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THE PRESIDENTiaL CAMPAIGN. POORTINUED FROM THIRD PAGER) SSéemt and Vieo Presivent oo ths democrans Loket, who migbi go Delore the coubury aud oFerwarow "he coboris @ the binck republican party. (Cheers) When we mt Mere we aid Dui at Uret anucpate apy miloulsy in suopung We plavorm, or in hominertog canideics. 1. was under- woe! by the majority thet the Cincinnati pletforta wag good enough fer sny demoora: w stand \pon Kk was under. meod when we (rst inet IM, a8 Ue democratic party hac Deen mucceas/ul upon tbe principles of the Cincinoatt platform in 1352 and 2 1966, we could again be success- fu) opon the same principles counciated and advocated by os as that ume. (Cheers) These were certain men ore, however, who coairéa that plaviora casaged— & platform that in itsoli would have been werasic party in the Northern Meesoe—who desired a pisform Wavot mel! wae loo much ‘weght for any democrat carry im the ernyars of 1360, ‘Treve men were ied on by & geath K the mas of Wm i. Yancy, of Alabama Mr. depos of tuis pislorm; aud tm its We wos vofeat, It was Deter to meot duleat upou princt ples waicd he nought sound than W win on priacigies whod be considered unsound, a8 he pronounced the din eiupati plaiorm to be, Mr. Yano: fake bis princi and g mest and defeat; but when asked. in private con , What will yoo do im the event of @ ropudikan being chcted m placa of a de- mocrat, be suswored —"alb once wa will solve the Union.” Then it w easy to ee wnderstand way be adoptea tis platiorm It was taat the democratic party migut be defeawd, and ibat oe wad hus joliowers mignt have an opportuniy of plunging the eotton States 10% disunion. In the etter to Dr. Saaghter we ind thoremarcabie plan of operauious—that the lead- of of disanion should remain iw the domocrauc rans, amc, dy contro'ling the Convention, the country in » pooson where the Southern Siates might be induced to Fvelt. He avows bis intention to be to dissolve the Uusioo. This was the progreaume (ramed by Yaucey,and § © many misguidea men followed him. Soathera gentiomen W.2 deer me withess thai there was a regular mob orga. aization in Charleston. Toe slreets were crowded every miabs Men koown w be iu favor of Dougias were called from their boteis and hissed. This mob was organized to © she Southern delegates, and to make them believe ibe whole South was ready to follow them the mo- {they would depart from the Convention and break Batit had very little effect. We went on with the Convention. I was proud once im my life to ses the merve exnibited by Northerm peopic, (Cusers.) I was proud to seo they were not alarmed; that when these men left we did not think ibe States would leave the Convention, because we kuew the Saws Would be at some time repregented by irue men, WRo would stand by the nomination, and we wore ‘Tight. These Siates are now taking stops to send delog ater Lo we Balticaore it the nomination I wish to make a couakry aad few remarks ag to then coniade. A to be opposed to country, in g out 1 Jook upon the bi whew ticket is Abram 1 #0 r Howding coln, ® gentleman who bad the boner to meet Judge Douglas in the contest of 1853 ; ana by his Baving boon prevented a8 a candidate ageumst him, d@ertved al) koe progwencs be ever bac. (Applause ) vemarkes that rails (o shew the American poople that he was a working man, ged thos induce the toiling it is no “ be bas no brains put ia bis heal Almighty the making of rails will not pu: tom there. Be would make a poor Prcsident, if he have no other ‘waa 8 rail making qualifization (Cheera.) However, Stephen A. Douglas was also ® working map oace him: sek—s& cadinct maker. I have, thea, tus propusition to meke: iat we nominate Dov re, Bad bet Whe cabingt maker ria again or; And I pre dict we wil) send them both back to their original ein ployments—Jipcoln to makicg rails, and Doigias to Osdimet making. (Prolonged cheers.) vitgraco j by Gol PRECH. 2 next intro jow democrats, RON. HD. OC. MARSHALL @uced. fie rac there was a lady o it. a ball, who, like mysolf, was & Butle por’, and who sat aga wal! flower this time of Bight, I tuink, some young, gallan: ana generous geatle- men jorited her totake a dance, wheu sho anid, Yes, sir, and thank you, too, for | have eat thore untt! I thought T wow! take root.” (Laughter) I bave sat there some time myself, Dut not an uninterested listenor. I koow | have nothing to ald to the thougbts (hat have been poured no clearly and abundantly betore you. (Cres of “Speak loader.’") ‘The example of my frend, whose voice | can never hope to eqzal, warns me agaunti trying to do the thing all at opce. (Laaghter.) I am delighte1, gentlemen, at this expression of the op alon of New York: and I have one thing to tel! you, that you give weite these walls an impnise which. outside, ani mater carrying forward the ° sea. wmert 6 and ‘the Union. (Loud ap plense.) There is no doubt it is treo at last—and a» sad truth—that the union of these eaves is more endangered than in our history it has ever Been. But it ip also true that the creat world of civiliza tion moves on ever-nnder bands more powerful than Pro. stents aad Primo Ministers, and that Providence tr. uber for every great exiency the mon to solve its diftl- ealty and trinmpn over its dangers. (Chsers.) The history of the whole human race, io those who keep it before them, is full’ of cheer and hope. When has mankind wonted anything and hae not been ministered to his wants When especially has this broad browed, seifish Anglo Sazon race wanted anything, and ¢id not get it? Fmorg ing trom the earlier suporstitions of the worl! it was fownd that idol worship was not enought, and ,Josas Chris The spesker went on to consider the s»rera! i of age to age, and concided ag follows:— Se, to, the clumsy and sinerish powers of machinery weeded be expedited. The worl wanted something faster than carrier pigeons or borers, and there came seam. Steam soon became too slow tor our genius, and Rew we fee the Whole country wired over and our mos gages rent as quickly as thought ite!’ can go. | tell you that when we want anything wo heve it (\ppiauie ) New, never wasa man better provided to euit the tae than ovr nominee. For yeare—I knew it when « bor— he has been recognized as the boldert ant abinet of poit teins. He hav constrasted partiee and platforms for himeel’, whenever they were needed. He ought t hare Deen President cight yeare ngo, and | triet to make him se, bat them he could pot have beon here to fol@i the time (Applause) Then we hat t> grt along «with Pierce, and we got along pretty well, I thank you. (laughter and ap- since then we Have got along Well, | pro- potnt. (Laughter.) We ow. (Tangater.) That , OF nearly 8. (Great Now what sért of a man ‘ that disgusting re- mpectabilr'y who ie called Bell, to de put before the coun when the waves of feeling “(erent anghter) | was days ago, and I sew this fellow whippes tho Jittle Giant. A focny . where the victor was lying covered with the mand of the bier and applauee.) calle! ani! 8 Beer eu i “i zE cf ta £ j i iH i a i f i i ; f i ai a werd t Ding © Dea decere 10 De a demoorat ip Conny ve op a Ware o§ ‘apatcism and yes! discnioa We @o tee ralword dere at tue Nore. (Appmuse.) But they say (hat We cao God some wen whe ® neither one thing Bor ‘be O'Der, aud put DIM On a cmc Ukwk means Be thing, apd seciec' him, It cau’ be couse. Yoo ead I set red of wis thing (Aapphose) We are getting to de & very practical people, We bave the steam engiao, the lowBuuve, the wiegraph. ans, sdove all, the press’ (Appiaues ) ew Beaaww—end other i he sreulatlon web was nt ao routes t# the extremes of oar 4 a0 yead it m Witconaia every is people whem you would atemot @ith such a half amd balf candidate. Bet they Pay We are wedded to one man, ask is there no other mga "ho cay become mmecrasic Preaident. A “Not ove.’") Nal Not one! (Apolause.) We are told thet the maaees of the South are as mach fer Douglas ws we are, aud I delive it. (Applaase.) Lat bo uowiuaed, thea, give the people their choice, we sball have vielory perched upon our baonore. (Ap aURe. ) SPRROH OF THOMAS C. FLELD, Mr, Tuomas ©. Pusu, of New York cuy, was then in- troduced to the andiemce, which, during aai after Mr. larrabeq’e speech had dwindled away toa couple of bundred. Mr. bield insisted that Lincoln was oomuavd, jusiead of Seward, at the Chicago Comventioa, nos to gratify the consarvative, but as a pledge t the aboli top sent of the country. Seward was obligod tolake back bis Rochester speech, and his conservative speech was his winding sheet ,Greeiey, who is always foremost in every “ism” betped defeat Seward, and helped nomi nate the stronger, the more desided abolitionist Abe Lincoln, who came floaing into the party to the tane o! “row. boaunan, row.’ dir. Meld coasinued in @ eulo- gium upon the democratic partv and the Union, aad con- huded by saying that he badonly risen, as a citizen of New York city, wo ratity what the delegates bad douse at Charleston, and to appeal to them 6 stand by bim a* Many other names might be presented wo them, but only ip him would they find the crowning glory of mankind, the perfection of every maater. (applause.) noe, which during Mr. Field’s soecca hed grown “small by degrees and beautifully less,” thea ad Journed, with three faint cheers for Deug'as. From the many inquiris for Lovejoy’s, the Smithsonian and other howls, it was ovident that a considerable proportion of the aadience were strangers ia this city. REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION MEETINGS, Repubite. Ratification Meeting. \PDRESSES BY MORACR GREELEY AND OTHERS, A meeting to ratify the nomination of Lincola a Hamlin wes held yesterday evevicg by the Young Men's Republican Union, at their roome in Stuyverant Inetionts A large number wore presant, aud the pro>sedio; condocted with greas enthus.asm. dent, Mr. Brainard, introduced PRAvERMMEMER, Who came forward and was giad to see the room go full, and the people so ready to enter into the contest for the supsort of tho reprobean pyinciples; tha; we must trug: % God, and keen our powder dry; tliat God wae with them, sat ‘there was no such word as fail. But they would have to yyat with other parties, and it would not do to lat ukewarm spirit spring up. ie said it was necessary to 9 among the ignorant and talk to them. There was a Ume when the democratic party were right, and had great principles; but now they had none. The re- publicans were ready to go with the oppressed hand in band, apd to give a their rights, He hat come from the South, and it was e that he had the honor of being made a citizen, and ho kuew what the Southernors were; they were geucrous, aye, even to a fault; but they bad bad views relative to alaro- ry. They were bord op in it, aad noright w ve de- prived of it. The republiams did uot want to deprive them of their slaves; they ouly wanted to provide sgatnst the catension slavery. ‘hey would do all in their power (o prevent i, TRoy knew it was an evil; aod they would «ay of slavery, so far shalt thou go and uo farther. us.on, be said that the pominauon of Lincoln and was the best thing the republicans could av? done. e Rocky Mountain Gleo Clab next sung « campaiga which produced loud and continued cheuriag. Tho Charman ta the Hon, James A. Briggs among the au dience, and called vpon bim to addres: fom Hon. Jaues A, Bisos then came forward aad said that be haa just come from the Convention, which had ‘pat the right mon in tho right placo.” Mr. Seward, said he, had many fricnds in the Convention, aud truo ones, but the Convention knew that they could mot olect bim, sud it wag not right to say that he haa been struck down by the Conveation. It was not so. But the republican party » to the pr! les of the party than any mac; * his ime, but that they now bad It was #aid that he was an unknown man; but was pot Washington unknown? But he had the iuiog- rity end the honesty, and so had Abram Liacotn. Tho “Titte Giant’, for whose nomination the people are now sbouung at the Cooper lastitute, by thousands, kuow something Of Abrar Lincola. He bad defeated him once, and wo.id do so again. That the Convention met at Chicago (0 uommate a good man, and they had cone 8, and the democrats had beter look out for te “rai! spiiter,”’ for be had the power (0 eplit democrat aa well as ratia. The democrauc party, Sais he, aw eee nowhing Dut negroes, aug would plaat in the beautiful West aiavery—the deadly upas—while tuey to plant free homes for the people. The demo. crauc party Wanted to plaot nigger auctioa stalls, while wanted to plact charches Tae demo. wo 4 with the ‘Lie Squatier Sove- 1 they must be short of funde, ag one of the ®\vatter po. ereigne bad lawiy taken an immense amount He ‘said thathe bad goue into Tosiitute to hear the resolutions ry “nights * but thay did ¢ Postmaster or the Covode Com », bo wid taat the republican party ncolp and Hamlin by a majority. Just ng, Horace Greeley came iato vod with ibe most deafening checrs, sod waving of bats and hapdkerchiofs. Tne Giee Clud again edited the assemblage with a campaign soog, entitied, *There’s % good time coming.” At its ¢onclu: sieD— Mr. Horace Gresusy came forward and said:—Vhe past Is dead; let the dead bury it, and let ite mouruers,i they Ke ubout the streets, While we devote ourselves to the living present, with its pressing duties, its vast re- Bpousibiutks anc Ks glorious by; ‘Simply cal.ing your attention to the stupenaous developements of oflicial frand, peculation and the recentiy made before invest gating Commitices at Washington and in the federal offices im this city, | aak you tw unite with mo in this resolu. tion — Resolved, That we recognise not one merely, but two irrepreswbie confictm—the Lret between expansive free lator op the ope hand, and ve, ail grasping slave ay ata Vital, bo’ hse imminent—bet ween frugal government aad honest acminiatration on one side, abd Keon: tive corruption, logilative bribery, aad Dory on the other: and we recogaie in honest Ab cols tho right man to lead us in both. The resoioton wag received with great cheers. Mr. Greeley inen proceedsd, and stated that he would pass over & great many things, awd ai once plunged into the siavery question. Slavery, said he, would not another inch of ground in these States. That it was !'re- sident Baovanaa and ‘edera! government that wore opposing them ia the extiaction of javery. Give the peo. ple only an honest Presideut and they would teke care of the s avery question; that the present government was forcing wpon the people slavery; that they did not want it. | The Inet election was stolem from the rep=blicans by bribery ant corrupdon That the democrat: bought up every one and everything, and had to resort to frand to Pay ibe people. Contracts were given to people to farnieh Articles that wore not wanted. so aa to pay them. And he wovld rather not ee the republican party elect their man, if they had to resort to the samo thing He said that some of the delegates to the Baltimore Coo vention had a!! thetr expenses m Unien ways cf robbing a the 588 Gefickncies would be fearful | ef id 8 ates Mare Lal's office» Hi £ i [i i ; H 3 piles is8 Ht 5 iy 3 3 i 2 z 4 ae i 4 zg z 3 5 sf ii i re | r F f i Hit <E iddsct uF Hit! é E i 2H jection by the : and omme minor business Jers Faas le: Hi YORK | ae TIT TE TNT Sg a HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, I Wo headg Ya party during the a Drogen “nary wwetaennas payers proses and consiierabie enthusiasm prevailed. Outside the Duilding bonfires biaved and iireworks were discharged 4 dand of music interspersed the proceedings with lively airs. Among those presen; on the plavorm were Messrs Joseph Lord, Lucius ©. Andrews, Joan Rankin, J 0. Ne- dyne, W. H. Burisigh, T. H. Rodman, H. R. Pierson, and B. F. Mudgett. ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. Josiah Reeve, President of the Ashland Republican Cinb, under the suspices of which and the Rocky Mountate Club the “‘wigwam” was tosugurated. He stated the object for which tha ‘‘wigwam’? was built. Mr. Revus F. Axprews was introdyced. The Conven- tion whieb Istely met at Chicago, he said, had a very |a- portapt duty to perform. Among the names was that of Wm. II Seward—-(groat appleuse)--and it was the genere! expectation that be would receive (he nom'nation Horace Greeley declared his belie: that the tbat gentleman, bnt becanse tt believed that the ticket of Lincoln and Hamblin would be crowned with success. He (the speaker) bad heard Mr. speech at the Cooper Inatitnta, and he ory hu roduced a man m0; at “hicago. Ty where it at preset existed, and where it et kN itself. The aemocratic party was split tnto two factions on the question of slavery, and an opportunity was given to them to slide in between. For over three years they bad had @ cemocratie adi yt that when Mr, Buchanan came into office thay were to have an booeat government: but po sooner was Mr. Buchanan the Presigentia! chair, than he sold bimself and bis ad- I ' Were they going to or were they going ‘a otheir it and = re- more country to that of = thing: which the copstivution guaranteed? Mr. Lincoln war a bomely man=-nct an ugly man, but s homely man. When the Southern belles woul¢ go up to Washington to protact he rights of elavery in the States and tn the Territories, they would not be spt to try their arts of fascination upon Mr. Iipeoln. (Tanghter.) The principles of the party of which Bel! amd Frerett were the leaders, were not dis- certible. In con mm, he called upon them to" roi! on the ball’? for the t headed Lincoln and Hamlin. At the conclusion of Mr. Andrews’ remarks, the chatrman Ted an invitation to the meoting from s neighboring rea- it, to partake of a ciam chowder, which was re- 4d with lod cheers, CuaRizs 8, Sryevcer was next introduced. He felt vory grateful, be said, for the privilege of addressing the cit zens of Hrook}yn, and he was always happy to have the privilege of aidressing repyblicane. The repubdil cane of the cities of New York and Brooklyn he sompared to the beroes of Thermopyln. Thay hao ‘0 coptend agains: an overwhelming ms jority of thelr enemies, who held all the public offices aad deserved more credit than their brethren in the country where re publicanism and republican sentiments ruled the bour. Fo felt that they shoutd sacrifice all foelinge and proclivities to prevent the pollution of the Territories by the foul touch of slavery. Had he boon at tho Chieag> Convention bis second choice would have been the can- date already put forward. The republicdt povoy Fas the party which jotenced to gone the fair Terri? Tea of the Wi iy wins farmara and to white labor. troduction of slavery thera g>*ipg the battles of the white laborer. Be Teviewed tbe history of the republican pariy aad alluded to the rige of the opposition to slavery as shown in the agitation ettending the paseage of the famous Missouri Compromise. With ail due pect for the {lustriow: Benry Olay, be did mot Ii ‘action in regard to tha: document. He wished that audrew Jackson was alive cth C a threaten disunion. The people of the same relation te the people North that the nobility of ngland did to the people there. ‘Tbe republican party waa not to be put down. come ‘orth from each strnggle with renewed strongth for the neat. Ur. J. ONonyyz, the secretary of the meeting, now presente: the (ollowimg resolutions, which ware adopted :-— Resolved, That na‘l with satisfaction the nomina’ of Abram Lincoln, of Iinole, for the office of Pramden and that of Hayntbal Hamlin, of Maine, for the office of Vice President of the United States. Rerolved, ‘that wo. the republicans of Kings county, ¢o bereby ge ourselves that, we will enter the coming Camp2igh with a zeal that knows no abatement, and thas we will use apy boncrable meavs in our power to aid in the triumphal election of Abram Linco.n and Hannit) id, That in the nomination of Abram 7 tncoln, the bonest man, the tithfut ropementativs ¢ snd faithful petriot and champ'gn of rights, we feel confident of @ victory that will forever ‘Seal the doom of the bogus democracy. Rotoived, That we hereby endorse emphatically the pee rm of principles laid down at the Chicago National pvention, believing that ft contains tho true principles of t9¢ republican paity. Wa. H. Berurci wae the next speaker. He felt gom what 4 teu at the nominations put forward at Chi cago. He had hoped. and he thought he was jolned ta the bope by many of his hearers, that Wm. H. Seward (great applause) would receive the nomination. ‘Tho Presicency could not add to the brilliancy of the fair peme of Wm. H. Seward. whore republicanism was un- queetuped, and who was & Orm beliover in the “‘irrepres- sibie coniiiet "? When be (the speaker) had first beard of the nomination of Iincoln, he Jay awake al) night thinking of it. Mr. Borle concluded by reading « campaign rallying sopg which he composed for the ovoa- sion, and which commenced as follows :— Up, for the con(tet! our banner filng out, Abd rally around it with appg and with shout’ Stout of heart, tirm of hand, should the galient boys be, Who bear to the battle the ting of the free! Mr. G. 8, Huytiey was next introduced, and addressed the meeting at some length. ‘The meeting then adjourned, with loud cheers for the republican J’residentiai ticket. The Potso ns Gace at Weymouth, Mass. (From Boston Courier, May 22 | The jury of inquest summoned te in ate the cir cumsiauces attending the sudden death of Miss Botsoy Frances Tirrell, who died on the third day of Mey at ber fatber’s bouse, in South ty Gory met yesterday after ct &t two o'clock. at Mi irrel’s house. The first wit Dr. Augustus A. Bayes, of Boston, wo and viscera of the deceased wore sub mitted for the parpose of being analyzed. Ii» deposed as follows: — ae. in Boston, and am & Poy g ©: medicine and a hemist; I recetved on Sunday from Dr. Ay Howe, of Weymouth, a stone ao, property waver ona sealed, #a:d to contain the stomach : poison called strychnine stomach was operated on for the and it was found in sufficient poruous: ‘and put them into @ stove jar,on Saturday, May 5, and properly covered and sealed it, the next day I delivered ic tm the same copilition to Dr. A A. Hayes, in Boston; 1 told him that it contained the stomach of B Francs Tir i, Coroner. HE FH i bine ie | rat i - rf z E a her i i if g Fs SEVENTEENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS. ANEW OONVERENCE FOR THE SOUTHWRET—ELEC- VON OF 4 WESTERN MISSIONARY CORRESPONDING SPORBTARY—STATISTICAL REPORT OF TEE COM MOTTEB ON SLAVERY, ETC. @PBCLLL RAPORT YOR THE HERALD. Bovravo, Mey 21, 1869 The Oonfarence was called to order thiv mornimg at baif-past eight o’clock by Bishop Monws. J. B. Comninc- 10%, of Sonth Tiinols, conducted the epening devotional | \xercises. The galleries were not crowded ibis morning, Beonsequence Of araim storm prevailing. St James’ Hal) was crowded yesterday afternoon by delegs::#, vis> ters apd resident sitizens, to listen to @ discourse by Bishop Simpson, who is looked upon as the most eloquen, | of the walnisters connected with the Methodist charch. It was certainly a masterly discourse, hie text being ‘Great 1s the mystery of Golliness.”’ ko speaking of the onward progres of Christianity, be alluded to the attention which ibe eecalar press was giving to the subject. 860.—TRIPLE SHEET. ' eiligence. ° | Iuschsubcdor ano Mannion. —Th | ay aa addressed e:eniere 42 al) the poyst. | cars, Didwiver, clergymen and magistrates whese ames and residences are discoverable, calling their at- | sera aed saeragee hy ni ped Ape a of birtae and marriages, By a law passed April 2, 1853, it iw emacted that it eball “be the duty of physicians and a) midw! to eeveral | eergrennata sha coptain, a8 pesr as the same cen be | time of puch birth, name, sex ano color of ames and residence of the | same, on or before the arat month, to the City Tnspestor.”” | game aw it is also enacted that “it shall be | clergymen, magistrates, and who | the mariage ooremony in bec New York, & Pegitry of the celebrated by them, shall coniain, a8 near asthe same can be ascertained, | pames and surnames of the parties married, | dence, agepand condition of each | widowed, ad to Monday of each and every month bay ey 4 wovided for all violations fea ine A resolution, recommended by the Commitice om Mis. | sions, to authorize the bishops to conetitute the missioa: vp Arizona and New Mexico mission annual conference, was under discussion when the Conference adjourned om Satur ‘When the miputes were read and approved, ‘be discussion was resumed. Mr. Tuomas, of Californis, took the floor. He spoko in favor oi the sdoption of the resolution. He was roughly i ‘with the conviction that the least General Conference could do, in justice to the demands the rising country, was to adopt the recommendation the Committee op ions. ur. ae Kapsas,. prgaerby oy how por upon the Bishops we power ap anu: rence; but they (the Genera) Coxference) created It, and stmply said to the Board of Bis! when it would com- mence. It was mecessary, on frontier, that the Bisbops should the power proposed, for mo one could foresee the results of the work forfour years. Be (utimated that provision must soon be mace for a Rosky Mountain conference, wrich would embrace @ ble portion of New Mexico, He would not oppose the persage of the resolution. Dr. CLsrk, Chairman of the Committes on Missions, ad- vooated the measure. showing the necessity goa missionaries for that part of the country. shiver mines discovered there are attracting the attention of en- terpristng men, snd it was of momentous tance that the vast pop whica was w occupy should be supplied with twiasioparies and opportanities for moral culture. They had two missionaries there, and a Ly ne Mirs| aid be . Doxey, tl jjonary Secretary, 8: was not fully conversant with the needs of that part of the country, and he doferred to tho jodgment of men who knew the wants of that region. Be quoted aa exemple allorded by the establishment of the California Conference. to show the necessity of pro. viding for the wants of the Southwest. He (the speaker) ‘Voted against the creation of # confercnoe in California | the Lag armed was advanced by Bishop Simpson at burg, believing then that there was no need of it; but be acknowledged his error, and did not want to make Be fae tS ure pop 1: PRBS had no abs, to grant the sed pow- 4r fo the bishops, but be thought the measure pact cable. He suggested that the fovering the To- reign mirsions should be appiied im taking care of che in- terests of the Southwest. motion was ton put, and the resolution adopted. Dr. Curry moved that the mssiStié in that district shall be governed as a foreign The resolution Z gested that the cont!ngs>’, appropriation of 8: aily mace by the Mgiouary Committee under tbe ave pics of the California Oonterense be continued. The re- solution a8 amended was adopted. A resolution of the Missiooary Committee, recommend- ing the election of an assistant Corresponding Secretary Of the Missionary Society, who should reside in the West, bees by) Prorgote the general interests of the society, under the dire ction of the Botird at New York, gave rise to @ lepgthy digcvssioa. Drs. Durbin and Kingsley and Mesei8. © 4no and Moody made speaches in favor of the sppolntgent of an assisian’ secretary. here ap- pear’ @ desire on the part of delegates to make speeches ©P che question, Dr. Davmsox moved the previous ques don, which was ordered. The resolution was adopted by & vote of 98 to 93. Jo mno'ton of Dr. Denury, the Board of Managers wero itrocted to give their legal concurrence to the act of the Genera! Conference. The Charan of the Committee on Sunday Schools pre sopied a report in favor of forming clasees for adults, ‘and also suggesting a change in the Insctpline in referencs to the consutution of the Sunday School Union. It was laid over under the rule. The Commitee on General Work presented an elaborate report recommen ing the appointment of prepare ® bymn book for the use of the Germ: providing @ plan for the arran; mt of the sev: sicas campected with Western ferences. The Committe recommended the creation of a German Conference in the West, stating that the growth of Method ism tn that of the country was unprecedented in the history of the charch. There were pow 464 traveling and }oca! ministers, ana more than 22,000 members. The row ports were laid ever. Dr. Horonica presented a report of the Committee the Bible Cause. The chan; which Bed taken place duripg rbe last four years im Europe favoring the distri. dution of the Seriptures were noted. Resolutions were ted expressive of the obligations which the Metho- dietchurch were under to the American Bibie mer ced Uberel prents to religious and benevolent societies at and abroad. The report and resolutions were unani- mouply aaopted, ‘ ‘The Chairman of the Oommittee on Slavery, Dr. Kivos. ‘FY, presented the subjoued supplementary statistical re. port — SEPORT OF THE SEVERAL ANNUAL CONFERENCES ON TRE PROPOS! NOB OF THE GENERAL RULE. pee LEiietErti set eer Feil iBii Libisitiiisitiis tee! i i iu Hl f E Fi if Hl 3 3 2 . a hi i | 8 lis H i i a3) a5 E rf i! a8 d tbat there never was a | sore | thoroughly without discovering satis‘actory | marrisge, and ft is more than probable | a eed, ie antes ea hie eae it was or | een duly united ta wedlock. : | Kaen ny Fauunc rrom 4 Wacow.—Patrick Doyle, | driver of an ice wagon, residing at No.455 West Sixteenth | street, was almost instantlyrkilled, on Monday afternoon, ‘by falling from his seat. Deconsed was driving along | Bebtecnth street, near Niojh avenue, when the fore whee! of tl Wagon struce & rut him to the pavement. Whom plowed. Dopbrwes tact | to be insensible | took place in a sbort while | of the brain. Coroner | body yesterday. | Fovxp Dnowymp.—Patrick Devlin, | aged forty-ive years, residing with his | Trinity place, was found drowned at river yesterday. Deceased bad been dsy noon, and when last seen alive he was Coroner ¢chirmer hold ap inquest upon the body of de. deceased. Verdict,‘ Vound drowned.”” The Surf. THE GREAT MATOH MAPE—$20,000 acarxsr $15,000. Ricmwoxn, Va., May 19, 1860. ‘TO THE EDITORS OF THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES. In your paper of the 12th inst., we notice the follow.og communication :— | Worswaw Horse, Texw., May 2 1°60. Mr Dean Covowm — Lam euthorized by Mr. James Jackson having challenzed Daniel CW a aide en Vigeie cesa z | Notwithstanding we do not consider that the proposi- | tion referrod to as having been mado by us 18 now open | (itmot having been accepted at the time it was made, and | pearly six weeks having clapeed between the offer and | any intimarion to us of tte agoapienee,) 705 We | are willing to take both pr aad Jack ron. ‘We wil run the matchee—Danie! Boone and Pianet— over the Asbland course, four mile heats, on the 12ib day of October next, for $20,000, or Planet Daniel Moone, Laura Farris | the same course, three tober next, for $10,000 a side, the forf over the Fashion Coa: | friends of each course | tudes wii Ho Hht | i ze il r i He nll 7 i i i Ht 8 i iz tel i Extensive avd Vaeiusbie Saic of Suctent Modern O1 P; tings SALB OP THE ENTING GALLERY OF of, PADNrINGS, THE PROPERTY OF THE LaTs WM. B. BURTON, ESQ, BY BBNRY H. LEEDS & CO,, AUCTIONESKS, NASSAU STRERT—NAMES OF THE PORCHASERS AND THS AMOUNTS PalD—SPLENDID EXBIBITION—TO BB CON: TINUED THIS EVENING. One of the most extensive and valuable exhibitions #4 BLE fale of oll paintings which has taken place for some th) waab- in Now York, came under the hammer of the Sirmfts refs: Henry H. Leeds & Co., auctiopecrs, inst night, in the Jerics of the Irving Building, 504 Broadway. The rl ings were in separate lots, and ran up to the number 100. So rich and rare a collection it has seldom been of, re Privilege to witness, amdumany of them wero 0 valu! that we select from the number above stated the i as and attractive ones, which we publish sertatimi as were gold. We cannot but draw particular attention No, 111, “L’Homme—Man Between Virtue and Vice.’-— ‘This painting in itecif was well deserving the peno of ts ue Hogarth. The delineations are so finely drawn, and the» 7, subject itclf 80 vividly sketched, that any one on leoking — atit would almost pronounce it a living reality. Paslo®,,4) orth so bappy and truth-telling a model of the great line of demarcation which must ever be drawn between virtue and vice. Mr. Leeds having ascended the “pulpit,” stated that «Very picture enumerated in the catalogue was the pro- perty of the late Mr.Burton, with and would be sold without REESE apeeet ig yy 3 Fe F z H ee An competition, althou; 2 amount of thircy pel ey ive sketches original }, Via: Falstall in ’? “Macbeth and owned Head,’ “Macdui"s Wife and Caildreo ‘Witches of 5 gh aemall draft, it six doli ongimel, and worthy the talepted portrayer. Both pictures, alznougb smal!, were euperbly got up, and realizod the handsome sum of $53. . eee with the sale up to ten o’clook, lot 87, and then closed. The whole sam. realized, independently of the eums stated in the fore- ited to $1,659 60. Mr. Fe wae Oe leading evening at the same hour, when the sen rs r, 5 ‘Shieh tre of immense value, wil) be evongut ta tee boos” mer. ‘Queen Victoria on Horseback” 1s ® magnitioently finished drawing, and is almost ag life. It aa good and striking likeness of Kogiano’s Queen; and will Bo doubt, realize @ high figure. The sale, #0 far, was admirably conducted. A Landlord and Tenant Case. COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM. Bofore Hon. Judges Daly, Brady and Hiliox. May 22.—Henjamin G. Wells and Erastus H. Lathan, administrators of George Geer, deceased, vs. Anthony De Lyer.—On the Ist of January, 1851, George W. Geer, now deceased, leased to West & Halsey lot in Twenty-sixth street, east of First avenue, for four years and four months, ata yearly rent of $160 per annum, payable quarterly. On the Ist‘of May, 1865, this lease would ex- 5 i i ‘J i Ey 1, 1855, when the landlord, Gver, told De Spring sn os Re penceea stat ed ob ‘premises unl the lan ater, demented Toot at the rate. ace Hi fey a3 pall 5" 5 claimed to be the members of an associa.ion called the Nassau Association, to recover of the defendant damages for alleged breach of a contract to tow a barge, to be load- ed with ¢xoursionists to David's island, om 234 August, ‘1858. It appears from the evidence adduced by Er. 1). i | Lay rnrgen jamavere) stare Weir, te Jee aes o

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