Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-03-28
FOREIGN NEWs-BRITIsl TARIFF RE.
DICED

most important news is that the British Prime Min
lister has proposed a reduction in the British Tariff
embracing over 400 articles, which is going
through Parliament with rush. Cotton, Lard oil
and slaves arc to be admitted duty froe-all arti
Giles largely exported from this country 1t is said
that the reduction Of the duty on Cotton will bear
heavily on American manufacturers, inasmuch as
it will enable the British to undersoll them in
coarse cottons in all foreign markets. The Lon.
don Morning Post hints that our government may
prevent this cncroachmont upon our Trade by i'm
posing an export duty on Cotton, and that, too,
without disturbing the existing trade in Cotton
between the two countries. Query-IIere Eng
land is making u direct attack upon American
Cotton manufacturers: can it be that our govern
mcnt possesses no power to protect them? We
are afraid the locoocracy will say-No, and thus
virtually surrender to the British.
ANOTHER GREAT REFORMATION IN
GERMANY.
The memorable scenes Of Lnthcl's time seem to
be revived in Germany The infamous Tctzel, re-
taller of indulgences for sins in 1917, now lives in
the popal Bishop Arnold Of Tneyes, who exhibits
pretended yesincnt Of Christ for the peofNc to
worship promising virtues therefron equivalent to
the money paid. But this modern Teize finds his
Luther in John Rongc, a Catholic priest; for q
year or so the controversy has gore on, GREETING
great excitement in Germany and already has it
produced separation of many from Rome, pre-
cscly like that ofthe 10Th century. The following
is the latest account Of this interesting and impor-
tant movement:
From tho Liverpool Times. March 4h.
THE MOVEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH IN GERMANY.
The commoton produced i'll the Catholic Church
IN Germany by the remonsrance Of John Ronge,
the Catholic priest and Others against the scanda
lous pilgrimage to the "lIoly yestnent at Trievcs,"
still continues. In the hope of sencing Ronge
he has been accommodated by his ecclesiastical
superiors, but the only effect of this has been to
induce him and Others who agreed with him in
considering the procession to Irieves us a scandal
against religion, TO break off all connection with
the Church at Rome and TO orm Themselves into
separate community, opposed to that church on
all the points on which the protestants are opposed
to it. In Prussia and Northern and Central Ger
many the opinions of Ronge supported and OPP
posed with equal violence At the University Of
Jena the students have shown their sympathy with
this new Rctormer, by what the papers call the
English practice OF burning Bishop Arnold in
eiigy, and, in revenge, the adhcrents of the Bsh-
OPP have burnt Ronre III efigy at Neideahsten,
in the grand Duchy Of Nassau a little way from,
Cobleniz Sunday was the day chosen for the
latter auto dt )e. and to make it the more striking
ope OF the pockets was stuffed with copies of his
Official paper, the "Silcsan Fathcrand's Gazette .
and tie other with the journal of Frankfort"
which Supports his principles Ronge'5 parizans
maintain that this burning got up affair and
that the Jesuits of Cobcntz had much more to do
with 1t than the hurgesscs of Nciueilahustein.-
lloweyc: this may be, neither Rongc nor his parti-
zans are at all discouraged by this burning by dep
uty, as Will be seen by the following account of
their formal separation from the Church of Rome
which we copy from the Gazette of Silisiu."-
The article is headed ''the General Christian Com.
munlty at Brcs.au," and is as follows:
Atthe yesterdays meeting OF the General Chris
tan Community at Bresau, John Ronge addressed
the assembly in an energetic speech on tn hir-
ORANGES to the establishment Of a Universal Chris
tim community, and on the spirit in which alone
they could be overcome. lie spake also of the du-
| ty and necessity of establishing freedom of con
science, in accordance with the original spirit Of
Christianity and the spirit Of the age. After tb<i
address the following leading principles and deca-
ton OF faith OF the Universal Christian Church were
again discussed and in the end agreed on.
Article LIST. We declare ourselves free from the
authority Of the Bishop Of Rome, and all his follow
crs.
Art. ?. We maintain the rightto complete free
dom OF conscience and renounce all constraimt
deception or hypocr sy
Art. 3 We declare the foundation and pillar OIL
the Christian faith to be the Holy Scriptures.
Art. j. We declare that the searching and read
ing Of the Scriptures ought not to be restrained by
any authority
Art. ) We declare the following to be Il sum
mary and symbol Of our faiths
Ist. believe in God the Father, by whom the
world created, ana by whom it Is governed ii
wisdom, Righteousness and love.
I'd | believe in Jesus Christ our Saviour, whc
by his doctrine, life aud DEATH freed us from slave
ry and sin.
3D. believe in the power the Holy Ghost, il
| the Holy Universal Church, in the Forgiveness o.
Sins, and in Eternal Life Amen.
Ant Gth. We recognize only two slcramcnts
us established by our Lord and Saviour, namely
Baptism and the Lords Supper
Art 9TH. We hold the practice Of Infant Bap
! tism.
Art, 9Th. We hold that the laily should partakt
otthe sacrament in both kinds, and believe that the
Lords Supper is a remembrance Feast Of the
! Sutterlngs and death of our Saviour. The prac
tice of confession 10 the priesthood we cast away
| from Us.
Art. 9th. We recognize marriage as a divnell
established ordinance; to be held sacred of men
and to be blessed of the church, and we acknowl
edge no disqualification or hindrance to it, eXcep
those established by the state
Art. TO- We acknowledge Christ as the only In
tercessor between God and man, and cast ava,
from us all in,ercesson Of saints all worship o
relics and images, all preStiy absoluton, and al
religious pllgrlmages.
Art Il. We believe that good works are onl
acceptable to God when performed from Christina
principle, and deny the merit Of all ilsling.
Art II. We believe it Is the first duty Of
I Christian 10 give evidence OF his faith by his works
DREADFUL FLOOD IN CHINA.
y letter ilom Macao, gives an account of tn
overlooking Of rivers in the north OF China, bcfor
which the European foundations that have been re
corded during the last few years sink into relatiy
! insgnfcance. On the shores of the Yellow Sc
the phenomena took the character of Il second del
uge. Whole provinces, with populations respec
lively larger than some Of tie second class king
dom5 of Europe were almost entirely submerged
The retreat Of the waters left corpses in thousands
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