Indiana American, Volume 18, Number 45, Brookville, Franklin County, 1 November 1850 — Page 1
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OVRCOUNTRT-OWR COUNTRY'S I!f TERIITI-AXD OUR COUNTRY'S FRIEKDS. BY C. F. CLAIIKSON. BltOOK VILlE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1850. VOL. XVIII X(.5
Religions Denominations. MetMbl Episcopal Cfcarefc. Or TH GrNRRAL Co.lFERRNCR. The General Conference is composed of one member for every twenty-one members of each annual conference, appointed either by seniority or choice, at the discretion of snch annual conference: yet so that snch representatives shall hare travelled at least four full calendar years from ths time that they were received an trial by an annnal conference, and are in fall connection at the time of holding the conference. The General Conference meets on the first day f May, once in four years perpetually, in such place or places as it fixes upon from time to time: but the general superintendents, with or by the advice of all the annual conferences, or If there be no general superintendent, all the annual conferences respectively have power to
call a General Conference, If they judge it necessary at any time. At all times when the Conference is met, it takes two-thirds of the representatives of all the annual conferences to make a quorum for transacting business. Oue of the general superintendents presides in ths General Conference; but in ease no general superintendent is present, the Conference choose president pro torn. The General Conference has full powers to make rales and regulations for the Church, undo r the following limitations and restrictions, via: 1. The General Conference ahall not revoke, alter, or change the articles of religion, nor establish any new standards of doctrine. 3. They shall not allow of more than one representative for every foorteej members of the annual conference, nor allow of a less number than one for every thirty: provided, nevertheless, that when there shall be in any annual conference a fraction of two-thirds the number which shall be fixed for the ratio of representation, such annual conference shall be entitled to an additional delegate for such fraction; and provided, also, that no conference ahall be denied the privilege of two delegates. X They shall not change or alter any part or rule of the government, so as to do away epiaeopacy, or destroy the plan of itenerant general saperintendency. 4. Thsy shall not revoke or change the general rales of the United Societies.
5. They shall not do away the privilegea of
the ministers or preachers of trial by a commit, tee, and of an appeal: neither shall they do away
the ptvileges of the members of trial before the
society, or by a committee, snd of sn appeal.
6. Thsy shall not appropriate the produce of
the Book Concern, nor of the Charter Fund, to any purpose other than for the benefit of the
traveling, supernumerary, superannuated and
worn out preachers, their wires, widows add
children. Prorided, nevertheless, that upon the
tuucurreui recommendation 01 three-fourtua or
an the members of the several annual confer
eoces, who shall be present and vote on each
recommendation, then a majority of two-thirds
ef the General Conference succeeding shall suf
fice to alter any of the above restrictions, except
jng the hrst article: and also, whenever such al
teration or a I terations shall have been first re commended by two-thirds of the General Cob
fere nee, so soon as three-fourth of the members
of a II the annual conferences shall have concur
red as aforesaid, such alteration or alteration
shall Uke effect. Or thi Annual CoxrtRExcts.
The bishops appoint the times of holding the
yearly conferences, and must allow the confer
ence to sit a week at least; bnt each annual conference appoints the place of its own sittings. The yearly conference is attended by ail the
travelling preachers who are in full connection,
and those who are to be received into full con neclion.
The usual method of proceeding In the yearly
conference Is, to Inquire, 1. What preachers are
admitted on trial? 2. Who remain on trial T
3. Who are admitted into full connection?
Who are the deacons? 5. Who have been elec
ted and ordained elders this year? 6. Who have been elected, by the suffrages of the General
Conference, to exercise the episcopal office, and
superintend the Methodist Episcopal Church in
America? 7. Who have located this year? 8.
Who are the supernumeraries? A superna
msrary preacher is one so worn out in the itin
crant service as to be rendered incapable of
preaching constantly ; bnt at the same time is Willis g to do any work in the ministry, which
the conference msy direct, and his strength en able him to perform. 9. Who are the superan
naated or worn ont preachers? 10. Who have been expelled from the connection this year? 11. Who have withdrawn from the connection
this year? 13. Are all the preachers blamel
In life and conversation? 13. Who have died thta year 14. What nambers are in society?
15. What amounts are necessary forthesuperau
ousted preachers, and the widows and orphans
of preachers, aad to make up the deaciencies of
(.hose who have not obtained their regular al
lowance on the circuits? 16. What haa been
collected on the foregoing accounts, and how has Jt been applied? 17. What has been contributed for the supply of missions, and what for the pub
lication of Bibles, tracts, and Sunday school books? 18. Where are the preachers stationed
this year? 19. Where fend when ahall the next
conference be held?
Other business to be done in the yearly eon
feroneee. Is the electing and ordaining of deacons
nnd elders. A record of the proceedings of each aanaal eonferenee is kept by a secretary, chosen far that purpose, and is signed by the president and secretary, and a copy sent to the General Conference, The boundaries of the annual con fereueei are defined In the discipline, and consist of twenty-eight in the United States, vix: The New-York Conference, New-England Con
ference, Maine Conference, Nsw-Hampshire Conference, Troy Conference, Black-River Conference, Oneida Conference, GeneseeConference,
Erie Conference, Pituburth Conference, Michi
Conference, Baltimore Conference, Philadelphia
Conference, and New-Jersey Conference. Besides these there is an annual conference on the western coast of Africa, denominated "The Liberia Mission Annual Conference," possessing
all the rights, powers, and privileges of other
annual conferences, except that of sending delegates to the General Conference, and of drawing
its annual dividend from the avails of the Book Concern and of the Chartered Fund. The districts are formed according to the judgment of the bishops; and in case there are no bishops to travel through the districts and exercise the episcopal office, on account of death or otherwise, the districts are to be regulated in every respect by the annual conferences and the presiding elders, in the interval of General Conference, ordination only accepted. Each annual conference pays its proportionate part toward the allowance of each one of the bishops, their widows and orphans. Or tbk Election and Consecution or Bishops, j AND Or THEIR DtJTT. j A bishop is constituted by the election of the General Conference, and the laying on of the hands of three bishops, or at least of one bishop and two elders. If by death, expulsion, or otherwise, there is no bishop remaining in the church, the General Conference electa one; and the elders, or any three of them, appointed by the General Conference for that purpose, ordain him according to the form of ordination.
The duties of a bishop, are, 1. To preside in
the conferences. 3. To fix the appointments of
the preachers for the several circuits, the presiding elders for their districts, editors, book stewards, missionaries, teachers of seminaries, &c.
according to the discipline. The bishops appoint the preachers as judiciously as possible, after the reports of the presiding elders from all their districts, and mature deliberation on the
condition and wants of the circuits 3. In the
intervals of the conferences, to change, receive!
and suspend preachers, at nec emlty may require and as the Discipline di rects. 4. To travel
through the connection at large. 5. To over-
the spiritual and temporal business of the
rch. 6. To ordain bishops, elders, and dea-
Chi
Mr. Kelso was in favor of extending the pro-
r . "" visions of the resolution to all, married as well Rened for the Indians Slate Sentinel. j as single. He would therefore move to amend. Saturday. October 19th, 1850. j by striking out the prospective character of the The Convention was opened by prayer by the , re8mJali?nRev. Mr. Mills. - r j , , Mf Owen accepted of the amendment and The President laid before the Convention a th resolution, thus modified, was adopted, communication from the Secretary of State, as ' . The imperative resolution in relation to the Superintendent of Common Schools, in relation r'ht f married women to hold property, 6tc, to the School Funds, stating that he had entered offerea ' fw day since, was taken up and ameninto a correspondence with the different County 10 tnat tne committee inquire into the expoAuditor, and as soon ss the information was diency f e subject, and, thus amended, was received, he would lay the same before the Con- i doPldvention; laid on the table; also, f Several other imperative resolutions were taThe following communication from tho Cash- i ke P "mended in like manner, and adopted, ier of the State Bank, in relation to the amount ' "r Kelso moved that the resolution on the of the Sinking Fund belonging to Common satject of newspapers be now taken up; which
schools, was read and one thousand onni w. i motion prevailed.
dered to be printed, to-wit
State Bark or Indiana, I Indianapolis, Oct. 18, 1850. t Hon. Gnoaou W. Caaa, Pretident nf the Ctnrtitntimal Csnvrarisn. Sir: In reply to the resolution, recently adopted by the Convention, requesting the Cashier of the State Bank to furnish to the Convention the amount now belonging to the Sinking Fund, as set apart by the charter of the Bank for the use of common Schools, at the expiration of the charter, and also the probable amount it will be at that time: I have the honor to state, that the amount
Mr. Nave opposed the resolution as an unne
cessary waste of the public money. The papers being scattered promiscuously over the State, no one person would have a detailed account of the proceedings. It would only accommodate a few persons at the county seats. Mr. Pepper, of Crawford, moved to amend, so that the papers should be taken at the expeuse of the Delegates; which amendment w uot adopted. Mr. Smith, of Ripley, moved to amend, so that three daily copies each of the State Jearnal and State Sentinel should be taken, on the terms proposed by Mr. De frees; which was declared
out or order.
IMS avhihitad. hv th .ftnditinn nf fk.fi:nkln
Fund, aa having been earned by the Bank for I Mr-Kel was In favor of taking ouch papers the cause of Common School Education, over Pnb'b. the debates in full. The people would and above all the liabilities of the Fund for the Jnon be as able to judge as the members of the discharge of the State Loan for Bank Capital ConTentlon i themselves. There never had been and otherwise, ia over eight hundred and seven- i! ,Um" Ino,"n when anxiety was
ty thousand dollars (1870,223 49.)
In this amount is, of course, included the sum
felt by the people, at at the present. He honed
the amendment of tho gentleman from Dubois,
cons.
The biehap is amenable for his conduct to the
General Conference, who have power to expel
im for Improper conduct. If a biahop be ac
cused of immorality, three travelling elders shall call upon him, aad examine him on the subject;
nd if the three elders vsrily believe that the
bishop is guilty of the crime, they stall call to
their aid two presiding elders, from two districts
the neighborhood of that where the crime
was committed, each of which presiding eldeis shall bring with him two elders, orsn elder and
deacon. The above mentioned nine persons
hall form a conference, to examine into the
charge brought against the bishop: and if two
thirds of them verily believe him to be guilty of
the enme laid to his charge, they shall hava
power to auspend the bithep till the ensuing
General Conference; but no accusation shall be
received against a bishop except it be delivered
in writing, signed by those who are to prove the
crime: and a eopy of the accusation shall be
given to the accused bishop. If a bishop cease
from travelling at large among the people, with
out the consent of the General Conference, he
shall not thereafter exercise the episcopal office
a the Church. Or tre Peesidinq Elvers, and or their Duty
The presiding elders are chosen by the bish
ops. It w the duty or a presiding elder to travel
through his district; and in the absence of the bhtho p, to take charge of fell the elders, and dea
cons, and travelling and local preachers, end
extorters la his district. In the absence of
bishop, to preside In the conference; but the
bishop or bishops may by letter or otherwise ap
point tho pretident; or in absence of the elder
appointed, the conference may elect the preei
dent by ballot, without a debate, from among
the presiding elders.
It Is the daty of the presiding elder to be pres
ent, as far as practicable, at all the quarterly meetings within his district; and to call together
at each quarterly meeting, a quarterly meeting
conference, consisting of all the travelling and
local preachers, exhorters, stewards, and leaders
of the circuit, and none else, to hear complaints,
and to receive and try appeals. He Is to over
see the spiritual and temporal business of the Church ia his district, &c., and to take care
that every part of the Discipline be enforced.
He is to attend the bishops whea present in his
district; and to give them, when absent, all nec
y information, by letter, of the state of his
district. The bishop allows an elder to preside
In the same district for any term not exceeding
foar years successively.
Or travelling Elders. An Elder ia constituted by the election of
majority of tho yearly conference, and by the
laying oa of the hands of a bishop, aad some of
tho elders that are present.
The duty of a travelling elder ia to administer
baptism and the Lord's Supper, and to do all the
duties of a travelling preacher.
Or travelling Deacons and their Dvtt
A travelling deacon Is constituted by the elec
tion of the majority of the yearly conference,
and the laying on of the hands of a bishop.
is his daty to baptize, to assist the elder ia administering the Lord's Sapper, and to do all the duties of a travelling preacher. Every travelling deacon must exercise that office for two years, before he is eligible to the office of elder; except In the case of missions,
when the annual conferences have the power to
elect Tor the elder's office sooner, if they judge inexpedient. When preacher ahall have passed his examination, and been admitted into full connection with the travelling ministry, and elected to deacoa'e office, but fails of his ordina
tion through the absence of the biahop, his eli
gibility to the office of elder runs from the time
of his election to the office of a deacon. tr S eartaav.
which the Sinking Fund has loaned to the State, t " ""re" and inserting "three" would under the law of the General Assembly of Feb- no1 P"- , The Stenographer's reports, he beruary 6th, 1841, and which, by auch law, the! "eed WOuU 06 ,f bnt liu, nM the a State atipulated to repay, for the use of Common I mMe" people, unless circulated through
Schools, "whenever the Bank stock loan ah.ll ! ln newspapers, ne would be in favor or stri
be paid off, and the Bank wound up;" such1 sum being now $663,58021. j
But the interest on this sum, which at the1
rale of six per cent per annum, the State, also.
oy sucn law, engaged to pay, has not been Included; nor the portion of the surplus profits of the Bank, which would accrue to the State, as owning nearly one-half of the whole stock,
w men snare or the surplus, arter rully allowing for all probabilities of loss, from debts either in the Bsnk or the Sinking Fund, or on the sals of the Banking Houses, may safely be computed, with such interest on the loan to tho State, aa
enlarging the amount already earned, by the
operations of the Bank, for the use of Common Schools, to at least the snm of ono million of
dollars.
The followiug summary of the condition of
the Sinking Fund, is taken from the quarterly balance sheet in August last:
MEANS Bank Stock of the Siste 1,006,604 ST Stock Loan Mortraret Tl.tts 19
Other Loan Ur,IH 01 Cats Meant H.tflJ It
Stata Bonilt Tor Bank t apitat nurrhated 14,000 OS Loam to State, under act
Frt. o, ui etijto It
ai.jti.iti te
LIABILITIES.
Five per cent State Bonds for Bank Stock:
Due Sept, lt4, feJOO.oos oe
Use AUK, IBM, 400,000 oe Dne Jul)-, 1866, 440,00000 I 1,300,000 00 Due the State Tor balance
ef ths third Instalment of
Sarplu Revenue.
Due the State for Bank Tax
and Saline Fund, retted in Bank Stock.
Due tor cacent of bidt oa
tales of lands,
1I4.U1 ST n
,T18 tT ' 689 13
-l,JI0,0 47
70,11.1 4
Ecet of mi-snt.
In answering the remaining inquiry of the
revelation, aa to what wilt ba tho probable
amount of the r uud for the use of Common
Schools in the State, from the operations of the
Bank, al the expiration of its charter, I have to
sav, that from the secure condition and expert
enced mangemenl of the Bank, If its business it
not materially crippled, its average additions or
profit to the state may be safely estimated, in
cluding the increase of its Surplus Fund, at
tb5,0UU 00 annually; al which rate, there would
be added to the Common School Fund, during
the remaining six years or the Bank charter, the
sum of $390,000 00, and thereby the object be
conaumated, which has been ardently desired by
many, who have been long engaged in the atiairs
of the Bank, to-wit: thai the Bank should eara
for the State, as a clear profit, applicable to the
bemheent purpose of a permanent fund for
Common School Education in the State, the sum of oue million three hundred and ninety
thousand dollars (SI.390.UOU.) being as much
more as the amount of the loan entrusted to
the Bank by the State, in aniling In its organ zation.
If the expiration of the charter of the Bank
had been provided to take place, at the end of
the additional eight years, wntcn win elapse oe
tween the close of the charter, and the dates
when the State's five per cent, bonds for Bank
stock fall due, it would have been safe to esti
mate, in addition to clearing an amount equal to the whole of the State's investment in the Bank, that, with the use of the accumulating profits, the progressive enlargement of its business, and the increased number of its branches, which, in that event, could have been successfully put in
operation, the principal of the loans now made by the Sinking Fund to the Stale, ($665,580 00.) ennlH have been almost, if not entirely, earned
by the Bank, and repaid to the Common School
Fund, without taxation. That the result of the operations of the Bank
haa been as favorable for the stale, and tne Common School Fund, while, at the same time,
furnishing a sound currency for the business or the community, msy be attributed mainly to the admirable safeguards of mutual liability,
and the aunervision tending 10 caeca tne en
grossing of its meana by those concerned la Its management, which are peculiar to the charter; tn the stock of the individuals being held
nlarfsed to keen tho stock of the State good, in
case of insolvency; and to the business of the
Institution having been conducted by practical cititens ef the Stale owning stock, which has prevented the control from being transferred to non-resident capitalists. That such result ha not been still more favorable, may principally be referred to tho times aad atneaainna of Irvine- embarrassment, and dis
astrous revulsions t a noanctat anaire uirosgu
hlnh tha ronntrv hss passed since the org tni-
.aiinn nf tha Bank in 1834. and under which.
both State and Banking Institutions of other
Statna. have not only lost the entire capital in
vested in them, but also Tailed to redeem tneir circulation in the hands of a confiding people.
Respectfully submitted. JAMES M. RAY, Cashier.
Mr. Biddle presented a petition from the citi-
log a detailed statement of ths evidence addu
ced, the committee recommend the adoption of l. r 1 1 1 . .
Mnuwiug resolution, to wil: Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Convention, no person has been legally elected to the office of Representative Delegate to this Convention from the county of Union, and that
uio seat or sucn Kepreseutative Delegate in this Convention is vacant. Mr. Rariden, after some rs.narkt, moved to amend, so as to declare Mr. Brookbauk the Representative Delegate, elected from the county ofUulon. Mr. Kelso said, the committee of elections had no feeling on the in birt Hk
ed to give a detial of the evidence, and tho grounds on which the committee arrived al its
uevision. ne noped there would be a test vote on this amendment. There being a Senatorial Delegate en the floor, from Union, who could attend to the interests of the county, there would be little injury sustained in sending the election back to the people. The discussion was continued by Messrs. Anthony, Hoi man and Colfax ; when. Mr. Mowrer moved to amend, so that counsel be heard on the part ol each of the contesting parties; which was declared ont of order by the President. . The discussion was again continued by F "Ur' Ber,y nd Kelso; when Mr. Berry moved that the report and resolution be !aid upon the table; which motion did not prevail. Messrs. Morrison, Kelso and Raridsn continued the discussion; when the vote was taken on the amendment giving Mr. Brookbaok the seat, and decided ia the negative; ayea 36, noes Mr. Bascomb offered to amend the resolution or tho committee, by iuserting that James Osborn is entitled to a seat on this floor, as the member from the county of Union. Mr. Smith of Ripley regretted that the a-
a. isa vuaiviiiBH IIVIII Ol V UtJ 111 king out such of the newspapers as do not pub- Rariden,) had been offered, as it naturally led lish the debates at length. to the amendment just offered. There was Mr. Farrow opposed tho resolution. Tho doubt, in his opinion, involved in tho evidence people, he believed, understood already, to a and he believed tho committee had done right great extent, the questions to be brought before In referriug the matter back to the people. But the Convention. His constituents were r. rea- if the Convention are detarmini
ding people. The books of tho editors of this babilities, he agreed with the chairman of the city would show that they already took many committee (Mr. Kelso) thst the probabitisa were
uu uieir ihuitiuubi scconti. iww tu one in lavor 01 Mr. Usborn. He hoped Mr. Sherrod opposed the resolution. Hecoa- however, that the preseut amendment wonld be tended that the course proposed would scatter voted down. the proceedings in such a disjointed manner At the rea u eat of several n.!.iiu m. n-
that they would be of but little account to the com withdrew his amendment, aud the resolupeople. The people are now groaning nnder Hon of the committee, sending the election back the burthens of taxation and he had pledged to the people, was adopted, arses 103, noes 23. klMulf 1. I . . . III' Vf 1 V r . .
iMiuacu tu uits in eye to economy in aii nis iur. uwen, irom me committee on the rights rotes. and privileges of the citizens, to aihom
Mr. Foster ODDOsed the feature of the reaolu- mortals from the a
tion, providing for paying for tho composition. I fend from members of a Baptist church, in favor
tie nad a proposition to otter or a ditterenl cha- 01 admitting colored persons to equil privileges racier, and with a view of having an opportu- with white mn, &x. were referred m.rM
nity to offer it, he would move that the resolu- that they had decided against ths expediency of tion and pending amendments be laid upon the asimilar petition, and therefore reccommend thai table; carried. the memorials be laid upon the table and the
Mr. Cookerly'a resolution, as to the expedi- committee discharged: wich was carried bv the
ency of fixing the Governor's term of office at convention. four years and rendering him ineligible to the The resolution, offered bv Mr. Mnonim n
office thereafter, was taken up and adopted. Saturday, in relutioa to the number of copies of
aiio resuiuuau ueiiuius; iuo tjusiiuvauuus 01 "it piKwuiup ana aeoaies 01 me Convention voters was taken up; when to be printed, was now taken up. Mr. Hovey moved to amend by inserting a Mr. Borden moved to amend, so that ths Stale
proviso, that aliens shall not vote until after ons Printer shall print one thousand copies of the
year sresiueoce in me state; wntcn was aaopiea. I ueoaioa aau proceeaiuga 01 Ifie conveulion, with Mr. Cookerly moved to amend the body of an index.
the resolution, to that six months' residence Mr. Lockhart moved that the amendment ha
thall be sufficient to entitle to a vote: not adop- laid upon the table, which motion prevailed
led. ayea at, noes VS.
Mr. McClelland moved to amend, by striking Mr. Petilt had voted against the amendment.
out so much of the resolution as prohibits ne- not that he was not convinced, that the State
groes from voting; which was not adopted. Printer should be printer to the Convention;
1 be imperative character or the resolution uui ne did not believe this Convention had powwss stricken ont, snd after being amended so as er to print the proceeingt at all. They were to, inquire into the expediency of the measure waa be depoeited in the office of the Sere tor v of State
adopted. in manuscript form, and would then be subject
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mr. Dauger, uu leate, vnerea reauiuuuu, 1 iv mo kuvd 01 uie legislature.
that this Convention take no papers for distri- I On motion, the resoluliou to print the pro-
DutioD at tne puuuc expense. isocuiugn was iaia upou tne tableMr. Owen thought it was important that the 1 On motion, the Convention adjourned.
asoates snooid oe puonsnea now, in oroer tnat
tne people might be informed or what is going
on here during the deliberations of this Conven
tion. It was not important, whether any pa-
For the Indiana Aaaerieaa. Aataawa. Oh Autumn thou hast come again,
And brought with thee sad thoughts that pain,
r or at thy smile fair flowers droop And all nature wears a sadened look. With thy breath thou sendest a blight, A deadly chill, to all things gay and light. And sadly the pale seared leaves sigh. As by thy hand silently they die. Oh when all things that are oe gay Are thas continually passing away, Whea by thy breath the flowers are strowa And lofty trees do fitfully niaa Oh can the sad, sorrowing heart, Aa summer's gsy joys one by one depart Oh, pale Autumn, say, can it greet thee With thoughts all merry, joyous and freoT Dost thon cherish one hope to eVeer A heart that is all desolate and drear, Or a wish whea we are by far too gay To remind aa that all la passing awayf Ah, methinks thst to the joyous and glad, Thoa givesta lesson to learn that is sad. But with the heart that ia desolate and drear, Thoa dost weep, sweet Fall of tho year. Pleasant Grove, 1850. Clara. WlUlet A bright aad beauUoas child W ith eyes so blue and mild And curls of light brown hair And form so slight aad fair Nestlsd closely to my side. And pointing to the heavens wide, "What Clara not be a star. For yon bright world afar! "Oh when I am lonely led All weeping to my little bed. One star alone looks down so sweet Thst 1 forget to mourn and weep. "Now Clara, say, if I should die," And brilliant grew his blue eye, "Think you I should become attar In axure worlds so vary farf "Sometimes my Mother's spirit seems To whisper to me in my dreams, 'Oh Willie my boy haste thee away. For I am waiting by night and day.' "Last night I dreamed the came to me And said that a star I soon shall be And bade me with her gentle hand Go with her to that belter land." I watched his measured breathings slow. As his voice grew soft and low. And imprinting a kiss on his rosy cheek, Silently laid him down to sleep. When the moon had gone with her light, And dimmer grew the stars so bright. Oh how changed was that fair face, The roee was gone and deathia its place. My heart was wild aa on his lowly bed, I taw him wildly tost that beauliooa head. And thick and fast the tear drops fall Upon the face of him 1 loved to well.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Pmriui. WASHINGTON, Ocu 18 1830. The Hon. Thomas Butler King, having accepted the office of Collector of San Francisco snd entered into the necessary bonds, is making preparations for bit departure with his accoto. med zeal, energy and perseverauce. He has
had frequent and satisfactory consultation! with, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commission-
er of Customs, and other officers of the Treasur
ry Department of much experience and Dracii-
cal knowledge, relative to the adaptation of the proper compensation to the various offices of the
customs in such a port as that of San Francisco, where labor of all kinds and living are so much higher in price than any where else. He has appointed two AssUtant Appraisers, at a salary of J4000 each. They are Mr. Taylor of NewYork, and Mr Rockwell, now in California who is a son of the Commissioner of Customs in the Treasury Department He has appoi nted Mr. Greon, of Michigan, as Deputy Collector. He has also appointed several capable and experienced gentlemen as Inspectors. Among them, are Mr. Guthrie, now a Clerk in tha General Land Office; Dr. Delauy, of this city: and Mr.
Graham, of New York, son of J. Loriroer Graham, Esq. The compeosalion;of Inspectors haa. been fixed at $6 per day for the preseut. But
nr. Hingis vetted with the discretion to rahut
4t to $8 per day, provided bs cannot get competent and faithful Iuspectatort short of that sum.
Mr. King leaves here to-morrow fcr New York, where he will, iu a few days, make him
self familiur with the routine and practical ope
rations ot me business of the Custom-llouse in.
that city, and make such arrangmeuts as will prepare him to go on his route. From New York he will go to his home in Georgia, and af-.
forwards take the Steamer for Chagres at Savannah.
The appointment of so distinguished and ex
cellent a gentleman as Mr. King to this impor- -
tant ana responsible office, gives universal satisfaction ia this quarter, and if we may indire.
from the newspapers, and their comments and
congratulations on the subject, everywhere else
1 here is but one other appointment he could
have received that of Secretary of the Navy,, eighteen months ago which would have been
hailed with as much general satisfaction as is evinced upon the occasion of his present apnninl r. 1 1 I i
I K"""re. in is auipnaiicauy a good man, jBnd long may he live to faithfully serve and do 1 honor to hiscountry. j The office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, now temporarily filled by Allen A. Hall, I Esq., haa recently been conferred upon a Southern gentleman, and a sonnd, sterling Whig, I who Is emineutly qualified to do honor to thestation. In all statistics relative to the commerce jOr the commercial marine of the country, he Is perfectly at home. On the subjects of the Tariff aud the Sub-Treasury he hat measured .swords with Robert J. Walker before now, and did not come off second-best" at that. He wilt uoteuler upou the duties of his new office under some fifteen or twenty days. Mr. John A. Rodgers, of Pennsylvania, for -
1
Fatal AaTrwy asa; Nrtisej,'
A number of negroes, ia the Sixth Ward of
New york, oa the 14th Inst., got intoaa arga-
gen Conference, Ohio Conference Indiana Con-j ment about the merits of tho Fugitive Law, fcr no. Illinois Conference, Missouri Confer- whea a general fight ensued, and two colored
ence, Arkansas Conference. Kentucky Confer-' men and one colored woman were killed. Their
not, Tennessee Conference, Holston Confer- names were John Murray, Francia Pappit and
nee, Mississippi Conference, Alabama Confer- his wife. The maa who committed the act was nee, Georgia Conference, South Carolina Con- a native of the Sandwich Islands his weapon
ference, Notify Carolina Conference, Virginia was a bed-pott.
ArTKRSOO SESSIOM.
Mr. Poltit, en leave, offered a resolution that
the President certify the milsave aud oer diem of
pert were tanen or not. 1 neaeoaies, at lengtn, 1 oenjamiu r . wooKbandaud JamesOsborn, upto should be published, aa taken down by the Ste- this day, inclusive, allowing each of them the
nograpner, in eraer mat local papers tnrougnout legal rate 01 a member of this Convention; aud
the State might copy them, or at least the most that the Pretident inform the Governor that
important part. This could not be done with- there is a vacancy in the Convention of a Reo
out paying for the composition. rvsentative Delegate from the county of Union;
Mr. McClelland wouia not agree to pay a aoi- wntcn was adopted.
lar out of the treasury for newspspers. There Agreable to previous uotice, Mr. Pettit now
was a proposition bow before the Convention I offered the followiug resolution
that no money should be appropriated out of Resolved, That the Committee onlheorgan-
tne treasury, wunout a vote 01 tne people. 1 nation 01 oourta 01 Justice be instructed to re-
Thie resolution would be ia conflict with that port a provision for the Constitution abolish
principle. I log the grand jury system, and substituting pub
Mr. loltax said, that one oojeci 01 printing nc examinations :n its place.
these debates in the newspapers was, thst mem- I Messrs. Anthony and Nave supported the rea
pers might have an opportunity ot seeing their lolutton, snd Mr. Karidsn opposed it; when
remarks In print, before they were transferred Mr. Bascom moved to amend, ao as to make
to the permanent records of the country. In it a resolution of Inquiry, when Mr Kelso mov
the confusion which sometimes take place in led to amend the amendment, so aa to induire in-
this Hall, members are liable to ba incorrectly I to the expediency of changing the graud jury reported, and it would be of immense Impor-1 system; which was accepted bv Mr. Bascom.
tance to them to have an opportunity to correct! Mr. Kelso then opposed the resolution in its
their remarks. 1 ne speecnes, as taseo down 1 original form and supported the amendment, by the Stenographer, are now a sealed book to contending, in a spee;h of considerable length.
the members as well aa others. I that an examination before the magistrates of
The discussion was continued oy messrs. tne county won d be attended with arealer ex
Morrison of Marion, Wolf, Maguire, and Walls; I pense than the present grand jury system. He
when waa willing the matter ahould go to committee
Mr. t osier moved to eniena. so mat one copy as it wss proposed to be amended.
of eaah of the newspapers ia the city should be Mr. Carter opposed the abolition of grand ju
taken. ries; but would be willing to see any proper and
Mr. McClelland moved to amend, by adding judicious amendments made in our present sys
"at the individual espense of the members." torn, if any eoald be pointed ont; and he would
Mr. Kead or Clark moved to refer tne resoiu- ba willing to seethe present powers, as exercised
tion to a select committee of one from each Con- restricted. There were but two governments
gressionai uiainci; wnica motion ow not pro- that bad the grand jury system, and they were
vail. the two most liberal governments in the world
Mr. Edmonston moved, that the resolution Eagland and the United States He spoks at
and amendment be laid upon the table; which length of the abuses of the present system and
motion did not prevail ayes ou, noes oj. hoped that ita evils would be remedied; but
Mr. Taylor moved that the amendments be would so srsiast the abolition of the tvttem
laid upon the table; which motion prevailed. I He is ia favor of taking from grand juries
Mr. Uwen then moved to amend, oy striking an investigation of petit misdemeanors; bnt where oat the resolution snd inserting, that the Sec re- the life, liberty, character and property of the
tary ascertain ot tne editors 01 tne journal, ana citizens are concern he mutt slut adhere 10
Senti nel, whether the debates, in lull, can not the present mode of inquiry.
be published ia the Daily Journal, and snch por- Mr. Holinan was ia favor of making tho mat
tions as may be deemed expedient copied into ten embraced la oar present Constitution, in re
tire m-weeaiy senunei; provioeo a copy 01 nation to grand juries, subject to legislative en
each paper for each of the members be subscri- actment. The o resent Constitution was imper-
bed for by the convention me oeoatea to oe atire aa to the subjects to be brought before the
published at the rate 01 iwenty-nvo tnousanu grand inrles. Had these been lelt out many ot
ema. the evils or the present grand jury system would
Mr. Berrv. in order to test tne question, mo- have Ions since been remedied bv legislsuvs en
ved the previous qneetion, which being ordered, I actment.
ander the rales adopted oy tne conven- 1 jr. Wallace supported the amendment and
tion. on the amendment 01 Mr. uwem; waicn opposed the resolution ia its original form.
amendment was adopted ayea 76, noes 49. I Mr. Pettit wtahins to mske remarks on this
The resolution, as amended, was adopted I question, at considerable length, and it being
ayes 69 , noes 55. I te in the evening, be moved that the ConvenM, M.snira. aa leave, offered a resolution tion adiourn: which motion prevailed. The de-
zens of Howard coanty requesting that provision tn1 lne Public Printer for thia Convention be batee of this afternoon will be given hereafter as
be made against the right or aunrage oeiug ex-1 direct(Kj to pnpt eopiea ol tne debates taken down oy tne sieuograpncrs.
tended to the African race, and that hcrcaneri inli nroceedinge of this Convention; whea
none of that race be suffered to emigrate to mis q motion the Convention adjourned antil
State. The petition was from the aniens 01 Monday morning at nine o clock
four School Districts, wno stateo tnat iuj
jinerly of East Teunesee, hat been appointed to
auiiie iuuibu Ageucy in nrv Mexico. Major Camp, of Ohio, formerly of Florida, .has received an appointment of Sub-Treasury T" ..II: . . . . jr 1 , .
Poor Willie's spirit was with his Mother's dear. "eul- - P" "7 M cents a Pleasant Grove. 1850 Clara, l""'" for FOTOMAC.
And when again sad night came on He was dead. Our Willie had gone When the stars shone soft and clear
Haramna sibhI Jena v. The Evening Bulletin gives us this neat string
of rhymes oa ths all-absorbing subject; "When Music, heavenly maid, waa young, While yet in ancient Greece the sung; How tittle could they have divin'd Of such a girl as Jenny Llnd How would they now have join'd the throng Which crowd around this child of song:
With homes and all that's dear averted,
And left the "magic cell" deserted Ner could they then have ever thought That notes liks her's could e'er be bought;
And chaffered out like other matters. To swell the trade of dashing hatters. How little then could they hsvs learned. The fame, by puffing well, that's earaed; What knew the musty ancients (darn 'em) Of such a man as our Bar nam' A man so skilled In all his ways What'er he touches, ever pays, Be that a dwarf, or fowl, or whale, Bat most of all the "Nightingale." Then hie! for Barnum hie! for JennyDispel all doubts, if you have any. Let loud huxtas bat swsll yoar throats, Aad give yoarsrecta for herRom.
JJeaar Mori's teal Caxseatrt la
On Saturday week, Jenny Liad gave her farewell concert in the Fitchburgh Railroad Depot, aud the Bostoa papers describe tho disgraceful scene enacted.
It is said the Immense hall wat aot capable af
From the Baltimore Clipper. shrr Fmgitire Mia vc Cnor. SXMTIMXMTS or A PENNSYLVANIA Jt'OGK Iletl -
ry Garnett, a alave of Mr. Thomas P. Jones, of 1Cecil county, Maryland, who ran away about ! eight years ago, was arrested iu Philadelphia on j Thursday, and brought before Judge Grier unfertile fngitive slave law. The ownership of iMr Jones to the slave wat proved, but the coun'sel of the fugitive asked that the final decision
be postponed until the next day, in acceding to which, Judge Grier remarked: He said he had read in the papers nf meeting being held, at which resolutions ,-rr.-ase-l, a -visiug snd urging the colored race to ami
'.themselves agmnt the laws, auq ahoot down j the officers or the law. If such advice should jbe taken, the first officer killed would be tho
signal iur tne extermination 01 tne Disc race.
All laws, he thought, would be set at defiuance.
at they had been but a short time t.aco.
He was a much a friend to the unfortunate race as any mau, but he looked upon white men who would give advice of armed resistance to the laws, as the colored people's worst enemies. If hs were to adjourn this case, he felt satisfied that thousands of blacks wou hi assemble, perhaps to resist the laws. This would compel him to send to the Navy Yard foi the whole mititarv
I force, said the Judge. 1 will maintain the laws.
though 1 have to order every mm who puts himself an armed oppositian to its execution lo be shot down. 1 will execute the law as 1 find
it at all hazards.
The Kesuow War. A little fellow came running iuto the house, exclaiming. "Oh! sister Mary, I've such a pretty thing. It's a piece of glass, and its all
containing the crowd, which rushed like a del- red. When I look through it every thing looks uge onward, shouting, shrieking and crashing re! too the trees, houses, green gram, and your The windows were smashed, the wall itself was face, and even your blue eyes." "Yes, John,"
broken through to obtain a standing place; replied Mary, "it it very beautiful, and let me chairs and settees were mashed, doors brokea show yon that you can learn a useful lesson open and all this amid tho exeited yellings of from this pretty thing. You remember the angry men, who bad paid tor a place aad foand other day yen thought every body was cross to themselves suffocated by a rash of human ba yoa. Yoa ssid father, mother and I were all
Ladles fainted, Jenny waa deeply affec- the time finding fault with you. Now, you
ings.
ted Barnum publicly says he did not sell aa many tickets as the ball woald hold, aad thst the mute" was made by those who had tickets
and got in first hs offers to refund tho money
to those who did not get la.
the settlement of negroes therein, tney were
unable to sustain their District schools; reterred. Mr. Owen, agreeably to previous no tice, now introduced his resolution of inquiry in relation
to the righto of married women
Monday, October 21, 1850.
The Convention was opened by prayer, by the Rev. Dr. Camp. Mr. Kelso, on leave, offered a resolu t ion, pro
viding that the ritual legislative matter contain-
the rtgnw 01 marrtea wouieu. in tBe Journal! of tne lesgiiaiure, anan ne
Mr. Owen wished 10 oner a lew r- k(1t oy the Secretary, who ahall eurperintend relation to the precise nature of ha ata. the printing, if ordered, and make an index to and wherein It differed from New York, Ohio, nmt) t the Stenographer shall only and many other States. His resolution, unlike into th. journt f Debates, such prothe provisions in the Constitutions or the States g, of ,h9 Convention as shall be necessary mentioned, waa prospective in ita character. It 0 corwct Bnder,unding of said debates; which disturbed none of the existing regulations or so- reolntioll WM ,d0pied. ciety. If adopted, those wiehing to take advan- M(, KelBO chairman of tho committee, on tage of existing provlsons, could, previous to airection now a report from aaid commitmarriage, have deeds madeand personal property on the coote,te)j election of Mr. Brookbank, delivered. I Delegate from the coanty ol Union. After giv-
Age r l'iaaber.
The spiles ander London Bridge have besa driven six hundred years. On examination in
1776 thsy were found but little decayed. Thsy
were principally of elm. Old Savoy Palace,
London, waa built six hundred and hlly years
ago, and the wooden piles, consisting of oak, elm
beach and chestnut, were found upon examina
tion, recently, to be perfectly sound. Of the
durability of timber la a wet state, ths piles of the bridge built by the Emperor Trajan, over
the Danube, afford a striking example. One of tha nlls waa taken no and found to be petrified
m tha denth of three Quarters of an inch but
th rest of the w ood was not different from its
former state, though it had been driven more
than sixteen hundred years.
all
ritfi avrwsj. ThefAcademy of Science has appointed a com
mission IO Ascertain WW innwm f-" -
drug, which, under the name ofCedran, has
been introduced for the care of hydrophobia, and
of diseases produced by action upon the nervous
vttm. It is said to have the property of couu
leraeliog the poison of the rattlesnake aod
other very venemona reptiles
Parana Im Tlaia Few Nsttblsujc A law passed the Legislature of Maine, the Hallowell Gazette says, giving say maa from one to two hundred acres, aa he may desire, at the nominal price of fifty cents sn acre, payaSle In two or three years, in work on the highwsys, . kind nf remuneration of as great advantage to
the purchaser as to the State. The farmer must, however, deer ap a certain Bomber of acre ;.m . a-ivan time, and erect a house for biv
reaideace; or ia other word bo must go to work,
improve bis farm, and make it nit aorae.
were like this piece of glass. Because it is red.
everything seen through it looks red; you were
cross, so yoa thought every body around you
was cross too. But when you get up in the morning in a good humor, loving end helping every body, they too will seem kind and loving
to yon. Now remember, brother, and alwaya
be what you wish others to be kind, gentle, loviug: snd they, seen through this beautiful color of your disposition, will seem more beau
tiful than ever."
tAetMible Prayer. A rough aea captain in a storm, when the ter
rified passengers persuaded him to petition Heaven for a cessation of the tempest, preferred the
followiug brief request: "Oh, Lord! I haven't been in the habit of calliug upon Thee often;
and if you'll just shift the wiud from sou'-eust
to a sou', 1 wou't trouble you ag'iu. The wiud
won ahifted.
0A preacher in the far West gave out for his text, a certain chapter and verse of Clover. The deacon arose and said it waa Timothy. O, vet replied the divine, it is Timotliey, 1 knew it was some kind of grase.