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I'ca'lyj.v ;,A;r..s. 4' 9 -:r.ier Union f ijavre arrived s,t half past 9 a. --- lu- his t:tn C-n, lute!;- i-.zry; Cera tlv'-cad ?r.,-, P 7 . fi-f-'.r, - o i v-".i 5-8. - TL a. a 7J1 CB 3 I - Th3ir.An jrcs cf A!iJ f.et.: was ca thaSh of July. . A letter from Coallanuaopla aSrma thit the expedition to thf.e Crimea ' pcti ircjjr decided upoa, and that. it. wet;! J La commanded by1 "'jrshal tamoun4. k 'ai to have wiih hlra'gS.OCO men'. F!.A I n ,-,.. r ise CiafiarkEtn of trq.op . wert being coDttructed ia the r--: -.1 i , s. ' ' 7 - w IUI nople. The more important Dews was to tfaa e.-.dct thattha Russiwi army wai in full retreat from Dr&taitc!.! -f',,nu.i vaa guard aa tt Seeloela, 2 hours The afiiUerv r.t-q. mnA ior-;.? : nieir Jonj cojurr;n, wara marching ta the Sereth.' ' It ia rumored that ir f!n(? r iU. . a been centered bv tha lost cf life. Particulars hot riven..: 1 , 9awg -f tfrer irora the LAajk Sea. ' Qo fioor iasuoted tl 33afif!'. Vi.!. or3s, mtx8d32a, ita286dV'whait rawer urmcr. fnd rar-tr j Iron s 'io 2s 633dj lard hfa advanced 1. provisions active; and trade at Manchester steady'. Spais. Esnartero was received at Mad. flu. wish peUn'Eh!isi.sm, ?r.d &i last accounts all was quitt. , Tha Uqaaiana are f&nnr h iavelb for slrfteiic restonftAn Art upuu- urn ime aw .t een agreed upon ,- .... . 1JiWip '""p pen agreed upon.! A ttioior -WAm ittrrnl 'ff. ka ti. r the Iiusauos at Slobodiceon the 22d uh.1 with, alosa of EOOrnen.and 500 prisoners'. ' n tuuiitii pi wsr was hesa at BiUsc. .. " . A aitshl republican jmanifxtBtmn hA occurred at Paris, 'eyeral ahota y ere uirru. i arrived at Parma. rived at .Parma. ' ' " ' I Tha British Government be nrn.laim. ed tha constitution of the entire monarchy. i he Queen has returned ii ( 'D tace was guarded by troop. The nation- j at guar is composed cl nma baitalions! and two batterie nf ar!il!srw. A dscree cf the Santa suppress as the royal party. . Another calls in force the m . . k' ' i Trsl JEW Of lija?. Tha S anta also h.s '.prohibition - law preverairtg the circulation of loreign-jour-tials. Several oFthe-Ex-Ministers, also Gen. Quito, have been caused to b arretted and. tried. It ii said that the form er are concealed in :the hotels of the di plomatic body. Qaesn Christina has nqt lft Madrid. Usn. O'Dcr.r.eli wa st Cordova on the ;;h,,en rcula fr Madrid. r " ' ' . 'ginning to read, become deA-, - ' T r;'i;aV;" -'f.TP ' l-.lf VJ:;-:t: lfAAr'rih"W4lrnVU-"-,ess . w. . Cj, vri-9- yf ar, Vesys ev. :..r. ,V ek3.) is worth a quarter's a to a tl.'d, e.r.d .very father mi: st ccn'iidsr thitubstantial infjrnr'don is c-r.ztd'-1 v l;h this ad'vancencr.t. Tia rpc'A.jr cf a,f;rr.ily, lzr. t Cne cfii3 bssds, and havir- more immaJich.laren, t?d. A j Ai her r.J ccc a ills c tries f rt"." any crc or ' J. iiow Ch"'.!rei a use j islSy i A L by iy.are c c.iy art rs Lr t course .ti tth; A. S f Oa ( tl, V :y t rsda to ts J ifneraiism a eon c .-y cr t'.c. via: jit Jt - -is cTCr. tljlA" r f ' 1 -r

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r-ii-nlers, you era rius.sd 13 pubAs!. ifl the r number of tha Cbiefiaia, the C til?.! f Ct ITIIODiST. , - - - - - - - .a cf lata I ive ettea ti I'ol.ticct Conventions, 'promoted! I'cilf -.1 ilcscUtiaiiv and occ&Icii:!y tria polities into the Pulpit, eud'wmtTpolitical Letters. Brethren:! have a word cf remonstrance for you which I mutt present to youm thia Mitnaar, for tha'raason that I cannot tee each of yo.a .personally, and alto .because whtsh I atlemp.sd ' personal tcujoijisirance viva voce-, l nave been met by efforts at funny evasion, or by a rahash cf the prtteas that you have & rJ?hi to discuss tha temperance and Nebraska. quptions,in any mode, and at any time and plac, lecause they are "grcal moral q net lions. " arn a' Methodist and 'a Derjocrat,and yet I taka a vastly dilTdrent view ol the mor&laof tjjoiaquestioni from that taken by you. )fJou assume that the evil of intemperance has bte'eroe so great J"&t it ia 'your mora1!' duty tot only to preach jdie trti' :ldeihodist doctrine, oi? that b inject, but also to preach up the law idea of search, aeizjara an 5 confiscation, and destruction, "and to denounce as'-whiskeyites" sll vrhf3 do not swallow youi opiniona and give theni credit as the orBcles of wisdom. Now while I subscribe to the doctrines t ught by Jolja Wesley, on this ftubjecu which" rot no f:irthr iKn . ....sk.iui lunuuiviauai aeii.goverament, 1 a.n well convinced that your modifisationa " vwmimubu iubi your moainsationa oT thna flnntrin K . t,t.k ..'.. :...;c". intermeddling in- politic'a. will 3f iritv ? g"nd, an will cripgl your persona ior yo feedvoi os nion that fh tr..;. which to.u aek would nr h rtlA '-V carried out, because their'atringendy y.uu ine ioae oi eniorcmg them, ere at jsive of American ideas of personal rigth aire of American id f na uaeny. i nave no intention to argue thi or any other point with you. My purpose is to atata wherein I difTer with yu. uunareaa &na itiouaanffa tT &?r?K. ;nt Democrats do the same We think we are as honest as you ara: We think you are not preaching Christ and him crucified, when you rati against the prac. tices of those ..who are not present, and at ua for not seeing as you do: and in spits of our wish to be charitable, we canriot but think that, i you had as- much, jeal heart religl a. ss had your predecessors who planted Methodism in the world, you would preach more to the hearts of hear. ,rs. and less at their opinions upon moral and politics questions, and eti',1 L-ss at vices practised by these who ,hear you not. 1 may aa well go the fall extent of candor,, and say that we cannot bai nmlrt that to those ol you who make yourselves ,-'-l-'ua' as Jiurers upon, ana praachers concernirg t,r.l q;I4tions, Jtith refer. Political rdie5;.ltieaolion.re. V - S ertation. addressed to the hesrt. seems to be a verv awkwsr-1 h-i nets. Upon temperance, whiakav shops, distilleries and the Nebraska lUll, you are m.hty orators, especially iq tha line cf tha denuncc-iio.i cf rr.en; vAAU t'-.a rio-ssct you trtry tj prei:h Uh3 tn. ssarchlla ri-hrs of Christ," your it;. tba jargons, taJ you manifestly spesk words. I.O'vt j r.-'.r:.!! v i-C. r il -t vc-. Li Ir fi'on y;:uly s: iuc-j, f a 83 ir. irv. ;c a ca -p pi-'rjt, vv!ih y'h: csnrcl t; ! ern t Hiic-,1 r ?rt" tha U.;? G,. t .,13 arena of pel. a t3 vr jr c t-Focr. . 1 . , yea : v . -t cf it. re" ' An 1 3 ? r - kj s, . J i..-: r A.A ..3 ly t u' . f Va cr.;e y fA! i " 1 '- 'i rcics' eft1. s t t . it you say. --h-j yc.r rctir:., f :. I r rrchi.- t, 0.1 t! - 15 rcc, A T ? t" A :r t . - " ' f - 5 -3 e .;sr as i-5 ""j cf y 1 '

-'.ion cf t'.e Le . .Ia. iciidv bv this lluu e , r. ::-tiv-.'--, .J b? v.rAriE'; v,Ai:i but C29 diaaeRti-rtT vr,i.-, 1b 'r.-..-? t butcr.3 dlstpr.tl- t voice The reiol j lion Imli C;.-.::r Ja 3 .1 .v.l3 i7 vot- t denounces Censor W&ller as j lor havirr vc'ad fcr it. r it. It "s. f' Tj v I jr's f 'Aitic-I daiih warra::?. i CiiticaJy, ha uskt riaa Co rnore,"hils t. Iou0 ' ; , rtlectel o thaSeSils. IV e remfir " va (-?rq v,vi."v. t1--' f -r :!iyy-; J Lst part, this anie Hi, jri Cor-f:siA j wu c Cicunced by A1..!!.' i ir.I Trj. .A) f-oi: ".'il rrt-xeri kni t i. , .- - -. ..sy .d v;t ta4-!a on ; ,t theme ycu urArcA; ycisrseles to repc-t. in sea. son, er.d out of asason and in e'.l paes. Now we honestly believe that the repeal ot the JAasouri Compromise - was a great moral act, right in principle, end which unuer God's providence, will' 'produce right in all jjs eiTect-:and results. ' . Buf if it - were otherwise, we' jionestly think yc;.i hava no cemmissiori to. teach on the. subject- If you feel like gninjr to tha alaveholder, and 'presenting your appeal in favor of emancipation, to his conscience, .on religious grounds, we will contribute to fi; you out on your mission. We could believe you tine ere, were you to go and proclaim against that which you hold po be afn, rigtit in the ears of:the sinner. To be sure God Almighty tolerated alavehclding in the Patriarch Abraharn and did not deny him the appellation of V the fnnd of God." So, too. 4,Go4 manifested in tha flesh." was silent on-;jhe,. subject' of alavehclding, and. through Apostles, whose plenary inspiration you insist upon, manifestly tolerated tha same, and enjoined upon the fugitire slave the duty of resuming t0 his master. B.ut you are not quite ao good as any cf these; and therefore we s ill not exact of you .the full measure of charity, and to? eration which by example ia thus vividly taujjit, but. .will gire.you credit' .... .j- i-.M any ciiori ycu may make to recjaim the slaveholder frora tha error of his- ways. Probably at the end of your mission you would sanction the lesson wmcn we learned long ago. in the Book pf Di.vme .providence, to the eTect that tner axeevil . in- the -world which can navcr be removed by legislation, but mus,t be left to the care of Him whose way are not as vour wsv You profess to fear tha extension cf navery as tne result of the creation of the Tearilries of Nebraska end "Kansas, and of the repeal of the Missouri Com-' promise. Excuse my plainness, brethren,! don't believe that you fear anything of tha sort. B a'iop Simpnoni when editor VVestern Chriatian Advocate, professed tha same fear, in reerenca to the organization of the Terrtoris of California'and hew Mexico, without the'Wiiraot Provi aio, and withstood the wr;:9r of t iese hoes,. who then, through the columns o! ta Advocate, '.cautioned his Democratic Methodist brethren not to be'rhtened by the alarm cry. then raised. The Bishop was mom excusable than are you, for he had no experience to aid his foresight, whue you have before your eyes his most signal.-failure, in the prophesying line, derncr.ktrated bv results. l'nJ. ck ctrcutnstances, ft does seem to me, and o.ner iemocraUc Methosliats, thai-eLLht-ened by the past, vrw m-'M p-mm... jn uo1 a providence and kep ycurreives quiet. Thus you wouhl l-ave our feei:n?i. and hv 1 er-l r- ,.t , r hearts the coldness beg-Ufn ly pol ileal brawling, keep youradveai.naber.fr condition lor useefulness .in tha clasaroom, in the prayer-rr-seting, in' the pvl. pit, and in the family visits: and in i'xa end, we relieve, aavo yourselvt 3 the d:sore.i aitacnea to ,.;s rrc --cis. - ho r iv crtsd no. v. Lj.n net o"l :i .r cf a i- Af is "is ii t is r.: Ai rf wc iA fn f 1 Jr.r.P's we h.cr -s'Jy X A.. yc 1 wcJJ do so, but far the reason thtt away down iv i es. f-, 1-..-. - I. . ? i.ii.,a w t u k r 1. . ru,.i..ere is 10 :. n 4 , 1. h ; :h I c ! -' -, t --i;h L'da --u toprov - - ts v """-'i cu c!o r.Jt ise fr;n :.-:z:s, but enly through ycur . :. s ar.d pi. ,on. If arjv are not c-t;gory, t e 6re boj., 1 to- view 1 1; rs-:A!?, th'rAcd by :-a to A t'-Vsts cf - AAA.sl ! yc.:r i "rAw.1 i.i t:.,'s tiCe, to t. sure re f:ct "t-d to the irA. ;s c! c 3 I ; n s j ' t .' 3 rr.d ef J-lty of th sc. I trs - -t yc j can f. i-'T the :t' -f s k Der-crats. r 1 with yc. Tl 3 nor? ? - -, - A IS .. V 1 'i J 1 . '. . .

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