 1862. $1 a year. No. 42 Irving Place, New York.) viz., Catarrh, Constipation, Dys pepsia Eyesight, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness, Sour Stomach, Cold Feet, Corns, etc. Also, Bronchitis and kindred diseases, and Consump tion. S 1 each. Embodying the observations of the Editoi in the special treatment of these diseases, for nearly twenty years. - dec26 BUY YOUR CLOTPTNG READY MADE; OR MADE TO ORDER, AT SLOAN'S; No. 806 MARKET STREET, PIIILADELPIIIA. Also. Gental Furnishing Goods, and Flannel Shirts, in great variety. : deel2 L. H. ELDRIDGE, AGT., Fashionable Clothier, [Formerly of Eighth and Chestnut atreetsj HAS ,taren the Store.,_* No. 628 MAttirm erittEi, Where he is prepared to furnish his old friends and the public in general with . . CLOTHIItG, Ready Made or Made to Order, in the Best Style, AT MODERATE PRICES, As he buys and sells exclusively for Cash. [dec6 ly OIL CLOTHS FOR SALE DT THE MANUFACTURER, AT No. 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia. • AND . No. 49 Cedar Street, New York. The Stock consists of Enamelled Leather 'Cloth. Carriage Floor Oil Cloth. Table and Stair Oil Cloths. Stand Covers and Green Curtain 'Cloth. Floor Oil Cloths, from .1 to 6 yards wide. The style and quality of these goods are not ex celled. Will be sold to dealers at reasonable prices. feb 2.3—1 y THOMAS POTTER ; Manufacturer. BLANK BOOKS AND STATIONERY. IL A. REES, Blank Book Man - afactorer, Stationer and Printer, No. 418 Walnut etreet, (between Fourth and Fifth.) (am') M. HooAN, Agent.) B6OKS Tor Banks, Public Offices, Merchants and others, aut.xn to any given pattern. (with or Without heading printed, )and ROUNR in the best man ner, both with regard to neatness and durability. Or ders for Annual and other Reports, Cards, Circulars, Bill-Heads, and JOB PRINTING, of every description, executed in the best style at the shortest notice. Also, Engraving and Lithographic Printing. - A g eneral assortment of Amerteark,Yrench and English Stationary, Cap, Letter and Note Papers, Envelopes, etc. Initials stamped on paper and enve lopes. Music ,and books rebound in sny style of binding. - octl2 am MARBLE WORKS. lIENRY S. TARR, MAN [TACIT - REM OF Carved. and Ornaitiettal Marble Works, No. '7lO Green Street ; above Seventh ; Philadelphia. Jjaving erected specimens in almost every cemetery throughout this State and sup lied orders from iniluence and patronage for the above establish men Tamp - - contract, for Vaults, Sarcophagis, etc. I have many references throughout the ULion, which can be seen on application. - War Carved, Ornamental Statuary and Monumental work of every description. apl3-ly ftr i , r 4lll'll‘4"tPlak', •Y. S-.ACII,AMENTAL WINE. A Pure and Unadulterated Article, Especially suited for Communion Purposes. For sale by ST AT-iy.,-& MILLER, Importers and Dealers in fine Wines & Liquors, S. E. corner Tenth and Arch streets, deeNth ly . Philadelphia. .YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE, WILMINGTON DEL , AT UMBER limited to Thirty. Buildings new and Well located. AccOmmodations desirable, and Charges moderate. Afew more pupils ettn be receiv ed. For inforMation, addreis , • THOS. M. CANN, Prin - eipai and Prop'r. Catalogues eau be had at the Music store of J. E. Gould, No. 632 Chestnut street; or, at the office.of the "American Presbyterian." - dee26 ly ' , Superior French Confections, Manufactured by AUGUSTUS TILLMES, A r o. 1302 Chestnut street, Phsladelphia, jTT u.i) neatly, in 1. 2, and 5 pound boxes. without .extra charge.. Also, a large variety of BON BONS, suitable for Holiday _presents. A fine selection of Paula's and GrairEs constantly on hand. [decl3 But RE - AIOVAL -' I :JADE'S E. - WEBB, DEALER IN Fine Teas, Coffees, anti Choice Family Groceries. Has remove"d" t© the S. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut sl;rsets, Phila delphia, a few doors from-his former location, where le - will be happy to see his friends and customers. Goods'earefully packed and forwanled to the corm- GRUSSELL, No. 22 NORTH SIXTH STREET, Ann .. lean and lini)inted FINE Coral, Lava., and Carbuncle Jeielry, in Etru acan and plain_ mountings. Slivervvve of every description warrantekLegual to coin , 'Plated Ware— Tea Sets, ealle Baskets, Castors, Cups, Knives, Forks, etc. Repairing carefully attended to. nov2B 1y • R..- S. WALTON, FASHIONABLE RAT AND OAR STORE, No. ERA Meaux,. STREET,, ; • PIEILAPELpHIA. Unibrellas always ,on hula. oetlo A. S. VANSANT, MAYPPdGTURER OF • FRENCH - -C • ONFECTIONS, Has removed to 886 CHESTNUT street, below Ninth. (Under the Continental Hotel.) TXTHERE he invites his customers, and others who V.V - love etatv and coon. Confectionary,---heus;ng nothing but loaf sugar, and" having,- his drying rooms heated with hot air, - therehy avoiding all dust, etc. Also_, always on hand, fine GRAPES, SWNET ORANGES, FIGS, RetStws- ALloxos_, Ere. A fine assortment of FANCY BOXES: H, UFRENCLACE FAULTS, ETC. decl2 fint A 'Young Lady Y ISHES a situation as Governess, in eitherSehool or Family. Refotenee, Rev. Dr. Jenkins, Presbyterian House. jan2 2t
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