Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-31
Cost of the Late TROUBLES In Europe.

Cost Of the Late Troubles Ia Europe.
Turin paper publishes calculation of what the
reaction cost Europe during the year 1S49 The cost
of men is first given, and Is as follows:
The war of Naples and Sicily, including the men who
died in prison shot there 3 600
Rome: including the FL French rem soldiers 5000
The parts Of Poland which mingled with the war Of ~
ungarans died after the capituIaOn Of Gorgey, and
IN exile IN turkey. 251
War of Italian Independence, (Niian, Venice, and
Pledpont) Sl,lA
Total. iii sI2
The cost in money Francs.
To France 42O 900 900
To Central Italy, (ROme, &c) 100000
70 Austria, ombaldy and Venice incudei 81
10 hungary ~ OO0 OOO
To PiedpOnt, (materal for wary 75OOOOOo
| Do. (national debt) 75OOOOOO
Total Il s32 600 900
A French paper re-publishes this remarking that
the calculation is rather below the actual cost and
that the war of Schleswg is not included which was
however, very bloody and very expensive.
Methodist Episcopal Church Property Question.
In the official proceedings of the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South at
st. Louis, the 18th inst. find the following:
q" DIR. Smith submitted the following resolution
(signed by one delegate from each annual confer
ence. which was read:
Res0rcd unanimously By the delegates of the several
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
in general conference assembled that fully and cordially
bringing suit for the recovery of equitable share of the
and chartered fund of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. pledged in the plan of separation adopted by the
general conference of 1874 and that said commssoners-H
and and aso With bs
prosecute the claim with vgOr until the final decision of
Supreme Court of the United States be had the suits
/" Dr. Smith said The reason for passing this res
ouion, and passing it unanimously, is found in the
of the Northern Church to the bill which
commissioners have filed, setting forth that they
have reason to believe that the Church South not
united in approval of this suit. This is sworn to-. -
The object to put commissioners upon the proof
of our unanmity upon this point. suppose you
know without any kind of doubt, that perhaps no
enterprise was ever commenced on which there was
a more general unanimity than on this. There have
been adverse opinions expressed but not as re-
lates to the equity of the claims, and the justice of
our suits Some few in Virginia, know, and pro-
badly elsewhere, declaring that the act by which the
Northern Church wthholds our pro rate division of
the book money is most grossly unjust and dshon-
est act, would nevertheless, rather give them the
money than agitate the country by exposing their
dishonesty in suit In this view, there are, per-
haps few persons found in the South who would
rather give them the money than prosecute the suit
But none. that have yet heard Of doubted the
justice of our claims and our right to Since the
suit commenced have not learned that the first man
ever demurred. If there has been any demurrer,
ces, we should concur in unanimous vote of appro-
val. Some may think these remarks little strong
Those who familiar with the whole question will
feel very different I speak in the hearing of those
who remember that during the discussion of this
question: in the general conference of 1914, did de-
clare in terms not to be misunderstood, my belief
that by other, it would so result that
the Northern Church would keep out of the last
cent of this money if they could. Some thought my
remarks uncalled for and uncharitable. DIR. Bangs,
and others, thought it deserving of some rebuke de-
innate that they would withhold from cent of
our money under any circumstances. Yet this very
man, with others: has put in, under oath, the plea
that we are not entitled to cent of it. and they
are doing all they to prevent or forestal just
decision by the courts of the country. These
some of the important facts bearing the case in
view of which, owe it to ourselves to the commits
soners, to the whole church, to give it unanimous
vote of approval"
The vote on the resolution was then put, and it
was adopted unanimously, by rising vote.