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The Daily ?STews. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1866. raisoAIef-JHTakerg. Oh! could therein this world be found Some little spot of happy ground Where village treasures might go roun d Without the village rattling? How doubly blest that place would be Whero all might dwell in liberty Of gossip'B endless prattling! If such a spot were really known, Dame Peace might cl lim it as her own, -And in it abe miaht fix her throne . Forever and forever; There', like a Qjueeu, might reign and live, Where every one would soOn forglvo, The little s ights they might receive, . . .And be offended never, fixe* mischief-makers that remove i. .? a Jax from our hearts, the war mth of, love,, , -Abd leads us all to disapprove. .M-What gives another pleasure; "They seem io take one's part, but w ? .They've heard our cause, unklD'1 .,? - Thev soon retail them all ag"' $?.'SEr' ""^Mteed with poisonous.: ^^?3..V?;? And they have su"'! ; w. ^easnro. l$gg&&) -uAConningway /r I- wo- ~ They 83y: ot, - motion what I say, I pray : : tml ' ^uld not tell another." ; .?sight to their neighbor's homo they go*. T -Warraling everything they know; And break the peace of high and low Wife, husband, friend and brother. Oh I that tho mischief-making crow .' ' ' Were all reduced to one or two, ,l< And they were painted rod and blao, fi ^They every ?nemightkhoWthem;. ,,, Then would the village soon forget To range ??d quarrel, fume and fret, f ' .: And iah into an angry pet j ,, !< K With tWnga. too.muph below them* '" tor It's a sad, degrading'part, " To make au others bosom smart? And plant a dagger In the heart ^, We ought to love and cherish ; Then let us evermore'be found ??> 1 ' In quietness with a l around While friendship, peaco and joy abound, 0JJ.... And, angry feelings perish. JMETilOXJ?ST CHUR?Il I?V COURT. ARGUMENT JFO? THE PLAINTIFFS. y, May it please the Court: ? In what shall bo urged on be- < half pf the,plaintifl8,,in this case,'they ask only for Jus- I tice, and that'-they'"may ' be heard, as you yourselves < would be entitled to be beard; should the great Disposer \ of events, in the mysterious vicissitudes of life, place n you in their posit on and they in yours. * i It'hfts boen well'remarked by Captain Pyrie. the Judge 1 Advocate' for this department), inreoommending the re- ? turn of tills caae. to the jurisdiction of this honorable t Court that the question here involved ls 'very simple, o beingthat bf which ot the parties now before this ^Court C are legally entitled to the property in question. Dj re- ii gard to the idea that has been mooted here, that a vast u extent pf, ecclesiastical domain, North and South, in- I 7''* -* "xtensive interest, aie included in this case, is c ^creation of an excited imagination. It ia merely a S ?fecal matter,' affecting the support of. tho Methodist e Episcopal preaching in this city, and in nowise kuown C to, the .Northern . portion of tho Church,-unless 0 known to them thrcugh tba publication of our oliy s paperej lind might never* have, been known here but for si tho persistent efforts of the dofoudant to eject the fe- P puted, grand-child of the testator from the premises ehe tl now occupies,' until the question now before the Court t; shall be decided. This person is a legatee under the tl will; but was Bought to be excluded from her rights and ci Interests by the defendant. This was the oause of the w action; 'You will see, by refefenoo to tho will, that Jane tl Mollee, the1 legates abovo mentioned, is entitled to a ci go-fold legacy ; first, by tho bequest of real estate; ei a Becond.iho executor of the will was directed to al- Si low her a reasonable support. Upon the occupation of O the oity by the U. s. forces, the Rev. T.'W. Lewis, of fe the Methodist Episcopal Church, was placed In charge ei Ot the Churches and Church' property. It wail tuon that ac !h? facts of this cane came to his knowledge; and bi ?Taclrur b charitable and just construction on tho tl Lui ty. teador, he allowed this woman to it SSuautJ i?iiifoc?^^*33V^r^e..l?aiae_a connected with la this property, free of refit. Bey ona ilils,r.lr.- humi* f-JJ las in no way interfered with the property ot this us- If ?te;, but the woman has remained in possession, by ic he advice of hor counsel,, and tho Provost Marshal re- di fused to eject her from the premises, though applied to tl ay tho defendant. And the effort of this defendant, by O bia oath, to saddle the responsibility of tho two houses fe in Beaufatn street upon the rc vu rend gentlemau of the P< st E. Church is without a cause, whioh was Bhown on pl MB cross-examination. Rut in regard to the question now before the court, Viz : wno is eh titled to the p?ss?sfion of this property, we are fortunately brought within narrow be limits by the will, on which our claim is based, and no et wide range cf controversy is open beforo us. The defend- pi mt's claim is bite merely of trust, and nota rightful se iwnewhip in himself. He morely olalms as the admin- ci litrator on the estate of Abel McKee, which ceased by the th --??. should have passad totheohuroh an ?MeX^ hebetn?the;,.; "h nVviVor of the' testator. It ls claimed by the re iporident itt thia base,. that ? there ls : a ?hdrch ?ncerfiedin tble property. That this property is wiued ?a certain church thero can be no doubt,As willbe leen by the will before you, and that only, one ohuroh JB hamed, and that ?B the Methodist Epispooal-not the african M. E. Church, nor the Protestant Methodist Church; neither ie lt the Methodist Episcopal Ohuroh Boutb, but the Methodist Episcopal Church, known and denominated as the M. E. Church In the United States. But the defendant claims that the Church South has an Interest here; that the property mentioned In this will may belong to them. Though they do not claim that they are mentioned in the will, or even that the Ohuroh 3outh had ?ny existence until some fifteen years after the death of the testator. What, then, is the basis ol ?keir claim? Wey, that this property of right belongs io the Methodist Episcopal Ohuroh; that lt was willed to his Ohuroh.Jand by Virtue of a supposed division of the property of the Methodist Episoopal Church the 3huroh South should have all the property of the Methodist Episcopal Church within the limits of the ?outhem boundary. We ape referred to the action if the General Conference of 1814, in proof of such a di rision of property, or a plan for the division of property irovided the Southern portion of the' M. E. Church ihould find lt desirable to aeoede In consequence of the lotion taken by the General Conference bf 1844, on the nibject of slavery. The General Conference did approve ? 3f a Plan of Separation, which contemplated the appoint? ment of commissioners, provided, a sufficient number, i. e. if thrcc-fourthsi ot the Annual Conferences should BO approve of this plan as to render it legal or of any bind? ing force. It will - be seen by a reference to Che consti? tutional pow MB oil tho General Ounferenoo, that there: are some things which a General Conference of tho M. ?. Church cannot do. There are six restrictive rules and you will notice among these, tney cannot change the articles of religion, they cannot change the general rules. They cannot deprive a member of the right of trial before the Society, or of an appeal. Tjhe General Conference cannot appropriate certain funds of th? Church to other objects thaffi'lhose -spe? cified by the regulations of the Ohurch. If ?tiffy changes ot the character, specified by these restrictions I aro made, it must be affected by a vote of two-thirds of (he General Conference and a concurrence. : of throe- [ fourths of all the an anal Conferences, It must bo ob? vious th st a question so affecting the organic structure of a Church as its separation, which implies the right of membership, and the division of iU property, both of which are guarded by reBtriotiona, it could not ba offed ed short of the concurrence of three-fourths of the An? nual Conferences. It ia enough to say in,regard to tills Plan of Separation, that tho Annual Conferences never concurred. The commissioners were n?t! > appointed, ' and could not act if they bad been, because tho Plan of Separation had no legal force, power, or effect. The Southern Church took with them into their new organ? ization the same restrictions in regard td the pow? ers of the General Conference, that existed in the old Ohurch at tho time of their secession. In their General Conference of 1854, they passed, by a large majority, a regulation which waa incorpora? ted into their discipline, giving a veto power to their Bishops; but their recent General Confer? ence treated the regulation as a dead lotter, and al? lowed their Bishops no such powor, for the simple reason, that this change in their administration had not been submitted to tho Annual Conferences, and hence had not received this throe-fourths approval. Hero let me call your attention to a speech in tho "Christian Advocate," of April 20th, made by ono of the most able Bishops ot' the Ohurch South, at their recent General Conference. The reverend gentleman, speak? ing of tho v-?topowor above mentioned, said: "I confess to astonishment at hearing an opinion, from thoso whoso Gi'iuiuuB T grea.jy respect, that this proviso, con? ferring tho veto powor on the Bishop, is a law. To my mind, it is clearly not a law, and I doubt whothor by any acti m of ours it eau ho made ono. Nobody will say that it has bim submitted to ibo Annual Oonfor oncefor tluir concurrence; and, without thia, no funda? mental or organic ohanges caa be introduced, lt is, thereiorc, a dead lotter, though it may have found ita way iu'o tho disciplino, aud remained unquestioned until now." Th? Ctmrch Son'h, at tho recent session of its Gene? ral Conft-roi.ce, wanted lo change tho name of tho Chinch, and no 1 inger have attached to it a word that would indicate that they were sectional. Bat tho South? ern General (."onfe-rcuco had not in their estimation, powe r oven to change the name of the Church ; they acted upon tho siiuject as far as thoy had powor in tho premises, but th-:> uaiuo is uot regar,lcd as changed un? less throe-i'oui tbs of the Annual Conferences apnrovo of this action of their Genoral Conference. Look at the 6th article ot the Conjuration ot tho United Slates, and on will And the same ohecks and' round the Constitution as thcSs?whTch gr " ??hts andi interest of the ffiwdist -^Tthe flur?h. It is just as difficult to r rganic structure of the Method . ^?SS^iS hurch as to change the ?Con- .- iw,in?* , -nited Stetes; and the General Oohf ' ^ 0 this without the three-fourth vc >t?*aUon of the ?rences than can Congressi oW ^**S^S ?" no,^ ?bout a concurrence^ A ***&B^?CJZ tates. What would beth- >?iSMe t^ ConB?tutlon r my fi iond and able or jsw-fourtbs of the neveral ? contend that Conerr --?g** 01 the ^S*1 judgment onstitution ot thr - ySeneat in this case, if he were urth concurrent bad tbe power to change the latcB; butha d' * United StateB without a three iowbe?e tb' a ofttlio legislatures of the seteral ie old M. F .JOB What ls equally absurd In trying to 1 its ow 4* the General Conference could teparate an aa ' ? Church, or m ik?legnl any plan of division irtv A action. That neither party considered this T binding, will appear from the fact that neither , have been governed by its regulations. JS reference to this Pan,ol Separation,it will be Msa. that neitho' was to encroach upon the territory of iihe?other by organizing churches. But the old M. H. I'Churoh ls now orgaulzing churches from Mason and i Dixon's hue to the Gulf of Mexico; and the Southern Church is organizing their churches north of the origi? nal boundary in Baltimore and Washington. It appears I in evidence that before this the Bev. Bishop Janes was I mobbed in Texas while holding a Conference of the M. E. Church, which goes to Bhow, even at that time, the Plan of Separation was not binding. But we are refer? red to tiie M. E. Church irffoanada as having been sat off by the M, E. Church in this country, and taking I property with them. But lt appears in evidonce that this was prior to the existence of certain restrictive mles, which existed at the time of the secession in 1845. . > Tho Canada division was one in which the Church harmonized, and there was no question of its legalforce upon all parties concerned. But nearly at the close of his case, I find my honora bio lrlend on the other side, with almost his last witness on the stand, the Kev. Mr. Mood, suddenly trying to change his base of operation; we find him flying from his first line of defenoe, the Plan of Separation ; and, with one fell swoop, he takes us into the Supreme Court of the United States. A position onco gained, if forti? fied at all, it would be useless to assail. We find him hore trying to intrench himself behind a decree of that Court; but he ls without ammunition; it has all been wasted upon the Plan of Separation The boasted and long-talked-of decree is not forthcoming. . Now will they tell us why they left their Plan of Separation and I went info the oourt? It was simply beoause they had discovered it lacked the three-fourths' cononrrence of the Annual Conference; and without that coourrenoe, it was of noforoe oreffeoV They fired off their last gun; and, while flyiug from ,tfala (their last position, they howled back, We can'tshOw rhadecree but "wegot all we damm? ed." We admit that a lawsuit was/had, and tho M. E. Church South .carried the, case up to tho-Supremo Court of tho United Statcs;,aud (here it w?s left to referees, and ono bf th? revernnd Witnesp?s ea^S thoy got all they claimed. I They went there upon the i?ues lion.of tho Book Fund, and that alone; and they chu? t? ?bat upon (ho very ground wi ich they now deny'.' o <*plaintiffs in' this' case, v(z:'their large representa* ioll 1 cf members, and? that a large portion of the fund ilaim. *d bad been contributed by tho Southern Church, 1 vhen a.* t^at very time the members of iheso clihrchos, fc it leastiu^ 'bis place; were flve'colired to ono white. In t egard to ti ^8 d?ore? of the i eferees, we submit to this o lonorablo 0i/ur''kat no such document is/before the tl Jonrt or has been shown, but .it was only contended .tl hat this decree 'referred to property then in posSe?s?on tl f the Church'w Wcl1 was'then: invested in the Book o kwieern, and hot tb .property wiUed, ;to support preach- 9 ag in a given locality,1 mm property ^question has . ti ever aa yet been inYT8b881on of the M. E1 Ohurch. 1 fence no division bf prc ''Per* made prior to fchisdate, t< onld take effect Upon tu'*8 property. If, the Church C u?, li Win?? ba shoTn th"??gb 'th? M. E. Sy* i uma,?iiiKMnV?fi,|*h*tlie Property of (hat LW'a^?^L?^a Church by virtue of hurch, falling td vli?na ?rom sa"*- ^ teloteea. But we tme plan of separation or decree.,. ... ~ it, ., ? ubmit to this honorable Court that it mu-. T5" roperty of the M. E. Ohuroh, before -it can pa. " *VT ?at Oh?rob to another, by any division of the propvr' r of Bald Church, If the Church South would secure | lelr supposed rights in, this property, it must first be Dme the property of the parent Ohuroh,'br,' in other ords, bo passed over to the plaintiffs in this case, and ion the Church South can set up their supposed [aim under the plan of separation, to this prop .-tr, as what they should justly inherit as the au them offspring of the original Methodist Eplsoopal hurch,- It has been ? claim ed by tho reverend witnesses ir the defence,that the Ohuroh South to"k all tho pi-op .ty with them at the time of the sopar??iO? ; this we lmit, but rift ny le?al r!?bt? and will they, as their jasted plan of s'eparation implies, take all the pro e?ty io M. E. Ohuroh may ever possess in the South? fco seems by their d?fonce in this suit; and if their plan valid, thoy have a much .better right to tho ohuroh on tantwnrth-atreet, in thlnmfty,tor Tt-bioh ?ho plaintiffs iceptly paid $20,000 in gold, than to the property now ; question; but they have failed to snow any legal jcument by which any of this property would paBS to io Ohuroh South. And we submit to i this honorable Durt, that no legal,anthority will attempt to make it rover impossible for the M. E. Ohurch to hold pro arty south of tho boundary line mentioned in their lan of separation. .'.'.<' . In a church constituted like that o?,tho M. E. Church, . .o ohurch itself being a unit, and all local societies ling b?t branches bf this one body, and not independ? i? of tho General Conference, there can be no right .optrty which eau be carried out of the cb'1" -' . . ceding..party.. Persons thus leavingm iUr?h, Proparty plaaed at the control of t,ae church is usually C somo specified object, for whloQ the donors oontrl ite (or tho purpose of advancing the interest of the urcli in its great labors for A world's salvation; but ft never contributed by U\a, true friends of lt for the irpyso of. dividive the church, or encouraging seoes )n from it, but to app^ this property to such an ob, 3t wcttld be to divert tv''from the original purposes to iich .lthad been f'.Qnated. . Money given to a church ajr.BomeUmea b'4 iorftsited by being misapplied; but iu ls case the pontiffs havo not had as yet auy control tho1'/und s, ?na If the agents mentioned in the will are it'tmatwrjrthy tho will directs what remedy shall be % - ., j, It lp ?ilfficultto conceive how a party seceding from .urch could, st the time of separation, or at any sub queue period, legally claim property by virtue of that ofiBSion vihfch had not as yet become the property of at gouron from whioh they seceded. Too property now ?D question haa not ooma into pos ??Binn of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and heneo J claim of secedors could roach tho property until it }U?me tho property of tho Ohuroh. TheTquestion how before this Oourt In, shall tho ap 3Uited agents of tho Trustees of the M. E. Church in ils city have tho possessio?> of this proporty ? Mjry lt please tho Court, wo have proved that these ;ents arc tho true representatives of the M. E. Church, ad that thoy have In this plaos a regularly organized Ruroh, according to the disciplino and under the sane on of tho M. E. Chi rch. Tho Kev, Mr. Webster has been a minister in thia burch for 29 years, and is now the pastor of that Chu rch 1 this city; and the Rev. T. W. Lewis has been in the lluifctryof this identical Church 17ye?rB, and is now io Presiding Elder of the Oharloston District. Both of aem ara now officiating here as ministers of tho M. E. burch, and are members of the South Carolina Mission onforenco-organlzed hero by an acknowledged Bishop f that Church, whioh Church has all the functions of a vlng, acting, organization, iuoluding a living ministry, nd ?he administration of the ordinances of God. Its trustees have been appointed aocordlng to the dis, ipline of their Ohuroh, which expressly provides for heir annual appointment; aud if Mr. iilrd and others aentloned as once being the truBtoos of this Church rere elected, as alligod by tho doiondan , during lifo or cod behaviour, their term of office has expired by heir act of secession. It has been shown in evidence bat many of these persons, now members of the M. E. Umrcli, were mombera ot thiB same Churiih at tho time his will was executed, and at the time of its execution , very large majority of the members wore colored per ons, souieof whom aro now plaintiffs in this case ?hey worshipped at tho same house with the teptator, Dhey knelt around the one altar, and their prayors as :onded to the same God. They come hore now, and ,sk that they be not excluded fro n their rights, and rom tho bounty donated to their Church. It is truo these persons have Bincu been out of the old li. E. Ohurch, and have buen in connection with tho Church South; but it is shown that this change was no roluutary act of theirs. They wore talteu Into tho ?outhein Churcti by those officials who held the church ?ecords.and contrcllod tho church 1 ^tero?ta. This chango vas affected almost without iheir buowlodge, and cer aiuly against their will. They wero taken from the ?hurch thoy loved without any act of theirs, and by tho ?amu menus and luMii?iices that aftui-ivurds took them rom tho sh?Hering folds of tho old national banner ind launohed them and their country iuto au uutortu latewar. My learned friend has said tba; the dem or ilizlug effects of tho war is tho camm of this ucti on. Hie Ti:r may have demoralized us, but who ls rospon ilblo for that war? Hut over this lot a veil bo drawn. The act of secession was passed, ai'd tho brighten ihantmont of peace, happiness and liberty no longer listinguished this land ii om the rost of tho world, but lespotism, tyranny and oppression reigned in their stead. But it was no fault of theirs, and in this change they lever lost their affectioii for the church from which they had huon so unceremoniously taken, but ns soon ?s the liberty ot choice was offered, thf-y returned again to the oosom of tho church, around whose altar thoy had so often knelt. No one will oouteud, lor a moment, that they have lost their rights under the old govern? ment by their connection with the Confederacy, neither san they lose their rights in the old church by their L-onnection with the Methodist Episcopal Church South. I B They are stl'l loyal to tho old church; and we look to JJ this honorable Court to boo, that in their voluntary con? nection with tho church of their choice that they aie not deprived of their legal rights. This Church hud given them a sacred guiranteo that th?y should not be deprived of their right of mernb;rBhip in it, with Diu a trial by the society of whi h they were meui uois, anu the right ot an appeal, and the Court will notice that this right oould not fe taken from them h action of the General Carence [Seo. 5th Btriot?ve Rule on the powers if tha General Con fi of the;M. E. Ohuroh.] They ?ever have had this and those who thhs deprived them of mem'iers the church of their choice sbjuld blush to urge t a reason why this property ?onld be taken from It ls contended that from lM* to 1866 there v Methodist Episcopal Churcljin Charleston, but mit to the Court, it was not he fault of tho plaint this case, and if not tbelr ?"lt. shall it bo made mislortune, by taking froij them rights wnich ha vs been unquestionably tpiT, if they had bee; mittedto hold their connftiou with the chu; their choice ? They have wen heavilly and cons' taxed for years, to support ajehurch iu which they rot represented, and shall tjey now luve it penal flicted upon them because ?ey were obliged tuns t. mit to the control of others? Man.? of them have impoverished by this war, 0r which ths-y wire In n responsible, and withouV deans, cavo their daily they ara trying to buile churches, ,atid. tuetai means of grace, and in thi laudablo effort to takt of themselves they shoult have that aid to whi< legal Justice, hey are entlt sd. We fcuij.mr fo this honor>'Jle Court, that the M the testai'or ?'i cuts clearljmd definitely, and the t ia in dniv bound to see tht its provinionH aro ca into effoct. The propert iu question munt tah direction hore given to itJniles, the will cou bo B, invahd, and of no effccT-. , ... You will notice by carePl attention to the will, v 1B admitted as being th? only one that has any force in the premises, af'd that the General Confei has no control or poweriver the property in any w form Wlatover, nor cou)/ it have been controlled b; Annual Conferences confurring or any executive p of. tho Methodist Episccbal Church North or South ls not among the legal prerogatives of oven the po mentioned In the will tojphange or direct Oils pro] from the Bpeciflo purport? for whioh it was bequoal and much less can any ojitBlde parties do tnls, by negotiations in regard ta the Church property, and divinion of the churches] By the terms of the will properly by the testator ls only made the propert tho ohurch, for a given purpose, and cannot be cam ed or controlled by foot Ooncern property, or any er of the Church, .^.disposition of that property not nor cannot effert thj?, The Trnsteos in thiBWiU do not receive from the tator power to use thu property at their own dlccre or pleasure. Thor casnot, If they Would, negotiate transfer into another tjhuroh, or allow it to be usec any other purpose sate the one specified by tho ti tor In this will the Trustees of the Methodist Epl pal Church ire simply the trustees of this property, are to hold lt iu trust for a given purpose, and the gives them no pow/rjadlrect it to another purposo disposal is'not loft to their discretion. May'lt please the fjourt, tho ministers of tho M. Ohuroh'South are nbt tho ministers of the Metho Episcopal.Ohurch. these two church orgfiuizati&Hft just as distinct aa any in the land'. ' Tho ProtW Methodist or tho African M. E Church ?night, with muoh propriety, ol?|m that they: could,carry out provisions of this WJIMB the Method lat Episcopal ,Chu iohth. AB long as the old Methodist Episcopal Chu jan be'Identified, omi just so long as thal'Church 'dstalning preaching in Charles? nnd vicinity, jos (j^g there can be itft,quosttou^B regard ito thB us ie n. pde of this pfuporty; bu held In' trust he trustees Of that church, tik\wQ& used for'the pur; f s?a'la?tning preaohiug here "by and under the lioriiy of .the Methodist Episcopal Church,"' and w) list coates, .then the property cscneatB fo the State1, i tio Genera! Conference and the Church'at large, th?r ?hiifohos h'?ve no control over lt.. Its, use \ ontrolledJjyithe t?htator, who never had any conn lon with the M. E. Church South. Tho Trust?es of r?thodlsl Episcopal Church have appointed their age y take charge of jhls property, as the will directs. X, huron, and no outer, caa fill thu* description, and i roprlate tho proceeds of the jriipprty 88 the testa as direoted lu the will before you. Tile only quest! > be determined is w hether or not thia io Method pisoopal Church; if so, th? plaintiffs sliouiu iave P' lesion of this property, by the legitimate anu iei instruction of the will. ( 'Tis obvious that if tho plaintiffs do not rocetvo th .operty, the design, as Well as the litoral interpret on, of this will cannot be carried out. It appears ^?nce that when the will was executed there wore ist five* colored perenna belonging to tho M. E. Ohurt Charleston to one white. It is claimed that the cc ed here, from fheir condition of poverty and depo; noe, could do bu* little to support the Gospel, st: oy m eded it as much as any phe. It is true, that tl JV. Mr. Wightman and Dr. Pelter na?o neen iDit> l^iittne d?'l?nce t0 'Know that the colored peep! id littlQ or noth.jXig for the support of tho OJV??O?' gn UUstsaytho Dr. rather blunder^ in gayfng ke'sui ised at the time of the mn^.?g, soon af lor the ocoupr m of thia city, that tho Rev. T. W. LOWIB designed'! ganlze the colored people into memberahip in th lurch SoiM? wt?to they, were already members c at ohnrcw^andr h* ?-miniBtcr in another; and a ?"Si xu, thinks the colored people paid 1 a Bethel only one-sixth toward? sustaining. th iurch? yet the books from that Church, whioh hav ten put in evidence, show that lu one year preylouB t e war they paid in olasB collpntlona, and toward ?bton the Church, $1160-to aay nothing of what tba; nd lor misalona, to which, lt is said by the Rev. Mi ood, they contributed tho mb?. At Trinity Ohurcl % ^"!ED MC???.erBb,5 ;,eomS to have been the larges! i - ^ dJb"Ud.-(i that church ono man alone pah -e hundred uoilar? though the Rev. Mr, Wightmai "?*a they only paid about a hundrod dollars towan ls salary. Let us be charitable; and suppose the rev end gentleman did not know how much of hts sup wt was paid by the colored members. It seem tat long before the occupation of tho city by the Uni d States forces, they wero greatly diBsatisflot ith the management , of their churoh affairs b; loir pas?ors,;who tell jou they enjoyed the entlr. infidonce ol their respectivo chargoB. But it seems rat on Borne occasions, compulsion was nooeasary ti titain what they caji confidence and esteem ; but If tho; ere BO poor and holpless, aa has been represented, ant ie white members had to furnish thom with the mean f grace, why take from them a legacy, which seems ti ave been intended for their benefit? It appears iron ie will llsolf that the testator was charitably diaposet ) wards 11 e colored people as a race, he, provided as fa 3 he could for the emancipation of his own, and In aa ltlon to leaving them a legaoy, he direoted in his wi! ley should have a support out of pis estate, both c lcao' bequestB have neon, and- are now withheld b, its defendant. The Church South 1B now relieved c i6ir painful burden of earing for thoiiv fomerly lar^ alored membership, and can now, probably, take car f themselves ; if not, let them ask for choritv ratht ian seek to divest a legaoy from the specked objoi ir which if was bequeathed. Ono word In regard to tho subject of limitation, and m done. That is truly a grave question, but it cannc nter into this caso. It is undoubtedly the property of somobody othe :iau that of tho defendant or the Ohurch South; if an th er party has any legal claim, let them show it. An 1 conclusion, I will Bay, tho party who would deprlv ly clients of thia property are not tho true represen tr Ivea of the chivalrous and g onerous sons of tho Soutb rho are justly famed for an untarnished honor an I, obie and magnanimous treatment of a race who hav cen through mauy years of woory trill. ?eir faith fu srvants. Those who were their true friends in slaver; rill not bo the loss so lu their freedom. Aa they ar ow citizens of a great republlo, they will wish them ti njoy all their legal rights and all possible means fo leir eiiu.'allon and improvement. With' theso sugges ons, I submit, in confidence, tho question of logn [ghts in this casu to the decision of this Honorable burt. Facts vs. Theories'. "GjjVO ino a placo to rest my lover .on," says Ar himo.dea, "and I will move tho world." "Giru mt uro and unadulterated drugs," says -Mcdicus, ol iio olden timo, "and I will euro disease." In ono aonso, both of these learned pundits were lie veriest charlatana. They knew there was nc laue to rest their li vers on, cither to move thc 'oi'ld or to cure disease. Mocha-mam waa in a uekward state, and tho mc.lical profession was ut another name for sorcery and all tho adjuncts f magie filters and charms against the efl'oot oi evil oyo," &c. But these latter days havo borne unto us somo hing moro than oven superstition and its crew ver dreamt of in their maddest philosophy. In l?ese days of practical science, what was theory f yesterday is fact to-day, and all tho old timo ?tions become as bubbles in tho sun, and bttrst nd break with every breath we draw. Let Archimedes shoulder Ilia lever and wo will nd a vesting-place for it to move the world. Let linc ancient Medicas pant and toil no more for lie drugs bc so sorely needs, for wo have them at nv hand, ever ready to serve them at his beek. Bcfined in tho laboratory of Dr. Maggiel, the nest, materials known in the medical profession re obtainable by any one. His Bilious, Dyspep ie. and Diarrhcua Pills stand unrivaled, and his alvo operates with magie elleet upon burns, nd all sores and ulcers of the skin. In fact, ive think Maggiel's Pila and Salve are lie wonder of Ibis century, and wo are I nippy in lie thought that many others of our brethren of lie craft ngrco with us. We would earnestly onnselthut all families provide themselves with >r. Maggiel's Preparations at 01100, and keep them cady at hand, so as to uso Hiern at the most op? ortuno time and as occasion serves.-- Valley Sen liwL Har ARTIFICIAL EYES.-AUTIFIOIAL HU? IAN EYES niado to order and inserted by Dra. E. AUCI? and P. GOUGELMANN (formerly employod by ;OIBSONNKAU, of Paris), No. 699 Broadway. Now York. April ll lyr ?ar AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.-OLD EYES lade now, without Spectacles, Doctor or Medicine f.mphlot mailod free on receipt of ton cents. Address I. B. FOOTE, M. D., Ne. lltW Broadway, New York, SPECIAL NEIGES. mr MABBIAGJ AND CELIBACY, an Essay of Warnhyg ana instruction for Young Men. Also, Diseases, and Abuses which prostrate the vital j powers, with sure means of relief, ??Sent free of charge in Bealed letter envelopes. Address," Dr. J. 8KILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa. APR" 17_3mo. mr COLGATE'S HONEY SOAP.-THIS CELE? BRATED Toilet Soap, in snoh universal demand, s made from the choicest matorials?lls mild and emollient in Its nature, fragrantly scented, and | extremely beneficial in its aotioc upon the skin. Por sale by all Druggists and Fancy GoodB Dealers, February 7 ly, ??.SPECIAL N?TIGE.-''GREATOAK8 FROM little acorns grew." The worst diseases known tb the nman race spring from causes BO amati ' as te almost efy detection. The volumeH of soientiflc 'lore that fill the tables und shelves of the modical fraternity only go to prove and elaborate these facts. Thon guard yourselves while you may. The smallest pimple on the skin ls a tell-tale and Indicator of disease; ; It may fade and die away from the surface of the body, but it will reach the vitals, perhaps, at last, and death be the result and final close, MAGGIEL'S BILIOUS DYSPEPTIC, and DIARRHEA PELLS oure where all others fail. While for Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Outs, and all abrasions of the skin, MAGGJFL'S Salve is in? fallible. Sold by J. MAGGIEL, No. 48 Fulton-street, New York, and all Druggists, at 25 cents per box. September 35 lyr mr BATCHELORS HAIR PYE!-THE ORIGINAL and best in the world I The only true and perfeot HAIR PYE, Harm less, Reliable and Instan taneous. Produces. Immediately a Bplendid Black or natural Brown, with? out injuring tbe hair or skin. Bom edies the 111 effoo ts o bad dyes. Sold by all Druggists, ?he genuine is signed GILLIAM A. BATCHELOR. Also, ' j REGENERATING EXTRACT OF MILLEFXEUES, | For rostering and Beautifying'the Hair. CHARLES BATCHELOR, New York. August 17 _ lyr mr CHEAPEST ST?BE IN NEW YORK TO BUY CHINA, GLASS, STONEWARE, CUTLERY, SILVER-PLATED WARE, &o. ' Always on hand, that popular, now and beautiful White Stone Parisian Din nor. Tea and Toilet Sots, haudgomo as China, same color and shapes, and half tho price. Call and see if you don't purchase. Gooda sent all over the world, j . . HADLEY'S, COOPER INSTITUTE,. . ' ..April lt , stnth3mo ,'" Middle of the B?oo? mrJOORl ITOH3 ITCH! S OE ATC M. SCRATCH 1 SCRATCH 1 WHEATON'S OINTMENT; will cure the itch in 48 hours. Also oures Bait Rheum, Ulcers, ObilblalhB, and all Eruptions of the?skin. Price 60 cents,' For salo by all druggists. By sending60 cents' to WEEKS A POTTER, Sole Agents, 170 Washing? ton street Boston,- lt will be: forwarded by mail, free of postage, to any part of the'United States. June 4 . .' 6moB ?-RUPTURE CURED I-WFITfi'S PATENT LEVEE TRUSS is warranted to cure ?FPTURE radi jally. Power is made strong or light at pifaenre. No pressure on the BACK or CORD. Sold wholes*** ind retail Pamphlets free. WHITE'S PATENT LEVER TRUSS CO., Sole Proprietors, No. (?09 Broadway, N. Y. April 14 stuthJmos mrTEE SALE OP THE PLANTATION BIT? TERS is without precedent in tho history of the world. Fhoro is no secret in the matter. They aro at once the nost speedy, strengthening health-restorer ever dls :overed. It requires but a single trial to understand his; Their purity can always be relied upon. They ire composed of the celebrated Calisaya Bark, Cascarilla Bark, Dandelion, Chamomile Flowers, Lavender Flowers, Wintergreen, Anise, Oloverbuds, Orange-peel, Snake-root, Caraway, Coriander, Burdock, S.-T.-1860-X. &o. They are espoclaily recommended to olergymon, pr* ^ lio epeakers, and persons of literary habits and t taryjife,who roqulre ireo digestion, a relish '^ t^ ind clear mental faculties. Delicate females sud weak persons " ^ ? ^ in those Bitters what they have s^ ^ ? ******** invigorate. They create a healthy \fVaUte. They are an antld^ tp change of water and ^ They overeo^ effect8 Qf dlasipatlon aad lato uourSi They8,r.#ngthen the system and onlivon the mind. Tliev prevent miasmatic and Intermittent fevers. x'&ey purify the breath and acidity of the stomaoh. They euro Dyspepsia and Constipation. They cure Diarrhea, Cholera and Cholera Morbus. Bhoy cure Liver Complaint aud Nervous Headache), . They are tho best Bitters in the world. They make the weak atan strong, and are exkaistod nature's great I restorer. The following startling and emphatic statements can be seen at our office. Letter of Rev. E. F. Cn ASE, Chaplain of the 107th New York Regiment: NXAB AosjUU annus, March 4th, 1863. Owing to tha great exposnro and terrible decomposi? tion after the battle sf Antietam, I was utterly prostrat? ed and vory sick. My stomach would not ratals medi? cine. An article called Plantation Bitters, prepared by Dr. DBAKE, of New York, was preseribed to give mo strength and an appetite. To my great surprise they gave me Immediate relief. Two bottles almost allowed me to join my regiment. * * * * I have sinoe Been them used in many oases, and am fra? to say, for hos* pi tal or private purposes I know of nothing like them. Hov. E. F. CRANE, Chaplain. Lotter from the Rev. N. E, GILDS, St. CiairsvHlo, Pa. GBNTLBMBH :-You werokind enough, on a former oc easlon, to Bend mo a half dozzeu bottled of Plantation Bitters for $8 50. My wife having derived so mush benefit from tho use of those Bitters, I desire hor to continue thom, and you will please send us six bottles more for the money enclosed. I am, very truly, yonrs, N. E. GILDS, Pastor Ger. Ref. Church, BOLDIBBS' HOME, SOPEBKJTENDBNT'B OPPIOE, 1 CINCINNATI, Oajo, Jan. 16th, 1863. j ********* I have elven your Plantation Bitters to hundreds of | our noble soldiers who s< op here, more or lass disabled from various causes, and tho effeot is marvellous and gratifying. Such a preparation as this is I heartily wish is every family, in every hospital, and at hand on ovary battlo field. G. W. D. ANDREWS, Superintendent. Br. W. A. CHILDS, Burgoon of the Tenth Vermont Re? giment, writes:-"I wish every soldier had a bottle of Plantation Bitters. They are the most effective, per? feot, and harmless tonic I over usod." WILLARD'S HOTEL, 1 WABHIN?TON, D. C., May 22d, 18?S. j GENTLEMEN :-We require .motlier supply ot your Plantation Bitters, tho popularity of which daily in creases with Ibo guests of our house. Respectfully, SYKES, CHADWICK & CO. ic, &o. &o. &c. ?fcc. Bo suro that every bottle bears tho fac-simile of our signature on a steel plato label, with our private stamp over the cork. P. H. DRAKE & CO, No. 20? BROADWAY, N. Y. Ruld by nil respectable Druggists, X'hysiclans, Gcocors, Saloons, and country Hotelxdealers, April 19 thstolyr ) LIDIES' Elfi?, PRIVATE PARLOR No. 31 (SECOND FLOOR.) IS LATE ?OF BERL?N, P?USSIA. IMPORTANT NEW INVENTION.. AUSTRALIAN CRYSTAL. SINGLE 'AND DOUBLE VISION 1 THE ONLY PERFECT LENS IN EXISTENCE, Superior to any other in use-constructed in. accordance with the scient* ?nd philosophy cf nature ia the peen.? liar form of a ? .. ? ?' (I irrp?tf?ip) ~ou ???"? Admirably adapted to the OrgaoVsight, and perfectly1 natural to the eye, affording altogether the best ar tifio JaJ help to the human vision over.inyented. , . ', ? Sold only by the Professor of ?OpticB and Spe'c??oM Manufacturer,' . ?",, . /_;>. |f ?HE A?V?KT?G?S ??? Of these Spectacles over all othors, aro :( , ; ".* '-ifi^g lsfc.-The only true. Lens k^o^felj: perfectly free from ohromatio light 80 well kjaown to tie* the cause of injury to the vision, and whipb. mikes tha change from Spectacles to OlasacB of etrougeispowers prj' 'Often required, while both noar and dlsUu.t objects are seen with equal facility- through the samp Glasses,. '' J/d,-Can Lo Worn with perfect ease for any length of tiine at one sifting, giving itotonlshin* ;c^earneb8 of vlalpn; par tfcnlirly by ? candle or other arti?' i.noia). light-comfort totho Bp?ota'olo wearer hitherto un? known. " 1 3 ?'. .'? '? "- ?vii? . J/ ?bil,-\VhcH tim 0yes ache or,pain through jthe noUon o?a bright light,,.Buch as. is,, reflected from /snow, sonny-weather, wbitft paper, and hVreadlmE i writing or sewing, or vjvf?. .colored bodies, theta Iensefc - by softening the rays, effeoU moat, agreeable Sensation and give great relief. j, .. ' 4*;h'^*? ?l? .??vo??- ofltectlonsiiof ?he era causing diill and ritertiingpains in'the eyeiball or tem pie, appearance of luminous' and dark spots'ta theafc taosphere, aohlngo/feeling like sand lathe eyeT the 'disturbed nerves are quieted and soothed. > ti ; .Gth.-Ground Ly peculiar: machinery, ?o/t up at groat cost, matriematfcaUy'calculated expressly for themanaiactare of this leUB, So as toproducelt wl& the true spherical, accuracy, and its foods is at the exa? centre, a point of vital importance, ' and which no other lens possesses. '. ' ' 1 , . Oth.-Froof off superiority over the old kiud of Spectacles. ,,Thej are used exclusively at all the . hosp'/tsls for diseases of the eye, in Bet-Un/Prussia, and ?kewher?; , ; ! . , PESTIJ?OKT OF RECOMMENDATIONS From Medical gentlemen, Professors of the highest Opthalmic talent in Charleston, S. C., and in the Union^ OflARL?STON, B. C., Moy'28th, '-??I- ? I have examined ft great variety of Glasses * .4'flf. lured by Professor M. BERNHARDT, and in jr .?*am*7?" " ProfeBsor must say, that his . Glasses are /*?ce to tue . jimllty, adapted to meot tho wants ?f ??..R superior vhero tho vision is in any way impp almost every eye?.. ?or solootod for noe. a . pair of ?.' .*foot. Tho Profes ilaaBes which aro of a very "BP- Australian Crystal naushlp, rendering viBion . -perlor quality and work, 'act as in youth. I yield ' <*ry dlstinot, almost as per ?rofessor'B Glasses m<- ? *bi8 teatimony in favor ol the ? jet oheerlully. . ,,E. GEDDINGS, M. D. I oheerfulJ'' ... -- tho value < -y concur In the opinion above expressed of > idapta' ?f Professor' BEBNH.VRDTB' Glasses, and their md ' ..ditty to all defects of vision, and also to his skill r .judgment in adapting the glass tb each special im? perfection. ; fl. W; DESAUBSURE, M. D. CHARLESTON, S. 0^, May 28th, 1866. I do moat willingly beor my testimony in favor of the . sup?riorit? of tho Australian Orjstal-single and don? ble vision Spectacles over all other kinds. They are constructed upon the best established and understood principles of optics, and their ,adaptation to the human eye in its different conditions of vision ?B so perfect, as ? to render sight easy without effort, In my opinion, none others should be used aince the eyes once used to - thoBe do not seem to grow old, and by having a focus at any point of the surface, they appear to rest o'er the - eyes to their youthful onergy. " ' T. L. OG IEE, M. D. OHAULES10N, S. C., May 28th, 1866. I have examined ProfesH?r BERNHARDTS' yery com? plete assortment of Spectacles and Lenses. They are bettor adapted than any I have before soi n to remedy the Imperfection of vision that can be benefltted by the uso of Glasses. The pureness and clearness of the Crys? tal used, is an item worthy of speolal attention, as I can testify from personal experience. I recommend Proies- - sor BERNHABDT with confideuco and great cheerfulness,, to tho patronage of the public. ' JAMES P. JEItVEY, M. D. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, } Columbia, Juno 19,1866, } SIR: I hove made full and satisfactory test o:f the spectacles procured ,froin you, and I have the pleasure to soy that tho glassos are better adapted to my eyes than any I havo overused. The faollity with which you fitted the glas* to my oye furnlah<"d me conclusive evi denco of your scientific skill in optica and your thorough experience as ail oculist. Your attainment* in your profession entitle you to. tho confidence, patronage, and gratitude of the public I have the honor to bo, Very respectfully yours, JAMES L. ORR, Governor of South Carolina.. Prof. M. BERNHARDT, Charleston, S. 0. I CHARLESTON, S. C., May28th, 1866. Wohsvooxaminodthe Lenses of Prof. BEBNHABDT, and considor them superior to any we have seen. They are admirably adapted not only to improve the imper? fections of impaired sight, buttorotievo tho weariness of vision which constant/study produoes. Many of tho i (liasses are of now and ingenious coutrivaico. We cor 1 diolly rocommend tho Professor to all those who require, scientific optioni aatistanoo. ELIAS HORLBECK, M. D. WILLIAM 0. HORLBECK, M. D. WM. T. WBAGG, M. D. F. PEYBE PORCHER, M. D. W. H. HUGER, M. D. B. A. KINLOCH, M. D. F. M. BOBERTSON, M. D. CUAS. HANUKEL, Into Rector of St. Paul's Church, Endclifl'eborough, Charleston". THOMAS SMYTH, D.D., Pastor of 2d Presbyterian 1 Church. J. S. HaNCKEL, Professor. W. B. HO WU, RectorSl Philip s. I C. P. GADSDEN, Rector St. Luko's. Testimonials similar to tho above may bo soon at Prof, BERNHARDT'S office, from JOSEPH li. PLUNKETT, Pastor of St. Paul's, Ports month, V?. Hon. JONATHAN WORTH, Governor of North Carolina, Hon. A. G. OU UTI N, Governor of Pennsylvania, Hon. O.T. MORTON, Governor ef lndlnna, Hon. H. A. 8 Wi PT, Governor of Minnesota. Hon. ALEX. RAMSEY, Ex-Governor of Minnesota. Hon. RICHARD YATES, Govoru/jf of Illinois. Ll. SEYMOUR, Govi-1-nor of New York. K. E, I ES ION, Governor of Ne.w York. And other distinguished gentlemen. Many years of public practico and study in the hospi? tals in Europe, adjusting epectncle? to patient? under every aspect ol' defective vision, as well as experience in an extensivo, long-established busluu83 in his optical stores, both hero and in Europe, Prof. BERNHARDT con? siders it a sufficient guarantee of his ability to apply such glasses as are best calculated for tho assistance or re? covery of imperfect sight. Uilivc Hours from ? A. M. lo 5 P. M. MILLS HOUSE, LADIES' ENTR?NGE, Second Floor, Pr?vate Purlor f?o. 3. N. B.-Owing tc engagements elsewhero, Prof. BEEN mnn-r will s'ole to rvniaiu here but a short iimeoaly* May 31 1*9