pobgterian giancr.
PITTSBURGR,WEDNESHAI, FEBRUARY 18,1863.
• ailir Having purchased for our office the " Right" to use
D iek's Accountant and Dispatch Patent, all, or nearly all,
of our subscribers now have their papers addressed to them
regularly by a singularly 'unique machine, which fastens
On the white margin a small colored "address stamp," or
label, whereon aprzars their name plainly printed. Allowed
by the date upto wadi they have paid for their papers—this
being authorized by an Act of Congress. The date will
always be advanced on the receipt of subscription money,
in exact accordance with the amount so received, and thus
be an ever-ready and valid receipt; securing to every one,
and at all times, a perfect knowledge of his newspaper ac
count, so that if any error is made he can immediately de
gat it and have it corrected—a boon alike valuable to the
publisher and subscriber, as it must terminate all painful
taistanderstandings between them respecting accounts, and
hut tend to perpetuate their important relationship.
IV' Those in ar7114141 will please rep.
Dinners for the Soldiers.—The Pittsburgh
Subsistence Committee have opened a'new
dining room on Liberty Street, near the
Depot, where from thirty to fifty soldiers
are furnished with meals daily. They are'
mostly the sick and wounded who are seek
ing their homes. This is a .Worthy bene
furction. It not only sustains the body,
but•'Cheers the spirit of our brave and suf
fering soldiers. Citizens furnish gratui
tously the means.
, history of the Reformation in the Time of
taliin.—The Messrs. CARTER, of New
_York, are about issuing two additional vol
umes of the History of the Reformation,
by the, celebrated J. H. MERLE D'AUBTONE,
D.D. A few of the proof sheets of the
first of the two volumes are now before us.
We anticipate much pleasure, ere long, in
the perusal of the work. It will be pecu
liarly interesting to Protestants and Amer
icans. The elements of political liberty
and evangelical liberty will be found corn
hined in the record. Geneva may be well
regarded as the cradle of liberty. England
thence drew her'best principles, and learn
ed her most valua.ble lessons, and from
England liberty passed over to these States.
As our laws do not duly protect the
rights of foreign authors, we request our
readers to supply themselves with the work,
as published by the Messrs. CARTERS.
They have arranged with Dr. D'AuniusE
to publish the work, he to share in the pa:
cuniary proceeds. This is just, and should
have its influence with men who love mag-
nanimity. -
'The books will be forwarded to Pitts
burgh as soon as issued, and notice will
-doubtless be promptly given.
STATE LUNATIC HOSPITAL.
The Twelfth Annual Report of this ex
cellent Institution, which is located near
Harrisburgh, is before us.
There have been, within the year 1862,
under the care of the Institution, three
hundred and eighty-nine oases. Of these,
thirty-four were restored to health, and
thirty were discharged partially improved.
The general health of the patients has been
good.
In the manifestation of benevolence to
ward the unhappy beings who suffer from
mental disease, Pennsylvania takes a prom
inent position. The Report says:
The,Trustees feel it to be, not only a
great satisfaction to refer to the prosperous
and flourishing condition of this noble In
ititntion in all its operations, but are deep
ly impressed with the evidence it furnishes
of progressive science and the enlightened
philanthropy of the present, age. And to
Pennsylvania is due the credit of having
founded the first institution in America for
the special' care and treatment of the in
sane:' The .Provincia.l Assembly of Penn
sylvania passed an act of incorporation, in
1752, under the title, ' The Contributors of
the Pennsylvania Hospital.' This charter
provided` not only for the relief of persons
suffering from general diseases, but also for
the 4 reception and cure of lunatics!.
44 That . germ which was planted in Phil
-4447 a, in 1752, has now developed to a
it
. ' ?maturity, and is looked upon at
tils: ,j. and alma mater of nearly half a
wt. red institutiens, of a similar character,
&ter d over this continent."
, lto,) .e t
:.OiL 0 JOHN CIIRWEN is the Superinten
dent and Physician, and to him all commu
nications relative to admission sould be di
rected.
TIN SOUTHERN RDBELLION A 'MBE.
This is the title of a Thanksgiving Ser
mon by Rev. WILLIAM B. STEWART, of
Pobtstown, Pa.
What the result of the rebellion may be,
years hence, is unknown to man; but tlius
:has evidently failed of accomplishing
its purposes. In nearly two years of strife,
It flit made no advances beyond the terri
toiyfOr which it first struck. It has rath
er lost much of what it seemed to have.
It has failed in Maryland, Kentucky, and
Missouri. It has lost a large part of Vir
giiiiand Tennessee; and parts of nearly
ill the other States.
- ..In the North: it hoped for political di
visions which world be utterly paralysing.
In'this it has failed. There are divisions,
but pot such as the South anticipated.
!It has failed in obtaining foreign recog
iitiori, and military aid. It calculated
:tiutt the COnfederacy would be at once ac
.v,r,
:knowledged as a nation, treaties of com
meree contracted, and the blockade of its
ports raised. In all efforts to these ends
unsuccessful.
Nat to the fact that the rebellion is a
failure,' Mr. STEWART offers thanks that
the legitimate object of the war has not
tbe*perverted by the Government. This
'Objeet'be regards as " a restoration of the
rebel States to that same Union from which
.they .have. withdrawn," and,a " subjection
to.the,.same Constitution against which
they have rebelled." . He can " pray for
! the success of, our arms, only so long as the
war is prosecuted for the maintenance of
the Constitution and the Union."
. _
Air. STEWART, however, does not regard
the Sei)tember Proclamation of freedom as
41.-EIPPPAtgre from " the legitimate object of
Alieffsiar!ls Ale-even gives thanks for the
Itiosiietifoott-th`e - :4trieval , of slivery from
the United States."
LEVITY AT PEE CLOSE OF WORSHIP.
There are, perhaps, but few things more
unbecoming, than light behaviour while
retiring from the house of worship. There '
is no use in a long face." A glad heart
whose joys shall radiate from the counte
nance, is rather the portion of the truly
devout Christian, when he closes his com
munion with God.. Nor would we restrict
the saint, at such a time, to entire silence.
Then, if ever, he may speak, and speak
cheerily. What we object to is levity—
light behaviour, the foolish jest, the giddy
laugh.
°Mimes the minister of God, having
labored for the people a whole week, comes
before them on Sabbath with the fruits of
his toil. He instructs, warns, exhorts,
woos, by all the dread realities of judg
ment, and all the delights of heavenly
love. He feels deeply. He thinks that
good is being done. The audience is at
tentive; seemingly thoughtful. He re
joices in anticipating precious fruit. But
alas, no Sooner has he uttered the benedic
tion, than he witnesses frivolous behaiiour.
He has labored in vain,
.and spent his
strength for nought. His heart sinks.
Some of the saddest moments thelatthful
minister has, are at the close of . his most
ardent pUblic services, and are caused by.
the levity of those whose souls' salvation
he is endeavoring to accomplish: The
wicked one has already caught that which
was sown in. their heart.
DEPARTED SPIRITS.
The place, condition, and employments
of the soul in its separate state, form •a
subject of deep interest, and occupy much
of the time of the speculative and fanci
ful. It is right that much time should be
consecrated to the concerns of futurity;
not speculatively and fancifully, however,
but in making preparation, each for the ac
count he is to render and the joy which he
desires. And in all this, the plain teach
ings of God's word area a sufficient guide.
One possible employment of the departed
is, the guiding and admonishing of those
left behind. We say possible, but think
it does not reach to the lowest degree of
probability. A SUBSCRIBE puts the fol
lowing questions : " ' Do the glorified spir
its of men, after their removal from this
world, become ministering spirits, and as
such return to this world ? Is there Scrip
ture sufficient to support this doctrine?
Is this doctrine generally believed by the
Presbyterian Church ?"
Our Confession of Faith, Chap. XXXII,
Sec. 1., says:
" The bodies of men, after death, re
turn to dust and see corruption; but their
souls, (which neither die nor sleep,) having
an immortal subsistance, immediately re
turn to God who gave them. The souls of,
the righteous, being then made perfect in
holiness, are received into the highest
heavens, where they behold the face of God
in light and glory, waiting for the full re
demption of their bodies : and the souls: of
the wicked are cast into hell, where they
remain' in torments and utter darkness, re
served to the judgment of the great day.
Besides these two places for souls separated
from their bodies, the Scripture acknowl
edgeth none."
There is no Scripture which, would jUS•
tify an affirmative answer to the question.
proposed.
SOUTHERN STUDENTS.
Literary institutions never flourished
very remarkably at the South. We shall
not attempt to inquire for the reasons.
The fact is, as stated. A large' proportion
of their young men were sent to Northern
Schoch. But still, they, had a few Theo
logical Seminaries, with some thirty to six
ty students each ; and several colleges, with
an attendance of fifty to two hundred.
For several years, after the seeds 'of se
cession had been sown and while the bale
ful plant was growing to maturity, efforts
many and zealous were made to increase
and foster their own institutions of learn
ing. The schemers saw that this would
tend to disunion, and would be
_;a necessity
after separation. .
The war, however, has had a terrible ef
fect in reducing the number of young men
who Seek an education. - We see it stated
that the Theological Seminary at Colum
bia, S. C, opened its current session with
but four • students, and Union Seminary,
Virginia, with but two. It is probable
that a few may have entered afterwards;
but still what a condition !
Of their Colleges, several suspended op
erations, and others have been very slimly
attended. For'instance, Davidson Cellege,
N. C., one of the best endowed and most
flourishing, has but twenty-five. The con
scription for the army takes every able-bod
ied youth of eighteen years •and upwards.
THE TINES, AND SIGNS OF TEE TIMES
This is the title of the. Baccalaureate
Sermon of Rev. JOHN W. SCOTT, D.D.,
President' of Washington College,' Pa., to
the Graduating Class of 1862.' ' It is
founded on ,1., Chron.• xii : 32—" Which
were men that had, understanding of the
times ;" and on Matt. ivi 3—" Can ye
not discern the signs of the times;?
With such Scriptures before hiin, the
preacher would feel bound to speak of ex
isting events and their indications, and
henceßof the civil war which mow rages,its
causes and its bearings. .
The subject is utterly to"O'eXtensive to be
treated with fulness in .one sermon. Dr.
SCOTT notes
,this, and then concentrates
his thoughts on the'subject of. slavery, as a
moral-evil, the cause of the war, and doomed
to'perish. The subject is treated plainly,
ably, and boldly. The preacher ; does not
hesitate to call slavery a sin, a moral evil;
but an evil which • in certain circumstances
must be tolerated , . In this he differs "radi
cally " from Abolitionists. He looks upon
them "'in common, with other • extremists,
as involved in great error," Dr. SCOTT
would express i his. sentiments'in •the deliv
erance of the :"General Assembly of.
18'1 ; 8.
reSPOnseV) the feettidopY
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1863.
of the sermon for publication, Dr. SCOTT
makes some excellent remarks on the
province of the Pulpit, in such matters.
He says :
"GENTLEMEN :—The manuscript of the
Sermon which you request for publication
is herewith placed at your disposal. This
is done with the more readiness,
" 1. Because the Sermon referred to has,
perhaps, been misapprehended ; certainly
it has been very grossly misrepresented.
"2. Because, while the Press justly
claims freedom of opinion, and the freeex,
pression of it, some public papers seem to
forget that the Pulpit is equally entitled to
a free expression of opinion—to say nothing
of the ministers duty "not to shun, to de
clare all the cuunsel of God," without fear
or favor, as he himself understands it; not
as some 'bigoted political partizan, whose
piety is somewhat occasional, and rather spas
modic even then, would officiously under
stand it for him. Like the angel at the pool
of Bethesda, the faithful minister must go
down at the proper season, and ,trouble the
water, or there will always be around him
" a great multitude of impotent folk, of
blind, bah, withered," whose infirmities
will remain unhealed.
" 3." Because the subject of "American
Slavery, though a political question in the
wide. and proper sense of politics .---a sense
which connects it.with the problem of our
national existence, and therefore makes it
equally the concern of all political parties
—is essentially a moral and religious ques
tion, and only incidentally connected with
party politics. It is therefore evidently
'wrong to, ianore this subject in the pulpit,
Because of the outcry against political
preaching raised by unprincipled derna
gogues and unreasoning partisans. 'The
keeping out of the pulpits subjects so es
sentially connected" with the moral and
political life of the nation, and with the
peace, unity and religions life 'of the
Church as the subject of slavery, is a Meat
cunningdevice of Satan, Which has already
wrought unspeakable evil: This ignoring
of plavery because 'merely incidentdlly
connected with party polities, though- Caen
daily connected with - the' niorala, religion
and very life of the nation, is going even
beyond the demands of Satan's own rule
of taking an ell •when allowed an inch.
This is permitting him to take the sub-'
staizce, when he has 'merely the accident, :
and. has THAT, only on the monstrous .as
sumption. that the politics of'nations aye
under his peculiar care and administration.
"The author of this Sermon fully 'be
lieves in rebuking the impudence of 'Satan
herein, and in speaking out for the honor
of Him whose ri,qht it-is . to rule, by caus
ing the principles* of his religion"to pervade
the affairs of all nations, their' politics in
cluded, and thus to be really the salt of the
earth. The author believes in Speaking
out for the honor of ' Chrisit's Crown and
Kingdom,' 'even in
. the pulpits"-of christ's
'o2en house ' ; believes in Instrueting the
people in 'nll the - counsel Of• God; how
ever it may fare with partisan political
platforms of whatever:name; or with those
who can see nothing ill-politics higher, bet
ter, nobler , than the triumph of party, with
its accompanying spoils." -
Preachers, however, must be careful not
to carry this matter too far. They must
declare " the whole counsel of God;" and
also 74 rightly divide the Word," not
dwelling unduly on any one subject. We
would have Olier , pastor not shun anything
upon which Jesus and his apostles Spoke;
but we would prefer that he Should take up
the subject of slavery not
. more than once
in a long time. We assert our rights; and
we contend for them earnestly; but still,
we would use them with discretion.
EASTERN SUMMARY.
THE Maine correspondent of the Bos
.
ton Recorder may be relied upon for infor
mation, which we have no reason to doubt,
though he seems to us somewhat enthusias
tic in his descriptions, Bangor TheolOgical
Seminary is certainly not defective on the
score of Professors. He thus writes :
" Dr." Pond, the Nester of the institu
tion,, whose eye is always' out for' its inter
eats, and whose tongue never tires to plead
for it abroad, nor toteach and leeture with
in its walls, the safe Man, the' sound man,
the hopeful, the practical, indefatigable
and hearty man ; and' Sh,ephard, the Her
'miles of the quill, with trip lfainittered
force in oratoryHnodest, gentle; genuine,
strong and athletic in' thought and `heart;
'and - Smith, half concealed in his booksi
pure in his tastes, learned in his department,
and incomparable as teacher and interpre - -
ter of theq)riginal languages; and Harris,
clear headed, well-balanced' in thought and
systein, with a symmetrical, clearly defined
and balanced scheme of theology, having
no hobbies, nor extravagances, never caught
in Confusion or nipping in thelecture,-room,
and powerful in defence of truth' every
where; these men fill the chairs of instrue
don."
AN INTERESTING WOTIE. of grace is pro
gressing,in the r .pastoral.eharge, of Rev. T.
N. Haskell, in East Boston. On Sabbath
before last, seventeen new 'members were
added to the 'aura, most of whom are
heads of families. Other cases of hopeful
conversion are reported.
A wurrEu in the Methodist, in referring
to the unfavorable impression respecting
the people of Nevi-England which _soex
tensively prevails,,remarks: •
" Soberly and literally' may it-be said
that =thee mass' of the people, in no - ' other
community , on. the globe; have. better pro
visions of education and of religion? in
struction, MOTO social orindiistrial`adlanee
ment, more comfortable homes, more.vf
what constitutes the intrinsic) improvdreent
and happiness of 'a people; than the Amei
'Wan States founded by-the Puritan
BOSTON Daily Adveftiser, in no
tieing the death of its late senior editor,
Nathan, Hale, furnishes the following,
along with other interesting "statistics con
cerning the• &Ceased •
." Mr. Hale was born in Westhattipton,
Aug. ; 10, 17,84. He received his name
fiorn'his father's Brother, the patriot spy,of
the Revolution. He was graduated atWil-
Hams College in 1804, and Studied law at
Troy, N. Y, ;He was the first journalist to
Introduce .as a regular feature editerial
Comments upon passing events and disena
slims of public topics. Formerly the ueVis
papers had generally been conduete - ±l:by
printers who inserted articles from contrib
utors under various signatures, without un
dertaking to, express ppiniOns of their own.
"31r. Hale was One of the club ; ' which
'founded the Norih.:Americkn: Revfeio, and
''of 'Which foindera - the o4ns' n
aminer."
NEW-ENGLAND.
TAE VENERABLE Josiah Quincy attained
his 7linety-first year the other day. Two
well known merchants of Boston, both over
four-score, who were of his military family
when he commanded the Hussars, paid
their respects to their former Chief, not
withstanding the extreme cold. The unit
ed ages of the three gentlemen exceed the
period that has elapsed since the landing of
the Pilgrims."
THE WORCESTER Horticultural Society
have reported the following as the best
kinds of apples for general cultivation :
Mother Hubbardston Nonesuch, Rhode
Island Greening, Baldwin, Roxbury Rus
set, Tolman's Swecting, Red Astrachan,
Duchess of Oldenburg, Williams Early,
Early Bough, Porter, and Gravenstein.
N E W-YORK.
IN AN Annorx, on the order of church
services, the Methodist complains of a dis
position manifested by many in the denom
ination to which it belongs, to invert the
Divine order, and to assign to preaching a
position inferior to that ,of the prayer
meeting;the class-meeting, and the Sabbath
School: It maintains truly that the public
Preaching of the Word by the regular min
ister is the Divinely appointed instrumen
tality in the great, work of human salva
tion, and that the other services must
be sithordinated to this.
Is it not to be feared that, as Preshyte
,
rians, we are chargeable, not with the sin
of unduly magnifying the importance , of
the preaching of the - Word, but of under
rating that of the more private services,
especially the Meeting for prayer ?
THE WELL-KNOWN "T. li t 0." has die
following in the last Evangelist, respecting
the celebrated revivalist, Rev. E. P. Ham;
"Her is. a stout, genial-faced, warm
hearted, earnest young roan, with an ac
quired Scotch brogue, and ,a'mest capital
Seotch habit of interlarding his addresses
with copious Scripture allusions = holding
his picket Bible in his hand while he is
speaking. - . 11.is strong points are his un
tiring ardor in winning souls, his orthodox
presentation of the sinner's guilt, of Christ's
atonement, and-the Spirit's work, and his
pleasant, tractable temper in working with
pastors and Sunday School superintendents.
His weak points arp ,an excessive pulpit
garrulity, and a tendency to substitute
mere , hortatory appeals and:revival anec
dotes for logical, instructive. exhibition of
the Gospel s * * * seasons of
awakening, many an over-driven, pastor
may find in, Bro. Hammond a cordial,
earneSt, and delightful co-laborer in the
harvest work; of the Holy Spirit!. Yet
theTastor who is weak, enough to, send-::for
him, or for any other evangelist or apostle,
solely.to . produce a revival,' must fail just
as ignominiously,,as he de,serves. Revivals
come from within. a Church, and frograbove
it; never from the tongues of, ready
- speakers!'
As "'T. L. C." evidently. stands fair with
the Independent, being a prominent con
tributor to its - columns we commend to the
attention of that journal the coneluding
sentence, so similar in sentiment : to the one
it lately took us to. task for expressing.
The'sentiment is surely in strict - aceord
,
ance with the Gospel,"and the only one that
can be .consistently entertained ,on the sub
ject.
IN HIS LETTERS fTern the City, TretiMns
Prime, of the Observer, furnishes some
interesting, information respecting the New-
York City libraries. After noticing some :
*hat .particularly. the New-York Society,
the Mercantile, the :Historical and' the As
tor Libraries, he remarks :
" In these four libraries there are now
more than 300,000 yolumes; all the libra
ries in the immediate vicinity of each oth
er, all of them open to men of letters, to
strangers, and to the public; on =the most
liberal and proper terms, so that the City
of New-York, with allits commercial idol
atry, is richly supplied with the most abun
dant material, for. the- , scholar or the' mil;
Lured: man:of leisure who finds his highest
intellectual enjoyment in the pursuit of
knowledge among the weills of the learned
men of former generations.
'Besides these' great libraries, We have
in our Colleges and Theological Semina
ries, extensive collections of books that are
easily accessible, _and their riches ,would
eXhaust a whole letter if I shohletinder
take to deaCribe them." ' •
A REPORT lately appeared in, the Even
ing Post, of a meeting for treasonablipur
poses, in which the former ,Senioreditbr
and proprietor of the ObiVrvei., Mr. S. E.
Morse,.;Fas represented as having 'taken 'a
prominent partocting .even as the chair
man of-the caucus of " conspirators." Mr!
Morse has published a 'Card, 'in' Web tie
unqualifiedly denies that there is any foun
dation whatever for the, opprobrious charge
of the Post's reporter. " .. •
We quote from the car 4, the following
paragraph, which breathes forth the spirit
of the true patriot, however open tO..eriti
cism it may be in its allusion:to the exten
sion and the perpetuation ofiregro slavery.
Addressing the Post, Mr. Morse says , '
The article of your reporter must leave
the impression' on the Minds of your_ read
ers that I symptithise, opinion,.,. with
rebek. and.. seceslionistq. Messrs.
Editors; 911 whe)rnow my polillicalopinima
know that I regard this slaveliolders'.r4el-
lion as wholly unjustifiable, foolish and
wicked; that ' 1 "'edit thrleetriiin . of the
right of secession to be untenable and ru
inous; and that -I am, in short, an uncon
ditional. Unionist, believing that thejmme
diate emanCipation of all the slaves ,at . the
South, on one hand, or, on the other, the
unreetikted extension Of neve slavery
would, either of them, be a very light evil,
when• compared with pt the -
American Union,: by it recognition. of ,the
independence of the Southern Confederacy.
I see in Such a•division our Union only
the mid. of republican liberty Ihrougheut
the ; world, and the establishment on this
continent of two or more military_ , despot.
lima; Withimniense standing armies,
Imp
porteA yme ess systems ofcons9rlp ton
and taxation ;and these despotisms, in con.
stunt nonfliet; with each other, carrying every
form of woe to every part of the land:
. 1
am in favor, therefore , of a vigorous , prose=
cation of the war , for the restoration of the
Union; and with a wise policy and a true
strategy, I believe ' Messrs. Editprs, that
ate.. rebellion can be speedily, put down,
with little expense of, life'and treasUre---.
and so put dOwn that the staveholders will
remain.quietly, with their slaves '
ownPlaritations, an never :rebel
,aga l in to
the elienr "*" "
MR. A. T. STEWART, the princely dry
goods merchant of New-York City, is about
re-building and rearranging his downtown
establishment. Mr. Stewart is now esti
mated to be worth $17,000,000, with a
yearly business large enough to make forty
dry-goods houses, with a business of half a
million a year to each.
CHARLES S. STRATTON ( Gen. Tom
Thumb,) was married on Tuesday the 10th
inst., to Miss Lavinia Warren, at Grace
church. The diminutive couple had a re
ception at the Metropolitan Hotel after the
wedding, and in the evening were honored
with a serenade.
PHILADELPU lA.
ONE of the evening Philadelphia papers
furnishes the following in regard to a well
known minister of our Church :
" We regret to learn that the Rev. Dr.
John lkleDowell, the venerable senior pas
tor of the Spring Garden Presbyterian
church, is now lying very ill at his resi
dence in this city, and to all appearance
rapidly approaching his end. For nearly
sixty years, he has occupied prominent and
important positions in the, religious world,
and been closely identified with , the various
benevolent operations of the , day. He is
the oldest pastor in this city
•
His removal will sander another, of the few
remaining links ,between the present and
the past.generation."
EVROPOII CORRESPONDENCE
Deputation, to, the American Anahasiador-,Hon. and
Rev. R. TV. Noel's sympathy with the North=-
Dr." -Whalely's Letter to Nrs. Stowe---Southern
Abuse of England—Sorrow for the-Slain—Da
" Corner Stone" of the South, anti:Liverpool--
Lord Russet's offer to the Pope Refuseil-7Napo
leonill. and I percent. The Prus
aim?, King and Chambers—The German Gambling
-Tables: and their :Horrors—Fresh Notes of a Visit
to. ‘Cornwall-Marriage and "The Devonshire
- . LONDON, January 28;1862.
A DEPUTATION bas gone up to the
American 'Ambassador in London, headed
by Mr. Evans, the Chairman of the Eman
cipation Society, and composed of a "num
her of respectable and excellent men, to
assure the representative of the 'United
States at tthe Court of Great Britain, that
the policy pursued by President Lincoln,
and especially in its bearings on the aboli
tion of slavery, had their entire approba
tion. The most prominent and noted per
son in this Deputation was a the Hon. and
Rev. Baptist W. Noel. He took an' emi
nent part in the agitation in England
which ended in the overthrow of 'West
India Slavery in the year 1839. Mr.-Noel
expressed his sympathy with , the "Presi
dent's emancipation policy in decided
terms, and declared strongly his desire for
its entire success. The Ambassador, in
thanking the Deputation, said thatit would
give him 'exceeding gratification - to; com
municate their address to Mr. Lincoln; and
gratefully referred to other recent demon
strations of a similar character. -
The Times newspaper. was severely
handled by members of the Deputation,
for its pro:slavery proclivities and its
misrepresentations, and it was distinctly
and definitely denied that it ever repre
sented, on this question; the feelings and
views of the great majority of the nation.
That is what myself have always main
tained. The - ';Tintes has been veering
round, and- now declares :that it never
doubted .but that - the civil war in America
Would. break up the institution of slavery.
. THE . AROMBIBEIGIB OP DUBLIN Dr.
Whitely, kali Written (and published) a
letter ,to.lirs. Harriet B. Stowe. No donbt
'gat energetie lady had Written to his
4vace. Cahn eandid colorleis as to any
'expression of opinion, 'end indeed - declining
Jo - offer any °ph:lieu,: pro or con., Dr.
'WTkately explains whifby this time,i)nght
"t .be Pretty,,well kaolin in Apericia; - why,
how it was that , there was reticence;
an& comparatively. little
.symp = athy ior :so
*king ft time With the Federal ' cause, and
the Northern invasion of the South. These
X.elsorlS were—l hive . not the Arehbiiiiop's
letter before me- 7 the unhaPpy , affair of the
. 2Vent;.tbe threati employed by Tress
as to the invasion' and' annexation. of ;Can
ida-,and. above the belief, se OneriLl'in
this` country, that it was not the abolition of
was . the end of the war. It
is not necessary 'foi. me to say anytlilng.oli
these q4estiOns now.. Events and Win*
never were at our disposal.
THE Richmond Examiner cannot restrain
- its rage against England for not recognizing
the . South. Whatever diplomacy may be
required to do, and that in a. frank and
.kindly spirit,• will be 'done , by Lord Lyons,
at -Washington. The..ealamitons loss>l'ofr
lifain 'fern:lesson) deeply grieies.ienil,-herri
fies the_people .here.; is_ no wonder:
that, on, . the grounds of humanity alone,
there should l ba,analous longings that peace
should erelong 'cili"Pe. 'Bit' ail godly men
feel that it is the' Lordia controversy; ;and
'that heiilorie can still the tempest, and in
doing tie, -bring glory to his Name, rebuke
the proud - wholraffic in 'human 'flesh, and
•in the .name°Phis 'Mord dare to say that
slavery • onelf rightly'to toe " the corner
stone' of a Southern - Republic. That, if
persisted in, will make the' Southern cause,
whether victorious or draggled in.the mire
of defeat, hateful in spite of "chivalry,"
brilliant Generalship; or soldierly- daring.
.It is too late in the - day to put. back the
handi in-the clock of time, and! to stereo
type- forever that
. which.- all' disinterested
men must deplore 3'B inconsistent with the
rights of ;& Mr. Silence; a Liverpool
merchant-who:writes letters of :great 'plans
4bility in' the Times, (with.-.the `signature
" S., )`-tried haid, at a meeting of :Liver.:
'peel merchants, last week, to - hoodviink-and
• lead-off' on a false scent. , 'llleoakiserted:that
the Snith would be readylo . .aboliskisla.
very. If ever it has the power' to do so,
and if'then it sets free its. slaves, , it 'will be
•not from` principle,: but froth- , self-interest;
arid - froni 'the fear of elie'execration of the
civilized world. -
r
1 1140 ELL,during the'PFaiamen-
..'tiu , ii . recois',:4B been sending good advi ce 'to; 'the":Pope. • Mo: warned him,' throdik
the Britisl - theiie D'Atfaiire,s at . ROme,
that, the Itillade were likely to pail
'
aided measures , ere long,
for e securing
of their . Capital, and he thed offered . te the
Pope protection, shelter, and
.iden'Ce in
'the ieland of. Malta. . The blnetelf
- had one day said to Mr. Ordo Rosalie the
close of an it.i*iielirVWSdicti; dear 'Mr.
Russel; I may one da.tr . *4oto,'Reek
`shelter in ' Great' Biitaln." ' This the
6Adreoo4acli the
aboia,pieixisa): ' But when it,iris formally
'brought ; before •Paidinal Antonelli the
Poie'sPaster and the
.gecretary of State,
it was coolly intimated that . such a' thing
as leaving Rome, or' accepting &a Offer sim
ilar to that *lle,:
,eohld hot be conichn_
p 44 1 1.. • • :"
Tlie
French 'bass are,,quita.iii a . flutter
abOat this affaii, as it litt 3 ,:!.4fir . pride to
.that if the 'Pope ,*ere 9blfged Co
could"'
anraot France ' l E ni?of iefe g
~
or you, sir, were the Pope, certes, I should
much rather betake myself to the shelter of
England or the United States, than put
myself in the power of Napoleon 111., who
has done more than any man living to
knock the crazy edifice of the temporal
power to pieces. his uncle, Napoleon 1.,
'as we all know, made one of his Generals
seize Pope Pius VII., hurry him across to
Fontanbleau, and there detained him as a
State prisoner. The present Emperor will
hardly dare to go so far. No; for what
would Eugenie say and look? And as to
French bishops and clergy, they would not
hesitate to conspire against the man, and
see cut off without pity, him who dared to
touch " the Lord's Anointed." Bat it is
more than probable that he is the destined
instrument to crush into poirder a sover
eignty which has " called evil good.;".
which has in the name of Christ, set up
and maintained by bayonets and blood, by .
chicane and imposture, " a kingdom " that
is of this world, and.whose history proves
that it was " earthly, sensual, devilish," in
the " wisdom" that founded, cherished, and
endorsed it
THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS have met
once more, and a message or speech from
the throne was read to them by the'Prime
Minister. It was an . attempt to conceal
despotism under the mask of moderation
of tone, instead of those threats that the
martial and pig-headed King is so apt to
employ. lie will indeed cause to be laid
before the two chambers a, communication
in reference to the revenue' and expendi. !
ture• of fast, year, and also modified war
budgets -for 1863 and 1864; t There- will
also be proposed a change in the laws as to
military service. But the servile addresses
got up`during the recess by-the nobles and
army officers were the' suggestion of the
Sing, - and at!this - moment 'the Chamber of
Deputies regards him' and - his 'ministers 'as
truly the enemies of constitutional liberty,
and of the exclusive right of ,the Lower
House to control the supplies, as they ever
Were before. There is a • little .bad blood
between Prussia and Austria, and the King
and his party , like this as well as to keep
up' their , pretensions 'to interfere with Den
mark as to Schleswig' . Hdlstein, because
they help to direct attention away from
home affairs. This is an old trick; it-is
well understood in Prussia and'all free
countries applaud the attitude bothof the
people and - their deputies.
'ha GAMBLING TABLES of Germany,- of
whose disastrous results each year give
fresh eiridence and looking on the players
at which at Wisbaden and Ems I myself
ere now have seen the development andre
sultsof this forM of vice, are not 'let
aborAed. These Abominations W and 'hor=
fors arise from the vile, covetous''Men of
the petty sovereigns of Germany: . The
'Grand Duke of Baden and the_Duke Of
Nassau, are preeminently the transgressors
FROM CORNWALL I coOtinne- to.,,wrAte
lon having since. my list .letter spent se,v- .
erd days in ; Falmouth, whose , ',fine - harbor
was first.prized by Sit Walter Raleigh ftoM
-his voyage to Virginia, he having at once
begun. to erect-a. town : there.. :The hills
around this ..town the, slopes, and aboye.
the Southern suburbs.overlooking;the
ish. channel, behind which rise terraces and
villaSiin. whose :gardens; and:grounds you.
find tropical- plants almost. in. flower,-.can
gather' lowers. :emir ; at, this ‘,senseri. . of :the .
year,--all these, with. the Northern.aaburbS;
the bay of St. Mawes i and the .thriVing
town of Peuryn (where. :areprepared, from
the qtarries around, splendid, shafts „and
solumns of solid, polished granite—that
for example lately erected- in.
,the:Royal .
Mausoleum in Windsor , Park; and : that .also
being got ready for 2 monumental-,erection
at. Strattifieldsaye in.' (honor' of the -great
.Duke of Wellington,). are -.full 'Ofintetest
to a stranger;',
I havealsobeenlia:the .mining, regions
-of Cornwall, .and have had.-xepeated,:evi=
dentes of the .permanent ~ 'resu.lts!of,:i the
'boys of John :Wesley; over this whole coon- .
try. The people, are orderly an&quiet
there is7lese , crimo 'here. ;than rin any other
part. of , England, arid!' of vital religion: the
.evidences {area-found' in ,delight in the Ordi
tnimees of -God and - othisbouse in sohrit
ety, and, fetdy. piety;., and in :remarkable,
liberOlity, to LOhrißtiaagiltial#P4s
both at home and; abroad, ant:Lamont JeWS
as-Nell, as Gentiles:" : * TherfGottisb.) , people
are a . warmhearted rac6,--and ~ t ery hospita
ble.. The Wesleyan Ministers in.,,their Cir
cuit and , pastoral 'labor, ore. indeedtoilets.
They are often out, at night -making.long
;walks , over. ; :bleak, hills, wet -roada r And a
damp, atmosphere; to and .preaeh,
bag
.stationsi 'They. hatie ; an immense
.4umber, of.,ehnrch Members 1,07 attend .to;
44.7:have,. to. celebrate •,:theAord's: : Slipper
'?gory, frequently;', because', the-distance -.Tram
any one centreis.comiderable, 4 lttequires
a maniof 1 - vigorous co,,nstitution to.„. bear up;
and , even ,-, he .is I :Almost - :,bt,oken
- down,,_ • 1.-
-The-Wesleyins, form: the, overwhelming
, majority-,of
_the-, population. have , -seen
in twO.pliees the, fruits -of tecent t and. real
-revival, Ana a-devotedness ac,well,as, joy
fulness, among .young convertsOrin.dredto
whatwas manifested in Ulster in 1859
TM:MINING DISTRICTS are both rich
'!And t eitensive in Cornwall. There pre . a
few sores in and around Itedrith, - . near
Truro, which has probably aTeencentnition
of subterranean treasure greater—iwith the
exception of California and
thin any eitent of soil . thriinghont
the 'woirld!':'; Gold , in - *all' quingties has
been found *tong, the,o;94g'; c over AISO
is occasionally' dieoovereit in: the fnikitin of
the
„tin ore. . But copper and tinrak,abue
. deni k and "are shipped from Ali in
,634 aP,A z .. l4 P•r 7 .gei . Ines; to
World. Tie' Cornish. miner le:,-geuerallii
atliletie‘and aatiie. He spends' frbir.,he
to nnder ,gikmnd ' -:6;e
cial4ps are not knotvn here se that 'the
safety -lamp of that great Cori* oitin; Sir
HUMPhfey Davy is `not required; iii' bs`na
five county. The miner Carries
burning in - front of his capi ' The doil
in the mines' is .e
and t
al*ay , s
so, hot that hel t
p Obliged ii•:atilii:
-aolf meat
of his olOthes, and . even. epi ki i in 'violent
;perk:4o4On. Ilint.iiiiner. m *Old Ain at
3:n* of age• s miniii towiie•toitin
ep s eculatiole: :14e 'gate
and elsewhere .13,91itiO1A;Miii,es
'Ong 'fruitful sudderik *40044
new ones sank With.trillfaut ProspeCie are
found 'to VC. a delision
, Ininiense quanti4eir of 'e , speoially; Of
pilchards, which come in elicd4Oenasional4
ly enrich the' eopls.. eon, also, lymg
soutlarn,e4osurqii: je,'naitiirthe
Isles in 'the Chanel,' tlie:'4ertiesi th y
e
I .ingdeni, as :to tile ',„Prlidnelign, brocoli
`and' other vegetables for . 'the Mar
mid e4irjallittie • qt, fiom
th!# 'region:exile up th e fine ortilriegeta
.lps which ast o nish 'the Visitor' to 'Covent
third - en . market in MarCh April , and- A
an
:.which are so prized by those fes
who love to have something
•atiatt.earch:e their dinierk' '
erigin is elearly,44l% 6
149i1 1
'tir'entaigionleitiirda: ° Rat iN
old names, both of people and places, 1.1,,
stone crosses, and the Holy wells—all aii
indications of this. I have met here t h,
Rev. Dr. Knowles, a Wesleyan minister oP
eminence, who is distinguished as a g(. 0 1 0.
mist and antegnarian, and finds himself at
home in these regions. The old Cornish
dialect is fast disappearing, but
"The rude remains of high antiquity,"
in connexion with historic scenes anti
transactions, meet the eye of the tourist
everywh ere.
Devonshire is the nearest county to Corn
wall. In passing through it, on my w „ 3 .
from London, I caught glimpses of 0,
narrow, long, winding, ofttimes muddy
" Devonshire lanes," which are identified
with that region. These lanes have ge e .
erally such high hedges and fences that
there is no getting out of them, (or or,,
them); you must go on 19 the end. And
BO a Devonshire clergyman has humorously
and suggestively given to the world the
following:
"HOW 81A.Z111.3.6'5. IS £I88..& DEVONSSiIIitE LANE
a Devonshire lane, as I trotted along,
T' other day, much in want of a subject for song
Thinks I to myself I have hit on a strain :
Sure marriage is much Lae a Devonshire lane.
"in the first place, 'tie long, and when you are
in it,
It holds yoa as fast as a cage does a linnet.;
For howeverrough..and dirty the road may be
found, -
Drive forward you mat; there is no turning.
round. : -
gi Bit though Ifs se.long, it is not very wide,
For two are the most that together can, ride;
And e'en then Tie *a Cliance'brit they get in r,
bother,
And jostle, end cross, and ran foal of seek other.
, g Oft, poverty meets than with mendieent looks,
And•eare Pushes by them, o'erledei with crooks:
And strife's grazing wheels try between them tc,
pass An d Stul;borriness blocks np the way en her ass.
4 , Then the banks.are so high to the left hand
and right,
That they shut up tike beatttieti around them from
sight - -
And la - enon you'll allow 'tis..an inference plain,
That marriage is just like.a Pevonallive lane.
ButNllhilis - I,' too, theft 'banks within which
we are pent,
With bid, blossom, and berry, are richly he
sprent:
And the ,r,onjag,al fenee which_ forbids us to roam.
Looks lovely, when, dealt7d_ with the comforts of
home. - '
"In the rocklargleorrry crevice. the bright holly
The ivy waves fresh W r ier the withering vese
And the ever-green love of a virtuous wife
Soothes the roughnetie of cheers the Winter
of life.
" Then longhe the journey, and narrow the way,
I'll rejoice that rve seldoni a turnpike to pay;
And whateer others say, be the last to complain.
Though marriage is just like a Devonshire lane. -
-
And. so kcal:kelp&, =hoping that the fore
going will -lie-pleasing tot , your readers
and wishing .the, single t married, and the
married so happy as to ,be. joyfully willing
to jog ort,to the e.nd of the " lane " together,
until Grad shallrea.ll ope,or another up to
the place where tley-neititer marry nor are
giieuin,marria.ge,.,but are as the angels of
God !: - -w.
- Vor the BrestOerian Banner
liniitere: Sods tit . the Army.
.
111tssits:.-EDKljoits the lists of sol
diers who are thesons-'of ministers of the
Gospel; I ::have never. seen fthe.A names of
the four sons of Rev. Thomas: Beer, Ash
land County, Ohio. As `their mother was
born in 'Pittsburgh., whatpaper. but yours
should supply the defect? James Beer
died fiont - iixposure and disease at Cumber
land Gap, and now.-fdln 4.-lieddier's grave
upon the'top ora lonelyhill above the
Ashbel Green ..Beer; was found-by his bro
ther upon the field-at Murfrebsboros, where
he hail laid all night.with leg. shattered.
since amputated:: .The two others, William
and Henry, still survive.., We hope they
may live to see this .:rebellion crushed, and
the country's flag , floating over a nation of
Pree States..
,Le4er from Gen: 'Romans.
The folliVng: letter from Gen., Bosecrans,
reatt.to the resolutions of the Ohio General
n crp- ri .1 i
lashintay a , was sew nby a
07. Todd on Tuesday:
the General Assent/4y of trr
'State of Ohioricitiiiesolniiim Of thanks, passed
by' your' lionorable: -. -bior; - tip the Army of the
Cumberland, its Commanding. General and his
Staff;4l4.been duly received .and; published o
the troops of this command ... toy behalf of all. I
return 'you heartfeli:thliUkk l This is indeed s
- War for the-Maintenince .
COnstitution
the laws—nay, for national existence—against
those who' havectlespised our honest friendshiE.
deceived onr just hopes, and driven us to defend
our country and our homes. By, foul and willful
slanders 'on our motives and intentions, persist
ently repeated; they have arrayed against us oar
own • fellow-citizens, bound to us by the triple
ties of consangniaty, geographical position, lad
cemmereial,interest. •
`%et,nti inan:amOng nifbe'biseenough to for
nor fool enough to trust 'an oligarchy:-
traiteriitithbir friends, to oiVilliberty, and hu
man freedom. Voluntary exiles from home and
friends: for the defence arid safety of all, we loaf
for the.time. when 'gentle peaoe shall again spread
herlliiio, over onr land; but w e k now no such
bl'e'ssing is pOssible while.the unjust and arbitrall
PiWer.of the rebel leaders' confronts and threat
ens us. Crafty as the 'fox, creel as the lir'•
they cried 'no coercion,', while preparing I"
strike us. Bully-like , they proposed to tight 11 5
because they said they could whip fi ve to one;
arid now, when driiren hack, they whine out •:',"
invasion,' and . promise us of thelorest perruireil
to naVig a. te the Mississippi, if wawill be '1. 1 °""
boys,' and do as they bid us. •
'‘ Whenevrir , they have the power, they ati vi
before them into their ranks the Southern peoP• .e '
and they ;Woidd drive 1118. Trust them not
% l ee ' they
. able, they would'. inVide and d r s tny
its -without meroy..- Abieintelransured of there.
.41daga,,,1111 amazed : thaLeuiy-_one could thini: et
StPeaPar% any. terms”', He .igho entertains !lit
sentiment is fit only to be a &aye; he who
Vitt thialime.is, moretiver,`a traitor to his couri
-frjr?:who deserves the iieciin'an'd contempt Of fi •
honerableunen. WhenAhe pore, of the
puleus,reti.iej feeders is , ,rennived, and the peoP:e
I.R!) free to, consider and,act, for their own hue!:
144*.s ..iira,coMitioir.with ours under Ilur
kovernmienWthe're h'e giest difficulty in
fraterniiitien. ear tastes and °ge l '
life:there": are fewei differences than beta - erg
those of the people of the northern and souther!
Prorrineea.;of Angland., or :Ireland. !loping
time speedily (seine - When the power of I3c
perfidious and "tlriiel . yiant of this rebellion her"
unit and
been oiertlircianoo peace ma be laid on tb!
broad; .. fo undation: . ottiationtil and e411 15 '
1111104( Nit 4 0 4,P
11 , thel.gonAtitution y
and boo.
" W leitiienonazes, Maj. Gen.
•
!t;
EWA
'heir 414 - Orleans.
"fri l wiiter, At' ' •
iwo r t0,,061 - o , llolethwisoilev : mte 7 ran l4 B . ; --- tn.llkee
4 s t t h ea
i m ns e t r .,
feffiesiunder Gen. Banks, after a mont h '
mtb:rigo,ontlition to take the Deg
Zir,„l,,qng,nT.. 'a:forward movement long r
. " I° n 4lo •
out the whole Lafoure-'
if. 8 ...1a.; '• • .
the, kelivel i l) bre . ;? 3 lelegios, "" bri as th sn ey d r G ef o u o s d e r d ic t il ; (b 4 l !
the ostirof allegmace, Gen. Banks would not I.
/9 A4M, to tan
fro'
inweekifirirs through Williams ' Cut in
trOitiokiiburg i 'ind a small steamer had l'a,%
thriiMe k rthe , .1.1" it deepens end Nrid e : . .
VIVINCean passylmr‘leaTing Vicksburg ,„
Vln§.4intAnt t Thilyntelligence frightene d
rebets cOnsidimatil":