E.a z.v L f.f. 'il t , ,, .1 7 ' : - . 7 . 7 "'" 7 ; :: : • ' :* ; .: lFi 9 :,..'' ilir s:nKyirtsb i gttrtan aunty. IPITTSBURGII, SATIJRDAT, NOVEMBER . SO, 1861. • ISa vingpurchasea for hur office the "Right"to use l'ick's Accountant and Di z. spatch..tfaCetit,,ald, or nearly alt, prep? mibaciitfirenine havetheir papers addressed to them. „rega,kirly by a singutarty unique machine, which fastens on the white margin a small colored " address stamp," or laberieishereon appears their name ptainl yprin tettfollo wed by the date up to which they have paid for their papers—this e t n 6/. alstherrised by tin Act of, amyress. The date wit/ 'efdiianeed on the receipt of subscription money, - yee-vact accordance with the amount so received, and thus 14 an ever-ready and valid receipt; securing to every one, ' alt times, a perfect knoudedge of his newspaper ac co,tintiso that if any error is made he can immediately de tect it and have it corrected—a boon alike valuable to the ' pubtitherr 'and subscriber, as it must terminate all paisvid . witunderstandings between than respecting accounts, and 'thug tend to perpetuate their important relationship. Those in arrears will pleaee remit. Temperance.—The Lectures of Mr. GOUGH on :Saturday and Monday evenings, were attended by such numbers that Concert Hall was parked. Mr. G. seems to have log nothing of his energy. r We wish that Who CrOwd to hear him l Would beoome disciples. 'The ler `nr.' I. K. Morrison, the veteran missionary of our Board in Northern India, ,visited , some of our churches on the last Sabbath, :and interested them deeply in the great subject of Foreign Missions, and of the India. Miasions in particular. He is So earnest, and whole-hearted in his work, and_ n is so well known to our churches by twenty-four years' labors in India, that his presence among us, gray with age and mire, and eloquent for this cause, must the most happy results. He was present at the great Evangelical Alliance at''Geneva. He is the author of a plan for a world-wide concert of prayer. The ,Church at liollidayskurg, Pa.—Rev. DAVID IL BAnaoty, late of the Western Theological Seminary, and more recently Of'l4lt. Pleasant, Pa., was installed at 11°1- " ildit'isburg on 'the 12th. Revs. G. W. , THOMPSON, G. W. ZAnitizEa, DAVID STBILICITT, and D. X. eiIINKIN, took part in the exercises of the occasion. This is 'one of the largest and most flourish r:› inc , can- gregations in the interior of the Slate. r ~BAnnow meets with the most cordial reception, and has the prospect of much • personal comfort, and a high degree of use ; fulness—all dependant on His blessing who maketh rish, tempoially and spiritu ally, and addeth no sorrow, beyond what may be needful to sanctification. An Apt Comparison.—The Duke of An- GTLE, differs from Borne of his aristocratic English brethren, in his estimate of Amer ican troubles. He thinks that more tre n2endons Issues were never submitted to the arbitrament of war" than those in volved in our present conflict. In a late speech he is reported as saying: "I do not care whether we look at it froM the North ern or from the Southern point of view. Take the mere question of what is called the right of secession.: I know no govern ment which has ever existed in the world, Which could possibly have admitted the right of secession from its own allegiance. There is a, curious animal in Lochfyne, which I have sometimes dredged up from the bottom of the sea, and which performs the most extraordinary and unaccountable acts of suicide and self-destruction. It is a peculiar kind of star-fish, which, when brought up from the bottom of the water, and when any attempt ismnade to take hold of it, r immediately throws off all its arms, its l yvy centre breaks up, and nothing re main: .4 one of the most beautiful font's in nature, but a thousand 'wriggling frag ments. Such, undoubtedly, would have been the ?ate of the American Union, if its Government had admitted what is called the right of secession." A SABBATH BUM. The general sentiment of this country is strongly in favor of the observance of the Sabbath in a becoming Christian man ner, by both private citizens and govern . ment officials. r So prevalent is this.feeling, that scarcely an individual of respectability could be found to defend the conduct of oui,eniumanddrs in engaging in battles on the. Sabbath, unless for the purpose of ,de fence. And our reverses at Bull Run• and at Ball's Bluff; in both of which engage meats the Sabbath was needlessly .disre garded, proved that nothing , was , to be gained, even in a great and good cause by setting aside the law of God. The proc lamation of General` WOL - Ettax, with regard . to a better observance of the Sab was' hailed with universal apProba ,The .soldier hasa, right to the rest of the Sabbath, and . God has a right to the - . worship of 'the Sabbath'"the' camp, as "*4ll its elsewhere.' ..Bilt,what are we to think of a great re view on 4he Sabbath ?r If, to make -an at tack on the enemy on , the Sabbath is to be condemned, mph more must we condemn the mere pageant of a review on that day. Therefore it was with g,reat. mortification :and titorrOW that we read the followin& no tcouni/of iirreVierii tin last Sabbath Week, at which some of the .highest officers in the United States Government were present, taken .from the Philadelphia Press: " On Sunday morning a large party took ;,a special train to Annapolis, for the purpose of witnessing a review of the Massachu setts, New-York, and oOnnecticut troops, now encamped-near Annapolis, under com mand of 4eneral ButoarnE, on the eve of sailing. Ter the Southern Coast. There mere netyly'eight, 'regiments, consisting of 'some seven thousandinen. ' Governor 'An- Dn'EW and 'his aid, - Colonel RITCHIE, re 'viewed the troops, in company with Score lacy, CAMERON,, Seeretiry SEWARD, Secre tyi'SAtini, Assistwit Secretary of War • Sco'ril; Assistant "Secretary of State SEvi 4:nri; Assiatint ' Secretary of the Intoner omiTn.." Now ..we Ask, is it wise, is it safe, is it rightitomoutrage the feelings4of religious ,men mid' the coismon oriihimi of the people; said also'to; transgress the lavvs of the land in this way. The Government 'very prop erly seeks the - aid" - e'v'ery minister, every ,iiiinitAtirr, and 4ory r ehurch andetlils. aid Bufif the GeV ,erpitikeni„Wptild retain 4q, ectffidence of ,the people, , and-the pray,ervand offerings of the pious, lei- notthe officers of.the Govern /went vanAcely., ' , Oblate ,t,he holy ,Sahl)p.th . iwhioh _wormy Ohristian,,holds dear. , And if ww.. 3 4o 7 c4pCOpie- expect the , hlessing of Plod upon.pur efforts in thiegreatatruggle, we must - rebukerfdl. 'etch desecration of 4ke " higtroallitv by. 4te: - ere . o the ov klioiiike INTERPRETATION - pit SCROTUM' The power of the arfpcher,the piety g the Christian, and 'the growth Of t e Church, depend greatly on the degree to which they may be acquainted with the letter and spirit of Scripture. To be im 'bned with :the true Christian disposition, and to laVe therivht state of mind and heart, is all-important for the proper un derstanding and application of the Word. Too great stress cannot be laid on' these qualifications. Owing to the want of them, many great and learned men have made fatal mistakes in attempting to explain the " Lively Oracles," have lost the right way themselves, and have held out false lights to others. that this has, sprung the Rationalism that has blighted the Church, in Germany, - and that is' now doing such great injury to many of the churches of Great Britain and our own country. The Bible should always be approached with a meek, humble, and prayerful disposition of mind, that we may be taught of God and kept from error. • But at the same time much is lost eyeing to a careless reading and iii-directed study of the inspired word: , The efficiency of the best weapons depends Much on the manner in which they are - aged; and if we would have " the sword, of . the Spirit" to be quick and powerful," it must be properly wielded. To be able to de* this, we must arrive at the correct sense, as far as possi ble, of the passage' we would interpret for ourselves and others. Because of failure ',here, ministers,- Sabbath School teachers, and private Christians, lose much. The • best preacher, or the best Sabbath School teacher, is the one Who,e;,plaina Most fully and most pointedly the Word of Gud; and that Christian will be most vigorous, use ful, and hopeful, who is able to, understand. best the general scope and particular teach ings of Scripture, and to apply them most faithfully to his heart and conscience., Yet many are hindered in this matter from the fact that they do not know how to go about it. Their ideas of Divine truth. are gathered up by scraps, and much of the Old and New Testaments is to them as a sealed hook. Hence, any book giving the needful instruction on'this point, in a pop ular form, is a public benefit. Such a work has been prepared by the Rev. ALEXANDER. APCLELLAND, D.D., Professor of Biblical Literature in the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Dutch Church; at New Bruns wick. It is not intended merely for' the learned, but also for junior theological stu dents, teachers of Bible Classes and Sab- Schools, and private Christians.* About one-third of the volume is devoted to canonical questions the remaining two thirds treats of interpretation—the subject now before us. In treating of interpretation, he lays down and applie's the following maxims, which are capable of being understood and practised by all intelligent readers of the Bible. Even ,much may be learned of He braistie forms of expression from the peru sal of the Bible itself, with the aid of any good Bible Dictionary. These maxims, as laid down by Dr. Mc- CLEMAND, may be thus popularly stated: 1. The object of interpretation is give the precise thoughts which the sacred wri ter intended to express. 2. The method of interpreting the Scripture must -be the same we employ in explaining any other book. 3. The sense of Scripture is (in general) one ; in other words, we, are not to assign many meanings to a passage. 4. The interpretation of the Scripture re quires suitable preparation. Then _these special rules are set forth and illustrated:by ample references to the Scriptures. L Carefully investigate what is > called the " Usus Loquendi ;" or the meaning which custom and usage attach to-expressions. 2. Examine the parallel passages. 3. The consideration of the Author's scope greatly facilitates interpretation. 4. Examine the context. 5. We must know_the character, age, sect, and other peculiarities ofthe writer. 6. Let there be a constant appeal to the tribunal of common sense. 1. Study attentively the tropes and figures of the sa cred Scriptures. 8. Attend to Hebrew and Hebraistic forms. 9. Much of Scripture being prophetieal,,we should acquaint our selves with the nature and laws of that kind of composition. 10. Alloir no inter pretation that will cast a shade of doubt over the perfect purity of our Lord's teach lags, or those of his Apostles. rll. We must endeavor to obtain reasonable certainty that the• printed text gives the true:read ing, and for this purpose, must study and apply the art of criticism. Here are principles ,and, suggestions of the highest importance, that will , greatly assist in arriving at a comprehensive arid consistent knowledge of the Word of God. And let us never forget, that:" All Scrip ture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for-reproof,' for cor rection, for instruction' in righteousness; that the man of God, may be perfect, tho roughly furnished unto all good works". *A BRIEF, TREATISE ON THE CANON AND INTERPRETATION, OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. B3 l .4l.lexantler NeClettanit.= 'New- York : Robert Carter Brothers. Pittsburgh: Robert S. Davis. 1860. 12nt0., pp. 336. Price 75 cents. SOUTHERN EPISUOPACY. We noticed, some months ago, the hot haste Ivith which the Southern Episcopal Bishops were striving to accomplish a - schism in their"OhUrel. The work now perfected,, that is, for the time We.put in the qualification, because the . eagerness with which they followed"politicians—the world—secularitiesindicates a likelihood that they will still follow the lead of the same spirit,,and when secession has ex pired”and Om Union is reorganized, re turn with- the public, 'to their old con- uexion. The Convention which accomplished the , ':deed,. assembled Oct. 18th,.-in Columbia, :19:0.,—afit place for a disrupting act. The' resolation separating thetaseliei from the ",Proteitant"p l scopid:ChUrch fit', the iliiited_4tates,',',eenta r to have ,passed with instant andthearty, unanimity. But ,hav ing the= dissolving . act,' they were now sere They had separated .from " THE CHURCH "—the "true APoitolic ChUrch," as all , Episcopaliana.have ever' held their organization' to be. : What! shall, they , do? They direlfiet , isstrtelthat , they are the one and so -cast bixt Xll4 otheis.: ,A.n - d, ,yet they:424h : 9,Eirifdat:od 4 mpg . ~ thetitselip fr m all *elm as , al fellow yY -4 1 This -diffiesu, errthe '''seem not to ' have appreciated. Or they flared to dwell upon it. To discuss•-it,might have Involved the necessity of resolving them selves; hal. agai n-- 7 .a: thought !which. con , ld not 1 , 13 entertained. * They 'hence' fancy thenitielies, somehow, to beitili"VOlinieh - ,"* and, they set about the 'finding of a for a name is indispensable, and a name too which shall have a meaning. The first.' proposition, then, is, "This_ Church shall be called the Protestant :Episcopal, Church= in the Confederate States of America." If they are .a section—a piece, cut Off, self-arn-- putated—this name will do very Well. •It is distinctive anddescriptive. -It retains, the general likeness; and •yek !narks the specific difference. 'lt it also worldly'lvise, - as there might be lepal need hereafter to prove its t identity with the body jus dis o wned. So thought one Bishop.. Another, repudi.9.ted the title, "Protestant .F4pisco pal," and suggested <" American 'Catholic." But hew American; could be „ when :AMerle:a; is only q ua F ter of this wide world, did not,appear, manifest. to all ; neither was it obvious: how, being confined to barely the -eleven Confederate States, they could justly call', thmiselves the " American" biureit: Another. Bishop had a fancy for-the cognomen.," Reformed Catholic;" but this proved to be unsatis factory to his brethren. The lay Delegates' also had-their Varieties of sentiment and some of them also showed•an affectation of great things.' 'One could;not understand how thp word ;'.Pro testant " • came '• to be • applied' to` " the Church." Another had never been, ple:l's l ed with it : •nor did ha like 'the epithet " Re formed."`' The er, the Church, would meet his approbation. :` After much discussion, coin:non, sense prevailed, and the • body took the.. distinc tive, descriptive; local and sectarian' title first proposed--". The protestant Episcopal Church, in the Confederate States -of America." , • We may •now , be permitted to congratu late our brethren, and to welcoine the new organization into the sisterhood Churches. We wish this Young,brabeh of • the family all spiritual , prosperity, 'and , as nauch,of temporal goOd'as "Wall be for her benefit. We wishberalso all the. perma nence of being which she :May 'desire pro vided only that the Lord, m his kindness, may give ' her speedy occasion to drop the word " Confederate," and to, substitute therefor, the designation "'Southern;" and pour' out plentifullY ,upon her his own Spirit of peace and love. - It is not possible for a 'man to fall from , a position which he never occupied. • If by - grace we understand the condition of sori ; - ship, resulting, from a renewal in -the Divine likeness and an adoption into the family of Christ, nci one who has been ever favored with the 'attainment has fallen therefroin. If any one seems to have fallen, it is an evidence that heuever attained-fully to the Gospel platform of regeneration; " Dr.' NETTLINON,' ; it is said, " once silenced a pertinacious caviller who lwas boasting that,his future: Salvation was, cer tain, for he had once been a Christian r and there could be no - falling from grace. The Doctor pungently remarked that this dcic trine (Melt to drive him to despair, fOr it taught if he had once been a Christian he would - always continue so, and as he had not persevered in grape, it was quite certain he had never experienced it'.' Dr: WOODBRIDGM, in discussing this subject, in a friendly 'conversation, said "'The differenee, my friend, between you and me seems to be this—you are ,afraid that you.will fall from .liace, I am afraid I never had any." • ,And it was remarks 4 by 'lsi. SPRINei : "I know it is true that •he who is once a Christian, is always a Christian; but, it is also .true that he who is not now a,Chris tian, never was'a•Christian;" Let the perforManoe 'of `life's fun'etiehs to clay, be the evidence of our regeneration , . The life that. Christ gives i,s " eternal life." He that'ims this grace will never fall there from: -SEWN'S OF A GROWING- VEY OF SENTI MEET ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION.. We have noticed, for several years, what seemed to us approximatingan unity of sentiment, in the Nona in the manner in which we are to, treat the subject of Slavery. Abolitionism has much declined. • Anti- Slavery principles have still more spread and strengthened. The feelin it SlaVery Ought not to be extended'beyond its present limits, has advanced greatly. A, determination not to interfere with it in the States where it exists, becomes firmer and firmer. 'Extremists are becoming 'notified; indiffer entiSts are growing interested.' Such ip proximations are noticeable in bath , the, roll-, glens andpoliticalmorld. .Non,interference and Non extension` are advancing' to the -grade of popular pOlitiCal doctrinea l ; and the Churches, to a great: extent, avoid action of a denunciatory character. , In, confirmation of our views, we quote' from the Congregational Journal, of. blew ; Hampshire, which has Been 'one• of, the stronoist anti-Slavery papers " let the war, terminate as.it will, unless the controlling spirits of the South shall be converted to anti-slavery doctrines, it•will be more pro-slavery than ever, and less than ever inclined, to tolerate the. circula tion, of anti-slavery 'publications, /n, our opinion the, slavery questiOn can never be, .restored to its original statm, either North' or South. , We believe 'the war willhanish it from the arena of,politicS ? and, to.a great' extent even from religion as : ,a subject of ,public discussion. - We believe that both - religion and polities have nearly fedfilled their mission, in preparing the way by their discussion of slavery, for'Providence to, de-, stray it by other means:different from either. It seems to us that it requires, no 'great sagacity vinygtelligent mind, to foresee thatas self-interest'has built up the sy.stem of American s!ayory, so self interest 'will break' it down. by It, never will be broken 'dolin by Moral,PrinciPle—i.:e:., the constraints of' the conscientious scru ples of elaveholders nisi* its sinfulness. An outside pressure Of moral sontiment will never abolish slavery Without the Con eurrtng voice'. of thu;South Where exists, and 'where :alone is the i pnwei to 'control it.: :So far, indeed, its WO at `the North 'approve' of slaVery and, afford aid and comfort to the South in '9 . we are 'responsible' for, its.,,abotainations,;. but,the .question of' its - abolition is Wholly • .•.* 1 FALLING FROM :.GRACE. • A, Zn th - cebands ofAe South.' And this being true ewe think o sin to look for the de struetio&T slaieryihrough the operation of self-interest, En the commercial changes and convulsions of Southern society, wrought out by Providence. We have more faith in either as au anti-slavery agency - than in theq labors of the Tract So 'cietieg." - Here' is:evidently an altered tone. Here ,is a decided approval, and even advocacy of : the "let-alone" policy, on the part of , the North. Politically we have no right•to interfere—'-unless where' treason,' rebellion and war may give us rights. Socially, an interference is unbecoming. Religiously, we are, bound to study the things which make' for peace and 'edification. .SlaVery ite have often' said, We regard as doomed. was deeply, concerned in bringing the war upon the country; and by the`warit is ,receiving its death-wound. 'lt can never - recover its political' power. Its area Will' behut littler if at all, increased hereafter 4 Its, fpecnniary : value will be greatlyidiminished. The odium which ever attaches to.' it will be 'deeply intensified. God`°will use ' Means, gradually;and perhaps rapidly, to accomplishits amelioration . and ex6T,P,ati3O,l2. 'We:seek union,•arinrejoice in all symp , . toms ()fits approach; not union in extreme views, nor union latitudinarian, senti ments, but union Odthe principles and pre- Pf,G9A*WP4., • ,RITERPRETING PROITIDENCE. lIIIIN God's hand is everything: 'Not• a 'sparroW falls' to the ground without our 'Heavenly And 6-od means 'to ,teach ' men byr his providenees. •He :thus [, makes: himielf known, points out men them duty; itiltrliCti Men as= to.their 'sins 'and thent to `repentance "and reform,- ' flop. Some of the yssorks taught by prov idences, are very plain—so, plain that nothing short of prejudice 'and perversity can Air to read them 'intelligently. 'Others are more obscure, cultivatin,a docile spirit, and wisely using the written Word, ,we; may .very -generally know what ;God means 'by - his dispensations: These thoughts we commend to o'er cor respondent, who writek to us as follows : "Iltssits. EDITOIte:-:--Is it true that the matt who' violates 'liis COntraorwith the • church, always Meets 'with some marked' pecuniary' loss`? Several persons-have told that ,, they neter 'knevi it was-informed 'by an-elder, with whom' n 1 once rode, that in his 'congregation, in" the course of three or fcluf,yearS, four or ffie persons had . withdraWn their' subscription, some having. taken 'offence, and others Withdrawing for other Yeasens: said •he, with 'annempliatic gesturej:' there was ' a loss tin every' instance, apparently connected with this 'breaeh cri• •• cotitrait! :One stance given' was of a man who had paid. $lO, withdrawing his 'Whele • subscription, and'shOttly after, a'horse which he`was se customed to riffe to church, dropped dead ;• ''as if,' said the elder, to teach him, if he would not pay to the church, he should'not , ride to church! Do• such•instances verify ithe%idea of the elder, or are they only striking coincidences ?"` ' ' - Without giving a universalaffirmative to' the q estion'fir"st firstpropose ,A.D.an,,:unlim :ited sanction to the opinionof the elder, we woUld,'say : ' 1, Let every taan who = suffersloss, ae knowlegge God's hand in kand consider why it: is that God afflicts hini. 2. Let each one judge himself in such matters, rather than to judge hie_neighbor. , GOd's eye` beholds things which are'hidden from us, and, le May intend to effect a reformation' where we were ignorant of its necesiity. 1 God Often Chooses ,Tioverty, and disappointments as the needful heritage on - earth; of those Whore he loves. 3. Let all wisely and intelligently assure themselVes that they withhold nothing from G-ocl which he requires. It tends to poverty.' It is visited with displeasure,. It is a sin,to be. repented of on earth, or to be punished lereafter. • • A PRESBITERIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. Some two years ,ago, the. Presbyterian 'zealously -urged' an arrangement in the Church; by which ministers of eminent or of peculiar qualifications, might be gotten into positions for which theywere,mast.fit ted their' talents and' acquirements. The motto Was, a Tbe,,right man, in the right place." The. plan was not very defi lately. pointed 'out bUt it Waa intimated that the board of Domestic Missions, 'or some . otbei., duly constituted' agency Might do a,work with great advantage to Zion, by having - all occurring vacancies 'filled by the Our contemporary, in its issue of Nov. 23d f recurs ,to the:thought, butwith greatly more modesty. It now says': The .plan which we regarded as most ,prac icabl 4 e, was to , ..maket the . Board of. Domestic , Missions the centre" of'inielligence, b xi-leans of a record, Whieli Should'embilieeiteins of'in formatierCeoneernin both the 'knew lO` ed ministers, and the vacant churehes as would be_likely, to bring, them together." Doubt, less something might be done)in this way'; but if there is to be 'nothing but "a only Would be' etrect,d. But.very few , uuemployed ministers would go, there to Kead i ol_lalrecord.;, !The *inutes of the Assembly now note aIL the , vacant churches; and their , strength "is , to num: heti.' 'Their locatiOti' and' Polt Offiee' is • • • . • ; given. New, vacancies occurrint , by deaths or removals, are noted in the Church jour nals. More full and particular information can be had, by writing'to the Session or to ti neioitborinc , minister, at a cost' of but sia Cents while a f journey to the Board's record, would cost ' many ,dollars. And,a church:can; for the same little , anio.unt; Con fer with a minister -Marked "W: '0.," in the:Miniites, or one more recently Published' as having;resigned his charge. If .there is te he :not merely, ", record," but, an: A'gency, .to. receive -and -answer let tere;'' and 'to -endeavor 'to 'locato Ministers; and fill vacancies,: and:get the "right man in the ,rioht;place " the, thing savors too much, of r Episcopacypto be adopted , by Pres, byterians. 'TheibfFiee'ral of r our "-Boards, and 'the Prii feaSors4oni teniinal g ieS, i ptid all'our mm I S e Ft ß Ol iii P at i*e infoPlation t aryl counsel; and f recommendations, -as 'occasion may and , We, prefer leaving - - the Matter ;is. There is danger in 'ton Much , handling, of 'the ark Of pod. It 'tt 'lt Ipg,O,great ..thoika ProviA .. mitial, guiding of t ,taith.lolitirches,:ans ,ministers i :whoilock to 4cdcinlirrayery arid are tOfollOw •SJ ' 1 , 118 ,A w ,le e nkl u j. e n a g r S t . uy endorse the 1 -4 /Teepykrunef 1.4 41 , . 0 _ ,) MEI - , remarks on - the duty of the ehti;ciesto fairly compensate ) ''' ' . 'Park Avenue church, St• y ministers whom. they `Charge, of tts _ Re r y : t t.ll.St Li Es - 11.'.°PAIGE has resii,•ned his to visit them . y and also those on'the4li- ' L0ui4:101....' '•-... gations of--Presbyteries to helptheir un- Mr. ROBERT 4.l:.exion, has 'been ordained, employed ministers and licentiats to obtain by the Ptesbytery of Erie, and installed fields of labor. . pastor of the church of War, ren, Pa. TOE RIGHT OF SEARCH. The stopping of the English Steamer Trent, a private vessel by , the San'Jdeinto, a government vessel of the United States; the searching of:the Trent, and the taking, therefrom of_the„Confederate_ Commission— ers, Messrs. MASON & SLIDBL, is a pro :cedure the lawfulness of which •we are deep ly concerned , fto understand. If wrong, then reparation should te made; promptly;. if right, the prisoners are to 'be held. If the,English are disposed to inale 'trouble, they'can quote from our diplomacy many' denials of this right; but if they will be' honest they 'must acknowledge that our de .. nial referred to a time of peace. We have always admitted the judicious exercise of it by belligeranta when' ,eigayed actual warfare, and we 'can quOte; not Only from their diplomatic co rresponclence, lint from their authoriiitive writers on law, affirm, ing the right`of either Of two belligerents to seareli private neutral vessels at sea as being perfectly indispiitable. . . . . . Lord STO*ELL, in the ease of the Ma- rca, (1 Rob. Rep., p. 340;) -says " The right >of visiting' and searching. merchant ships upon the high seas, what ever be die' ships, whateier be the - cargoes, whatever be the destinations, is an /incon testable right, of the lawfully,,commissioned cruisers of a belligerent nation: * K This right, is, so clear in principarthat , no man can deny it who admits the legality of Maritime capture. * * * The right is equally clear itrprdetied; for practice is upon' , this subject, The many European. treaties, which refer , to , this.right, refer to it , as preexisting and merely regulate - the exercise of it All' writers upon the law, of natiens - .3 ini rh ani ouSly,aeknowledge it. In short,,ne, man in ,the jects of this kind has.ever, that I know of, breathed ardoubt upon it." - , A GOOD HIT. The following from an exchange. illus— trates in' a very telling way the kind of Preaching,' and wi l 'iting too, admired by many who set ihemselses up as th t e r eensOis' of..fashion and the critics of,ityle. The, truth is, the, kind of thing here--ridiculed: hhas3gone about far enoughin the pulpit, on The'rostrum in the review and in the news-: paper. It , is high time that ataSte'shonld be cultivated for, the enjoyment Of, a viger , *us style Nand thorough discussion on the. -,part of those who would addressTthe:public. 9 Discard:' not appropriate'illUstratione, nor' undervalue the beautiful, nor try to quench, the. sparkling. But at time, de ,Thand substance—mattet , inlabundance , and excellent in quality. 'But' to the extract: ' " A lady writing to her'son ateollege; i is represented as making thefollewing`state "Di. 3in { series oP,ser inons 'on the different' kinds of wood .used in building Solomon's Temple: Thep'are very interesting, and he has suoll'a flo*:of beautiful words . ; and Such wavy gestures; and he looks so gentlemanly, that I haidno • chink lie does great deal of good. The "ehureh is 'always full.'"'' . , tc , • • Thisjs a pretty fair specimen of the id- miration bestowed on a set of kekly,seri •,timentalisis, whose principal recommenda, tion is. a bountiful 'supply' of'uteretrioious ornament and for cible-feetteni tif'raaarier. But the intellect and heart, of immortal `being's need snmethinc , bettor and are Wor thy Of Something better. THE DIVINE RIGHT , OF KINGS. OU'r '.worthy and acceptable European (Jorrespordent, last week, gave the readers of the. Buttner a ,vivid , account of the crown r iing'Of,the new Mug OfTruSsia, intimating at the same time that this new held notions' somewhat lofty as- to'the right by he assumed the contiol`of the reins of ki l l:Tire: . What these notions ,'are, a:sin gle' paragrapkwill ,clearly, set forth. the ,day previous to ilia coronation, ,he called together the 'Priissian 'Diet:arid de= livered hintself of the following but sufficiently expressive speech,: ".;desioied to summouthe representatives of the Chem= - hers to my presence even ~ before tile:coro nation; andi thank you'forhaving complied 4ith inyiisk. • The ,of cave their' , crown from ,God • ,to-moriow < therefore, ,I t sholl take the, crown, from,. the Lord's table and place it