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presbyter's* Sumer. Pohl Ir/1411_,"se
Presbyteries" Aerosols, trek XXIII I
DAVID KoKINNEY and .TAMES ALLISON, Editors.
tBRIOL—II ADVAlPlintoo,
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NEWINEAFM , ADDRES&:; •••
Written for the Career - rat the Pre:4oo)lam Boater and
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ET W. WIIITTON REDIC*.
Tinie r ;Tith ever,onward motion,
iiikE4he ebb and flow of, oneen,, ,
Seems to acme, anct,tispit
To come with days,oCjoy and , sorrow;
To go with hopes for eaah7tOmerrow
And year by year 'taw everso.:
Again, the old year ehubi itsportals,
With all ite weal or woe to *ortale,
All its dread events now OetAed ;
And the. Poet tries hie pinicnup Fr •
Through the Muse'swide dominions,
Treeing what the paetrovealett
Here the Oarrier, faitlifurever,
Through the ohill and Wintry . 'weather,
Brings-his song to every door,
Sang.of thoughts that may remind :us, ,
Of the days we've Jeft
Days that we,shall see no more
Days, to-day—and days to morrow,' ,
Daye.of pleasure, days of sorrow,
One by one through all the year;
Days that nations keep obser4ing;
Days they mourn for-one like Irving,
Or a mother drops a tear.'
When we think of frieude departedi , l
Hopes deferrid, and projeetaihwaitediv
In the memories of the fsast;-
How the old year•fsides , In eidnese = •
How the new year 'atolls iladnetia;
Full of Mimi, just like Ihe - last 1
Oh, 'tie thus,rthrough•eartlitlife ever,
Itanorith'llepe andlstrong endeavor,
Looks before far good/to come; ,
Yet each year still finds himigroidig,
Never reaching, Always:hoping , :
For content, but tindinginone,
How buyedoarg.sod toOlisis rumors,
Seized on nitei_ in , enrioxte, hunktre
How bee party. strife ZlMitigh,
Till we might•haveithoughtour4glorp>
But a hubbler.a 1 44 110 f8P0r, a .71 b
Of our freellsß,
Yet ; our God•ie,God of nadone e
And amid.. themorldla , mutation% ry-
He line kept entlexere4ilas4;l
- iirifrotn-nniviniAdiesenelorts;
Proin the phrensy. anti , pret.ensions ^ .
Of a bold andfaatious band.
Peace now, reigns In all our borders,
Patriot love inepiree aU orders, ,
And, our,country's natne-tre boaeti
Plenty, too, in , hotiinteoue•menet:Wee,
Gives to•rloh ntutpoor the treasures.,
For the ion her itreaeuree coot.
Thiongh the year thaelies before ua :
May the same kind angel o'er ue, r
Stilt protect our land from.lirrn
May no war atSP4ma-_11.11.7gr
Bonds of nnion-that shoUld i ever.
Bind our hearts, and nerve each apn.4
Thought raight , eireep Wider Amps,.
Through the world—the startling 'ohaigee
Ta the hititiry of the year
Yet we'd find,iiroud Sudah's Linn,
From them all, brings good to Zion,
And subdues, the world to fear.
Erin`wakes fromlqiisfalutnbeiti,
And stands forth in-,eager numbers;
Shonting'praises to ihe 'Loid ;:
Whilst benighted heatmi natiosi '`
Leave their idols and Oblations,
receive his light and Word,
Now We lift our thanks to Ilenven, ,
Thanice forjoye.end blemingetiven
To'ne all unworibf here;
And beseeoh continued favor,
In theltanie of Chiritf,
Through the new and coming year
Pitteburgh, Janitar 180.=
from our London .Correspondent•
The Liverpool lien and the Emperor—His "./nten-
Lions' not known yet—Volunteer Movement-4.
Stooks and Funds—Lord Canning in Quire—The
ZeMindara, and the Future—The , 61 Suspicion"
About Interference with Religion—The-:Coming
Congress—Jealousy. Toward England—A Romith
Dean's Tirade—A Bit of Treasolt—A. Protesting
Party—No Confidence, by Pope and Papists, in
Napoleon—His Double Difficulty---Central Italy
—Spain and Morocco—Prenchlfariektery=Spec=
omens—The French'' Bishop,-the`tPaeteurt and Et.
Paul, at Niames—Speciat Meeting for Prayer-
Fresh Testimony from Belfast—Poitsertot en
Runia and China.
LONDON, Dec. 9tl, .1859.
FOUR LWERPOOL MEROHANTS, not long
ago, adilreesed. a joint tletter to the Emper..
or of the Prench,.asking him what were, his'
intentions toward England.- Did he mean ,
peace or war?.lt is eaid...(it may not lie
true,) that the resell% to , write the letter.
was suddenly formed= in a convivial hourp
and as suddenly executed. is possible
that these gentlemen hardly, expected ear,
answers However, .an answer .does:appear
after eilittle time and it is printedin, the
Frenetr.papers, with the name of M. Moo
quarclrattsiched, as writing by the Emper:
or command. The answer is'to the-effect;
that Stroh an inquiry could only .be dictated
by 0116 'of two feelings, either that of ap
prebeusionyer that of confidence in -the'
Emperor's +mar- • Whereupon His Maj•
esty prooeeds at 'oncekto dissipate the fear,
as far as 4 words caul& it, by referring to
his paet loyalty to England, and his present)
osition as -about. to embark midi . bertin a
joint expedition to Chios.. Nations in such ,
close allianee, should respect, not. fear each,
other, and for the 4 g epidemic" apprehena.
eions of the English nation, there . . are; no
grounds.
Such is the • substanee. of the Emperor's.
reply , Its pUblication first excited surprise,
and then the Liverpool gentlemen became:
the objects of severe reprehension. The
Liverpool i people do not seem. to approve of
their condtiet; and the Law Association of
that town-7' - have signified to the Attorney .
General, that It any proceedings are: tole
taken (not atl4ll4 , likely,) the members will
zealously ao.operitteo The Times considers
that it le a rude thittirio ask any Potentate
what his intentions are. , --eopeeially for pri.
vate individuals to dokkiicr. As for the- Em.
perore revealing his "-intentions,".supposing
they were hostile, would , ' she reveal them?
Beeides; up till thir:lsti. of , January, 1859,
Europe' was saying peso& iniksafety, when,
lo l a few words to the Austrian Ambaesa.
dor, revealed cherished ts intentions," and
the Italian war, with its slaughter anti up
hesvings, were the results. •
The Volunteer Corps'. MOVOlZltint4il not
checked by this little incident..-Noblernen
and gentlemen enlist in various corps in the
metropolis as privates, and are 4regularly
drilled. The 'Scotch have , Lord Bioko at
their head, and have great enthubiainny
Irish gentlemerrof.rank, mostly - ProteStatee
however, are taking' steps for organizetion:z
And as to Englishmen in -London gilmost'
every, dietthit , and suburb has at least r the
nuoleus-pf,s Rifle .Regiment. . Tiistimen.
London. are= ilea moving in the :same direo
tion—,Lor&! Palmerston -enrolling. himself ;
among the :members "of- ii, new - :Corps: ". It
will aoMprise, a large ‘number _of the ;upper`,.
class. low Roman Oatholice may;join it.
A friend,of mine attended,a ,meeting re
where4,!the imatteil was !discussed at
length. - A son of Daniel O'Connel was'a
speaker. A true „Celt , present, called otit,',
Arrah lis that himself ! Sure, it 'a many
•(
the pennies I submit:4,3n_ hjefather
This was a„roferstoo to the Repeal Rent
-! feeling 4. s Repeal Rent
the ' of' ausiefy'ut 'mitigated
all ever,' the ''cuutitry..- There lea" general "
iceptoveMeat Britishi_Stecks,,7with,few',
exoetitions,:ineluding railway,„ mining, and.,
otheiteharesoirlnvestmentstare , .being merit
in two Briziliair guaranteedliiiilways;No.The
fundi alio are!_very.bpayant,'!iii&-'llaVeadt!
vaneed 71
9. The India:,,Losia A la. 4 1 1 0, 1'
popillArt,Apd,, ReeCT#lttffrP u l .9 2 3644:,
indicate:Asti. the, financial ,orleismia,paesiiigi
away, .andLi! that the -revenues.; of. the ,three'
Presidencies area improved luiddimprosiir. ,
ble;that additional • 'kilns!' 'froth'
are- not, probable ; • Addltimiel iiieludi
ieg 'the Income, taxi ere eff -.lE9Paelsk•
The Ilatigev is, 4,liiiiaathept may Tepress, too)
heavily Upon the utims , of , the -people:
LOAD CANNING line been makinme state u.
progreas through. , the conqueredl , Kingdomi
of Chide; and idistributinK decorations
honors.',' He
.' has natters 'there; by
0414= back.to the landownersr thiAr',estafen,
In fee "timplertas it were f for eier:zr "That
Zemindareara released at once =from , all.nu•
certainty . is to the future' they recover at
once their feudal supremacy, 'thiy,are eir
empted front. the =visits of the .bolleeter, :and.,
above all, they arermadni ton strong t .for the t
native officials. There , willsbeidomeidistrust
at first; but in ..fivel.years,4 feellaesurtediz if
thefierpetuier `Of the Settlenatint , is. really
and *honestly' liaintairied; tie possibility` of -
rebelliem wilLsbease. l 4 : =There., may ; be [ any
amount oftdisoontentitnt the viol*: never,
revolt in eirnesW
So;ivritelzthe .Caloutte.torrespondent 'of .•
the _Times. Lord Canning has acted doubt.
lees under:the advice "' of Sirtg:Montgorn r -,'
ery the able.and:exceilentCOMmissioner of , r
Gude.. He. ,exhorts, the , landmmers •to he.
generouslie thosaunder;them---to aid them .
by • advances -and ether imittlgericesp , to
,crease the productions of the'land.". He
encionrige,s `them to - bring-Up - their *ma as
" Chiefs.of Guide;', and to .`ttiaeli:,. ihem to . ,
'loOk to the Goverement ";as a fathen:P. He
"leaves ittol timel experience'and .I;4min own
4enseF iotdispel the. delusion . 1 4 (if any enter.
tain thar r the , Gov/eminent ,any'
'
signs against t err religion}.
Titsi. , CogittitssB likelytkomeetlatt Paris
in thertniddinTbf, Janney; and among other A
.PowiiC,'ltniiia'and'Poittigit hive given in „
th,eir,dhere,noe.„ „Englanci r go,intnit,,,
in t , thniVnisoll , , , Of---PiAnnlitnn,) , lnt,
LordtOovidest, Oir, twoileadia . Statesmem4
baveravowed so:strongly . their , views , of Italy
ian affiltiVand' of the . right "cf the' populal;.
tionii'the*e;itn'olionsei their . f b*n ',rulers; that.'
the 44 1 19 4 ;10;Ankinn4iiiint- the
is viewed by the Popfsit, party with great
anxiety, ,anci- ,T4e -Yrl l 4r - i
proskittnot , alloWednowr to thundetagainst
England;,! Bain Ireland a.perfeott furore.
is being oreated4yDr..o6llent and. the pre.
lates the ignorant' maniiir
f an faircir ,
of the. tempor,al'ettprornaoy, of.. thePnp,e•
At a meeting held this t weeki, in, th&- Oiiy. of .
Porkm - language :almostatreasonable .*gainst
,thp' gneenrwasa; dulgedt , in f Especially, t
was the'popol.-:hittiod r •eiprees'ed. fyitZe
cries and yells „against; ,Lord. 3:,ohn Russel,
and also, t,Palmerstan; amil hie crew."
~Dean Murphyi of/ Corte askedd the meet..
ink, to' , etintraintivmumber 'of , . Popes, Whom
he named with , Henry - II:,
and George IV.; and dwelt strongly on the
wickedness and profligacy . of these English
monarchs. He made an in favor
ot Victoria, but heWasistoptieday cries of
gt No, 1.n0,".f. and the- .exelJamationg p,sho
starved two • millions: of= the Irish! people.
Dean,,Marphyvaeneluded, ;by. -hoping- the
tanien,would mind up, for Ithe 'Pope's an.
Inioinaey.i4; = .. • ,
Mr.. John•-T. iMaguirer, P. cfor? Cork,.
said that ill Protestants wished theiteMporal
supremacy destroyed, and expected that
thus their religion would spreakunlyeraally
jilcdnsecinener.' , To `'f fight , ter"; His Ho&
.ness,lf necessary; was the" protestation' of a
numb& of - ,periontr
It hi plain that thecobjeot of all this
knee is tbinfluence the , EnglialiJCabinet'a
'action' at the Congreas. The Tithas recently '.
'dwelt:strongly on the - unreedineas of Irish'
Papista' 'to do more. than- trifle - 'lt seems
pretty ,olear -that 'the , idewcaf,Hfortning en
Irish hrigade forigarrisoning Rome-,—should.,
the French , . garrison withdraw is-,not con•
sidered as very probable lot', practicable.
The present measure is , a desperate attempt,
'England in the -Congreas wilt ; expresa
her old' views. She will certainly not go to.
‘war to enforce there. If 'Aistria and
France agree in sustaining the Pope even
in itatu • poi - and. if the
cannot? maintain their , own, -it mould be
madnetw ,, for uto to go further •thant giving
our moral weight to the cause of liberty and
justice. • .
i , A worelrespeetable olaea. of Itomatt.Cath
olio in Ireland, while avowing their, desire
to see the Pope's supremacy maintained,
have declined to take 'part in agitation on
the subjeot. It is also' slitrifiCantithai only
s, few Romitih' members of: Parliamerit, after
much'pressurk have committed themeelvel
to Dr. Cullen's ultraism.
No Couiribzwou in' the 'FitinclPEittperer
is felt at Rome, or 'throughout Ronash ,
Circles; A Dublin-paper ' which first pub:
'fished the substance of a letter from-'Rome,
which. was said. to be an :autogeoph of the
Pope himself, afterwards, declared that it
Was not written by him. Still, it clearly
appears that it was the,production of ope
Who knew and spoke .the Pope's mind,
views, feelings, and apprehensions., It is
(Rear that the French 0-overoment has been'
very much embarrassed. The Paris cot.-
,
respondent i'of , e`Evangelical> Christendom,
preseats . tetriking picture. of
these .diffical
ties; imthe-following
„” , The French Government, however, is very,un
'decided.tis to what course to follow in this discus
'on. On the one hand, it fears to offend, too di
, reedy, the Courfof Rome and thibishops. Louis
Napoleon flattered , theupvery much at the Isom
mencement of his' reign,• and by bis , deferential
conduct gave them great power. ; Re -made use
Of 'their influence to gain votes among the least
enlightened of the poptilatkin and, r the Jesuits
have certainly contributed to strengthen the hi- '
pedal throne: On the other hand; Louis Napo
leon cannot, without compromising hie policy and
the popularity of his name, yield too much to the
requir•iments of the Ultrammatanes. 'lle must
have 801210 regard for the susceptibilitins of the
intelligent classes and for the ,opinions of his own
councillors. Holy is . the problem to be,solved,
to follow %Medium courseletween • opposite.ten
denoies t ' Thi question is a difficult one.
This is not all. In undertaking ,hii Italian
campaign, the Emperor made'contradictory pro- ,
=miser, in order to have in both camps, friends and
auxiliaries. `To the French bishops, who .expressi
ed mat, fears, he said, in round terms,.through
the medium of the Minister of Worship; that all
the klt` pertaidirkg to kin i'eniFioiwt
. ,
power s should- be 'respected. So far, so good.
a
=ENE
. . .
" ONEVETING IBINEEDFULe ONEiMHIP;Td'EA.Ir
PUBLIOLTION qOFFICE, odETTE, BUILDING"
FOR .THE WEEK ENIDINGP
The' prelates t took.ottre to- remember,
well, and aid, n e t ;t1 r 9 i tikeey i eTY.OPP.o4l 7 ..litY„o,
repeatingthm. the Italians ,' not 'excepting'
.:the inhabitelte of Romig - mg' the Einperor , held
'very different langue get ::He ,proinisea.. them -
erty from the Alps to i the• Adriatic":
What was to be dlne in the.erubsrrassing Or ;
cumstances which he has himself brought about
Louis Napoleon las Alad arecourseoin'hisireply. to.
the 'Cardinal. Archbishop, of,. Bordeaux, and in the:
- Ufficial metes, of the Ilfenitorr. to vogue p,brifuolo-,.
gy.. whiik is differently interPreted bymen of'
different parties:" "He states-Wit , the goinagna,
rill again: besubject to the authority of.tha Papali
Bee; on condition that i tbe - Pope:,seriously under:.
tak'es to accomplish certaiureforms. this the,
IlltranintaneesaY,' that TinstlX. 4 has Abthing
reform in liiititliernmentvand the Itailankreplyi
that :the reforms± in qUestion E l written unpn. a,
:Riede of paper, t would tre .. 00mpletely } ltnsory in
, practice.. The difficulty :is" as far from Being
!solved' now r all it was the , first 14 , it 'presented-
The Jesuit pewspaßegs haye prelvedtirdersmot
to piblish anymore letters' 0014 bishops. This;
again, `s' an indication of tinSitiaikae =position of
the itoperorJ.".+ He cannot , shut:the: Mouths utthe
prelates ;, bnt.he forbids theiperiodicat.,pressoo.,
insert their Protests,, l as if they. "rem seditione,
- How inconsistent _ and contradictory 1
, : Deenbtio 'ifoveriintente lutve apPiettlitrdn"or
being , strougest and:of commanding the most
pliait: : obedience;Fin reality they are,weekest v and.
:meet at every step obstacles unknon to,the oev
,ereigns of free peoidie.: 'Another "ftict
deserves notice is; that there:•iiseriousurteasiness4
in the publio d mind, France r infrelatiour t tothw
future., j 'yhis r pargoular ,matter.o l f,,the,l'apao s y.is t
not preCtsely that Which: provokes these fears
,;
but every body'asks i with' solioittidet,'What T Will be
thei finellsine of the. ',religions .and , political - com.,
'ph/ethane so imprudently -brought abeat, by the
„war in Italy ti
The ka k peror infertile in,,expedients i xbuti
`it is. difficultAnlelieve Ithat a-Congress T os,n
.do more ithenvutide. toyer .diffmulties* . ..74ll >of
which ! ik reap be i ,said are In 'one.siensq of
own,creatiom >. It seems very .unlikely(
:that...force mill jie rAmployf d 49, poerce„the 4
Italians The secularisation.of, the, Roman, '
Governmeut talked.of, ,hut it is, and; '
must remaia, , a priestly ~regime.. It is
:orumlilMg ,fas,t into Who can stay
its decline infl,4ll f
THE. DICTATOR, FARINIO elkopre):thinieelft.
to 'twat ,1 33 a1`41°L . , VO'Foßritil l , af)'...OlPao.ittY
ctineru r On the, 30th ,of, t lSioyeniner,;Ale,
iiened,a,dperee, ,Suppressinn i the three sep,,-
arate administrations, of. Parma; fitedina,
and lielokna and establishing Atpdeni a
single l administration; lkaSed on that 'ofoe
constitutional mei:tare*, of Slimy Thi s is
a Stubborn fact - which the "Congreis':intai r t,
deal 'With. Thire are twenty thousand or
thirtY•thonsand nAn, well armed` and.'disoW
Plinek of the' Nition'al Gltard; fit' to*artisonl
the 'thing lortifieltiona of Bologna ands
"ItoWeter = Siored,"; Says , :the
Tiniesk c orrespondent ' A at Florence) , - the.
nature-of lisvenglikemente•to thePTopimar
the , EmperortNepoleon,fittis4fa bethoti - ed;
is not , rashJenoagh 4 td orderthe , ten.thontand)
Frenehr Romp etiattihea fifty thronsandidd
Lombardhato invade itheoLegathatustrom the:
North and - •
Thereriseemstmo :.doubt=, at 414 Ithat,
and Garibildi t arepreparotly next-Spring; to;
bead a great army of resistance -to any
tempt, to Tostore i .the Tie an the,.
LtOtions. A Conimismoo now ;sitting, :is
briagitig,t9 ligh a series . of horrible
itiee committg - liy,tpriate;-'6lOriCal " 9-O!'-
eintnent of the Romagna
THI; 5P01X04034, , ,? IN ,c.IMORQWO ;-I have
i already w isufferedi 44everely i . : , ,attach swear
mada,,by,fonr i lundred„ Moors, ~poniard:-in.
harid„„ o whiler4be. troops f ,were E at ~dinnep,
Thr 4 ee„tlousiand Moors additionalmisbecl : in„
The Spapiards,,had
two battalions ~were.,almoit out ,to pieces
The panic in Spain is, .nrest,. and the , grief; ;
in families"sadi Will believed that
Popery,* itthe,botteui 'of:thitt•l•Wail
are assured a Spaniard writing. trek
.Madritthatit" 48"5 , that the propagation of
the IGiitinftlia faithis the Object, and thaVtlie
declaration of war is principally attrifititia'
to Zith6f Clare4 , ' ConfesSerAco , thii , Qiimil ,
andt former- rehbishop oft enbay,and to his
infliostuw over the -4 , ltoyal.l:PenitenC
Confessor 4ike.l this will rim dargelalloafance , .
in the-srayrof merit, as well as in. thiss.pathl
Of ibdulgentec to: any iSovereignkwhooseeksi
to putolownalohammedaniemthrthe sword,',
The .true Gospel needssootisuoliweapoos A
13a pe...,_§ppnish „ clergy,;OP, no, 1
longer b u rn the Moors, have. no eb~eotign to,'.
see itl;i: - 4iatti",of conversion
andioOncioist 'Cleared.by:the sioor4.
MABIOLATIGY comes ,cut r atrougly, ,just;
now, [as) Mel religion , of • , ,Aginen ali ,over. gth
rope. „,,In Ixeland, the,people„arequrgefi r to,
pray tothe-Titgia,for„the.help„ l tinfl i .succorr,
which T tbe distressed', condition of the-baik,
of St. r Peter,,equires The ‘4ngnftge..of.
French clerical publicatione. on. Ahaeubject,,
is awfully wicked. For example God
the Father, as a hOly'tild - faithful Spoude,.
arrangeS 'whatever deiigns in 'Concert'
with 'the " He alWays -Comae'
his ;holy spouse",;' " Col:jointly Witlie:'her,
the Holy. Father calla Whom.; heti will to he
members - of . his 43(in." Muria the
vernal . which produced !
world, and , thetChurehAr ," She ;:hascarried ,
in herself •all the'rivorks:or , 3God, ,being ran- ,
dered'. a participator, in -the Divine perfee-rt
tiona, wisdompl lave,) ands, faithfulness4'.•
" God, , prepared.llary,from all teternity that
she might be with him, the principle r cf, all
things.' " Mary is our Sovereign, and we
are not worthy to be . 'hei . slaVes:" "Mary
is the of Jesti in goodnessv and'seeins
to go even further 'than "' Mary con. ,
strains our irritated. Father-to exercise-par:
don , an& love." " Sinoe , :the fall'. of the
first man, God , •iiart , beed,ocoupied in pra.
paring, for theo coming into ..therimorld.,lofi
Mary." -" The , entire -Bible { speaks. to us
only of .Mary." "The blood , of•the Fasosb
Lamb is. the blood of -Mary," ",It is be.
cause'of Maryrthat God has given, to us his
Bod."', "The Divine gOyer:o l, ;the orld
only by the Medium of Mari."` .`Thus
Romish doctors are more "mad upon their
Idol"Ilnin ever: The influence is Satanic
—the. blisphemrshooking. ' Even Christ
surpassed. 44 Mari I ~-TEsus ONLY,"' is
the witness `of Spirit,' and virtually
"Mary only," , filling up the. , whole field of ,
vision / is the creed=.of Rome in,.1:859.• Thus,
it is that banners. are..blessed .for 'Spanish
troops going -to Morocco, and:. that prieeta,
whose ,, homsge.i,is all,fort Marraro,llntrier
ously, provided , for theßrenchcipeditian
China. We-too,.as Ati. , nation i pay, Ruttish_
priests,as chaplains to the army,--anthcndow.
largely, (from,the Grant Fun 4 of the Com a
mittee of Council,) Romish .sohools -in, and,
out of. convents
The circulation of the Scriptures mom.
panied by the grace .the Holy Spirit, and
with free liberty,toread, as well as ,to hear
the truth preached, would soon dimipate.
such • delusions .
, The French Prote s tant`
pastors' have 'availed themselves, of ...their
measured' liberty to answer the acrimonious
pamphlet of the Bishop pf Nismes. One
of thole M. Prianx; who issues the " Trio
Quation." He supposes the Apostle Paul
coming suddenly to the . city NisMe r s,' tliat
the Bishop waitwon him, with all the clergY,R
banners, Midoiinisi' and relicts.• Going to
the Pathedral,Taul is very much astOnisheC
A dialogue takepplaoe , 'The following is a
•
racy specimew:"
The A j oatte I, oongrntulife you on liaving
tat' this"- tianple froth' •thVitiogaus of Ningbo-I
. •
OM
; but I ant surprised th.iiyou have not removed
thociwitnagen and atm
~
. ~ B yzwhioh it~is defiled.
As I sm. here, give m- hammer and We Will. ,
'demolish them all inspribe, in
the most vconspiouous the , building;" these;.
words of the Decalog shalt.net make ;
to, thyself any graven,i The Bishop: But;
blessed apostle, you're et•thitl'iphr holy Council
tof Trent.teipoltes that o ,:gion,provitlesimages ;
_endtstatnes, to which w ender the worshipwhich
is due to themA The IdetTknow nothing'or
'Yf?ur Connell of Trent;;' , ttthistkknew, with their
most assured certainty,
„vithett:itod-teachop nth.
no' clearly that *e ough etictaie in our places"'
of. worship -graieh im F .
ie um? first dUty: is. to
obey. But tell me who ' l do thewstetues repre 7 ,„
isent ? The Bishop : Sit to; The Apostle':
,What
saints ? The Bishop i•
,tister;
~ ..,
St. Loup, St. Maglorio , , . di,8.4.9Pw itnois, Regis.
Qnr church has thou.„_„ , n o efttliont.;. it is „her rf
glory - i they ire our int ~,,'. =soli with
.00 - d...„ Thi
14Postle::_1(otir irtteroage ) ...,: . Withillodi .Have you c ,
read,. my „lord, the` , e,piv ';;;;-' •that 41---wrois,,io, the : ,
..,Christitine of my tidte.if-: The Biehopeji,sete,
~,
holy apostle ; follow me
,- will show theinftki-yen:
"The Apostle,: ,Read my 1 „:, ... ~ , latle to Timothy.. "i
:Have you forgotten the, , `,k , 1.,,, ' : ~ t tibat pious. sod.
holy bishOP, my ant in, - . L.':, ' ,-,faltliOnittini
is,bot one . Mediator bet .- Tr'l" , 7" , .' bud: murk; 40i
'Bishop :- That is true,„titiliely,,mtitherAit;,,.,
':Church teaches ' that : '.. ..** 4 6.''othlte midlitnis'
. betweeneted;, and man; ` . t an::.Titints. Christ.- • ,The
.Apostle: ; What ~..singinii is that I : heart. ,The;.
.Bishop : That is a by ... that we sing, blessed '
apostia.in .your, honor:' -,. The Apostle: In what
• language ? The Bishop . ;;In
nob.. Latin... The Apostle:,
That is the latignage o : the "inhabitants of Nis-.
nices 1 '.--The' Bishop: :F . ' The ''.4p.eitles.i .DO
that , understand Latin i .The Bishop: Not one
Word; The Apoitleil;..W.you!celetirate your
tt
;worship , iiiik a., language . known...to the peopieZ9
Tke Bishop :` Certainly, anted apostle, since Our,
holy mother the , Chute has so decided. ~. Thii
Apostle : :Have you readkiny-FiretAp,iegit lathes_
Uciriziihiana 27 ao., &ii. 4
"''The - Apostle ' after Or,ds goes. to the Prot. ,
extant thutCh,•*ind iiihair of 'in:tit:gait ''firida ''
file Sculptor*, 'Uri '.,,” Met •'.?, but bread . tiiidi.:
1
:'-'ney3irethelsord!siSli iier; I'llt is iqiiiints,itt .-
.
lhat. t grcnch and. Pelg, rLipaitora..are ; now i iii..
sr position_to 4efend thTnimiycs,, i wit4oitt,,,
legal'_Aciiisiqutinoeii - . 4 Austria' 'would not
~
.ttf(it" iikisi' and ) Fraii ''-' is ' dioitildrPinaflL -- ,
vane., , The' , ' •Code c 'poison et '6f!ttraffirist ~
inperor, as:renown/0 " tolido: the Popeoforp.,:
he' Statea,of. the - Olin shi, is anything Omit
, green* in, ihn,,ihsp and past prantins ;9g ;
Riorniiiiiiii.
' SPECIAL YEETIN FOR, .P.it/),"KAg., f in.
cisme It issakd at: in j ihe: f different
.arricks'abont LSO - 46%i 'iifiiiitiarcallt devout"
-pixie , is manifested;. stOxthatL sOldiltra -hold - ;'
reading of the Word nf. ..
odc with mutual exli tv4tiOiicAtot prityekso
, ,
At DI - dttiUghitiiii:,thetrei , einteisnAgibrittil, .e,
Nonconformist, and tf iied. Z . ) iii . A.dokitirt 4 iif I
pl i
piritual glory rests-u tritll , --three-of these
4 , .
• • •
iyioespl) u l imerr i.. IA upci,lhip !.. iy,',,, a .
The hearts' of ministez.ll rvangatfoll
communions arett4triitraiidr` flothandniolhave
.ienimont;s int::.yearnintr.ipity-. , an*ykloviing;fi
love ,ntowardr:toperishitigntsonlaiyaiancliothe,::.
bhrireheaitiracttunnseliicisintwskings to .r.theiri d
it:3lemapobligationestatufteporateAa, , acekingt;
iii i save ,iiitigstimilinliiiiksrtilltlie glOtyioll,
' th'eir , l4,deemerAvit, l 4 tlo4l).A.e.o4..AriAlv.Pioun
''''.*;!. 1 4APPf10!?Vati.141Mi44 0 9.,A44, 4 11= 414 1 w the,:,
1 116 , 2 4 0 4.04403:an.y--PabYAfgA,P4Pr.CIPTies of..
'letters, - 4 of-w,ltici.i, , 1.. ,O a „spepimen ti last - „,
week t His 'latest corp 44, the.. follo*g,-
I . pacilagi ii . lferOiOn ,to.ligAitlips.ak 4elfmf z
4 was as mucligratinadlikilj,eB,4l„lda.,, , ,,
when informed by alrofie - RiiiiiliWanshiniVicag
seeing ag , new ocatpationi
,ihis kpreskintlifiiiiplortA
,nieni okeeesearilytengraseeeminchinf fidatime, , en.g 1
1 " 8at'44.,9 IrPPI I 44O4PIAL..xerY=A O 444r-4 161 1,14
464 careless about eternal thin g s. The Lord gat ,
I ,awaketted him, and his attention is excited to tha l '
things ;that' helongto4de peaces She feeleAthlit a ,i
right observance„oft4a.SabAst,houttat t .op Oi.iger- 4 --
be' negligoted`;' - tind eci4l4 is , for Y eellieF offs Abe .
property that stands biatween him and the Sane= '
Attaryi , land-lait , eigaelFith iderittg ItinniiiitLtolhei
Berm - Rubor God. m!!, .• ': .I , 'l 4 '';'' ' .',';, - ' . ': " :
Looking 'Alte r a lisar?ltigkonseilepppied chiefly
by' young tra"deemen,
,prp
paring tor college,: niieltivited to'v a isit'a Prayer'
meeting held‘thi3re . 4onitwo-or .thriti , evenings ,of
the week. T. Some 11 ?ellberf' cr
ness - ,and do not arrive unti , pine o'clocl.;
they, theii all meet,"and devOte an - hour to'mutital'
- edification and: apprhaehl to-God.. Lagreed to visit
the meeting.-_,Therenis , no end-kere to:suchwieet- f
ings And opportunities for . clpingrgo9ll,;,lhe,deville,
likely enough to keep known and acknowl—
edged tervaire 'busyloJetietiiiii his' intereaashi
'support appearances when 'Abe gremof (od is got
ing strongly.4alistihipi. JOB, plain An Inhqwp,ver, o .,
the def eat of Satan may be diegEdtrd, or any
triumph 'of - vaunted 'of as a great, victory-z=
)thit'his 'supplied ttie in a 'large measure cut' off,i
-his power greatly diminished and imperilledilait
„the graoe.and, steadfastness 4 begivell, a, , ,truglkK r
'army will soon in ' this land'uphold the bander Of.
the Cross.- The young people alluded to would'
formerly have spent the ievenings,,mciat.oft.themi
,in.frivol one, amtniwilenteo positively per.-
nieions practicee; ,tint the
,doings ; of
~the Lorfl
have turned many to the" Ways of righteotienels.
policeteturnslif Belfastthavabeen'employedJ:
ilyothe,edversary.t.q discredit,: and, indeed, to_deuy, ,
thePltevivo.", The .figures have surprieed'ip
ierteibily ; they , cannot affect Our conviofiimia
drvihit - twe 'haie seed-'and heUtd'in , thousands Of •
.giving , eierpicredible,tproof of saving con,
'version to God. The enemy has been sowing,,,
tares; but the golden wheat waving in rich lumu
r !dance; the cif;thiO Revival, abidetli. still. to
l'sladden , the Chitrehpblem the.nrorld; and: glorify -
The , Lie IteSPITIMAtei.P3 t,3 l etr the ,-test
•of time 4 1 ietiaff h Aeeli appeared 4.kaiongt)
:the iejleata
, end Abe reexdt4 l 4kredPVPPettAN3l , .
,glorions. .
•P, 8:•7-SeWe los t 4 1 1, 1 1iillak,,10etteein
titeritie.• or not,reinetits, be,;pigved,
.the Emperor of Ohinii .giirestpirtice y Q
the , Russians to give tip ' tikir ieoentiy
acquired 16, - elide tertitkiff'- *-11e'deolires
he never heiithinr theu , treaty or nt •
:till lattily4 I ;Theftvissian-Bcnbasey At Pekin' -
is " sealed-;11t0 If this be , true, , three •
great.nittionumilVasssult , Ohins speedily:
A yaith.
.. At, the time-ef.iai,great *ought intEetin
land, i seperal , piens ampere „agreeti,to held Ai 0
"socialf,MeetitiguiPiPrfiNk4 ll l7,4 l .ooAfne.44.drA
raiPi When , 44ea l PPOP4 4 , l 44ClVlNget At 41-(
mrPrieedite fee Pnei ethieilittPff
Sabbath ,sabolara bringingo,
nmtirelja,. and uked, her thy, l she.c,dht,No i ep
enoh eloyely morning. The qiild f . WO f at,
him: irith,',evident scirprise r et tke,igqsury„
~andi feplied, " Why, sir, I Ihonglitos we
-.were 'going to pray God for 'rain 14 be eure
•
to: want the umbrella ."' White they were
praying; ithe.wind -.and . the' clear Ski
jurame- clouded; , which) wss , soon followed
by a heavy -thinderitormv‘by , - , which those
who came unprepared-to ~ .the., m eeting wire
drenched; while. Mary and theominister..:were,,
;eheltered.by dm:umbrella, her.falth -bad.led
her to bring.,
IT is related of Rev. Dr. Doddridge that ,
on a certain occasion as he was passing a 10 4,,
*the streets of London, he was greatly diris
'Cnitt:aied and depressed in spirit ; whin
from a aellar•way which was open, he heirii
'it eiridee embodying these words, "As thy
daye,)so shall ,thy strength be." He , re-.
'garded them as. life ,from the dead; his
spirit was refreshed; soul strengthened ;‘,
the clouds disappeared,rand Ike, : went on,his
way rejoicing, 7. because of thia..mrecious
promise of. the. B i ble thus , wxpeatedly
wafted to his ears.
HUMILITY COURTING; OBSERVATION.
That humility which courts , notice is not
Bret rate. It may be sincere, bit it is sul
lied. Do not sound we trUrripet,' nor say :
66 Come and see show.humble I am."
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VDEAIR,ED OF THE LORD;" "THIS' ONE (THING
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URD,AY; JANUARY 17, 1860 --r
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President's .MeSsage.
re/two-Citizens of the Senate and Bowie of Represen
tatives :
Our deep and heartfelt gratitude ip due to,
that Altnigthy Power which has bestowed upon us
such varied and numerous blessings throughdut
the past • year. ; , _,The; general health of t the coun
try, has been excellent, our, barviists have been
unusually 'plentiful, and prosperity smiler;
thioughontthe land. Indeed, notwithstanding
bar demerits,,we have much reason to:believe r
`from the past, events in our history, ttiat we
, haite•enjoyed the special protection of
Providence. ; Ever since.our origin as itiblitiorio
'ire, have , been,oxpo-ed to many preatening s atot ;
Adarinidg difficulties in our prngresa, bat ..kin
eaeli•ilmocessive occasiont the impending cloud •
hegn digidpated, at the, momept, it,appeargili
ireidY Uq bmltk,uPoor our Paada• and•the danger
ab s otik institutions has paised away. May we
• eirevibe nada the Divine; guidance and ipro
4akicon• •
HARPER'S FERRY .
Niti)ihtt it is the duty of the..Presi
timstAiltimerte'giVe‘Von info]
.044
e loody occureni
pei's Ferry. Still iris proper to obi.
these events, however • bad and cruel. in them
selves, *rive ,their ..chief importance from the
apprehension that they are bat symptoms of an
• incurable dithese in the public mind, which - may
break out in still more dingeroas outrage's, NAL
terminate at last in an open war,Aoy the /North,
, .
to abolish slavery bl i the South. I
Whilst for myself, entertain nti insb apPre.
hensions, they. ought , to afford .a solemn warmog
tons all.to beware of theapproaching,dunger,/
Oar Union is a stake of such inestimable voles
is to demand' oar constant and watohfat vigi= -
• lance for its prekervation, • • •
In this view , let me implore my countrymen,,,
north and south, to•cultivate the ancient feel-',
ings - of natural s forbearance and • goo& will to.
wards each pater,. and strive to allay ; the demon.,
spirit of sectional hatred and strife now alive in
the land. This advice proceeds from the heart'
of an • oldh‘publio) functionary, whose • service
commenced in' the .laot ; generation,/,amotig.the
wise and c conservative statesmen of that day,
HOW nialuiy all passed " away: and' whose first and
dearest earthlyisvishis to leave his country tran-.
quil„prosporous, united,aucl powerful., ,
s a ss We W ought to reflect that in this age s , and es-
Aecially il3l this wintry, there it'inliocessiint
and roflossofipublic nQuestionsmbich,
in their s d n y iessi3msed a mo&t,threateglog i asoct,
have noW'nearly, goiSe fitirrittie memory of men.
They are volcanism bonito out, and on•th r e lava
and ~ashes and sqcialidisooriae ,of, old eraptions,
/grow the peaceful , olive, the cheeriog yine, and,
the sustaining corn. Snch, in cripopinioh, will '
prove to beethe fatelof the" present sectional ex
e'ten?9Jlt• should .Apse w*IY/aeo >p VOL ,
the remedy continue always to-con6 4 ne their
effortetwilhiii`'t~is pole of the? constitution. lf
this course beiPtirsued, the exiatingagitationion
the subject of„domeliticalavory,like,nveryth,i
lui pg
human, will velts . day,, and, givepliice too h-: ,
er and less' threatening ' iiontroversfes: s • Public
opinion:,insthis country is'lall, werfuli , and •
when it reaches. a deagerous,,ekneri,upon any,
j ,cinestion, toe 'good sense the": people will
fdrnilli the oOrrective; and bring r it
liafehmiUi.l; 7 iltt...; -• •
l Still to hastfn this sp . :Tiptop rnstilt, at the y
,pment crime, we caight di remember that event;,
_rational , treathre•lnvist •presumeff to intend
rie natural consequences of :itiactfrnsteachinga•
Those who announce abstract doctOtli, scibver.
:sire 'of the Oonstifitifon' aiietlie Union, must
*not be: surprised should thifir heated. partisans
advance, one §tep,farther and attempt by vic•-
-limes '
to carry , these doctrines into ! practical ef
:0)00 I t irthis 'view of tho siibjectithicightiever
to ' be forgotten that however greatonay: have
I, been,tlr3 pplifipalOyaotages
• resuAfing, from; the . ,
~Bnic:n.to every portion of our:eommbri country,
~these would ail prove to beas nothing, should
the time;ever.arnva when they, orinnot be enjoy -J.
ed without oerions drger v to the,personaksate..,
ty of tie people of fifteen members of the Con
federa4. ' • •
It the peace ofthe domostigfiresidtt s througtt-,
out these States should ever be inFaded; jr t h e
motheie of fitinilies,' within this extensive'rel g oi`
Alsould -not.. be ,able .to retires to resiests
without, sufforing„. dreadful , Apprehension& ~of
• what Inaii3e their own lite j and, that of their
childienr.befOre' the morning, would' be '
vain
reconnt to such a people the political beneit
fftsiwhich result to them from the Union. Self
Preservation is the first instinct of nature, and
-therefore any c state, , ef. society in which the sword
Wall the time e eneirendeillover' the' heads l 'of . the
,people,,must at last_become intolerable,, Bat I
kndulge in no. such gloomy, forebodings; . , on the
`contrary; `I firmly believe that the events 'at
'Harper's'Ferry,4iy causing the people te•panse>
and reflect upon the possible peril to their cher,
-kilted institutions, will be the means, under,
Providence, of allaying the existing. excitement
, and preventing future outbreaks; of a similar ,
chant:ter.. They, will p3BoiVe, ttiat peir
tiOn,„the Union, shall not be endangered ,by rash
copse's, knowing thet should the silver cord '
tie loosetkor the‘goldens bowl ,broken at then
,fioentaio,ihnman power eould never z reamte , the
_scattered and hostile fragments. "
SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.
cordially congratulate ;you •upon the ,final
ment, by the Supreme court of the United States, of
the question' of slavery in the Territories, which had
preeented an, aspect so truly formidable :at the, coin ;
Mencement of my administration. The right has
been established of every elitism th. take his property
of any, kind, including dale., into,the common Ter
:ritories, belonging aqui - 41o' all the States of the;
Confederacy, and to have it prtestedi,there under
the • Federal constitutipn,,ATeither pongn,se, nor a
Territorial Legislature, nor any'human power, has
oany authority 'to annul• or impair this vested right.'
1 , „The supreme judiejal tribunal of the country, which
co-oidialite branch of the government, has sane.
'finned and affirmed these principles of constitutional
law, so manifestly just in themselves, and so weli v
ne,loalated to promote peace and harmooy emong the •
States., It is a striking, proof of the sense nf Justice
which is inherent in our people, that the property in
slave; has never been disturbed to my knowledge in
any of the Territories., Even throughout the late
troubles in Kansas, there has not been any attempt',
as , Lana credibly informed„to it4erFare, in a• single
Instance, with the•r,ight ‘ or the master. Had any such
attempt' been made, the jfidiciary would doubtieis
have affordedan adequate remedy, Should they fai r
to do this hereafter, it will then be time enough to
strengthen their bandit by farther legislation. Had it .
been decided that either Congress or the Territorial
Legislature possesses the power to annul or impair'
tbe•right of property in slaves, the evil wiuld•be in.a
tolerable. In the latter event there would be a 'dup.,.
gle for a majority of the members of the legislatuni ,
at each suoceseive, electioa, and the sacred rights o,c
property held under the federal oonstitntion would de,,
pend, fur the time being,. on the result. The lights',
don would thas s be rendered incessant, whilss. the ter
wtorial condition remained, and its baneful influence
would keep alive a`dangerotur excitement_among the
people of • the several States.
Mins has the status of a Territory during the inter
, mediate period, from its first settlement until it shall
become,kßutte,,been irrev ocably fixed by,the final
• dielsien of the Baprime'Hourt 7ortunate has this
. been foi•the prosperity of 'the Territories, as wallas ;
the tranquility of the States.
Now, emigrants from tbe,North and ,the South, the
East and the West, will meet in the Territories on a
common Platform, having brought with them that'
species of property best adapted, in their own opin-,
ion, to promote their welfare. From natural Gaines
the i slavery question ,will in each MUM soon t virthalky„,
settle itself, and before the Territory iti,prepare'dfor
admission as a , Staie into this Union, this decision,t.
one vrayor Abe o,ther, will„have been kfererrtne,oon
elusion. Meanwhile, the settlement of the mix Ter':
ritory will proceed without serious interruption, and
its progress and prosperity will not be endangered or
retarded by violent politioarstrugglea.
When, in the program of events, the inhabitants of
any territory shall , have reached the number requir
ed to form a State;they will then proceed in a vegu
, ler manner, and in the exercise of , the rights of pop.,.
ular sovereignty, to form a constitution preparatory '
to admission into the Union. After this .has been,
lone, to employ the language , of the. Kansas Ns.
eraska Act, "they shall be received into the Union,.
.
with or without slavery, as their conetittition may
, prescribe at the time of their admisiiion." This sone/
prineiple has happily been recognised in some form t
or other by an almost unanimous vote of both hours
of the last Congress.
THE AFRICANBLANS
All lawful means at my command have been ern.
- ployed aid shell continue to be employed to execute
the laws against the African Slave.trade. After a
most careful and rigorous examination of oar coast
and a thorough investigation of thb subject, we have
not been able to discover that any slaves have been
imported into the United States, except the cargo by
the Wanderer, numbering between three and four
hundred. Those engaged in this unlawful enterprise
have been rigorously prosecuted, but not with as ,
much success as their crimes have deserved. A num
ber of them are, ander prosecution.
our history proves'that the fathers of the republic,'
. in advanetv.of all other,nations„ condeinnett.theAfri; .:
, can slave trade. We.ircWitht, 3 4,r4DgoP"lned oi
‘pedieht'bithe framers of the dinistitution, to deprive;
Congress,
of the, power to l , prohibit, pe ukigr t ation or '
'importation of such persons as any of the States now,
existing 'shall think proper td admit , Prior tgithe year
1808.
1t will be seen that this restriction On the power of
Congress, waeconfinee to. snoli :States: pnly < as atight
think prop,er ß to admit 00,i:0pol:tation
~slaves. It
did not'extenete other States, or to tge tiade:
on abroad. Acoordingly,we find that so early as the
22d March, 1794, bungress peeped an apt imposing
severe , Penalties :and punishinenf linen isitikenti and..
residents l of,pe United Staten mho
ov o shonld engamitt,
this trade with' foreign The' provisions of
,this aekwere extended And enforced by, the act of 10th
May, 1800. ,
Againi the' Stites themsidvei had clear right to '%
waive the Constitutional privilege intended for their
benefit, and to prohibit, by their own laws, this trade
at!anyllinte - theV , thought proper, previous to 1808.
. Several of t them,enereiseethe right before that period
and among them some containing the greatest num
bar of slaves. This gave to. Congress the immediate
power to, act in.regard to all such States„beoause they
..., of 1 - 80 e.
As theyear 11108itiproached, : eitegratis 4;o4mi:tied
net to suffer. this trade!. to exist even.fot a single day;
after they bad the ,power to &balls* - it. On the 2d of f .
• , Karel, 1807,,they..passed. , :anittot. to take effect fiotw,
iMd . after. the first • day of Japnary, I,B9B, : prohibiting,
'.• CI; urihOrtiitiert Africtin'alaves into' the United '
:Statetw-,,This was (olloweslihy, sainaßttent atstslef,:a
dialer eharactoi,te which I need u$ !rattily refer.,
8 aoh werdKhe`prmoiples andttech the:preetioe of tefti
anoesters„.marethanitity, years ago,ii4t regard to the ,
African slave trait.
i did , tint 00(411i-to the'. sevirid ; pitriots who'
beenldelegate.s.totho eettaewiliztwiiow4 after. ,
ward catae.petitbeyalf Congress Ghat in _paasiug„
th'esi; iiiWe'theY ' violated the'Conetitai
whichlthprhaddoroted4 with: so intietioare.iind
deliberatien;, they :sit ppotte4t4t/at , 4q prohibit„
gPetie terian;friiit- exercising' is'
!?, gp:eeitehipower.before an appoititod . day;invoiredt
:the right to <exeroise tilde <power after that day
srtired.
1, viere.lnovttitv'esse-, the framers of, the
consfViopAktl i e*peidechnisit haw in 0 , 10,3
had they'ithagined that 'Congress Would possess'
pdwar to prohibit the trade, either beforelbi;
afterfAo9 B,, ..tlif7 Touldrnc434cfe l 4o l €l 3 -.An 414 1 , P01i
care to j proteet the States ,against the ?drum of
this power - tinfoils' that period; Would ( ilOt
' .. j . ifveziEtaohedLouplik ispßo:tlau,de to Axis proxistotk
as to iav,ta l exolodsd,it from the ppspibillg , _ of
future diiiiimidniehe rt. ithiete-o - Lhar 'pog
Lions, of tthe,Constitition• ware ,exposed,` wo u ld
then henro,„,bsett i whfdly ; tragq,esstryr tt eagisift.„,
on the itch aitiele of the' Oenstithiiim, '
mink thiemidi - orits l- te
rowfottuttoame - ede t eng. th e '
prbviah E that f,, , n,o,atiewhintitl.oEiokk z be made.,
' prior the year ono thousand.,'eight hundred
eight,4thall;lth hop , aitinnerliffeoViite pro--
g0110,40A9a 1 5 8 59 11 .05% e§LAC9fi
n*.
„ the right to mi theAmporfationAf African •
•:LaleveilPrOirdithiO that period: l E 3 ' i . 71
AoooE4iLig -„te, the LigtetsgacoWStrpntioh, Abe
olinston which so mach oareanddiscuss,ion had.
of Cailvetir-
t Ida, watilaitiatisohata uuUity, froin%the
,and all
tkithAiati elicsklmei4done s tinder,.)l..a retire
'usnrpition. ' It tr was well'and irls&to confer this
power on Congress; because, had it .been.left Soo
the Staterqtgeffleketit,exeroise sirairfd have , lma, t
impossible. Iu that iyent; any State could have
effectually. ebatintied. -the.tradtqftotranly for it-• •
self, but for all, th,e• othes . elaira„fitatrie n „th,ough,
muchneier so, against thetr,will, and why?' Ni
cotine Afrierinlitaiiiii, wtiers-lratie lirdught
the 'gaits arry 2 iine: : fitatel, , in, aeotrdance t witit
its laws, cannot practicaly be excluded kern
Other State Aid even
; if all 'Abe States.fiad,separately, passel:lEll6 pros;
hibiting the importationof stages, these,. laws
'would' [ltra failee'of tar want of a'nailtl
forcei .to:;ciapture:the ftelivarikand guirtist he r
coasts. Such a, foree.no Attics cari t , % enipipy i ^,
' time of peace without the consent of Congrees;
The.; of•Congreari, believed, • htive,:t
•wiih very, vire,anl insignificant exceptions, vas t
complished their purpose ; for a period of more •.
than taitaraenttiry-there , h6lll.beeit• no prerions
. addition to, the number of i our, domestic slayse,;
during this period their advancement is civil
assoeiatioris far eurpaised that Of any other por
tion of the African,r,rics; : theilight and the, bler-,,
singe of Christianity have been extended to
them; and both<their moral add physical &tradi
tion boa , been greatly, improved. Re-open the
trade, and it woufrdbo difficult to def.ermina, i
'whether the effect would be more delitermue to
inteAelte of the
_master er te,those,of theraa
tive born slaviss—of the eTents, to the master. the.
' cine s meirt to be 'dreaded would' be `the' introduo
lien of tiwild.! heathen.. and ,igoorant barbarians
among theiober„urderl,y a4d,miet , ,olpteo,wapso,,
&tweeters haYe'berra on ihel soil for several gen
erations; .tlits might'tend it> barbarize; derooral-!
Ise secl f exsep,erste the : er,hple ekeee, i tted,pretilul:tp
coon tirephifable ooneequelteee.
The Wee{ upon the exteitilig slave wetild',llf
poeei tkle„ Inert .tipplorible. 3l ,At . p eegil
heje ireeted with itiodnee9o - h„uutoity; iteit
Well oveiliorited.
4totidttiftCilkineomparkblyobetter_than that - mt the
‘..101,dx suctclerii..natilne,cf high plr i illf,ation
have 'eniploye'd ae mibetanle for Afrlotin slaves;
both theiphilatithropy.:aid ihe self.intereatJorthe
.zatiatee have comblAnd,fp . penciling danmane
result.' " 13tdelet this trahi be re-opened, lad"
'what will the effect be—the same, to a c - oneideirz'
able extent, as on a neighboring 'eland, the only
spot now on earth whrtia "hp cionalave trade
' ie openly tolerated,acillit N
e in defiance of solemn
.treaties,, th 3 s power., libun4luitly'_./kble at sany
moment to enforce
.o.2ei,T.t.fP.lo.c,fm.",Pt
ere the
master; intent upon preieut extorts from
':the slave as muoti isbor;:asi hia physioalLpOwers.
.are capable ,if enduring, knolvicg
death
_domes to his 'relief hie;taiiee can be s'ap
plied,at ti.price redeoed,to the . .towest - point - " of"
competition s by rivi44fricart„ !lava radesst,..
Should this ever be as case is -our country,
which Ldo not deem petisible; the preisen't use=
fni ciarseter„of theAnayetialnititutica wherein
those too old sod too youig to work are prlvid
e,d:for and humanity; and those oapa
labor ire not,overtasketi,, would ,nikdergo
an unfortunate change. The feeling of reciprcr
cat de'penderiiierinil' attectiinent, 'Which now '
iets between master and;slave,swould beconvertr'6.l
~ed into intani‘Oistrust t antrhceliiity. . _
But we are obliged as re Chnst.iiik and nioril •
iomonsider._w hat iroal4.bsctle, effect upon .
runiappy4fripa,ttselfr.if sr, ,Iptionlif,relpeo.ths
saave'tis i de. g ive the ai'lm
ririlietanii.eaientitontibitihit,tiatt never had,einme
do 'its palinieststart; ITlttiptuneroup,victipa,re; s
~quired to supply would convert the .vihnie
stis:ve coast into *parfait :pluide'miininei:f for
country wcultttai held responsible,in,
the eyes bnth,ofpioci and man. lie petty tribes
woulchthen be constantly engaged in pretiatori
wars : against tack other, for the purpose of seis
ing slaves te : stipply the American, mariet. All
hopeS of African oi4iiiiation would' theti - be end-
ed. On, the..other. .hand, when .a Market' for
-slaves eball . .an longer be , furnished in Cuba n aud.,
thus 'all' the world closed a gainst 'this trade, we
msy then indulge a retirouable'bope for the gra
dualimprovsmont,of. Africa. The chignkotire
of war among the tribes will cease -wheueier
thereds no longer any demand forilaves. The . :*
• resourees,of that ; fertile hut miserable country,
might. theitbe developed, the hand of indus
try, slid afford subjects . ' or legitimate" foreign
and domestic commerce. this manner Chris*.
tianity , sad oivilinstiort. may gradually penetrate
the existing'gldom.
The wisdom of the ,00urse
.pnrstied, by: tlais.:goy
ernmeiit towards 'China has been vindicated , by the
event. While we sustained it'nential position in the
war raged by, Greah ; Eritaiti,.and Prone°, against..
the Chinese Empire; our liste'Mithsteriu * Obedience
to his instructions, jadicionsly:oo-operatedwith the
ministe . rs,of thes e powers all peaceful memoirs! to
secure. by frelitY• the jai ooncessieni demanded by'
the interests. of foreign nommen:AD...The respit is that,
satisfactory treaties have been conoladed with (liana
by the respactive Ministers of thh::lliiitele States,
Great, ritain,,France and . Ittissia t .,o . cr a Feat:) , or
general omiieuti'oa peaCe; *IV sad com
merce with that empire;; was eohithadedlit,-Xleo
. tain on the
.184 k of June ' susi4rmi k . , r stified.
by the President, by, and• with thcadvrop of Elie
' Senate; on the 21et'Dieember' 1(1110/dog. ••
• On the 15th of.-December; 1858, John E.
Ward, a distinguished •oitiien of Georgia, was
duly commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and
.Minister Plenipottntiary to Chins. He left the
paitecl States fox plaoe,of hisidestination on
'the sth of iietirtrari, 11350;lia'arini with him the
testified 'copy of this trea4,and arriVed'at Shang
hai op , the 28th of hlay;, from thenoe,be pre:,
oeeded to Pekin on thiell6tit net,
arrive in that city tintil-the-27tWof July. • Ai.:
cording. to Irbil . * s Tak,,m cf .ikesiKeoYi J 1 °0 1 1054 -
tions were so be e xchanged on or before tittle* .
of 'January, ' 1859: "T gm' iteriosel 2
••ble, by, reasons and presiteAdotel hittioentleM
not necessary to deiail , but still it c h' dee- to the
Chinese icittoritise Stiengkat 4o'stitter
Philadelphia; •, :West Corner .of.SeventLand Chestut.Stieets
< i~ .~
at tlait.oloe; sizo par Tiara ung.pz ome ii
inlhaVity; 2.00 , 1 • • . 114
=I
cecxe:
=Er
they always. assisted him no advantage should
; be taken of the _delay, ,aud thiepledge has been
faithfully redeemed. Ou the . arrival of Mr.
+Mated at Pekin, he requested an audience of the
Etuperoy„ to,presrat„ his letters of credence. This
he didmot eqtaio,.iu consequence of hie very
proper, refusal to submit to the humiliating cer
emonies required by the etiquette of this strange -
people, inappecaching their sovereign. Never
theless; the interviews on this question were
.conducted in the most friendly spirit, and with' • •
all due regard te hie personal feelings and the - •
honor of hie country. When a presentatiott
to his Majesty Amos found.to be impossible, the
letter of credence from the President was receiv
ed with peculiar honors, by Kireiliang, the Em
preen Prime Minister, and the-second mania
the Empire to the Emperor himself The nail-.
cations fief the treity- safe aftintwirds,.on the
' 16th of , Angina, - exehenged in proper form at
Pei Tsang, , As the eichangi did not take place
until after the day prescribed by the treaty, it
Is deemed, proper, before its publioatiop, agate:
tesbmit it ' 'he .Senate.,
Ile justice to the Chinese authO- '
1 that throughout the whole trans : -
.)estifo have. etit,sl in good faith,
.-
IBpArit towards the United St "
'la • ',ter
-wer. - cjighb F eigarioom . ;*
lenient, eye the atioient , autumns of an empire'
dating hick chi:mewled r.s
yrs, so tar as this .
.. may be coosisteui with: our own national honor. ,
The conduct of our mittie,ter on the occasion hut
received . ..my* entire approbation. In order io
'Carry out the spirit of this treaty, and to give* .
it fell effect, it beamo necessary to. conclude ~
two supplementalcooreniione, the one for the
adjnetm'ent end satisfaction of the &aline of our
citizens, and the other to fix the tariff on im-,
ports and exports, and to regulate transit dime
and the' tiadh of ou' nuirchautti with China The
duly was estiefactorily- peiformed by our ,late .
minister.
These conventions bear date at Shanghai, on
• the Bth of November, 1858. Having been con
,Bidersdi ; in , the light of biading_ agreements,
,
the principal treaty and tit - be
Mieried - ma" execution Without delay, they do
not:provide for:any,fortpal ratification or es
chew, ofratifteatioes by the contracting par
-ties: tfiiri''ghts 'not ' deemed' necessary by the
Onion,: wloo ere already proceeding: id good
faithito.sattery the ejaitos, of our citizens, and it
is hoped to carry out the other provisions of the
oopventiensi Still; I thought it was proper to
submit them to the Senate , by which they were .
ratified, On the 8d of March, 1858. The ratified
copties,'hoirever, did not reach Shanghai until
after the, departure of our minister to Pekin,
I. *
and these conventions could not, therefore, be
.exchtinged-iit. the same time with the principal
• tresity.„,No,doubt ip t eotertnined that they will
be ratified and exchanged by the Chinese govern
ment, should this be tttoughi aavisable; but un
der the circumstances presented; shall consider
ihem ' hinding engagements from their. date, on
~
- .both parties, and cause them to be published as
enah•for • th& informationtand guidance of our
merehants.trading with the Chinese,empire.
PARAGUAY.
i„. iffOrdteme much- satiSfaction to inform you
that•all our difficulties with, the republic of Pa•
`'raguay, have been ,satiefacterily adjusted. It
happily lid'nt become necessary to employ the
force - for.this purpose which Congress had placed
;
- at. my aemmatid, under their joint resolution of
•• 2d Juni; 1858` On the contrary, the President
of that)Republic. in a friendly .spirit acceded
1- prom ptly ; tokthe, just, and reasonable demands of
Lhe Government of the United States. Our com
=Wiener *relied ae Assumption, the capital. of
the republic, on, the .25th of Jaeuary, l lB69, and .
I :left, it on the 17th - Of February; having in three
weeks ably and successfully accomplisheecif - •
the objects of his mission. The treaties which
, 1 " he has concluded viil 3 be• iconidilq,ely,eubmitted
to the Senate. lit - theiletethat the eniployment
of other:then peaceful- means might become
cessery, to ; obtain, just satisfaction .from Parse;
gutty, a etrong - qtral ;force was nonce:Arita in
the w &Cola -'o thmLaThus, to artait tcontiegen4.' .
Mesorhilet our commissioner ascended the Hy— i
:era to Assumption. The navy department is
entitled to great credit for the promptness, effi•• :•
eienoy iand economy with which this expedition
was fitted out and
_conducted. it consisted of
nineteen armed vessels, great and small, carry
' ing 200 guns and 2500 mad, all under the corn
mand.of. the veteran and , gallant She:rick. The
..entire expeneee of the expedition have been do
: friyed out of the ordinary appropriations !or the
naval sereice,,exeept the sum of $289,000, ap
,plied to the, purchase of seven of the steamers
constituting apart of it, under the authority of
the naval, appropri4ion act of the 3d of March
last. it is believed that these steamers are worth
more than their octet, and they are all now use
fully and actively employed in the naval eervioe.
The appearance of so large a force, fitted out
in such a prompt manner, in the far distant wa
ters of the La Plata, and the admirable conduct.
of the officers en,d.nten:employed, in it, have had
1 , a happy effect iu favor of our country through
out all that- remote portion of the world.
RELATIONS WITH 99NTLNENTAL EUROPE.
Our reiationewith the great empires of France
and Russia`, as well as with all other govern
: ments on _the continent of Europe, unless we
Mayexceptlhat of Spain, happily continue to
be of ' the, most friendly altimeter. In my last
annutiProeesage, I presented a statement of the
, unetit.*feetory .condition of our relations with
Spain, and I regret to say that this has not ma
terially Without special reference to
otner,,,elaime, even the Cuban claims, the pay
ment of which has been ably urged by our min
isters; arid in' which more than a huidred of our
citizens are:directly interfaced, remain uneatis
fieci,,notwithetanding , V 2,863,554 had been re
cegniked and' ascertained by the Spanish govern
mentateelf.i...l again recommend that an appro
priation be made to be paid to the Spanish gov
ernment for the purpose of distributiOn among
,the olaimapt n-theAmistad case. In common
with two, of my, predecessors, I entertain. no
doubt that this is required by our treaty with
Spain or the 27th of October, 1795. The hail
' 'nre to discharge this obligation has been empyy
ed by the Cabinet of Madrid as a reason against
the settlement of our claims.
OUBA-
I need not repeat the arguments which I urged
in my last anneal message, in favor of the acqui
sitiop, of Cuba ,by fair purchase My opinions
...nt that measure remain unchanged. I therefore
..'agaiit invite the serious attention of Congreee .to
this : Am - portant subject. Withouta recognition
; of tbie policy on their part, it will be almiist
r imPcissi6le 'to institute negotiations with any raft
satiable- prospect, of success.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Until a recent period there was good reason
belietie that; I should be able to anuouncepa
'you,;o,n th.e . ,Reeseet L occasiou ; that our diffwel
i. ties Wiih Great Britain, arising out of the Clai
ton-Bulwer treaty had been finally adjusted, in
a manner alike honorable and
_satiettiotory io
both parties., From causes, hoirever, which the
British government had not. anticipated, they
haver+ y eteempletedtreaty errenge,ments with
• the republice P f Hiteduree and Nicaragua, in pm
,: suanee of the understanding between the two
governmeu Iris, ueverthelese confidently ex.-,
peoted that thiti .goedt .woek will ere long be
aooomplishea.
While indulging the, hope that no other sub
ject remained which could disturb the good un
derstanding between the two countries, the
question arising out of the adverse claims of the,
parties, to the . ,islaud of San o Tuan, under, the
Oregon treaty '
orthe 15th of June, 1846, sud- •
denly assumed a thresieniog position. In order;.
to prevent an, nutortunate collision on that. re- .
• mote froiltier, the late Secretary of State, on the '
I.7th-July; addressed a note to Mr.Cramp
ton, then British Minister at Washington, com
municating a copy of the instruotions_which he,
Marcy, had given. on the 14th of July, to
thiv. Stevenson, of Washington. Territory, hav
ing a special,referenoe to an tipprehetided con
flint between Mir citizeue and the British sub
jet:Owen the island of San Juan. To prevent this,
the Governor was instructed that the officers of
the Territory should abstain from all acts on the
disputed grounds, which are calculated to pro
voke any oeuflict, so far ss.it can be done with
out implying the tionceeeion to the authorities
of ureat Britain of an exclusive right over them.
The,titigLshouitt be - settled before either party
should attempt to exclude the other by force or
exercise of oomplac or exclusive sovereign right
within the dieptited limits.
In acknowledging the receipt, on the next
day,pf Mr. Maroy'e note, the British Minister ex
, pressed his entire concurrence in the propriety
of the course recommended to the Governor of
, Washington Territory by your (Mr. Marcy's) in
'Arm:diens to that officer, and stating that he had
loot no time in transmitting it copy of tba. doe
* ument to the Governor General of British North
Amerioe, and had earnestly recommended to his
Excellency to take such measures as to him may
appear best Calculated to were,' on the pert of
I the Britieh' loos' suthorities and the inhabitinte
of the neighbOrlioed *of tbeline in question, the
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