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' uC nmliinc Unuwii I T R E WORLD.

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M tbff ni-rbod j so comipanly

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le n iuB LisniT IOHDSINAHY CASE.

pe public "f tlie aatliEnlicity of tho it lui:. bei-u olteatEd befajn ihe

at furtliE pasttbirteenyraia t havo • WTib attmiita uf lOiEuajal inn,'

ojid liinbrf, .-icuainpanicLi: .vitii I tbu jfjiata. Siimetimcs the paini Ibai I bavc been unablu to muve, lilh wnji alma<t roinplotely dcitray-i »-7ib luw apiriu, my bruin was 111 iba icces.aant anJ'seTera p:uiM 1B ras rcpcaiedly wiih for an end

IdcMilij. I ibirjli au huxnaa Lcin^ Fur rulief I tried alritut

J earnings went tn the duatars. tat Eurnpi! ta which 1 sailed, I rice, and vnis fur a cunsidcniblo

"ibe muit ci-kbratBd pbynnan 1 did rau nil uud. Ou my loxi-

lait September, L was abligatl to unable tu walk a step tritbout

iit-r respects was in a drabiiiil newcd lUtacki. 1 wna loken to nd put under the caru ol Dr. and Jtiiuu other pbyaiciana of

! apieu ufais weeks; but as I an-talifn tu tbo Seaman's HuspitoJ, at ' was Feveral weeks uiulergainy

. Tliii nearly killed me, and I must stiun die* As I hod read

If Dr CuHisTXE in the newsp»-I cnms that weru said tu ba made des, 1 determined, as a last liope, ;nd sntsorae. Oa stating ray trase,

J for the wrists and limbs weru reo |Mugnetic Fluid. Thii peuplu tt

I ai ran for getting them, and told 11» Uia ductiirs. But 1 put tiiem

For the first few huun I felt tmiiraiiig the jciffness in ray firabi I tha pain was less. By nigiic, I

L-ct, and m UMI than hea litsJit JiTcl 'curcU. Sinco that time,

I a year, I have been to the W'eit nets tu AntT.rjp, and during ill ' na aUacIt vshateaer of Kket^

and my health has iaen pei:t. though I bare been exjicsed sofcliraote. From being so wealt

I stand, X bavQ becama as itfniDg f period of my liie, X firmiy

Fjiy and WQ eriul results ^va ilciy by.the power of Dr. CtHls

DS inn UAaasTtc ttnrn.-HESEY JOHNSON„

[la. 335 Pearl street. New Toia-Nuv«mber, one thousand

I, appeurcd before tnc the wiiliiii!-and made salemn oath ithat-

i subatnnrinllv tma ia each' and , A. H. MICKLE,

>r of the CUs of Nao Taif. ' t l ie I fenroi is Systeni. i is frmn the Hon. W- A. THO.-IP-" Cungress from tha Stale of New

[TadijQ of Sullivan Comity. i LE—Dear Friend—I am now 35 JioKgiiil was too old to ho helD-

lyanr Biogs and Magnetic Flmd ftiii-iaw, hava bean of great benefit ^ear.t sinco I rntieiTed a sbtbib Sail, • di injured my hack, in/l bran?iit' t ilirriiM.s. in tha head. Ic nim

yeryiEuntJi. X have used tha bd though I Imd little &itli, lifol lijrei:trans, and X now infiirm. Toa 09 enrinjly gone, as has likewija and weakness. Tour Galvanic r is an iuTtduable prcparaiimi, •St Plaster in the whole world for nd delulity. la a word X feel

t health than 1 have for many years pto the eiralt to nothing bat vour bus renjedies. I high respect, sincerely yours,

VT. A- THOilFSON. [Uvnn Co., N. Y-, March 12,1346. b i n i C a u t i o n . ^ OF GOCNTEHFEITS.

have attempted tu imitaie hns deceive the public. The che-Bch all (hBe articles am prepared p Discorerer, and all imitatiana are

Ibetng dt!v<rid of tha requisita Gal--fluHncij, and cmisequendy without

IcDpied ftom tha New York. Son: i c G o a t .

| r trial of almost aTorything withmit ' "ak I must nttribote a remarkable

•o^ ymir- Gaivanic and Magnetic ar-It raistafien in tha causc, they hava yed me of Hheumaiic Gout, of long ^ith general Nexvous Debility at

d not part with the article fijr any Itlnnk in only right to let the public Tood friends may be had in tima of

MH3. 31AHY JACKSON, No. Ida Bonk stniet, N. Y.

pilar cases migbt be cited.—The tttid tu procure and pemaa

' and the Donturs' boob on Gal-t agent.—Theso works are to bo ncy, and they will he liirwarded

Cnibn upon applicatiuii, post paid, Irized Q^^tj. I

I THE FUBLIC.—We feel it a I* public against parchi Tn^ any of Or CniilSTiE's Galvamc artirles,

i to be oflBrcd. Wo can Etata Bta truth; that these imitatiana pos-"uencE whatever, and must be rc-ght than a liircci fraud. We

articles are rrallj valuable, utert«ii5 tu be worse than wonb-i e rire la fja to tha H^ht place.

i/y of tke anH 'TaiULOTizeii a^eni lamivfii' i-r :utaed at the baiiaav le»/. (•• I Hasi.v.-.r'v

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^Gener^ Agiait fur the U. S., 1E2 kfc i -

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THE R. B. C. HoWEit. , J. N. GBAVES, KDITOBt. "OiVE LORD, Om F4ITH, ONE BAPTISM."

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From the fVettem School Jaumal. »MIS-STATE->IENTS CORRECTED."

W e have lately been preseniecl with a circular Leaded "Mis-statements cor-rected," and having reference to a sub-ject which has heretofore been slightly touched ujjon in our columns—that of parleying wiib , and aiding directly or indirectly the growing influence of Ro-NUAISM in the matter of education .

I t is needless fijr us here to state whether we had in view any series of published works, when formerly we expressed our sentiments on this sub-ject. WE also disclaim all Heeling of Quixotism, which might prompt us to tilt against every windmill I hat hap-pens to come itt.our way; still, we are not disposed to shrink from expressing oar SENTI^QT? oq this, WL^B,WE con-sider a MASTER of no saoall importance.

The Oiroular afiects to disabuse the public as to certain charges which it AS RTS HAYE beeq tnade against the Eclectic &RIES RF Readers, to TJIE E&rt that RO.TBE. ]A(» SEIRS^ suppressions, espurgationa and altera-tioM.were mede i n the selections, at THI^suggealioo^and request of ORNISH teachers, IN ORDER to RE,nd«S il.naore ac-ceptable to the Theolbgista of that sect. To throwijdiscreflit upon this charge, the following is ^VEN, which we.copy verbatim:

SXATEMBKT.—Our attention having BEEMTS^ . to certaiq reports concero-ing the revision of the Eclectic Readers, duty toou^-selves, to the publishers and the PUBLIC seems to require a brief no-tice of the matter. The report alluded to, 13, in substance , "that in the revision of McGyfiey'S Ectectic Readers , cer-tain pieces were expurgated, and al-terations made IA others, at the sugges-tion or request of parties belonging to th&Boman CathoUc Church."- This report IS wbilly destitute of truth. In preparing these books, a most import-ant and predominant object was the selection of matter which should, in a high degree, combine mural and religi-ous instruction with all other qualities reqaisitein reading exercises. It was also an equally important object to avoid everything which could, by any possibility, be offensive to any one of the numerous religious denominations of our land. But while all matter which could thus offend was carefully exclu-ded, everything which might be con-sidered as. favoring one sect rather than otbere, WAS also deemed-iaadmissible. Entire impartiality in this respect was designed. As regards the alleged Cathtilic influence, it is sufficient to say, in addition to the above, that no pieces were omitted, altered, or intro-duced, at the suggestion or request, or with the knowledge of any indiv id ual of the Catholic persuasion, either of the clergy or laity; and the same is sub-stantially true of all other denomina-uons.

WM. H . MCGCFFET. T . S . P i N N E O .

Cincinnati, SEJJT., 1S47. ' Now this statemeatcomes to us with high authority of name, and charges with falsehood what has always ap-peared to us to be clear as l ight; forwe are free to say, that we have long been conversant.with this charge against the aforesaid Series, and have consideret ourselves warranted by facts, in be-lieving such CHA^E to bo true.

It will be observed that in the last paragraph of the above statement which contains the whole force of the

denial, the point at issue is wholly evadejl.

What does the statement deny.''— Tha t thsexpurgations, etc., were made at the "suggestion or request" of Ro-mish teachers; but even allowing this to be true, it is matter of no importance whether the operation was performed at their suggession, or in a manner which would be certain to secure their subsequent approbation, by one who well utiderstood how to cater to the tastes and tenets of this class of per-sons, and knew exactly what Christian doctrmes must be excluded, that the result of his labors might meet their approval. But we by no means see th^^ thik denial in the statement can be reconciled with the following declara-tion, which we find on the sixth page of the Eclectic Fourth Reader, (facing the title page:)

"No sectarian matter has been ad-mitted into this work. It has been sub-mitted to the inspection of highlj' in-telligent clergymen and teachers of the various Protestant and Catholic de-nominations, and nothing has been in-serted, e.xccpt with their united appro-bation. While the instruction impart-ed through works of this kind should be decideJlji moral and religious in its tendency, it is believed that nothing of a denominational character should be introduced."

Here , then, it appears that nothing was "inserted" which these inspectors considered to militate against their views, and thus the books were made non-sectnrian. T h e matter, then, which was excluded, must have been of sec-tarian character. Le t us observe what was considered to be of such character. Among other excluded matter, were the Ten Commandments, which con-tained the second command: "Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image," etc., a doctrine by no means acceptable to persons of the Romish faith, who, it is well known, exclude this part of the Decalogue. In place pf any expression of our own opinion, we quote the language of the Shelby-ville (Indiana) School Book Committee, whose report, lately forwarded to us, passes judgment upon the Eclectic Series of Readers , in the following words:

a revival of religion that has recently occurred in Old Prospect Church, of which I am a member and also the Pastor. This Church always commen-ces her protracted meetings with fast-ing and prayer; or if she wishes to make a special effort in coming^before the Lord, she is of the opinion that is the proper course. Perhaps fasting in Baptist Churches is loo much neglect-ed. Will the brethren search the scrip-tures and examine their conduct on that subject i

This meeting continued eight days and nights, with increasing interest; a considerable number professed reli-gion—between fifteen and twenty. The next meeting afterwards I baptised 17 willing converts, in the Tennessee river; last meeting six more, and one between times, making in all 24 : and also received 6 by letter, and one has been received by the church that is not baptized; making 31 received by the church since the commencement of said protracted meeting, and there is yet a goodly number seeking religion in the bounds of the Church.

Yours in gospel bonds, CHARLES TALIAFKHHO.

I never can tell. Knowing that brother Love had fallen asleep in the a rms of his Saviour some six or seven years since, this scripture occurred to my mind: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the.spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." It then seemed to me in my fancy, that I c iu ld see brother Love in the stand in *ennessee, where I had often seen hinj, preaching of Jesus, and the tears rolling down his cheeks as usual. I was made to praise the Lord "with ev-ery feeling of my soul; and I felt as if I wa t t ed to say to every preacher in the world. Be faithful, cry aloud, spare not, die at your posts like brother Love, and then you may rest from your la-bors and your works will follow you. May the Lord help the heralds of the cross the world over, to be faithful un-til death, is the prayer of a fellow-la-borer. D. R. MUEPHY.

"In comparing the several Readers of the last revision of these books with those of former revisions, it is found that there are a large number of pieces of a high moral character omitted;— such, for instance, as an Essay on the Bible, as containing the whoU tcill of God, and the importance of a thorough acquaintance with it; an Essay on the Omnipresence of "God; an Essay against the use of Profane Language; the Sa-cred DecaLogv.e, S(c., SfC. * • In addition to these, there are other es-says, or -parts of essays," which are so mutilated and changed, as to entirely misrepresent and falsify the sentiments of their aaiAors, whose names are, never^ theless, affixed. These are changes which your committee think greatly

eteriorate the character of the books, and impair their usefulness."

T h e following gentlemen composed tiis committee: Rev. J . M. Wampler ,

of Presbyterian Church; Rev. E . Kent , resbyterian Church; Rev. Mr. Smith,

Methodist Church; J u d g e Wright ; Mr. ! 'owell .

I t appears, then, that what the ex-jurgators considered as being of Sec-tarian character, these gentlemen of the committee, as well as ourselves, ook upon as having an important mor-

al and religious bearing; but they mil-itated against the teachings of the Priest ! that was enough; they were excluded, whether with the previous approbation of Romish Priests, as ap-pears from the passage in the Fourth Reader , or not, as is set forth in the statement of Drs . McGuffey and Pin-neo; for a discrepancy does exist be-tween the two—one must be true, the other not trm . W e do not attempt to reconcile them, for it is of no conse-quence which is true, the intent and practical effect being the same.

Commmiicatioiis.

For (he Tennessee Baptist. FREMONT, Cedar Co. Mo. Oct. 9.

Messrs. Editors: Dear Brethren:—Supposing that it

might be interesting to your numerous readers to hear that the Lord had a-gain revived his work among his peo-ple in Southwest Missouri, permit me, through the columns of your paper, to give you a brief outline of my labors since the first of April. I have traveled 952 miles, preached 71 sermons, de-livered 65 exhortations, instructed 156 mourners, witnessed 61 professions of religion, during my travels. I have attended six campmeetings, and four were meetings of considerable interest. The Lord seemed to be with his ser-vants according to promise, and by his spirit's power seemed to wield the word preached home to the hearts of the hearers, and many were heard to cry for mercy. As many as 35 profess-ed at our campmeeting in Dade coun-ty; and I heard from a campmeeting that was held with the Mount Pleasant Church in Green county, including the last Sabbath in September, a wonder-ful revival i n d e e d — p r o f e s s e d ; and

many other meetings I have heard from in various counties, where from 15 to 20 and 30 &c. have professed, which shows that the Lord has heard the cries and blessed the labors of his people in various parts of our country, and blessed be the name of the Lord forever. But one campmeeting in particular that I attended I wish to speak of. It was held in Dallas coun-ty, on the Niangua river, with a little church called Pisgah, that I consti-tuted some years ago. T h e meeting commenced on the secoiKl Friday in September, and the Lord blessed the la th is of his servants to the awakening of sinners and to the comforting of those that mourned, while Christians seemed to be fed with the sincere milk of the word, which seemed to increase their spiritual strength and enable them to praise the Lord. 16 were added to the church, and among the number that came forward on Sunday night to tell what great things the Lord had done for them, whereof they were glad, was a sister that once lived in East Tennes-see. Now, said the Moderator, my sis-

F<rr the Tennessee Baptist. H E A L T H OF THE N O R T H - W E S T .

The summer and fall of 1S47 have been unusually and remarkably healthy-In 1846, the southern parts of Indiana, Illinois and Missouri were less sickly than usual; while in the northern por-tions of those states, also Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan, sickness was very fatal and thousands died. Even as far north as Prairie du Chien, every phy-sician but one fell a victim to disease at that point. But this year disease has scarcely been known. Every counte-nance looks cheeiful and exhibits marks of uniform health. A change for the better has no doubt taken place in our climate.

The slate of prosperity too in our se-cular concerns furnishes a cheering light on our prosperity: our merchants, grain-dealers, packers, farmers and mechanics are becoming rich in this world's goods. Our schools and col-leges are filled with pupils.

But our churches are in a sad cold dead state. Not worse however than in the East , but bad enough to bring us all to our knees to mourn over our back-sliding and departures from God.

The Germans are coming in among us in thousands and some will make e x c e l l e n t citizens; but we prefer those from New England and the middle states. They will be good and useful in our country at once; but the others must reside years among us before we can depend upon them to carry out the great ends and objects of human exist-ence. Our lands already begin to rise in price and we wish those from the ol<l thirteen would enter them in prefei-ence to foreigners. COUNSEL.

St. Louis, Oct. 1837.

they were very much astonished, hav-ing been told that we were Arminians and money-hunters, and that no one could join our church unless they had paid some five or ten dollars, and all euch misrepresentation. From this place we went to a little church that was constituted some month since, by Rev. Henry Fite, Daniel Laseter, and the writer, on the principles and doc-trine of the Salem Association. Here we had a. pleasant time; believers were made to rejoice, and sinnets cried what must we do to be saved. This church las a pastor who will preach to them • egularly. From this place we r e t u r n ^ oSmithville, and preached onWednes-lay night. On Thursday morning I laplised one man into the fellowship of he church. W e then left for our ap-)ointment at Puckett 's schoolhouse, where we met a large and attentive :ongregation on the beautiful little •tream Canyfork; we also had a meet-ng at night. There was a great deal »f interest manifested; both saint and •inner were enlisted. Our route was lown this little swift-running s t ream; ind on Friday we preached at brother ihumake's; and on Saturday morning Ji e crossed over to meet our brethren n the ministry, who were holding

I meeting at Wolf crcek; here we net a lovely band ^f brothers and wsters, who had been and were siil •ngaged in prayer for the success of the Tospel, and in answer to prayer the ^ord's presence was realised in a pow-•rful manner. Christians were made lappy in his love, mourners comforted, ind sinners cried, "pray for us." There •vere eleven conversions, six baptised )y the pastor of the church, and we eft numbers crying for mercy that we lo hope and pray may find peace by )elieving in Jesus. The brethren in he ministry that attended this meeting .vere, Dycus (the pastor), Lyon, John-•on, Laseter, Paine, Bond, Golde, 3uckley, and myself.

Brethren, let us say one word in fa-/or of our good cause: AU that is wani-ng to raise up large and respectable rhurches in that country, is for self-<ie-lying men to preach the gospel to that j »eople, for they will turn out to hear, ind will give their attention to what s preached. JVIay the Lord send by .vhom be will, so as to effect good, is ny prayer.

WM. H. GRNNMET.

Ladies' Department. We roiiiBert the following lines from the pen of onr

stimable correspondent, owing to a mistake in tho 'uitials when publiibed before. We feel it dne to «o

weet a poet. \ \ e welcome her to our colomns with ride and delight. May wo hope often to receive fa-ors from her pen? ~

For the Tentieuce Baptist' EOANB COUNTY,' OCU 21 ,1847 .

Messrs. Hotveli and Graees: Dear Brethren:—Perhaps it is my

duty to communicate, through the col-umns of your paper , the intelligence ^

ter, just begin and tell us about your first convictions, and how you hope the Lord has led you on, &c. In reply, she said. About fifteen j e a r s ago, in Tennessee, while listening to Elder Seunuel Love preaching, the Lord was pleased to show me that I was a great sinner, and I was made to cry for mer-cy. And according to her relation, that conviction folbwed her up about eleven years, and she then found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write; and a more brilliant experience I never heard told. I was personally acquainted with Elder Samuel Love of Eas t Tenrt^ssee, and have heard him preach many t imes; and, O nty soul, how I did feel when I heard this sister date her conviction from bis preaching

For the Tennettee BaptUt. WILSOS COUNTY, Te . Oct. 17.

Brethren Editors: I wish to inform your readers, through

the columns of your most excellent pa-per, (the Tennessee Baptist,) of a short tour that bro. J . Bond and myself have had up east of UB, in the counties of De-kalb and Jackson : this is in the bill country, not of Judea , but of the Cany-fork.

Our appointments commenced at Smithville, on Saturday night before the first in October. This is a promise ing little church. At their last meeting I baptised two very prominent and in-fluential persons into the fellowship of the church ; one of them I hope will, with proper attention and care, preach the ever-blessed gospel; indeed he gave us one of the best exhortations on the bank of the little stream, (after his bap-tism,) I ever heard.

W e left this place on Sabbath eve-ning, and had a meeting at a Mr. Cut-ler's, a presbyterian. Here we came in contact with the anties and isisiams, which have been very popular in this country. On Monday we preached .at a schoolhouse in that section. Here we met with good success; and in this neighborhood there are some good brethren, some of then: are old Virgini-ans, holding letters of dismission, aftd they are not w i l l i u ^ o live with the two-seed nor with antinomiana, ba t are missionaries; therefore, after bearing us,

•WHY STAND YE HEBE IDLE?"

BT MUS. Z. C. GEUTXT.

Why stand ye here idlel there's so much to do. The vintage is ready and waiting Car yon; The Master is »a;.ing, "Go work ye to^laj," And what ye're deserving He's bound to repay.

•'The 6elds are nil white," saith the Master again; "Why stand ye here idteT Go gather my grain," And a crown to the faithfol He surely wflt give, For the workman is worthy by labor to live.

"Why stand ye here idle?" there's so ranch to do, A world is receding, a Heaven's in view; Work while it is day, for the night hastens on, And the hours ye conld profit in darkness are gone.

Why stand ye here idle? Eternity's nigh. And God may be saying, this night ye shall die. The grave hath no cunning, tft ski'fnl device. But as the tree falletli, forever it lies.

. The golden bowl's useless ere ye're aware. The silver cord loosed ye can never repair, And the pitcher may break at the fountain to-day, W bile the wheel at the cistern is doomed to decsy.

"Why stand ye here idle!" when life is so short; Go cultivate richly th^ ground of the heart, 'Twill bod, aye and blossom, but ripen above. In the garden of God, tho elysium of love.

KingtviOe, Ohio.

enduring happiness, will give the only true answer to the inquiry ,vir a strong Christian faith, sentiments and prac-tice.

Religion is everywhere lovely, but in woman peculiarly so. It makes her but little lower than theangelsi It purifies the heart, elevates her feelings and sentiments, hallows her affections, sheds light on her understanding, and imparts dignity and pathos to her whole character. Nor does its influence end here—

"It beams in the glance of the eye, It siu on the lip in a smile,

It checks the ungracious reply. It enraptnres, bat cannot beguile."

Woman, from her very nature, i> destined to drink deeper from ibe cup of sorrow and suffering than the other sex. Her trials are chiefly of the heart, and consequently the hardest to be borne. She is seldom, perhaps, called upon to contend with those formidable evils and temptations which rouse all the energies of our nature lo repel their attack, but is beset (from the lime she merges into womanh(X)d)by a thousand petty trials and annoyances, whichi while they seem loo insignificant to re-quire much eff<)rt to resist, are at the Slime time the most difficult lo over-come. Religion alone can disarm these trials, and enable her to preserve that equanimitjy and peace of mind so es-sential to happiness. It is her talisman. To ii she flies in the hour of disappoint-ment and sorrow, and from it never fails to derive consolation aud support. Yet how few in their selection of a part-ner for life, regard ihis most imporlaot qualification! How few think to pene-trate i n t o the secret chambers of the soul, to see what is hidden within so fair an exterior—if there the vestal lamp sheds its clear and constant ray. External atlraciions m'ay lead us cap-tive for a lime; feeling may send a thrill of exquisite joy through the heart of the recipieril, latent may call forth unbounded admiration; but if religion make no pail of the character, the key-stone to the arch is waul ing , and the fabric will ere long crumble and fall.

It should be remembered that life is not all ruiishine. Bright as the world may be before us, we caiiiHH live LONG vviihoul encountering many sorrows and disappointuients, and trouble?.— They are sent by a kind Providence to sever the cords which INNIL us too close-ly to earth; to turn our IHOU^LS inward UPFFN ourselves and upward to heaven-While our bark glides calmly on a sum-mer's sea, w i l l ) the blue sky above , ihe

bright waters around us, the blandish-ments of youth, beauty, accomplish-ments, may satisfy the heart; but let us be overtaken by the storm and the tem-pest, and where is the support they yield.^ Let darkness enler your dwell-ing, and the pleasure you derive from them is forgotten, and you look in vain to the same source for relief. Let death invade your social circle, and lay his hand on your first born, shrouding all around you in darkness and gloom, and where do you look for a ray of hope. It is under ciicumslances like these, that religion transforms a wife i n t o a ministering angel. She will bind up your bleeding heart, lead you lo the fonnta in ot living waters, and change gloom and despondency into light and cheerfulness. As the sun, in selling, lights up every hill-lop, and tree, and couage, so religion gilds, with its hea-venly beams, every feeling, enjoyment, and occupation.—Mother^sMagazine.

FKOX TXZXS.—The steamship Galrastoa, CUDUD Haviland, arrived last evening from the port of^Gal-veston, whence the wiled OD the I6th inst.

We regret to fiad t l w the yellow fever is prrvailtaf to a serious exteat in Galveston. There were thirty eight intermcnu for the w « k ending the t4th inst., and the disease may probably be ciinsidered epid^-mic. Col. Isaac Van 2^andt, one of the candidates for GOV-emnr, and for.nerly Minister from Texas to this Gov-ernment, died at Houston on the l l th instant, of fa. vei—by some physicians said to bo yidlow fever.

The Civilian esiimates the present poptdatioa of Texas at 123,000. It opposes the diVioon of the State, which t i now a g i t a t ^ on the fnmnd that the population is entirely too tnal l for two StalBS.

Gen. Houston and Gen. Henderson were in Naeof . •loches on the Snd inst.. attending court.—Pie. 19.

RELIGION IN WOMAN. How often have young men pro-

pounded to themselves aiul others the question, ?vhat is the first quality sought for in the choice of a wife, and how di-verse have bieen the answers lo this most important interrogatory! The gay and the thoughtless wilP point you to beauty, wealth, accomplishments; oth-ers will look beyond thp tmsel of the exterior, regard amiability and feeliog as the brightest jewels in the female character, others still,wto have search-ed deeper into the springs of human action, and know well the fountains from.wbeoce floiw^the purest and most

TBAVXSOITISC la KcrrocKT.—Goreroor Owilay has issued a proclamation, a p ^ n t i n g the 25tit of N'urcmber as a day of public thanksgiTiog.

T B I CBOLIBA.—The New-York S M says: The Asiatic Cholera, by advices per the Cambda, is fiut eacroachiog upon Europe. It is roakisfietrfiil lavar ges in the Caucasus and has already reached Oon-staatinoplH. Great fairs are entertained (hat it may enter the heart of Europe and reproduce the des<da-tioii of 1633. It has penetrated into Bnssia and is sweeping away thoauads with iuaunguioaiy breath. Its course has been thus far northwesterly, bm shoald it take a mora •oulhem dii«etion, notfaisf can pi»-vent it from scoorfaif tho whole eontiueot SC Europa. The English anftorities ara considering raeasonis tv comliat this terrible pest|tence in case it sfapalil naeb their shores. We have b u one expen'eiwa af its £ua1 p. wer, and the (bars of Enrapo sboaU awdien ns to the danger of i u possible re-appearanoe west of tba Atlantic.

' THB COTTO» OAOR.—Tha Conconlia LOTDLI eer.jodgiDg from the recent aceounu of the "pick-ing," both ia oar pwa peigbborhood and ia lb« Al lanticStates, cbangesiu calcolatioiu to aUgherfignra than it mailiad a fiirtni^ since. Tbat paper, now •eu tba imseia CHIP down at not far short of 2,300-OOObalas.—19.

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• TENNESSEE BAPTIST ITasbviUe, Oc tober

L E T T E E I S O N B U A E N E S S ,

Uev. J . P . Arnold,'of Gainden, Ten-nessee, has, sent us the names of eight new subacnbe^s, making twenty that he has sent as in a few months. H e has our thanks for his exertions.

In our last report we should have ac-knowledged the receipt of seventeen new aames of subscribers sent as by

I Rev. J . M. Hurt , of McLemoresville, Tennessee.

I ^ v . L. D. MassengalejofLeighton, Alabama, has sent us a cemiltance for a new sabscriber.

The name of a He\v subscriber has : bee I received from the Post-master at

South Gibson, Tennessee. The a . m e ef a new subscriber has

i been handed in from Spring Hill, Ten-nessee ^also one from Clinton College, Tennessee.

The name of a new subscriber, with a remittance, has been received from

i Norris Creek, Tennessee; also one from Richmond, Tennessee, and one

- from New-market, Alabama. The name of a new subscriber, with

a remittance, has been received from Athens, East Tennessee; also from Charleston, Mississippi.

Josiah M. Morris's remittance has come safely lo hand. The following paragraph was appended to his com-munication: "Enclosed please find two ilollars for the continuation of my sub-scription lo the soul cheering Tennes-see Baptist, which comes to Rural ilill, Wilson county, Tennessee."

P U B L I S H E R S .

that it must be the right way, for she never knew it to huit any person in her life, and that she was very sorry that she^had persuaded tier 'daoght» to be spWnkled. / ,

I last Sabbath morning, after devo-tional exercises at the house, a large number of people assembled upon the banks of our little river, (Calf-killer,) and there was great solemnity and deep feeling, while four willing souls were led down into the water and were baptised, and came up out of the wa-ter, and I doubt not but a lasting and favorable impression was made in fa-vor of the truth irS relation to the ordi-nance.

At night, in the closing exercises, there were some fifteen or twenty per-sons bowed, requesting an interest in the prayers of christians. There are a numbei-of interesting people in Sparta who are deeply serious about their sal-vation. The prospects for our little church there are truly encouraging, if they can have the regular and faithful services of an efficient minister.

Brethren, pray for the little church there.

as the funds would justify—(Our |)ric<' for a missionary one year is S4U0.)— W e have also a Ministerial Education Sodety ot the Aberdeen Association, which had a meeting at ihe Assix;ialion. This we hope is doing some good, for we have one young minister at school at Marion, Alabama, and we hope that our little effort may be productive of much good. We have four volunteer agents in our bounds, whose duty it is lo get subscriptions for the support of this institution.

Yours in Christian love, A D E L E G A T E .

Far lAn Temiftiee BapUtt. CHEERING.

Dtar BrotJter HmcM: We commenced a series of

meetings in Sparta, upon Thursday evening, the 16ih ol" September, which cloaod last Subbath night. During that time the meeting was kept up every night except two, and upon Sat-urdays and Sabbaths, with the excep-tion of one Saturday.

Upon the first Sabbath of the meet-ing, Brother Hillaman, in passing, call-ed and prcacbed three sermons.

Our Methodist brethren came in and occupied the other two Sabbaths, one being a circuit day, and the other a thrown in appointment. The remain-der of the time I had no assistance in the ministry, but wu had a good meet-ing; sixteen or seventeen made profes-sion of religion, all of whom were girls, except three.

Five of the converts and one Melho-(ifur lady joined the church, and were baptized, so that our Utile number there was increased from five to eleven.— One of the baptized is quite a promis-ing young man, and the first of his fa-therms family to become religious; an-other of .the number was our beloved Sistn- Turney's oldest daughter, which rejoiced the heart of her mother much.

Our Methodist brethren are numer-ous in and around Sparta, and they seemed much aroused during the meet-ing, and commenced making efibrls to obtain a stattoned minister next year; they also were talking of building a church. By considerable management and electioneering, ihey succeeded in getting ten or eleven of the converts, and a number of others to join them, making in all eighteen nr twenty; they told ihem that they would baptize them by sprinkling, pouring, or by immer-sion, just as the subject pfeased, but that, as the preacher was in bad health, he would prefer not going into the water. The estimation in which they hold indmersbn may be learned from the contemptuous mannex ' in which they administer it. * *

l ^ e circuit rider went down lo the river to baptize some colored people, andr is said^- that when he went to immerse them, he rolled up his sleeves, went in where the waterwas quite shal-lowv made them get down in the water and just^ poshed them: over, which c a o a ^ some of the children that wit-nessed thelcene to observe that they believed the Methodists did not care haw they jbaptized negroes. There are more persons in that comcmuiky, who profess religion, and y h o are dissatis-fied becauie Jthey have not been bap-tized, than I ever saw in any commu-nity,before. The-prevailing impres^ sioor i s that immeisidn is the Gospel plaa. > One excelleatold lady, whois a P i ^ b ^ t ^ i i n spaKng' 'a the sub-,

jecf , remarked,^ with tears in IiefeyesJ

SfNNET L. SUMMAR. October 7th, 1847.

For the Tennessee Baptist. N E W - M A R K E T , A l a . , O c t . 1 8 1 S 4 7 .

Brethren Editors: Since I saw you at the Liberty

Association, held in Shelbyville Inst mooth, we have had some interesting meetings in North Alabama, which luuy not be uninteresting to the readers of the Baptist.

We held a four days meeting with the Prospect Church, near Loweville, Madison county, Ala., including the 4th September. Myself and Brother Chastain immersed eight persons; eight others made a profession—we left sev-eral anxious. Brother Cnrmichael was with us two days. We wont /rom tlierc to Enon Church, same county, and commenced a protracted meeting on Saturday before the first Sunday in this month. Brother Harris, Iroin Ru-therford county, Tennessee, and Bro-ther Puckel, from Lincoln, Tennessee, Henderson, Carmichael and Chastain, of this county, and Sherrel, of CoHee, Tennessee, came to our help. We con-tinued the meeting until Friday morn-ing. I baptised five persons. Some others professed; it was a glorious time in this church. 1 will say something about this Bro. Pucket; he is as yet a minister of Flint Association, anti He has come clear out of antism, and theie is not a particle of hard shell on him. Ho is so far out that the sun can shine all around him; he is.to join our church next Sabbaih. He lives in the very part of our association where we needed a sentinel. He is a most inter-esting preacher. I hope God will bless him in his new connection.

Myself and Brother Chastain left for Rogersville, Lauderdale county, Ala.; there we met with Brother Holt, of Shelbyville. I baptised two on Sab-bath. We stayed until Monday. Tues-day, and Wednesday, w e . held a meeting at the Temperate Oak, seven miles east of Rogersville; there we bap-tized eleven persons—one other pro-fessed. I left there to hold a two day's meeting, about five miles northwest of this place, last Saturday and Sabbath; iwo happy converts made a profession of religion. I left six anxious—a good prospect for a glorious revival. 1 im-mersed one here a few days ago; in all we have immersed 27 since the Asso-ciation; some others are approved, ready for baptism. I intend, if the Lord will, to keep your readers ap-prised of where I am and what I am doing. For the present, farewell.

R . H . T A L I A F E R R O .

.JouaUiuii liuileison pledged SIO, A. A-Burleson SIO—Making $82,76 receiv-ed, and S32,60 pledged.

Will our brethren at their earliest convenience forward the sums pledged by them, either directly to Hiram Young, treasurer, Murfieesborough, or to Thomas Ashford, Courtland, Ala. who will forward any funds received to the treasurer.

JOHN C . H O L T , Agent.

AN-

B E N T O N C O U N T Y , O c t . 1 2 .

Messrs. Editors: I am now on my return from the

second session of the Southwestern District Association, which convened with the church at Mount Pisgah, Hen-derson county. There seventeen churches represented themselvss, whose communications from them give the most cheering intelligence. We were favored with the presence of our much beloved brother Elder W. Luck, who preached two discourses during our session with good success. Gener-al hai-mony and good feeling pervaded the whole body; every member ap-peared to be conscious that the purpose which brought us together was one of the first imjMjrtance, uiid acted in strict accordance thereto. We passed several interesting resolutions, among which was one recommending the Tennessee Baptist lo the favorable consideration of the Baptist in the West. I intend, as soon as they are printed, to send you a copy of the minutes, from which you

C O M P L E T E W O R K S OF D R E W F U L L E R .

The edition of Andrew Fuller's works, published by the American Baptist Publication Society, is the most complete and convenient ever issued. It is in three octavo volumes, on a fair type, on good paper, and substantially bound.

CONTENTS.

The first volume contains a Memoir, by his son, Andrew Gunton Fuller; ninety-two sermons, seven of which are now first presented as an addition to the printed works; forty-eight illus-trations of scripture; thirty explana-tions of passages apparently contradic-tory; letters on systematic divinity; thoughts on Preaching.

Tho second volume contains, the gospel its own witness; the Calvinis-tic and Socinian systems examined and compared as to their moral tendency; Socinianism indefensible; letters on universal salvation; the gospel worthy of all acceptation; ihe reality and effi-cacy of divine grace, with the certain success of Christ's kingdom; strictures on Sandcmanianisrn; dialogues and letters on total depravity, imputation,

From Rev. D r . Morrisrn. in the London Eaangeli- ^ Ije lef t lo i t se l f up!)!l tha t Suhjt 'Ct, and cni Ma:;,<zine. , i in u i a t i i r e VCIIfS 11 woukl o f Itself as-

"Fuller's works rmS.^acc 11..' wh..'o range..f sub- i , ,• • i-jecta connec i r j vv.ih r,-v,.;iicd truth, and disptav | suffie tlie Hglii direction. Alter dinner, throughout great spiritual.ef inii.d, creut n ver- wiilked iiuo his garden, and sliowed

• t l ' ^ d ' i ^ r . ^ l r ! ; ; ™ ^ bi ln . s p . n c,f n o n m . g bu t t n u ^ a r d li.imcto tho cunsciiMuu."' p l a n t s . " r i i e f p , ( sa id C . ) is a h u e n o w -i'Vom Ren. Dr. CampbeU, in Ihr Londun ChiiMun \ gj- g j r d c M . " " F l o W e r g.'l r d e n ! " S a i d h i s

, 'astonished friend, "why ' they are all "Kul!<-ri » orl,« n.iglit. w;thi)«l any ver>' rcnritWa- ^ -

hie impropriety, bs de3iK"aicd an Hacyclopedin n l ' I m U S t a r d p l a n t s . " i KnOW t h a t , ( s a i d Poiem.c, D.ic.rinai, au.i I ' run ic . ! Tm-oK.;y \vi.!, C o l e r i d s c . ) b i l l a f t e r a w h i l e , s o m e h o w eiant stops hu travcrsi-- lli.' wlmh-fnipire ot rrM lii- ^ ! i - n L . 1 fion. a ui i,f rKdi.-n a. it. ii;.ndm^ui. H.- is ti.c Ba-1 Of Oilier, 1 lie oiu^tard Will be roolecl out, con <if Scripture. We iK ca h aniiy my how much j^jjj .-ii;ill have a Splendid Variety we rejoice in a cheap editinn of this our principal fa-vorite, and, " c iire nut iLshjined tiiioiiless il, our ear ty ntid chief moster. It ia a library in itself. Thi Bible and these Works wiil suiiico lo make any niai a first-rate theologian."

of eultlvaieu Liuwers!" True religion never produces lanaticism or bigoiry. The greatest fanatics 1 ever knew were infidels, the grenie.-l l)igols were deists.

T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T G E N E R A L i T h e y a re the ui.ly men w h o will give jvou no liberty to iliink ior yourself, j while ihtjy streuuuusly claim that lib-! erty for themselves. They remind me ol the man whn ieclari ii lo one who disputed wiih . ,11, thai ihi.-< was nm a Iree eonntrv: could not do as he plen-(.'. "i said his compan-ion; }•..! > as you please?"— "Why i . much, but I can't maki tjou do as i please."

A S S O C I A T I O N . President,

R . B . C . HOWELL, D . 1).

liecording Sec'ry, REV. \VM. S . PEKRY.

Currespunding Sec'ry, REV. J. II . EATON.

IVeasurer, J. F . FLETCHER EAC .

Kj:eculive Commitlee, J. M.\LLOY, B. GANN.VWAV, T . H . M. .TET,

U. D. CROSTHWAIT, J. AVANT, JESSE SrKES, E . JONES, A . KiMBRouoa. D . D . BELL, J . BURTON.

can learn all that we did. There was, , . . . , a protracted meeting held with the P'^rttcular redemption,and church at Chapel Hill, Humphreys CO. '''^piited points; Antinomianism embracing the second Lord's-day in September. Good feeling was mani-fested in the church, but there was no profession. The Beaverdam Church held a protracted meeiing including tho third Lord's-day in September, which resulted in the conversion of two, while theie were a great many anxious who presented themselves fiir the prayers of the church. I had the pleasure of receiving, on Saturday before the first Lord's-day in this month, a Piedobap-tist into the fellowship of Chapelhill Church. Truth is advancing.

J . P . ARNOLD.

For the Tennessee Baptist. MONHOE COTTNTY, Miss. Oct. 11.

Hear Brethren Editors: The lou.""' session of the Aberdeen

Association a d j o u r n ^ Tuesday, after a very pleasant meeting, have great reason to believe there was

For Ihe Tennessee Baptut.

OCTOBER 2G, 1 8 4 7 . Brethren Kditon:

The protracted meeting com-menced with the Church at Fellowship, Rutherford county, Tennessee, on Fri-day night before the fonrih Lord's day in September last. Brother Martin was in attendance with the pastor, N. M. Green, on Friday night; Brother Johnson, of Murfreesboro, came on Saturday night; Brethren R. W. Jan-uary and John Bond came on Sunday night. Brother Johnson left on Mon-day morning. Brother Martin left on Tuesday morning, Brother January left on Tuesday evening, Brother Bond left on Wednesday. All the above named brethren labored in the gospel, and our thanks are due to those breth-ren for their labors.

The meeting was continued by the pastor until Thursday night, and com-menced on Sunday again, and held un-til Monday night. Our monthly meet-ing was on the next Saturday and Sun-day, during which meetings there were nine hopeful conversions; there was thirteen added to the church, two by letter and eleven by experience and baptism, while the christians were made to rejoice. Brethren, pray for us, that the Lord may be with us and revive us more abundantly.

Yours, &c., J . M. MORRIS.

For the Tennettee Baptist. MESSES. EDITORS:

In view of the desirableness of our brethren at Murfreesborough being able to pursue their studies without inter-"iption, I agreed, under certain con-

much" good done. I will give you, i siderations, to ,"erform a gratuitous a-in a concise manner, some few items igency to aid in promoting that f>b-of what was done. , [ject. Please to allow me to publish the

We had a missionary traveling the i result in the Baptist, past year in the bounds of our Associ- ! April, 1847, received of Amos Hor-ation, for which we had money more ton $1—July, collected in the Baptist than enough to pay what we promised .. Church, Shelbyville, $9—October, re-him, sent up and collected on Sabbath ceived of G . D . Russell 26 cents, L . D . after a missionary sermon was preach-ed by Lee Coippeer. Also, we had promised for the next associational year, for the support of domestic mis-sions, over 8400, upon the faith of which we, empbyed two ministers to travdlta two destitute portions, so long

Massengale $2,50, pledged $2,50, M. W. Mays $5, Watkins Orr $5, E . W . Benson pledged $5, Hall*Jarman $6 pledged, Thomas Ashford $5, pledged $5, J . W. Kinny pledged 85, F . C . Owen SIO, Sylvanus Gibson $10, A-mos Jarrnan 810, Rich'd Dackett 810,

contrasted with tiio religion taught and e.\emplified in the Holy Scriptures; an apology for the late christian missions in India.

The third volume contains exposi-tory discourses on tho Book of Genesis; expository discourses on the Apoca-lypse; circular letters; memoirs of the Rev. Samuel Pearce; essays, letters, &e., on ecclesia.slical polity; spiritual pride; the backslider; thoughts on civil polity; the deity of Christ; justification; the Heavenly glory; reviews; answers to queries; fugitive pieces; two addi-tional sermons never before incuded in the printed works of Andrew Fuller.

The three volumes contain 2,447 large octavo pages. Price, S7 60, in cloth or sheep; SS 00 in half calf or half Turkey morocco.

From the Eleetic Review, England. " I t t« npptlle«i to say rinn wonl in commendation

of tho writing! of Andrew Fuller, ihrir praiao i> in all the churches. Tho extension of tho circulation of hit works csnnot fail to bu highly henelicial."

From the Wettem Baplitt Review, Kentucky. "Theno volumes contain all tho wiitings of Andmw

Fuller, ranny of which riiive never liefore been pub-lished. Fronting tlie title page is a beautiful engrav-ing of tlie author, which is acknowledged by A. G. I Fuller, son of Andrew Fuller, to be a fnc simile like- ' nes> of his venerable father. They are haadsomrlT bound, and neatly printed on excellent paper. Anil they need no encomium. Eulogies cannot enhance their value. The name they bear is sufficient recom- I raendation. The noted Robert Hall terms him a 1 man whose sagacity enabled him to penetrate trt tho depths of every subject he explored; whoso concep-tions were so powerful and luminous, that what was rocondito and original appeared familiar; what was intricate, easy and perspicuous in hi., hands; equally succus.iful in enforcing th* practical, in stating the theoretical, and discussing ihe polemical branches of theology.'

'•Every Biblicaletudent should possess these works. An.lrew Fuller was a Baptist. Ho was baptised nt the age of 16; and from that period to the end of liis useful existence, he devoted the entire energies of his powerful intellect, to the dissemination of his chris-tian principles. He was Secreury to the first Bap-tist Missionary Society in England, under whose au-spices went forth tbe beloved and lamented Carey.— He died full of years; and while he is in Heaven, reaping a joyous reward for his earthly toils, hie 'works' are shedding a hallowed influence over a grateful world."

From the late John Foster. "His miod was naturally of extraordinary strength

and acuteness we have been very much struck in ob-serving the clear distinctive conception, the firm graap, the completeness of intellectual action display-ed in passages and fragments written at a compara-tively early age; a very remarkable exemplification is atiorded in his Confession of Faith, prepared against his ordination at Kettering, when he was under thiny. It may well be doubted whether any similar occasion lias ever furnished an instance of so long a series of propositions so strongly and compactly thought, and so precisely and perspicuously expressed."

From a letter from Robert Hall to Dr. Fletcher of Stepney.

" H o (Andrew Fuller) was in many respects the most memorable man it has ever been my happiness to know, and his Idas will bo deplored as irreparable He possessed good sense in a more perfect degi-eo than any person I ever khew, embraced every object with a clearuesa, facility, and precision almoit pecu-liar to himself."

From the Rev. Lyman Beeeher, D. D. " I cheerfully accord the testimony of my high ap-

probation to the Works of Andrew Fuller. Ho ts one of the few great original and holy men whom God occasionally raisej ap to dispel the mists wliich ^ h e r about the t r j th , and l>ring out tho unobscured illumination of the Wohl of God. No human mind has ever been unerring in ail its exposition* of re-vealed truth; but Edw^ards and Fuller have compre-hended, in my opinion, both the letter and spirit of the Bible in w eminent degree. With both I have treen deeply conversant, from the commencement of my ministry to the present day, and have uniformly and earnestly recommended to theological students «nd young ministers, to imbue their minds with their heavenly disposition!, toocqnire their habits of accu-rate definition and discrimination, while they possess themselTes of their jodiciuus opinions and powerful aignmenta. A l>etter service for the truth, to t!ie present day, can scarcely be done, than by the exten-sive circalation of the works of Amtttnr Fuller."

F^om. (he London Baptist Magazine. "The writings of Mr. Fuller are adapted for diffu-

sion among alt classes of the comtnnntty. They are sufficiently plain for the masses, though snfficiently profoond' to rivet tho attention of ibe learned."

From the Christian Chronicle. Last Sunday we had the pleasure of

baptising a colporteur of the American Tract Society, Mr. Abraham A merman. He has been for about fifteen years a

R E N N E S S K E B A P T I S T E D U C A T I O N member of the Presbyterian Church of Freehold, over which the celebrated William Tennent was once pastor, and a ruling elder in that church for about six years. He had two years ago some misgivings upon the sprinkling of bal)es, and u|)on sprinkling as the bap-li.sm ortiniiieii by Jesus Christ; and af-ter a ciirelul and prayerful examina-tion of the subject, he came to ihe just ciii(clu>it)n that il was fif man, and thai il was his duty to obey Jesus Christ. The New Ti'stamcnt and Alexander Carson were perused by him wiih care upon the subjcct. In reiuliiig Carson he found all the cavils of Pajdobiiptisis swept away, atul that there wus no place in the Bible upon which ihey could rest.

There are two works in the world upon the mode ami subject's of baptism that the Puulobaptists can never an-swer. Ono is the New Testament, the other the work of Carson. I wish the unanswered and unanswerable work of Carson was in the hands of every Christian and every scholar in the land. May God cause primitive Christianity to triumph over the ignorance, preju-dice and pride of every one who ehall name the name of the Lord Jesus.

J . £ . R. Sandy Ridge, Oct. 4, 1847.

S O C I E T Y . President,

REV. MATTIIHV HILLSMAK.

Recording Scc'nj, REV A. \ V . MEACHUM.

Corresponding Hec'ry, (IBURUE 1). CUOSTUWAIT.

Treasurer, T u n s . H . MAMSV.

Cummillte of Publication. DK. C. K. WI>STO.>, S . M. acoTT, EST^.,

J . H . SlIKFHEKIl, DH. U . L>. (JKUS-THWAIT, DAVID D . ILTLL,

K.nculn:c Hoard. J. F . KI-ETLH».K, J. IMAI,L0IF, U. UANNA-

U'AY, JUUM UL.'«II1.^U, A. KI.MUIIU, JUU^ ISUH-TU.>, 1). D . IIHL.L, lllKAM \ LLU>U.

TEMNESSEK UAI 'TIST EOKEIGN MlSSlUiNARV SOCIETY.

President, KtuV. liuADLbY KI.MUHUUUU.

Vtce President, RKV. J. 1'. L*:RT»VITII.

litcorUing and Corresponding Hec'ry, RKV. J. C . II0J.T.

Treasurer, A. i i . SlIAMlLAMU, E814.

Excvutive Boardi J . U . liAUKsuALt;, A . W . MKACUUM, J .

KUSHKMU, J . UKAMl.t.T, R . LAKK, M . tilLU-MA.N, E . H . iVlobtJi*, J . l i A * « i : » , J . J . W u i T -AlxiiH, i ' i lut i . j.Viusi:j.Y.

T E N N E S S E E B A P T L S T B I B L E S O -C I E T Y .

J'resident, REV. WM. S . PERB*.

Recording Hec'ry, Rj iv . J . J.M. D . CATES.

Cor. Hecretary. R£V. J AUKS R . U1IAVIC8.

'I^easurer, Rjiv. R. W.JA^DARI.

Depositary Agents, GRAVES <JC SUANKLARD,

Union street, Nttshville, Tenn. Executive Board,

B . KIMBROUUH, J . H . LKFTWICB, J . C . HOLT, A . B . SUANKLAKO, J . G. BARKSDAI.£, A . VV. MEACUUM, J. JbtusHiNo, J . BRAMLET, R . LIAKK, M . HII.I.!IMA>-, E . A . MOSULT, J . UAYNES, J . J . 'WHlrTAK .ER, T . G. Mos£I ,R, U . G. SCOVEI..

T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T P U B L I C A -T I O N S O C I E T Y .

President, REV. A . W . MEACHDM.

Recording Sec'ry, R . H . BDCHAHAN.

Corresponding Secretary, J o s . H . SHEPHERD, ESQ.

Treasurer, JAMES THOMAS, E S Q .

Depository Agents, GRAVES & SAAJIKLAND.

AN IKO.I MAN—SINQCIILR P iTRir iCATioi i .—^ Saturday last, a gentleman brought into PorUmouth, from tho Bloom Funioce, Scioto county, a part of an iron man, found In tbe or< b t iS Tb» part we saw was the loot and the part of the leg. Having l>eeii converted into iron by a gradual process, the minutest divisions, as between the toes, &c., were not visibl«| but the general outline i f the foot and ankle was pal. pable. Tbe spreading across the toes—the gensiml outline of the toes—the heel—ankle, dtc., were per-fectly plain" We were told that the head and anni were sull more perfect! There could not be the least doubt of its having been a man. Nor is there much doubt of the manner in which il came inio this con-dition. The body must originolly^ave been petrified in lime; but of this there remains now only the out-side incrustation, which will crumble off. What was the man is now iron. By some natural process tbe iron must have grown out uf the lime, and hem is a theme for geologists. How did this c h a i i ^ t i k e placet If we are ripht, and the facts seem to leave no room for doubt, this iron man would afford one of the most beautiful subjecu for a geolugicuJ lecture. The iron ore in which it is found is called the calca-reous formation. The process of its formation would be an instructive study.— dndnnati Chronicle.

N A S H V I L L E I N D I A N M I S S I O N A S -S O C I A T I O N ,

President, A . B . SHAWRLASD, ESQ.

Vice President, CHAS. K. WIMSTON, M. D .

Secretary and Treasurer, S . R . MASOS.

Committee of Agency. REV. JAMES R . GRAVES, J. H . SHEPHERD,

ESQ., H . G . SCOVEL, ESQ.

I R I S H B A P T I S T R E L I E F C O M M I T -T E E , N A S H V I L L E .

J o s . H . SHEPHERD, ESQ., H . G . SCOVEL, ESQ., R . B . C . HOWELI., D . D .

Miscellaneous.

E A R L Y R E L I G I O U S E D U C A T I O N . Some persons contend that the young

mind should be left to grow untaught iu religious truth, until it is sufficiently matured to judge for itself. Coleridge and his friends were once talking upon this very subject, one of whom main-taioed that religion should not be io-stilled into the youthful mind, and Cole-ridge contended that il sliould. H'ls f^iind observed that the mind should

From the Repvilieaa Banner. COMMON S C H O O L S .

We give the following extract from an able and interesting letter of S . S . RAWDALL, Esq . , late Deputy Superintendent of Common Schools, New York, to E. P. McGinty, Esq. The subject upon which it treats is of great importance to the people of our State, and we are glad to find that it is attracting the atten-tion it well merits:

"Were 1 called upon to indicate a course of policy on the part of the Legislature of a State like yours, best calculated to secure the IJessinga of a sound and thorough elementary education to everj- child of ibe State, anil to diffuse through every avenue of the civil and social economy, those elements of well-being and prosperity which al<me can perpetuate the existence of nations and communities, 1 should advise the en-actment of a law requiring the municipal auihorities of each county to assess upon the reaJ and personal estate of the county an amount equal to its distribn-tive share of the Common School h und—the appoint-ment or election in c-ach county, of one or more Coun-ty Superintendents whose di^y it should be, under proper limitations and restrictions tti receive»nd dis-burse tiie public money—til form, regulate and alter school districts—to examini* and license candidates for.teachers—to visit and inspect tbe Schools and communicate with the inhabitants and officers of the several districts through the medium of familiar l eo tures or otherwise, on all subjects appertaining to ibe advancement and impro\ement of their Schools—the election by the inliaCiitanls of each district of one or more Trustees, whose duty it should be to carry into effect the directions of the district and of the county Superintendent, and to exercise a general supervision over the schools—the appointment by the legislaaive or executive authorities of a State Superinlendent, whose duty it should be to preside over and give effi- • ciency, tiarmony, and unity to the entire system— and the establishment and lib.-ral endowraeni of on» or more Normal Schools, or institutions fur tbe educa-tion and preparation of teachers of the highesi grads of excellence.

By the consecration of on ample and permanent fund to the purposes of elementary- education, the State of Tennessee, of which you a: e a citizen and a legisla'or, have admitted the obligation incumbent upon every civilized community, To provide for the mental and moral culture • f it« youth. But the funds thus appropriated v i " ' - j worse than wtated, unless adequate provision I hp-made for their judiciotu and enlightened expuini.i .. . Bnd the periodicsJ dis-tribution of the bounty of i i Srate, for this ymrpofiO will speedily cease to excite any correspnniling feel-ing of responsibility on the part of its recipienLA, un-less they are called upon at the same time dirjclly to contribute from their own means and resourci'S to the same object of general ir.irreiil a r j indiv dujl importance. The exsuDple'-of Connrriicut is -an'r.ir-ly in |K>int, in support of this assenmu—e the rapid progress which education has m:i.|i.- in Massa-chusetts, in New York and in those States w bicb bavo adopted, in whole or in part, the system here recom-mended, demonstrates bwond all possibility of dcnbt or of cavil, the beneficent aatnre and salutary results of that system.

Nor should it be regarded as any nardjbip on tho port of tlio citizen, that he is caU-d "pon thu: to con.

t . ul!' of iii' mean.' ri. tiit- ;..j»>j..iit of f l L.-e ( ..tnmtiMly "T wuich li- r'niii.- a pa r i Ijf' i:tvc>ted ni- w[!iilrJi. at H h Tt* ' desLlnrd l.j rturrefd him in ihi; i f ,, ytltr (-.1 blt^s-in;:- i.f a hiph r.ivilizaliun, i.url i»tied by i j r v,Ty means thus p!iii:.-d atlln iht; ijuiit*. I ' la nifre p?cuniiir3'-poinr ijlif.-iion a [<T cli. in one n( roinparur i-e ^ ;ijul Wf lij\LMiie ujiEion iialv of iilnM-ull t" the dilTusiun of Miitnd, iiitellertn:'.! n 1 jjliieumeiit, <ir nf pouring out our fun Kir the iiippor: ar.d aHrntnismin"" rlie ert'r:iu.i i.f fi: lauun aud [.enilciiiiLi i-nUou-ment oi ulm?-lii»u-ei a n i tli."ir Ui tmns, tvhicli press liUr an ini JTmi upiu of tiie body politic and aocia!. In u mini pu-.nt of view, the difTtTcnct' is i.ninir'ii«e| ctiramunity. till the mi-mb'T^ uf wlni;ii mi po-c cath under hi - "o'.\-ri ^i^p and tig-Ir tn tnci.eiil t-r muki ti.in atniul'—\\ hi rf ' «if riKisrii'nrt ii m.i-.iTnal.v ir^ruicriizp ntTei-uuns nf iiur cnnirnfi:i naluit' nil; upncultur-'. ciimmiTre and niaiiafrifi side, are p-jareably buiidniE ii|) n.ni re.-fair laSiic uf ij.divuluiil and mirial f»rijal when-, m eweiy hand tin-Tenijilnn uf Iltill hrit-:.;-t' are ri'iirill^ th-'lr pru'i'l i.iipEri-irul one in wiiu«<j lawlifsji and lialelul iinniiSfT ul darkless uini violence ari» p-TpntnUi' glare of duv—» here the assassin oi.d tl alii'iiad w-.t.i ira(iunir}—inTe private! Jilrd up.iii h'.ij ,li<ri- >ai J r 1, an.l puyliL an* unknown or untiei-d'-il—••viii.re virc lialid tn Tf lhei, l i tnaUi; a deii'it iill —and unresiraiiied pa—mn- pnimpt iin crime, and iTijiini . and l.iu..il. Kiiinvir conibMi"! Willi virtuiHi- iiriuripli'd c-and a-irnhj'tji V nourish- . 1 . on- seruri' and hapj»;nt'38 uf our liuunrihini: ruin thiTi- ran he n-. "lilic.iLion iit' m.nr. ri'v voivine upon leL'i^latiirn and "talrbrniM tfenth rentu-v. tlian tli.al ut plarirc wi ul'ev.-ty taiuiiy. liie mean* nf iiit(>!lt.i:tuii| advani-t':nont. ,\fi tlie repnMenlativnii body ol the people—i:liari;ed. f.ir Uie timul the care of ilieii iniere-iU, iniJiMduallv aitf ly. they are Imund l-y fM-rv cnnsideraiitin T conscience to Jecidc and aiu in tlie.r gently, nnbl_\, Irmiiy anil ffarle/nU. aj- inl and soandci-i j'l.U'ment, they would ilecil for themsejvi.s, m view- of ttn-ir hii^hilf wore till' mean^ and ojiportuiiuv ui' sn du disposal.

Kiiiiwini: us 1 do, the enlicliU?:ieJ iiiler and monifi'sieil in bnhalf ot ih.- gn^al ruuJ tion, 1 n-jiuri' .11 the a^Hiiraiiite tlial in you o.iw iiwu.ij, you will nni (ail In r*i( Huenct-.on nil [irnpor in"Ctii.iiinH. I'm Itie nil of till* pai'.'iainunt iriti.ix'i» ol the Suite. | will be BUitainrd by »n intelliiriMii iinil coiifllitueiiL'v, 1 entortttin iiii il.mlii. Accel sir. my lii-ni wmhps tor yeor suece** audi and cummn'iil tuy sexvier* (iii-ilie benelil t | generutiun tui.l ilii. i n i m - i - iit Ininmnily siittiin, uheiic^vni yuL sliall Hindi llivy cu uvuil

Very r.'.|ioctfull\ nndiruly, Your frinnd,

8. S. UA|

From Ike Itcpublican DONATION TO T H E URI'llAN Tho Lady .Mnnngeri bpff leave lo prrsrt i

ful ackiiiiu Ipdfimeniii tn llie i-ltiten* of i the Wind lntere«t ihi'V linvr Bxpre««ed liy I atteiidnncn during ihe pual miuaun, at l l ie | tcrtainments givtin for ilto Ijciinlil of tho I lum. Their •ymputhiei wire liuiled w l walcume si n time, whrn tlie sppallinR vl most oxhuuvled triMmury prtiMuiitnd it ciounly to our tiojiei at this [mniid, ii duni dollars ooiitritiuied m the niltef uf immedl ing wants Since ihui time, the (IUIHIJ! ty hnvt) opened upon u«; and its fnriiliiins most cheerfully felt and urli.uuwlndgnd. I benev'jloni bund has rrrenily linen exti in a donation uf one tliousainl dulltrs, foi of aiding in the purchano of u house and! an Orphan Asylum. Impullud wc t ru i f motives, we take the liberty of jiving I the name of our munificent Donor, H . J Baq., tuid hope ho will pardun us fur thu him as an example worthy uf imitaiiun.| gent in the hands uf an unerring Provid der our heartfelt wishes for bit prosjierit; ness. Ill hi. own feelings he will find a ( remunerauon.

This, together m t h an additlnnal sum ( dred dollars, the contributions of sov individuals towards tho same object, make the first payment, two thousand i mainder in annual instalments. For this, •ire to tender our sincere t h u k s . We I tnily gratifying reSection, that we have a I heme for our children. Thus relieved I yeise and inconvenience of frequent coiforts are tnaterially increased, and usaUness enloiged.

"be proceeds o( onr Snirues for the fol apropriajed to tho payment of the pu bote and lot.

Vir Soirees have creati'd a fund that | tbQ.ppraachiiig seasiia of its terrors i for .11 emergencies connected with our tutk. Thus stimulated, thus nidod mossanguine erpectations, we are fu the Bering convictian thai we need nJ mayt under the tnols and difficuhics from 11 enterprises. Wo will ever tliBt t tbe life-giving principle thai lU our Qrtians, wo are indebted to thel Nasbve. Happy in acknowledging il audi insidaringour or|ihanB theirs, we| hope, lour united effons. to merit a CD< their ki and generous patronage.

Cityapers will please copy.

/ Aimy News

Frotke tiew Orleicnt Picayme on F r o m tlie S i o O r a i .

TheteTabraaroo. Cap:. St. Clair,i port yerdiiy, last from the Broios.

Tbe fow fpviT has broken out in m Tlie Fla(ftfae2din#!. says that four <irl terminal finally, but is of o inion that wilUcariy become epidemic ai so .dvniL of tbe taon. Wealao bear it said t b ^ been sevgj coses of fever ai the Brazos

The Fl of the 2d iust. say« that o let iTM-eivpd Ithe commandant ai Matamon-Taylor in >icb he annooiices tiiat be will terey for -Mamorns almut tho l . t of Nr make the k^r aty his beadquarters. may be may preliminary- tn a visit ID I this State. Ubas IniigbJen undrr^tood 1 enil defigni returni. - in -Xovember, sh sition of afiis enable b in m do so fur a i.

From a pUeoger bv the Tnhmaroo we L ^onable rum which was in c rculationl Grande that .en. Drrea WTL. about to raBtf upon the lovy Ej^ Grande hy the way o* the head .ota.OOO^ This number is i exaigeratioQoj that the wlmle lineofthel D '"^etmelv guarded weha\-e n j t f Umnforcemet must be sent there. '

A kind of ci^ war has broken out on tut between the rfeer gans» and the nmcherk

plnnder <iefly iheir own counU7med their outrages Supportable the rancherpi to put them do^. The Flag rektM tha\ rrfibars seized ibn some giKids belnngin ot oaeofxbe a l c ^ , of Matamorns. Th= ^ M n ^ be-amshcensed on hearing oTitj " e d the rancher, u, nioke war upon ihe ^ m p a n y of rancB.„, was immediately i

Q.estran, who went i n , rebber chief Cis^-o, who had been tbel neighbori,uod fbi^™, lime past. Cup.

Cisner.. outo road, and he gav^] b re^ twork tiiat fahad made out rf tho m u l « „.h,ch he hi unloaded for the pur aiiH l™'" ' ' " " ' ' ^ " killed nfter a , n « d e « |

u to t^ie c h a p a r n S b y C . p e s t i n n U a p a r t y f r o m B *

- n gentleman wh»p brother thrac tar

p i f u p u n t h a t a u L i j t m t , a n d • n r a it" w u u l i l ( i f i i s e l f a a -

l i t - d l r e c l l u n . A l t e r d i u n e r , F l o l i i s g r i n l e n , a n d s h f i w e d [ i l l ( f t ' iKJi i i i i ig^ l i u t m u s t a r d i;r»', ( s ;x id C . ) i s a l i n e flow-

J " F i ( n M e r g i i r d e n l " s a i d h i s | r i r i ) t i . ' " \ v h Y l i i e y a r e a l l

n t s . " ' " 1 k n o w t h a t , ( s a i d JUL n t l e r a w l i i l e , s o m e h o w

I m u i U m l w i l l b e r o o t e d o u t , I l i a v a a s p l e n d i d v a r i e t y

i i u w e r s l " T r u e r e l i g i o n l e t s l a n a t i c i s i u o r b i g o t r y .

. t i m a t i c s I e v e r k n e w w e r e T i T i i e H b i g n t a w e r e d e i s t s ,

l e t i ; ) !v; i n t n w l i o w i l l g i v e J r ty l u ' i l i i n k i i i r y o u r s e l f , i L r e u u i ^ u s l y i i l a i u i t h a i l i b -

l u s e l v f S . T h e y r o m i n d m e I w h n I ' l c i a r t M l i n o n e w h o | d i . a i . i h . i t thi.H w a s n o t a

•• ' . - " u i d n o t d o a s h e I , " s a i d h i s c o m p a n -

. f a s y o u p l e a s e ? " — p r p f . i ' m u c h , b u t I c a n ' t u s i p l e a s e . "

t tlui ChrinUan Chranicie. I d n y w ^ h a d t h e p l e a s u r e o f J c a l p n r t t u r o f i h e A m e r i c a n l l y , W r . A b r a h a m A m e r m a n . I n f o r ai](}UL filieen y e a r s a l l h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h n f I v e r w ' j i c h t h e c e l e b r a t e d I n n e n t w a s o n c e p a s t o r , a n d

i n t h a t c h u r c h f o r a b o u t l e L a d t w o y e a r s ; a g o s o m e u p o n j t h e s p r i n k l i n g o f

jupun s p r i n k l i n g a s t h e b a p -s d b y J e s u « C h r i s t ; a n d a f -

j l a n d p r a y e r f u l e x a m i n a -B u b j e c t , h e c a m e t o t h e j u s t p a t i l ^ ? » a s n f m a n , a n d t h a t J u l y t o o b e y J e a n s C h r i s t . T e > i a m ) t ; u l a n d A l e x a n d e r

J e p e r u s t d b y h i m . w i i h c a r e l u b j e c t . I n r e a d i u g C a r s o n

i h e c a y i l s o f P ^ e d i i b a p i i a t a T, a n d ' t h a t t h e r e w a s n o

Be B i b l e u p o n w h i c h t h e y

r e t w o w o r k s i n t l b e w o r l d l o d e a n i j s u b j e c t s o f b a p i i a m e d o b a p t i s t s . c a n n e v e r a n -

i s t h e ^ T e w T e s t a m e n t , i h e | o r k o f C a r s o n . I w i s h t h e

a n d u n a n s w e r B b l e w o r k I w a s i n t h e h a n i l s i o f e v e r y I n d e v e r y s c h o l a r i p t h e l a n d .

L :ause p H m i i i v e C l i r i s t i a n i t y o v e r t h e i g n o r a n c e , p r e j u -

f d e o f e v e r y o n e ^ w h o s h a l l 3 e o f ! t h e L o r d J e s u s .

J . f j . ige, Oct. 4, 1 3 4 7 .

Sl.HCI^K F«T3mCATJOB.—On 1 jfeatlemaii brought into PortJimontli, L fu rnace , ^cialo county, a pa r t of an I f n t h s OTP hc3t T h e p a r t we saw

the part of t in leg-. Having b « n m by a proces?^ the minutest

wean the lues, 4a:., were not riaiblo; [ anxiine i.f ' tiie foot and vnkle was p a t

Kng acniis the toes—ibe general - t h e lieel—ankle, i t c^ we t s per-

f e were to|il that the blind and anna J peri'ecti There cmild a i r be tha least iTTng been at unm. Nor u tbeiB much

inner in winch it came lima this cnn-dv must aneiniilly^hnTe ;been petrified

I this there remains nnw'only the ont-in. which w ill ciumbie a f t Wha t wa»

imn. By soma naloral' procets the [ g m w n one uf the lime, ' and h e n u m

Huw did tliia, c h a n ^ . take : riirht. and the fai:u seem to lea-re

bfat. thia mm man would lafiurd one of Eful aubjecu fur a g e a l i ^ c u l lecture . |which it'L9;njiind ia caSed ihe c a l o -

The prOTM uf its fnimatfon wonld 1 s tudy.—Cindnj ial i C&nmide.

From tie Repttilieim Baaner. [L I ILMON , ; S C H O O L G .

f t i l l a w ^ g e x t r a c t f r t im a n a b l e b g l e n e r o f S . S ^ R ^ a u A i i , E a q . ,

S a p e r i c t e n i l e n t of C o m m o a Y o r k , ra E . P . M c t J i n t y , E s q .

j u p o n wh^ch i t t r e a t s ig o f g r e a t I t h e poar j le o f o u r Sta i te , anii w e nti t h a t ill i s a t t r a c t i n g t h e a t t a i i -£ n t a l t

J l ^ u p o n to; radicatE a ctmna of policy. Itlie Legisliiturc of a St^te Hke youra, I to ftecorc i^e Meaaing. v uf a suund and euLory eUuiatian tu evei'y child of ihe l iEuu tUmugh ereiy aTenae of the c i r i l ninny, elemema uf well-being^ a n d x h aliine cin peTpetiialH! ihe esjatencB I cnmnranii^s, 1 jhonid wlvige the en-aw rfiiuiriijf thii muuicii.al amhorities t tn as3ej5 ,ipan the r c ^ and personal

I county an ^muimt equal its distrihu-he Cummoi School if und—the appointp-n in cach ftountv,. uf oneiur more Coni^ mis i ^ o ' e d t ^ T it rhiTTiid be, tuider uu and reitncliona ttrrjweiTn-and «fisi

|ic money—Mil furra. regulate and al tar •to exaijiinr and licei.»e mndidates visit ai |d in«pKCl the Schools and

i t h the inhabitants aiidluScers of tha _ I thruugli the medium rf iamilior lec» irise, on ail^uhjecia apprjrtaimng ta tho* and fmpnj\i^men[ of their Schoals—the

^ mliabitanjs of each district of one o r I , whose (liijy it should be tn cany icia p i o n s of t t e diilrict aj id of the county I t . and tu e^fr-Tcid^* a *;'*neral snpetvisfan pl»—the a j^uimment liyuhe lejislaiiva Jiulhoririea jif a State Siperinleiident,. I shuuid be fa preside ovnrand give effiL-

and lujity to the I'ntire syntem— [ishmsnt aiiri lib^Tnl enilinvmem «if ana

1 Schools,pr institntiuni fur the educa.-

aliun of t^achira of the highest grade j l ion of an ample and permanent

poaes oir element;iry I cilucatian, the f , of irhicli you a: a h citizen and a

I r e adraiitpij the Qhligodun incumbiail Ivilized con^mujiity, provide &]r tha

- l culture - f i t s youth, f But the funds ,,;!! I. V ivurao than wasted, unleaa

1 s^-t I hp-made Ibr t i c i r judicious eipuud.. . . . iind the: pi^odical dis-

JjBbnunty ofT I J. ritiucTfbrthia parposa Icaasu la iiiCiiB anv curr^CToniRn? feal-pibiliiy on Ihe par t of itslreciiiienu, ua r loalled' oprai a t the sami! limu d i r jc i ly I f m m t l i f i r awn means aijd reaourci'S m

uf gunejrar inH'r'--sc Jind iiuliv j i u l I Tha ssam^lir-al CuunjtMicut ia .^frnnir-

L luppnr t r.f t h b ttaacrtiiin—t ivUu tiju - which ed»)f:atzon has mmic ui JLisaa-

I s w Toxk. and in those St^ti^* « hicfa have iho lc or in port, the srstem here recom-

Jtrates beyond ail pa.««ibifityof dbubc I beriHficani aatTira and. iiidnmiy reaulta

J i t be regarded as any cjErdship an tha t i izsn, tha t Ss is call"'! np'jn thus to cen.

t ii utu of hi-i means to the support of otlucnliiin, in i;.e curamunity of which ho forniii a part—in wliii-h hp hai iiivested tiis weiilth, and v.h 'ra IiU clii.ilivii Dr.-destined tu succeed him iu the uiijoynwnt itf \hf vari-ed ijie5>inp.< uf a high civiliratiun, uurtun-d an<lr:her-iahed by ilit; Vfry tneanathus p!ucod a i t h e dispMsol of the Stale. In a mere pecuniary poim uf vien-. t!ic (piBsiioii a tcra l l , is one pf comparat ve expenditure; i :uid We have the ojitiou oiilv of libcnilly cn.itriliuiing j ti> the diffusiun of (uund, iiitellectiril and moral oii-lighteunjeiit, o r o f pouring out our funds like watsr, tur the support and administratiun of criinin:il justic.-, the ert*cliu:i of prisuiid and ponilenliarjps, and iho fn Juwmen l of olms-bna-'ej a-nd their kindred institu-tions, whicli press like an incubus upou iliu onergii-a of iho body politic and aocial. In u mural and aucial puinc of view, the difference is irara:?n30 between a curamunity, all the membi-r? of which m;iy safely ri.-posc ea-h under htJ "oa'n vine and tig-true, with none to mulcst or make him afraid**—where the supreniiicy <if cunscience is uaiversaily recugnizcd—the noblest nlTectiuns uf uur cammou nature nil t ivated—where ogricultun;. commerce and manufactures, side by side, are peaceably building up and cementing the fair fabric of individual and social prosperity—and where, oa every hand the Temples of Rsligiun'and of Siiienco are rearing their proud superstructures—and one in wuow lawleas and baleful utmusphen?, deeds of darkt^esa and viulence are perpetrated in the full glare u fday—where the a.<3a3sin and the rubber stalk abruad *;cu impunity—where private rig^lits are tram-pled upfju and lUsn-gardcJ, and public ubligations aru unknown or unheedeil—where ignorance and vice bond to je the i , to make a desert of civilization •^and unrestrained passions prompt incessontiv to crime, and rapine, and bluml. Knowledge aluae. combim~l with virtuous principles early inculcated and asiiduuualy nourished, can secure tin; perpetuitv and happiness of our nourishing communiries—a:ld there can be no obligation of. mora ccrtai.i import dl-volving upou legislators and statesmen ut" the ninA teencli century, than tliac of placing witbin the reoclN of every family, the means of intellectual and mural advancemant. As tlie representative? of the g r e a ^ body of the people—charged, fur the timo being witfi the care of their interests, individually and collectiv^i ly, they are boond by every considera'tion of duty and conscience to decide and act in their behalf intelli-gently, nobly, freely and feailessly, as-in their best and aoundest judgment , they would decide and act for themselves, in view of their highest welfare, were the means and opportunity of so doing at their disposal.

Knowing as I do, the enlightened interest you feel and manifested in belialf of the great cause of e<iuca-lion. I rejoice in the assurance tliat in the position you now occupy, you will not fail to e.tert your in-fluence, «a all proper occasions, fur the advancetr.ent of this paramuunt interest of tlie State. Tha t yoo wiU be su-itained by an intelligent and rigbt-mine.l constituency, I entertain ne doubt. Accept, my dear sir. my beat wishes for year success and prosperity, aad cotnmancl my serviass for the benelit of" the rising generation aniJ the interests of humanity ar.d civili-zation, whenever you shall think they can bo of anv a v a d

Very respectfully and truly, Your friend,

S. S. R A N D A L L .

From the Republican Banner. DONATION T O T H B O E P H A N ASYLUM. The Lady Managers beg leave to present ibeir g r ^ e -

fol acknowledgments to the citizens of Nashville fcr the kind mierest they have expressed by their gene r \ j at tendance during the past season, at the evening enN tenainments given for the benefit of the Orphan Asy-lum. The i r sympathies were hailed with peculiar welcome at a time, when the appalling view of an al-most exhauated treasury presented iuelf . Auspi-ciously to our hopes at thia period, a donation of fifty dollars contributed to the relief of immediately press-ing wants. Since that time, the floodgates of Chari-ty have opened upon us; and its fertiliring influence is most cheerfiilly felt and acknowledged. The same benevolent hand has recently been extended to us, in a donation of one thousand dollars, for the purpose of aiding in the purchase of a house and grounds for an Orphan Asylum. Impelled we trust by proper motives, we take the liberty of giving to the public the natne of our monificent Donor, H . E . W . Hill Esq. , and hope he will pardon us for thus presenting him as an exao^Ie worthy of imitation. T o this a-gant in the hands of an unerring Providence, we ten-der our heartfelt wishes for his prosperity and happi-ness. In his own feelings be will find a full and rich remimeration.

This, together with an additional sum of eight hun-dred dollars, the contrihations of several generous individuals towards the same object, enables us to maka liie first payment, two thousand dollars; tha re-mainder in annsal instalments. Fo r this, too, we de-sire to tender oia- sincere thasks . W e have now the truly gratifying reflection, tha t we have a permanent heme for our children. Thus relieved from the ex-jose and inconvemeoce of f i ^ u e n t removals, our cmfbrts ore materially increased, and our powers of useilness enlarged.

Tie proceeds of our Soirees for the future will be aproprialed to the payment of the purchase of the hoe and lot.

Soirees have creatad a fund that will disarm thtpproaching season of its terrors and prepare us for11 emergencies connected with our infant insti-t o ^ . Thus st imulated, thus aided beyond our mosjanguine expectations, we are furnished with the - e r i n g conviction that we need never be dis-mayi under the trials and difSculiies inseparable from 11 enterprises. W e will ever bear in mind that » the life-giving principle that sustain us in our ertions, wo are indebted to the citizens of Naah^.- Happy in acknowledging such claims, andi i nsidaring our oqihans theirs, we confidently hope, !oar united efforts, to mer i t a continuance of their ki and generous patronage.

Cityipors will please copy.

murdered a short lima previous. Tbev were still in pursuit wLenth - King's infuimunt luft.'and as the lob-bcra Hed without horses, there was eviry rea-uii t.. be-lieve that none will esrape.

learned yesterday on tbo best authn.iiv. that by the l ahmarou a letter was received in this city from nn o.icer at Matam .nh., slatirff that Colonel Enn^ial, J>eputy 1 aymaster ttenenil of the United Stutes, « 1 o .»te!y started with «300,000 fur Gen. Taylor's arm ., escort,Hi by Col. Butler's 3d Dniijonns. (Hve com.n-nle,^.) had renche.1 Cerralvo, at which point it wiis aM-< named that the guerrillas were in such f..rce in t r c n i a s tu render a halt necessary, and Col. Butler at nncB sent back for reinforcements. M..re troops .ire wantHl al.ing the whule line uf tho posts on the Kio tiraiide. Iti tiie Klag of the 2.1 ia the following pare-gr.ipli in relation tn this subject:

Our last account.^ from Col. Butler and his battal-ion ..f :3a Driisoons, left them two daya mnn-h be-yond .\lier. The train which the dragoons are esrort-ing to .Moiueiey, was halted for sever.il days i.t .M er, in conse.iuence of a report received that a large Mex-ican forre wa-piepai ing to uitack it, a.nd a r . i.ifo;c«:-ment was ordered up from Camar^o, consisting of a company of infjntry and two pieces of artillery. Tims strengtheneil, with Col. Belknup in commnnd, tho train proceeded o.n. The large amount of specie gn-mg up under this e-icort, will piove a templing bait, but we have no idea that tho Mexicans will bo ras!, enough to venture an attack on so large a foree.

The .\Iutamoros Klag suys a sale ot upwards of 200 Government horses took place, there on the 29:li uk The sale was well attended and the horses bid fi.r readily, but at low prices—not averaging more tiian ten dollars a head. A large majority of the horses have not been used since they were purchased for the Government, and could not have cost leas tlian $100 eiich, besides cost of transportation, forage, and alieu-tion for several months. Some explanation of r h ^ may prububiy beluoked for. / • T H E K I L L E D A N D W O U N D E D IN T H E

L A T E B A T T L E S . The New Orleans Delta of the 15lh contains tl

names of the killed, wounded, and missing in the last battles, before the city of Mexico. W e give below the loss suato'ned by the fourteenth regiment, (Col. Trousdale's) which was part of the Third Divis on, commanded by Gen Pillow. Also, the general tolal.

FOCRTEEE.VTH EEGIMEST tSFA.NTRr. Killed—Privates Benjamin Hall, Robert Arnold,

H . R. Maruiing, James M. Moneypemiy. Woitnded—Col. W m . Trousd^e , severely; Cnpt.

.1. M. Scantland, severely^ Capt . Robert G. Beale, very slishily; "d Lts. Richard Steel, Rob't W. Bed-ford, slightly, Serg't W m . .M. Bledsoe, morlaily; Cor-poral H . Monlgurriery, slightly; Privates Wm. U. Pharris, S- Suuenhi ier , W. F. Beatty, James Ken-nedy, Stewart White, JohnPhi land . Bolivar V:nceiit, Calvin C. Forolo, severely; A. D. Aujon, A. C bad-wick, John Wilkinsbn, F. Faoball, J . Donnelly, slight-'y- *

Missing—Privates John Crawford, W m . Dearing, Jas . McDermott , John Blair, W . R. Watson.

GE.NERAL TOTAL.

1. Gen Worth 's Division, 140 2. Geo. Twiggs' Division, 36 3. Gen. Pillow's Division, 21 4. Gen- Quitman's Division, 41

ounded. Missing 766 27 194 10 111 10 267 - -

1338 47 Total, 238 Killed, woiufded and mia.sing in the four divisions

of Gens. Worth, Twigga, Pillow and Quitman, 1G23

F o r e i ^ N e w s .

Aimy News. / Froiie New Oriemi Picayune of the 16th.

j F r o m t b e B i o G r a n d e . TheiBTkhnaroo, Capt. St . Clair .arrived a t this

port yetilay, last from the Brazos. The joar fever haa broken out in Matamoros.—

The Flajf the 2d inst. says that four or fivecasea had terauoat fatally, but is of o; inion that the disease willscany become epidemic at s s .dvanced a period of the i t tn . W e a U o bear i t said that there have been leve] cases of fever at ihe Brazos.

The FI cjf the 2d iust. says that a letter has been mceived lifae commanilant a t Matamoros from Gen. Taylor in lich he announces that he will leave Mon-terey for .Vamoros about tho 1st of November, and mafcu the l e r d t y his headriuarters. W e trust this iMy te may preliminary to a viait to his family in this State, t h a i long been understood that the Gen-eral desigm retnrni..g in November, should the po-ncion of affij enable him to do so for a brief space.

Fromapaengerbv the Tahmaroo we have aques-tionahle rum which war in c rculation on the Bio Ltrande tha ten . Urrea was about to make a descent

^ ^ Grande by the way of Victoria a t tar head.ois.oOO. Th i s number is doubtless an f iasgerat iooat t ha t t he wholel iueof the Kio Grande o '"^^^ately guarded we have nut a doubt.— M ^ r w m e i must be sent there.

Akindof cii nrnr has broken out on the EioGrande tbe rfcer gangs and the rmcheros. The for-

mw phnider j^gy ^ ^ ^ countrymen. Finding toeiroutrages ^uppuitable the rancheros are arming " i h ? " recently the

seized ton gome g o ^ s belonging to a b rother ot aneorthe a l a l e . of Matamoros. The w jr thy ma-P ® " ^ b « " a m o u ; e n s e d on hearing of it, andauthoi^ ^ the rancher, to make war upon the robbers. A

' f rancaros was immedia te^ organized un-^ M a c . - d o n i o C , e s t r a n , who went in pursuit of the

p i ^ h s w h o h a d been the terror of the ^ ghbcrtood f b p ^ Ume past . Capestran feU in

road, and he gave battle from a

S A ^^ ^ ^ ^ P i r p o T ^ Nine ^ t h ^ b b e r s weskiUed af ter c o n s i d e r ^ ffehtrng

b ^ ^ r i « party f rom Burgos, headed - SWtleman whfcbrother these same robbers bad

E.ngla.no .—The Overlaud Mail had arrived, with da tes from China to the 29th of J u l y . In Chi-n a every thing appears to he assumiag a n uosatis-factory aspect.

T h e large boose of Cockerell & Co. , of London, connected with the E a s t India trade, had failed for six hundred thousand pounds s terhng. T h e y were not connected with any American houses.

Fra-nce.—^The F r e n c h Funds had advanced . Par i s Boorbe, Sept. 29th.—Rumors of the insur-

rectioQ in Naples had some effect on Stocks, and the failures in London were spokea of. Railroad Stocks were declining.

M . d e l l ambo ld t i s severely indisposed. H e was receivmg the highest honors from all quarters , on the 77th anniversary of bis bir th-day.

T h e Duke of Aamale has been nominated to tbe post of Governor General of Algiers. M u c h con-troversy was going on about the appointment , the effort being to show tha t the K i n g w a s in every way endowing his family.

Marshal Soult has retired from, and M. Guizot has been elevated to the Presidency of the Cotm-ciL

Spain .—We have dates f rom Madrid to the 24th of September , but the papers contains no news of importance. Mr. Bulwer had rettirned from his' coQDtry hoase to Madrid. I t was rumored tha t he had received despatches from Lord PalmerstoD, in relation to the marr iage of the Queeu, and the order of sncceasion. '

T h e setni-oScial j onma l the Corroo, referring to some observatiiins made by the progiesista jotmials on the s tay of General Narvaez a t Madrid, says tha t his non-return to Paris must in nowise be con-sidered as showing a want of loyalty and obedience to her Majesty-

T b e reorganizatkia of the a rmy was going on.

P o r t u g a l . — T h e a & i r a o f this unhappy country seem «o be as much unsettled a s ever. Pa r ty spirit runs as high as ever , and its excessos a re res-trained only by the external pressure of foreign govenunents .

I taly .—^The troubles in the Papa l dominions seem to have been quieted to a considerable extent. Leghorn, however , w a s in a state of lively agita-tion; also, Forli .

T h e F r e n c h squadron in the Bay of Naples found itself in an embarrassing position while the iu.sar-rectioa was in grogress. T h e Neapoli tan govern-ment was afraid tha t the sight of the tri color would increase the popular feeling, and the populace were quieted by being told tha t the F r e n c h government bad t aken sides with King Ferdinand.

I n the province of Molise (20 leagues from N a -ples) all tbe districts of Lar iao h a r e raised the standard of revolt.

I n Calabria, tbe insurrection has extended to Ca-lanzaro. T b e insurgents have fortified themselves, it is said, in Gerace . Sometimes dicided into guer-rilla parties, and sometimes, reunited in one body, they fall apon the royal troops and make tiad havoc

,^in their ranks. I t is said tha t the 8 th of the line Wonld not fight, a t first; but tha t their Colonel, -Kossarol, has forced them to t ake part in the com-bat , and tha t this regiment bas since sustained great loss.

T h e insurrection in Sicily had increased, and was becomiag formidable.

A letter from Naples , of September 2l8t , to the llaTStilles Nauvellitle, says:

' • I t is rumored tha t Girgenti and Marsa la are in a state of insorrection;bnt I cannot speak positively in this respect. I t is cer tain, however, tha t arrests continue to be made in Sicily. T h e popolar irrita-lion is, moreover, a t its height, aad a general insur-rection is momentarily expected.

T b e insurgents of Cosenza, against whom Gen. Slratella had been sent, (to whom had likewise been entrusted the general command of all Calab-ria,) had rejoined tbe band? of Borneo."

An article in the Contempmance of Rome, of September 18th, contains the following news re-ceived from Cvita Vecehia , by tbe arrival of the Lombardo.

"Syracose is in a s ta te of insurrection; Meiazzo is in the power of the insnrgen t i , w h i are there in possession of t b e citadel. Ca tan ia equally (tart'ici-pates in tbe movement , and Palermo lingers in a s ta te of dull agitation-

S ines the.insurgents have retired from Reggio, the mountaineers of Calabria have followed in the wake of the insurreclion. T b e royal a r m y k»ses ground every day .

Besides the steam-vessels which are now carrying troops and amroanitio:i, the government h a d slill detained the t rading vessels. Nameroos execntion? had t aken place, and a Paixhan gun had been found in the hands of the ioaurgents-

In the Austr ian part of I t a ly .Uack ribons on s t raw ha t s are proscribed, because th t f ' f a l a^ forms with tha yellow the colors of Austr ia .

TDMET.—^The Boy of Tun i s and t he Viceroy of E g y p t , . w h o bad been summoned by A e Porte , in Iheir cha rac t e r of vassals of the sa l t an , tojoin it in ita measures against Grcece , and lo withdraw from

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f u s r ? ' ^ ^ ^ had formally re-

Th i s refusal i , regarded as an event of decided im-portaDce and as indicating that those princes look upon tliemaelves as independent of T u r k e y and as able heuceforwaid to cxercise acts ofsovcre'ipnty on their own part. It is also tbroiight to constitute, be-sides, a favor^jble sign for ( i reece; and hence this question, already »o lie ,cate, finds itself in a new slate of complication.

RU.=<SIA.—It has been announced that many of the Kussiaii loreipii diplomatists have been called lo St . t otersburg. We now learn t h i t llie Prince of Prus-sia will also proceed (o that capital immediately on his return froai tho Rhiue. T h . s warrants a belief tha t Bome affairs of importance are about to bo dis-cussed at St Pelerburg.

B Y T H E C A M B R I A .

CORTEIPOIIDSNCO of the .NEW York Eijimm.

Ltvr.RpooL, Oct :>, 1847. C O M . M E R C F A L A N D F L . N A N C I A L .

T b e fearful condition of Mercantile and inoue-tary affairs, recorded in our last summary , and then rapidly cuhuiaat ing lo u point ol distress aud de-ruugement rarely reached by the organs of com-mercial vision, has rather the last fortnrgbt become visibly developed iu all ils disastrous reality.

One failure after another lias followed—each one vibrating Uir.jugliont every aveuue of trade, and in-volving in its gloomy consequences those who but for their unfortunate , conuexion with thh defaultei , could h u v j withstood tho shock of the commercial storm.

Of the numerous causes to which this dreary state of things is assignable, the moat palpable appears to be the misregulatioii of llie mouey power,—a sys-t i m originating with the Bank of England and ea-gerly imitated by all other money lenders, where-by gold haa become loo dear lo buy, aud accommo-dation a phantom T h e reflu.t of a system so fa-tal to tbe prosperity of trade, has been deeply felt, alike by the merchant and manufacturer , aud tho attestations of its i onsequences can be found in harrowing abundance in the crippled country house, and the deserted factory.

T h e failures during the past fortnight may be enumerated as follows; Cockerell & Co., Loudon, -C60,' 00; Perkins, Schleisser & .Mullins, je250,000; F ry , Griffiths &o., amouut of liabilities not ascer-tained, Lyall Brothers i , Co, £400 ,000; Samuel Phelps & Co., .ei50,OOOL Cockburu & Co., M. L. Bensusan & Co., Alex. "McDonald & Co., aud Jno. Sberrell & Co , all of London, whose liabilities also have not been ascertained accurately.

In Manchester the failures and stoppages are— Burt, Wabin & Co, Alfred Armstroug, J a m e s Guess &. Co., Stocks Ta i t , Edwards Potter &. Co , Render Milner, and E . .M. Broadhurst.

Ill Liverpool we have to notice the suspension of W . Steel <fc l.'o.. Lake Calron &. Co , J . and M. Murray , W m . Atherton, Watson, Brothers &. Co., W . j . Tomlinson, aud E . & P. Pa r ry , whose liabilities are estimated at upwards of a million sterling.

Six or seven houses in Glasgow, including the firm of Reid, Robertson & Co., have yielded to the pressure—the last named of which chiefly falls on Manchester. An earlier failure, omitted to be noticed, is that of Allison, Comberlege Co., whose liahilitie.s reach £600 ,000 ; and we have also to add the suspension of E . M. Cooper SL Co., and F. H . Glover.

During the whole of the past week, the English funds underwent a remarkable fluctuation. Thu r s -day was one of the heaviest days tha t bad been ex-perienced.

On Fr iday, it was aunounced tha t the Bank of England would, for the present, discontinue alto-gether its advances ou stock and exchecquer bills, the sate of which had, the day before, been raised from 3 to per cent. An intimation was also giv-en that the rate of discount for first class paper would henceforth be 5 i per cent , for bills not having more than fifteen dnys to run—6 per cent for bills not over two months date, and 6 j for all beyond tha t period.

A decline was the immediate consequence, and the market closed heavily on Sa tu rday . Consider-able anxiety was manifested, which gradually wore away towards the close; no failure of any impor-tance being announced.

U(i to 2 o'clock yesterday mat ters bad been in an uneasy s tate . For money consols commenced at 8 4 i af ter which sales were effected at 83^, per ac-count; the highest price af ter opening was 854, and subsequently 84}. Foreign securities had diminish-ed in value, and a very small amount or business had been t ransacted.

G e n e r a l I .vte l l ioenck .—Par l i amen t will be convened on the 14th insL, but not for the des-patch of business.

T h e fr igate Macedonian, Com. D e C a y , was near being lost on the coast of Scotland on tha 14th of Sept . She escaped with loss of jib, fore topmast staysail , fore topsail and other sails, and with much difficulty reached an anchorage under Arran Island. Subsequent accounts announce her perfect safety.

A desperate conflict haa taken place in the Ma-lay Seas, between H. M. ship Nemises and 11 pi-ratical pralius, in which the latter were defeated, with t b e . l o s o f 300 ia killed and wounded; the loss on tbe part of ihe British was 3 men killed and wounded.

Asiatic Cholera is making fearful ravages in Rus-sia, and in consequence of its appearance a t W a r -s a w the Emperor had deferred his visit lo Poland, a c ircumstance not to bo regretted by the people of tha t country.

T h e reported marriage of the Duke of Welling-ton aud Miss Coutts is contradicted.

Fa the r Mat thew has declared his intention of visiting the U nited Stales , early iu the ensuing spring.

Dr. Wiseman has arrived from Rome, charged with private despatches for Lord John Russell.— T h e Dr. has been permitted to assume the title of Arch-Bishop of Westminster, which is regarded as the prelude to the establishment of a Roman Ca th -olic Hierarchy in England.

Active preparations are making in Switzerland for suppressing the Sonderabon by force of arms.— A sanguinary civil war apprehended from the reso-lution of the latter to resist the Diet, and 2 Cautons alone are prepared with 40,000 men to take tho field.

T h e news from Italy presents no new feature .— T h e pope is firm, and the A u s t r i a n do not seem in-clined to provoke hostilities.

F r ance is not yet tranquil. Considerable clamor has been raised by the appointment of the D o c de Arma le to the Governor Generalship of Algeira.

Marshal Soult has been nominated Marshal-General of F r a n c e

Postscr ipt , 2 o'clock. Th is day 's Corn market displays considerable,

though unlocked for, activity, aud prices up to this moment show a decided tendency to ascend. Some Wes te rn Flour has already been sold at 28s. per bri. W h e a t is also firm, Indian Corn is in demand at an advance.

T b e Cotton transactions of this morning are of the most langnid character ; iu short, without the slightest disposilion to a reaction.

T h e respectable house of W m . Maury , which is announced in the Tiuies to have suspended pay-m e n t , did not come to a stand still; there was merely a suspension of some hours existence, which h a s ceased—Mr. Maury being now actively engag-ed in ordinary operations.

F u r t b e r O e U u l s of F o r e i g n I¥ews! R E C E I V E D B Y T H E C A M B R I A .

The London Correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser under date of the 4th instant, writes:

T o - d a y the panic ia the s tock marke t h a s been grea ter than a t any time since 1825. Consols drop-ped to 8 3 i aud Exchequer bills to 27& dis. A slight improvement, however , occurred toward Ihe close of the day . A t one time the rate for money upon loans on stock and Exchequer bills for the next ten days was not less than thirty-six per cent . I write the amount , and in Italics, fearing tha t if pu t in figures you wonld scarcely believe them correct.

T h e most astonnding featnre connected with all this history still remains to be referred to. Las t tnontb the ra i lway calls amounted to near ly four millions sterling, and on the first of this month—the very day on which the chief failures took place— side by side with the record of tbe calamities which had happened c a m e the annonncement of farther snms to be paid to the extent of three millions and a half. T h e u u h a p p y proprietoM of d ja res , t ha t ia to oay uinc l u t a out of ten, prstest and implore for

some relief, l u t tbe directors, havrag commenced the variotis works and having iu most instances gr/t to that point at which it is as ruinous to go back as to stand still, are inexorable, and being moreover urged on by contractors, engineers and solicitora, and the eager host who have everything to gain and nothing to lose by pushing forward, they use every effort lo stifle the complaints by which they are con-stanlly assailed.

T h a t the time of the final crash, however, is now approaching, may be appr-hended from various signs. Last week a meeting was held at Manches-ler, of the bankers, meercjiants, manufacturers and others of the town, a t which between one aud two thousand persons were present, to take ioto couad-eration the steps that could best be adopted by the shareholders to enforce a suspeusiou oT the various works. At tliat meeting one of tho speakers ob-served tha t " H e perceived in 'me of the Manchester papers that , during tho present year , the ontlav on fifty principal railways had amounted to £13,o'00,-000, aud it was found by computing the total market value of these fifty lines, from the commencement of the year to the present time, that they stood at a leas marketable value by £15.000,000 steriing, even af ter the addition to their capital of the £13 ,000 , -000. H e r e was a glaring deficiency of X-iS.OOO.-000 sterling—a sum that might as well have been sunk in the sea us employed iu a manner so preju-dicial to the community." All tlie speakers follow-ed in the same direction, the unanimous feeling of the meeting being that the "present derangement of monetary affairs is to be attributed to the unwar-rantuble haste in carrying out the railway enterprise of the country;" that "if everything was pushed on simultaneously the money power of the country would be unequal to tbe cal l ;" and tha t tho lime would come when, if a general abandonment of works were not now consented to, "nothing but a panic would work out their dehverauce."

X circular letter from Brown, Shipley &. Co. da-ted Liverpool, Oct . 4, 1647, says:

" T h e continued Commercial failures of an alarm-ing character , both as lo number and amount, have greatly increased tbe panic in the money mat^e t , aud the general distrust since the departure of the lasl steamer. T b e pressure aud derangement in monetary affairs is unexampled, and trade altogeth-er is in a state of extreme depression."

T h e H a r v e s t and t h e Crops .—A Liverpool circular thus gums up the probable results of the harvest jus t concluded:

" T h e r e seems to be little difference of opinion as to the productions of the harvest of the United Kingdom. Barley is probably the greatest crop we ever grew. W h e a l on tbe whole has been good, aud something belter than last year; but the quality is uot generally so fine. Oats prove a good fair crop. Beans and Peas are deficient probably one-third.— T h e potato disease is again spoken oO but as of a less destructive character than the last two years.— There is, however, only one general opinion, i h a t a considerably less breadth of land was planted with this esculent last season. T h e present price is about 100 per cent over that of ordinary seasons.

Notwithstanding that a satisfactory result may be anticipated from the late harvest, the present and prospective rate of consumption is evidently greater than it is calculated to snpply; and there can be but little doubt that in the course of the next twelve months large importations of breadstuffs from abroad will be required, and obtained at mode-rate rates, as the Coutinenial and American har-vests are reported of even more favorably than oar own."

From the London Time*.

London, October 5. This has been one of the most extraordinary days

ever witnessed in tbe stock Exchange , owing to the way in which they have been taken by surprise.— T h e parties called upon to repay loans lo the Bank, upon a possible renewal of which Ihey had calcu-lated up lo tbe U t h October, have been compelled to part with Stock and Exchequer Bills a t any price. And the dealers seeing their position, and participa-ting moreover to some extent in the panic, have made their own terms. Hence at one l ime, while the quotation of Consols for money was 834, the price for the accounU was 84^, the difference being equivalent to the rate of interest of 36 per cent per a n n u m .

L I V E R P O O L C O T T O N M A R K E T . Report for the tceek ending Sept.2\—The anx-

iety on the part of holders to sell, cousequent upon the undimmithed pressure for money and the general want of confidence, has caused a farther 'decline in price of f d per lb on American, and Jd to ^d on all descriptions. Speculators have taken 2,00 American, and Exporters 3,000 American and 200 Surat . T h e sales for tbe week amount to 24,-700 bales. [United Brokers.

Report for the week ending Oct. I .—The diffi-culties in the money maritet, wbicb still continue, have again had a very material effect, aud toward the close of the week brought down prices of Amer-ican ^d lo }d per lb, the lower qualities being much pressed; Brazil and Egypt are in very moderate re-quest, and prices arc almosl nominal; Surat is fully j d lower. 2,92fi Sea Island and 202 Stained were offered at auction to-day; 996 of the former, and 50 of the latter found buyers, at a decline of Id on common, and 2d to 3d per lb on the fine qualitiea Speculators have taken 800 American and expor-ters 2,020 American. T h e r e have been forward-ed into the country unsold during the past month 550 American. T b e sales for the week amouut to 22,210 bales.—I7n:<ed Brokers.

Report for Oct. 2 and 4—The demand continues very limited, and tlie market has still a declining tendency. T h e sales of the days noted above are about 8,000 bales, almost all to the trade, the mid dling and ordinary descriptions of American being at a decline of i to Jd per lb on the currency of the 1st instant.

London and Par i s Fashioxb f o r October .— T h e autumnal dresses are frequently ornumented

with velvet of contrasting color, and demi-longe sleeve-pointed cufls, fixed by a velvet nffiud, and on the flounces several rows of narrow velvet. T h e form of drssses varies but little; corsages are al. ways tight, ornamented in a variety of ways, re-vets brandenbourgs formed of chiefs in guimpe, Willi buttons; a new style of guimpe trimming forms a series of leaves, imitating oak , &.C., placed con-trariwise from the throat lo the bottom of the skirt, i n c r e ^ n g gradually in size. Among the newest materials for travelling dresses and robes de chi'.m-bre is tbe chatoyante. A pretty novelty for walk-ing dresses are those of cacbemire, with applica-tion of cacbemire on the front of the corsage, and chatelaine in rich rosaces, pines, fitc. &c .

Bonnets begin to assume an au tumna l appear-ance, capotes of crape are often ornamented with velours epingle. Capotes of tafiatas are made with pinked trimmings, and offiuds of velvet inside the deep color of which forms a contras t lo the light bonnet. Neglige bonnets of f ancy straw are lined with grosde Naples, and ornamented inside by pop-pies and tulle of paille color, with double bavolet of taffetas, pinked and simple nEuds and brides of pinked taffetas. Cock's feathers will be again fash-ionable, one half black, tlio other green, bine, or any contrasting color. Another novelty are the marabouts and follettes glaces , with tbe natural wings of insects, tbe various tints having much ef-fect both by candle-light and in the sun. N e w manteleU are in preparation for the autumn; the prettiest are of cassinier sat in, and satin de Chine.

The New York papers slate that the procession in that city on Tuesday on tbe occasion of laying tha cornerstone of the Washington Monument was a %ery imposing one. Tbe stone was laid by Gov. Yoo.vo, assisted by Got . H a r r i s , of Rhode Island. An Ad-dress was delivered by Judge Samuel Jo.vrs.

L U T H E R ' S MAEBIAGB. Calharine Von Boro, was a beautiful giri, of noble

birth, who, having fallen in lore with a poor studont of Nuremberg, had be«*n condemned by her parents to tho cloister. Escaping with e i fb t of her compan-ions, after somo years she took refuge at Wirtemberg. Here Luther became attached to her. Yet with a sense of j tut ice rather unusual In a Io\-er, h e wrote to the Nuremberg student—"If you desire to obtain your Catharine Voa Boro, make haste before she is given to another whose she almost i i : Still she has not overcome her love for yon. For my part I should be delighted to see you united."

Tbe student not responding to this offer. Lather married Iter. In this union he was most bappy—the details of his domestic life are full of sweetness and' tenderness.

D E S C R I P T I O N O F C H A P U L T B P E C . Chapultepec having been captured by the Ameri-

M IS, after the most desperate resistance e^-er made b / a Moxkict army, the following ac«>unt of that p ace cannot f;nl tn prove interesting;

Clmpuliepec is theAztec for "Graisboppnr's Hil l ." I t is a porpiiyi itic rock, rising near the former mar-gin ot the lake l i a t surrounded the city of Mexico, and IS one of the places designated by the Auecs where they t a m e d on their rmigmtion from the north, in scarch of a final resting place. Their oracles had foretold that such resting place would be denoted by their sei^ng an eagle devouring a serpent on a rock, and Qt Cimpulteppc this prediction was verified — From it they beheld tbe esglo on one of tbe ror>.s in the ake devouring a serpent. The eTont was at once symboliied in their iwords, and snbaenuentlj repre-sented on the ilag and the coin of tbe nation. Tbe hill IS surrounde.! by a bolt of noble cypress trees, one of which, known ns .Montezuma's cypress, from hav-Kig been planted before or during the reign of that Prince, miosures fifty-one feet in circumference.— OhapuIiepfc |was tbe favorite countrj- residence of MoDiMuinaand bis courtiers. It contains remains ot gardens, groves, tanks, and grottoes, which bear evidences of its past magnificence. Here Montezu-ma retired from tho beat and dust of the city, to en-joy ali the luxuries that weallh and power crald pro-cure or art devise. It was selected by the Spanish ^ceroy as the most beautiful place in tbe valley of Mex.ico for a royal residence, and tbe modem p a j ^ , (late a militai-y sc'iool) was built by ihe vicetxjy Gal-vei. t rom this palace one has a charming view of the whole valley, the capital, the lakes, and tho vol-canic mountains which rise in the distance like a great wall surrounding the enchanting picture. In Anglo Saxon hands, this valley may be made as impregna ble OS Gibraltar.

Bombs or cannon planted on the hill of Chapulte-pec comm:ind ll,o city, tho principal roads, and the aqueduct. Henre the attack and capture of that point by General Scott before making any demon-stration upon ihe ciiy. Once on ihe bill, the taking of tho city could be effected without serious loss of hfe.

Commercial.

From the Journal of Commerce. T H B BUE.N ING W E L L S OF KANHAWA.&c. t c .

The B urning &alt Wells of Kanawha, Virgiiia, are a great curiosity. The immense discharge of combus-tible gas, the low lemperature of the water coming from a depth of 2000 feet in the earth, and the great force of tbe ascending colume, all combine to render iheso wells interesting and wonderful. Some of these wells have, it is said, exhausted tde subterranean gas-ometer with which they are respectfully connectedl am inclined to the opinion that the exhaustion of the gasometer was not ihe cause of ibe cessation of the dis-charge of gas, but that ihe shaft through which the gas and water passed, lias been so encrusted as to close it altogether, and thus prevent the escape of both the gas and the salt water. Mr. Spencer, former Super-intendent of tbe New York State Salines, on his return from the Fossil Salt mines in Sou/A-Westcm Virginia came around by the Kanhawa Sahnes, which are in the A'oWA-VVestem section of that extensive State, and remained there a week. The salt made at Kanawha, annaally, is equkl to about two millions of bushels. Tbe coarse alum salt is made there.— The price of salt is 2 j cents for 50 pounds, la.it ymr 50 cents. The bitter Woter which is separated from the salt in ihe process of manufacture, is of great sjje-cific gravity;—a sample which I have is 1964. A mine of cannel coal has been recently found within 16 miles of these salines—the quality is excellent. I have a sample of this coal, and a comparison with samples of foreign cannel coal, shows it lo be superior. Coal is used at Kanhawa for healing the salt pans. As wood has risen in price al tbe New York State Salines from 1. 75 tn $.3. 50 per cord, it is important to oscermin if the bituminous coal of tho Coming mines cannot be used economically for tho making of salt at Syracuse This was one of the objects of Mr. Spencer's vinit to Kanhawa,—to examine their bituminous coal furna-ces.

Givat improvements have been made at Saltville of late. One of tho proprietors, iu a letter to me, states " that in the new process one half the fuel is saved, and two-thirds of the labor, and a salt of a verj- supe-rior quality produced. Formely two thousand dollars worth of kettles were broken in a year. Now no ket-tles are oroken. Formerly the caking inside the pons was cut out with iron picks. Now fresh water is heat-ed in the pan, and the salines caking removed." Thos Yankee skill is reaching the bowels of the mountains of old Virginia. E . M.

F A L L OF M E T E O B I C STONES IN IOWA From the last number of Silliman's Journal of

Science, we copy the following letter from Eev. Eeuben Gnylord, of Hartford, Desmoineg county, Iowa, to Charles U. Shepard. Professor of Chemistry in Amherst College, Massachusetts.

On the'JSth of February, 1847, at about ten minutes before three o'clock in the aftei noon, the attention of the people in this reigqn was arrested by a rambling noise as of distant thnnder; then three reports were heaid one after another in quick succession. like the blasting of rocks or the firing of a heavy cannon half a mile distant. These were succeeded by several fainter reports, like the firing of small arms in platoons. Then there was a whizzing sound heard in different directions, as of bullets passing through the air.

Two men were standing together where they were at work; they followed with their eye the dirertion of one of these sounds, and ihey saw about seventy rods from them the snow fly. They went to the spot- A stone had fallen upou the snow, and bounded twice, llie first lime as supposed about eight feet, and the second time about two feet. The stone weighed two pounds and ten ounces. The same persons heard another stone strike as it fell, supposed to be small, but they could not find it. Some time in the spring another stone was found about one mile and a quarter west from the place where this fo'.'.. I t w^as in two pieces lying together, weirh'.ng forty-six pounds. An-other fragment, a portion of the same rock, was found aSout a mile from tbe tormer, which, from tbe des-cription I bad ofi t , 1 judge would weigh about fifty pounds. These were coated with a thin black covering. The principal ingredient in their composition seemed to be aandstore. They are full of minute brilliant par-ticles, and occasionally a smalllumps of some metal is to be found. Inclosed in the s h ^ l I send you three or four small ones. Some were taken out as large nearly as a grain of corn. A man from whom I obtained n fragment insisted thai they were silver. He had ground up a Considenible portion of the rock to obtain this silver, and be thought he had saved enough to make fifty cents, (half a dollar.) Tho above stones are all that have been found, as far as 1 could learn. Tbe atmosphere at the time of this phenomenon was mostly clear, somewhat hazy, so warm as lo cause the sonw on tbe ground to be somewhat soft. The nois was heard distinctly to a distance of fifteen or twenty miles in every direction. At a distance of ten miles in each direction tha sound was like the rolling of a heavy wagon passing swiftly over frozen ground. Smoke was seen in the direction from which the sound seemed to proceed. The smoke appeared in two places, apparently about six or eight feet apart, above tbe elevation of ligtb clouds, azxl having a circular modon. The motion of ihc meteoric body was sup-posed, from the reports which were heard, to be south-, east, or rather the south of east.

HAKrroao , Jot-r 12. 1847.

D I S A P P E A R A N C E O F T H E Y E L L O W F E V E R I N N E W O R L E A N S .

We copy the following from the Picayune of ihe 19di.

B o a r d o r H i a l t h , Oct. 18, 1847 This Board of Health feels authorized to make tbe

announcement that the yellow fever, which has been prevailing for several months as an epidemic, has" for some time ceased to exhibit this character and as such hes now disappeared. ,

At tbe same time it is proper to state that tbe spor^ adic cases, wbicb have always been seen for ana or two mooths after tho disappearance of epidemic yellow fever, must rtill be expected to prevail.

W. STONE, Chairman-W. T . Brewt , Secretary pro tern-

L E G I S L A T I V E E L E C T I O N S . General ZoUikoffer was on yesterday re-elected

Comptroller; and when the first edition of oar paper went to press, tbe Legislature were engaged in bal-Uting for a U. S. Senator.

Ba^r of Friday.

N e w C a r p e t i n g . T U S T received a good stock at W. GBZCKriELD's

V FunUure, Carpel and Piano SUfre, which be i» anxious to sen quick, and theraforc good fawgains will be given for Cash.

October 29.

Xaskville, Get. 29, 1847. The Eiverii sufficiently high for boats of any class.

• bo Steam BomtSuwaneo, Captain Leake, win leave ' ir wharves for New Orleans on Saadnv morning.

CoTTO.-,.-The ioteUigence brought by the Cam-' na of the continued pressure ,h» money market • .roughout Great Britain.and the consequent d e p t «

on m the prices of cotton a, Liverpool, h a . produced correspondent depression here. SmaU lots of Cotton were offeied yesterday at 7c.

' ut we heard of no sales. In the present unsettled stafo of tho market, there

fi very little disposition to buy.

Ci.%ci.<<.nati, Oct. 26, 74 P . M. Eastern telegraph out of order, ^sales of flour at $4 874 « $o for choice lou. P r i .

es have not varied, and tbe sales have bam in par-els for the supply of the trade. Receipts light. ^

bales of Whlskv at ISfc . Sales of Cheese at fijc. The river at this point has fallea trfo feet.

Ne%v YonK, Oct. 26—12 u. The demand for flour is far ing off. Sales of W e ^

paratively no buyers in the mnrket. W pnme yellow corn ai 75.- an.l round at 87c-^rovision market nnchanged. Sales of commeal M $5 50 per bbl.

tenden™ " " " " '"^^'•iiy in stocks with an upward

N e w OitLtA.vs, Oct. 19, p m. Ootton—The demand contrnoes steady, and the

sales sum up 2,500 b ^ , la ten principally for France and the Continent. Prices am less Crm

Sugar—.V^ka very dull. Some 50 hhds were sold at retail, including 30 hhds rhoicc at 7{c.

Some small parcels new have been wld

F l o u r ^ a l e s of 150 bbls s econ j quality ciq- mills at $4 92; 650 bbl . .om-, of which I s O S r . u L at | 4 ; 400 bbls sweet Ohio at $4 60, and 150 choice bt . Louis at $5 6Q4.

Corn—JOO sacks prrraB yellow were soldatCii ic ToDacoj—205 hhds were sold as follows: l i e hd .

at 3 | Md 89 hds at S^c; 30 bd» being admitted a.nd tbe balance refused.

L a r d — 3 0 bbls ver^-prime vv.ie s<..!d al l l i e . I be stock IS on the increase, and price, have a down-ward tendency.

!'«?« Prime oia r i q w,-ro «oid at 7 i

E E C E I P T S TO T H E B A P T I S T . A Clement, E Wagoner, D Nowiin, J Gardner A

Jones, P B Edwards, VV W Hall. James Speight, J a . H Hall, E W Hale, P H Buckner, J W Jordan, R B Hutchinson, T C Moore, J K Pearce, Jno W WHte, VV Eowlett, E Stanley, J Fiupatrick, CoL J Barrett , P P Benson, W Henry, E Borum, P P SeUer, 8 E Alexander, J D OoL-, Col. W Whitman, D r S Mor-ton, P Fitzgerald, J .M .Morris, .VIrs L Smith, E Y Vonghan. G D Crosthwait, N H McFocd'-n.

T h e C r y s t a l F o n u t .

A C H O I C E COLLECTIO.N of Temperance Music, chiefly new. Arra.njed in score for tho

use of Choir», Temperance Meetings and Private Circies. Compiled and com^n-u-d l.v Thomas Hast-ings, author of various Musical and MisccUansoaa Productions. For sale by

GHAVES & SH.V.MCLAND, Arcade Buildings, I'l; ..r, 51., Nashville.

Sept. 129.

N e w J n ^ i c a S W o r t .

PRACTICAL OliSERV.VTIO.vS on some of the diseases of the Eectcm, A us. and Contigunui

Textures; giving tiieir Nature. Si-m, Causes, Symp-toms, Consequences, and Prevenij.in: especially ad-dressed to the non-medira! R - a ' r . By W. BoD£k-u/.MEn, M. D.. of Lniiisvillp. K>.

The author tif ihis work h T - n r h i n the last few years, successfully ireiit.-<l «f.war-i. of 8e%en hundred cases of I'iles and Fistula 111 A...1. without either tho knife tbe actual or rhe peteni;a; .-jutery. For sale at ihe Bookstore of

GRAVES S. .-MANKLAND, Arcadc Baildiiiirs. Nashville, Tenn.

Septembe.- 13. 1817.

TH E C u m p l e t e Works ..I 1.. v. Andrew Fuller, will) a Memii;r of hi» L.t. , ' Andrew Gnnton

Fuller. Eeprinted from tii»' lb rii Londo.i Edition; Revised with additions by J.i^. p!: Belcher, D. D., ia three volumes. For sale bv

GHAVES SHANKLAND, Arcade Buildings, Dnion street.

A f a m i l i a r d i a l o g r t c between Peter and Benjamin on tae subject of Close Communion,

by Gustavus F . Davis, lata pastor of the First Bap-tist Church, Hartfi>rd, Comirrticnt; Published for the Tennessee Baptist Publiriuioj! Society, bv

GRAVES i SHANKllAND. The above work contains twel- e pages, and can

be furnished to churches at $1 per hundred, by tho publishers at their Baptist Booli-iure, in the Arcade Buildings, Dnion street.

F e m a l e Sc i ioo l , "

LO C A T E D on the premi.-e» i f Eev. J a m e s M Hurt, four miles from .M.:l.emoreBville. Carrol

CO. Tenn. under the superintend.-;,ce of Misses Ke» DatCK and K imbal , icacber* e\rry way qualified to inculcate a theoretical as well a» practical knowledge of the various bnmcbcs commi ic j in a good and tho-rough English education.

Tbe year is divided into u i s i o n s of five months cach.

T E E M S . Primary Department, per session - . $5 00 Higher Branches, including L-itin, French, i c . 6 00 Board and Washing, - - - . 24 00

The session will commence on ibe fint Monday in January, 1848.

Letters relating to the school may be addressed to Eev. J a s . M. H u r t , McLemorcsviUe, Tenn.

Oct. 15 h, 1847.

G E O B G E T O W i V C O L L E G E , K F .

GE O R G E T O W N is a vUlago of sixteen hundred inhabitants, and is remai table for i u beauty,

salubrity, and morality. Fine tsimpikes connect it with Louisville. Fmnkfort , Covington, and Lexing-ton; and regular steam packets ply daily 10 Cincin-nati and Louisville.

The College has been in operation about fifteen years, and h i a full and able far ulty, under tbe Pres-idency of Eev. Howard Malcors, D". d . I t has iome endowment, ample buildings, and is out of debt. Tbe Library contains nearly five ibotuand vohimes. The Cabinet of Minerals contniin twelve hundred, and that of Conchology over urn tbooaand speci-mens. There is also a valuable Museoia o f N t t n i » l History. Chemistry is taught with specisl referenco to agriculture- Particnlar attention is given toCom-position anil Declamation.

Two courses of s'tady are pursued; ene embracing the full Yale CoUege coarse; tho other inclndinr all the branches except Latin and Greek. For each, ap-propriate Diplomas are conferred. P E f c E OF ^UITIO.-*, - . - . $40peramaim.

OF BOABD, $80 to $100 per year, exclu-sive of vacations.

The Prepiiratory Department is surpassed by no Academy in the Wes t . Students are here fitted ia the best manner for College, and such ss coma &om abroad, not quite qualified to enter die Freshman Class, can maka up tho deficiency under tho e r e of tlie Faculty.

c i T F s n r s i c , F U S T n T U B E i S » C A B P E T S T O B E .

WG E E E N F I E L D has removed his stock to • the large new building 2 door» "below tha

Sewanee House, and adjoining Stacker, Woods & Co. . where ^ i n t e n d s to keep a generd assortment of Cabinet Fnmimre, Chaiw, Bedsteads, Matruiei i Carpeting, Fkior Oil Cloths, Canum Matting, d o c k s ' Lamps, Girandoles, Looking Gla-^scs. Gilt Window Oornices, Venetian Window Blinds. &c., 'Ac. ALN, Pianos, Go i t an , Violins, Flntes, Fifes, Drum/, BtM.5 Instrtiment., Sic.. &X., aU of which he is detemrinod to sell at the very lowest rates for Caih, and b e i i ^ permanently located and determined ro try and plsaio all, hopes to receive a liberal paironagp. Every bt-ticle warranted to bo as represented. Any kind of Cabinet work done to order. Orderi for extra (ixe Mirrors, extra fine Carpeting, &,c., Sia^ filled a t Eastern prices and transportation and delivered ia good order. Please call. W . G R E E N F I E L D .

Sept. 10.

l i O O k i n s G l a « s e s .

A GOOD Stock j t a t received by

W. G H E B N F I B L D . October 23, 1817.

For the Temeuee BaptUt. THE AFEICAN NEGBO'S BXPEBIBNCE.

Jeius, who n»k'(t tbo mesceit soal An. olu'act of thy care,

Atteui ta what my heart woald speak. Hear a poor negro'i prayer.

Far thatXy whes bleeding on the cn»s> M j tiira and griefs didit bear;

This makes me think titoalc not refuse To hear a negro's prayer.

Whi le yet a helpless negro boy, Ye : irandering on the shore,

Men took me from my parent's arms And nn'er saw I them more.

Bat yet my lot which seems so hard, Qaita otherwise did prove;

For I carried far from liome. To leam a Saviour's love.

O w n d thy word to that far land, WhcTB none bat rfegroes livei

Teach tbem ihp way, the truth, the life, , Thy gracious blessings give.

O diat my father, mother dear, Might there thy mercies see;

Teach them what Christ has done fur them. What Christ has dona for me.

fVbdse God is IHie a Christian's GrdI Who can with him comparef

H e has cimipassian on my lool, And hears a negro's prayer.

Lord Jesus, thou ha.it shed thv blood For thousands such as mo.

Many despise poor Negro slaves. Bat I am loved by ihee.

F A S M E B S * A i m U U B R C H A R T S ' S A a f K : O F a u E J i P H i s .

OcTOBEx 1st, 1847. We present to the pablic a statement, show-

iog tha condidon of this institotioa at the time w h e n ' ^ present Directory aastnned the con-r d of it; ita condition at the period of snspen-

Bion, ajid ita condition at the present time. . The facts contained in the statements afore-nid , and this Report, will enable the public, and those immediately interested in the fate of the Bank, to fomi correct judgment of the real caases which involved the necessity of sus-pension; to fix the responsibility for that state of ^ ings upon those to whom itjostly belongs; and to see clearly what are the futnre prospects of the imtitntioii.

We have assumed the 27th day of January Tom whieli to make np oar statement—that

being the precise day on which the present Diroclory first interfered in the former policy of the Bank, and attempted to give direction to ita business. To the policy adopted on that day, the resnlta will show how acrnpulous our adhe-rence was given, and how much improvement in ita condition is due.

The cas^ liabilities of the Bank, on the 27th of January, were 81,437.662; the cash means 8219.S96—leaving an excess of liability over cash means of 31,317,766. From the state-ment, it will he seen that, the specie means to liftbilitiea were about 5 cents to the dollar.— The Board infracted the Executive officers of the Bank, to increase their specie; and on the 4th February, adopted a resolution ordering the President to go to New Orleans and increai e the coin to gaOO J)00. On the 17th February, 1847, Dr. Fowllses offered the following resolution, iBe Presidentnot having procured specie as directed.

•^jjeso/rs^ That the Executive officers of the Bank be required to procure promptly, and to keep at least 30 per cent, in'specie npnn the circulation and deposits of the Bank, and this proportion ia to be maintained until otheiwise ordered by ibe Board—and that they procure and command coin ia such way as they deem be«L"

This, however, was entirely omitted. It is j true the Bank held, as will appear by reference

ta the statemont on a7th January, a large amount of Bills of Exchange; but the Board of Directors looked upon the drawers and accept-

I ors as generally weak and uncertain, the pay-! ment and protection of the bills being almost

entirely dependent upon the price of cotton— vhich was then high from speculative opera-tions—and they could not avoid the fear—the deliberate conclusion, that tne Bank was in

t great danger. I "A material decline in Cotton, an event the i Directory strongly apprehended, from the high

prica of breadstu® in_Europe, would have sunk irretrievably," a large "portion, if not the whole capital oC tiuvBack, with certain loas to stock-holders, and possibly injury to its creditors. In tiiia atate of things, the following resolutions

i were ofered by Dr. Fowlkes, on the a7lh Jan., and tfaey received the unanimous sanction of

' tha Directoraj^th the exception of S. Wheat-ley, President, he being the only member who opposed 'the'pallcy set forth in the resolutions,

I which are ufiiliows: -J*Retahrd, Tbnt, from and after this date,

i that po Bill of Exchange shall be uken which I i r mit courertible the next inslaiU without

t | a liability of. lihe Bank. . "^tolvedi That no paper, except such as is

deterifaed in the foregoing resolution, shall be diaciranted witiioat the most undoubted endorse-

j mint&aball bar placed on it: and it ia the sense ; oC'thia Board, that, in no event, shaQ discounts

be made over SO par cent, of the receipts ma-; toriqg and tji^ paymenu actually received." j T ^ force o{ these resolutiona ia sufficiently ' plaio-- The^first was designed to prevent the

discoant of pa;er, which had to be discounted ! a g i ^ ' ^ the ( ^ i t of the Bank: the second to j kTCp'op a safe line of discounts, to a reasona-

ble-esleiit, to 4iiose who were then controlling tbe en>p, anil ragrossing the accommodations of

I t f ae^n^ 'w i thoo t security; and to obtain in ail 8acfi,<»sea, aoDie security to fall back upon, in case of a decline in cotton, or a comovrclal ^

nsolatioa made i t^u^ absolnte rale to c n r t a i ^ least, to th« ezteitt of ooe-b«lf: of ^ rw^pti.of the^ Bank. Tfie w p ^ n i ^ e ^ i d o n ^ o r ,'llie Bank, imperionsly demanded thmiatringe^t measures, to avoid what seemed ta baalmost-eertaio ruin. Y "

Now,'by litfcrence to the statement of 26th ])£ij|ri;the penod of sosp^sioa, it.will be seen no^iirthe ^ i c y of the above rest^ations, the cmdkUabilitieB of t h e B u k had been t r a c e d

ard of credit and the character of paper taken by the Banks here, are very difierent from that of the Atlantic cities; and that, as the one is lowered, and the other degenerated, becomes the difficulty of curtailment.

The statement of the condition of the Bank at this time, (1st October) shews a rapid cur-taflment from the period of suspension—espe-cially when «ve consider the severe pressure which has existed here; a pressure resu l t i^ from the suspension of this bank—forcing the otljer banks to a stringent policy to avoid the same calamity. Our cash liabilities at this t i m e , are in aggregate as appears in the state-ment §410, 276. The balances in the hands of Agents and Banks, together with the cash means in our vaults, amount to the snm of 81294208; leaving an excess of liabilities be-yond the cash means nominally of some 281,-067 dollars; from which should be deducted the deposit of W. B. Partee of 45,325 dollars, de-posited for settlement, and the further snm of 21,000 placed here for payments, but which cannot be charged off before settlement—leav-ing the real cash liabilities of tlie Bank on 1st October the sum of 214,742 dollars, shewing a monthly curuilment of about 114,486 dollors since the 2i6h May last.

It is not our purpose to animadvert npon the past management of the institution, farther than to give a plain, unvarnished statement of the facts. The statement on the .27th January, shews a suspended debt of only $167,884 while the bank held in reality a protested debt of $693,028 62-100, with real estate amounting to §102,087—making an aggregate of §795,-115 71, and being §234,915 71 beyond the en-tire capiul of the bank. Upon the protested debt (some of which, though of undoubted sol-vency, had lain over for years without any at-tempt to enforce payment,) interest had accu-mulated to the sum of §123,548 50. The same course of policy but for the peculiar situation of the country—with a general thrift in a pe-cuniary condition, could not have resulted oth-erwise than in bankruptcy and ruin to the in-stitution.

Upon a most rigid classification of the assets of the Bank into good, doubtful and bad, we find the stock worth, after satisfying fully all demands upon the Bank, §86 00 per share of §100: making no calculations upon §278,476 held under the clasaification as doubtful and bad. This debt has been placed under a spe-cial management, and already more than §20,-000 has been secured by vigilent exertion. It is hoped that something considerable may be realized from this immense sum.

After this exhibition of the official statements, of the bank, shewing its expanded condition, when our connexion begun with it—with inac-tive and unavailable means exceeding its whole capital by almost a quarter of a million of dol-lers, it would be supererogatory to say, to an intelligent public, that the new Directory could in no wise be chargeable with the mismanage-ment which ended in suspension. The policy promptly adopted as set forth in the resolutions quoted above, and the rapid and unprecedented curtailment consequent thereon, must serve to disabuse the public mind of the false impres-sions which have been industriously made, and satisfy all, that the Bank was fatally crippled before the election of the new Directory.

After the published sutement of the 1st Oc-tober, shewing the small liability of the bank —with assets, under a most rigid classification, sufficient of an undoubted character in solvency, to pay outstanding liabilities, and to repay the stockholders under liquidation some §86 00 per share; it can scarcely be necessary to say that the bank is abundantly solvent and that it is impossible for any creditor to go unpaid; nor to say, further, to any one w ho will calculate the rapidity of the reduction of liability, that the period cannot be distani when this institu-tion will take again, with "increased vigor and strength, her stand among her sistere, as one of the specie paying banks.

It is perhaps due to the public to present some apology for the delay in making this re-port. Various causes have operated; the one, however, which has postponed it since the first of August, has been the hope of closing, in a satisfactory manner, the agency account of W. B. Partee, Esq., of New Orleans. But so far no adjustment of the amount of §56,254 44, which a ppears in the statement ot the 1st October has been effected. W. B. Partee, Esq., owed the bank, in addition thereto, on individ-ual account, on the day of suspension §17,629 28, and has since deposited, on 28th of June, in the notes of tlie bank, §45,325, purchased on the streeU at a discount.

We have endeavored in the most pressing manner to effect a settlement with him, but so far the eSbrt has been unavailing. His failure, or indirect refusal to pay us the amount due on his agency account, received months since in par

funds, has prevented ue from paying many whose claims were of a high and pressing character.

S l e a v i i i & C o l l i n s , M E R C H A N T T A I 1 . 0 R S ,

Deaderick ttreet, NaahviUe, Tenn.

TH A N K F U L for the former liberal patronage of their friends and customers, i^e atUl prepared

to C U T and M A K E G A R M E N T S in the most FashionabU St Jet, at prices that cannot faU to give satisfaction.

^ " A l l orders thankfully received and promptly attended to.

.May 15. 1847.

I^RESH RICK. «hirh needs no comment in proof of its nutriliousness, for sule by

May 22. SCOVEL.

— n o t O p e o - C o m m i i -n l o n l s t s . — A defence of restr icted c o m -

munion by Rev. S. Kemi-ngton, pastor of the Stanton street Baptist church, New York; and author of "Eeasons for becoming a Baptist." Price 6 cts.

L. COLBY & CO., publishers, Sept. 4, 1847—3t. 122 Nassau street, N. Y.

Just Published.—THE PIEDMONTESE ENVOY; or. The Men, Manners^and Religion of

"Commonwealth." A Tale. By Prothesia S. Gosa (now Mrs. Romeo Elton); price $1 00.

Publi-ihed bv L. COLBY Si CO., Sept. 4. 1847—3t. 122 Nausaau street, N. Y.

J a c o b O . W r i g h t , J O I N E R A N D H O U S E ^ J A H P E N T E R .

Shop avd residence on Vine ^tr^et, beltrfcn Spring and Broad, three doors from the duelling of John H- Etrin, Drvg;gist— r »t i

RE S P E C T F U L L Y INFORMS THO CITUMS OI ISASN-

villr and t!ie public generally, that he has re-centlv commenc-d ihe above business, and from prac-t i c a l "experience in bif. prnfession. be flatters Inmse that he will bo able to render entire satisfaction to all those who lavor him with th.-ir patrona-e. 1 liose who favor him «i th their rostom, may rest assured that tbpir work shall be executod wuh promptne.ss and in the most rleffant style of taste and fashion, and ol the best malci ial^. , , , i

11.. wnnl.l also inform tlin public that he bas devo-lod Cims..lemble time in tl,e »tudy of ArchUectvral Draughtim. nnd is imw prepared to draw Ground Plans, (•"ront Elevations, with accuracy and good tasto. He solicits a :.bare of public patronage.

Juno 12, 1847.

CITY HOTEL., B A S T S I D E OF T H E P U B L I C SQUARE,

Nashville, Tennessee. M A R S H A L L & S C O T T ,

Proprietor*.

Mav 15, 1847.

U. G. Scovel.

N O R T H S I D E O F T H E P U B L I C S Q U A R E , Three doore icest of SashviUe Inn,

N A S H V I L L E , T E N N . W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A I L D E A L E R 1!»

Drugs, mcdicines, Chemicals, Paials, Brushes, Perfumery Oils, Dge Stuffs, Fancy Articles, Varnishes, Glass H-'are, Spices,

SODA WATER, &c. Mav 22

Brushes. HAIR , Clothes, Scouring.WbiteAVash,Sweeping,

Marking (of a superior quality,) Dairy, Horse, Teeth, Tanners Scouring and Blacking, Nail ami Shoe Brushes—for sale by

June 12, 1847. H. G. SCOVEL.

Printer's Ink. ^^JRl.NTER'S News and Book Ink, warranted—fur

G R A V E S & S H A N K L A N D , Union Street, Nashville, Tcnn., nearly opposite the

Post Offfee,

HAVE constantly ou hand, a large and general as^orlnient of

THEOLOGICAL. CLASSICAL, MISCELLA-NEOUS. SCHOOL AND BLANK

BOOKS AND S TA TIONER Y. A COMPI.ETK Dtl'OSlTORY OK

B I B L E S A N D SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOKS All of which will be furnished on the most reasona-

ble terms. Ordfrs fr.im teacliers and the country will receive special attention.

May 1, 1847.

Valuable Keligious Boolis, FOR T H E F I R E S I D E AND S A B B A T H SCHOOL.

MISS C H f l i B L C K ' S (now Mrs. J UUSOK)/'rac-tical Stories. Revised Editions.

Charles Linn, ..r How to observe the (-olden Lule. Allen. Lucas, or the Self-maJe -Man. Mi«5 Cli.ibbuck, tbo uutbo.ess, now .Mrs. Jodson,

I and better known as "Fanny Forrtsier,- never wrote a line thai was not pleasing on t instructive. bining these two qualities in an emiuei.t ilogrre m her productions, si.e has succecdcd most admi.ably in winning her way to ihe hearts o fhcr iva.lers, and se-curing a high and wo. iliy name in the temple ot their praise. The work b. lo. e us is wo, tl.y ol her gifted pen. It is just wl.at us title purp..rts to bo—the l.is-too' of ASi Ni Lucas, who by di,.t of bis just views, honorable prindl'les and n.eritonous condc-c, won hl.-way to lame and brtiior. It should be read cxleusivr-ty.—Saturday Empurium.

Just puUii.-hed b f L. CULBY & CO.. 122 .Nassau street. N. York. J - b ' 3 i, 1847.

Job Printing.

THE publishers of lb.- "Tenu.ssee Baptist are prepaivd to print Minutes of Assoriation.s, and

all Otl.rr kinds of Book and Job Work in tbo hand-somest manner, at as short notice, and on as good tei-ms, as it is believ.il ran b.- done in the southwest. TbeirofBre is on the south side of D. aderick street, in the saiT.e building with the Republican Banner, where they invite all their friends to give them

Alav l.'K 1847.

Lcall.

sale by H. G. SCOVEL.

OTHER'S RELIEF, for the prevention and cure of many of those painful affections to

which females, in varied conditions, are subject, can be had with the accompanying explanatory pami>!i-lets. at H . G. SCOVEL'S,

North side of the Public Square, three doors veil of the Nashciile Ian. _ _ June 12, 1847.

WI S T A R S B A L S A M O F W I L D C H B R R Y , foi the cuieof Coogbs, Colds, and all affections of

the Lungs, (which has been used with such decitled and bencHcial results,) can be bad genuine at

Jnne 12, 1847. H . G. SCOVEL'S.

Refined Tanner's Oil. A GALLONS refined Tanner's Oil—just re-

' y b O U ceived and fm sale by H. G. SCOVEL. For the I^adies.

TH E subscriber has just received a large quantity of Stone F L O W E R PUTS, much prettier, du-

rable, and in evei-y way better than the kind ordina-rily used. H. G. SCOVEL

LD WINDSOR SOAP, for which the Barber's (for shaving) have a decided preference—fur

sale by H . ( I . S C O V E L .

New and Bare Books. J J Y D E O P A T H Y , or Water Cure, by J. Shur, M.

Water Cure for Ladies. Water Cure for Chronic Diseases. Proverbial Philosophy, a (nire work.) The Works of the Piiritan Divines. The Smiesmen of America, (a new work.) Froissart Ballads, by P. P. Cooke. Foster's Essays. Foster's Miscellanies. Worcester's Dictionaiy. Alderbrook, by Fanny Forester, now Mrs. Judson. Fuller & .Mavlaiid on Slavery. Also a \-ariet'y of choice Gi:t Books, this day receiv-

ed and for sale cheap at A^ril 5. GRAVES i S H A N K L \ N D .

' HILL. «t IttcIWTOSH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

BiioAOWAr, .NASHVILLK, TEN.V.,

WOULD respectfully say to MerchatiUs through-out this State, that tbey have i-ecently opi-neil

a splendid as«oitment of DRUGS, M E D I C I N E S and DYE STUFFS, which are warranted Iresh and gen-u i n e , and will be sold at reduced prices. Persons who pun-base articles in our line of business, would do wi'll to call on us before purchasing, as we Jo not intend 111 be out-done. We will sell almost at your own prices. We have always on hand an assortment of M E D I C I N E C H E S T S , neatly arranged-they should be kept in all families, as they are almost in-dispensable. Our present stock consists in [.art of the following articles: Aqua Amo. Burgandy Pitch, Cream Tartar,

•• F.irtis, Borax, refim d. Caster, Russia, Sulph. Acid, Biichu leaves. Calomel, Eng. Nitric •• Bictriimate Potass,

of the

F. 83UTH.

Nervous Complaints.

RE A D the following fact-., and then doubt, if you can, that G A L V A N I S M , as applied by DA.

C H R I S T I E S ' GAI.VAMC a n d MAO.NETIC CORATITES is all powerful to relieve til'- sufferer from Dyspepsia, Rheumatism. Fits, and the long cata'ogne of diseases classed as NERVOCS.

For years it has hren well known that Galvanism, Properly applied, is the only certain means of n'liev-iig a majority of the ills that flesh is hfir to. but not

until the Hisi-overy of Dr. L hristio^of London, was the proper mode of applit-ation known. For him was reserved the honor of making known

TO T H E WORLD, a means whereby disease may '.n arretted and cared

ors; without vomit-piitient, without, in

line, resorting to any of i • r used by

THT. U L D I ' I The limits of r - ••

present the follo" j unsouglr tues of

DR. A. H. CHRISTIE'S

Galvanic Rings, Bands, Belts & Magnetic F l t i i d .

without tho use of nausentin • ing, purging or debilitaiin;;

.liods so commonly

HON E E S . t only permit us to

ic'itimony to the vir-

OR A N G E GU.\I S H E L L A C , for sale bv .May 2 2 H . G . S C O V E L .

I OG WOOD, (Campeachy,) for sale by J May 22 H. G. SC SCOVEL.

SP A N I S H F L O A T I N D I G O , FOR SALE BY M a y 2 2 H . G . R C O V E L .

MADDER, for sale May 22 H . G . SCOVEL.

W H I T E LEAD. IN OIL, for PURE and No. 1

sale at the lowest market price, by May 22

H. G. SCOVEL.

Oils. 1 " ^INSEED, Tanners, Neat Foot, and Lard Oil, for

sale by May 22 H . G . S C O V E L .

Muriatic Acid, Blood RIMU, . t ther Sulph. Blk. drops, Arrow root. Balsam Copaiba Aspaltum, Bay Rum, Almonds,bitter. Balsam fur. Bitter sweet, Caustic Potass,

Root. Carbo. Iron, Bay Berry Bark, Citrate. Terri. Logwood. Blue Mass, Redwood, lodme. Riewood. H>d. Potass, Ext. Logwood, Morpheiie, sulph. Veu. Red,

" ocrtatc, Sp. Brown, All orders will be than

ly attended to.

Am. Jalap, Pulv. Rhi, Aloes " Veratrin " Elateieam. Eng. Sup. C. Soda, Tartaric Acid, &c. &c. Red Lead. White Lead. Black •' Linseed Oil. Turpentine, &c.

THE PSALilUST:

AN E W Collection of Hymns for the use BAPTIST CHORCHKS.

Br BAUON SXOW and 8 Assisted by

W ILLIAM R . W ILLIAMS, IVEIO York, GEOUUE B . I O £ , Philadelphia, Pa., RUKUS W . GRii\vu\.D, Philadelphia, Pa., S T E P H E N P. H U E., Bultimore, Md., JAMES ]i.TiriAja, Ri.chmond, Va., JoHH L.Ui.ao.Pi riJield,Ga., W . T. BKA.NTLEV, Ckarlestim, S. C., U . B . C. HOWELL, Nashville, Tenn., S. W . LY.\I>, St. Lovis, Mo.

This w ork contains nearly tirclve hundred Hymns, original and selected, by 161 tenters, besides pieces credited to lifty collei tions of hynuis or other works, the authorr-liiii of which is unknown. Forty-five are anonymous, being traced neither to author nor collec-tions.

All of Watts'i 11\ mns, poss.-ssing lyncal spint,and suited to ihi- worship of arhiisliaii assembly, are in-seiti-d: and a large iiuiobk-r of hymns heretofor e un-kn<.wn in this i-.miitry have been introduced. The dis-tiuctiouof psalms and hymns, usually made in other collections, has bc-en avoided in this, and all haie been ar. anged togetht-r, undt-r llirir appropnate hi-ads, and nuinbere.l in n-^'ular, unbroken surc es-ion. There are four valuable Indexes,-a' . ) . -neral )nd.-x' ot subjects, a -Particular lnd>-x." an "[ndex of First Linas," and a n e x t i tukd ••Scriplure Index." Eartiacts from a few of the many Notices

and Reviews.

From an CTlrnih-d nolicr ia the Christian Reriew. We hazard little in saying, that it is the best collec-

tion of hymns ever published in the Enghsh language. They have bei;n dra« u from the best sjjurces, and

)bal<lv. from a greater number of authors those in any liymnbouk extent.

From Ike Neir York Baptist Register. The I'salmist is one of the most delightful and com-

Bheninatlsm, AN E X T R A O R D l N A E Y CASE.

^ ^ To satisfy the public of the anthenticity of ths follcwicg statement, it has been attested before th» Mayor of New York.

1 hereby certify that for the past thirteen years I have been severely afHicted with attacks of Eheumatism, principally iu the hands and limbs, accompanied with great stiB'ness of all the joints. Sometimes the pains bave been so great that 1 have been unable to move, and my general health was almost completely destroy-ed. 1 was troubled with low spirits, my brain was serioBsly affected, and the incessant and severe paint 1 often endured made me lepeatedly w ish for an end of my snfleriLgs by death. I tbink no human being can imagine my tortures. For relief I tried almost every thing—all my earnings went to the doctors, in the various ports ol Europe to which 1 sailed, I s ught medical advice, and was for a considprable time under t f e care of the most celebrated physician

! in Liverpool. But be did me no good. On my arfi-I \al in New York, hist S( ptember, 1 was obliged to I '.eave my ship, as 1 was unablf t.. walk a step witbont j iissisianre, and in other rfspecis was in a d.eadfijl

stiiation, with the renewed aitactis. I was taken to the City Hospiial, and put ui.Jer the cure of Dr.

1 Moses. Dr. Huffman, and some other physicians of i the Hospital, for the space u l i i x weeks; but as I oi>-I ly got worse, 1 w as taken to the Seaman s Hospital, at I riaten Island, wben I was several week.- undergoing I a process of Mercury. This in ar.y killed me. and I the doctors told me 1 mu^t st,on die. As 1 had read I rheadvertisements of Dr CHRISTIE '.n the newspa-

pers, and the great cures that were raid to be made by the Galvanic anicles, I deiei-mined, as a last l .op^ to send to the office and get some. On staling my case, the Galvanic Bands for the wrists and limbs were t ^ ommended, and the Magnetic Fluid. The people at ihe iiospita.s laughed at me for geaing them, and tt>ld me not to show them to the doctors. But 1 ptit tbcm

^ on and used th Fluid. For the first few boors 1 fell plete books of the kind we ever had the pii^vilege of , change, but next morning the stiffness in my limbs

pi thiui

kfully received and prompt-

H I L L &. McINTOSH. March 6. 1847.

VAN ILLA BEANS, of the best quality, for sale by .May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

I E.MON SYEUP,"' -i sole by May 22

for making Lemonade, for

H. G. SCOVEL.

PE T E R COOPER'S R E F I N E D A.MERICAN ISINGLASS, for making Table Jellies, Blanc

Mange, and of great service in diseases where deli cate animal food is required, for sale by

May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

PARIS GREEN, a beautiful article of Paris Gi-een, in Oil, can bo had at

May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

Fish Hooks.

GENUINE H M E R I C K HOOKS, of all siies. Trout Hooks, assorted; River Hooks, together

with a large supply of good common Hooka, for sale by

May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

COACH, Furniture, JaRan and black VAflNISH, for sale by

Alav 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

X 10, 10 >1 12, 10 X 14, 12 X 16, 12 X 18, 1 4 X 2 0 , 1 6 X 2 4 . 2 4 X 3 0 , and24 X 3 ( i WLN-

DOW GLASS, for sale by May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

I j O R T W I N E , of a superior quality, for the sick J . ' and convalescent, for sale by

May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

PRUS. B L U E , Ultra Marino Blue, Antwerp Blue, Chrome Green, Paris Green, Chrome Red,

Yellow Ochi-e, Venitian Red, Spanish Brown, Stc. &c., for sale by H. G. SCOVEL.

For the Sick. CA L L and get a very superior article of TATIOCA

—which being nutritious, and at the same time w e oeaire l o oner no comraents m i i i . s report i digestion, and destitute of all irritating pro-

perties, forms an cxrellpnt diet for the sick and con-valescent, at H. G. SCOVEL'S North side of the Public ^ifuare, 3 doors from the

May 22. NashviUa Inn

PE A R L SAGO, another nutritious article of dice easy of digestion, and vei^ serviceable in febril

eases, for sale at May 22.

H. G. SCOVEL'S.

upon the condact of thin agency; yet justice to those who bave relied upon the settlement of this account, and daty to onnelves, require the^ facts to be stated.

It is deemed proper to state that, a large pro-portion of the real estate held by the Bank, is encumbered by tax sales; which has so far pre-vented the closing of many sales made on 2nd August last.

Most of the suspended debt is now in suit— and much of it will soon be in judgement. In conclusion, we have only to say that, wa have w i t h o u t co lor o r a g g r a v a t i o n p i ^ n t « l t h e s i m - ' ^ o D A OR M I N E R A L WATER, superiorto which pie facts in this Report deemed essential to a , O none can be found—as those will attest who correct judgment about the past policy of the f have experienced its healing, healthful and exhilerai-B a n k s h o w i n g t h e c o u r s e ado[>ted bv t h e o r e - '"S efl'ects. The sick and convalescent would do well

® * " ^. r K ... — — . . . .u:.. - r LJ.-IJI An r , sent director}; the- situation of the Bank J when they became connected with it,—shad- < owing forth its present prospects; and they

Church jTIeniber's Manual

OF Ee'rlesiastical Princi|ilis, Doctrines, and Dis-cipline; presenting a systematic view of the

structure, polity, doctrines, and p.actices of Chris-tian churches, ii. tnnght in tho Sciiptui-es; by WILL-IAM CiiowELL. With an Introductory Essay.by Hen-ry J. Ripley, D. D., Newton Theological Institution.

1 n one volume, 12mo.. 2*6 pages. The pastor of one of the largest, and most influen-

tial churches in New England, writes as follows: "Tho work is admirably adajited to the wants of

pastors and private members. It' I could hnvo my wish gratitied, not only the ministers, but the deacons and senior members of our churches, vrould own and read the book."

Another writes: -'I have read "The Church Mem-ber's .Manual' with great pleasure. It should be in the bands of every pastor and deacon. I say deactm _ since upon their just views of t hurch discipline do" peiid, in no small d< gree, the peace and prosperilv of Zion. For a long time such aguide has been needed, and much detriment t.) the church would have been avoided, had it made its appearance soonisr. It is a matter of surprise and sorrow, that the views of so many of our church members, upon this subject, are so imperfect. Owing to this, churches have been rent, and the seed of disaffection sown, which has produ-ced its baneful fi-uit for years. Not only every pastor and deacon, but «ve iy /ayman should have this book, since it defines (nr all in the Christian church their proper position,—a position which, for some of us, it is lime should be known. I am exceetlingly anxious that this work should be known and read. May its influence be its extensively felt as its presence is uni-versally needi-d."

KOTICSS OT THB PRESS.

'•Wo think the plan of the hook is excellent, and worthy of imitation even by Unitarians, of whom it has been said, 'They have no church government at all.' Mr. Crowell's hook was undertaken for the sjie-cial benefit of the Baptist denomination, and we have no doubt that in that very largo and worthy body of believers, it will ho hailed as a classic of great value." —Ch. World.

.examining. It-is the very book wanted. V he poetry ' is choice and beautiful, the sentiments are scriptural,

expressed with peculiar felicity and force.and adapted toeverv variet\-of condition,—there is sonithing tor every body and every occasion.

From ike Religious Herald, Richmon.l, It has evidently been compiled with much care,and

comprises a sufficient variety of hymns for all the purposes of worship. The work deserves high praise for its purity of style and expression. It tjas great and deserv ed merit, and as a whole is not only well ailapted to the objt^ct aimed at, but gupei-^or to its predecessors.

From the Alabama Baptist. W e think it decidedly superior lo any collection of

Psalms or Hymns ever before issued from t l^ Ameri-can press, in the number, variety, and adaptatiim of s.ibjects.this volume exceeds all others. There are ad miiable hymns on all the great doctrines of .jhe Bible. There are also great numbers of hymns of. peculiar excellejice, adapted to revivals, camp meetings, pro-tracted meetings, prayer meetings, conferences, ami family worship. We earnestly commend Ttie Psalm-ist to tlie attention of pastors and churches.^

Extracts of Letters.

From the Rev. Geo. B. Ide, Philadelphia. Such another collectionof hymns forpublj^: worship,

I ilo not believe the world can tumish,and 1 xm cortBin I the English language cajinot. It is a work^ in every

respect, of such surpassing excellence, is to leave nothing in its department to be desired. From iJetJ. Spencir H. Cone, D. D., AVw York.

I have no hesitancy in saying it is better idapced to i

the wants of our churches, and affords grelter facili-ties to those who lead in worship, in the s.Jection of

1 appropriate psalms and hymns, than any >jther com-: pilation with which 1 am acquainted. Its poetic and I evangelical features are worthy of all praist'^ I From Rev. FV'. T. BrcaUley, Augustr., Ga. • A desideratum is now supplied which bfu e.tisted

and been seriously felt by ptistors for in;my years. Brother Ide did not speak extravagantly wjpn ho pro-nounced tho Psalmist "perfect in its kinfl, leaving nothing more to bo desired for this department of

I worship." I think your book only reqeires lo bo known to secure for it an extensive circulation

Fram Rev. Geo. F. Adams, Baltimore, Md. It is time we had one Hymn Book for general use.

Lpf 'Ti .e Psalmist," be that book. Let our preach ei s be as active as those oI tho Moihodist BpiM:opal church, and it will be done.

was decreased, and the pain was less. By night, 1 fell better in every respect, aiMl in less than tici> veekt I left the hospital entirely cured. Since that time, w bich is more than a year, 1 have been lo the West Indies, and from thence to Antwerp, and during all that time Ihave had no attack wkatrrer of Rheit-matism or any other pain, and my health has been perfect ill every respect, though I bave been exposed to all the vicissitudes ofchmate. From being so weak that 1 could hardly stand, I have become as strong and hearty as at any pciiod of my life, and I firmly believe ihat these happy and woDderfol results h»VB been accomphshed solely by the power of Dr. C a a U TIE'S GALTAA'IC BA.N'DS AND MAOIVET.C K L P I P -

H E N f i Y JOHNSON, No. 335 Pearl street. New York.

On the 16th day of November, one thousand e i^ l t hundred and forty-six, appeared bef^fe me the withii*-named Henry Johnson, and made, solemn oath that the above statement is substantially true in each and every particular. A. H. MICKLE,

Mayor of the CHy.of New York.

D e b i l i t y o r t h e N e r v o ^ S y s t e m .

^ ^ T h e following iafrom the Hon. fT. A. T«oxp-SON, late member of Congress-frwsi the State af-Nsw York, and present Judge^ StiUivM Counqr.

To DR. CHEISTIK:—Dear Friend—I am now 85 years of age, and 1 thought 1 was too old to be help-ed by medicine but your BJogs and Magnetic Ftatd sent me by my sou-in-law, have been oi great bemU to me. About six years since 1 received a severe from my horse, which injured m^ bacU, and broflit on pain and constant diuiness in tho head. It f i b weakened my system veiy much. 1 b|^ve usedthe Fluid and Rings, and though I had lit^e faith, Ibl lowed strictly the directions, and I now inform jfliu that the dii i iness has entirely gone, as has l i l r e ^ all the spinal pain and weakness. Your Galvioc Strengthening Plaster is an invaluable preparaM, and 1 am sure the best Plaster in the whole worllfor general feebleness and debility. In B word Ifcel every way in better health than 1 have for. many f m past. 1 can attribute the result to nothing bufonr simple and efficacious remedies.

With high respect, sincerely yo W. A. T H O M I

Thompsonville, Sullivan Co., N. Y., Marcli lift846. I S ^ S p e c l a l C a u t i o n . ^

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U n i o n U n i v e r s i t y .

THE next session of this Imtitution win com-mence on the 27 th of Julv.

July 10, 1S47.—3ra

"Tho author appears to have given considerable at-tention to the subject of church polity. Ho has em-braced much in ibis treatise on which Christians have need lo be bettet infonned."—C/*. Rejlector.

"As a'Manual of ecclesiastical pt itK'iplps, doctrine and disciphne, presenting a systematic view of the •tiucturc, polity, doctrines and practices of Christian churches as taught in tho Scriptures;' a.» a book lor old and young, it will be found very interesting and instructive, and as a book of reference, one of great value. We wish particularly all our young breihreii and sisters would procure it and study it—it would bo of gieat advantage to them in the progress of their pi lgrimage."—Bap. Reg.

" W e have looked over this manual, and it is evi-dently prepared with much care. It is intended as a book of reference for individuals and churches, a s ca-ses may occur It was designed especially fur the Baptist denomination, but as their churches are Con-gregational in their orj^anizotiim, it will serve as a guide to Congregational as well as Baptist churches. W e should not dissent from any portion of the book, except in what is peculiar to tho Baptist denomina-t i o n . — B o s . Ree.

" W e would call special attention to Mr. Crowell's work, just issued in handsome stylo by Gould, Ken-dall & Lincoln. It treats on a subject of vast impor-tance to tho Baptist churches. The author has spent years in its preparation, and has done himself credit by the thanner in which he has performed his difficnli task. His style is clear and unpretending; bis arrange-ment and logic good, a little too (irecise and wire-drawn, ocea.'iionally, but for ihe most part, satisfacto-ry. W e feel indebted to Mr. 0 . for this contribution, 10 the elucidation of a subject upon which too little has been written. Let all oar pastors and church members procure it, and give it a diligent and pray-erful perusal."—CA. Sec.

"A« a hook of reference to be examined on the par-ticular topics which will claim attention in the trans-actions of&churcfa, and on the questions which will from time to tinw arise in every religious community, it will prove of great value."—Ck^,Citizen.

"Thii work affonU evidence of a great deal of thor-oughness of research, and care in the arrangement. For the members of Baptist churtdi^ it will prove a useful manual.—Alliance and Visitor.

"We should be happy to see a copy of this work in every Baptist family in our S(ate."—Zuni't Adv.

Jbst published by GODLD, KBNDALIr& UN-COLN, W»«hington-»t., Botfon.

From the Rev. C. D. Mallary, Ga. The object of this communication is, to inquire if

you have made any otrungements to supply our seo linn of tho country with your new Hymn Book, the

! Psalmist. 1 am very anxious to have it generally cir-culated in Georgia, believing that it has claims para-mount to all other Hymn Books in use.

From Rev. A. D. Sears, Louisville, Ky. I have given it an utten^ve examination, and I un

hesitatingly pronounce it unequalled. Whether it be Considered as a book of sacred poetry, or as adapted to define the taste, and promote tho interest o I our de-Oominational worship, it stands unrivalled, and must supersede tho use of every other Hymn Book ever publisheil bv the denomination. I am satisfied that every tVienci of tho denomination, east, west, north and soutl), must see the propriety of sustaining one Hymn Book common to the Baptist church. Tha Psalmist is that book. " The united testimony of pastors of Baplish church-

es ill Boston and vicinity, in New York, and ic Phila-delphia, of tbo most decided aud flattering character, has been given in favor of the hook. Also by the Professors in Hamilton Literary and Theological In-stitution, and the Newton Theological Institution. Tho same aUo has been done by a great number of clergymen, churches, Associations and Conventions, in every Stat.'in the Union.

Among the Associations and Conventions, the fol-lowing have each expressed sentiments similar lo those given in the Letters and Reviews inserted above, via Kennebec, (Me. ) Baptist Association! Portsmouth, (N . H . ) Baptist Association; Boston Baptist As.socia lion; Philadelphia Baptist Association; Munroe, (N.Y.) Baptist Association; Huron, (Ohio,) Baptist Associa-tion; Bethel, ( T e n n ) Baptist Associalion; Alabamn State Convention; North Carolina State Convention; Illinois State Convention; North District Association, III.; Niagara Baptist Association, N . Y'.; Rocky River, (Ohio) Association; Miami, (Ohio) Baptift Associa-tion.

A s an evidence of the popularity of tbo work, it in proper to state that near eighty thousand copies have already been called for.

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B F ' A }U>eral discoant to churches i n t r o d ^ n g il ,

Unprincipled jiersons have attempted to^i tote these articles, and thus deceive the public.' "it che-mical process by which all these articles are is known only to the Discoverer, and all imi entirely worthless, being devoid of the requi vanic or Magnetic influence, and consequenll' any beneficial effect.

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Rheumatic Gout. T o D n . CURISTIJE: •

Sir—After a fair trial of almost everythii ridiout any good effect, I ihinji I must attribute, M I u^tablo cure lo the power of your" Galvanic and Ml n^tie-v-tides. If I am not mistaken in the cause, sy have very seriously relieved me of Hheumatic Go of long standing, together with general Nervous 1 jility of the system. 1 would not part with the artm for any consideration, and think it only right to leq know where such good friends mny bo hoq need. MRS. .MARY JACl

No. 1119 Bank s t

Hundreds of similar cases might bo reader is eoinesily r\-quested t.i procure "Christies' Circular" and the Doctors' vanism as a remedial agent.—These w bad gratis at the agency, and jhey will to any part of the Union upon applicati to any of the authorized agents.

public time of

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Ntrr.Sl, li46.

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THE FUiNERAL DISCOl OF

W n i i a m D . M a r t i n , Preacheii at the resilience of Col. Mat

Bedford cDvnty, Trtin. By J S H E : I

Pastor of Ike Second Baptist Church, Tenn.

THEBIE.—Te know not what shall morrow. For what is your life? It vapor, that appeareth for a little timfi, vanisheth away.—James iv, 14.

What means the gatherinj large and auxious concourse round me?—the deep solemn pervades ii?—ihe gloom and pictured upon every counteD Truly this can be no ordinary o The heart of a whole commni been touched, and its attentioi ed by some unusual grief. Ne« for an answer.? These weede and the bowed forms of these ers, and this coffined cLiy, B for the tomb, tell but too plain] the thundnrboh hath fallen tha a hearthstone desolate, and Hi fountain of love into bitterm grieC

Death, our common enemy, iered this circle of relatives, ani «£ld boH.nd his victim in his ic before their eyes, and is now i him away to the dusty cavern grave.

The relative, the brother, ibe and the soldier has fallen. Willi venport Martin, the pride and [ raise of the family name, is n H e ceases to be numbered am living. The death, he so often undauntedly defied on the fiek tie, 'mid the shock of coiuen mies, he has met, and, armed Christian's hope, triumphant quifihed, in the bosom and qui nrs uncle's family—du/ he fdl. near and look into the coffin' upon those calm features, smili in death, and say tharhis warri expired not in the arms of rietu not that this is death, ll twu t amqueU of an immortal life!

The highest glory of a so l j die on the field of W i e , 'mid shouts of victory: but such ad has no charms for a Ghristian

"From snch a dying lied, Though o'er it float the stripes of

red, And the bald eagle brings

H i e clustered stars npon his •wings

To sparkla in my sight, O never let my spirit take her fligl

He died as a man, as a sol christian would wish to die with God and man.

Well may friends and relai around these ashes, and m mutual loss, while religion proach and gather a fresh new and bright star fiir be| flashing coronal.

We have met to improve lh| and distressing providence form the last rites of our reli dead. But these obsequies feet the departed. Should fall upon his coffin's lid, he them not. Shuuld you call to| the silent night, he would you. He has passed awa^ walks and the reach of the li e'en the trumpet's blast, rion's swell, or the roll of I drum, that beat to arms, can cold bosom now, that ihey one aud thrilled with afmost inv ergy.

To the living alone then, myself—to the young and l' relative and neighbor, ibe and fellow soldiers, seated remains, let me say, look again, what you behold, you must all six)n be—a mass of clay. 'Tis the lot of us all. commoo and implacable ec