The New York Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1845, Page 1

NEW YORK, MO Charity tie pool A upon Christians, and Es- sential to Salvation. A Sermon PREACHED IN AID OF THE BRooKLYN On- PHAN AsyLUM, IN St. Paui’s Cuurcn, on Sunpay, Ocroner 5, 1845, By Rev. Dr. Piss. How then, is it to be supposed, or to be said that they are God's? even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them. They Cannot réstore the blind man to his sight, vor deliver a man from distress. They shall not pity the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.—Banax, chap. vi. ver. 36, 37, 39, 40, In order to impress the minds of the people of God, with regard to the worship they owe to the true God,and the aversion in which hey. should hold the Gods of the pagans, and particularly in the instance of the Chaldeans, the text points out rjc this characteristic attribute of the God of lsrael— that, he not only can perceive the wants of his people, but at the same time that he has the power to remedy those wants, and the mercy to carry out that intention, and power to pity the fatherless and take care of the widow. ‘This is, as it were, made the characteristic distinction by the Prophet, and the same distinction. we may make on occasions like the present, between_ the worship of the idol of mammon and the worship of the true God of Chris- anity and of Catholicity. The idol which is worshipped by the former, is that of gold and sil- ver, the treasures and substance ef this world; and these treasures they prefer to the worship of the true God. The fulfillment of their duty pre- seribed by the Christian yelifion, by the Mosai- cal religion, and even by the law of nature itself. 1 came this morning, my beloved brethren, at the request of your respected pastor, to bring be- fore rac consideration the wants of the orphans, who have found a refuge in the institution connect- ed with the church. I came to plead the cause of the fatherless, the homeless, the helpless. 1 do not come to plead the cause of those children, who, though deprived of their parents, are provided with protectors and guardians, and even placed in afflu- ence itself. Buc I stand here for the purpose of vin- dicating the cause of those poor children, who, be- ing deprived of their parents and protectors, look to you as christians and catholics, whose duty it is to supply the places of those taken from them. _ It will be my purpose, this morning, to show you that you are called upon, not merely for the performance of a work of charity, to assert and sustain this orpean asylum, but called upon as to the petorm- ance of a personal duty—not merely as a work of supererogation, but as to perform an absolute duty on the presentoccasion. I shall, therefore, briefly, and familiarly too, develope these two propositions: In the first place, that it 1s your duty to come for- ward to the assistance of the orphans, and_particu- larly to the support of the Orphan Asylum connected with your church. Secondly, that this performance of aduty will be abundantly rewarded in the present, and also 1n a future life. To these two propositions, 1 now call your attention. First, then, it 1s the duty of the Christian, itis che duty of the Catholic,to con- tribute to the support and the education of the or- phans. Itis not, as I have just remarked, a mere worship of supererogation,a mere act of charity, but a positive comandment given by our divine legisla- tor, by the leader of the Jewish people, and one in- seribed by nature’s hand on the tablet of the human heart, demanding from all, as far as in their power, to afford some assistance towatds the protection, the education, and support of the helpless and fa- therless orphan. First, it is a duty prescribed by the law of nature itself, that the helpless and unpro- tected shall be taken care of. This we find carried out, not merely in the rational, but in the irrational world. If, then, we find it respected among the irrational, how much more ought it to be carried out and observed in the rational world? The phi- losophers of the Pagans perceived, and, in some respect at least, acted up to this law of nature, for some of their greatest legislators, some of their most famous and wisest men—Plato, for instance— gave it as his opinion that where children were edu- cated and trained up under the influence of proper discipline, the laws and decrees would be almost useless in the State; but that where education is neglected, and children are permitted 10 grow up deprived of the salutary influence of discipline, no decrees or laws would prove sufficient to restrain them, and make them useful to the State. Lycurgus, the legislator of the Lacedemonians, inculcated the same truth, and in such a manner expressed it, that for the delinquencies committed by the chil- dren, he made not the children themselves, but their parents or their guardians 1esponsible, and also for their errors and even for their crimes. They per ceived, and her acted upon this law of nature.— ‘They felt that all mankind compose but one and the same yea and that as in an individual family all are entitled to be provided for; so in the great hu- man family, those who are not, have a claim on those who are in affluence; and even those not having a sufliciency, have a right to be provided for according to the means of those who are placed by Providence as their protectors and guardians. But this law of nature beeame in the process of time’ very much effaced, and it became necessary that this law should be revived and entorced under the most solemn circumstances, and with the sanction of the Omnipotent himself, in order that the people of Israel might see the necessity of carrying it into eflect. Hence we find in Deuteronomy, 15th chap- ter, the following decree given to Moses by the Om- nipotent trom Mount Sinai: “If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of th ates, im thy land, which the Lord,thy God er thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother: but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him, sufiictent for his need, in that which he want- eth.” This is the explicit and solemn law rt by God himself to the Jewish people, that they should be charitable to the poor, relieve their wants and give them. all things necessary for their support—reminding them that as long as they should be a people, there must necessa- rily be a peor brother; and 80 long as there should be a poor brother among them—so long the law re- quired that they should extend their charity and be- nevolence to him. And if this be the case in respect to the poor in general, I ask you if the lew isnot still more binding, and having greater claims, when there isa question net mefely of the poor at large, but of the helpless erphan—the child that has been Jeft from his very cradle fatherless, and in destitu- tion and misery? Unless you become their fathers, relieve their miseries, and contribute towards their education, support and protection, you do not obey the law. Hence we find that in virtue of this law, charity was practised by some of the most dis- tinguished—some of the most venerable men of their times—among whom, Pope Pius stands peculiarly distinguished. For we find in the book of Tobia that he was in the habit of visiting the poor and r lieving the distress of the miserable and wretched— of giving money to even those who stood in need of it, as in the person of Capillas, who was in waut, and when he found any in misery, he relieved them and comforted them—he fed the hungry,and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead. It, then, those who were under the cloud, according to St. Baul, were influenced by such sublime charity— such disinterested charity —such kindness of heart—such sympaihy, how much more are we not bound to exer- cise these virtues ? We who have passed from under that cloud and enjoy the meredian sunshine of truth and jus- tice ; not merely as followers of christianity, but as de- ciples and members of the Catholic church. Yes, we are especially bound to be charitable to ail, but particu- larly toward the orphan, by the law of grace, by the command given by Jeaus Christ, and by the oblig of ourholy church. The religion of Christ is a re Of love. {¢1s Duilt upon love end established on charity All its precepts, allits doctrines, seem to blend in this one precept Love one another.” ‘ This is my pre- cept,” says Jesus Christ, to the beloved disciple , J “ that you love one another.” And it was by th that th our ancestors we! you know, peculiarly and universally disti Buished.” You remember the exclamation of the it the Romans, of the Greeks, who beheld the e: nary love and charity of the primitive Christians. * See how they love one another.” Even the apostles established an especial ministration*for the widows; the; were ohjects of their peculiar charity. And if the obli- gation extended toward them, how much more shoulo ours be extended towards the ‘orphans, who are unable to take care of themselves, to provide for themselves, towards the orphan depending benevolence, und sympathy a above ail, as Catholics met , ear the requirement which our divine Saviour has made through the Evangelist, St. Luke “give in alms that which is over and above in thy substance.” Here is not merely a recommendation, it is not merely suggested to do this; it i not merely stated that you will be benefited by do- ing this; but we have a positive commandment—"give that which is over and above,” &c ; and the violation ot this command will be visited by the severest chastise- ment, If it were merely a counsel of perfection, tie vio- lation of it Would nov be punished; but the violation of this charge will be punished, and that in the most severe and most awful manner, according to the dec our divine Saviour himself—" | was hungry me not to eat, I was naked and ye clothed me not, sick and in prison and ye vis: me not, | was a stranger and ye took me not in refore, depart from me,” ko. We, therelore, find that it is a precept of the law of na- ture, of the law of Moses, and of grace, and not merely counsel under that law to support, ty educate, to assist the poor orphan; and this threefold law is founded on the power of God, and acts on the supreme sovereignty ‘ofthe Almighty. ' {t vindicates the provi For it would argue injustice in the Al sings of every ¢ ion, on Certain te and th comforts, if that providence, in depriving these chil- dren of their parents, did not command you as chris- tians to take the .places of those parents who have been taken from their helpless offspring. Does it not, therefore, teach the providence of God, as even the very infidels have declared? Because, by this system, binds the rich to the poor, and the poor to the rich ; he makes the orphan dependent on those who rt him by the tie of gratitude ; he makes the rich the fathers of the a and the orphans they take care of, and so he fulfils the commandment imposed on him, and vindicates the providence of God: whereas, if you neglect to com- ply with this duty, and violate this precept of charity, you sreourees the infidel in his exclamation, as record- ed inthe Psalms, “ Where is God?’—the God of the poor man, of the helpless, of the poor orphan. This is the cry of the infidel,when he sees,the orphan neglected and in distress, and those who are able refusing to com- fort him. But asa Christian, if this precept were car- ried into effect at the present day, there would be no need of theories, of social systems—no need of associa- tions founded upon irieciple not But the Catholic Church has carried to its fullest extent this beautiful and ry principle of charity. 1 religious orders, established for this purpo members have devoted their lives in the red captives, and even consigned themsel rescue their brethren from the manac! but, above all, in the establishment of that sisterhood, the great object of which 1s to comfort, _ and sup- port the orphan—an institution which has excited the admiration of the whole world, and which has been re- cognised, not merely by believers and Christians, but by infidels, asthe greatest friend of humanity ; and even when the monuments of religion were thrown to the ground during that commotion in France which grew out of the spirit of philowadhy. so called, statues were erected to the memory of St: Vincent de 1, to humanity ; and the devoted | 4 peo their gay \d carrying out the principles of their founder, in taking the place of mothers, and, as as they can, of fathers, to these orphans, do the mont perfect act, and excite the wonder and admira- tion of the universal wegid. It becomes our duty to enceurage them ; for what can they do without your charity, your aid, and your concurrence? They are ready to devote themselves to this charitable pur- Bete but without the means, how can they effect it? hat beautiful and comfortable edifice has been erected by the charity and benevolence of so: for the protec- tion and lenance of these orphans ; and shail it be said that you will be so hard-hearted and recreant to your duty, as not to give your hearty eoncurrence to this glorio: nd Catholic institution?” But this duty is founded likewise on the sovereignty of God. God is the supreme master of all things. “The earth,” says the psalmist, ‘is the Lords, and the fullness thereof” The universe is his; he has created it All that it contains is his ; he is the author of all. The sun he has placed in the firmament—the moen'is his. The deeps he has separated from the dry land, peopled with inhabitants and marked out its destined limite ; the deep is hi things,whether in the heavens above, or on the e deep beneath, are his. Man, the lord of all, 80 col ed by the Creator, is his ; and whatever man posi he possesses only for a time, not as a rightful owner, but merely as a constituted steward; and the gold he has hoarded and the silver he cherishes even as his life, will one day be demanded of him and pass in due time into the hands of another. Whatever you have, then, is only lent to you;jand if it be more than is necessary for your own sustenance and that of your families, a portion of that, in virtue of his eternal sovereignty, he com- mands you to give to these poor children, that you may comfort, sustain, and protect them. Now, if you refuse to give a portion of your gold and silver to the orphan: you deny the sovereignty of God, and refuse allegianc to it; you defraud the poor, and in a particular manner you defraud the orphan. Consequently. you take from the orphan that which belongs to him, and that will be visited with the most awtul c! ent; if not here, in the world to come. But our Divine Savior referred to alms-giving ina particular instance. He styled it jus- tice, not chari ice which he demands of you in virtue of his sovereignty over you, as well as the orphan. He says in St. Matthew, ‘take heed that ye do not your justice before men, &c.” and these words, and this word justice is interpreted by the wisest commentators, alms- giving. Take care, then, how you comply with justice in giving ‘alms for tl e support of the orphan, und let it be lone in a spirit of true charity, not in ostentation or vain glory. Now, beloved brethren, if we believe in the truth of Christianity, and she solemn and unequivocal declaration of Jesus Christ, its author, we must: be convinced, that if we are not charitable, cannot lay any claim whatsoever to the real title ef Christians, nor to that of members of the Catholic Church; for St.John says, ‘Me twho has the substance of this world, and sees his brother in want, and closes his bowels against him—how can the charity of Christ be with him?” Consequently, it is a necessary ition of your salvation ; for you ‘cannot have the necessary grace unless you feel efficient active pity for the orphan—unless you pity, aid, cherish, educate, and contribute towards supporting and protecting them, you im whatever on the kingdom of God--the of Christ cannot abide in you. And feelingly @ man express the punishment and the re- charit does the ward inflicted on the hard-hearted, when he says in his own beautiful language— a hard ‘heart shall fear all on the last day, buta tender one shall be rewarded.” And if it be possible—if there be any mark by which we can distinguish a hard heart, is it not that heart which be- holds the wants of the homeless, fatherless, portionless orphan, and closes itself t him, and refuses all ‘ance and contributi And there is no better n of wtender and truly Christian heart, than the fact of being liberal towards those helpless young members ofthe church. Therefore, these laws of Moses and of Grace are all founded upon the providence of God, founded on the supreme sovereignty of the Al- mighty, and if you fail to comply with this law, you despise the ordinances of Providence, and even reject the supreme sovereignty of God’ himself.— But a few more remarks with regard to the pro- mise of the reward, you shall have, if you ob- serve this commandment. You will have a reward, first, in this life, and what is infinitely more valua- ble and desirable, a reward in the life to come. 1 teaches that pity is above all things—having the promise of this life and the promise of the future. Now what do the apostle mean by the word pity 1 Pity may admit of a variety of significations ; but | ain not rash in the asser- tion (for | find it in St. Thomas, the angel of the schools,) that Paul meant in this text, charity towards the poor. Now it is no ussertion of mine, rashly made, that charity, liberality, and alms-deeds, must be remunerated in this life ; because, I find this declaration in the divine and in- fallible oracle of the scriptures themselves, and, conse- quently, it we believe in the divinity and authenticity of the holy scriptures, we must believe that we will be re- warded for our charity in this life, and the more we exer- cise it, the more we will be remunerated. “Give,” as Ghost says, in Eccl es, “unto the Lord because the Lord will return it toyou seven ve that which is merely lent, and instead of ‘ou will be rewarded seven fold. Again, in the Lord giveth back with interest to him that has pity on the poor.” And if he does this unto those in general, who help the poor, with how much more in- tercst will he repay the charity of those who arejliberal andcharitable to the destitute orphan? Again, in the Prophet Isaiah, “When you pour out your soul to the hungry, you will be like the fountain, whose waters never Cea! giving, ever-abundant, and, at the ever-fed supply from the fountain that never fa which pours out its waters of charity, and atill replenished with streams that supply the place that gush forth. And there are truths—these are articles of the christian faith, which, to call in question, is. to dis- pute the authenticity and truth of the holy scriptures themselves. “Ie who giveth to the poor, shall not want,” says the Holy Ghost, in Proverbs, Is this t ve or not? If it is not, the scriptures are not authentic. If it be then, refuse to. give? because you olemn declara- tion of God himself that you shall never want. And, my beloved friends, on this auspicious day, you have an opportunity to prove whether or not you believe the oracles of truib; but not only on this day, but always, in supporting this institution, having the solemn pro- mise that neither you nor your posterity shall ever want. And I have never seen the good man wanting his bread; and surely, of all good men, I believe the cha- ritable man is justly ranked among the best; thus we find, that even in this life, that the charitable man must be rewarded and remunerated, and that with interest, to use the expression of the Holy Ghost himself. Hence we may say that if you give a small mite to the orphan, as far as you can afford to give it, it will be increased and returned with interest; but if you refuse, by the same authority you must be convinced that the mite, instead of being profitable, increased, and transmitted to your children,shall be taken from you; you may,perhaps, go down naked to the tomb, and your ehildren left in a worse condition than the poor orphans now. requesting asustenance. But this is not all; there is an eternal re ward pronounced to the charitable—not only in this life, butin the eternal world. First, we are assured, by the Holy Spirit, in the book of Proverbs, that “ charity for giveth #ins.” Do you understand how? It is because charity disposes the heart, and infuses into the soul those” sentimen i wolutely necessary to obtain tt It softens the heart, and i he hard heart to obtain the remission ut the heart that is soft proves itself such, con- tributes to the support of the poor, and especially the or- phan. Riches,” us the Holy Ghost says in the book of roverbs, “are the redemption of the soul of man :” a strong expression. And yet these are the words of the Holy Ghost, and true as truth itself. Riches, when pro- perly made use of; when you propeily distribute a por tion of them among the poor; when you are charitable with them, then God will so dispose it that you may have every assurance of the salvation of your soul here- after, Therefore, riches are the redemption of the soul of man. In Ecclesiastes, again, it is written that “Alms will preserve grace;” and so Jong as grace is proserved, so long have you an assurance offuture happiness, Con- sequently, by giving, shall you have the assurance of fu- ture happiness. But, on the contrary, if you give not, you have no assurance of future happiness. Here, then, behold the ence between the Chaldean idols and the God of ¢ ‘The Chaldean idols have eyes, but they see not, nor have they any power to aid the poor and destituie; but the God of Israel seoth their wants, has power to aid them, and mercifully contri- butes ‘to th port of the orphan indirectly, through is who take the place of their fathers and here is the difference between the men who worship the God of Mammon and the true God. The worship of Mammon is unjust, Ungenerous and without hope here or bereafter ; the worship of the trae God is charitable, benevolent, mer- ciful; having a certain were in this life, and what is still more valuable, a hope of life in the world to come. Be- hold then the contrast between the two now, and above all, at the hour of death, Contemplate it. A man, though he may call him: christian, and boast of the denomi- nation of Catholic, still inci- ples of his religion and the pro nl br Shurch what Shall be his state? He shall hear a yoice trom eternity | be warned!—why are we to be addr from all he posses to an everlasting summoning hi state of misery—Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee;” then where is allthy riches? But the ood man, who has been charitable, kind and generous In the sustenance of the r orphan, has all the bless- ings pronounced by the Holy Gho: id fe the decla- ration of the venerable Tobias, tl it not suffer the soul to g The body may crumble into dust, in the darkness of the tomb, but the soul of the charitable man inust win, Hight to the bo- ¢ God of the widow, and the fatherless orphan. tholics! what more have I to offer? The or- ‘ou;the institution that shelters them is in sight; the ladies devoted to charity are before you. All | call npon you, not merely for your temporary offerings to-day, but for your permanent support every day. They are a part and parcel of your own church and con gregation; you must sustain and support them, and con- tinue to do #0. In fine, 1 would conclude with the words of St. Augusti ‘Give what you cannot retain, and re- ceive what you cannot lose.” Give a portion of your wealth which you cannot long retain, which shall be ta- ken from you: receive what you cannot lose; receive in return that treasure of immortality which will defy the moth, which robbers cannot lay hold of, and which no man shall be able to take from you. At the conclusion of the discourse a handsome collec- tion was taken up, but hed the weather not been very unfavorable, it would have been still larger, and a more fitting response to the eloquent appeal of Dr. Pise. St. Paul’s Church, New York. ‘The Rev. Mr. Hubbard, of North Carolina, Chap- lain in the United States Navy, preached in this church yesterday. He selected for his text the 16th chapter of St. John, 33d verse :—‘ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peers In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” ‘These arethe words of comfort and consolation, which our blessed Saviour delivered to those apostles who accompanied him in his painful pil- grimage, When they were about to be deprived of the presence of Him who addressed them, when they should suffer affliction, resist temptation, and contend with the evils of the world alone. In this rting hour, the words, “ be of good cheer,” must ave sounded ean in their ears. As Jesus did not pray for them alone, but for us and all man- kind, so have we the same blessed assurance to be of good cheer. The world is just the same to-day as it was then; its manners are now as false; its spirit the same asin those days when the apostles set out alone; we have in our age more ex- perience, but no more wisdom, and likewise no fewer enemies. When the oppression of the world lies heavy upon us; when we are overcome with affliction; when we are borne down by disease; and when we are tempted to doubt what the issue of all this shall be, letus bear in mind this glorious assu- rance, and set it down that the world shall be over- come, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against us; and this, my brethren, is assured tous. This is what our Saviour says to every person who will serve him, to every soldier fighting under the ban- ner of the cross—‘Be of good cheer.” He over- came the world, for he showed himself insensible to all its promises and temptations ; in the midst of a proud generation, he pronounced his benediction on the poor and smitten, and sought companionshi with those who thirsted after righteousness, an gave bimseif to the love of virtue and the practice of deep philanthropy; he sought the support of over power and greatness of interest, and as he he lived and gave demonstrations of it in his prac- tice. In the second contemplation on the Mount, how easily he set aside the temptations of the world, and how sternly and at once did he resist the temptation ; how many temptations were laid before him, yet as a man he overcame them. We, surely,with this blessed assurance, can resist temptation—we can renounce the world, set our affections on things abeve,that we may do the will of our Father above. The life of Christ is set for our imi tation, for St. Paul says Christ lived and died for us, that we might imitate him—“ Be of good cheer, | have over- come the world.” He then said that the life of Christ bas changed the whole system of the world. He is of as much force in the moral world, as the sun isin the planetary system which controls the movements of the planets—that without that great regulating power would roam in endless space, and so will Jesus gradual- ly, but surely bring back our rebellions race. Great as nas been the change which Christianity has aflected, subduing the evils of human passions, converting the sensualist into the lover of virtue, the mocker into the penitent, the unbeliever into tho believer; the greatness of the change is still to be seen in the great struggle be- tween good and evil inthe world. What did our Savior himself say, “ And I, if I be lifted up, shall draw all men after me.” He has likewise infused into his disciples, a life and spirit that will resist all tewptations of the world ; and when the soul of man is inspired with true virtue, what is poverty or reproach to him ; sickn nay waste his body, but bis integrity dees not waste ; tempests and war may rage, but he has the assurance his Heavenly father Teigns over all; riches and honor may perish, the greatest may fall, but faith, hope, and charity, endure for ever. By Virtue of his resurrection, Christ overcame the world, and his disciples shall rise too from the dead. When, therefore, the cares of life oppress you, and seem likely to overcome your re tance to the temptations‘of the world—when the dre: death bears upon you, take courage, for there is hope “Be of good cheer for'Thave overcome the world,” says our Saviour. truth rt Services at Dr. Potts’ Church. The services at this church. Sill were not so numerously attended as mig at have been supposed, but we presume that the excessively rainy weather prevented a goodly number from attending, who otherwise Gould have come. The appearance of this church, with the subdued “‘artist’s light” which the colored windows throw over the building, is beautiful in- deed. We remarked that some of the, ie were labelled “not sold,” so that there is still a chance for those who are inclined to invest capital in reli- gious stock. Previous to the sermon, Dr. Potts announced that these of the congregation who wished the church to be regularly organized, would find a_peti- tion addressed to the Presbyters to that effect, and which wonld be ready for signature on Tuesday eveningnext. He also announced that a sone School was about being established, and that a eol- lection will be made next Sunday morning, for the purpose of purchasing a library for the school. ‘The Revewenn GentLeman then proceeded to deliver alecture, taking as his text from the Lith to the 24th verses of the 14th chapter of St. Luke, in which is de. tailed the parable of the Great Supper, and from which he deduced the extreme reluctance of mankind to ac- cept the Gospel given them. He argued that the dif- fere ns that were assigned by various classes of men as the cause of their wilful perverseness in living without God, were futile in the extreme. There were, he said, three classes who rejected it—first, those who reject itallas an idle tale—tnose who plead the pre- sence of worldly, and those who do not want to go to the Gospel Feast, because they do not like the associa- tions. Their pride revo)ts at the sacrifices they are call ed on to make, and this constitutes a most formidable barrier. He then went into a review of the doctrines of justification by faith and justification by works, and con- eluded by some remarks on the unjustness of blaming the church for the falling away of individual members, ying that we ought to frecollect that this church on arth is not a collection of perfect beings, but merely intended to fit them for the perfection of heaven. A hymn and a benediction concluded the exerci a Anglo-American Church. ‘The attendance here yesterday was rather smail, owing to the inclemency of the weather. After the usual preparatory ceremonies, the Rev. Mr. Mar- cus took the following text, from Matthew xxu— 11th and 12th verses:—And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on the wedding garment—and he saith unto him, friend how camest thou in hither not having ona wedding garment ? and he was speechless.” The Reverend gentleman commenced by saying —The gospel dispensation is represented in this par able, nnder the similitude of a wedding feast, pre- pared by a bounteous prince. ‘To this feast the tiends of the prince,were first invited, but when they would not come, the highways and hedges were searched to find guests. Uader thw allegory, our bleseed Saviour intended to teach the Jews, how they had rejected Christianity, which had bid- den them to the wedding feast of lite. But he also intended it for the Gentile Chureh. They who sat down to the feast may all be dressed in nearly the same manner, so that no peculiarity is noticed. But the master of the house comes in, and finds a guest without a wedding garment. This neglect is an of- fence to the whole company, and the servants are called and bidden to cast himout. Now, every one must perceive that the assembly presents a striking image of the Church of Christ. All are invited— there lives not a sinner who may not partake of the bounteous feast. We are all seated at the table— our right to seats there is not disputed. But, my brethren, our security would suffer great abatement, if we reflected on the remain- der of the parable. We must be prepared at any moment to meet the scrutiny of the gaze of the master of the feast. If we have not on the wedding garment, his eye will strike us, and better then had it been that we were among those who,from the highways and hedges were compelled toenter. ‘This want of the garment signilies the want of the spirit, which distinguishes the christian from the heathen, the infidel, and the Mahometan. Al- though the g it utterly may elude’ the La od without remark but the moment the master of the feast appears, his eye will fall upon him,But why,says the christian, are we to ‘ das though the wedding garment were to us a strange apparel? Let us look around upon the multitudes sitting at the table of the Lord, and see how many have on the wedding gar- ment, Mark the use and bearing of those intruders— they have eyes full of adultery—their hearts are full of covetousness, Have we never recognized those in the NDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1845. Price ‘I'wo Centa. We ma: who might bafile the most rigid examination. in texture, in color, their garments are nearly the same as those of the faithful. Accordingly, they preserve their station till they fancy their title is secure —but the time must come when these must meet scrutiny cannot be deceived. And let ua imagine our Lord present to ‘survey2. hi uests, Are there none who would expect to hear the great question,—Friend, how camest thou hither not having the wedding garment? The Asiatic princes often provided for their guests garments fitfor them. But their munificence cannot be compared to thatof our Lord. His stores are cee rey and toall who make known their wants, he will gladly furnish ap- | parel. Let us listen then to Christ himself, and buy | white raiment that we may be clothed. We have but to | throw ourselves and our pride, our high thoughts that exalt us against God, and our low thoughts that grovel | in the dust—we have but to part with them. and the | be rahi hall be ours. The angels of God will rejoice | while the; invest us with it—we shall sit down to a feast | that shall’surpass all others. We shall drink new wine. with our Lord. We shall hunger and thirst no more The garment of peace shall be ours, and the spirit of heaviness shall be banished from our hearts forever. Divine Service at Dr. Tyng’s Church. _ ‘This is a neat and simply con-tructed edifice, sit- uated in Beekmanstreet, of chaste Gothic design. The interior is neatly fitted up, its dimensions being some fifty feet by for The area consists of sev- eral tiers of pews. Three large gallaries, a!so, con- sisting of pews, surround the interior. The organ is fitted up immediately opposite the pulpit in front, over the main entrance, and possesses very excel- Jent tone and power. Four large windows at either side afford good light, and three windows are also laced at the front, near the pulpit. Nine chande- ee hang tastefully suspended from the ceiling, and altogether the church has a very neat and comlorta- ble appearance. At half-past ten the service was commenced ; the congregation was rather thin, owing to the wetness of the day. Dr. Tyng preach- ed the gospel of the day, taking his text trom the Ist chapter of the Lamentations ofJeremiah the Prophet, 12th verse. ‘Is itnothing to you all ye that pass by ? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow. which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger ?” Notwithstanding the sufferings which the Savior endured,many passed by him with derisions, and of the,multitude that passed by him in his hours of tribu- lation, but few sympathized with him, and to them he seemed as if nothing. ‘The great multitude feel they have the benefits of his death and passion, and still they pass by him with ingratitude, regardless of the miseries and torments he endured for the sins of man. The multitude feel they all have derived spiritual advantage to their souls by the sufferings of the Saviour, and they treat these sufferings as no- thing in this world; and those who thus deny him, ungratefully, in the records of the gospel, “pass himby.” ‘Thusare many pleased with the eviden- ces they yeceive of the goodness of (od, and yet they pass by his law and his inestimable works, which are all the dispensations of God, established into one universal community. In connexion with tl powers of memory, mesmerism had also an extraordina- ry bearing uponit. In illustration of this theory, Dr. B. cited some further extracts from Swedenborg, and went on to say that in relation to this theory, the impressions produced upon the mind were indelible, and the most | minute idea thet entered into his mind e written as if with a diamond. Man had a spiritual and exter! mory, and the minutest would remain for ever upon his spiritual memory. ‘hus, all would appear on the last day, clearly and indelibly. Hi ing in- tended to further prove the soundn jenborg’s theory, in relation to the spiritual influences upon the | external world. The spiritual world, he maintained, was laid open by Swedenborg, if they believed mes- merism was true, and sceptics should hesitate before they made light of the subject. The audience here- upon separated, Dr. Bush announcing his jutention to show that Swedenborg was commissioned by God, in his next lecture. More Anti-Rent Trials. Dern, October 3d, 1845. Delaware Oyer § TerminerHon. A. J. Parker, Presi- ding Judge—John Van Buren, Attorney-General—J. 2 Hughston, Esq., District Attorney. ‘A ples of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree entered in the case of Moses Earle. Jupor Panken’s Remanxs—Sreecu of tHe ATTORNEY- Genrrat. The Court metat 9 o'clock. The counsel for Moses Earle, indicted for murder, stated that they had conclud- ed to withdraw their application for a postponement, and entera plea of guilty of manslaughter in the firat’ de- ree. ‘Judge Panken duty to state to |—After this application I deem it my the counsel on both sides, We havo all heard the t Steenburg, and know the faots from that would be ed on the trial of Earl; he was not at the sale dis- ed, but was only engaged in th i ill be concede was carrying out a misdemeanor, and aperson was kill- ed; formerly this would have been murder; it is now by statute manslaughter in the first degree. However guilty Earle was in point of fact, he was not guilty of murder inlaw : he cannot be convicted of murder unless there was a premeditated design on his part to commit thatcrime. { do not think from a careful examination of the case that a fair jury would convict him of murder ; neither do I think he intended the death of any particular person. [have consulted with the rest of the bench, and think they all concur with mo in opinion. I also ‘sub- mitted the fact to Judge Ruggles, formerly a district at- torney of considerable experience in criminal jurispra- dence, and for some time pasta circuit judge. 1 think nothing could be gained by a trial; he could only be convicted of manslaughter inthe first degree. During this great excitement, if men are willing to come for- ward and plead guilty of the commission of crime,| think it advisable to receive these pleas. I deem it my duty- eak thus frankly. Such a course will save great ex pense and consumption of time. ‘The Attorxxy Geverat now rose and said that ds he had expressed an opinion yesterday that Moses Earle ‘was guilty of wilful murder, several of the counsel for prisoner had charged him with being under the influence of a pervading excitement ; he asked the court to make a few suggestions explanatory of his views. This was the more proper as he differed widely with the court as in Christ. All hopes of salvation which are sent for man by God are founded byhis power upon earth, and all future expectation of salvation are sacre through Him, whether we look to the present life or the life to come. A crown of glory awaits us through the interposition ef the Saviour; and, in the whole history of the Revelations, no event has oc- curred of such deep importance to the christian as that of his purchasing for us salvation by the shed- ding of his own blood. The death of the Saviour presented anevent the most extraordinary, and spake the truths to the world, and no stronger evi- dence could be given of its importance—it was the ultimate point to which the wickedness of the anti- diluvian world was carried by gratifying theirknown hostility to God himself. {twas not alone exhibited in hatred to the will of God, but in the act of guilty man. God alone was competent to make atonement for the sins ofman by the shedding of his blood. The death of the Saviour spoke in a marner not to be misunderstood, that sin would not go unpunished. The Lord will magnify his justice by the death of his own son, upon which his justice will follow. The followers of Christ were bound to have a reverence for the Church and a reverence for God, and bow down before the divine holiness and con- template the justice of Christ. The leaders of iniquity could show nothing in proof against the benevolence of the holy scriptures, and God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son to save them—he commanded them to obey his divine injunctions, and through the merits of the Saviour, man could derive all temporal and spiritual blessings, by his efforts, for the love cf Christ All things were given to man by God, and we were bound to love God. who laid down his life for his sheep and afterwards died for us. The sinner could alone obtain forgiveness through the merits of Christ, and the sinner in his heart ought to embrace Christ. Thies wascalcu- lated to raise the hopes of the sinner, and to raise the load that over-burdened his heart— encouraging him by looking upto God. This was a subject that comes home to the broasts ofall, and it was through the righteousness of God that man could be saved by the remission of his sins. He sent his son, bearing his own likeness, to suffer death as designed by him to establish the great truths of Christianity, and notwithstanding the preachings and teachings of the Gospel, how many men were there who, with perfect indiflerence, neglected the holy injunctions of the scriptures? The Rev. Dr., after dilating at farther length upon the goodne: is people, and commenting on the ingratitude of the world in in- dulging in sin in violation of the laws of God, concluded. Dr. Bush’s Discourse Last Evening. The Society Library last evening presented quite an array of fashionand beauty, and was crowded to its utmost capacity, by an attentive auditory Long before the hour of meeting, every avenue leading to the hall were jammed up to suffocation, all anxious to witness Dr. Bush’s exposition of the principles in connection with Swedenborg’s doc- trines and theory, in relation to those “ spiritualized bodies of another creation called AnceLs, in con- nexion with the science of mesmerism.” Dr. Busu, soon after the appointed hour, made his appearance,and all was hushed. He commenced the services of the evening, by singing the fifty-third selection, which was sung by several among the congregation, accompanied by the organ, with ex- cellent taste and execution. The Rev. Dr. Busn hereupon commenced his dis- course. The theme of his discourse was the fu- ture life of man. He re to submit the theory of Swedenborg to a sufficient test founded on the revelations of the gospel. He held it, that it would be impossible to have man differ in his SPM and material body. After death, man took with him his thoughts and feelings. The more man knew of himself in this world, the more he knew of himselt in the next. Mes- merism had a_ particular bearing upon the pschysi- cology of the human body. They should take the general truth of mesmeric influence as granted, as that was already too well established. Man had within him an inward assurance tMat there were multitudes who were looking for the light, and they were firm in the beliet that yet the veil would be raised, and he believed that Swedenborg alone- would raise the veil, through Mesmerismn. What, ever may be the opinion in relation to Mesmeri sm he held it to be a Providential attestation of the laws of mental opera The claim of Swedenborg was that through the phenomena of Mesmerism, he was able to hold communion with the spirits of ano- ther world, and inform himself upon their state and mode of existence. Those who were candidly in pursuit of truth, could find it in the numerous works now published on the subject of Mesmeris m; and those who doubted upon the subject, should inform thomselves by testing the experiment.’ If Mesmerism was true, Swedenborg was right. He (Dr. B.) had taken up the subject from a consciousness of its truth and im- vortance,and as to deception,he had no one to deceivebut Fimself; and he trusted those who were sceptical would not attribute to him any desire to mystify or conceal all, e facts and developments upon the subject. Somnambu- lism was a mesmeric influence acting upon the human system, which was known long belore mesmerism w heard of. Man in this state was reduced to a sense be- tween sleeping and waking. In this man is as it were taken out of the body. The senses in this state were awake; that is, the internal senses. ‘This is a state quite distinct from the mesmeric state, and Sweden borg had experienced a degree beyond this power of mesmerism or somnambulism for twenty nine years.— ‘The Reverend Doctor, in illustration of his subject cited acase in which a lady had been influenced to such an extent by what he called the “ sphere,” or qnality in the atmosphere which ‘The sphere of what is called the inner man had influence in the operation by the laws by which it is distinguished. The spiritual sphere of man was the light of his love emanating from him. The spheres of the lovers of evil were ail in hell, and the spheres of the lovers of God were in heay ‘These spheres jowed from beasts, troes, and mals, All conjunction and disjunction in connec with spheres, Was a well established theory, and spheres were made light and possessed a beautiful odor in the good spirits, and postilential odor that was intolerable,in the wicked spirits. Tbe man who leads a bad life, leads a late with the foul and fetid air of dung hills and sinks ; but those who lead a good life, live in a | here of beautiful odor. The sphere of a spirit is his image existing without him, Those who, underthe in- fluence of mesmerism, while blinded up and bandaged, could tell the name ofa person coming into a room, had the faculty to recognize it only by its sphere, which ena: | bled them thus to establish the truth of the theory, A | curious fact in connection with mesmerism was the sym- pathetic influence it exercised over the subject. It was a- ascertained fact, that it aman pinched the operator, the hject would be sure to feel the pain sympathetically. From these facis, itwasto be inferred that fluence of the spirits had the power to change the thoughts from one body to another. There wi ort of connexion be- tween heaven and hell in relation to those different classes of spirits. Swedenborg told them that in speaking with spirits,he found they knew his entire thoughts,and could conceal nothing from them. If mesmeriem is tiue, Swe- i to the law of this case ; and was wholly unconscious of being under the influence of any feeling or prejudice un- favorable to the prisoner. The Executive of the State had authority by statute to order the Attorney General to attend any Court of Oyer and Terminer in the State, and to assist insuch public prosecutions as might be pending therein. ‘The theory on which the statute rest- ed was, that a public officer, remote from the scene of disturbance, and having a mere public duty to discharge would be free from any passion or feeling which crimes might excite in the neighborhood where they were com- mitted. In pursuance of an order given under such an au thority he was here to attend these trials, and so far as he knew himself, he had not the least unfriendly feeling to- wards any of the prisoners. Moses Earle he never saw till yesterday, and he hoped he need not assure the court and Mr. Earle himself, that he would not be guilty of the inhumanity and indecorum of pronouncing any prisoner before trial, guilty of so grave an offence as murder un- less his information as to the facts and his examination of the law had brought him to a.solemn conviction of the truth of his assertion, and the motion ofthe prisoner to put off the trial had rendered the declaration necessary. ‘The facts on which he relied to convict Earl of murder were briefly these. The original resistance originated with Earle; it was to avoid the payment of his rent—he invited the Indians to the sale on’ the fatal day; he fur- nished them with provisions, he declared before the mur- der that he should fight it out to the last, and he respond- ed to the remark of the dying Steele in his own house, which was“ Mr. Earle! if you had paid your rent my life would have been spared,” by saying, * 1 would not vay if forty lives were lost ;” being thus, so far as Mr Veh Buren knew, the ouly person in the U. 8. who jus fied this atrocious murder «after it was committed. der this state of facts,Mr. Van Buren thought thatthe jury would have wright to find under the Ist subdi sion of the statute in regard to murder, that Earle wi guilty of being either accessory or p ing of Steele, from a “ premeditated di ) death of the person killed or of any human being.” associate was of opinion that Earle might be convicted under the 2nd subdivision. Now theCourt had announced that they tooka different view of the law. The court supposed that the indictment was based upon the convic- tion of Earle with the misdemeanor of resisting the she- riff, and that the death followed without any design to effect death under circumstances that would make it manslaughter, according to the provisions of the Revised Statutes. He did not suppose, by any means, that that Statute intended to reduce all murder which was accom: panied with, or preceded by the commission of demeanor, to the offence of manslaughter. Nor, he sup- posed, did'the Court so think. In his opinion the misde- meanor of Earle was merged in the felony he committed, and the facts proved would authorize a jury to find him guilty of wilful murder. B ut the question now presented to the prosecution by the Court is this, will you proceeo andtry Earle for murder, when the Court are of opinion nat he is only guilty of murder in the first degree, and will feel it tobe their duty so to instruct the petit jury when they commit the case to them at the close of the trial? Most clearly we will not, We coulu not put this county to the expense of a trial which st for weeks, when the court now an- .d their determination to charge the jury that he is 8 only guilty of the crime to which he now offers the plea of guilty. Mr. Van Buren said that it was true, in crisi- nal cases, the jury were judges of the law and facts ; but he would not, in any case, ask ajury to set aside the unanimous opinion ofthe court, and find the prisoner guilty. Certainly, he would not do so ina case where life was involved. He never would feel authorised s limited experience and a knowledge of law vast- ly inferior to that of the court on his single opinion to call upon a jury to take the life of a fellow creature opposition to the well considered and unanimous opin- ion of the court. On consultation with his associates, therefore, he had determined to offer no opposition to re. ception of Earle’s plea of guilty of manslaughter in the Ist degre Dast W. Squires, & notorious personage in connec- tion with the anti-renters, and who was indicted as an ac- cessory to the murder of Steele, was brought into court, and by’ his counsel offered to plead guilty of manslaugh ter in the Ist degree. ‘The plea was accepted by the count sel for the people under advice of the court. Rienanv Morse, a justice of the peace, of Andes, was arraigned on an indictment for a conspitacy, and plead not guilty. r Joux Ouver and Eewis Detemater, plead guilty of being disguised and armed, &c. The court fined Oliver $00, Delemater $25. : Jou Suavonrer plead guilty of being disguised and armed, &c, Sentence suspended—recognized in the sum of $500 to keep the peace tor one year. Joux Lockwoov plead guilty of being disguised, &c. fined $150, Atonzo Saxronv, indicted for murder, plead guilty of manslaughter in 4th degree—plea accepted. Daxisi. Ronixsox and Jonn Youneman, not indicted— discharged. j Davib Hattrex plead guilty of being disguised and armed—sentence suspended, recognized to keep the pouce for one year in the sum of $500. . Wo. Bai (the Scotch anti-rent lecturer) indicted for murde! guilty of manslaughter in the second degree. NATHAN Travis, Who had heretofore plead not guilty, withdrew that plea, and plead guilty of conspiracy. Court fined him $50. Wa. Fenvon, Who had heretofore plead guilty of man- slaughter in the 4th degreo, was brought into court, and sentence suspended—recognized to keep the peace for one year in the sum of $000. é No cases being ready for trial, the Court adjourned until to-morrow morning at half past 8 o’clock. By the last arrival from Havana, we learn that Gen. Santa Anna, the ex-President ot Mexico, is still living in ease and elegance at the famous country seat of Dr. Hevia. It is situated about 9 miles from Havaea, in the district of Marianao It is a sumptu- ous residence, and might well be deemeda palace. ‘The General has recently purchased a magnificent carriage, and otherwise given evidence of a design to a permanent residence, unless some emer- gency inthe atlairs of Mexico, fortunate for his partisans, shouid recall him to the scenes of his former wonderiul and ntfal career. It must be confessed that he # place of retirement with admirable taste and sagacity. Irom all parts of the earth news is receiv- ed at Havana by regular and frequent packets. He can thus take advantage of the earliest movement in his f0- vor, communicate promptly with his friends at home, and at the same time share in the enjoyments and luxu- ries of society in Havana.—N. O. Picayune, Sept. 27. _Dvsts.—On Thursday a duel was fought in the | viemity of this city between Mr. G. Ale xander Ramsay and Mr. Augustin McGruder, with pistols, At the second shot both gentlemen were wounded—Hamsay in the abdomen, and McGruder under the leiteye. A meeting took place on the same day at half-past six o'clock in the morning, near the plantation of Madame Tromeé, between two mechanics, which resulted in the spilling of a little blood ef one of the combatants, We hear of one or two othar “scrapes ” to be settled to-day or tomorrow. —N. 0. Picayune, Sept. 27. Courr ror Hk CORRECTION OF Errons.—Al- bany, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1845.—Present—Lt. Gov. ' ful? Andif the Lord should sud. | denborg is true; and it was developed that spirits were | : BRITISH JouRN Suuty egpear and doom those iutruders to, eternal. woo invariably beings who had passed from @ material to. & THE BRITISH JOURNALS who wotldfuotacknowledged thejustce ofthe sentence! spiritual body.” Swedenborg, if true, presented an en» ; on ities, t! new ich was a provident CO" a sometimes find in christian communities, those | £0 Yor Woventually uniteall the world of chrisuass | AMERICA AN D AMERICAN APPAIBS. Ue the yen Cote j In some speculations on the actual position of Mexico and the Unied States, relative to the annexation of Texas by the latter, a morning contemporary considers a pacifie solution of their disputes to be an inevitable result from the finan embarrassments of the former country. We agree in this conclusion, War, even on the reduced scalo of transatlantic operations, without the means of raising supplies, becomes a physical impossibility. And to such a point an incapable government has brought the very considerable natural resources and extensive terri- probable destinies of the United States themsel' this general subject, speaking with caution on such re- mote and vast contingencies, afew remarks may not, un- der present circumstances, be out of place. We shall say nothing here of the loose morality and grasping spirit displayed in many recent acts of the United States. We believe such policy to be er roneous on a mere calculation of expediency. In na tions, os in individuals, internal strength, and consi- deration from others, which is an element of power, are invariably weakened by deviations from strict in- tegrity of purpose. Yet, after all deductions for er- roneous policy and defective machinery in their in- ternal government, we see abund: its of power in the polity'of the United States. We cannot, therefore, join in the anticipations of many, that this great empire is destined, at no distant day, to fall in pieces by its own unwieldy bulk. Even our contempo- rary, in the article to which we have alluded, thinks that “ the contest which the neighboring States to the South of the Union are too weak to wage, will break out in its ewn bosom.” We think the instinct of self-preser- vation will inte: ,to prevent final separation between the Northern and Southern States ; and, certainly, no fo- reign power in the vast continent of the two Americas can successfully compete with the federation, while entire. Deductions from the whole history of mankind teach us that great empires dissolve only from two ci extreme debility in their own government, or immensely increasing energy in that of some other nation. The Eastern monarchies of Greece (which had previously played the same part) fell before Rome from the latter cause. The empire of the Cesars fell before the barba- riaus of the North, chiefly from the former. But the tinction of a nation is no easy matter, and we find ther of the producing causes in the ited States, ni It were mere waste of time to demonstrate thet no rival in ower or energy exists from the Atlantic to the Pacific, n fact, the question 1s one of race. The British origin indicates the superiority of the people of the United States over colonists of Spanish or Portuguese descent.— In that wild, almost boundless arena, the listless indo- lence, or irregular activity, of the descendants of colo- nists from'the South of Europe, can never be a match for the sustained activity and superior intelligence possess- ed by those of British descent. Neither can we see such elements of weakness in the internal condition of the United States, to warrant the belief that teem will split into anumber of petty and insignificant republics. Thi are, itistrue, on every side evidences of redundant, sometimes, misapplied energies ; and these, wanting the control which a firmer central authority than that - sessed by the American constitution can alone supply ; but we see no symptoms of the weakness which surely precedes the dissolution of an empire. Perhaps at come distant day two great States may be formed out of the Northern and Southern provinces of the Union; but such a contingency is too remote to be taken into the calculation of contemporary interests.— ‘The United States. must be the dominant power in the vast regions of Coutinental America. Nor shall we re- gret such a result. Whatever cond be the defects of that government, it is immeasurab! y superior in intelli- gence, in civilization, in all that marks an advanced etoge of social refinement aud commercial activity, to its terri torial neighbors ; and the affinities of race and languag are indestructible links of sympathy. We may wish that this activity and energy were controlled by a firmer application of the restraints of law and custom ; which, possibly, nothing but an old established government can supply: yet the English nation can never survey the immense territorial development of our former depen dency without deep interest. ‘The Oregon question involves considerations too comprehensive, and details too special, to allow of its being more than alluded to in this place, We may, however, remark, en passant, that the projected cana across the Isthmus of Panama would entirely change the position of the United States with repect to the colo nization of that territory; it would accelerate the gradual march of inland emigration, and materially alter the posi tion of that territory, in respect of its value to the Ame- ricans themselves. Every consideration which has a sound policy for its source, urges the expediency of an carly settlement of the Oregon dispute. Let workmen once ibegin to excavate the soil for the long projected k, which is to connect the two oceans, and the hopes of the United States willrise, and their demands be urged with proportionate tenacity. {From the London Times.| the termination of this afftir be pacific, it esta in the most potent and indubitabte manner, the superiority of the Anglo-American race, and of the United States Government over their neighbors. These advantages the Americans will as infallibly assert, Itis now proved that no consideration of prudence, j or good faith can restrain them from seizing or acquiring the possessions of coutiguous states. ‘This much may be foreseen—that these excesses and encroachments will only be limited by opportunity and public cap until it become the interest of so1 Ee ower to oppose them. But what y the Americans or by ourselve acts of violence or fraud, leadin; of territory, upon their own political and social condi- tion. Thus much only we do venture confidently to pre- dict—that these changes involve the creation of such conflicting interests, the existence of such opposite cha- racters and designs, the prevalence of such formidaple passions, and the growth of such anenormous and in congruous people, that the feeble federal government of America will eventually forfeit its pita: shag autho- rity, and the contests which the neighboring states to the south ofthe Union are too weak to wage, will at jast break out in its own bosom. We, of our time, have seen the gigantic growth of the American democracy, as rapid and enormous in its internal corruption and its external crimes as in the progress of its population and its productive powers; but, unless the eternal laws of public morality and of history be suspended, these same phenomena anbounce the certain approach of a period of anarchy and retribution. It is not more possible that such a system should be carried on without leading to disastrous consequences, than that society should con- without government or law; and the re- me principles which have now been al- lowed to assail \iexico, and appropriate Texas, will one iy be feltin the heart ofthe Union. — * Mite es With reference to California, we adhere to the opinion we have had occasion to express with reference to the Oregon territory. Little is to be apprehended from inva- sion by land, as long as the coast is open and the country protected by sea. The interests which may hereafter extend colonial enterp to the shores of the Pacific are inseparable from the commerce of the east and the navigation of that ocean. Great Britain is for all praeti- cal purposes nearer to those coasts than the Atlantic States ; and wefhave no apprebension that the American vernment will commit itself to acts of violence, which t lead to the total destruction of its fisher d com- ‘e in the South Seas. ‘They will observe. a certain discretion, even in their invasion of all rights ; and, how- ever we may lament the deplorable state to which Mex- io is found to be reduced in this emergency, we cannot but rejoice that the peace of the world is likely to be preserved. ‘ . ’ Mormon Wars.—The Boreas came down yes- terday and brings a few items of news from the seat of war. The inhabitants of Warsaw had principally returned to their homes, and the Mormons to Nauvoo. The Mormons were still in the ascendency in Hancock county. In McDonough and the upper part of Adams county there was a considerable excitement. A commit. tee from Quincy went to Nauvoo on the 24th, to nego- ciate and mediate, and try and prevent the further effu- sion of blood. It was said that they intended to try and prevail on the Mormons toagree to wind up their busi- ness and leave that part of the country within some de finite time ; and thatif they tailed to give assuranc removal that the committee would intimate tothem that they might expectthe people of Adams county to co- operate with the anti.Mormons against It was sup- posed that if the Quincy committee failed to peace, that the war would re-commence with ri tury. Many persons from Missouri, lowa, and different counties in Illinois were said to be ready to join the mob against the Mormons. Orin P. Rockwell, the fellow who attempted to assassinate Gov. Boggs, appears to be ring- leader among the Mormons at presnet. He is the person who shot Mr. Morrel, and seems to act as aid to Backen- mor prevailed that Gov. Ford had ordered out able body of militia under the command of Gen. John J. Hardin, ani that they were on their march to the seat of war, but there was a great diversity of opinion as towhat they would do when they arrived. Some supposed that they would attack the Mormon troops ; some that they would aid Backenstos in arresting the house-burners, and othors that they would redace both parties to submission, and try and re-establish law and dor. ote Mormons were said to have been very busy in pturing, driving and slaughtering a large number of fine cattle, and in laying in a heavy stock ot Sree ; roving bands were said to be busily engaged in rumag. ing and plundering the deserted houses of the refu; . fn lowa, the Governor had ordered several com, of the militia to hold themselves in readiness to ac! to prevent the peace of that territory from being dis- turbed. A number of Mormon families had removed from lowa to Nauvoo. Some person supposed that if the Quincy Committee failed in their object, hostilities would be re- nowed the nextday. The Mormons speak, with gre confidence of their ability to maintain their rights, and of the inability of their opponents to put them down. the parties come in conflict again, a much blosdier scene will be presented. ‘he mob, which has been overpow: ered by superior numbers, will be speedily reinforced by their friends from every direction, and Nauvoo will probably be sacked and burned, and many of the fami- fies butchered, and the rest of thom driven off, enstos, Bedeil'and Rockwell figove as prominent men on the Mormon side, and Williams and opkins are leaders oftheir opponents. Serious outbreaks are anticipated. — St. Lows Eva, Sept. 27. Curofaer, Chiet Justice Bronson and 17 Senators. No 4. James Ferris et al. appl'ts vs. James Crawford, adm'r Ke, respt. E, Sandford was heard for respondent. 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