Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-25

public opinion divided the South have IN explicit
words declared their unwingness even TO entertain
such project for conside Both Mr. Van Buren,
and Mr.. Calhoun committed against direct taxation
Mr.. Van Buren,, in his lndaDa letter. summed up Tor
chilly the objections direct taxes, which had made
in his language 'todious, and produced as great
degree of unanmity in favor OF Tariff Tor revenue
as can be expected upon pubic question lie adds
" of the great of opponents 10 Protective Tariff
there ia not far as know, single State, or even
" district that has taken ground against Revenue TIA
:" riff"
Mr. Calhoun's friends in South Carolina have spo.
ken for hun as explicitly as Nj Van Buren, for HIM
self, this head. Ia the address of the Democratic
State Convention Of South Carolina, they say of MIR
Calhoun
she is Not in favor of aboshng duties imports
&C for system of direct internal taxes-but for
system of duties imports, laid purely for revenue
and Gtto,oag discriminating duties only where true
g revenue ncples call for IT.
Both Of The candidates for the Presidential nomna
ton and all the presses of The party, therefore,
for ga Revenue Tariff, "a discriminating Tariff for
revenue purposes nly''-savng protection be in
cidental accidental, the revenue adjustment NAV
produce.
The same principles applicable to "horizon,al
tariff No tariff can be purely for revenue which
does sdiscrlmina,e for revenue. Equal duties on
probibory on some, and many, produce a very
ADEQUATE revenue compared with the product Of the
same duty other articles The admission OF any
tcle gold and silver for instance, duty Free dscri
minaton. The true principle is, that OF selecting the
revenue poin, each article, whereby its proportion
amount in the general charge may be properly de-
termined, and this may vary different ARTICLES That
selection for revenue purposes Is Mr.. Van Buren,
discriminating tariff aud Mr.. Cahouns "revenue
tariff, "allowing determinations only where revenue
calls for it Neither of them is for "direct taxatIon
a horizontal tariff. "-!Hobie Register.
DIS. SMITH II AyTHoSs STATEMkNT-The Har,
pers have this morning published the long promised
recently took e al Ashs1 sTasdhs ,s
during the ordination OF Mr. Carey As the pamphlet
is copyright work, we are compelled TO con6ne our
extracts 10 very narrow limits.
Mr. Arthur Carey had been connected with the parish
ofSt. Peters, of which the Rev Hugh Smith was ~
rector for the greater part of his of study at the
Episcopal Seminary in Chelsea. He graduated in
June of $40, but remained in the institution one year
after the termination OF his Mr.. Carey applied
to his rector for the certificate required by the Canon,
from himself and his vestry, a preliminary 10 his
changing his connection to the parish of 81 Johns
The papers signed by the vestry, bu, before DR.
Smith had attached his name, certain expressions OF
religious faith imputed TO Mr. Carey, led him TO doubt
whether the required testimonials could be given.
These expressions OF opinion, the nature of which
may be gathered from the following extracts sub
stantially admitted by Mr. Carey;
"Sr. PETERS REcToRY,
"June 81, lS43 Evening.
"ln my conversation with Mr. Carey this afternoon,
/ understood him tally to admit 10 me
versaton repu,ed 10 have been held leading TO the
general impression that If union with the ministry OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church of this country
not open to him, he might possibly have recourse to
the ministry of Rome-no, without pain difficulty,
but still that he did not anything TO prevent or for
bid such en- alternative, although he thought it much
,koly hat c IN he NM man
of our Church: and that he could receive all the
DEGREES of Trent, the damna,ory clauses only ex
cepted.
"2 That he did not deem the differences between
US and Rome, TO be such embraced any points OF
faith.
SO. That he not prepared TO pronounce the doe
trine of transubsantiaon absurd or impossible doc
trine and that he regarded it. taught within the las,
hundred years. as possibly meaning more than what
by the rea! presence, which most assuredy
hold.
"4 That he does not object TO the Romsh doctrine
of purgatory defined by the Council of Trent and
that he believed that the state INTO which the soul
passed after death was one IN which It grows in grace,
and be benefited by the prayers of The faithful and
the sacrifice OF the altar.
rs That he was prepared to consider the Church
of Rome no longer integral pure branch of The
Church of Christ; and that he not prepared to
whether she or the Anglican Chs.ch were the more
pure that in respects she had the advantage, in
others
SO That he regarded tho denial of the cup to the
lai,y as a mere matter of discipline which might oc
casinn grief TO him If within her communion, bit ""t
entirely invadang the administration oil the sacra
ment "ea suu, tm'nKs 1t nkeIy
he has said. inasmuch he believes, that the
Reformation from Rome unjustifable act, and
followed by many grevous and amentable results; he,
however, having question but that reformation was
then necessary and being far also, from denying that
MANY good results have ollowt from it, both to and
Rome.
IS That while generally subscribing to the sixth
article that he would not rely for proofs TO him.
self or Others upon passages from books other than
canonical yet he is disposed 10 fault the Church
of Rome in these, and pronouncing
them all, in loose sense, Sacred Scriptures; was
he prepared to say that The Holy Spirit did not speak
by the Books Apocrypha Mr.. Gary alledged himself
here have added that this the doctrine of the
homlly.
go Mr.. Carey considered the promise OF conformity
TO The doctrine, discipline, and the worship Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church not embracing the 81 ar
tices in any close and rigid construction OF them, but
regards them only aordIng sort of general basis
of concord-as those which none subscribed except,
with certain mental reservations and private EXCEPTIONS
and that this was what he regarded Bishop Whites
views.
When these points, SIS stated by myself, and correct
ed by him, had been discussed, several others came
under conside He declared his conviction oil the
lawfulness of the Invocation of sants his inability TO
receive the twenty second article, except under spe
cal superstition, with other particulars especially in
regard articles eleventh and thirty-hrst to which
articles he gave his assent but which, in my Judgment
he did no, satisfactorily reconcile with his other OPT
Mons.
article OF suicieney Holy Scriptures for Sal
walton.
DR. Smith declined signing the certificate OF Mr.. Ca
rey, and communicates The facts Bishop Ooderdonk
committee, consisting Of Drs. Berrian, MIC Vckar
Senbnry, Anthem, Smith, and the Rev. Messrs. H,g
bee, Haigh', and Price, appointed 10 examine Mr.
Carey. The result of this examination was that DR..
McVickar, DR.. Seabury, Dr. Berrisn, and Meesrs.
Haght, Hgbee, and Price, expressed themselves satis
fed with the character and of The candidate, while
Drs Smith and Anthem persisted in opposition. DR..
Anthem complained tina, the examination not con
Quoted in far and regular but of this the readers
Of the pamphlet can Judge, as the questions and
aMeIs of the nlinatinn 4 given