New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-25
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lnssmuch as We did ii Of the least of these
re did it not TO me.'-JEsus CHRIST.
To its Editor Of The Tribune;
s.x-The remarks of o. on Unitar;anism in
New.York. in The Tribune of Saturday, l think
well worthy the attention of that body protesting
Christians TO whom his observations apply. To
prove their ustness allow me- sir, state my own
case am Englishman-was brought up in Z nj
tartan sentiments, and have adhered TO them through
evil and good report. In England, as Your readers
arc aware, Religion is not free. for. although all
religions are tolerated yet the term liberation beng
as Lord Holland once said, a narrow, worthless
word the followers of a tolerated religion are by
no means so free from persecution as many persons
in this copn,rv imagine In the small towns and ru
raj districts of England, the dissenter Is always
more or less subject to indirect persecution
o,1 in The way Of business seldom has good e
chance as members of the church by law estab-
lshed and specially protected by the Defender OF
the Faith But OF all the various sects OF dssenters,
the Unitarian is the most exposed TO obloquy and
reproach and is the worst crcumstanced with re-
spec, 10 obtaining 4 livelihood being looked upon
with contempt, not only by the members of the Es-
tablished Church. but also by his fellow disseners.
On leaving England l congratulated myself that
| was going TO country where religion is not tole
rated, but altogether free. This little word free
stands somewhat in need of definition. 1t has been
frequently remarked in the mothercountry that the
law there is free 10 all. In reply TO which writer
once sad So is the London Tavern, TO all who have
the money TO pay for its accommodations. On my
arrival in NewYork wendell my way to an I'm
tartan church; found the accommodations splendid ;
inquired the terms upon which | could there wor-
ship the God OF my fathers; and upon receiving an
answer TO my inquiry, the London Tavern, Ike
hidcous spectre rose instantly 10 my view. at
once felt assured that could not worship there or
- hny q
though furnished with ample testimonials as to cha
racter was poor, But The pew-opener is in
s,rucied to accommodate strangers with SEATS
Granted; but intended TO be q regular worshiper
and should therefore have soon been regarded by
pew-opener as p0uper- attendant, and should not
have been free, but q tolerated worshlper. have
done as every poor Unitarian possessing an indie
pendent mind will do. have turned my back the
Unitarian churches, but not the religious senti
meuts in which was reared, and now worship the
Father of the great Human Brotherhood in one Of
free orthodox churches.
The externals of Unitarian Christianity In this City
are indeed gorgeous; but God ooketh at the heart
and that great and good Being will not be unmind
full of his INDECENT sons and daughters OF the Unlta
rian faith, excluded though they be from earthly
temples, because unable TO apply the golden sesame
PHlLo-coNsIsTENcY.
THE STORM AT BUFFALo.-The accounts of the
recent storm at Buffalo in the papers Of that city,
give the names Of a number of vessels as being yet
among the lost and damaged. The schooner Co
hmbia was driven into the Welland Canal, but
saved her deck load. Brig Empire was hard
aground at The head of Fighting Island. Schooner
United States lost her deck load and her cargo
consisting principally of Flour, was much damaged
The wreck seen near Long Point has not yet been
identified. The E. Ward is a complete wreck
The Buffalo Commercial AdrertiSer says:
As much socitude Is felt at the West in regard to
the whereabouts of vessels append list OF those
now in port.
T. SAM L. II. Scott Europe, S. c. Wabridge, May
Flower, Emerald, Prebe, X. Crooks, Burlington, X
Hunter (stripped) T. Clay Rockwell, Boston, Maurice
Odd Fellow Columbia
Schooners Buffalo Barcelona H. Calvin, Marion, Mich
igan. (strppedl Lumbernan, Huron, stripped) Favor
ite Trenton Webster j. Grant Constitution two. Caro-
line Birmingham f. Whtesey, S. Bugbee Minerva,
Chauncey Biddle, Bstmore w. Joy, A. Barton Lean
der Susanna Freeman Cadet, w. Irving, ]. Irwin Eu
DORA Essex, Emily, r j. Lyon, Stranger kiune Maren
20 Alps King Massachusetts Express, NJ billiard Wing
and.Wng Buckner, Convoy, Norton Hudson, WlndhaIn,
Philadelphia. Clay Fletcher. 10 Ward, Eagle f. Jenny
Caledonia ID Brewster, j. F. Porter Argyle, u States
Froic Wabash Home lst Swan Cd, Skinner, Troy, N
America, Granger. Vermont, Biz Il, Velocity, Sophia
Oregon Chickaloni, Kingman. Effort, H. Kent, Marshall
Dayton, Baltic, President I. Corwin.
Propellors Porter, Oregon, Samson, Hercules and
Princeton The latter is just of the railway, after hav
ing pair of heavy shafts put in, and some other
important improvements"
The weather is now favorable and large number Of
vesses-among which several steamersarc waiting for
wind.
We learn from the Oswego Advertiser that the brig
Agomah utter discharging her cargo was pulled of and
lowed into Niagara river on Tuesday by the steamer
Telegraph She otsupposed to be seriously injured
and the principal loss sustained will be the wheat she
had on board Her -four has gone forward without much
damage or interruption. buffalo Adv.
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