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mi i i;_r iwj.bbb? a, From the Recorder and Watchman. # TO THE REV. ELON GALUSIIA. *vi( Beauiokt, S. C. gu Rev. nnd dear Brother?Sitting in my jj( study this morning, ilie address of the ce American Anti-Slavery Convention has tj(. been brought before me among other pa- t|, pers. I confess to you, thai my first i:n- vc pulse was to re-mail it I have again and Vt again received pamphlets on the subject | Jjc of slavery, and have It'll only sorrow aim i forgiveness, as I read the abuse and ca-' V( luniny, emptied with cornucopia) lavish-; j,] uess upon Christians at the South. I have 1 m been content to appeal to God, and leave , ()j the matter with him, and rejoice in seeing.; w year after year, hundreds of our servants ;s receiving the word with gladness, and i fr , happy in Jesus. At each communion j n( JSabbath, I unite in blessed fellowship j tl, with about fifteen hundred of them, and ^ wc sing together, and pray together, and ! ^ weep together. They love me as their i 0) Pastor, and I love them as brethren and j sisters in Christ?"all members of thatone ; sa body, into which we have all been bap-j c - < -i ??- r. 'i! lized by one spirit, wnemer oohu i?i uui, w 1 Cor. 12; 13. I could tell you of many ta delightful seasons we have witnessed to- tl gothcr and of many brethren, who, with aj myself, preached to them day and night, r( and pray at their bedsides. Exhausted u( with our own labors for the souls of these 0 people, and giving our substance to cm- tj ploy others as missionaries among them, g we might ask our brethren at the North? ? "What have you done for their souls? We C( have united with you in seinling the gos-j pel to distant regions; what aid, what;^ sums have you contributed to sustain and ' (( extend our efforts here? j ^ Nor would it do for them to reply, that j t? the agents they would choose, could not o find access to our plantations. If it be ^ ai cn what is the reason? Simply this. Our t jj brethren warn us that they will send ministers, not with Paul, to preach " "Christ crucified;'' but with Abolition: tl Not with the Apostle, to say, "Servants, y, be obedient to your Masters;" but "Ser- ai vents, your Masters are tyrants and pi. t n< rates, obey them not." Missionaries not 11| of the Gospel of God; but of hatred, and ; it insubordination, and bloodshed. I if Let the sums noiv expended in printing ; jt inflammatory libels be committed to any ! c< one at the South, and let him select! hi ? preachers, and a wide and oflectuai door c< is open for their employment in the cause S( " of Jesus. lo I feel, however, that remarks like these c< avail nothing with the multitude at tlie, tc North. Their object is not salvation, but; pi emancipation. Nor am I among those p] who ascribe to such, (even the most vio- cl lent.) evil motives. I am confident, had ii I been bom in Boston, or New York, I [f would think as they do. Ignorant of our tl Institutions?seeing on some visit, only sc their abuses?poisoned by dcclaiiners? | to exasperated by infamous pictures, and i m abominahle fables of horrible cruelly, and hi merciless barbarity, and shocking obsce* b< oity--who is surprised that women and o| children, utter execrations against those, whom the slaves themselves regard as re friends? That the multitude ever fond of la excitement, arc infurated and frenzied? cl and even good men incurably prejudiced? t!i I had hoped, indeed, that our churches di might be saved from being rent in twain a: by this topic. I now fear my hopes must ta be disappointed; and if I have not returned sti this pamphlet?it has been Kcv. Brother, ar because I saw your name attached to it, w and because it professes to come from of many fathers and brethren, whom I ho- fa nor and ^ovc, and whom I would implore to review the determination they have in avowed. The address is written too (i w should rather have said it commences) in (i a tone and spirit of Christian affection. Permit mo then, in the same spirit, to at acknowledge its receipt, and to assure tu ?l>nt T (mm <? rnnd it mavcrfullv." as } ...... . requested by the brother who did mc the to kindness, to send it. And suffer me to say pt o word as to its contents. ?? I do not design any argument on Slave- 01 ry in the abstract. If the question were w a political one about reducing a free peo- ai pie to servitude. I should oppose such an w act as firmly as any man. I admit too, as that with us, abuses exist among "fro- hi ward" and "unbelieving masters, and I [it would use any proper means to have them j ui prevented. At present, however, we are I ta not discussing thesejpoint.*. Your address! y concerns not politics, but religion; not: the cruelty of some masters, but tlidtl crime of every one. And you vcrtually ' in excommunicate all, without discrimina-; ra tion, who own a slave, and fulminate' ft anathemas and curses against them. Will vj my brotlier permit mc in iovc to rcmon- ti strate with him as to this? j di In the first place, and once for all( be-| ic lieve us of the South,when we assure you j ra that we have bestowed upon thissul>ject,thc ' 0i most serious and devout attention. We j at have prayerfully examined our Bibles, - (j and are perfectly satisfied that (while hi Slavery tnay be abused, and the abuse of tu course be sinful,) God lias authorized the m domestic relations here existing. He hi gave his ancient people, regulations for m the purchase of slaves, and lie said " they pi are your money" Exod. xxi. 21? and; in blessed Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who: were rich in slaves, and to the first ofi o-/ whom Abimcleck gave "men servants jm "t-nnidii cprvnnts." JCSUS Christ | VI auu ?> wuiv.t wv. - .... whose heart, as you say, "was a fotin-!e.< tain of love," and who was terribly sn-i|f vore against every infraction of the Hi- w vino Law, came into the world and sawjtr slavery existing, yet lie condemned it.'n not. The Iloly Ghusf, after his ascent,' ai expressly authorized slavery, and l?y the 1 ji m mslTcs prcscribe:Vihc duties of masters i d slaves. \Y'e, therefore, honestly g ;\v your language, as offering direct in- j e It to the unchangeable and Holy One of: a cavcn. And while we believe you sin- d re in your indignation, we should siffec- r inately beg you to reflect, whether, n rough us you are not attacking the Ke-; ( lation which God lias given to roan, and r mrselves " assuming a responsibility uti- r r which an archangel would stagger." ( I submit to you that the rule " love. I Mir neighbor as yourself," incontosta- 1 y requires not that the master should . i a 11 uinit his servants, anv more than that; I one of you should divide his property , i ith his neighbor who is poor. Yet this the only passage you attempt to urmg 1 om the Bible. Dear Brother, is this i >t, candidly, an abandonment of Scripre argument? And is not the assertion avely advanced, that this nrecept bears ion the question, a lamentable evidence : the power of prejudice? I can hardly suppose you serious in lying the apostles "were too busy" to jndemii slavery although it existed every here around the n, and in churches csblishcd by themselves. Are the scripires then not given by inspiration for 11 ages? Do not the Apostles expressly jcognise slavery, and under inspiration Iter God's will as to the respective duties f the slave and his master? You say ley do not condemn " horse racing, and J if __ I I, T .?,* cm? tn aruoiuig, aiiu piracy* * u,# > ?. , jfiite iliis?b;il do they, any where re-1 ognise these crimes, as allowed to bp ractiscd by Christians, and publish from rod, llic rule by which Christians admit- ' :d into tlie church should be governed in , ambling and piracy, &c.? Is it possible lat ir.y Baptist brethren adopt the pica f deficicpry in the sacred Canon, and re foisting in human improvements and ilcrpolations? You quote St. Paul's exhortation that Masters should give to their servants tat which is just and equal." This, in our view, means to emancipate them, id to go to "the prairies and the wilderess?" I ask, again, in affection, is not! lis a palpable perversion of the scripires? But you inquire do the slaves of j ic Southern Baptists, receive what is j ist and equal* I reply?if not, the pre?pt is violated and sin incurred. But I, ope there are many slaves who?in a 1 tmslant supply of provisions for them:lves and families?in land and time al-! nved to plant for themselves in abundant! anifort while in health, and medical at-1 ' - t it.,? ! nuance wnue sick; in navni? wic reached lreely, and missionaries cm- j loyed to visit them and catechise their; liidren; and many gifts from time to ' me?do receive "what is just and equal." 1 softie cases they receive more; since ie master fulfils his engagements in seams, when the harvest, if all belonged ? the slaves would not suffice for their rccssarv supplies?a case of^wliich I ie\v not very long ago. But as I said jfore, I am not speaking of the abuse; " slavery, bat of the institution itself, j But arc not husband and wife, and paints and children separated? As to the Iter, it must occur with all men, after tildren grow up. Our slaves live togecr, and die on our firms without any sponsion of families, much oflener than I ly class of men. If the separation ever kes place when the children are not of ifficient age, it is rarely; and every man nong us, who is regarded as a man, ould revolt at it. Nor are such instances ' inhumanity as frequent here, as in the ctory system. As to husbands and wives, the church , this place would deal with a member1 ho should "put asunder those whom ; oil has joined." These are both, however, only abuses, | id I have long wished that our lcgisla-; re would prohibit them. I regret to find your letter descending; such terms as " chained collies," "ex-j >sed female reeking under the Iash,"i naked gang in the cotton field," &.c. I jly ask you to " come and see," and hen you show me these things as a part id parcel of our institution, I will unite ilh yon in condemning that institution i shocking. There have been found utal husbands and parents. But would be just to select those as specimens, and ; ge tlicm against the conjugal and parcn- j 1 relations? Why then argue thus as to. lavery? But I Invc extended my remarks farther, inn I intended. I merely designed to ' aplore you to reconsider the unscriptu-j il position you have taken. It is the j rst step in a course which must soon di-; idc our hitherto happy union, as Bapsis, into fragments most hostile and viniCtlve. For my pari, God has cast my d in a land where 1 find two distinct | ices?who can never amalgamate?and j lie of which must be master. An;l I, n not only convinced that the word ofi od'juslifies the institutions now existing,!1 it that the African is in the happiest si-j lation lie can now occupy; and I speak ldcrslaudingly when I say that, with a unane master, he hits far less labor, ticli greater privileges, more leisure, and radically more liberty than any peasant i the world. That the responsibility resting on us is i rent, I know, and I often urge it upon ' asters from the pulpit. Eut I submit to ou ofiectionatclv, that it does in no wise -.? i . A UUI1U 10 OIJIL'JS. /lliu mui. ic case piav have been in England, here Parliament could act,) in this counv, it is as manifestly gratuitous in our orthcrn brcllircn to assume to themselves iy accountability tor our social and poticul system, as l'or dial of Rumiah, \ 11tavc written this letter very hastily to' ;o by the mail. I have abstained from very thing like retort?though there is 1 rnple room, pnd some part of vonr nil- c IresB might well provoke it. Cut 1 che- il ish no other feelings towards my brethren r it the north, than love; and I believe t their language notwithstanding) that it is i eciprocated. I beg you to accept the t issnrance of my esteem and affection. 1 JotPgranl lis all grace to consult our Bi- r des upon our knets, and to follow that I 'light shining in a dark place,4 Were r this our only guide, luiw much lose and t harmony would exist among the disciples < of Jesus! But what discord and bitterness I when once this torch is depressed or ex-j| tinguished, and our passions and preji^'i dices drive us on in darkness and reck- j. lessi/css. I appeal (withjyou) to the scrutinies of the Omniscient,"and tell you that I have prayed and read sincerely on this subject. I assure you I would rather die a thousand deaths than continue master of the few servnnls I have, did the word of God forbid it. But as this can never be shown ?as that word authorises this relation, as' well as the other domestic relations?my j duty is clear. It is neither to abscond j " to the prairies" as you advise; nor sell my servants to others wiio may not regard their souls, and carry the money to the north and become an abolitionist, as has been often done; but to be a friend | and a father to them here, and endeavor so to instruct them, that, like Philemon, I may "receive them as brethren" now; I i H -.1 .1 ._ , i I ami uweu wiui uicm in uuuvun ncicuun- I This appears to me my plain duty, and I I believe, Rev. and dear Brother, had j yon been by birth placed as 1 am, you would feci it to be yours. Grace be with you, and with all who Iovc?lhe blessed Jesus. Your brother, R. FULLER. I P. S. Just as I am sending this, here j coincs another favor! "Address of the 1 Rev, , before the Female Anti-Slavery Society in Cincinnati*" In this, the! ladies are told, that if the B.ble allows slavery, " you dare not call it the glad tidings of salvation." This would have appeared rather bold and impious to old j John Bunynn, reading his Bible in pros-1 Irate adoration, as lie tells us was his j wont. My dear brother, however, was j ever a bold man. Besides, he has the, sanction of ail who, before him, have f found the Bible conflicting with their | opinion. "It is not from Gud unless it J coincides with our views," has always, been their logic. R. F. The following is the reply of Bishop r.'?1 i ir, ntrnnil a nnhlie! Ljngl'JIKI 10 <111 nitatiuii IU ui..w..? _ ^ ? meeting at Detroit. FROM THE BISHOP OF CHARLES-j TON. Charleston, Sept. 17, IS 10. Gentlemen ? I was yesterday honored with your invitation of Aug. 2G, to meet! the Vice President of the United Slates on the 28th inst. at Detroit. The compliment which you pay hitn is one of those political moveqwnts from which I have kept aloof, though I am free to confess my opinion is, that the administration of which he forms so conspicuous a part, has acted for the benefit of our Union, and docs not deserve the vituperation with which it is assailed. It may perhaps tend to show thespirit of some of its opponents, when so humble an individual as I am, and for so many years a citizen, though I must confess to j the crime of having been born in a dis- j tant land, and of having voluntarily come j hither, dare not express this simple opi-j nion without being denounced in unmea-j sured terms, and tho persons whose re-1 ligion I teach, threatened with cxterrnina-j tion if it be discovered that from any ( cause there shall be found a majority in j favor of Mr. Van Burcn in any district, where Catholics arc numerous* I have suffered insult and oppression under the penal code against my religion/ in Ireland, and I came hither, flattering! mjself with the expectation that there existed at least freedom of thought, and liberty for any citizen to express his opinions that the public officers of the Union were not guilty of that mal-administra- ; tion winch was imputed to them by their!, competitors. I have been more than 1 once convinced of my mistake; and if; my religion and its professors are to be i made the victims of my imagining that in ! our republic, Catholics, like other citizens, j j had liberty of political opinions, cxpres- j ( sion and action, I would far prefer being ( again in my former position; for the., Orangcism in Ireland is mercy compared '1 to the insolence of those who here insult I, us by their expressions of kindness and j j condescension, whilst they threaten us'j with extermination, unless wc stoop to be!, their slaves. lj I am aware, gentlemen, that they whop 1 w?<Trar/! *1 n r.nf ! , arc tnus uispuseu m uui .... ..v.|{ form the American people, but I know 11 that they arc numerous and active, and j i I should regret for the sake of our re-JI publican institutions, that they had the: < power to work their will. They would;) indeed begin with the Catholics, bin; i others would soon feel the effect of their' > success. ( I take the liberty of sending yoti.a cou- i' pie of papers which will show the occa- 1 siun of my remarks. I have the honor to he, gentlemen, J With great respect, Your nb't humble servant, f JOHN", fjishop of Charleston. 1 From (he N. Y. Herald, Oct. 22. . 0 MONEY MARKET. (I ^he market has been singularly influen- c ed to day. The events on this side ren- ii ering a general resumption in > January u text highly probable, if not certain, have c iccn calculated to increase the buoyancy b n the stock market, and give new impulse a o the previous disposition to speculate, d Phe Philadelphia banks, in rendering the t equired assistance to the United States * Sank, are themselves in want of the same c issistance from their eastern creditors, i ind in consenting to take the post notes c if the United Stales Bank for what is due J them, it is in the hope of making those 1 post notes available in the settlement of i their own eastern indebtedness, or in the ? London market. This they will be scarce- < ly able to effect without additional securi- < ly. The credit of the United States Bank is too far shattered, to permit her aecom- < modation paper to be marketable without i umloublcij security. Nearly the same ar- i rangemenl which is notv effected, was ] distinctly proposed last March, and the i eastern banks at the same time expressed 1 themselves willing to take the bonds of < the solvent Philadelphia banks at twelve h months, but refused to take the bonds of the United Slates Bank for that indebted-,i ncss. .Mr. Jaudon, it is understood, has undertaken to bring about some arrangement with the eastern banks; for the negotiation of their bonds prior to his departure for England, to make the bonds available in England, would be an easy matter, provided such security could he offered as would satisfy the English capitalists, and friends of the suffering stock- 1 holders there. But the bank is appearentIy without such securities. Her title to' those securities, consisting of Michigan, | Illinois, and Mississippi slocks that arc now in pledge for her London debentures, is disputed, and her port folio contains among its mass of fancy stocks, few that can be offered, notwithstanding that their speculative values are daily increasing. The resurpption then, if it takes place, will be based on the increased fictitious values of fancy stocks, and will be bositcred by borrowing. This is not a state of things calculated to give confidence in the permanency of the rise in stocks. The English news, increasing the probability ol a war, is vaiiously regarded, and exerts contradictory influf ncesupon stock, and prices have greatly fluctuated. The City Bank has declareda dividend of four per cent for the last six months, payable on the 31st inst. The Union Bank, four per cent for the last six months, payable on the 31st inst. The notes of the Farmers' and Millers' Bank of lingerston, Md., cannot now be sol 1 in Philadclnhia'. This institution has been it; J operation only a few months. The Commercial Bank of MilJington, iMJ., has stopped payment. Immediately after this had become known, the people of the neighbourhood took posession of the banking house?opened th' vaults,) took what valuable funds they could Jay i their hands upon, and adjourned from there j to a tavern opposite, and then redeemed the notes of the bank to the amount of funds taken from the vaults of the concern? $565. It is said the circulation of; ihe institution amounts to $300,000. Within the last 60 days the rate of ex-J change on France has fallen, 'so as to render specie the best remittance, and about 8800,000 in silver have been shipped by the Havre packets, while $609,000 in silver have arrived here from the West Indies and South America, $500,030 in gold from England. The balance in favor of i this country from England, has been about I the same as in favor of France and against England?that is, the premium on French! hills in London is about the same as the discount on sterling bills here, while exchange on France has been about 1-2 per cent in favor of shipping coin from this side. This operation is but temporary in I regard to France, and is of but little, im- i 1 j1. - nf tkn nrn. I portancc as long as me untu.v ..... ,? cious metals, from oilier quarters, exceeds the dcmlind from that quarter. An un- I principled and ignorant party paper, in i Wall street, has the folly to ascribe tliisjl movement to the operation of the gold I bill of 131, in the following classic lan- | gtiage: i "Ever since the Gold Bill was passed,:! the tide has been letting of the export of* t silver, and the import of gold. This will, i in the end, produce great inconvenience i to this country." 1 This is one of those wholesale and reckless assertions made by those in the ha- I bit of making pompous assurance pass for" I truth. In the fttec of this statement the t official table of the import and export of i gold anil silver for a series of years prer ? ?ents the fact that the yearly import of l silver coin has exceeded the export near- ( y $5,000,000, while thatof gold coin has t aeen but 8300,000; making 8200,000 pearly, or 812,000,000, for the six years, n favor of silver. There are, however, Jili^r (acts connected with the import of } gold, of which 812,000,000 have been a v forced import, or not in accordance with t the regular movement of trade. Soon af- t Lcr the passage of the gold bill, the Pre- f ddcut ordered home the proceeds of the r r? 1. ?,,,i TVor,r.f)litnn indemnities, to r r i L i i u u (i 1111 A i v i/j'wt. ? , lite amount of $9,000,000 in gold, at the c jame time ilie United Stales Dank borrowed f?1,200,000 in London, which was brought home in gold; and in the spring at' 1W3S, a forced import of $3,000,000 ' was made by some brokers in Wall street c an a speculation. If these remittances t had not been forced in gold, it is highly a probable that one half, or $0,000,000 , would have reached here in silver, which 1 would have reduced the gold import to 1 ne fourth that of silver. The miserable evice of depreciating the coin 0/ the ounlry, in order to make it stay here, islead of keeping it here by economy, ,'as of no avail, flad gold been the only urrvncy, the practical effect would hare een only a fraud upon creditors, to the mount of 7 per cent, that is, those tinier the old coinage had to recefvfe a cerain amount of gold for a debt of $1,06^ vould, under the new coinage, have revived 7 per cent less gold for the same If hi., that hfiinor the amount 10 wllich'the :urrency was depreciated. The effect was precisely the same as with a paper curren>y. The United States Dank, for instance,, nved a certain amount of post notes, payible ir, lawful money, for which she tenlered payment in her own paper, deprecated 7 per cent. The event of a war in Europe will inthe value of gold, that being more in demand than silver, because for military purposes it is more portable, and as ?old is the standard of England, it will undoubtedly create a scarcity of money; but not so in France, as silver is the standard there. In this country, both gold and silver are the standards, and if the price of gold rises, it must be paid for in goods at low prices, and will ue as pronta??i ble an article of export as cotton at high prices, or any oilier produce. At this moment, we owe Eropc scarcely any thing; and to drain the metals, claims must be presented against the country. Under these circumstances, to import gold into Eurpe froin litis country, a large amount of commodities must be given in exchange, and a lesser amount received hereafter on its export. The operation, therefore, cannot but be profitable, and is no cause of alarm, except to speculative banks, whose tottering credit depends upon the possession of a certain amount of coin, which they owe, and are afraid it will be called lor. Mock Auction Swindling, in a new style.?A countryman, who went to New York from Buflalo, while passing along Chatham street, had his attention attracted by an auction, and went into the store where it was going on. . A lot of penknives and other articles were "going, going," at the moment he went in, and, as usual, one of the Peter Funks recommended him to purchase the lot, as it was so uncommon cheap. Tne countryman accordingly bid 84 for the articles, and they were knocked down to liirn, and he handed a 85 bill in payment, which the clerk in the store took up, and then asked him, had he not any other 85 bill, as the iirst looked rather suspiscious.. The countryman accordingly showed him another 80, which the clerk also took possession of and then told hint that the articles came to 833, as lie had bought a much larger quantity than he supposed. The countryman demurred to the demana, and was about to leave the store and seek redress, when a middle-aged man, of respectable appearance, but who was also a Peter Funk, came up to him, and whis pcred to him by all means to pay for the gi*>ds, and that he would take one half of them at an advace of five per cent, on the auction price. On this assurance, the countryman paid the $33, and look away the goods, and accompanied the person who offered to take half of them, to his store, which was also in Chatham street. After they artived at the store, themantoM the countryman that he was sorry to find that there was no money in his store to pay for the goods, but at the same time told him that they were so very cheap that lie could not fail of making money by thein, and urged the countryman to go along with him to another auction room, where the articles could be sold at a great profit. The countryman adopted the suggestion. ami the man carried him to another mock suction store, also in Chaham street, where there was an auction going on, and introduced him to the auc- ' lioneer, and told the latter the countryman had a lot pf goods which he wished to have sold, off hand. The auctioneer immediately took ihc goods, put them up for sale, and after reseiving three or four bids, knocked them down for $9, and the purchaser paid for them and caried them i way. The countryman expressed his astonishment to th^man who brought him there, and the latter pretended to he still more astonished, hut cooly told him he must make the best of n had bargain, and wished him good morning and wfiit away. The auctioneer then paid him 89,' minus bis commission, and the countryman, who i)V tin's time perceived that he had been swindled, came to the police office, and told his story. But as he, in the firstinitancc, had paid for the goods, ar.d taken hern away, and sold them on his own ac? :oui:t. lie had no redress, and was obliged o pot up with the loss of 821. Baltimore, Oct. 19. Suicide.?We regret to state that if/. iVilliam 8. Kamsay, of Carlisle Pennsy.l-. ania, put an end to his existence yesie*?. lay evening at Barnum's Hotel, in this qi?. y, by shooting himself in the right eye. ilr. It. was a member <if the preseqt, and econtly elected to the next. Congress^ row the thirteenth Congressional District ?f Pennsylvania. The smallest bird of America is tho lutnming bird, and of Europe the golden* rested vvren. The smallest quadruped ia he world is the pigmy mouse of Siberia;; ,nd the artic raspberry is a plant so very limimslive that a six ounce vial will hold he whole, tranche?, Icmcs and fruit. /