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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-24

trade would be found be Favor Tor, Inc 'a'e
of exchange between aud London was against Eng
land Ii established, thai whenever s'ef't o''''
fell below iO9 specie must rom tnG!+"d 90 US
Their, would be no danger of foreign drinah' hh'Ss
there was very great rise The par OF exchange, Is
one hundred aud nine ana six tentas itie C''Ihu
flr specie would only be domestic, Tor IL ""u'i "s "
REQUIRED IN this country. y: the prrsFl lf' S!ec"
was not going ab-oa'.-such iian oeeh 'ic 'aSe s'N
months since bat the eXportatson had now ceased
and there be,ar no fIregn DRAIN the present, hr H.
mainta,ned was the best time tor 'csrihptoh' IL II
should be postponed, What would be 'hs consequence
Six or twelve months hence, rs opponents might say
the was foreicn demand. BY resum'ng nov, there
fore we should take the pre;eNt that Spec "'n'o
On abroad We could rot eXrec. foreign exchange TO
continue low rs u vas no%--it m'-it Use II q con
tnued suspension permitted, and, ilen TIE DAMS
would saw There was foreign demand tor specie, ana
Ceclare that we should force them 10 rrsuip''o
IN such an untoword state Of things. lh's MADE IL
more inportan, that the Banks should resume mere
was no foreign drain now, therefore IL, tne bahNs re-
sumo and send their specie ont INTO The country. he
SAID he wanted some himself, to pay his pos'ages IL
the Banks resumed now, though some oil ther specie
might be drawn oil 10 other puiLts YET IL "o"iu nv nc
taken out of the country.
Having thus alluded To the balance OF trade ana the
rate of exchange. Mr. II said he would now 60 INTO
consideration of the condition of our Banks since 1881
He al that time anticipated blow up oi tue system
not Of our Banks because they were about TO be sns
tanned by the distribution of the Federal revenue lie
then SAID that 'swe we're standing upon F"icaho
which would ultimately burst in our monetary AFFAIRS
/; did burst and spread and desoaon tar ana VIDE
upon the country Every who at that time looked
around the horizon clouds al difficulties black ana
ihrea,ening-and instead of breaking upon one point
they had fallen and spread over the whole land. lie
though, that Sufficient time had now expired to allow
the Banks to put their househod IN order 1t was then
-37 deemed necessary 10 call an extra session o The
LEGISLATURE To relieve them from the consequences OF
their ,nnfudonce and anagement. We were called
together in the summer and relieved them tiil Isl JAM
1888 That day came and they were not prepared t"
resume-they were again relieved, and so 1t went on
for four successive years. From The time when uy
were frs, relieved from the penalties Of suspe'S'on
they had made no honest cndeago 10 the pay
men, OF their notes specie. In proof Of ,"s assertion
he would refer to table which lie h"ped was III Tie
hands of every member
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-24

C. F. Fowler & Co., Brokers in Washington, have
broken and the Index thinks that the District will lose
$4,000 clear by their Transactions "As bankers they
ISSUED small bills payable in large bills, and took large
bills in exchange for the currency thus multiplied by
this means they have drained the District of its legal
currency, IF bank bill in suspended State can be
called any thing but repudiated note permitted to
circulate by suerance only and have left in its place
individual notes, aehich cannot be Teeercd 6y the said
fo'oter's assignees in payment Of dues from their
dcJiors"
There is no little panic and pressure in Boston. Two
large failures occurred on Thursday last One ofthem,
zone of the largest and most respectable importing
Houses (Jnmes Reed & Coz in the City. The credit
of this firm has stood we'll any other in Boston;
and the Senior partner being President of Bank, was
thought that failure under such circumstances, could
not take place" II is estimated that they have failed
for : or 100000 dollars
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-24

The Issues presented in a Letter from the Country.
evil you raise the taxes again this Session In
Of laxes Reputation of the State debit or put
ting the State on the Pension list the three alter
natives presented Taxation by the Stale taxation by
the Tariff, Reputation, the Issues VI these,
choose the first Ii will never do TO SHIFT the taxing
power the General Government Its powers are too
great already.-We look too much 10 that source for
benefits and relief.
We deem il fit to attach the preceding extract of
n letter the following facts. The Tar Bill, which has
passed the Huuse does not raise the tax on lands, la
bor nc. 1t increases the present tax on brokers' lot
terry Offices, and pedlars licences 1t adds to The pre-
sent subjects of taxation, watches, plate over 500
and panos-a moderate tax on each. ct is estimated
by some, that these additions would bring in about
! $4,000 10 the Treasury
With the view ofsuppying any temporary deficiency
in the Treasury, the following section, copied from the
Appropriation law Of the last session. has been Incor
porated in the appropriation bill, which yesterday
ordered 10 its engrossnent in the House of Delegates
Sind be it further enacted, That should the exigcn
ces of the Commonwealth, in the opinion Of the Exc
cntve require it, he shall be and is hereby authorized
and required under the advice OF the Council Of State
to direct the Treasurer of the Commonwealth TO Dor
row. from time to time, the public exgencies may
require, from individuals or from the Banks OF this
Commonwealth, upon pledge OF portion OF the stock
now owned by the Commonwealth in such Banks, such
sum sums Of money as may be necessary TO meet
such cxirences. And any Bank Banks Of this Com
monweah are hereby authorized to make such loan OF
loans And the sum or sums borrowed shall be paid
by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on the 18th
day of December next, out of any money in the Trea
sury not otherwise appropriated by law unless the &c
neral Assembly shall by law provide other fund
for the payment of the same.
The estimated deficiency in the Treasury, The
3Oth of September next, (when the fiscal year ends
is, in round numbers, S260,00O.
| If THAT be balanced, there will be ezcess Of
revenue of about $4,000 rive say nothing Of the
Bonus Fund.- of $25 900 now, and hereafter, annually
$4,000. The House determined to amend the Bank
bill last night to turn it into the Treasury, instead o.
being invested in Bank stocks. We pass no opinio r
now upon the propriety of that measure
| The Revenues will come in principally by the 10th
December when the Treasurer will return the loans
according to the pr vision of the Appropriation bill
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March "a

NIO1ICE-The condition affairs places beyond
~ power extend indulgence those who ndbt-
ed We beg leave call the attention Of all who in
teested this notice and particularly those whose balances
have been Of long standing GAY BENTLEY
March a. lO6-2aw3w
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ID ELL TAVERN.-TO THE PUBLIC-The proprietor of this
- establishment returns his thanks his friends and the pub
generally for their liberal support since 1t first opened for
accommodation under his October $780, and
hopes still further merit by making all those who soourn
the BELL comfortable least other Hotel Man
Main street. Having, however made arrangements
foreign markets for IFS delicious Soft Crab Lobster Wood
cock he with popriety promise Them 10 the Public
believing that they rarely obtained in markets. and if
obtained the f such Injuries would he great that he is
satisfied that the Public would by reference the
very price oard that would be humbng the
him promise such uSuries WILL therefore, only 10
public that hest Efforts shall always strive to obtain
also informing the public that is ready and will
ling them than he IS when called onand no one less
within. public patronage beyond what he conceives
rules Of rcpriey than he M al least he will that
honesty himself and justice his fellow brethren, would
for public patronage within the wallis Of
other Hotels
Board, for meals only, s61 per year
Per day, IS
Gentlemen wishing Board by the year, month, quarter,
would do we'll to call and taste for themselves.
WIN. w. DIX, Proprietor
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ect TO enable our friends TO encounter this 0tgsIs

ect. TO enable our friends TO encounter this lobgotls
al the polls
With vigilance and energy we snail carry the cay
v;sions In some counties we have too many caat
dates We must concentrate upon the strongest l.,
county here and there, some Democratic candidate
induced 10 come out from the promises of support from
The wings. The r. Wing plays this game whenever It
can. lis only object is to gather strength, in any
why, in this fororn condition ;h o, rs party W
n avail himself of the Wing votes, makes OF hs
nr;nc;pes. or of his future prospects:
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-11
T He S A B B A T II .

In my article on this subject, three
weeks ago. took the position "that the
sabbath, as given to the Jews, was an IN
sliu,ion peculiar to that dispensation--
different from anything going before or
following afer." stated that it was CIV
en- 10 them two thousand FIVE hundred and
thirteen years after the creation; and that
no; trace could be found Of such an
institution, sanctioned by such penalties,
observed by them or any Other people
previously to that time. or by any other
since the passing away Of the Jewish dis,
pensa:ion. l showed that the jewish
sabbath was confined to the "seventh
day. not leaving il discretionary with
those TO whom it was given to use such
"seventh part of the time" as the cir
cumslances might lead them to choose;-
that il is inconsistent for US 10 use such 2
sabbath as we do, as to time and manner,
and then 90 back to the institution OF the
Jewish sabbath for authority and that
the "stratest set Of sabbatarians in Chris
tendon do away all their own pretensions
10 one day being in itself more holy than
another. by their own practiced observ'
ance of the sabbath, both as TO time and
manner.
Now I suppose the difference between
their views and mine. as to the holiness
OF one part Of time compared with othel
parts, 70 be this not thai 1 esteem III
first day Of the s0eek to be less holy tha,
tiey do. an fact and in prGctice-in trutJ
aud sincerity and honesty but that the,
esteem The other sir days to be less hol.
than 4 do. Giving them the utmost credi
the case will possibly allow. for cousisten
CIV and common honesty, in view of thei
modifying down the sabbath from whi
the Jews observed TO what they observ'
I conclude they will not soberly and cor
sideralely pretend that there is any boil
ness peculiar 10 the FIRST day. in distinciio
from the other six. more or other than VIII
attaches to j, from their setting i apa
for religious purposes - for they can ne
show that God has SCI apart the first dal
Now have no objection to setting apal
. particular day. BY common consent, an
attaching all due sanclity to acts appfo
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with priests and people, in practical life.
The atrociously a0icked and abominably
hypocritical work Of religious teachers in
!. disfgufing their faces" and travelling
and preaching repatriation. slavery and
war together with rumselling to these
or any other "iraveIers.n it alloaos, dur.
ing the whole "holy day." The foolish
and cain recrealions of dancers & game
s,ers ii forbids, for the space Of abou. sc
hours!
More on this suhject.l ...
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VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON. WEDNESDAY. MAY II, 1912.
EditoriaI Responsibility

HIproLose, IN future TO be uery lib
erdi toacaTsis all Christidns-dll lovers Of
truth and holiness and human salration-
in the matter Of Publishing aoriters to be
considered themselves alone responsible. for
phdi they communicate. To insure a
place in The Telegraph, erery piece inrotO-
ing in any l0oy a statement Of facts, must
Be accompanied aOih responsible sigma.
ture 10 be at least kept in my hands: and
the more acho consent TO accompany their
published Communications Nth their o1on
proper signatures, the better. IL strikes
me that the propriety and usefulness o.
the entire course marked ont in this para
graph lOiH be apparent to every liberal &
unbiased mind.
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Middletown, April %, 1912.


For the Telegraph:
n e Wv I'm G r. ACTON.
Brother Murray:-It is with diffidenee
that my name appears SO soon again in your
valuable paper. Blu. feel in duty bound
10 correct statement made by brother d.
Nj. Crane, which appeared in the 23d No.
OF the Telegraph, headed Revival 10 Graf
ton" Brother Crane stated that a GOOD
degree OF seriousness prevailed upon the
minds of the people, when Col. Miller ar
rived in town, featuring upon slavery and
lH'emperance; but their expectations were
cut off, can not think that brother Crane
meant TO cast shade on Col. MiIIer's lee
lures in this place. But il appears TO me as
II ne meant 10 convey the idea that if the
Col had staid away We should have had a
revival sooner
must Deg leave TO differ from brother
Crane on this point. | attended all the lee
lures, save one, think, aud the most of the
prayer meetings Of the church, and at the
time did not think that the feeling al all
aoated, but TO, the contrary. l think that
the cause of Abolition and Temperance
were greatly promoted; and must believe
that the cause of the Redeemer was ad-
vanced thereby. can not for moment
think that the cause of Christ suffers by
coming in contact with the benevolent OBJ
jecrs of The day. Deliver me from that re-
ligion which will grow cold when we are
vindicating The cause of the slave. or labor
ing 10 reform the drunkard or the lcentiops
Our churches are fillel with those tb,,
practice periodical religion. When they
have series Of meetings they are all en-
gagged they can not stop TO bind up the
wounds OF The poor sufferer BY the way side;
and as soon as il is over they neglect the
prayer and conference meeting, aud care
nothing for the oppressed or the sinner
when some or 4 years roll round, then
lacy can come up TO the help of the Lord,
and stand in their place. Can The cause of
Christ De advanced by such professed Chris
uans2 Will the world be converted TO God
by thsm2 Can they do any good for the
oppressed, the drunkard, and licentious 4
Are they ready for the coming of Chris, z
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Christ Is a mystery

.The religion ef Christ is mystery
- .,,hs;sIs .bv its own force, and pro-
.asds from a mind which Is mol human
,c;od We fiod ia it = marked indiv,du-
.i;,g- which originated a train OF words
and maxims unknown before. Jesus bor-
rowed nothing from our knowledge. he
exhibited in himself perfect example OF
his 4precspIs. Jesus is not philosopher
for his proofs are miracles. and from the
frs, his disciples adored him. ln taci,
learning and philosophy are OF no use ior
salvation; and Jesus came into the world
10 reveal the mysteries Of Heaven and the
laws Of the Spirit
Alexander, Cesar, Charlemagne and
myselt founded empires but upon what
did we rest the creations Of our genius ?
Uo,n force. Jesus Christ alone ioanded
his empire upon lous; and al this hour,
millions Of men would die for him.
s[t was not-a day or a battle which
achieved the triumph Of the Christian
religion in the world No, il was long
war, contest Tor three centuries, begun
by the apostles. then continued by The
food Of Christian generations. In thi'
war. all the kings and potentates OF thu
earth were on one side on the other
see no army. but mysterious force. som'
men scattered here and there in all part
Of the world, and who have no other raj
lying point than a common faith in tn
mysteries Of The cross.
die before my time. and my bod
will be given back to the earth, to becom
food 70. worms. Such is the fate whic
awaits him who has been called the gres
Napoleon. What an abyss between m
deep misery and the eternal kingdom {
Christ which is proclaimed, loved an
adored. and which is extending over III
whole earlhl Call you this dying?
j. not living. rather? The death Of Chris
is the death Of God T "A. IL.
Napoleon stopt at these last words
but general Barirand making no repl
the Emperor added: II you do not pc
ceive that Jesus Christ is God, l did wron
10 appoint you general!
II this language was really uttered
Napoleon. it forms a fne chapter in Il
defence Of Christianity. for which we a
indebted to the greatest warrior OF model
times. .., ..
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For the Vermont Teleor,,,

For the Vermont TELEGRAPH,
Brother Murray have waited pa
tiently FIVE weeks. for reply from Broth.
er w. G. Johnson; aud having Seen none
| wish now to ask him whether he r.
ceives my views of Chris: and the HOW
Spirit as co,rect? and if he does mol IA
give his views 10 foil, as soon as copypn,
iert, through the Telegraph. have
some more thoughts which | wish t, ad.
vance, when brother J. shall have furnish.
ed his reply.
Will he have the goodness TO tell wh,,
he will do, soon? J. HoLcouR
Brandon, April 80, 1912
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this" your committee" Whose commit !
tee /? The churches that are addressed
all the churches OF Vermont-the same that |
make up the Convention by their delegates.
Now, Sir, BY what authority were you con-
stituted the Churches Committee? Most
certainly those from Is to 30" brethren
that met at brother HIS study had no power
to do this. Those brethren must have acted
as individuals, and on their own response
bility. They could meet together, organize,
and appoint you their committee, but no,
the chuI ches'. Then is it true 2 Were you
the Chu,ches' Committee If you aoere,
then you must have been appointed by the
Slate Contention, which alone were au-
,horized to constitute you the Churches
Committee, which you readily acknowledge
is not true. z. .-.
have but one thing more 10 add on this
point, and that is, that it has deceived
Individuals in this place have been deceived
| by it and those too who are competent
judges of language. Such have uniformly
decided that your Circular plainly imports
that you were appointed a committee by
the State Convention, and that it can not
be otherwise understood Again, Others have
been deceived that have not been as vet
undeceived, and that could have no inclina
ton 10 misunderstood or misrepresent. No
tlce remark Of The Editor of the Religious
Herald, Virginia paper. Ia noticing the
reception of the first number of the Journal
be says-"A Al meeting of the State Con
VentIon 1t was deemed expedient by tha
body that another paper should be com
menced." ] leave you and the reader t
put your own construction upon this quota
ton from the Religious Herald.
These are the reasons why judged as
did, and why called your Circular decep
live aud false; and | ask candid public
are they valid reasons2 Now if you Grh
Committee did deliberately and understand
: ipgly use such language, feel that 20,
ought TO repent before God, add confess t.
the public befure you can claim my conf
dence. If it was inadvertenr, cali on vo
y TO say il. Say it to the people, not TO me
!, And If any one should reply 10 this article
> they must do it publicly. do not ask
reply on my own account, with an intentio
TO examine and reply to that. am not i
favor OF paper war, nor any other. fee
= now. that have done my duty, and an
. done with this subject. | have tried T.
o show the brethren their sin, and have calle
!, on them to repent. now leave Them vii,
q the Lord, and pray that they may, if guilt,
speedily repent. DO here most sotemnl
assert that have had no design or desir
to lnJure the person or character of any on
by anything that have written. If hay
said anything calculated to do this, it hs
been inadvertently said; and if have com
10 wrong conclusions it is an error in iud
ment, and l hope 10 be forgiven. Nov
notice, do no, charge any one with in,e
'ionaf falsehood, Or deception. have CO..
fined myself to language used. have sa
- nothing against new paper, but again
~ the measures used in getting up the ne
paper.
!, Yours, for truth and fair dealing,
:, r. MYERS.
~ Middletown, April %, 1912.
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V y L. XIV. NO "a

brethren, wake up! 1t is time to buctlo
on the whole armor Of God; and then vo
shall be prepared for Ambulance into Tho
Savior's rest. STEPHEN SurRu,u
Grafton, May 3, 1912.
N. B. We are destitute of the slated
preaching of the word. May The Lord d.
rect some one of his faithful ministers -
I, sellle with US. IS
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Once more Bya glance at the 4ih sec.
ton of the SD chapter, as copied above, il
will be seen that in taking it upon them TO
guard holy day" against "any ball or
dance, use or exercise LOFT any games,
sports or plays. or resort to any tavern, inn
or house OF entertainment, for amusement
or recreation they take in more than a
seventh part OF time. beginning with "the
setting of the sun. on the day preceding
the first day of the week, and extending
until twelve o'clock at night, on the said
first day of the week"
Now will any one pretend to say or to
think that the leas. reference could have
been had to the letter or the spirit of Scrip
ture 10 framing any part ofthis inconsistent
and ridiculous enactment2 The one Sec
ton of it takes about ninth part OF time
-ihe other about fifth. Il is plain that
the governing rule Of Legislation in The
case was mans discretion not Dirsne
laao. It IS equally plain that this human
enactment is the paramount rule Of action