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Dick's Aocoutgpost sond Dispatch !Went,. all ; or nearly ail;
or our. luthfcribens now have their' papers addressed to them
Tesularly.bret, cinputarty unique muchine, which fastens
on the white. oncorpon a small colored " ,stounp,". or
lakii . itthefinstmerspears their name ptitinlyprinled,fdlowed
by the aate up to which they ha ve paid. for their papers—this
bsiritirbtltatrimet by an • teL of din ryas. The date Milt
umps, be advanvedan .the ,receipt of slotiscripihm money,
itd4stEctetlitariiiatted With the amount to received, and thus
hs tinieverMeady and valid receipt; mewing to everyone,
and at all times a perfect knorotedye of his nestwaper
spat i f 'error is'inade he van itamediatelY de
tect it, and Suave it ,corrected—a Men alike valuate to the
ptibifiehw and subscriber, as it malt terminate ea/ painful
istisufld.eviandinys between them respecting accounts . , and
thus.tend to perpetuate their importan t relationship. •
VP - rime in arrears mitt please remit.
Situgamon.—This liiiaois
Presbytery &tits late meeting, *sad a se
ries of eesolutions, denying the right of
• any ecolesitstinal body to take such action
with regard to the state of the country, as
was taken by our. General Assembly last
Spring, although the Presbytery is careful
not to• naen'titilt that proceeding. This is
the only Pres'bytery North of Mason and
r.D.ixon's.iine, that has made such a record.
Let it stand alone in all the inglorious dis
- erotica it has thus acquired. •
Religions ilonvention.-7The religion.; Con
vention held inWarrett, Armstrong County,
Pa., in September, will meet again in tho
United PrOiNytdrian 'church at Sheloetn,
_lndiana 'Cotinty,..chn Taesaa,y, the 17th of
beeember, at 1 o'clock P.
Bretbren•of different denominations are
invited to meet in Convention, and may
'expect to enjoy . title .oheerfiil hOspitalities of
our
BYRON PORTER,
B. MCCHESNEY,
ioOthmittee of Arrangement
The' Prosedbiit's Ressage.—This ardently
wished for document is received. We give
itgo our readers rather hastily—too hastily
,t9 l :opend upon its printing our usual care,
'lormake any comments. Our readers are
:Sillldoll.B to possess it, and many of them
. will will
, first see it in our columns. Many wi
approve of it greatly ; those who do not,
may still pray for the country, and also,
according to the Divine command, for all
who are in authority. - The ruler's heart is
in the hand of the Lord.
it Call upon the Benevolent—The ladies
of the Allegheny Relief Society, which
has been diligent in affording aid to the
poor and suffering, for several Winters,
have issued a touching appeal to the citi
zens for help. The resources of the So
eiety are exhausted, and pressing eases of
destitution, are now requiring coal, cloth
ing, and bread.
The affairs of this Society are admirably
managed. The ladies make personal in
spection of every, case presented. While
the really needy are provide& for as far as
means will allow, every precaution is taken
to guard against imposition. Much self
denial and liberality is practised in this
work. The people of Allegheny will no
doubt respond promptly to this call.
An Improvement,—At one . time Episco
pacy Was the established religion of Vir
ginia, and forbade the preaching of the
Gospel and the organization of -churches by
other denominations. In this way Presi
dent DAvii.s, and others of the early min
isters of our Church, suffered persecution
more or less from Episcopalians. Since the
connexion between the State and the Epis
copal Church was severed, politicians and
people have had such a nervous dread of the
union of Church and State, that no Gov
ernor, until the present, has ventured to
appokt officially a day of Thanksgiving.
But Mr. PIERPONT, the present Union
Governor, appointed last Thursday as a day
for that purpose, which was duly observed
in the loyal part of the State. In Wheel
ing business was entirely suspended. We
hail this as an omen fbr good in the Old
Dominion, and trust and pray that upon
the return of the Thanksgiving of next
year, the entire State of Virginia will be
united in`its observance:
Dittltperailts.—Can nothing be , done to
check this terrible vice? Drinking houses
line the streets of our cities and villages.
In many places the drinking habits once
banished from the family table and the
social, party are being restored. Drunken
ness .infests the halls of legislation, the
quarters of the officers, and the barracks
,and tents of our soldiers. Drunken men
reel at the corners, polluting the pure air of
heaven with their breath. Thousands of
homes, qwhich Might and should be the
abodes of bliss, are impoverished and made
wretched by drazikenness.
From the same cause sour. jails, peniten
tiaries and alms-houses are crowded. Its
.effects are seen upon alkolasses and condi
tions ,of, men. Is it not time to make one
*limited attempt to rescue those who are
drunkards and to -protect those who are not.
No deo ! than .four ihousand Se;re . u hundred
and, ditty agplieationti for admission to
the• New-Ifork I.nebliate Asylum are now
on Me, frovi aliment States of the . Union,
from foreign eountriek - and from all classes
.of 4men. Trull ,Ahis is an appalling state
ment, showing the; /earful extent of this
; great evil. •
iMAIW OF REV. H. MEMO, D. D.
Ia another eoluipn will be found an , as
<count if au ixitereating QuartaDoentury An
ativer,sary; in the_Fitit church .of .S teuben
wine. Littlerdid a ibink when that paper
awe into our.hands, that along with it we
would eouununioate to our readers the re
port of the .death - of the pastor who had
thus:Mks& up hie twenty-five 4 years.of labor
among: the same i peuple. Butz in even so.
4 11141 liev.llinsur G Oomitues, died
at his; home• •ita Steubenville, last Sabbath'
morning. Sonte — time' -previously be had
been attacked wielt:diptheiin,, and at)sathe
Aria und,er power.
Ofr. CoWiniqiniiii one of tkelpostWarm.
hearted ;of nte'n. ' piety nu. undoubted.
Ix Ake - *pit he'labored earnestly for souls. ,
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savor of fgoalistess.:'preatly *ill he
snissedlky+eroWdauf4iods, in the aousre..
gation ktiatioistered, and in our
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!MEE
THE UTSTRUMENTALITY TO BE USED BY A'
PASTOR IN DOINGOLIS 'WORK.
The work of a. raster is to save men—to
convert them, edify them, and fit them for
heaven. This he is to do, for God. To
this end he is called, of God and man, or
dained, installed and made a pastor ; and if
he his not actual success, his labdr is lost,
or perhaps worse than lost. And yet, of
himself, he cannot convert nor sanctify a
soul. God can do this. God does do it.
He enlightens, convinces, renews, purifies,
saves; and all this in the execution of his
own predetermined purpose. But all this
he does, not in the way of a miracle. He
does it by making means effectual—means
of his own 'establishing. He communicates
knowledge, awakens hopes and fears, and
thus incites the sinner to flee from wrath
and lay hold on life.
God, then, ethploYs knowledge in the
saving of men. This is according, to' the
sayings of SOLOMON, in his commendation
of wisdom ; and according, also to these
words of !Jesus : "This is life eternal, that
they might know thee 'the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom 'thou has sent."
And this knowledge is not infused into the
soul by a direct Divine'act. It enters by
the senses; especially by the ear; and it, is
contained in and draWn from the holy
Scriptures. "Faith'cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the Word of God." " BOW
shall they believe iu him, of.whom they
have not heard ? and how shall they hear
without a preacher?" It pleased God by
the foolishness of preaching to save,them
that'believe ?" The minister thus sees the
instrumentality which he,is to use in the
saving of men—it is knowledge—knowl
edge derived from God's Word, and com
municated in preaching. Hence the good
pastor will " preach the Word;" "
season, out of season." It, is "mighty
-through God ;" " able to save the soul."
All knowledge may be useful to the
preacher, but all knowledge is not worth
the expense of its acquisitiOn. And' how
ever much the minister may' know, and
however valuable it maybe, still, in preach
ing, he is to use it so sparingly, and so
subserviently to one great truth, that he
can from his heart say : "I determined not
to know anything among you, save Jesus
elitist, and him crucified." A minister's
knowledge is often, we have reason to, fear,
SO used as to obscure the cross, or even to
hide it entirely—his familiarity with rhet
oric, his cultivated imagination, his philos
ophy, his historical attainments, his her
meneutics, occupy his time and. energies,
and his hearers come, and sit, and go
again, without having contemplated the
Sacrifice for sin, and the Captain of-salva
tion.
Subservient to the doctrine of the cross,
and the faith, repentance, reverence, and
holiness which flow therefrom, are the so
cial duties. Jesus dwelt much on these,
practising and inculcating them. So also
did prophets and apostles. So also will
you, as one faithful in the ministry. But
in all this, you will take a text, and abide
by it, expounding and applying it honestly.
In all your ministrations you will make the
Word of God your guide—not only your
guide, but the light which you will supply,
and the food you. will administer. Thus
you will both save yourself and them that
hear you.
THE SYNOD OF NEW-YORK AND NEW-JERSEY,
AND THE PRESIDENT.
That Christians, whether ministers,
elders, or private members of the Church,
have the same rights, personal, social, and
public, as infidels have, is not to be dis
puted. If then worldly men may meet
together and deliberate on affairs which
concern them as members of the commu
nity, why, may not Christians also ? I f
lawyers, physicians, merchants, mechanics,
nianufaeturers, laborers, bankers, &e., &e. ;
may address Government, why should min
isters and elders be denied the privilege?
It is true 'that when met in Ecclesiastical
Council we think, - ordinarily, that it does'
not become those who bear office in the
Church to speak,. either by way of advice
or reproof, of governmental affairs. Let
them adjourn and go home, and mingle
with their fellow-citizens, and thus take
their part in their country's affairs. But
there are occasions in which they not only
may speak, but should: speak—occasions
when religion, morality, life, peace—every
interest of man, temporal and'spiritual, are
concerned. Such an occasion is the
present—deemed so by nearly all Christian
people
We have noticed the action of several
religious bodies, both North and South.
We add. here that of the Synod. of New
-York and New-Jersey. This Synod, at its
late meeting at Newark, ordered a copy of
its Minutes to be forwarded to the Secre
tary of State. 'Among the resolutions on
record was the following
Resolved, That while we do not feel
called- upon to add anything to the.repeated
testimonies of our Church on the subject
of slavery, nor to offer any advice to the
Government on the subject, still; fully be
lieving that it lies at the foundation of all
our National troubles, we recommend tp our
people .to pray more earnestly than ever for
its removal, and that tie time may speedily
come when God by his providence shall in
his own good time and way bring it to an
end; that nothing may be left of it but the
painful record of its past existence.
The following is the reply of the Secre
tary of State:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1
Washington, Nov. 27, 1861. f
To the Synod of New-York and .Arew-
Jersey :—Rev. Gentlemen :—The Minutes
containing your resolutions on the condi
tion of the country, which you directed to
me, have been submitted -to the President
of the. United States. lam instructed to.
express to you his great: satisfaction with
those proceedings, which are distinguished
wally by their patriotic sentiments and
,purely Christian spirit. It is a, just tribute
'to our-system of Government, that it has
.enabled"the American people 'to enjoy, Un
molested, more of the blessings of Divine
'Providence, whickaffeet the natural condi
,tionsEof hamati society;-than-any other pkr
mie.ever enjoyed; together• with a more ab
isolitte degree- of 'religious liberty than
hafcire 'the inaitutiop of that great Gov
4ernment bad ever been• hoped for among
men. The overthrow of this Goveinment
might therefore justly be 'regarded as a
ealemityi• net , ,olnly to this nation, 'but -to
mankind.= -The; Presidia is mewed- of
'imidie virtue and 'of -thef public , valor ;` but
..this is unavailing svitlfotit' the &Or of God.
The President-thenks pin for your invooa- ,
tions of that iintiiiipeesahle inipport, and he
eartiestly?olieits4h6:'same invocations from
43l ,fiiii644keeeniiitsatts , cif men , belcifving:
J")41 , 3:11 fddi ,
that. those-prayers will not bti`dehlbd by the
God 'of our fathers. lie trusts and expects
that the.. resalt#ofthis'-inostlithsppy at
tempt at reiolutitm will confifm and
strengthen the Union of the Republic, and
ultimately renew the fraternal affections
among its members, so essential_to a resto
ration of the public welfare and happiness.
I am, very respectfully ; yoars. ob't'serv't,
WM. 11. SEWARD, S'ec'y of State.
We cannot but rejoice in such evidences
that. we are a Christian P'eople, and that
our Christian life is, &Waking in vigor.
The Lord rules. We have toe. , much and
too long ignored hint in our National eq.-
pacity. We trust that one Of the :great
benefits of the war 'will be a more geneiai
recognition of his being and providence';
and of the rules given by him for, the regu
lation of the rights and interests of his own
rational creatures.
RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT IN THE ARM!.
The following will be read with great in
terest by all Christians, and especially by
those who have sons, brothers, and rela
tives in the army. A large number of pions
men are found in many dour regiments, and
it is a very important matter to discover'
such,. awaken them to, watchfulness, and
engage them in usefulness. Prudent, ex
perienced, and godly ehaplains on the
ground are the best judges of what kind of
organization is best adapted to the promo
tion of piety in those already Christians
and for bringing others under, the influence
of the Gospel.
The President of the meeting of chap
lains, that adopted the subjoined' paper,
Rev. THOMAS P. HUNT, is an Old:-School
Presbyterian minister, well known'as an
apostle of Temperance. The. Secretary is
the Rev. THOMAS JESSUP, of the New
School Presbyterian Church, son of Judge
Jessup, a distinguished• jurist of Pennsyl-
vania
The large number of church members
in the army has induced the chaplains of
the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, to organ
ize a religious Association, upon a basis
liberal enough to embrace Christians of all
denominations.
The following is the official • RepOrt of
the 'Association, which will be read with
interest:
The following has been adopted by the.
chaplains of the Pennsylvania - 'Reserve
Corps, at a meeting on the 25th of Novem
ber, as a basis for a Church organization in
their respective regiments. The'chaplains,
represent different denominations of Chris
tians :
ORRED.-" I believe in God the Father
Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and
in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and
buried : He descended into hell; the third
day he rose from the dead : He ascended
into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand
of God the Father Almighty; from thence.
he shall come to judge the quick-Ind the
dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, tlic
Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of
Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resur-:
rection of the body, and the life ever
lasting."
I believe that there is but "one only,
the living and true God ;" that " there are
three persons in the Godhead—the Father,
the Son, and the Holy. Ghost: These three
are one God, the same in substance, equal
in power and glory;" that the word of
God, which is contained in the Old.and
New Testaments, is the only rule of faith
and practice ; that there is a Heaven, or
state of eternal ble,ssedness, for those who
die at peace with God, and a Hell, or state
of eternal suffering, for those who die in
their sins; that all men are sinners sand
need a Saviour, and that Jesus Christ is
the only Saviour:
I humbly acknowledge my own sinful
ness and lost condition; that I hatre sinned
against God and am not worthy to be called
his son. I repent of all my sins—confess
them to God and renounce them forever ; I
trust in Jesus Christ as my only Saviour,
and the Holy Ghost as my only sanctifier.
1 am determined, by, the grace of God, to
live a holy life, and seta godly axample to
the world; to seek for the good of the
souls of my comrades, striving to bring'
them to Christ; end to endeavor in all
things to honor my Master, the Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.
I renounce the devil and all his works,
the vain pomp and glory, of this world,
with all the covetous desires of the same,,
so that I will not follow or be led by them..
I will obediently keep God's holy will and
commandments all the daye of my life, God.
being my helper.
I will have a care for the good name off
each of my Christian companions; will as
sist and encourage my chaplain in every
good work by my efforts and prayers. L
will receive admonition and reproof ( when,
kindly given) for any errors I may have.
committed. I will attend upon - 'all thee
means of grace that are consistent with my
station.
'When dismissed from the service, each
member of this Association shall be en—
titled to a certificate as to his Christian,
character.
The officers of the Association shall be a
President, who shall be the chaplain; at
Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
The President to preside at business -meet
ings, the Secretary to report. The Treas
urer to receive funds, and disburse on the
recommendation of a*" Board of Managers,"
who shall consist of the Prekident,- Vice-
President, and Treasilyer.
TRomas P. HUNT, of the 7th Regiment,
PrPsident of the Meeting of the Chap . lains.
SAMUEL JESSUP, bf the 6th Regiment,
Secretary.
Some of the chaplains have already es
tablished church organizations on substan
tially the same basis, and find' they are of
great advantoge to Christian culture in the
army.
HONE AND FOREIGN RECORD.
The December number, of the ftecord,
presents evidence that the Lord has-not
forsaken Zion. Blessings attend the la
bors of his servants, which call for thanks
giving and afford encouragement. Still, we
are not enjoying a season of special favor.
Ali our Boards labor under pecuniary em
barrassments, and 'this to an extent not
justifted'bx the e,ondition of our productive
industry. The Southern churches having
separated from the .Assembly, ought but
.slightly to affect the balances in our trees
.cries. - To a great extent they had - been,
for some time, collecting and wing their
.
-own money; and ,where they were con
tributing to the Boards, they were drawing
to something like an equal amount.
In the Middle, Northern, and Western
States, God is mingling great fevers with
the war affliction—a -healthful season,, full
*harvests, .a demand for all, our produce;
tradelininterrupted, a sound'and 4 4l3Untlitit
circillating medium, and not a hostile 'foot
'Pet permitted to tread the soil of free
State. The, war is .ltept far of, frem, our
sanctuaries and our .doniestic alttms. We
hays ipeanefal-hoines,
in rich abundance.' /Shall vve not bless the
. ..... „ _
Lord for his goodhess ? Shall we not ex
press ';')Ur - ttatitude in" liberal •contributions ,
to that cause which speaks his praise—to
the sustentation and spread of those means
.of influence by and through which he be
'stows.upon usiberiefits so inestimable?
The: I . .E.CiIi)TS in October were, for Do
inside MissiOns, $4,856 ; Education, $l,-
938 ; Foreiiir Missions, $lO,BOO ; Publica
tion : donations $1,114, sales $4,170 ;
Church Extension, $554.
EMIGRATION. AM THE IRISH FAMINE.
Since the breaking out of the war, the
Irish have shown less disposition than usual
to emigrate to this country. The falling
off has been considerable, though it is
likely soon to,be revived. The population
which we have received from the Einerald
'lsle has contributed immensely to the
wealth and pOviei of the country. A large
portion, of the labor which constructs rail
roads and canals, and builds houses, is per
formed by Irish immigrants. Many or our
seamen, mechanics, farmers, and tradesmen,
are from the 'same country, as are also quite
'a number of our politicians and clergymen.
And our soldiers, both in the regular and
volunteer armies are, numerously, Irish
men, or the sons of Irishmen.
The Emigration is likely now to be
quickened by the famine. That a famine
is imminent is, most manifest. We give,
on this subject, a fesolution adopted vsnani-
mously by the Catholie clergy "ef•the
beanery of Castlebar on Nov. 22.: •
" lasolved That the disastrous effects of
the present inclement season, in the de
struction 'of the potato crop, have mated
among the people of this district the most
alarming anticipations of an impending
famine, vitally affecting the interests. of all
classes in the community. That we have
carefully investigated the grounds, of the
general alarm, and, we feel it our hounden
duty to the people, as well as tittle corm
try, to state that scarcely one-fourth of the
potato crop of this year is safe Sire e the
ravages of the blight, and that eves this
small remnant is so inferior in quality as
to be unfit for human food. That no hu
man foresight could have provided against.
such a calamity so unforeseen as the de
struction of the food of an entire people,
and, therefore, that the salvation of the
lives of the people demands that. the mesh
prompt, and comprehensive measures he
adopted by the Government to avert the
horrors, of famine with which we are
threatened. •• That the unprecedented
scarcity of fuel this year cannot fail to add
considerably to the privations whiek the
poor are doomed to suffer during the emu
ing five months; and unless remedial pleas
ures be,speedily procured, fever and dysen
tery, created by damp and cold; will spread
to an alarming extent among them."
This indicates the near approach of la
mentable want; and it but corresponds
with statements from other sources.. Ar
rangements for sending supplies are al
ready contemplated by leading minds in
r our country.
But why not aid the healthful poor to
come to our skores ? We can bring them
here more cheaply than send, food to them
there; and if here, they could support
themselves by their industry, and benefit
the country, at the same time- So far as
they are able, many will, come of ,them
selves.„
,Others will be aided by their
friends. But still, many may wish to
corn e who have neither money, por moneyed
friends, unless they find friends among the
I benevolent of our land. If Congress, or
State Legislatures or Associations, are to
I.volunteer aid to the famishing, we suggest
I that in addition to sending food, there shall
- be tendered to the -willing a free passage to
a land Of 001;11 and wheat, as well as of To
l'tatoes' a land where the band of industry,
I.
Ineconded by thrift and virtue, never fails to
I produce' the means of comfort, for self,
-wife, and children.
THE SYNOD OF MISSOURI.
Some two weeks ago there appeared a'
curt note in some of the newspapers, signed
by the Rev. Dr. ANDERSON, of St. Louis,
iinforming the public that the following ae
ition had been taken 'without debate, at the
late meeting of the Synod of. Missouri :
" It was unanimously ,resolved that the
action of the General Assembly in May
last, in relation to the political condition
of the country, was unscriptural, uncon
stitutional, unwise, and unjust; and we,
therefore, solemnly protest against it, and
declare it of no • binding force whatever
upon- this. Synod, or upon the Presbyterian
Church within our bounds."
The Rev. J. J. PORTER, a minister of
our Church in St. Louis, is out in the St.
Louis Democrat, in a note in which he ex
pre,sses his " sorrow and surprise. that such
a record could be made," and says that;
'-but for sickness in his family- thereWorild
have been one vote in the negative, and one
voice for the ' Christian patriotism' of the
General Assembly."
He justly adds that " the effect will be
to strengthen the arm of rebellion—to
salmi the conscience of many a man guilty
,of the crime of sedition, and absolve
:ausaed rebels?'
But according to Mr. PORTER'S state
ment, this meeting of the Synod was a
very small affair, 'there being note snore
than .one-third of the members present.
The rthole number in attendance, inelud
ing ministers and elders, was but thirty.
Beginning.—A small but fair commence
ment of peace, and a sample of the ren
net. in svhich - it is to be effected all the
land over, has just occurred on the Eastern
Shore, Virginia. Gen. Dix issued his
proclamation to the people, tendering them
peace, and all their 'social and political
rights, on their return to their allegiance
to the government; and along with his
proclamation, he sent a few steamers, and
four thousand well armed men —it 'force
fully adequate to suppress rebellion. In
Accout° Cpunty, the home of Gen. Wism . ,
`the rebel band, about three thousand in
number, at once dispersed. In Northamp
ton County, some -eighteen
~ hundred did
likewise. Within a week, all = was quiet,
and hardly,a man could be hind to advo
'eate secession, Law and order are estab
lished. 'Men safely pursue :their _wonted
occupations'. Trade resumes its old chan
nels. 'The ho-ht houses on the'constiagain
shine. EverY thing returns as of yore
So will it,be throughout thewbole coun
try, with but few and small exceptions r as
soon as adequate forces advance to, assure
peaceful men of a 'and permanent pro
tection: Onlyile i t, there be a.treppnimi.
ty in tle;4l44S,t4tes, and a sufficient force
raised,,atAtbn the_partof the Government'
a•misiff energyXiid Soon peace stiiill reign;
As , '4l 1 • 4..4 • .0 ;
Who Nave Forgo* 4- 7 Read thb article
sigand by X. H. JONES, on first page.
ECCLESIASTICAL.
/LeV. H. Biu)NSON'S Post Office address is
changed - from Westfield, Pa., to Dushore,
Sullivan County, Pa.
Rev. D. F. McFARDAND'S Post Office ad
dress is changed from Havana, 111., to
Mattoon, 111.
Mr. WILLIAM H. DINSMORE has been or
&lined to the ministry, and is installed
.at 'Siker Spring, Pa.
2.6 - VELLEROY D. REED, D.D., is installed
in the First Presbyterian church, Cam
.den„ N. J.
EASTERN SUMMARY.
.113615T0.N . AND NEW
EXIIEUNG HIS STAY IN BOSTON, after hand-
Eing,over Messrs. Mason and Slidell to the
. .
,care Kit, Fort Warren, Capt. Wilkes was
made the recipient of much attention. A
;public dinner was given him at the Revere
"louse, and a public reception in old Fanuil
Hall, fragrant with so many associations of
the i ptriotism of former days. The speech
.es .of Capt. Wilkes, and• Lieut. Fairfax, who
iboarieted the Trent and removed the rebel
Aidhassadors to the San Jacinto, were
:brief,, pointed, and modest. During the
• evening, Judge Bigelow, 0.,e of the leading
..jtirietts of the State, said :
Be ventured to say that England, unless
she falsifies her 'own conduct, the declara
tions of her statesmen and the decisions of
;her judiciary, cannot make an issue with us
.on time arrest of Slidell and Mason. We
weed only to refer to the recorded judg
ments of her great jurists to see that she
~c an: make no just quarrel with us on this
,qtiestion.
'The city government has voted Capt
'Wilkes an elegant sword.
Are AMHERST COLLEGE, the Faculty
'have 'opened the doors of their houses to
'receive visits from the students one evening
-in -the-week. The effect upon the manners
:and deportment of the students cannot be
.doubted. There was but little religious
intealest, in the Institution during the
last term. The present Senior Class has
not passed through a revival during its
,enare course. It' this class should gradu
.ate wit Lout such a work of grace, it will be
An anomaly in the history of the College
'T.Etz Providence (8.. I.) Journal grows
facetious over the prospects at Beaufort, S.
, toms style :
The forst these South Carolinians will
'knew, the town will be laid' out in corner
lots, Seward Street running into Lincoln
Averrac, and both bordering"- on Cameron
:Sqeare. There will be a - newspaper, and
dmteet, medicine store, and a steam feriy,
-and. Kerley Ward Beecher will be adver
itised to tire a-lecture on the relations of
freedom tad slavery to civilization.
HEW YORK
THE MOVEMENT IN MONEY is still slug
gish, and the supply far exceeds the de
maul& Government disbursements are,
ihowever, .very large, and put a great, deal
_et* aackatey in circulation. Call loans are
easy at .5®6 per cent. •to well-established
houses, ant 6@,7 per cent. generally on un
exceptionable securities.
TEE APPROACHING ELECTION of Mayor
is the tame of great excitement. Mozart
has nominated Fernando Wood, Whose re
election the best citizens ,of all parties ad
mit would be a great public calamity. The
Republicans bave nominated Mr. George
Opdyke, an able and unexceptionable man,
as is acknowledged 'by all, but it is very
doubtful if he can carry the vote of the reg
ular or Taminany Democrat& If this can not
be done, and if the Tammany Democrats
nominate a candidate, the election of Wood
is almost certain. But if by any possibil
ity the Republicans and 'the Tammany
Democrats can unite on the same man,
Wood can :be defeated.
Since tb e above was in type, we have
the followic g dispatch:
NEw-Yova, Dec. 3.--The election in this
city to-day resulted in the success of George
Opdyke, the Republican candidate. The
vote is as fa flows : George Opdyke, (Rep.,)
`5,259; C. Godfrey. Smitber, (Tammany
Dem.,) 24,588; Fernando Wood, (Mozart
Dem.,) 24,185.
THE AMERICAN BIBLE. SOCIETY has
done a great work for the army and navy.
It has distributed, in these two branches of
the National service, about half a million
copies of the Scriptures—mostly of the
New, Testament—and is now, issuing seven
thousand copies a day.. Every man in our
volan4eer -regiments, who would receive
one, has.been . thns furnished, as we are in
formed, with a very neat and portable copy
of the New testament; and the same good
work is to be done for all other regiments,
that may yet volunteer in the service of
their cmuiry, to the end of the war. So
skiable au object is worthy of every, body's
syrapatig ioid cooperation.
IMEEHRS. BVERETT :and BEECHER have
* track the flesy-note for the public lectures
‘of the Winter. Following their lead the
F iga r ti subjects will be, " The War."
~ T hz 094 - 2nd Country," &e.
'Tliz PARK is still filled with recruiting
teats. The theatres and 'drinking shops
:are blunongedl with patrons, and the gaming
houses have the usual. number of iibtims.
But enanvlical religion does not flourish.
it lnundkes gist in 1857 and - 1858 received
;roves at a ,Communion, now, welcome but
two tir three at a time, and sometimes. not
, one . Oh, how much is the Pentecostal
:shower needed.?
TO .ows has yet been obtained to oc-
only the ,place in Dr. Spring's church,
anade vacua, by the secession, of "the Rev.
Wau....,T. Hoge, D. D. This gentleman is
arbw paitor of the Presbyterian church, in
Chaelottessidle,
,froM which the
Rev..joha. E 1 *mean, of, Allegheny City,
wetired ,seine months ago, because of
his desalty its the Union.
, ,
'iIizrANKEIGIMZG ' , was - duly observed in
,
this city., Most Of 'the churches were
mpeued and attended' by large and thought..
iul Pon~ictits• The sermon of the
liay. Dr. Wadsworth isapoken of• as being
yarticuistriy able `and patriotic:" •
TILE MET:LAILIST PAPERs report a new
:specimen of , ,ecelesiastical proceeding in
this city. The !facts, are thekie : Twolocil
Methodist, Prey here ' were' 'applicanti for
.tihaPlaincies in the army Bat a difficillty
lay, is thfiir 'ar - ,4y in the requirement;
*ar4 D,cpaciamenti < that . ..allschaplaina mind
be' regularly Ordained iroidisteii t.f;iorite
.Phristiaul
A 164 • tA retiLilli
John Chamberi was known to be a very
obliging man, and the would-be chaplains
posted off to him and received the needed
ordination. Thus Mr. Chambers conferred
a favor on them, and by his individual act
fitted two men for chaplaincies in the Got
ernent forces. Etrery now and theft
l idr.
m
Chambers ordains • a Man "Ini his OVID
hook" and sends him ottt to laboiailling
the churches. But the act in tl case
does not seem to meet With the approlnitiort of
our Methodist brethren. ' They say, thibtigh
their papers :
"We incline to the opinion that the an
thority for Mr. Chambers to ordain per
sons not connected with him in Church
fellowship, and consequently not responsi
ble to him, will be called in question, and
the ordination under such circumstances
set aside as invalid.i:
. _ •
PERSONAL
Mr. Slidell, like Breckenridge and others
of the disunion conspirators, laid an
anchor
or
to windward, by intesting largely
Western States, The upper peninsula of
Michigan and Minnesota presented ' the
chief attractions. -4 It isuow discovered by
the records of the Land Office, that in the
latter State, Mr. Slidell is, the proprietor of
twenty-jive thousand acres of land: This es
tate will,in all probability, be, confiscated.
The Baron of Plaquemine will hold no
sway in free Minnesota.
The new oath taken by the mayor of Al
exandria, Virginia, is very stringent
" I solemnly swear that I will support
the Constitution of the United States, and
the laws made in pursuance thereof, as the
supreme law of the land, any thing in the
constitution and laws of -the" State of Vir
ginia, or in the ordinances of the Conven
tion which assembled at Richmond on the
13th of Fernery, 1861, to the contrary not
withstanding; and that I will uphold and de
fend the Government of Virginia as vindi
cated and restored by the Convention which
assembled at Wheeling on- the 11th day of
June, 1861. And I further swear that I
will faithfully execute the office of Mayor
of this city to the best of, my ability, so
help, me God."
Col. Croghan.—The'death of Col. Croghan,
who was killed by General Benham's ecom
mand, in the retreat of Floyd from Kana
wha, is no small loss to the' rebels. He was
an excellent officer, a noble looking man,
and formerly in the regular service, a grad
uate of West Point, and a classmateof Gen.
Benham. He was a son of Gen.= Croghan,
the defender of Fort Stevenson, and was for
merly quite wealthy, Once owning the Mara-,
moth Cave in Kentucky. On his death
bed he confessed that he received only what
he deserved—that he was wrong;, and asked
the surgeon to pray for him. He 'refused
to allow any medical assistance, probably
well aware his time was come. The- meet
ing and recognition between him and-Gen.
Benham was painful to witness. Said the
General
44 Croghan I is this you ?"
" Yes," said the dying tan, but for
God's sake, Benham, do not reproach me—
I know now I was in the wrong."
Hearing the. cannonading, he remarked :
" General, you can do me no good, and
you are needed over there, are you not r
COMBO? Brown has been reelected Gov
ernor of Georgia_ In his inaugural address,
which was published in the Savannah-/?e
publican, of the 11th inst., he reviews at
length the progress of the rebellion, and
declares that it bad gone so far that it for
bade all compromise with `the'North, and
nothing remained , for the South but to
fight to the bitter end for their independ
ence. Re speaks very despondingly of the
attempts of the Confederacy to receive for
eign recognition. He concludes — his ad
dress by alluding to' the defeat of 'the reb
els at Port Royal, and speaks of our fleet
as an overpowering one, against Whiuit no
ordinary land works can hope to succeed.
a Fin the Presbyterian Bamter
Card.
The Rev. H. G..COmingo desires great
fully to acknowledge the generous liberality
and kindness'of his congregation and oth
ers, in the bestowal of a large and valua
ble purse, filled with silver and gold, so
delicately contributed and placed in his
hands, at the late Quarter-Centennial cele
bration of the First - Presbyterisn church.
He would also express his sincere thanks to
the officers of the church for the elegant
and costly suit of clothes - given at the'same
time. And also to individuals for the
highly-prized gifts and valuables they sent
into his family on that lama* Last and
not least, to the ladies of the, congregation
he desires to'express his 'great indebted
ness for the sumptuous entertainment giv
en, in his 'name, to his ministerial breth
ren, (of all denominations) with their fami
lies, together with the two Presbyterian
congregations of Steubenville Ohio.
PRESBYTERIAL NOTICES.
- •
The PRESBYTERY OF OHIO will meet in the First
church, Pittsburgh, on the Fourth Tuesday of December,' at
2 o'clock P. M. W. B. McILYAINE, Stated Clerk.
The PRESBYTERY OF WASHINGTON will meet in the
church of Mt. Prospect, on the Second Tuesday . (loth day) of
December next, at 11 o'clock - A. M. A full - attendance is
seariseetly roil:meted. ALEXAND.HIf. M. CARRELL,
Stated Clerk.
The PRESBYTERY OF BEAVER will meet in the church
of Westfield, on the Third Tueeday "of December, at .11
o'clock A. N. D. REED, Stated Clerk.
liDelteral Ross-,
The Evening Chronicle.
This paper appeared' 'in a 'new and comely
dress last Wednesday evening: We rejoice at
this evidence of onrneiglibor's proeperity.
Kentucky.
Western Kentucky belongs to 'the military de
partment of Missouri, under General.' Halleek.
The residue of the State - is Under den. Buell.
The rebels are still gathering men toward
Bowline" Green, with an eye upon LouisviUe.
Gen. Duel still holds them in check, while hiS
farces are being augmented. Which Will be able
to first move upon the other is yet to be`detet-
Mined. The Union men of the State are luip4ul
and Vigorous.
In Ettetern.Kentuoky, but little isbeing done
Western Virginia.
A 'large portion of the 'Pederal troops %Have
left this section; some going, to kentuckyritid
others crossing,the mountains to - Romney. •
The Convention on eConstitution for the con
templated new State, sis nowi sitting": propd
sition-bas been made to providefor the gradual
abolition of slavery. A. resolutidu 'wag pawed
changing the 'name from Kanawlyt;- to 'Western.
Virginia.
Winner:inn, December 2:--The l!e,ngiitatitramet
in this-city today ; Lien trOoiernorPolley. pre
siding in the 'Senate, and 'Daiid+Fiest; of Jack
son, in,the Honse. The Governot'eldissage.was
sent - in, this ; evoning.,., 4 ss.‘ , ;forcible . , ,review, of
the a condition r of things in thli * State. He ad
vooatee strong -measures against fiee'rebel abet
tore in our Midst: '- ' , -,./ '`t
Col: Kramer, of Monongalia, - - offered a.
resolu
tion for a stringent confiscation laski
. .
, •• • Misllollll.-
The, rebelsunder Price and bl'Culloc.h,
advanod.toward`CentralViiodrx,.- thoitgh o n e id
port, says 'BrCulloch retiring. to Arkansas
The aT:fancts•ofPrice,is, roost diarressiigtd loyal
oitiiena, they }a ered of :all
tii
6, b C .t 1 haze
eP vonofl
dud
----
Syracuse, and to the South of Lexington. r .
object is now the same as on his former a w var ;
that ;is, to keep as many of the Governr„
troops watching him as posSible, and thn, r ,,
vent•them from proceeding down the 7.+lissi, irr
,1
Gen. italieek is rapidly getting thin,,, ", I
order. Several. gun-boats; ?rob clad, are ::
isheill ' Five hundred sailors did marines ;tr .: ..
Cairo„ to, manage them. The army is c „,, ,,
trating at St. Louis, Cairo, and Paducah. a ,,i`
movement on Columbus may be 1 00 1., : „ d '
. .
shortly.
The rebels, on theii part; 11.6 C l eo conem r ,
t a g , to defend Coltunhtts. They are
raising sixty dare tegithetits for the pure,,,""
A. battle there will likely deilde, for some
the flite of Weearri Tenneseee, is Well as wt. :
ern lt enttroky.:
_ . _
rOft Royal:
Our arrqy on Hilton Head Mend have 1„ 1 „
wharves,„ store houses, soldiers' tfuorters,
and have greatly strengthened their fortifir„.
tions. They are now, so well entrenched tht
they can spare men to operate at other
pi er
They have not yet settled at Beaufort, tho u ,
they visit it daily. They have taken sever ';
of the islands in the neighborhood. One
these is Tybee, which lies at the mouth of I ) !
Savannah River, and 'commands the entree e ,
It is also within mortar range of Fort Pulaski
and may become the basis of operations agai n ,.
that strOnghold. '
Gen.' Sherman has orders from Government I ,
"employ the negroes, and gaiter the cotton, rice.
corn, potatoes, Sm., and use what his army Dori ,.
and ship the residue to New=York, on the p a t,:i„
necourit.
Tatnalfs &tack oh the 26th- ult., was nut
worthy of the tante of a battle. He came vith
three or four Vessels near enough to fire a f ts .
shots which did no damage, and immediately re .
Our troops had not yet occupied Tybee
but each night a party was sent from our yes.
sels to light a fire and keep the national eoloni
flying from the light, house.
It was ;understood_that Beaufort wool 1 ,,
occupied on the 29th by s,ooofederal troops, 1 ,
prevent the rebels fromytaimg possession.
Breparations -contiimei ftir, the expedition
South, supposedtolutagairudaernandina. Fite
thousand , troops were ,to go under the eseor
,of the steamers,,Webash, pole; .Pawnee, MohicaN
aliti.dx.• or seven other gun-boats.
•
American Entoprise —Rattling Sunken
Vessels.*
It will be remembered ,that on the taking o f
Sebastopol, by the English and French, the Rus
sians sunk a large number of valuable men-of
war, : which then lay in the harbor. After peace
was reeitored, the RussidnfGovernment contract
ad with an American, 'Colonel Gowen, to raise
these-Elips. He has no* succeeded be raising
eight war;steamers, one ftfty-gun frigate, three
corvettes, twelve gun-brigs. and several smaller
craft. All these have beenraised entire, a n d
floated. , . = •
Roolution' in; France.
A change has taken place %Ike Government
of Napaeon, so great - that it mar *ell be termed
a revoluilot. The EmPero+ hitt the raising and
expending of money, t 6 snell * an extent, that
during the recess of thaldgisigture (such as it
is) he, could decree an extraordinary credit, bor
row the money, and use it at liiis pleasure. In
the last ten years, three thousand millions of
francs,", sa,ys M. Feta, the new Minister of Fi
mance, "of extraordinary. and supplementary
crediti have been opened."
This system was rapidly involving France in a
ruinous debt,and the manner of its expenditure,
by increasing the,army andnavy, kept Europe in
alarm and made France the object of suspicion.
The Emperor has notr‘iroluittarily abandoned
this power. Financial matters are, hereafter, to
be eonducted‘ by the Alinii3ter, and money is to
be raised and appropriated only by the Legisla
ture. This• is an immense stride toward a free
government And a, limited monarchy.
How tioluntary the Emperor was in the taking
of s , this step, :may be •a , question. There was
clearly a- neeeseity for it. • This Napoleon bad
the wisdom to, foresee, and the grace to antici
pate, before- ther `celning of a compulsory move
ment on the part Of the people. It will increase
his popularity, and may save to him his throne.
Congren.
The regular Session ofthe Thirty-seventh
tongresscaminenced, according to law, at noon,
on 'Monday, itecembeii;2d:..
Housi, l 44e"irlouse was organized with prayer
by Re Stockton. One hundred and four
teen
members answered,- o their nallies. A few
were afterwards received.
A ri*olution was. adopted; , tendering the
thanks Congreis to Captain Niikes, for the
apture of Messrs. Mason- and•Blidell.
Johicif; Reed, a member; from Missouri, was
declared expelled from, tio:lllortse, he having
taken tip arms against the .linited , Btates.
Itmaare r solved unanimously that, as Col. Cor
coran had been confined:as a Convicted felon by
the rebels, the' Preaident — b requested to
siMilarl confine Jitrais M.'Maiin, now in on
toil.* in Fort Warren.' '':;
A Similar resolution lidOPted relative to
john , Col. , woad: having been treated by
tin rebels to a, 'felon's prison..
Mr. Elliott, of Mats., offered 's resolution
- -
&fasting all the property , of rebels against the
Government, and emancipating their slave&
The suideeit, was postponed till 'Tuesday, the
10th inst.
Mr. liarnheitiol„preented the dealt of 8, Con
stitution for lit'ah, and requested that the Ten
tory might 'he admitted as a Siate,
In response to .a Committee, tlaePresident said
his annual Message would Int...submitted to
morrow.
SENATE—Forty members .were present. The
President haying ,inforped Chet w .that his Mes
sage .would he sentAn tite next day, a few notices
were given, and their:sly adjourned,
3.—The PreSident's Message was commu
nicated toboth branches of Congress to-day, a
feir minutes after 12 o'clock. Itwas read imute
diatelyand, ordered to.lte,printed— In the House
it was .proMptly referred to -Committee of the
Wholi4
Sisirs.--Bitt lithe btisialiss' 4'as done beyond
the , receiving of the Message.
• Mr.'Grimes, of - lowt4 . :offered , a resolution of
thanks to ConiniOdore which was re
ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
On motion Of lir. ll'obte, of NeW-York, it lra s
resolved that the * Tice 'President appoint two
Members to 'fill' the' Vacancies in the Board of
Regents Of theniithsonisui Institute, occasioned
by the death of Senator Douglto and the with
drawal and expidelon of James AL Mason, the
late Senator front'.
yirgiiiia.-
Nouss—Ort motion 'of Mr. DAD, Henry
Arne t , of Kentucky, new
, at the head of the
rebel Govirrinteat Of that State, N' 3s
dte,c,larediexiOlpd,*" Pie Ronie; the Governor
of Kentucky to be inforMed of the event. OR
the mtotion,, ,
~ 3vJ o kiiir_ Kentucky, wa de ,
some,patriolic yemarits. He- xpressed the hod'
that by l.h . mf, - iiiman, no hostile foot would grass
4eatucke - ", soil.
=I
Waah
has 1 gin
The--Capital'Col; - l,l •
grewtmeri,ti' /IT!
tarn, ctiitriu; become guile lively.
families are there. Spec"
advocates, ;,t.S.*C-r
• I • %.-•
The it r 6 Vlsovernmitepf the. week have beet
few. The
comManAf a ' .th .the el
Division e army, A,
appointment Of Gen. Stunner to de
tension of ;hislines to Oico,IIWPIT look like 2 de
sign to - mo,ye on our ...left, It is also sold th e.
Clerk - Bupnikle's division AS intended for the F
t O nla c.)....Possibly the botteries<ate to be asiisne
N gy- ,26 th.--L-scriarAwribi.tes to military ad
the writ . of Aabeas comm.*is now suspended in
thiP 7 alfes of the tr len:
r' )
his:been decided bs , the War Depsrune