New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-11

was dropped Finally it was "slssu % aYeurn az
meeting TO next Sabbath with a ''"o VI 'ai''ns MI
Claiming 10 take charge Of the Church.
Mr. Charming has only failed in one mon 70 SPEAK
o. Slavery directly or indirectly. lie tOuehcs It With
great delicscy and proprey taking the hgbes ground
for freedom and humanity, but in such mild AMI
Christian spirit that no oense can be taken by any
rational stakeholder. When he came here he was not
known, be is further North, bghfy intellectual
and mOre man, with religious faculties trained up at
most to the point Of inspiration. He consequently
drew small congregations first but they have grad
ually grown until yesterday morning and evening the
church nearly hlled with eager listeners. Not de-
tered from bis course by the low and vulgar assault
upon him in the Georgetown paper he last evening was
more explicit in reference 10 Slavery than he had here
toiore been. In the opening prayer, well as in the
progress Of the discourse, he mentioned Slavery as
among the great evils Of society which II viii task the
greatest faculties Of the human mind 10 eradicate. HIS
lecture on the subject of great mem" AMI be
thought that peculiarly demanded for the great
occasion of removing Slavery In this place he intro
duced beautiful Eastern aegory which am afraid
shall not do justice to. In grand procession of the
gods tfey came 10 an immense yawning cavern, which
was utterly mpassable but at length sage (and be
must have been giant) offered TO throw himself
across il, and thus forming arch the gods passed
over on his back As they marched they strewed
earands OF flowers upon him. and to their surprise.
when they reached the opposite side they found that
what had seemed friehtful abyss lovely vale
covered with flowers In like manner we need great
man to throw himself across the gulf which divides
Freedom and Slavery. When the people shall have
passed il, they, too, will find it pleasant valley
strewed with flowers instead of being, they now
suppose, frightful and impossible abyss.
The Ln,ehgencer of this morning, has entertaining
account of the celebrated Resolutions of 90 and 80,
from Virginian getleman of the old school, who was
at the time, member of the Legislature. The men,
bers sat benches without writing before them,
and consequently dispatched business rapidly
than is done in Congress- where they sit writing and
reading instead OF attending to their proper duties Mr.
Madison sat the front bench nearest the Speaker in
the House of Delegates. He wore blue cloak which
he rarely laid asde-a fact which induces the presump
tion that the House was not upcomf0rtably warm He
spoke but seldom, but always to the point His man.
ner subdued and modest, amounting to embarrass-
ment-he held Lis hat in his hand and looked in it if
reading from notes. Such is the interesting account
given of of the wisest OF American statesmen, who
had more TO do with making the Constitution than any
other man-n fact he may be called its father. Mr..
jefferson possessed genius but less practical
as a legislator.
The Daily Era is going ahead Its circulation will
soon rival that of The UniOn which, by the way, will
be no great achievement, understand il amounts to
only about six hundred. The Era is quite spirited,
and sights the Nebraska bill manully. The Erening
Star ventures TO notice it in moderately ytuperatiOye
language. G.