New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
The New-york Collector and Custom House
The Chaplain to CoDarsss A Sermon at
the CapiIoi-yirainIa Farms.

I
wAsmSsrox sgndsy. Feb.s
A friend this Afternoon pointed out Collector
maxwell u yoar CITY to me on Pennsvlvauia az
had never seen him before and did Dr., know that
he was here ] suppose ,s came south in tie cars
this morning Hard times n the Custom House
when - naly arc sudder 'y DISCHARGED while
hose who remain arc unable o. get their monthly
stpen3s because Congress- refases or delays The
Necessary s1ppies. The extra patronage IA tLs
g.fr Of the Executive however--I mean tlfe places
which form protest ior paying idle useless n
Eel J "a, salaries for ding next % nothing don {
hep q increase the Independence Of Consrcs men
Mr. GcELEY preached plain. Old fashioned
Ptesby tcriaa sermon before Congress today AZ the
rapi,9l aud saer observing his manner aud listen
ay atten.ively 70 hs argument. e; satisfied that
he choice made Of a Chaplain vas discreet one.
The object ~ lis discourse was % inculcate the
pr0priety or necessity of throwing aside expc-
liency matters ~ clearly revealed duty and a.
dong ihas which IS right coDc 1rt0t f~,H HIS text
was appropriated taken from DANIEL, relative =
the three Hebrews who would Oalv worship the
God Of their fathers. whether the were thrown
uto q fiery furnace or rot They had implicit faith
iu God that be- could preserve them Whatever the
danger. BIT If not, SAID they be j known tO
thee o King that We Will not serve thy gods nor
worship the golden image which thou hast set gq.
Returned recently from Africa. whore hc hos
been aiding tie Colonization system, by which Zee
intended o. ralsc the most barbarOJs people on
The globe in toe social scale. Mr. GCRiEY contrast
Cd their wre'ched condition with that % the cti.
zcns Of these United states and rightly ascrbed
% the benign influence o.. Christianity the caro-
bling eevatlug character Of our free institutions.
aud 10 the want 81 rei.o1 he depressed condition
/ o the unhappy Alccans 10 the Influences Of b
bic Christianity he uahes 'g-ly ascrbef Amer.
can IbeIts and or Yuriya cd prosperity
rs Chaplain be Thanked The HOuse for The honor
Il had conferred mon bin, adding that when the
isar and lo.e O. Goi had united the Represeut0
ives Of the Hepub." aud the principle set forth IN
the text had been aooDted as the rue oi action
thc permauence and happiness Of the Union would
p, thereby secured j he veutured 10 suggest
remedy for their dssensions q would be the laying
aside their passions. that all who turned t1eir
ewes 10 these Halls might be- able 10 say. Behold
how -Dod thing t IS for brethren - DIVE. together
n unity
The Hall Of the House Of Representatives, and
It IS magnificent one. was hilet by an attentive
congregation, aud tie strife # opinions on week
lays happily exchanged for harmony aud concord
The Chaplain 10 q stout farmer .o)kInz man prob
ably above 20 years old, his halr IS getting gray, his
voice and manner are winning and persuasive,
without the least fracture Of seryility or affects
ton He seems kind. benevolent, anxious 20 pro
mote peace aud GOOD VIII uuassunlihg, UnaiuOl
tlous He is said 10 have suffered many aud very
severe prvations, while in Africa s poor has
large family appears 10 be far more earnest about
the ucxt world than this and neither ia prayer
nor sermon did ne make the slightest allusion TO
patty POLITICS ] felt quite at home while listen
mg TO Mr GURLKY.
An old acquaintance from Virginia, mentioned TO
nle casually this mOruur. that many tanners ol
wealth aud skill have sod or are selling out lands
on the banks 81 the Hudso- 40 $50 to 800 per acrc
moving into Virginia, and there buying cho &c lJca
tons at a. 10 SIS per acre Tor improved estates
lie sand II was not unusual for them 10 employ
slave labor in ra sing corn snd market vegetables
Yesterday 1t raned heavily was warm todsy
though quite cod toward evening. The hotels are
unusually ull. Long accustomed - the din and
hustle Of the American BABYLON. tins city appears
remarkably quiet by comparison