Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-17

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message. The debt of the State is s4,269, 500, on
which the annual interest is $25OOOO: the interest
has been and will bereguarly paid. In ADDITION
to this, the State is indebted to the Education fund
9I,ll5430. Receipts last year $500, 149, ezpend-
lures S3i9,035. Attention is called to the inter-
csts of education and to the prevention of frauds
in elections
MAINE. The Message of Gov. Anderson of
Maine, upon the opening of the legislature was sent
in Friday week last There has been no essen
tal change since last year in the condition of the
State finances. The Treasury IS overlooking from
the large sum received somewhat more than a year
ago from the United States government, and the
Treasurer has not been able to take up much of
the State scrip, from the unwilngness of holders
to sell-$222 600 of the State debt will fall due
this year, but after paying this, $4,000 of the fund
just mentioned appropriated to the payment of the
debt will remain in the treasury. Further than
this, the receipts Of the past year have exceeded
the expenditures more than $4,000, and the State
has still claim Of 100000 upon the general gov
ernmcnt
The Message is almost wholly devoted to State
affairs, but closes with an allusion to the recent
Presidential election, and a short argument in ia
vor of the Annexation of Texas.
Bishop Ondcrdonk of New York has been tried
for unchristian conduct by a court of Bishops of
the Episcopal church. Verdict guilty--and he
was suspended from the Office OF Bishop. and from
all the functions Of the sacred ministry. 1t is but
few months since his brother, (also Bishopl was
suspended for intemperance. These cases, as well
as the following indicate commemorate spirit of
discipline in large majority of the Bishops
MoRE TROUBLE IN THE EPISCOPAL CnuRcH-
We find in the EpiScOpdl Recorder, published at
Philadelphia, an Article headed Recent Develope-
ments III New York. in which it is stated that sort
OF conspiracy has been discovered amongst some
of the members of the General Theological Semi
nary in this city, the object of which appears to be
TO render the institution, as far practicable sub
servent 10 the principles and policy of Rome 1t
is said that the association mas its common seal
with G. u. Catholic Unity upon it, its secret meet
ngs and It's correspondence with the Papal au-
thorites in this vicinity The Recorder states
that the 9TH of January tomorrow has been ap.
pointed for the trial of the offenders by the Facu-
ty, and calls upon the Bishops to meet the solemn
responsibilities which such Developments deqolye
upon them as the visitors of the General Theolor
Il
The vote Of the Court of Bishops on the present.
ment against Bishop Q. was as follows:
.4yes-ll .NoeS--G.
Chase of Illinois, Ives of NC+
Brownell of Connt Kemper Of Ind.f
Hopkins of Vts Gadsden of S. CT
Smith of KY" Delaney of West N. Y
McIvaine Of Ohio,* Nottingham of MIDI
Polk of Lou.t Doane of n J.f
| Lee of Del.S
| Johns of Va
| Eastburn of Mass.
| tienslaw of r. |.
freeman of Arkansas g. Texas,f
70 the ayes would have been added the three
presenting bishops Meade of Vas Otey of 1enn.t
and Elliot of Ga" had they voted making the vote
Ia guilty to not guilty.
! On the sentence, Q voted for suspension, incu-
ding the 6 bishops who had voted not guilty-and
8 for deposition Suspension precudes the Bishop
| from all service in the church until restored but
in the mean time he is entitled to his salary. 1t is
said that three of the bishops who voted the accu-
sed not guilty, did upon the ground that the Of.
fences had not been committed within the last three
years, and ought therefore to be barred in accord
ance with the statute Of limitations in secular
ses. The decision of the Bishops is warmly OPP
posed by The Churchman, and as warmly sustained
| by The Protestant Churchman-the first named pa
per being the organ of the high church party and
the other of the anti Puseyite partE.
Low church, generally anti-Puseyi,es) High church.
| (nclined TO Puscysm)