The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-03

never could be carried into effect: there might
be union on parchment, but it could never
90 down with the People of the Northern
States. Let the thought be banished at once.
Let not gentlemen deceive themselves-he
could tell them that the very moment they
came out and showed their hand they would
find spirit which they little dreamed of. He
| would say to them as a friend, hands off. Let
this Government declare at once 10 Texas. to
Mexico, and TO all the world beside, that such
thing as Union between Texas and the
United States was utterly impracticabIe. When
this should have been done, the Government
of Mexico would be more likely to open their
ears 10 the claims of American cirizcns. Let
it be distinctly understood that the moment we
united ourselves with Texas, that moment we
married ourselves TO a war. He was therefore
for proclamation of neutrality. Why should
this measure not be resortcd to in relation to
our neig hbors at one extremity Of the Union
as 10 those at the other? We did it in relation
10 Canada. why not in regard to Texas and
Mexicol We owed this to ourselves and to
the peace of the worlI. We stood in a highly
dangerous position-before we knew it 1.-The
match might be applied to the magazine. Let
US make an explicit manifestation of our dis
appreciation Of those American citizens who
should attempt to GO the aid of either party. Ii
a war was inevitable, let us meet it as men;
but first let us observe all the dictates of pru.
dence and caution. Let us maintain the open
ground of neutrality and peace.
HISTORIAN CHURcH.-The appearance of
Mar Yohana, the HISTORIAN Bishop, in this
rfu IN
lation to that ancient sect of Christians, and
much speculation upon tn cir doctrines and
church organization. Sunk in the the centre
of Asia, oppressed and spurned by their Mos
lem rulers, and ignorant and degraded, both
mentally and spiritually, as they were, when
discovered by Mr.. Smith and visited by that
most indefatigable missionary, Mr.. Perkins,
yet, it seems, they retained some knowledge
of the true faith, and an organization as
Christian Church. From the account which
Mar Yohana gives of his people, confirmed by
the miss ionaries themselves, their FORMS OBJ
strong resemblance to the Episcopal Church of
this country This circumstance has been con-
templated with the liveliest interest by the
members of this communion, as furnishing ad-
litonal proof ofthe antiquity of their modes of
worship, and of ecclesiastical government
The force of this conclusion, however, would
be materially weakened, if the account which
the editor of the Topaz gives of the HISTORIAN
Church and of its particular tenets, is to be adj
mitted. To remove what he esteems false inn
pressions upon this subject, the writer OF the
communication which appears in this paper,
has been permitted privilege in our columns,
which has been denied him by the editor of the
Topaz. Although controversial points of the
ology are altogether foreign from the legitimate
object of our publication, yet the communica-
ton, protesting in the main to be a statement
of facts in relation to the faith and history of
the HISTORIAN Church, we most cheerfully adj
NIT as interesting to Christian community,
leaving each reader to judge of their truth and
authenticity, land claiming to ourselves the right
to dissent from the differences of the writer,
until more light is thrown upon this portion
Of ecclesiastical history