State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-05-24
From Ziou'S Herald.
METHODIST GENERAL CONFER
ENCE
Cincinnati, April %, 1s3G.

This is indeed a beautiful city. 1t may per-
haps be very properly termed second
Philadelphia. In the form of its Streets
and in its well adjusted proportions, it more
nearly resembles that than any city know
of; though in point of taste, neatness elc-
gance and beauty, it certainly falls much
below Philadelphia. And so indeed do all
orr cities. In these respects, Philadelphia
must have the palm! The queen of the
West, must however, in time, equal the
queen of America Comparatively, she is
but of yesterday. Her growth has been
rapid, and her prosperity almost uneXam-
pled
On Monday, the 18th instant, we attend
cd, at O'Clock p. NJ. in the Broadway
Hal, New York the first Anniversary of the
"New York Wesleyan Society" 1t was
very rainy, and ofcourse the Congregation
was not large. The meeting was opened
hy the President, Rev. G. Storrs. Rev. J.
A. Merrill was then called to the chair
The exercises were interesting and impress
sivc. Prayer was offered by the Rev. S.
Kelley Of Newbury, Vermont, after which,
by vote of the Society, the Rev. O. Scott
was requested to read the Annual Report
After reading the Report, resolutions were
offered, and addresses were made by the
Rev. Messrs. S. Norris G. Storrs, o. Scott
and A. A. Phelps. The meeting then
pledged itself anew to the support of lions
Waterman, after which the exercises were
closed. Several clergvmen were present,
among whom was our highly esteemed
father in the gospel, Rev. II. Merritt.
The exercises of our Missionary meeting
in the Forsyth street church, commenced
ut halfpast seven O'Clock the same evening.
The extracts from the Annual Report read
by G. p. Disosway, Esq. were cheering.
Rev. Rishop Andrew, VIM. A. Smith, DR.
Skinner, and F. Hodgson, then addressed
the meeting in very feeling and appro-
PIRATE manner. Continuance was the only
fault of the meeting. The exercises were
not closed till nearly,11 o'clock And even
then, one who was appointed to speak, the
Rev. J. Kennaday, said nothing for want
of time. The great length of our Mission
nry meetings is certainly an evil. This
must be renledied. At New y DIRK, nearly
half the congregation went away before the
exercises were closed.
We left New York on Tuesday the 18th,
Philadelphia, on the morning of the Goth.
We did not, however, reach Pittsburg be-
fore the following Sabbath as we intended;
nor until IL O'Clock on Monday night. We
crossed the Allegheny mountains IN the
railroad cars, ascending them by five in
cln'd planes, by means of stationary en-
gnes, and descending in the same manner.
This process presents the traveller with II
scenery, in point of grandeur and sublimi-
", which approaches the terrific In de-
sccnding the mountains we passed through
high hill in a tunnel, cut through Il solid
rock a distance Of UWJom rods; and, in
the canal between the mountain and Pitts
burg, we passed through a similar tunnel
fty,fre rods in length! There are, be-
tween The Allegheny mountains and Pitts
burgh, some fifty salt manufactures, where
salt is made in great abundance, from waters
obtained by boring.
A very serious accident occurred as we
were ascending one of the inclined anes,
in crossing the mountains. a gentleman
from Hartford, Connecticut, started before
the cars on foot, and Instead of taking the
side path, he imprudently walked between
the rails, intending probably to step aside
before the cars cG.ie up with them; bul
though lie was called to by several persons
who stood near him, he was moment toe
late Just as he was turning TO look be-
hind him, one of the cars struck him
knocked him down, and passed over hi;
legs breaking and manging them in d;
most shocking manner; and otherwise in
turing him. | heard from him twenty tou
hours after the accident; he was then alive
but it was thought that he would not re
cover.
From Pittsburgh, in the steamboat Phil
adclhia, we had a most delightful run
down the beautiful Ohio, to this place
where we arrived yesterday, at o'clock
r. NJ. in company with about thirty five o
the delegates.
The subjects of slavery, abolition, &c
has been discussed more or less among tn
delegates, nearly all the way from Phiadcl
phia to Cincinnati. Soon after taking thu
canal boat at Columbia, this discussion
commenced in all parts Of the boat, above
below, fore and aft. We had on board two
Shareholders, one of them delegate from
the Georgia Conference, and the other
Mr. Moore of Nashville, Tennessee, one o
the comlnittee of vigilance, who acted a
Jury for Judge Lynch, in the case of Amo
Dresser. Rev. b shop Andrew, DR. Bang'
Is. Waugh, &. Sinclair, and n. Loving
took the lead on one side, and Rev. j.
Merrill, j. +. Adams, o. Scott, &. Storls, :
Kelley, and others, on the other side. Th
discussion excited considerable interest, an
there appeared among the passengers dc
sire to hear--and that they might hca
brother Scott proposed to some of the Me-
York delegates to collect the passengers |
the gentlenen's cabin, appoint chairman
and choose two on each side, and the
speak 50 many minutes each. But tn
proposition was not accepted, so the di
sion went on rs before. Brother Sincla
stated that slavery was sanctioned by Il
gospel that there was no sin in holdr
and treating the human species ms propert
that the bringing the negroes from AirlC
10 this country was an act of mercy, d