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CHAMBLISS ON HELL. i Toe Religious Question of the Hour?A ,, Charleston Pastor Speaks Out-?Judg? ment and Future .Punishment. . -.. : ^-TTTsi i; From'fne^Chartcston'N^ewyand Courier. -LStr'Sunday morning, 13th instant, the. threatening, aspect of the weather did not prevent the attendance of a large congre Stion at the Citadel Square Baptist lurch. The subject of Dr. Chambliss' sermon was of peculiar interest at the present time, and his views were uttered with remarkable clearness. The unusual pressure upon "our columns yesterday crowded out our report; but we'giye this - morning some of the most striking passa? ges from the discpurse. Dr. Chambliss. said: Nobody hts ever questioned, so far as I know, that by the phrase "that day" (the text was 2:Tim., 1x1$) Paul meant .the day of judgment, the great court day of eternity. The expression was not un? usual with him.. In- the. first chapter of J Secoiid Thessalonians it-occurs where he I speaks of the coming of the Lord "to be glorified in his saints and to be admired 'ia.'jfll them that believe in that day" " n,ln this chapter/ only a few lines the text, he jemploys, the same 3," as ne sees the glittering sword of | the executioner so near, and^ the Lord, the-*righteous rJudge,' standing -just be? yond, with the far outshining crown- in ' his hand for,the.poor head which was about to roll in the dust. "I know whom I have believed, and 'am persuaded that he is able to-keep that which I have com? mitted unto Him against that-day" - : And so the truth ia at once put beyond denial anrd beyond the need of argument, for all who accept this book as God's word, .that there is, to be a day pf judg? ment/for this; world. ' Men may discuss this "question or that Wearing, upon the truth?the nature of the great trial, or " - the time of It, or the place?but the fact itself cannot be questioned by any one who " believes the Bible, that "God haa .appoin? ted a day in which ri? will judge the. world in righteousness0 by that -man J ^^hom'He- has ordained"?Jesus Christ, th.e^&n of Man,: the Son of God. : Na^, X do not suppose, of course, that a day of twenty-four hours, one1 Of our] days of alternate sunshine and darkness, will begin and end the final judgment; .' .Bat I do believe, and I rest my conft-.j dence on this Book, that in one of these days of twenty-four' hours, when the in ^habitants of this. earth shall be driving vv on an pursuit of. their various ends of pleasure or. of gain,-when the shuttles ?slmll-tbe??flying, in the looms, and the stones grinding in the-mills,- and the. ploughshares running in tb e fields?when anxious brows and busy Hands shall be moving here and there in store and work? shop, in counting house*and. professional, office, when school-room and play-ground shall be vocal with the pleasant sounds of youthful learning or. amusement, when politicians shall be wrangling in legisla? tive halls, and arms shall be dashing bo ensanguined fields?in one pf these days '. -of; twenty-four .hours whether at mid? night or cock-crow, or athigh noon,there shall come a. wondrous sound[ pealing out of heaven, such as: never yet smote:upon the ear of man. At that, sound the wheels of universal motion shall cease to . roll, and: the great angel, standing with one foot upon the sea and the other upon the1 land, shall swear by Him that sitteth . on -the throne that iime shall be no longer^ Every grave shall then give back its dead, all whom the sea has swallowed up shall be cast forth, and they that remained alive shall be changed in ' a moment?in the twinkling of an eye?for the Lord shall come with His holy angels, and sit . upon His throne to judge the living and the dead. In the day that Time ends, the final, universal judgment will begin. Its coh . tinuance will not be measured by tempo? ral standards. ; We cannot speak of it as either Jong or short, as embracing hours or days ? or years. We. only ? know that however changed may be our relations to material things, however new and strange . the conditions of our existence then, we be judged/ every one of us, accord? ing to the deeds, done in the body, and shall receive sentence for eternity from from the mouth of the Son of God./ Have I said one thing so far which is not sustained by the plainest declarations; of Scripture ? I have said there shall be* a judgment; that it shall come suddenly, with .a great noise; that all worlds shall . cease to move,, because, time shall be.no longer; that those who are alive at its coming shall'be instantly changed into another condition.of. being, and.that.all the dead shall rise; that the Lord!Jesus shall appear with the holy angels and sit upon a throne of power. I have said that the last day of time shall be merged ' in eternity and the judgment will continue until every 'Human being shall have re? ceived an eternal sentence. I dare to say that no one who has any acquaintance with' the teachings of the Bibler=will dis? pute that the doctrine as thus far unfold? ed is found therein. The questions about which there is room to differ I have not raised "at'all. The time of this awfol event-^whether it is near or'far diHta?t; the place? whether upon this earth, or in midair, or, in an other sphere; the special characteristics pf the scene?whether the innumerable millions of Adam's race shall stand in one vast throng and be in? dividually judged iu hearing of one an? other, Or whether physical forms and material space shall be there unknown all such questions, as unprofitable and insolvable, I leave to those who would be -wise above what is written. Only so far as the Divine record runs, plain and clear, so plain that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need.not err therein, do I ask you to go, and I would warn everv man to stop not short of that?the truth of a judgment to come, which shall begin with the rising of the dead and the clos? ing of all earthly scenes,-which shall, embrace every human being, and an? nounce the eternal destiny of all, Jesus Christ himself sitting as King of kings and Lord of lords. * But there is an additional truth en-, folded in this text which we must not suffer to escape us. The Apostle prays that "in that day" Onesiphorus may find* ?mercy of the Lord. Now, it may seem to us a little strange that any anxiety should be felt about so good a man, and there is a solemn lesson for us here. Paul does not doubt the piety of this disciple, but as he hears in imagination the awful cry, "the great day of His wrath is .come, atfd who snail be able to stand," he feels that it cannot be amiss to pray for even One? siphorus, that he may find mercy then. This, however, is not the point I wish yotr to notice now. Here it is?what reason was there why such a prayer should be made for anybody, & prayer for mercy in that day? Do you wonder at the question? Only recall what you have been reading in the papers of late about certain eminent, popular preachers in England and America with reference to the doctrine of future punishment? only reflect how common it has become in some quarters, to doubt-or to reject altogether the doctrine that punishment^ terrible ruin and destruction, will be vis-* ited upon a portion of mankind after death. j Now I ask, what did Paul mean by making it a subject of fervent prayer that man might find mercy of the Lord on the day of judgment? Did he not know that everybody would be saved ? That there was to be no punishment after, death? That the whole race of man would be called before, the throne of the Judge Only to be welcomed into the joys, of the Lord ? Or, at least, did not Paul know that even the most criminal of the ungodly would oniy.be required to suffer a while, still as the .'objects of love and mercy, and then would be raised up to Heaven? Why should he cry, -"Lord grant unto him, that he may find mercy in that day!" Ah, friends, can we doubt it? .Paul did not know what Canon Parrar and Mr. Beecher have been lately teaching, what so many others would fain;beheve. :Panl thought, Paul knew; P?hl said that "the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be. punished with everlasting de? struction from the. presence. of the Lord, and from the, glory of His power, jh that day." These are his . very words. If any 'one imagines the word "everlasting" is not properly so translated, let him take it out of the sentence, and see how much is.left upon which the rebellions and dis? believing can hang any hope. Does not the fearful truth still burn in every line of the passage? They who object have their controversy-with God. ; :? IS THESE A HELM { * | "It is Burning. Now," gays the Rev. DeWitt Talmasre. -. From.die. New, York Herald. . Mr. Tdmage.pTeB^ed'yesteniaymorh-t ing, 13th instaut, on the subject of Hell. His text was "Thus saith the Lord" which he quoted from Exodus, .4:22;. Exodus, 9vl7; I. Samuel, 2:27; Joshua; 7:18; Joshua, 24>: 2; Judges, 6:8; I. Chroni .cles, 17:7; Jeremiah, 6:9. Eight texts and all of them the same, said Mr. Talmage. The strangest thing in the history of modern and .European journalism is that for the past few mouths it has .been discussing the question of eternal punishment. It .makes bat very little I difference what De Witt Talmage thinks about this, for it is only a little while ago he began to breathe, and in a little while he will stop breathing. It makes but little difference what Dean Stanly or Canon Farrar Or Mr. Frothing ham think, for they have .never been in the eternal world and can give no per? sonal experience; This morning I cast aside alt human authority. There is only one being who can tell me whether there is a hell, and"that being is God. I reject every opinion, except that which is written,. "Thus saith the Lord." My friends, I start on the assumption that the Bible is true. As common sense men you know that there must be some common ground where we shall; stand together. ?? It would be as silly for me to try-to prove-to you .who. reject the truth of the-Bible that- tbewis-a placeof-fu ture retribution as it would be for me to discuss fraud and crime and penalties with a man who denied Blackstone and the laws of the State of New York. I have to ask* yon who reject the Bible two guestions: "Is there a God ?" "Is He tood?" You say, "Yes." Now/ I ask, is it not reasonable that* a good God ; should give us a revelation of some kind ?some guide, some directory.? You say, "Of course." Is it Shakespeare, or Con-: fucius, or the .writings of Mohammed, or the Bible? If you can show me a reve? lation'better than the Bible I will take it -and preach from it. Is there a man in this house who denies everything? It is easy to deny. ? ' Eternal spirit of Almighty God fall upon us now, while with fingers of dust we turn the sacred leaves and with lips o? ashes recite the most stupendous troths that ever shook the human soul. I have no sympathy with the flippant discussion of this truth, n?r with that manner on the part of the preacher which, seems, to say, "You impenitent' people will be lost, and good for you." I think I am a-sinner, and because of the million sins of my life and heart I must perish, unless some one can show me oat of the way of condemnation: ? % * IS THERE FIRE? . In the first place, I group together all those passages which represent the suffer? ings of the lost as fire. I might explain them away, but what is the use of ex? plaining away the fire when God says there is one ? ? criminal might as well attempt to explain away Sing Sing Prison. If there is a mistake about it Christ made the mistake. The last book of the New Testament closes with a dark scroll in the sky. What is it? Smoke. Where there is no fire there is no smoke. It is the smoke of the'furnace that ascendeth forever and ever. It may be figurative, but I know very well that if it is not fire it is something as severe as fire. I know that it is a torment unmitigated. If there is a mental state as sharp and severe as fire it might as well be fire. But take any figure of your oijn. I prefer God's, because God's comparisons are right and human comparisons may be wrong. Besides that it may be literal. You. say > "I don't.believe it; I won't be? lieve it." Then, be consistent and throw your Bible into the East Biver. Keep? ing both your Bible and your unbelief you stultify yourself beyond all possibil? ity of other stultification. The next thing I have to do is to group all those passages which show the indig? nation of God against sin and sinner, and hence-the possibility of such a place as I have spoken of. Out of a hundred sermons ninety-eight are on the love and mercy of God and only two on the indig? nation of God. The Bible more fre? quently speaks of the wrath of God. than .of-His love, and yet we go on preaching a one-sided God with a character which we would despise, in ourselves. Some seem to think they can go on denying God and striking Him in the face and He will smile on them through all eternity. Are you not persuaded by the passages which show the Lord's indignation? If not then I shall have to leave you to be per? suaded by your own experience, amid the torments of the damned, when the truths of God's punishment shall be burned upon you. I have nothing to do with objections to-day. I simply state that God fifty-six times in the plainest, most unmistakable, stupendous and over whelming way declares that there is a hell. It is burning now, it has been burning very long. It is become fiercer by the victims that are being dropped into it. There is a probability that there are some in this house to-day who will spend eternity in that lost world. Noth? ing but the hand of an outraged, defied, insulted, long suffering, indignant and omnipoteut God keeps this whole audi? ence this moment from sliding like an' avalanche into it. But I want to tell you that there is no more need that you go to that world than that, you leap into the geysers of California. Tell the people, gentlemen of the press, that there is no reason that any man should go there, and if he does he is the suicide of his immortal soul. I turn to the same old book and I find that the Lord has made it possible for us all to be saved. He not only told us that there was'a hell, bat He descended into it, and coming forth cried out to all the ages, "I have paid the price for all those who will make me their sub? stitute and will trust in me." When a man has a chance between heaven and hell, to escape the one and win the other, and refuses to do so, I ask, Does he not deserve to be lost ? It is not, my friends, a controversy between you and me, bot | Between you and God. You may shuffle j this subject off your attention, but that does not change the fact that your im? penitent course is as certainly leading you to that lost world as that Fulton street leads to Fulton ferry. You are on the road to hell; turn around and start on the road to heaven. ., THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. An Explanation of Great Britain's Neutral? ? Pollcy.l London, January. 17. . Parliament met to-day.. As the Queen did not open the session in person,.there was no State ceremonial, and the pro? ceedings were confined to what .usually takes place when the opening is by Royal Commission. The weather was.very fine, being clear and exceptionally mild. The Queen's speech states that she summoned Parliament before the ? usual time of meeting, in order that it might become acquainted with the efforts she has made] to terminate the war, and that she might have its advice and assistance. She * al? ludes to her having declared her in ten-1 tion at the outbreak of the war to ob? serve neutrality, in a contest which she lamented, but failed to prevent. 'So far, the. interests of her Empire, as defined by her government, were not threatened. The Russian successes convinced the Porte that it should endeavor to bring hostilities to a close.' The Sultan's -gov? ernment accordingly addressed to the neutral powers, -parties- to the treaties-re? lating to Turkey, an appeal for-their J good offices. It did not, however, appear to a majority of them that they could I usefully comply with the request, and I the;Port? |was so informed. The Porte then determined to make a separate ap? peal to^bergpvernment, and Bheratponce I agreed to inquire of the Czar whether he would entertain peace overtures. The Czar in reply expressed his earnest desire j for.peace, and stated his opinion as to the course Which should be pursued to attain it. Upon this subject communi? cations have taken place between the] governments of Russia and Turkey th rough her good offices, and she ear? nestly, trusts they may lead to a termina tion of the war. She will, spare no efforts to promote that result, j Hitherto j in the war neither of the belligerents has infringed the conditions on which her neutrality is founded, and she will? ingly believes that both are desirous to respect them as far as lies in their power. So long as her conditions are. not in? fringed, her attitude will continue the same, but she cannot conceal from her self that' should hostilities be unfortu? nately prolonged, some unexpected oc-1 currency may \ render it. incumbent, on j her to adopt measures of. precaution. Such measures could not be effectually taken without adequate preparation, and she trusts to her Parliament's liberality to supply the means which may be re Siired for that purpose. The papers on ese affairs will be forthwith laid before Parliament - The Queen says that her relations with all foreign powers continue friendly. Her Majesty expresses her thanks that I the Indian famine is nearly-ended. She refers to the condition of affairs in South ] Africa which has caused, her some anx- J iety. The troops there have been rein forced, but she trusts for a peaceable and* satisfactory settlement shortly of all dif? ferences. ? The estimates of the year will soon be presented to the House of Com-1 mons. Her Majesty,,in conclusion, de tails a number of measures of a local [ character that" will be laid before Parlia-} ment. -? ? a A Snake Charmer. Some new features have just been add ed to the attractions at the Royal Aqua? rium at Westminister, which are likely to prove interesting to the general pub lie, and peculiarly so to naturalists. One is an exhibition of the extraordinary I power which a female Abyssinian snake charmer possesses over reptiles of the boa constrictor class. We had an oppor tunity yesterday of witnessing this per-1 formance, which is unquestionably of a most singular and astonishing character..! The snake charmer of Snalla differs in some respects from that of . the Indian ! snake charmers who were brought to Europe by Dr. Lynn. In the latter case the venomous cobra was shown to be ca? pable of control; but in the present in? stance the serpents belong to the non venomous class, which kill their prey by compression. . .1 Snalla has brought with her three! small anacondas and a boa constrictor; and Mr. Farini, to whose enterprise we owe this remarkable exhibition, has add: ed a splendid python from the southwest [ coast of Africa. Snalla is apparently about twenty-eight or thirty years of age, of a light brown color, with some? what pleasing features, and a lithe and graceful form. J Her power over' the serpents seemB to* be complete. The anacondas (which must not be confounded with the gigan? tic South American water snake, though they are of the same genus) allow her to treat them with the utmost familiarity. During the performance she keeps up without intermission a low monotonous chant, supposed to be one < of the means employed for the charming of the rep? tiles, and they appear to be most docile and even affectionate. One will coil it? self round her waist, and the others round her arms. The immense muscular power of these creatures is shown when , one of them, clutching her wrist with its ' tail, extends its body horizontally, and, without apparent effort, sways itself to and fro, or erects itself into a vertical position. The boa is about.ten'feet long, and is a. very beautiful serpent. It is re? markably tame. It curls itself around S rial la's waist, and its forked tongue plays around her head in a manner that would be alarming if the performer, did not convince us by her confidence that no evil would result. The python is a recent purchase of Mr. Farini's. It is, therefore, at present only .undergoing the taming process, yet Snalla has in a few days got it under such control that it will submit to her manipulations, while it will fly fiercely at a stranger.?London Post. ?_ ? A meeting was held in New York, January 17, under the auspices of the Industrial Union Club, to take action on the silver question.. The following Trades Unions were represented: Brick? layers, plasterers, machinists and black? smiths, painters, tailors, Crispins and cigar makers. Lengthy resolutions were adopted setting forth that the present hard times are the result of the contrac? tion of the currency, and that the land is filled with fraud, embezzlement, bank? ruptcy, crime, suffering and starvation ; that Congress should at once abolish na? tional banks and pass the Bland silver bill, without amendment, and also the Ewing resumption repeal bill. Dire dis? aster is predicted in the resolutions if these things are not accomplished. OUR NATIONAL FINANCES. A Strong; Speech from Hon. D. W. Voor? hees, of Indiana, In the United States Senate, in F&ypr of the Repeal of the Resumption Act and' of the Itcmonetiza- ' tion of Silver. . Washington,-January 15. | In the Senate this morning the galle? ries were full and all the vacant spaces in the chamber filled. . - ? " Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, called up the resolution submitted by him on the 13th of December last, declaring that it is of the highest importance that the financial credit of the government be maintained, and in order to do so the government itself in all its departments should in good faith keep all its contracts and obligations entered into with, its own citizens. He referred to .the continued agitation of the financial question, and said that it would never cease until the people were satisfied that our vast debt is in process' of extinction upon princi? ples of justice to taxpaying labor, or un? til on the other hand they are subjugated into silent submission, and- the govern? ment itself becomes: changed in. spirit and form into a moneyed aristocracy. It may be- that this latter'alternative is to- overtake us. There are dark and plentiful omens in our recent history in? dicating such a conclusion, and there is a numerous and powerful class in our midst- who believe, as Alexander Ham ilton declared, that the British Govern meht on this,-as well as on other points,, is the best ever devised by the wisdom of man. Those' entertaining this opinion, have thus.far triumphed in the financial legislation of the United States, and the time has now arrived when their- vie to ries must be reversed, or this govern? ment will soon cease to be Republican and this people be no'longer free. He argued: that to a great extent our whole financial system is an organized crime against., the. laboring/ taxpaying men and women of the; United States, and those who thought; as he did, that a great financial, reform is demanded in order to secure. th*e people from slavery in fact, if not in name, were denounced. He spoke of unholy avarice having its strongholds, and privilegedt classes hav? ing entrenched themselves, and said this plea of good faith now so loud in our ears, has been-invoked in behalf of every wickedness** that ever cursed the world. He then spoke of the act of February 25,1862, as the beginning of our bonded debt. - The precious metals- were found to be unequal to the emergency of war. Specie payments were .abandoned as soon as the hour of trial came, and gold and silver cowered in the rear, i while the legal-.tender dollar, went to the front with; the flag, and stayed' there; He was amongst those who'doubted'our right to issue it, but experience had shown it (all things considered) the best money that ever circulated on American soil. He argued that by this? act, and by sim? ilar legislation at subsequent periods, every bond issued by the government which did. not on its face stipulate for payment i in coin, was- made payable by the express words of law in legal-tender notes. 11He. quoted from the language pf the late Thaddeus Stevens to the effect that even the payment of the interest on bonds in coin was an odious and unjust discrimination in favor of the bond? holder. He also quoted from the.speech es of Senator Sherman to show that he expressed the opinion that' the bonds were 'payable in legal tenders. The speaker characterized theu acts' of Con gress proposing to pay the'bonds in coin as the beginning of repudiation. The present Secretary of the Treasury .was the chief of the repudiators, foremost among the violators of contract, and a' leader among those who have in no in? stance kept the good faith of the Govern merit with its own people a moment after they found that bad faith would bring them richer gains. ? ' Mr. Voorhees- commented at some length on. the act of 1869 to pay the bonds in- coin, and said that in some countries the habit prevailed of . building a pairn, a pile of stones, to mark the spot where some tragic event had happened. So let American taxpayers,' whenever the act of 1869 is cited, each cast a stone upon it to'mark the place in American history where repudiation began, and where the rights of the people were mer cilessly and treacherously-slaughtered; He next commented on the refunding act of July 14th, 1870, and said that it was brought in to aid in the false asser tion of the act of 1869, that our whole bonded debt was payable in coin.He argued that both of - these acts were framed in the interest of the bondholders, and under their dictation. But even under these acts the bends were payable ?with either gold or silver coin, and not payable with gold alone. Mr.. Voorhees then spoke . at some length in regard to the advantage *6f sil? ver coin, ana said that the silver dollar came to us with the birth of our govern? ment. It was devised as-a unit of value by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by Congress in the days of. Washington, Hamilton and Morris. It stood as hon ored as gold through every storm that beat upon this government. It is asso ciated with all our developments, our strength, our growth, and our glory. He then spoke of the act1 of 1873 demonet? izing silver,' and said it was passed with? out a note of warning to the American people that their favorite coin was about to be destroyed as money.. Its enact? ment was as completely unknown to the people, and indeed to four-fifths' of Con? gress itself, as the presence of a burglar in a house at midnight to its sleeping inmates. He argued that the silver, dol? lar was eliminated from our money sys? tem under cover of false pretences, and that silver had not failed in its functions as a specie basis any more than gold. Of the entire trading and commercial populations of the whole earth, 696,250, 000, more have silver alone as' their standard of values, and transact all.their business upon it as a specie basis than those who have gold alone for similar purposes, and 754,200,000 more people use silver alone than use gold and silver both as their metallic currency. Re? ferring to the specie resumption act of January 14,1875, he said that an attempt to force the resumption of specie pay? ments with gold and silver both as o?r metallic basis would be a cruel failure at this time. He spoke of the great shrink? age in values arising from the shrinkage of money in circulation, and said it was* the immediate cause of that general bankruptcy and ruin which now'fall the land. If the policy of this government has been to inflict the greatest misery on the greatest number its success has "been complete. He was not an inflationist in any sense that would disturb the true in? terests of trade and commerce. During the whole four years of 1863, 1864, 1865 and 1866, when the volume of our cur? rency averaged over a thousand millions, the business failures of the entire coun? try reached only 2,167, less in number than occurred in any three months of the year just closed. During the period which is now stigmatized as one of in? flation, the windows of business houses were not darkened, and business men did not go as mourners about the streets. The laborer did not go home without bread to his wife and children. Helpless millions did not cower and tremble at the approach of winter fof the lack of food and.ahelter. The public peace was hot broken by riots in resistance to star . vation wages. The. courts were nqjt prin? cipally occupied in enforcing collections, foreclosing mortgages, ordering sheriffs' sales, or in punishing the destitute and the outcast. These are some things which did not take place. Others that did are equally striking. Good wages and good prices stimulated every labor? ing man's muscle, every business man's brain and every power of machinery into the highest ana most productive activity. Hope and encouragement were in every heart.New farms were bought'and cul? tivated. . 'New workshops were opened. Newv manufactories were established. New mines of iron, coal and silver were sunk into the earth, whose contents' in re? turn assisted in the glad acclaim of a universal individual and national pros? perity. Mr. Voorhees argued that there is not a dollar to-day in the hands of the peo? ple on which they have not paid a* tax for the privilege of having it put in cir? culation by the government. The na? tional bank is the middleman between the government and the people, and is enormously paid for doing what the gov? ernment ought directly to do itself. He spoke* of the eyils of the national bank? ing system, and said that if the national banks were a blessing then oar public debt was a blessing, for the debt supports the banks. In concluding he said that those for whom he spoke demanded'the restoration of the silver dollar and its un? limited coinage, hot fearing it would be? come too plentiful; and that it be made a legal tender. Second, they demanded the repeal unconditionally of the specie1 resumption act' of January 14/ 1875. Third, they demanded that the national banking system be removed and a circu? lating medium provided by the govern? ment for the people without taxing them for the privilege of obtaining it/and they ask that the amount thus piaced ia cir? culation should bear a reasonable and ju? dicious proportion to the business trans? actions and the population of the United* States. Fourth, they demanded that the currency authorized and- circulated on the authority of the government shall be made a legal tender in payment of all debts, pubhcrand private, including dues to the government. Fifth: they demand that hereafter the financial policy of the country be framed permanently in their interest; that they shall not' be discrimi? nated against in future legislation as in past, and that their prosperity, and not the mere growth of income and retired capitalists, shall be the primary duty of the government.' * '?''*'?' In conclusion, Mr. Voorhees.quoted'1 from an article he had noticed in certain Eastern newspapers \ in regard to the rights of the bondholders., the duty; of the' laboring1 classes, and tne* policy that should be pursued by capitalists to coun? teract the effects of anticipated legisla? tion on the silver question, and said: "Sir, I have n?wordofmenace to utter on this floor? \but in behalf of every' laborer and every owner of the soil whom I represent; I warn all such as value their investments,.that when these, doc? trines of despotism are sought to be en? forced, this fair land Will again be con-, vulsed in agony, and the fires of liberty will blaze forth again as they did one hundred years ago in defence of the. nat? ural' rights of man. [Applause in the galleries.] May , the wisdom of our fathers and'the benignity of pur God avert such an issue;' but if it shall come, if infatuation has seized our councils, the result will Only add one more instance to the long catalogue of human crime and folly, where avarice like ambition over? leaps itself, and in its unholy attempt to fob others of their possessions, loses its own." [Great applause in the gallery.] ". Sheep Husbandry. It is useless to try to deceive anyone with regard to the sheep which are gen? erally slaughtered in the United States. Such mutton would not sell at all in England, and Americans are beginning to find out that they like the common grade Cots wolds of Canada much better than Merino grades, and a great many sheep pay the heavy taxes the United States put on the Canada live stock, hav? ing been purchased by New York agents for the best first-class hotels; and also, for some of the private families on Fifth avenue. ' It is not intended to.run down Merinos, for they are acclimated, and will also bear neglect and hard times- better than other breeds, but it is desired to recom? mend the crossing of Merino ewes with Cots wolds or other rams of mutton breeds, and go. oil breeding with thoroughbred mutton rams; which will then bring into existence' s very fine quality of mutton and good wool, both of which will be salable in any market at top figures. The exportation of beef and -mutton will do a great deal toward the improve? ment of meat, and very Boon the exhaus? ted soils of the Eastern States will be brought up for sheepwalks, as also will be the case, even to a greater extent, with all the Southeastern States. Capitalists in this country are extraordinarily igno? rant of the extensive field now opened fof speculation in real estate, or they would take advantage of the present op? portunity to possess themselves of the old cotton plantations, and thereon grow mutton and woel, for they could make ten times more by wool than Cotton; and get all the mutton as a second and extra profit. I am positively certain, if I had the control of a large tract Of land, that, without the aid of a single, white man and without any assistance in buying or Belling, I cou Id stock these deserted plan? tations with sheep and put them in charge of the negroes, so as to have sheep husbandry established on 40,000 acres, and in twenty years make more money than A. T. Stewart, Jacob Astor and the Vanderbilts combined, for I would ex? tend till millions .would be made an? nually. There "would be a great advan? tage here over the English colony of Australia, yet their sheep are more nu? merous than in this much earlier settled country. Statistics have proved that in the South during the last three years wool has paid 60 per cent, for growing, while cotton has not paid more than five to seven per cent., and then it must be re? collected the sheep have been managed on such a poor, miserable system that double this amount pf profit conld be made by an enlightened method of treat? ment, and mutton of the very best quali? ty sold annually, which would enhance profits far beyond anything the present Western sheep-owners have any idea of; mutton and wool would produce more | millions than cottonjaver did. ? A few days since Mr. W. Miller, of ! Uniontown, who keeps a pack of fifteen 1 I hounds, captured an earless wild bog in . the mountains of Fayette County. The animal not only has no auricular ap? pendages, but no orifice in the head tor the admission of sound. It also has but one eye, which, however, is large enough for two, being nearly two inches in diam? eter. ? The animal weighs about 160 pounds, and is as ferocious as a bear.?? rittsburg Dispatch, MOURNING FOR MORTON. Eulogies on the Dead Giant?North, South and West Shake Hands Over His Grave and Fay Tribute to His Memory. Washington, Jan. 17. In the Senate the very brief speech of Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, in eulogy of Mr. Morton, was greatly admired. It. exceeded in pathos and was hardly short in poetry of the closing harangue deliv? ered by Mr. Voorhees. The tribute to the dead war Governor by Senator McDonald was very touch? ing. Morning business having been disposed of, Mr. McDonald, of Indiana, submitted the following: . Resolved, That from an earnest desire to show every mark* of respect to the mem? ory of the Hon. Oliver P. Morton,, late a Senator of the United' States from the State of Indiana, and manifest the high estimate, entertained of his eminent pub? lic services, bis distinguished patriotism and his usefulness as a citizen, the busi? ness of the Senate be now suspended, that the friends and associates of the de? ceased Senator may pay fitting tribute to his public and private virtues. ] Resolved, That a wide spread and pub? lic sorrow on the announcement of his death attested the profound sense of the loss which the whole country has sus? tained. Resolved, That as a mark of respect for the memory of Mr. Morton the members of the Senate will go into mourning by wearing crape on the left arm for thirty days. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to ? the House of Representatives. Agreed to. Mr. McDonald reviewed at length the life, character and services of the late Senator, and said that by his death a great name had been stricken from the roll of the Senate^ Nowhere would his loss be felt so severely as among his friends and followers. in his native State. He spoke of the warmth and strength of the affections of the dead Senator, and said that if he had faults, let them be buried with him. Let his friends and associates remember, and cherish .only those kindly feelings and sentiments which his higher and better qualities in? spired. Mr. Thurman,.of Ohio, said that occa-' sions Hke'this were not' the proper time for universal praise on the one hand,,or criticisms' on the other, of thej>61iticar life of a deceased Senator/ He (Mr. Thurinan) would speak of the late Sena? tor as a man, not as a politician, though; it was difficult to separate the man from' the politician,. for he' lived and moved and had his being in the atmosphere of politics. In any sphere of life he would have been; a remarkable man. He was a scholar, but. his speeches were distin? guished for earnestness: In social inter-' course he was universally courteous and amiable, and it was gratifying to him (Mr. Th?r man) to say. that ho unkind word ever passed between him and the late Senator. Mr. Conkling, of New York, spoke of the practice of ancient, times, when those nearest the dead spoke at their funerals and extolled the virtues "of loved ones, . and referring to . the certainty of death, said that the dark valley with its weird and solemn shadows, although illumined by Christianity, is still, the ground which man shudders to approach. He then re? ferred to the services of the late Senator and the usage of the Senate, of paying public tribute to those, of the members who have gone before. When a Senator, worn out with labors which observed no hours, crowned with honors well earned and duties well done, beckoned by the shadowy hand, ret rested from the. din of life, and the gates had been closed behind him forever, it was decorous that those who were so soon to foliow should pause and testify to the-public the esteem in which they, held him and the approbation which they knew he deserved. He arose only to add his tribute of respect and ad? miration for the services ana the genius of the remarkable man whose death was mourned to-day. As a party leader he was too great for any State or any. party to readily supply his place. As a vigi? lant representative he had no superior in either House of Congress. Crippled by bodily infirmity, his mind never faltered or flagged. No labor discouraged bim; no contingency appalled him; no disad? vantage dismayed him; no defeat dis? heartened him. Those who encountered him in debate would never forget his ability, his courage, and above all his in? domitable heart." He would go down to a far hereafter, hot as one who embell? ished his'name by a scholastic and studied use of words, but rather as one who, day by day on the journey of life, met reali? ties, and affairs, and grappled them with a grasp resolute and quick. He needed no epitaph' hut his name, and though brass might corrode and marble mould, men would still. remember ,01ive? P. Morton as a leading and manful defen? der of the' Republic, in the Republic's most dire and heroic age. " ? * Mr. Morgan,' Of Alabama, said that upon an occasion like this, when a nation was paying its respect to a dead Senator, it was not fitting that -the section which he represented should' be silent. Ala? bama laid upon the tomb of the late Senator a bow of her evergreen magnolia crowned with the white emblem of peace, and with it extended to Indiana her heartfelt sympathy. . He then spoke of the prominent traits of Mr. Morton's character, and said that though his na? ture was intensely, combative, his ear was ever ready to listen to the bugles of truce. He was no conspirator. His. neture was above that mean level; . He was an open/ bold and defiant antagonist, and his op? ponents always knew where to find him. He lived during the most corrupt era of our history, and had every opportunity to grow rich by stealth, but he escaped every suspicion of dishonesty. He was an honest man. Mr. Bruce, of Mississippi, said that the deceased Senator possessed the elements of a great statesman. He then alluded to the attachment which the colored peo? ple felt for him, and said that perhaps few public men, except Abraham Lin? coln and Charles Sumner, were better known to the 'colored, people and more loved and revered. Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, concluded the eulogies, and said that the Senate had been uttering the last words over the grave of one who played a bold part in politics.' The late Senator and himself became personal as well as political friends in early life, and although in after years their political opinions were as widely separated as the poles, their Sersonal friendship remained unbroken, [e spoke of the life of the late Senator as being one worthy of imitation, having become a great man by his own efforts. If he could not be President himself, he did much to put others in that office-and to dictate their policies. The Senate, as further mark of respect, on motion of Mr. Voorhees, adjourned. ? Ben Hill is being effectually salted and peppered by the. Georgia press be? cause of his anti-silver and anti-resump? tion-repeal notions. He deserves it all. Ben Hill is always a' little too much for useful purposes. THE CASE OF CORED*. ' What he says about South'Carolina Phos? phates. Srom ihi Wasfdngtoti'Pc^t.' Hod. D. T. C?rbin, of Sooth .Carolina, contestant for the seat in the United States Senate now occupied by the Hon. M. C. Butler, has arrived in Washington, and Is now staying with his friend, Col. Lowe, at No. 1886 Corcoran'Street. Mr. Corbin says he is here to stay until his case is settled, and expresses every hope of ultimate victory. A reporter of the Post last night called upon the distinguished.. gentleman' for the purpose of interrogating him con? cerning .certain points contained in re? cent articles in this paper touching his alleged connection with corrupt legisla? tion concerning the famous phosphate beds of South Carolina. The reporter having been courteously received made known. the object of his cail, and pro? ceeded to business by handing Mr. Cor? bin a copy of the paper containing the charges, and asking him what be had to say about it. Mr. Corbin replied : As to the allega-' tion in this paper that I am procuring ; proof to exonerate myself from the' charge of having, championed the phos-' Sbate swindle in the South Carolina enate, there is no foundation for the statement. I have never., known of a charge of that kind before. I know of no phosphate swindle passed by the South Carolina Legislature, or any law. pertaining to phosphates that'has ever been or is now regarded as a Swindle by the people of the State. The "inWviewnCBen profieeTIed as fol? lows: .tWi A .V .?' Reporter?Well, what was the nature of the bill passed? Mr. Corbin?In 1870 there was a bill passed by the Legislature authorizing certain persons named in the bill/and such other persons as they might asso? ciate-' with them, to mine and remove, from the beds of the navigable streams of the State the i 1 phosphate rock and' pbosphatic deposits. These persons were required to pay the-State for this privilege of mining $1 per ton for every: ton of phosphate rock mined and re? moved. I favored this bill as a member of the Senate at that time. I believed.it. to be a wise measure and for the interests ot the State, and it has so -proved.??? The State has made more money out of the measure than any of the grantees"or stockholders'; i I know nothing of any1 money being used to secure the passage of this act -1 have heafd it charged that money was -used, but if it was done it was done by the parties interested, and wholly without my knowledge. The parties interested, by the way, were the most respected business men of Charles? ton, and their names appear in the act. ! ' '?.?Wefe-thenames of the gentlemen named in the Post article, Williams and Adger, in the act? ??'?:.n Mr C--Williams' name appears in the act, but I don't remember whether Ad 'ge'ra does or not fie, however, subse-. quently became interested in the associa- . tion. ' ? ;- ' .; B.?You were not then an agent of these parties as charged in this article? Mr. C?-No, sir. I heVer sustained such a relation to that or' any other bill. AH I know about the origin of this bill is' that Mr.. Jos. H/ Taylor, then of Ws firm' of Geo. W. jWilliams^; Co.,1 'canAi to Columbia during' the session of the. Legislature and explained to rne the na? ture of the phosphate beds - in the navi? gable streams, and suggested that they, could be made available as a means of revenue to the State. After full discus? sion with him of the subject, I drew the bill in his presence, which' subsequent"r became a law. V.Mr. Taylor is now dead, but was, at that time, considered one'of-, the most honorable and high-minded men of Charleston, and I believe he was. B.?Were there' any charges of cor-. ruptionmade at the time? . '?; i , Mr. C?I think that soon after the bill passed there were such charges made. R.?Was there any'foundation for" aoy?: If. Mr. C?I do not know. R.?-Had you any reason to suspect' that money was being used to secure the passage of the bill ? ' ' i: Mr. C?When the bill first passed X was present" and it passed without much difffeulty, and I had no reason to sus? pect that any money was, used to secure its passage. The Governor vetoed itfl I was called home by a death in my family, and the bill during my* absence-was passed ovar the Governor's veto. 7, Xbje newspapers charged at the time?some of them?that money was used in the final passage of the bill, but I know nothing, about it, and was in no position to know., anything about it. I have been told, since in a' general way that money was. , used, but' I don't know that 1 could even name the persons who told' me.. ; T Bl?Did you ,8u]bs^uently,.pr .'at.any' time, become interested,in these grants?' Mr. C.-r-T did., J became a stockh'old er in-the company formed to work the. phosphate beds under the provisions of this act. ? ! v B.?How long subsequently ? *,,.'.' Mr. C?Oh, I don't know, .^fdt very long. I purchased my stock and paid', up my assessment just like the rest of them. , .- .' i'V? R.?Did it prove a profitable invest? ment? .1; Mr- C?Not at all I paid $10,000 for my stock, and paid all the assessments, upon it, amounting to about $40,000; was connected with! the company about sis years, and finally sold my interest for about $2,500. All. this time the; State, was receiving" its royalty, amounting, to from $30,000 to $40,000 per year. The company to which I belonged has re? cently suspended operations and is in? solvent. I - R.?You do not then stand in fear of the threatened investigation of the phos? phate business? > ??< \. Mr. C,?Not in the slightest; on the contrary, I court the fullest investiga? tion that the ingenuity of ray most bitter enemies can devise. Ail of my actions while in public office have been open and above board, j I have held myself I responsible to ray conscince and my country, and now. feel perfectly, cbnfii dent of my. ability to pass through the' furnace of investigation ' and come out without even the smelt'of fire upon my garments. : , i ? ? "! ?.?To change the subject, how long have you been a resident of South Caro? lina ? Mr. C?About twelve years. I was ordered there as an officer of the army in January, 1866) and have been there ever since. Quite long enough to' ac ?uire the rights of citizenship, isn't it? think I know about as much about the affairs of that State as any of the natives, and probably more than a great many of them. Had I lived that long in any Northern State I would have been con? sidered quite an old resident, wouldn't I? When I resigned from the army in the spring of '67 I went into the practice of law in Charleston. Shortly after*.; wards I was appointed United States District Attorney by President Johnson, and held that office eleven years, being twice re-appointed by President Grant I was in the State Senate during the first LEGAL ADVERTISING.--We are compelled to require cash payment* for advertiaing o rdered by ' Executors, Administrators and other fiduciaries, and herewith append the rates for the.ordinary notices, which will only be inserted when the money comes with tneordor: Citations, two insertions, - . - - - $3.00 Estate Notices, three insertions, - - 2.00 ?; iPintl^ttUmente^ttre-lMsaions vr. r TO WJUWPONpBNlSr-lu order te/reeelTe attention, coianronication? 'must be accompanied by the true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts.will not'be returned, unless the necessary stamos are furnished to repay the postage thereon. 49* We are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. '? ? '. ? All communications should be addressed to "Ed? itors Intelligencer," and'all-checks, drafts, money orders, Ac., should be made payable to the order of E. B. MURRAY A CO., ? t.i-i : a; r1 Anderson,6.C. ; session of the Legislature after recon? struction, god was President pro tern, of that body, and will say, right here that all through my term of service I receiv f ed the commendation of most of the newspapers in the State, Democratic an 1 Republican, for my conserrative course, and in consequence lost my popularity with jtb'e Radical majority of my own party. ' I was always: known as the enemy of corruption and the foe of ex? travagance,. When Moses was the Re- . publican candidate for Governor; I stumped the State against him. In fact, I may say that Governor Orr and myself 'organized the bolt and conducted the. battle. I may add that up to the time I was elected to the United. Stales Senate 1 retained the respect' of. the bar, the State and of the best men of both parties. ? Of course there were some very bitter feeling against me for the part I took as .United. States District Attorney in the prosecution of the Ku Klux a few years since and the Ellenton' murderers last fall, but my honesty was, to my knowl? edge, never publicly questioned. R.?What do ye^mwr-about Patter? son : and his -fragrant ? record in South Carolina? ' ' ' v Mrl.C..(with a smile);, We l l. I would rather not be interviewed on that fruit ful subject. T will say this, however, about his case.. I have seen it .charged in some of the papers that! was behind Patterson's prosecution down there. This is:wholly without foundation in fket I knew nothing about it and know nothing now save ?hat I have seen in the news? papers. I couldn't have had anything to do with his. prosecution, for. I was in .Europe ^during Jhe whole" progress .of the investigation that, led to his indict? ment'"1!' ' ? ' ?' - ' %?To agairi'change the subject, what have you to say to that other charge, published in the Post and other papers, that you have money in your possession belonging lo the State, recovered in the prosecution of the , phosphate operators, which you. refuse to surrender ? . [<7Mjr?.C.f-j?rf ft is. growing late now, and ? as the'story is 'rather a' lenjthj ;?ne,' it would be better not to enter upon it to? night ff y?n will call to-morrow I .'will be glad to answer any and all questions that you may aslrfmeA\l ' Thereupon the reporter and the states? man ? ?- "??Ii - ? ?; ? \ -., ,j /.'Each took oil his several way. . Resolved to ineet another day." j,",1? The]P6pe has 'had hisjloye 'story, 'too/ it aeeras; like ? 's?' many'outer men. ^eare ? <w|ile Pius ?Vn wassttflon the Papal throne,Ttbe young Count-Glo vanni Mastai Fe rretti, of Sinigaglia, had - met and learned to love a young: and beautiful girl, Camilla Doveti, the only ' daughter of a widow. His love had been . returned,, and though of lower hirtjh . her- ; ' self, she hoped that the young man's affection^ in its fervency/ would ?cause him to/forget the difference in' their rsta-' trbns and', thus overthrow' the barriers which so cruelly separated them."'??"' Both were young and poor, and their constant association* in the cultivation of their ?similar tastes for music, poetry and the fine: arte,, had .created the more tender feeling, " almost ^unwnscio^y . to them .selves. Love .gave'/impels to young Mastai's character, ?nd/'deto'mined'to seek for a position more worthy of his name 'and: station, he presented himself to the commarrder-ia-chief of the Papal , guard and begged to be enrolled as a member.; . His slight and delicate frame was against him. however, and, the com? mander, telling him he was more fitted ,to.wearjthe sombre garb'q? a .priest, ad? vised' him\td. "go try that." Nothing* 'daunted, he immediately repaired, to :the Vatican, and received "fronr the "Pope the promise of a position when the first vacancy occurred.' The same evening he met his friends and told them of his good fortune, Camilla joining with him in his joyous anticipations. Days, and weeks passed after that, but the Count came *. not again to his. lady-love,' and as no token or sign was received from him, her heart grew sick-with the agony of sus? pense. The same evening that Camilla broke down1 with a 'fever, 4)r?nght upon her toy her anxiety, Mastai appeared oe fore the Pope and confessed that, while \ returning from! visjting friends the pre? vious night, he had i>een seized with an epileptic fit. a.malady from which he had " buffered in Wyouth, but from/which his physicians had led him to believe he had fully recovered^ As'a resrilt of that in? terview and "with the advice1 of'the" holy father/ the count determined to renodnce the world;-;'and with' it his love; and to become a priest. He also visited Loretto, to solicit trom the Virgin her intercession for.his recovery. . .During the weeks and months, which had passed, Camilla, heart-broken nearly at the absence pf her Jove*,.had ..come ? to. cpnsidef, favorably almost, the.' solicitatibnis' of Baron Camucihi,' '.who V 80^^ Trer' hand in marriage. Her friends favored the union and the- return of Mastai in his priestly vestments, with his advice that she marry the baron, completed hertxe soLve.. The sacred rites were performed ,-hy the young priest,* who, after ,ioinlng their hands, prayed tliat God w?uM bless them and theirs forever. The' dreafn'of * love ended, the priest;ahff the1 wife sepa*. rated to follow the'cfireer matted bht for them. Years afterward' a plain and* ven- r; Arable-looking matron, whose features 8till bore traces of great beauty,'present? ed herself at the' Papal throne and begged that her grandson might be.iad mitted to.;the. Papal h^y-guard. She' I,was the Baroness Camucini, and, when her name was mentioned, emotion was visible on the Pope's face, for he was the 1 Count Mastai of her early life. JSttf "re? quest was granted/and, laying his' hand upon her white head, Pius IX said: "I I know too well the pain and mortification of such a refusal, having once: experi- ' I enced it Your, wish ?hall be fulfilled, and your grandson shall at once enter into my Garde.d'Elite." '..' ',',',' j ' ?- London, England,- covers an area of 78,080 acres, or122 square miles;: When the census was taken last year, there were 1,500 miles of streets, 2,000 miles of sewers,. 417,767? inhabited, houses, and a [population of 8,489,428. The inclusion of fifteen miles around," makes the popu? lation 4,286,607". There are over 100,000 professional men,-211,000 of the com? mercial class, 505,000 mechanics, 65,000 laborers,and 85;000 whose occupation is undefined. ? There are 1.688.221 males, and 1,866,207 females. Of the women, 892,180 are married, and 226,000 are do? mestic servants. There are 16,000 tailor esses, 58*000 milliners, and dressmakers, and 27,000 seamstresses and shirtmakers, and 44,000 laundresses. 29,000 are re? turned as gentlewomen. The number of children, reported as attending- school is 314,000. London, though much larger in population than New York, is- not as densely packed as the latter. New York, in 1870, with a population of 942,292, had only 65,044 dwelling-houses, and the average number of persons to a dwelling was 14,72. In London, the average last year, was 8,83, and this was smaller than the average, according to the census of . 1870, in either Brooklyn; Boston, Cincin? nati or Jersey City;' ??? General,Ldngstreet is about to at y tempt running a hotel, having leased the Piedmont House at Gainesville, Ga,