fiUnaiS tiP RELIGIOUS INTEREST. I
Mi?s (OJS'? t rt Y MOSI: v
\t the l.-y^t Annual Cou 1 et?reo of tho
><l " Ciouolj.; hoi I in Charleston., tho
Pro.; pitiers .vere instructed to ip
5 Mi n . m '. : Un ; to theil' be.d judg-l
.m". '. '.tu' -, no m', ol' mhiniohary money i
. i [>>> vn\wA Hy each eitvii., iu the South ?
CuuvUna Conference. !
\STo hope overs preacher iviil ?>vko tin1;
i ?...'.' o i i;. hand ,v:o?\ and tjiftt nil tito;
p?i?iiit liiCtuli?vri .)<iii Oo-operato in liff-!
li'ijg '.ho tVuip??it aligned to ?iiiMi eli ..nit.
V?'o propose to raise S 1,200 this year.
':u )0 or. the (Miarlo-Hoii District ntiil
?f .u'U on-jihe l lovida Dist riot. Lot over)
ono rcuiotnb?v that tl io old ?lohn YYcsl?y
Cho'rbli giyp? tic?'?vc thoUs?iUl il ol'a to
che S. C. ContVt'oneo this yent*? or just
'( i ti?i? rinniunt; wc propose to false
foi tho ('.?otier:\l Misdonary troit.su ry.
Lot ii:i show otir appreciation of what
t hc i ?hi M >t.h?r Church l^ doing for ns-,
i?>\ iioiti'< iv hat KO cnn in our povetty./tii'
i':'7vv!. Let us seo if thc pa-tor of
rv "rv circuit v.*<ll not como to Confer
ence, a*. Camdon ? bridging thc fol lowing
tim nil.'5 nppofii?meil to tlicin t" raise,
vir. :
Charleston City. - . . $220
K.Satp.ort Circuit, IO
Cooper ii i ver.
utti'd island,
Sinnmcrvillr'.
Mt. Holly,
Kioy.'-tre-?,
Ftoreuoo,
Million,
i?>Al lingtoiii
Ihinhioh?vilH?,
L\t.. hhv.ig.
Sumter.
Camttcn.i
i irectu il?ci
Oraujobtirg,
ila. h.veli,
t/heoierncht.
( ) ?-pi i
ri', ?tephena.
*V?00
Kev .:. C. Kti.or.'on. V Kider of the
riot .da iVixti'ict , will tippovtton tho 830??
lo raised On \\\k District, to ?lie vari
. it'O'jit i under bia super.'. don.
I". WILL inri Lt wis,
r. ?:ii ;.ci vi:' Charloidoh Disirict.
i .it*. Mission Commit lei ot-ttte di..-fcf
\ burch he". ! their recent annual meeting
it. N.:.v York i riley have carefully eon
.u.h rod tho want - of thc great field We
vac Irvine to OeoupVj and hopefully os
Litti;iie<l 'li?: iith?u?tt thc C.v.tieh will he
..?a i; to rai so durit:.; the edliiiiiLi j.? av to
iiici t lid i demand. The a'tmunt appro
priiUi i ?iiivi to ho raised amounts to thc
rpnu.i suin of ($8,r>0.000) bight hundred
...tl Tty thousand d .n.-s. In seeming
th m .um. ve'.iame j.? placel upo;, thc
.nen;, contri Vet jons of tl'c poor,. ra'.itfV
(lilli: thc foti i titi iiutt U'ti.s of tiic i ich.
\Vc .'..iv :v!l Have a shire in tiiis guat
vir.d ?>lori;iii'i onterpi isei ?it?d lli? niiuiey
pfiip i-:i l?ete n ?y I?'.1 sal'eli tcp n h i tis
? Ujiidi elct liai lilt ?i'iitfi. ?flhc tender viii!
Con.-lilt thc forc;;t in^ article, he will ?ec
t..e anipuul apportipiuHl to lie riiised
v. th', 8oniii ( iirolina Cioifcrenoc. As
fv.it" I "dui eiidice holii.i i;.? next session d'
. 'n .-.'e:i. uh (lu .'Ith (;f I\-hrv.ary, iiO
t:M.. sliop.'d he lost iii raisiiig th.; aiiuniiil
.ipi? piioiicd to midi charpo. Phe last
' '.idv.ienci; year tins Conference ?lid
nobly foi' the cause <KI ier the cd cumstui!
i. but this year we inns! greatly ad.
\.r. c upon tia* ?ipiount piiio inst vCiir.
NV. o.di' ti- raific lipon toi av ora-re ilfty
?c.;,.. per member.
?/// iS?.iSi'?/i>?Y C>/i YUK SOi'iJ'H CAJ'O
?.J Vd COSJ'Kh'KS'o'JJi
li.' hext tics.sioii of this ('?iifcrcnec
Wi ll.We lield at Caiikl?h, Kelli 11th. 1 B?> I?,
ItjsLop .\ iii 's pfcsidiiig. Let every
pren ier, Ioho examined at this seo1
skill; bi' in:-tidly prepared un thc
<i.ini'i>! of (indy a a.-? i p. md. AH rcp?it?
. d' \i^ti. .md other inatteia for the
Cybl' ieiil'? ?dionUl be in rcailinesip and
tho tn: sionarv in?hey col lee ted 'ti due
S'ptiv Tl-f Jci?hor ii', i'bai'go .should
:.>. e '..'.it ail (Lurch rcpi.-tt ra arc iVcll
um h out. iu a eoilititioil to bc intolii
?tl?ic lV?v the next preacher. Let eve?
ry pi;c:iciiei consult iii.i Discipline in
i <;}.. {'. v.n to '.lu. dui! :. of those in chat ip;
of Ctf' ilit'.i
;.?/;. yjii.sr MK ruo DIS i CUUHCH
f: i:ULVIKI?.
MANY of inc i-fcehei and incident!: con
nccb 1 ivitil the. hi.aory of eariy Metho
di.-nn ii-' te mitch like tii?sc iio?v
hoing (di?tct?<i in o ur e?lbrts to pl.mt
W. U ail Methodism m this rcctioii ul
Mm So ill.. Will tim v m ld did no; .-cunio
hate them ivors? then, limn it does io to
at tho presen'.. NVe iou nott old iget! t->
hit i ld our churches hore in haste, to meet
;)m I'nnts of tho people, iyitb out sm.di
CO
10
.10
.10
it?
r?o
30
\o
2 ii
40
?l?
co
pi
t'?
io ,
ll?
1 fl
expenditures in tinto o? m?ney. Ono
hundred and twonty-tiiiH) yciu'8 ago tito
Hist Motlto Ibd edifico w?is erected limier
the imm?diate supervision ol' Rey. ?lohn
Wesley* near l?itlb langland. The fol
lowing account is given by Mr, Wesley:
00 Wednesday, Mn j f>, 1739, wo took
possession of a piri e ol' ground nenr &t.
.'.une'?' ChuivliA'nvd, in the Horse Fair,
wheie it was designed io build u I'ooiu
Sarge enough to eon tit tit both the socio
tics of Nicolas HU 1 Baldwin, lind such of
their ne<"|iieitit:iib'? :?s might desire Ul
meet with I lie nt linville; tuc e>: pou nd in;?
?of tim Scriptures, (hi Saturday. I ?I lb
j tonie three days after.) the lird stone
Was laid wit ii the voice of praise and
(thanksgiving. 1 bad not .at liv! tile lea-t
i\|Vprc|ibhsion c.- design ol' bo?tig person
ally eneaced either in th??xpi nsif'ofibo
! -vork or in tlc dir' eUitg ol it. having ap
p. luted ?lever, h oilers o:i Whom 1 stij)
p ?sod IhcsC I i dem- w ould fall ol'course,
i ut 1 quickly foiind my nt H I like? th st
' w ith regard to tito o^eiise^, for ike whole
m. hu takhr: na:-;', have stool Still bad 1
no', hame ii.i.'e'y t.? ken upon myself thc
p ivan a; of nil thc workmen; sb that be
j fore ? kiw, where 1 w a", i liad contrae
ted it debi "1 inore than om hundred aj? 1
j lift y pond'ls '
tit tWciUy-twp days from thc lavin:/ o
Ute ti: -' Mono, ami only twciify-ftvc dayj
froth tim M:ro tit cy determined to hulk
and procure I lie - ile. thc building wits np
inclosed itiul fdic I with worshippers
Their opening j ty lb h wa? furnished Hi
Charles W O? loy, bogthhirig :
" .Voe oj'tjio 1 ?ir n a Wak* i nv.-.O.-'
rhtnv own InUaortftl streunt'! juc on ! '
John Wesley preached. Hi- text was
u Marvel noi if thc World hate youl"
; How ro prA v.Ar Fatuous.- lt is ter;
kiilllcuit to reason people out of any in
l'Or into which they ncvei have beeil i'"a
e ^r.cd. If Hniv.efsnitstn and other error
of a like olinrnctor ure o\ore?me. iL wil
.be by tito iid'ocu'c of experimenta
I Christianity. Ab Di*, Applebee reeonth
"aid in roferene? to Uoiiianisnt :
1 am persuaded, after an cxperiene
' of m Mtv years, thal thc most eti'ectua
way lo r*. c'-l the ehO'pachibeiits of Vc
pery, to I hi", i! .. milka, and to \veakcn ll
'influence, is to labor to spread Scriplu
'?'.ni Chi ist ia tut y throughout i.he hind, I
.present ti liv ir,, religion in opposilUjji t
! a cold lorintiiisiuc! ii chilling fitualisn
'and a dogtMtling supers!dion. Tbcr
was ibo devoted Titonms Walsh-li
was. a Ixoiiiiiti Cdt hoi m. He knew 1.
J was: a fn,.ih'.".h ho loughni tb (hui peace wit
?God. but know not tho way to salVidii?
j$ V':rV:t\;t?h--:ek'.;' Wsnw! 'a ?Vprbaci
Ihg in '.lie streets : timi man wiis liohei
Swiu lolls, one ol' tl\e cat ly Mo?h?dl>
Proa et ii>rii : bis text wa'-." Conic unto in
till ye that labor and are heavy kele:
.tod 1 Will g '.vc \ , a rcs!." He camer
he was direo'.e-l in f ie serfii ll, to the .eh
.'dial-?iior belwood ti ?I at,.i mau -:1.
:..;:a Christ ..I cats ; he l'oit n 1 i lc-.:; .tlo
lin lite blood of t bri-*, tlie iWgivoiio.
i bf Iiis sins. :.a ! Went oi\ his wey rejo
ls not lu?a the trite way utiinf?ti?t
i.. her errors ?' . well as Romanism ?
lb on .\t vi. c. -Rey. dames Wil-ot
vf J.iitu th I.. I V-si lent of the I'riinith
Wcsl.'vr.n Cou'iiMOiiob, recently heidi
l.'uhlin. When Udell ??..sim, a large assen
idy of imdnli?i's au I trieb i-- ol' thc sobl
ty. Who were biet for hieakl'a.-l in ll
laigochoel room iii Great S.ililli th bl'g
stree'., sai i ; '. Lei lile entreat voa. ir
. h.air friends, bid to adopt the injurio!
practice bf hriilg Ug out intoxicalii
biak j ou y dur tn bios for y ear minister
Yilki is a O?S IO in that if.ay produce sr
results itnibitg bb jib Iniiihdeis and pe
piri. li'you ban'mb l?tese drinks lid
yoar lee.cs p. will bc well foihyou'i' fain
lies, \ ?our- el ve .. Vobr luitdslers. ai
society. 'lite freed people of the Sou1
(iiij?i?t md to in.itat? that old eloiitllei
custom of their (Winer masters Iii ii
strung dfuih told ? v| ei.ialiy to furnish
at w-.1 liia;- a:.d - nell like occasion
Ihteiiiperitiioe is still a ?>r?vai|ing ai
deplonil h viiii in t'ois bii.ctl?.i) of tl
country.
OiiiiAi V'.il.f K or SAJIUAII? SC IJOOI
-- Tin' HV/.'c/oncoj publishes (hbrellgfot
experience of the yoillig men who a
candhlatcij int cifdiualion in the Weale
an ('. efe;.. ace. (?tute a uiijlib?r wo
con'.v. :' fi 'I -...ugh the in -li umcntaliiy
thc .nun 1 iv .??.h??'.!, Thoma > HOM-s.'i
thc rcaili.!.', i ! ii dunda;, s ?litio! libral
book, detaihb . <h . hi.-4tbry f two l oy
ono good. 1L On-r h.bl. h- ! ' 'he liai
of prayer, n. I i! s't 'lient!-, b,i hi: co
version. A nc it lt cr candidate, l:kli\
Dixon, v UH c?in jeted illid coavcrted
a Siinday HclioV)! t? :iclicrs' prayer me<
ing. His case ji'rcylously had la.
singuhir. lb .-:. liv ing in a family l!
head of which was very pious, but. ihn
mistaken m Iiis way cd' recommendh
1 eligion. i hi tim very first (lay of l
outrance into tia- family, he was ni
wilil lite am ls. " l'.dwin, you're u
colt'.cried . ,,'"i tc in 'hinger ol' hi
(ire : I intend to imiko it my daily pia
er thal \ "ii ma -, bc broiighl foi Coi
!/.. ?.-. d'?v, mah of tin bon .. iou
time to take hidwiii for ali hour nKnVe hi
lo hit) closet, ant Ihiiroi oe prayed
earnestly for hi? conversion, lint Kd*
win prow hard nod rebellious1 nuder
tllC proCOsS, mut though it \v?S kept
up for a year and h:df, lie Was ns l'al
loua at tin' dom as when the COIU
lucnceuicnt was made.
Nor l'ol.niOAI.f-lJishop Du:.;,m. ol
j Ulindi^, lias rotUsed to permit rcqiiicui
j mass to he ooleln'itl?d in tho Chicago
clniivhc.i tor the repose of parties oxot'h
.ted in Mtineltoster, Kngiund, for partici
p?t ion in a fenian rio'. Tho liishop
; grounds his refusal ? n tim principio d al
i lie tl'ni liol NV isp to IntVO tile iii li'ih
brpugiit into edtihcctidii with any pol|li
eal party.
Hie Clunk.*. Ion 5\ilv.ov.ivlvs
ITU! isltl I)
-ATI lai.O
i* r. u M .
?1 vern . ! ix mos.fl ; Uiver Me*.; ,*0t . ; iii il' .iii
.Sliijcto eoi'teM, cts.
KV tr- ion ,vi>i t?msP 'i ?
i P.r maur, ti n 'i... . f?icv?ei), ?.Vcti. ! li?n,i>r ml
; vevtl-'O'.a.MU- in tlie fhtllC ?.?'.?'."':"?. ' "tfui'.tlnji!
i ivlvev.i-i-mi io- cf eij?lit Veckt mi l r.yo.v.v.'.b.-lv < n
i i? r sijintro; -tx ivinntlU mel lijnvavits; t'oriy .>'lil <
i ev c<|pAvC . i"i> m.'nt V '.jilli? - i in iel'' fin '.?.
l*r..ro~r-i.-uni ?ilui bt.Miii! - .'..ii'.-, not e-Sieoliii^
tlve Into--, ten itelltiv ;i yo.'iv.
Man et, iv . Heaths. Uelllrtoii ' luiil I.itev.it> X. i.-..-.
i itel exceetUiiK live into-, itu;, o ut- . uoli ?asia ipii.
' No niit'tieatton l?B?cdiii? ui?<?i? prlvnU' ;rli:iv,vi'tei'
? will lie allowed in eui" eottiiitip, etllicv .1 ?ni ii.tvcv
! tlseiiunu or otherwise. Ne piitiiieftttl'li Mute vvltlioht
.1 iesi>on-il'l.' name.
AU loiters -ii.m?a be mun.a t" ihi>ch.v,ti.i:i.
ION .vnvi.e.vn , i.i>ck<tiox IO1.*, Oiittrlostol, S. t'.
i Ttl.." I'f.-t: "il ll
it i/iidrfW:j i>ay:i. iv- in tn
; mutiileil picas?- I ti lunn
A i \ ? >e.v ri; is ht rr
iinee. 1: iiiiv nore :
OiUit nt:
?CHoe, v'-o Mn itu? oil? ihMr
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2% 180ft
TO OUR READERS.
Those, who subscribe no te foi lit' At'v
vo'-Air. paying Two Hold vhs is vu
VA NO lt, iv i U In- entitled t" tho jv po j' io
Manuary. iiSVji. Sltiiiy pi' our Nutiiorti
i suliser'.lH'i s edtniitcnccil laking th-pap.'r
in SeptOinbef nial (hiohet - if atv
j those shouhl no'. Wish t.' eoutimie'he
paper beyond tho ijl?jj? . f ibis vo|iinji.
dot tinto semi m. Ki fly ('ci i-' "Ido', u?;
Uput'o their m.oov;.-s ld Hwuuy :,
whit-li tinto their silliftotfp'.Ujiunvjj^i.
j it* not renewed. Ail tv luv arc n debi
I Us for tho paper, -.'.rudd lose itj tipie in
: settling their npodnhts lo diinivh-. i^fijv.
No ono heed wait for forth. : m'i -.
iSHAIjfi WK ll A I ri: c.'."
TIM: country has lon : 1 eon i a stale.
?d'unpleasant agitaii-ot. in ti. ( ; : ;;.:,!
structure of our govcrhthi'iil'. n etlort
WHj? tuatto to harmonize lu nie tue Ky gr
teiii eie'.iieitts that from tlioirovi nature
mu--! hp in perpetual hostility;; Slavery
! an?! iYe?doiii could hevcrjh?. biuicd i
tttiy national compromiso so as > lieut ra
li/.e their own pcciiliar rpialio?. and
hlijiid I tic tn in H'm harinouiot whole.
?Those clhthctus of ?lise.nd e.i'ow ii to gi
, gaul ie propnrt ion.-, flrencliitig :t lind in
lil-'od. nul eon vitlsing tho ot i iv as
I'wit li tim tread of an citrthfjliip. Thc
liin of cohtciidtiig tirinics lias \L\ litislt
'od. l'Ut Hie Conflict lias hoon f. fil? still
-
.in another foi m. We have it passed
through Um unpleasant excitet at "!' an
other proistdciitial elcetiotp in hltdi old
I |iriiiciples have bech - trugglitn for ne v
The resotire?s of tie Counlrytive hoon
, gr"at 1 v i cxlititistcii hy war, itjlnisincsis
iiitefcstsj depiossed {mil loiiile heavily
willi tho b?rden of cNorbitaiiiiixatiou.
Thc Sotithcrii s-eeiii.m ol tho ((ntry has
expi tit need a heavy penally ? its own
ihdlscreti?ii iii app^iilihg to t- sword,
i and h:o. losi all that was stakA in the
li'Oiilliet. Tin; strife Unit has b-ii per
petua ted in the cflbrl t<> reconvict tia*
di-o.'ganized governmont.s of tl; South
has ! eon a continued ni i ?5 l'or iii Dil 0 this
section, creating an unsettled ste of af
fair.-, which has preven!ol the flux of
foreign population anti capital. '....(.!("..
timi bf Gciiiiral (Jrant must lie ?arded
:m an important triumph to tlKiiend.-.
"1 peace. We may now hope th a com
bination of tho hoot talent- in th-'oiinlry
will f..rin tho Government, 'b great
interests of the country, cnlivorl by tile
best progressive clement ot' . active
mind, and holding the policy (the na
tion with an even ami Steady ftsp, will
put fortli their energies in lin' i ront of
a strong policy of govcrniuc. Tho
linanci.il policy of the coitnlfyuljustcd
to a solid basis, and worked it into a
stable system. divested ol' alic causes
of llucUiation, will permit alie gt eat
uioucliiry, corninci'cial und uiuiactiir
ing interests lo adjusL Uicn?scs to tlc
fiiuiuciiil basis. Th? nation who obey?
cd at '..ollie and respected ?hti. Mar
mony established between tho IvvOeUtive
and Coiigres.', no iiupodiiiiehi will exist
I to Mmler th? adoption of it system <>f;
foreign commercial relations thal will
foster our commerce and recover the
ground lost during tia- war, ?ind all the
'great invrests of the country will he
Icatcftilly fostered. The government vsi>l
without (ideation he tul mt ii i .stored for
j the good of UH- whole cou ti try. If th"
; pro,.'u> uro disposed to cherish the hiter
? estS <i?' peace, and national harmony., tho i
country may enjoy a (legree of pliisperi-i
i ly novel- before known in lier history, lt
; will not however be possible for th" gov
ernhieiil to se?Mir? peace], unless it is
? Sough! by tin- undid ei?prls;0f the ppp-j
?.le. lt t.- well known that- disturbances
, ituiv be lierpiitrated in doliancc of the
-?. efforts of Hie government. All the
people should not only unite in iii-pray-!
ey .-.?Let tis lltlVO pe,-l"0." bili in UlOSCI
, conciliatory efforts which ?ir? iiecdfiil lo
promote il.
lt i? we'd known that a want of titi ion
, m.o hariiiony among tho different eluifoh-!
? c.; id' tho country was Um eiilerhig
'wedge to thc political hostilities iyhiell
divided thc tunion. Lliuvelititi >'. "t by:
! .-notional strife ma l" ge-giaphied (iivl
: nions, which marked thc boundaries fot i
ila I ional hostilities. If our eon ii try i-^,
j ever again utiited in (rm affection amii
sympathy, ii will ho preceded by roti.ii
I te-1 chinches, and tho. triumphs of the
great principles ol love and peace, which
tin' Gospel alvyays imparts and cherishes.
! We ?no anxiously looking for tho time
when emigrants from Hie North to ihei
\ South will be tic.liol Us kindly tit tho'
'South as Southern poop.O aro a*, tito j
' . . VT . . '
; Norm. No Southern mau is ostracized
in Northern society, mid branded with!
i epithet's, and treat'd with cold ness and;
i
I disrespect. b 'cause li n n al tim South. |
( Mercy Inch ropivs mt "tug Sont horn church
ids,are recognized and treated a- Chris- i
i lian ministers, in their visits to the
North, but Southern sbcioly and church
es treat coldly Northern ministers for
tho reason that, they atc the representa-:
j lives of Northern people
Tho Ghhrcites should bc the iir.d lol
rid Ihbinselvcs of UiesO, wicked sui un-.
Christian prejudices;!U,;' "i brOtliid'ly iif*
' fection shoUbl pray fdr ivac?, abd unite'
. their etl'orts to promo'.o tho great inter-; '
. -t- of humanity. If tue love vf t'hrist ?
'; a; ie . -... '".? ?ip - f>eci?r.>-.,j ^ 1 d
:o.i bieml tho.o he? i ts ia Christian aili c
i lion. :( wi I bc in vain that ive invoke
human authority t.. ipioll tie- ,;piiit of j
lisi'Of. t, and ifni ld (li in th.' bonis of
? liiiriiy atol p.-iee. i'm' prof" ,m.I pi?'O-I
p.'ii of i lod should sOt an example before
tho tvotbl worthy of theil i m ii ? l ii m. It ;'?
sonni's perfectly amazing timi stich i* '
spi:it of bitterness and apparent haired '
should rai t kio in tim bosbiiis ?f any I i
v. ho claim lo bo directed hy Him w ho
litis taught us. hy pre.-. ;>? and e.xaiiijile.'? 1
to love ami prav for oven our ? m imos. ? 1
It i- foo apparent th it tim barbai iShi of .
shivery lias loft its Might upon the.'
Churches ?hui have defended it a- a iii i
lino institution, eli ri-'aod its g,cvl!i.,'
and falieiiod lt pi m tho fruits of it- ?pife- i
?.pdtel toils. .No inl'mence Cdlti,. '..o'1
ii'iii c potVefl.nl to unite our national in-j
tele.-'s in ?hi; hon is of a pe:mepd hrptll
erho il, and restore ll.o I nion, than a ,
general and powerful revival of tho work *.
of (lol in every sect .joh of our country.'*
Tlittl w is lom which cometh from above ,1
is first plire at:.i I hedi peaceable, aitd it i
lil I lie influence of national puri ty thal. ! (
('an secure io us tile blessings of a lier- i i
mancnt. peace. i *
The issife involved in lim recent wari'
should bc legaided as for vol sett]
mi
No advantages can bo secured by per- o
pctualing thc Struggle ill any form ol' in tl
any section. Lot all attend to those.'!!
things th: t make for peace. 'I bo Chris
. ls*
lian cbul'choS (d' tho land should exhibit (|
.onunoiulnblo /.cal in chcri-dbng thc spirit a
.d' brotherly love, and in promoting those ai
revivals of primitive Indi ness and C?iris-l'<
ian fellowship, tiial shall lead to llio'so
* ? I
mporiaiit rc-ults so needful to inti' na- ol
ional harmony and the ultimate triumphs P'
if tho cause ?d' ( ?llViSI. I ci
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.. noua ///.y OWN riiiXkixo."
Mit. CAIN, in a ?tpl\ to ti brief P?!'?
graph in Hie? ?OVOCAT?:,O? Nov. 1 ?llb OH
Iiis peculiar eott?se in Hie recent numb
(??pal election, boasts of having been
horn free, tutti of doing his own think
ing ! We presniiie it must be lo him a
matter of pleasant rellection. thal he
once eitjoyed au hoar ol'.virtuous free:
dom. although thal was even al the time
ol'hin b?rtlij whim tito pure light ofheuv
on throw it-; first radiance on his ebon
I>ro\v. .-ml wiall no fell remorse was
?..uaw ?nu iu anguish ttl his heart. Theil he
had not hasely sold himself abd hi?birth
righi for the alluring bribe held out to
him by t!ie foes to human freedotti and
eipptl rights. The man who sells his
political opinion*' lind ihlliienee lilts noth
ing it ft \vorlhy bf the human form ; lie is
more a slave,hawked about in the politi
eal inurkol, than he whose body only is
.-.old, wilde his soul is free and ld>< eon
science pun-.
.Mr. Cain has often boasted Unit he
d-r- ins own thinking* 'I'liis we think ito
one is disposed lo deny, for wc are sure
no ono wishes ihe "relit, of doing his
thinking, s?>cnkiug or writing, who is at
alt ac.'i'i-.iintcl w'.lh live gentleman's ca
paoitv or who Kduts hi cimh . Vapid and
dis? (M.ta-'ie.'t [. roilueiions tn thc AVcord.
'Pit? mau who imitates a Judas, and be
trays Ute cause of. his people for money,
ought to do his own thinking, and en
dure the tortures of Iiis own conscience,
.au.I the de. p debasement of his own ig
noble deeds.
.1 Cit. I KI.LS J OX LAD Y ? XI) L'. IL CAIX.
IN tia- Missionahf ftecbrii, ol" lasl
week, appears a letter to tho Kev. R. H.
Cain, purporting to he written hy "a
Charleston Iii ly," who, by some mean?,
heartl tua' Mr. Cain " prolossod t<- he a
Midister ol' the Cospel ol' Chris!, ami
lhal l e was adie to exert a powerful in
ll?o?ee on his people in this city and i:
ex-? ry other paid of the statt? where lu
warn known." and appear.! very auxioti
thai Mr. C. should immediately set a bom
iinproyitig Uve m ti niters of the peoph
over Wlidin he is able lo exert Bbl " pow
e. i'ul" ah iniliteiiee, Now, if tins Char
I O'-', on bely bani cone far enough in liol
in-p-.'.rh-i. '-he might have learned lita1
the inll'tciiliitl Mr. Cain had been a res I
e.?: a<- tuid Ovj^MMiiaLJitiHK
.If a i? -id-r ' !' " his ?ie<^pB>W WM
I li ive years or better ; and knowing this
-he mig!.! har. e spared him the humilia
iiop iii' spreading before his readers tin
fini I.s ol his .? powerful inlluence," in lin
iiii|uyi.iiuhle contrast which she lue
; I Hi wu in rclat ?oh to t ho cotubict of Hu
t'Olpreil people before ami after tho ad
repl id' the admired Mr. C. in this ednv
mu:.ity. Siie says:
The eolbreil people of this Slab
?viteli ikey were slav es, were said by eve
\V observer, both residents and ld hi nger
i;i.si|ing our eily and State, lo he Hu
n pleasing in appearance, the most
.matt,le dhd i v, .'ti te in manners of any ,,|
In tr raye (luit (hey hail ever seen in
.lia r parts of the world."
{ lue caged eagle is a very urn i a bl*
iirj,!]
1 ire." ci.tiuiies thc lady j " a great
.hange lins boen wrought in them is
mini!'' t lo the most casual observer, A
erv l/trge pinion imitate as far as they
ac. lim worst and lowest class ol' Norlh
i ii whites-those wiio indulge in noisy,
io.ous and degrading eohduel- idiots,
rho sl.vnil about the corners of ihe streets
.oking m if they did not know what to
o with themselves, living on thc hard
arning; ot' Sollie poor haul-working
ile, and taking out of her mouth thc
oriion d' food allowed her for herself
nd children. Such men are a disgrace
> human rial ure, whether while or col
re!, tine Would .Slippose Unit after
nee years of freedom, with every fac? 1
y affordedthem to improve their minds,
otter their fortunes. and seek their
nd's salvation, they would merit more
mn ever the honor, and thc praise once
warded them; instead of which they
re objects of hatred and disgust to their
?riner admir?is."
I low Mr. yah) will feel when tho prop
r interpretation of the lady's remarks
i-itet rates lh:d organ ol' Ids in w hich is
nbedd?d the large amount of talents
iib Which lie is endowed," we can
.arcely conceive. Ordinary mor?ais
on ld bc disposed to anathematize all
ballest?n ladies who could thus hood
ink ti man tinder Hie guise of nd m i ra
di).
Hut, mu sal i siled with ibis covcrl in
dilation anent Mr. C's unfaithful slew?
d.ship, Hie u holy" proceeds in this sng
iSllve sly ie j
" .\i e i hese men Soutii Carolinians, of
hom it was once said, 'they were more
.omi ol' their nativo State (han even
cir masters, and they aro proud enough
her'; or tue they tho dregs of oilier
ates come here lo be a disgrace lo our
speetabie and time-honored colored
ipulat ioii ?"
In other words, "Are they carpe t
gg- "' Another thrust, wc feur ot
thc Koveretid H. II., who, according to
his own statement, " was born in Virgin
hi, amid thc /rec lulls of thc Shenan
doah," u in Ibo ii.ii 1st ('/"-, mist?) nt'
shivery !" Hy tho nay, wo thought
I'hil. Sheridan- smr.c ol' whoso rough
riders, living herc. :ui- included iii Mr,
(h's occasional (tinta ol' Northern un
worthiness- put tin' stump ol' freedom on
those Shenandoah hills '
Jinl, lo continue. The " lady," feel
ing, no doubt, Unit ti J e hints already
given-sharply pul as tiny arc-would
he SillHeiCItt to arouse Mr. 0. to a sensu
ol' his Hhbrt-coiiiiiigrt, and probably deem
ing his " omis ions" to he (ho result
ttibro of ignorance than intention, lays
down certain rules for ids guidance in
future, which il is libped he will abide
hy. and (bop that wretched habit of
'* thinking fur himself," which lie boasts
so much of-ul least until this Charles
ton lady cease, tb think so well for him
as she doe - iii ibo following instructions :
u Sir, lhere is a gi cal Work for you to
do. and with the help of Him who said,
1 Without titi, ye cnn do nothing,' 1 hopo
you will do it. At lirsl. it will be neces
sary to exert all the inllucnce yon pos
sess, to convince these disturbers ol' the
peace ?ind quietness of our city thai they
make the respectable portion ol'our peo
ple, white and colored, ashamed of the
lund of their birth, which in former days
was the pride of their life. Strive by
every mean.-; w ithin thc power of a Chris
tian minister, in the pulpit and out of it,
to convince them thal nothing but evil
can come pf t?iest? idle habits, ind.'. man
ners and riotous conduct. Write Epis
tles lo Hiern wherever they ure to lie
, lound, ftiilhiuily tvitriting them of their
! sin, shame, a.i.d coi lain puitishit?eitt .
j Persuade iheih to turn theil* attention to
?agricultural pursuits. Thousands of a
icres of harrmi land in our beautiful
State is crying aimi l for industrious
j llilllds to make them bud and blossom
and bring forth abundantly. Ld them
it nile in certain numbers, and have, iii
enid, i li vision uni. capable, to leach those
Of them who have not boen taught in our
soho,.is. Le! them make contracts, or
rallier agreements, with our planters, lo
assisi lltciu honestly, faithfully, aijd
Steadily for one your, and thus see what
they will gain iii the end of the year.
They may make enough to begin in a
small way fbi' themselves. They will, al
jleasl, earn niOro than they do in the
course they are now pursuing. Lt tl11'
meantime ihey can have evening schools
and 1 s-ons during recess in Summer.
Von may llitis prove yourself a faithful
plc to live a lill! In rc . leii'shht am! pros
perous, and enjoy also it blissful (lope of
llio life to come. Von will thus .-meure,
l'or yourself many -.- arts in your crown of
glory."
Of course. Um colored people will he
amused at some of the old lady's state
ments and deductions. She evidently
observes things through .-.pees di mined hy
tears shed for Um 0 lost cairne." and
could scarcely be expected to sec in
many of those <. ?dh rs" Which move her
wrath, th? nobility that scorned brib?n
and all otho;* temptation's to overcome
their conscience and betray their race.
Vet, there is food foi' reflection in her
rental!;-, and a grain oi* two of good ad
vice : ihprcbVl i', ila- whole letter has tho
unqualified approv al of the Heverend K.
ii. Cain, (see last week's /neon/,) and
' breathes Iiis seul iumnts so clearly"
dint we are led lo look for immediate
mprovomont in those nt least of the
icople whom Ito styles bia,
;i:x. GjiAXr ox IM iw ?rn AL s rr
FHA', /; /.V IOWA.
d im Des Moines /oyixtcr says, thal on
1m l?th i list ii ni one ol' tim most promi
nent politicians of Iowa had a conversa
ion with General (irani, in which the
?enera! expressed himself as being par
icularly solicitous about the success of
inpartial suffrage in Unit Stale.
He said " he hoped llio people of Iowa,
idioso soliders achieved such renown in
he debi, would be the first Stute to enr
y impartial suifritge through uhfaUevihg
v. It had gone down in other Statis,
? ut he trusted that iowa, the bright
Radical Star, would proclaim by its ac
ion in November, that the North is eon
islent willi i'...If. and willing to vol lill .
ari'y accept what its Congress has
mdc a necessity in Hm South. Thc ne
ro race, by their devotion in the war,
y their faithfulness when all others
.ero faithless, had nobly earned the pos
ession of their deprived righfs. und
uroly should have it before the white
?bids whom limy helped to subdue."
We commend I hp above lo those who
re trying to comfort themselves with the
lea thal lite Republicans have been sold
i the election of Genera] Grant, and
nit ho will prove another .Johnson,
lioso who expect that General Grant
ill wage war with Congress, or with th"
constructed governments of the South,
ill lind themselves relying upon thu
rong man lo give comfort and aid to
ie rebellion. General Grant's admin
tration will sustain the sante cause and
'Ui?ipi?s ItO (b lended by his sword