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fly REQUEST
AGENTS AND EVANGELIST.

THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF, ,citi,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES or Con-
NECTTCUT, AT their recent meeting ncouled
the following resolutions concerning Agents
and EVangelists. These resolutions. il Will
be seen, bear hard upon abolition reiormers
& such evdngelists as 20 through the church
es endeav orlng 10 raise great excitement
IN orGer to promote the conversion Of men
/. ResOIUed, That whilo this General As
socIati"n appreciate and would maintain
at all hazards, the unrestricted liberty of
speech and OF the press and while they full
lY recognize their own and every man duty
TO prove ali things, and their own and every
mans responsibility to God ia relation to the
reception of the truth they do not admit an
obligation upon the community to hear or
read all that associations, or individuals NAV
volunteer 10 speak or print or an obligation
on The pastors OF the churches to admit inte
Their puipIts all those preachers or speakers
|ho may desire TO address the people, or in
any other ways directly or indirectly to IA
OF sShtltGnts, HiCh' are, in tfeiF view, =, =,
an erroneous, or questionable character.
= ReS0!oe@, That the operations Of lin
Grant agents and lecturers, attempting to en-
tighten The churches, IN respect 10 particu-
lar points OF christian doctrine, and Of chris
tan morals, and 10 control the religious SEN
tImcnt OF the community, on topics which
fall most appropriately within the sphere of
pastoral instruction, and Of pastoral direction,
as 10 time and manner, iCithOUt the 9GUicc
and consent 81 the pastors and regular ccclc,
S "'o a., u""u'oi'" eu i"'cr-
49,, ~" vac 80 "n',''' anu olsctc'
-, 'II, Gus 10 ,i1
, y. l''1 PIS'"' al oIace' ana t'''' 10
20 ','',' | ,,"I VI 'iS C""'Chrs.
,t,,,.-'.' ss'-, ny '''0 c..''''"ce 1T NO
ei' f: oAeI % az o'"s' v, "I"ti"'ihS evan
w, 0'e'' ''"''I' q" vac BUSINESS %
M ".',' ~ NC ~ ',,0''o" 81 fcNTH!s'
~ ~ ia '"G res peel aho n-
r,inoss I'D mus ~ 'i'e use
~ .Lo lar',. - ''o s'",'u il'i"'S'i
chnrcbns ~ 10 s'G"i "C'io'i ~ lie
influence of ihe rns,,rl and ;,s
and 10 uuri,v in iorI.;,,.'i -. ::
action ''''' 81
ooso,,..J III, ,.
os rrific,I ner;o'I - r..i,,;G ','% P.oSe'l'
nurjtv and lihnrtv oronr rL,rrI,a. 49, 80
efficiency of the PASTORAL oCI;cs ,ye T. rcr,,','
mend 10 ministers and churches +, ,l;sc,,,,,,.
tenance such innovations =, bnva been rs!sr-
red 10 ia these resolutions and we consider
ourselves bound TO sustain each other and
the churches in standing against all these
inYasions on our ecclesiastical order.
These resolutions, (says the Hartford
Observer we regard, and they were re.
garded by the members Of the Association
as The most important business to " bich their
attention was turned The resolutions were
freely and tally discussed, and adopted uaan
imously. The first resolution was thouchf
by come 10 be unnecessary -containing on
~ self evident truth. Oilers thought Ibis
ITS chief excellence, and that the remaining
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-15
LABORS OF EYANGELIsTS

q Il Il
We give from the New Haven lnteliigen-
Ger the following sketch of the remarks of
Rev. MIR. Kirk and DR.. Beecher before the
Association, on The subject of the above reso-
iulions, concerning Eyamgelsts
Hir. t-lik observed that tie effect OF the
I"borS OF evangeliSts is often most disastrous.
Cnce he thought differently, but several
o":S cNVeiience and observation had CON
N!nced him Vi nis mistake. Sometimes an
evangelist would go into place and do much
good, and preserve the influence of the set
tied pastor unimpairud but too often the
result was different. Mr.. Il. described 10
lie how itlneratng eyangelists " i'll make
few sermons en- a few iayori;e exciting top
ics,-go IntO place, produce excitement
people that their minister is a dull, cold
hearted man, y often be the means Of break
ing HIM up. Thus they Will do-disaliect
the people towards their own minister, and
render them anxious Ia ge! one like the wun-
dertul evangelist; when if the evangelist
himself should settle, he could not stay a
year
The effect 81 such labor is disastrous a
mother way. Ii makes people feel tina, they
must take bold and 40 up their wori, While
The evangelist IS with them. w hen he
leaves, the excitement abates the work -
abandoned. .'his is .atai TO the interests OF
religion. l. is As il farmer should make a
bee once year to doup all his work, and
then spend the test oil his time in ideness
- hat would be taa condition of that man.
iirIu: " hat v Guild he his own condition
God has made arrangements to nave his peo-
pie G!lc0gs a5ounGinE IN The ,cork ctfhc LO5i
to have religion flourish continually. Ev-
cry church should be like an orange grove,
which always presents TO The eye the verdant
leaf, the flower, the green ana ripe fruit.
| hul this cannot be while our regular system
. IS interrupted by the movements q evangG-
iiStS, " hich coniine to a particular period all
cNhorIatlon, prayer and effort leaving all
other seasons dreary as death
DIR. DeecheT began by saying he wished to
confess his sin Formerly he thought it Il
hne thing 10 have evan gclisis 10 move among
the churches 10 assist settled pastors But
he was wrong. The duty OF evange!ists Is
90 go INTO destitute places, and there gaiher
and build up churches. They have 10 place
among settled pastors. Their labor among
ttem is fall OF disaster
/ The feeling produced 10 churchcs, that
they inust be engaged oaly while the evan
gcist IS among them IS fatal. 1t IS as if a
man should sit down and atemp, to eat G.
noush at once 90 last whole year. This is
not The way to get nutrition promote the
health of tic body and p?epa:c it for its du-
ties.
=. The system OF evangelism dspreciltcs
Tie ministry.
Il causes The churches 10 look away from
TIC h,lP which God ha;h appointed They
~ abroad Tor foreign aid. Nuw in the nat
ara! aud moral world God hath ordained that
there should he order aud law lie hath
placed The stu in The heavens, and causes ali
the cthof bodies 20 IeyO,e l9ou:d il. But
" hat confusion, disorder and ruin would en-
sue, u flying comet were made The centre
7 ..H
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Major Eaton has presented Col Johnson
witha hickory stick cut from the Hermitage.
Mr.. John Logan once made The Colonel d
similar present in the streets Of Frankfort.
1t was then thought thai he had got hick
DRY enough to last him his life lime. LOu-
isrILc LOmrnnL
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Yesterday, says New York paper of
the Isl instant, for the first time the flag of
Texas was seen floating in our harbor, and
from the main peak OF a real Texian vessel
OF war, the Drutus, captain llurd, of 10
guns, from Texas, via Key West. She is Al
handsome schooner, and we learn sails re-
markedly fast The object OF her visit IS not
known.
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OsitO" oIOP ~ "a tootoN eppt.--- NJ
Vicksburg (Mi.) Reg. estimates the pre-
sent cotton crop ofthat State at one hun.
dred millions of pounds, and in value at
from fifteen to eighteen millions of dolls.
The advance ofthe Mississippi in wealth
and population, during the last five
years, is almost unparalleled. According
to the Grand Gulf Advertiser. the last
has doubled, while the first has more
than quadrupleG, during this period.
The population of the State is now said
to numbcr 329, $50 persons.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-15

great cities are infinitely above us in
security from personal aggression. OF
what use are laws, if they are not en-
forced. then, is the question which for
chilly presents itsell.'
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-15

Of229 cases of suicide in Paris during
the last year IS were females Sufoca-
ton by the fumes of charcoal is the most
general mode used.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-15

Il Touch Of the Romantic The n York
Advertiser has received Il copy of the ''Ai-
germine Zeitung," newspaper publish ed
at Vienna, which gives an account of the IN :
setting of pleasure boat, by which the
Princess Adelaide Sophia was precipitated
into the water, and would have drowned ii il
had not been tor the eXerlion OF Mr. Bell, a
young merican gentleman, SON of Dr. Bell
OF Charleston, 5. c. who, happening to be
near, IN another pleasure boat, Immediately
plunged into the river, (wi,hout Knowing
the quality OF the lady) and rescued her from
a watery grave. lie was next day invited to
the imperial palace, where he was presented
by the Princess herself with 6reastpin
studded with diamonds, and valued at TWEEN.
ty thousand dollars. Young Bell is remark
ably handsome aud intelligent
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-15

About 60 Emigrnnts, men OF family and
respeCtabiIity, are about leaving the city of
New York for Texas, to settle there
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-15

Kendall and Tom Moore, il is said have
made $3.50 000 in land specu!ationS. Where
did the money come from
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-10-13
For the Spectator.
SANDER REFUTED

IL is really gratifying TO the friends OF Gen
Harrison 10 see the administration paueTs al
tempt 10 bring forward something like proof
10 support Of some vi their slanderous allie
cations against him, for we are thereby en-
abled to meet them, as these "prools" are so
sbamelessly garbied and misrepresented, that
Ut would be an easy task to bring confusion
and shame upon their authors, il they we're
susceptible Of such feelings
Gen. Harrison Is called fedcralist! And
what is the "proof?" Why, John Randolph
said so in speech in the congress of 1927 g!
SO the testimony of mans course through
long Lille of public Services declara
lion from personal knowledge. of such men
as Judge Burnett, and the confidence Of
such men as Jefferson and Madison, are all
TO be set aside as unworthy OF credit, and a
speech Of John Randolpb's is TO be received
instead, as testimony too firm 10 be shaken
Now before ! saw either the speech referred
TO, or General lIarrison's pretended reply, I
had The pleasure of hearing from the Gene
rals own lips, the origin of that charge. and
true account Of the reply that he made TO
Mr.. Randolph, which shows the shameless
dishonesty Of those who again bring it for
ward, and attempt to prove ii by publishing
a. feD words Of foil reply
In the year 1900, General Harrison was
candidate for representative to congress from
the n. w. Territory. a! this time the line
OF distinction between the democratic and
federal parties was very marked; cUery fed
erdIlSt in the assembly voted against Genl
Harrison, every democrat, save one, voted
Tor him and he gained his seat in the House
by one vote only. The grand Object, for
which The people Of the N. w. Territory
were striving al that time, was the alteration
Of the land law by which the poor man might
siand on an equal footing with the rich. So
fearful were the friends Of Gen II even af.
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aemfnet spFetatnr y esrmeea1 munrr tsgre,

Ii IT is not free, il is not government of
tciH, for the very term toiu implies freedom
Of rOlition. A revolution is thereby wrought
IN the very basis of our government; and
that which was intended To be founded on
popular toiH soon becomes practically, based
on coercion.
Out again, IN every government il is i'm
portant TO have faithful and vigilan, public
oihcers. IL is important that these officers
should also he impartial They swear iu
deed TO be impartial. But how can officers
be impartial if they enlist as violent politi>
cal partizans? II is contrary to human ma
iure. They cannot be So II thew think
they can, they deceive themselves. They
are mere men, governed by the same feel
lngs, and misled by the same impulses and
preJudices as other men, and there is no man,
however firm, who will moi be nsensibly led
astray by their influence. The only mode
OF avoiding the evil, is by keeping out Of
temptation. And herein we see the wisdom
and the benefcence of General Jackson. in
warning all executive officers IN advance.
lhat THE PAIRoNAGE THE GENERAL.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BROUGHT
IN CONFLICT WITH THE FREEDOM OF
ELECTIONS"
But with all General Jackson's anxiety TO
avoid this crying evil, there are some of
these treasury rats, " no in defiance of the
wishes OF General jackson, are constantly
running about, meddlng with other people's
business, and pretending that they are doing
General Jackson Seruice, AT the very time
mat they are violating one Of his most solemn
inJuncllons. III is certainly one of the mos.
remarkable Instances OF hardihood and i'm
pudence that was ever know in our coun-
try Doing service TO Gen. jackson, The
knaves. DO they pretend 10 deny that Gen
jackson has solemnly declared that 9Th E
PATRONAGE OF THE GENERAL Govern
mENT SHALL NOT BE BROUGHT IN CON-
FLlcT WITH THE FREEDOM OF ELEC>
TONS How then can they be doing him
service 10y violating his positive command;
WIN they dare TO insinuate that he is hyp-
ocrlte who said one thing and meant another,
Let them do so al their peril!
CAL then upon every friend of General
jackson 10 brand every office>hoter-be he
post master, or marshal, or deputy marshal
or collector or surveyor, or what not, as an
enemy 10 Gen. Jackson, no has the auda
cry 10 attempt 10 bring THE PATRONAGE
OF THE u ENERAL GOVERNMENT CON,
FLlCr WITH THE FREEDOM OF ELEC-
TONS These fellows are wolves in sheens
ci"'hing, and question very much if in al
most every case, where you find an office
holder an active political partizan, he is not
some GpoStdfe renegade, no has slipped him.
sell lnto The Jackson ranks for the sake OF
oihce, and IS now bringing discredit on the
name OF General Jack son 10y bringing 9Th +,
PATRONAGE OF THE GENERAL GOVERN
MENT IN CONFLICT WITH THE FREEDOM
OF ELECTIoNs!'
LOOK TO IT.
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Ter his election, that his know, and violent
opposition 10 the administration of Mr.. AID.
ans, anu TO the federal party, would be pre-
judicial 10 their interests, aud defeat their ia
'"urite scheme, that they required of him a
promise, that as he had no vote in the House
he would not medtle with general politics.
but Con6ne himself exclusively 10 procuring
The passage OF the land bill. He shaped his
course IN accordance with this promise. OF
The democratic members of the House, he
was sure, and his whole aim was, TO enls,
The feelings of the federalis;s in his favour.
Has strenuous, open and straightforward ef.
iorts To attain this object, were the sole ori>
gin OF the absurd aud sunderous imputa.
tiun.
Now for his reply To MIR. Randolph. The
administration papers give as the sum total
oil hIs reply " that he praised Mr Hdams, >"
and was therefore federalisi Ills true, he
On" praise MIR. Adams he praised him for
'hat which deserves and receives the praise
OF every true American-his conduct with
regard 10 cur difficulties with France and
he praised him for the favour that he showed
TO his land bill and il was a noble ACT
Such an one WAS never imputed 10 Martin
Van Duren. He abhorred the petty, despi
cable jealousy that would not hear testimony
10 The value OF services rendered To our coun-
Try, but openly and honestly expressed his
app citation of his course in one case,-ot
ihe same lime disclaiming any fellowship
'c,fh am as a politician. He pointed TO his
whole course Of life, and challenged his en-
emies,- land TOE challenge them still for
htm. to bring forward one single act, that
would identity him with The f 'eral party.
Is 1t not sufficient 10 satisfy any reasona-
ole MANI fear that very few of the Van
Suren men will come under that class-ibat
he was elected 10 congress by Democratic
assembly, when the federal and democratic
parties were most bitterly opposed TO each
other that he maintained democratic prin-
cipies while lii the House that he received
from the Democratic Jefferson, an appoint;
ment that conferred more uncontrolled pow err
man was ever conferred upon any other man
IN The Y. States,-that lac was continued in
oihce by the Democratic Madison, and had
his confidence aud esteem,-in short, that he
mas al all times, and on all occasions, been
found the advocate OF those measures that
are purely democratic
PUBLlUS.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
Martin Van Buren,, of n. York
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
William Smith, of Alabama.
ELECTORS

FOR THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
l. Col. A. Smith, Isle of Wight.
2. John CdrgiU, Sussex,
3. DIR. James Jones, Nottowav,
d. Vim. r. Baskerville, MeckIenburg
8. archibald dustin. Buckingham,
&. Richard Logan, Halifax,
Z. Archibald Stuart, Patrick,
8. Col. YIN. Jones, Gloucester,
8. A. r. HarOood. King and Queen,
10. Col. j. Gibson, Prince William,
III. YIN. Fl. Roane, Hanover,
u. Col. Samuel Carr AlbemarIe,
ID. ". Holiday. Spottsy lvania.
Ia. Imam Homer, Fauquier,
is. Heroine l.. Opie. Jefferson,
Is. DR.. A. S. Baidrcin, Frederick,
u. DR.. j. d. Williamson, Rockingh.
IS. John Bo,0yer, ockbridge.
10. Col. Andrelp Beirne, Monroe,
20. Gen. James Hoge, Montgomery,
81. AndreU Russell, ashington,
p. Samuel l.. Hays, Lewis,
23. John Hindman, Brooke.
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FOREIGN GRAIN

Large supplies of foreign grain are expect
ell shortly in this country.-At Alexandra j,
they expect 10 he able 10 sell foreign wheat
at s 25 a bushel.-If SO, our farmers had
better Keep their Flour a, home prices
will be as high, il not higher, in the coun-
try, than in The cities
FoREIGN WnEAT.-Agents are said 10
have arrived in Liverpool and commenced
buying up wheat for the American market.
The Philadelphia Sentinel states that ,b;s
thouSh OF rare occurrence, has happened
twice within the recollection ofthe editor.
The grain crops on the Black Sea are, we
learn from Odessa, unusually abundant.
Our Russian trade 10 that quarter, and our
Commercial Treaty with the Porte, combine
every opp"rluniiy to facilitate the supplies Of
gram Inch may he required in the United
States from the failure Of our crcus " y
Star.
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For the Spectator.
TO OUR OLD NEIGHBOUR PEN
DLETON
LOOK TO IT.!

LEION.
We have learned that old mother Angus
la has lately given n kind of challenge 10
one OF them down the-country quality coun-
lies that she would bang her Out in giving
votes Tor old 1iPpecanoe against one Martin
Van Buren-a little dandy all the way from
New York, who wants 10 be President
Now when there is any thing in the way of
a knock down and drag out 10 he done. il is
right into our hand. We never like TO stand
by and be mere lockers on in such matters,
and the palms Of our hands have been itching
ever since we heard any fun was going on
TO kick up little fuss of our own. we
have looked all over the map 10 see where
we Could find some one 10 give banter TO,
but really we don't think il would be any
great credit TO beat out any of them little
oysier-gut fellows, Of our own size, in the
lower country, and SO we have concluded, if
you have no objections, that wo'll have
KIND OF ground scufie or licking match
with you.
Our terms are these We will give more
votes for Gen. VIM. ii Harrison The peo-
pies candidate for the Presidency, than Won
can-and will bet you our Byrd against YOUR
McCaw, or hunting shirt TO a pair Of moe
casIns on 1.-THE shirt and moccasins both to
he worn on the day the Electoral College
meets, by the delegate from the winning
county. What say you? Done! if you
dare by ZoundRI we'll knock you into
cooked hat But maybe you're afraid OF
THE COUNTY OF BATH!
Mem DON'T you think that we two to-
gether Can lick RoCkbridge? Let her say
whether she IS willing to take US up
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in the 18th Congress, Commencing in
December, 1860
On-rcferring 10 Gen. Harrison's letter
to She'rod Williams. we find he saws
expressly:
Il was not in Congress when the late
bank was chartered, but was a member
OF the 18th Congress, after its first ses-
SION when The conduct of the bank, in
It's lncipient measures, was examined in.
to ; and believing from the result of the
Investigation that the charter had been
violated, voted for the judicial inves,i
cation, with a view of aunuling its
charter"
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GENERAL HARRISON has been
nominated by more than SIX HUN
DRIED MEETINGS of the People, in
their primary assemblies: and by State
Conventions in the States of PENN
SYLYANIA. INDIANA, NARY
LAND, OHIO, VERMONT, KEN
TUCKY, DELAWARE, n. YORK,
CONNECTICUT. MAINE, NEW
JERSEY, VIRGINIA AND RHODE
ISLAND. &&+And UNION TICKETS of
Electors have been formed in his favor
or are about 10 be formed, with the
friends OF Judge White, in the following
States ILLINOIS. MISSOURI, AR
KANSAS and MISSISSIPPI.
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Neto COins.--We learn from the
Globe that the Government have it in
contemplation TO issue three new coins
to take the place of the cent, which is
now too cumbersome for use. These
coins are TO be made of mixture OF sill.
yer and copper-the half cent TO be the
size Of half dime; the cent piece the
size of the dime and the two and half
cent piece the size of quarter of dol
lar. This would be an excellent i'm
provement on our currency.
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MARYLAND ELECTIONS.

The elections for members of the Cen.
cral Assembly Of Maryland, took place
throughout the State on Monday the Sd
instant. The following are the results
as far as they have yet been heard:
Baltimore City-Richardson (V. b.
5736, Mclean (V. b. 5793 Jones
(Whig) $500, Thompson 542s. A
month ago at the election of Senatorial
Electors, the Van Buren, majority was
l61l, now 299!
- A"napolis-Alaxandcr (Wnig) l59,
Culbreath (Whig) I5f-Harwood ~.
- 1877, WEIGH (V. b. $40. From this
city Van Buren, elector was chosen.
POSTSCRIPT-A fig for details
The Horrlsonites have been signalIy vic.
torlous in Maryland, as the following
will show:
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VALLEY RAIL. ROAD.

We would earnestly urge on the
friends Of the Valley Rail Road the i'm
portance OF an immediate organization
of the Company. The little that re.
mains TO be done to gill up the subscrip-
.ions may be done in few days BY pro-
per exertions. The Valley can take
$500, 600, and Baltimore will take the
balance Gift has not already necessary
to secure the charter. This we know.
Then why not act accordingly Recol-
iect, II is but few weeks until the meet
ing of the Legislature, when the two
millions of dollars which will most pro
badly fall to the share of Virginia under
the distributive bill, will nave to be dis.
posed of-and unless the Company is
organized, no claim 70 participation in
that fund can be preferred with due
force or efficiency on its behalf What
we intend TO do, therefore, must be done
quickly.
We do hope that the Commissioners
IN the several counties Of the Valley will
take immediate steps for the completion
OF the subscriptions, and the oreaniza-
ton of the Company.