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LIGHT' AFRICA
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hr live his 85 lenrih riawn.
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i'.ttK - r pat the Amer
; Weekly lz$ been
r aqaifist the fears of the
i .J i!.2 reproaches of the
V to prepare in Liberia an
tyluo for o ir free people of colour
r.rv! intifnistrd ghvis With the ex-
c ' :i cf coai parr, lively' a few be-
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nt nhilanthropi
V 1;; eilher turned a deaf ear
y appeal in behalf of the claims
,c Society, or locked in pity upon
- .t:-ui!J3 suppane as nimn a set
f deluded enthusiast engaged in a
eheme entirely Utopian Even the
fast friend of ihe slave have spurned
at the project and some of them have
nc hesitated to brand the whole as
u .ysienTof cruelty worse than slave
ry itself. , Oat the scene is changing
me - inosi -sKcpucai oeairt to see
their error and'tn ome' 'instances to
acknowledge' it. The en iu it v o
most of its enemies ha been in some
degree-moderated, and their hastv
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nu so mure predictions related by
well attested? fact .'that now speak
out to aj world, ihe Society, thou;;
still weak, compared with the merit
m m claims, is now gathering
strength with a rapid tty unknown in
it. former history. Public opinion
lias dared to speak out in it favor ;
statesmen, though representing slave
folding districts, have dared to'dVir;
and the Press that mighty mover of
men, has heen faithful to echo their
sentiments far as our tongue is heard
and read.
Much of this change has been ac
cotnphshed within the last twelve
month. For the cause or causes
which have thrown s o mn c h light
upon this subject, we need not noiv
y enquire. It is enough that they are
seen ana Irlt, and that hundreds up
on bundled who were once its bit
. tercit enemies, are now; acting and
preparing to act under their influence
: God peed them ,pn and give to their
changed views a weight of infl
lhat will more than redeem the past.
But Liberia is to be more than an
African asyltWK There is a light in
which We. my enptem plate jt still
-oore grateful to the eye or religion
aad" humanity, an Vwe think of far
more promise to the hope of its Ton.
desi friends a fight, Which' we trust
in God, will light ail Africa with it
v Cre4. ; The Colony tee vlanl there, is a
christian cocortv. It carries in Vis
Verv heart, a Ieven7whifh nuii ..I.
f ------- -j y w c V S
, tifiiaey..V'Jeavci,f thevbole 4i ihea.
wre." Chriaiianity qannot be inert;
its nature is action, and it tendency
fr m th centre to the circumference
ol the universe." g is a flame that
--. tuust spread. Tt ha ii iJ the fire o
heaven and the pfowef vof Oainipb-
ience,aia uuru it win bum it must
ncrc men i vurisuan', rest tve
our uture, hopes for the redemption
oi Africa. , L.ioeria must be our star
ting post. From this we must pen
-ctrate iiscJeserts trace the Arab's
path, follow the valleys of its mighty
and little rivers, traverse its oioun
tarns, nor, rest until the " land of
Ham" beeome as t he Garden of the
Lord. Say not that this is top much
to hope. 1 wo centuries since and
America was as dark as Nigiitia ;
and now the Uotpel is heard in its
farthest wilderness. k Christianity &
wmiuiiMuu iht5 Btcompnsneii it
lierehnstiaruty ,.and.,.ci.vuization
can accomplish it there.
Whaiever were the motives or the
hopes of those tv ho first pointed us
to this ,.Vjind for the liberated, or
vrhtwerer may be the .views of some
.who now advocate the claims of tbe
c lony, is of the ieat cocaequence.
Nothing can be plainer ive think to
a rhrNtian, than that vU hand vf God
; the hand oftGod is now directing ill
its energie. ntat prescience, which
in prophetic, infl uence pledged the
endearinjg promise that Ethiopa
should noon stretch out her hands to
God," has we believe, in the very
mean w now placed in the Christian1
hands Vh Colony, provided for its
sre y and certain , accomplishtnent.
J'ise)li wi once sold and carried to
m Isid f strangers, but through him
the truthsJ of Revelation were preach
ed o an African monarcti, and Anally
with iiu ful iinftressiveness to hi
ih,ecti. Afiicau hare been sold,
bars Leea torn - tn cruelty, with or
lvitUu'it niice. frotn the home of
call free. U u tliese Africans T)ii
rettirn, and if ihey carry not wi I
them ." corn" and nine, and ot, ,?
must be laden with that which i f.
belter w uh the arts and sciences ,r
civilized life with the truth hv
poner of the dhritian religion ; m ,
through thcrn, and thhcugh them uf
repeat it, Africa must be redeemt !
Who will : not say,.-God speed tl, ;
hour, and croivn every etTort in I
cause so noble and so gd-like wn
the most abundarit success. f
'Already we thin; ve see hot onll
a sure nledsreof the accomnliishroeni
of this great work, but an indication!
never deceptive, that the morning o
o blessed a day hz at length dawn
ed. Christian Churches both in Eu
rope and. America have been singul
larly moved upoo ihi subject withir
the year that has pst. God we be t
lieve hath spoken to them. He han
breathed upon them that spirit which
finds rest only in action that is
u refreshed'' only h ' speaking and
doing. The p'illaftoV his. cloud 'hath
arisen, and it ha!h pointed to Liberia
The loung Men's Missionary Socie
ly of New Yotk has seen it, hascal
led and wept as if called, for a Her
ald oAhe Cross to fallow its tpait mrrc
the YoungMen's Missibparv Society!
ot ieiv England,
ihrhnirK ' ttm nroic
rails llift ilfflhrirtist V.ni irnn i PI,...kI
has commanded one to go, and he
only waits a passage there, to enter
upon tlie duties assigned him ; and
the prayers of thousands are daily!
going sp to God, that Africa rnayl
poon be redeemed. : These are signs 1
which; cannot be mistaken. The I
conclusion is, the spirit of the Lord I
comutenced hath guided this work,.
and wtiat he commenced, that he i
will si;ain. :M. B. Cox.
has sent
,;'A Missionarv
out I
FORE1GX JfEIVS.
Wt) HIGHLY IMP OR
7V2AT FROM ZJSGUXD.
London papers to the 23d Sep
tember and Liverpool to the 24th,
inclusive are received at New York.'
They contain- intelligence.' of the
death of Sir Walter Scott- the death
of -ibe King of Spain and the re
jection by Belgium, of the ultimatum
of the London Conference. The
commercial advices are also ioteres-
DealK of Sir Walter Scolt. We
learn froiti Capt. Bursley and pas-
nengers, (says a New York paper.)
that a letler was sent on board the
ship the day Ve. sailed, for the lady
of J'idge Sewell of Quebec, with an
endorsement on the back of it. that
Sir If alter Scott died oi lhe'22d.
Letters have been received at Par
ts from Alexandria, dated the 18th
July, which state that a feleeraphic
despatch had been received at that I
place, announcinir the , canturn nfi
the Turkish camp at Hama by thel
Egyptians.
IMth Sept. 18 This morning, at
! 0 o'c loc k, t h e U h i t ed Ki n gd om
steamer sailed from Newhaven
Una d for Hamburg,hsvirg on board
his Ex-Majesty Charles X Duke de
Bordeaux, and suite.
r 'Death of Ferdinand of Spain.
London, Saturday Evening, Sept. 22.
Intelligence has been received
through France to-day, of ihe death
of the King of Spain, which there is
no reason for doubting, though some
persons have declared themselves
incredulous on -the -subject. HU
health has been declining for some
time past, and he has lately had a
severe attack, of the gout. This
news, if confirmed, is expected to
hasten the approach of the crisis in
pain,
S
Change in tlieffidiian Ministry.
London, Sept.il. Despatches have
been received by M. Van de Wever.
trie Jielgian minister, from Gen. Go
blet, announcing the retirement of
M. de Meitlinaire, the Belgian Min
ister for Foreign , Affair, nd also
the appointment of Gen. Goblet to
that post ad interim. And an entire
Change of the' fi;lgian Ministry is
announced, but it is not yet officially
stated who are to replace, them. M.
Van Weyer has received fiom Gen.
Goblet full powers totreat with the
Dutch .Minister, Uaron jVan Znylen,
on the dispute between. Holland and
Belgium ; but up to the present time,
Baron Yon Zuyleh has received no
powers from his t:ourt t treat With
M. an de Weyer . on t he subject j
and it remains to be seen whether
t -
a moreent aai
no-"-"-
adiseable. Trps ate collected
on ti e frontier t Belgium, anc
coulJ, it i cor.cei.c J, be in Lrusscl
in a very short time. The Duke c
f Orleans hai left Paris Tor Brusself
in order, as it is supposed, to convej
to Leopold the opinions , of th'
French mini$rry, and to explain thf
course which is intended to be pur
sued in the event 'of the King o
Holland proving1 , refractory. Tht
Jate communication, from the l.lagut
mhiclf was laid before the Londor
I Conferenceyeterday,was not knowi
I n Paris, but evejfy expectation exis
-s d that it would turn out unsamfac
! ary as has really proved to be tin
f :ase. " It is oprfectly understood,
j however, that the French.lroops will
not move wuno.it tne concurrenct
i cr.
Ming; of the cilizc tr t!.:.t
4.i;van generally knovi o
CI the lauktn, nas alss
-Id o: the Cih ult. at which rcsclu
lions disapproving . of ' Nullif cation,
and deprecating Disunion, were u
inaoimously adopted. Also a reclu
i tin in favor of a reduction cf lbs
I Tariff, vriiYbut one dissentir.g voice.
A meeting has been alo held ia
j Chatham County, on the same sub-
ject, ai which the doctrine cf Kulli
location was denounced as V incon
sistent with the principles of our
j Union, and palpably aUurri."
Union Meetings have also been
held in the Counties of Buucoiube
and Rutherford.
The General' Convention of the
Protestant Epiicopal Church deter-
! mined on Saturdav. bv a vote taken
of the t,nglish mnisiry. i ne co-op- by fciates, of ten to eight of toth or
eratioo of England, by sending
flee! into the Scheldt, is desired by
France, bt, failing thai, the consen
of the minis" rf to the march ; of, tht
French troops tnto Belgium would
be deemed sufacient.4 The funds
fell about one, per cent, in Paris, or
Thursday, in consequence of the
feeling, that an interference in be
half of Belgium had become all but
inevitable. " ' . (
( Arrival of the Duchess de licrri in
Holland The Gazette de Normandie
jays " Whilst- at Nantes . tbey are
breaking through the doors of;con
vents to look, for the Duchess , de
Berri; she, has been received with
regard and respect in j Holland,
where she' has jst - armed,, and
: where she will shortly embrace', her
family and her childien." j
. "," s-" ' t' "' "J' ''. . "
' ihJiged Clergyman. lie v. Doctor:
Perkins, of W ?l Hartford, Cou,Jrc.-
celitly preached his sixiiuh onniver-;
sary searnon. We learn, Trout a
llanford print that he informed a
listening auoitory, nea.ij aiioi wnom
could date their, birth since the com-:
nielncement. of hi rnitiistryi that in
hislchurclv there had been one tbou-f
. " . ..... ...
(f.?r Uiuers, li-Ve been brought to a) the King of Holland "will consent 10
olland has
peace, ex
cabinets. The Kiocr of
rai Arta4 1 1 ' . 4
iwicy ttU u'eriurer lot
cept oo hia own terms: id if Belsri-
um be abandoned by s (nd France,
after the concessions ofired by her
King at the risk of his o vn populari-
hi people, the ivo govero-
ments vtiH be guilty ybot only f
greai oieanness, but of jreat tujus
tice ; and the next ;thini -To ; be ex
pecled will be a diclatioi to Rnsrland
and France, on matters Jirectly con-
",,,,H6 "eir own honor and salety4
by some petty State, sctiug as the
puppet of Uussia, Austria or Prussia.
Pyfrdn. PamJ London, Sept.
2-. (Evening.) An express from
Pans bts arrived tn.H with the
letiers cf Thursdav nrl verr thine
--d,t:;J tjahad iLit tve 1 such a. iaoac cf picceedio ukingU.d lui.tc ufthe
sand deaths and one thousand bap-
tisrjis that he had , delivered four ;
thouiand written sermons, and three
thousand extemporaneous! ones, on !
lher occasions of worship that he !
A4 attended sixty .'ordinations and
tisjaliatiuns, and had preached tvven-1
ty lordination sermons, twelve -ofa
which had been published by request,
thai he had attended one hundred
ecclesiastical - councils, -to heat diffi-
iculties in: the churcjies, and that he
jnaa Diiea lor ,qouege one nuuurea
and fifty ! students, and more than
thirty for the Gospel Ministry, Dr.
Perkins is now eighty-three years of
agei Hia; step is yet firm, bis mind
vigorous, j and he continues to dig
charge his "pastoral duties without
interruption. . 1 ;
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We understand, from a scientific
friend, that two spots are now visible
on the disc of the sun, one of which
is so large that jt can be seen by the
naked eyei. The state of the' atmos
phere is particularly - favorable for
their observation, soon after the ris
ng, or just before the setting of the
lun. j .These spots, are supposed to be
ipenings through the luminous mat
er fthal surrounds the body of the
fun, which renders its aarK suriace
visible, in the place that it thus un
covered ; and the present phenome
rton uas appearances wuitu cunumi
he theory. , It is computed that Uie
diameter of aUe.present spot is over
30,000 miles, or three timethat uf
he earthV diameter. Maryland Rep.
! ,
if. H'l,.l t,arMn.A ft. Pah..) i
f um lias v wwuie iiiv Mvmtt .
( ' ' 1 According to ihe calculations in the
peace, and as now a direjt claim tor American Almanac, and we Delieve
support oo the British rid Freiich-loT European astronomers also, it was
krs, that the Diocess'of Ohio is va
cant. The question so iruch dis
cussed, however, of the lawfulness
of af Bivhfrrfs r46igning, is' not Jeciu-
ed by that vole the vacancy ex
isting unquestionably in the present
instance, by reason if the abandon
ment of his diocess by the Bishop. As
a consequence of this vote, the testi
monials of, Mr. Mcllvaine, Bishop
elect of Ohio, were signed, and he,
together 'with the Bishop elect of
Vermont, Mr. Hopkins, T NetT
JerseyiMr. Doane, and of Kentucky
Mr. Smith, will be consecrated ,ca
Weduesday or Thursday next, v
. K Jmer.
-' JNcw-Forfc, Vor. 1.
' Yesterday, agreeably to previous
arrangements, the consecration or
four Bishops took place in St. PauPa
Church. -'-There were present nine
Bishops, who united in the imposi
tion of handi. Their appearance
'together with the solemnity of the
'duties- vhich Jhey performed, gave
interest to the scene, which was wit
nessed bv a crowded congregation".
After the exercises w ere concluded,.
the house of Jishops and of clerical
and lay deputies,, met together, and?"
were dismissed by the venerable
presiding Bishop, the lit. Rev. Wq. .
White. . I ...
nearest the earth on the 23d ult., and
being; above the horizon in the night
should have been visible then if at all,.
But visible it w as not. Some per
sons have seen stars, but no one,
so far as we can learn, has. seen the
genuine, comet. The presumption
is, that there has been. some error in
the calculations. . , , , . . .
i-mjJlifieatum.K meetinff of
the friends ot the Union was recently
held io Haywood county, in this
State i 'at which Resolutions were
adopted denouncing Nullification.
A letter was also read from- Col.
o6crl JLcte, of that county, who was
unable to attend, in which, that vet
eran of the Revolution, in his. own
strong and homespun style, exposes
the inevitablc.cuu&cquctices of Nulli
fication. ' -
The following are the Bishopi
consecrated. by the New York Epis
copal 'Convention on Wednesday :
Rt. Rev. John H. Hopkins, D. D.
Bishop of Vermont. .
"... ' V . - . B . , . dBK. 1
nev.. uenj. u. omitn V. U
Jlishop of Krntuck. '
lit. Rev. Charles P. MTIvaine, Et
p. Bishop of Ohio. .,
Rt.- Rev. George Vt. Doane, Bish-v
hp of New Jersey. -J . . .
'Commerce of Liberia.-During tbe
ast year, 59 vessels entered Monro
wis for the purpose of traffic, oC
which 32 were American, 25 English
ind 2 French. The exporls. of the
solony amounted to $125,549 16
"n tne iinpuris , lor mc same penui
lye supposed to amount to $80,000;
he trade is with the natives, who
ive in the interior and ; along the
toast. who . brine camwood, .ivorv.
iialm oil, tortoiie shell, .and other
productions of the country to the
iolony, exchange them for European
4od. American productions.
Y. Jour, of Commerce,
Tht Tvo Million Bank. the Hous"
f Uepresentatires of Tennessee .
ave passed to a third reading, by a
vote"of;i2tro ISthe.bill to .incorpo-
w if(B vytnuii ijuu k oi . i enuctscc.
It has one jtroytsioji,: however, whicht
is expected 44 io defeat the beneficial
operation of the act.". It render
the private property of the Stockholm
dera liable for the mismanagement ot,
its concerns." . , .
GenraV : Vrirv ison
JSEAR THE MARK El 'HO US Ft.
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lHE subscriber keeps constantly
"- for sale a general stock of Pro
visions, such as are chiefly wanted
------- mm v . mmw mm W mm s
Pork, Fish, Butler, Laid, Flour9
Meal, Potatoes, Groceries, &c. &c;
In a'ddition to which he will have for
sale (morning and evening, and dur
ing the day if wanted) Fresh Meats,
and Poultry. . . '.
.'Coshgivei. for Calves, Lambs, Pigs,
Poultry, Butter, Bacon, Meal, Eggt,
&C &c. '
Miry 1
James Allen.
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