New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-11

Canada Or Saturday night tall aud rather
well dressed person went to the house OF Dr.
Roph 10 inform Mrs. Rolph-the Doctor is alb
Sent at Quebec--th8t she had better move out Oh
her house, with her family as the premises
would be burnt down before morning. He left
this staten ent in writing. A lookout WAS kept
all night. but the threatened attehpl was NOT
made
Some discussion has lately taken place here
ON the question OF excluding the bible, as class
book, from the public schools; but the iadica-
tons give no evidence that the movement is pop
ular The Roman Catholics desire the exclu-
sion OF the biDle, but II would not satisfy them as
a substitute for those separate schools which
they now possess, and on the continuance OF
which thay have announced their determination
to insist, even at the risk Of breaking up the Re
form Party, to which they at present adhere.
The Iuspector-General has got over his plat
form difficulty with remarkable address. lie dis
tinctly refused to subscribe to the platform pre-.
scented to hin hy the Nominating Convention OF
the County of Oxford. He gave at length the
reasons Of ms refusal. which have been publish
ed His chief argument IS, that. by SUBSCRIBING
10 such platform, he would violate MS oath OF
office, bound as he Is by it to give the Governor
the best advice be can on all questions ana
that. if he were tied down by pledge to any
predetermined course. he would not be IN po'
sition 10 glve the best advice under clrcumstdn-
ces which NAV arise, but which are at present
unforeseen. lie also denies the right OF these
Nominating Conventions to impose any tests on
the candidates such procedure being unknown
to the Constitution and dangerous lnlts exercise
doubt If this doctrine VIII he admitted IN us en-
tirety by the partyto which the honorable gentle
man belongs. After receiving his reply, inc
Nominating Convention again met and resolved.
by vote OF two TO one, to accept him as then
candidate without pledge or condition, notwlth
standing thatthe most desperate efforts had been
made to produce a different result This good
fortune he owes 70 the strength OF the new Min
lstrv. Had he like Mr. Baldwin not been
member OF il, or had it been all Of the stamp OF
the old Government, M Hncks would not have
Jared better than the leader Of his party.
The Michigan Conspiracy case has been,
and continues 10 be made the occasion for GER
tain Tory journals here making the most UNI
warrantable statements regarding the religious
and moral condition of Michigan. Some of them
have gone so far. as TO state that such thing as
religion and ministers Of the gospel are almost
unhnow in the State These SANDERS have
met triumphant refutation from the pen
OF Rev. James lngl,s Baptist Minister. of De-
trOt, whose communications have been pub
lished in The Examiner OF this CITY, and the
second OF which appears to-day. Mr.. lnglls OIL
fers 10 meet any Church Of England Minister at
Toronto or Hamilton. to discuss the voluntary
question, and although this challenge, repeated
today. has been before the public for a month";
not champion Of the Compulsory Church and
State system has been found to accept II. The
object OF the attacks on Michigan as TO make IT
appear that where there is no State religion,
there is no religion at all, or morality either
But the bgOts have not taken much by their
motion. l.. {.