The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-02-02


roo II % lie gatn ne Senate
lhe subject d religion le.eradon abroad, ani
We hope dat there win Be some action upor
tbe subject we would demand 81 he power
Europe the right for 81 American citizens &
worship God according 70 - dictates q theh
own conscience. Il y ! right possessed by eve.
~ man, and Should Be fully exerc 4 9th.
81 Governments choose Is cOmbihe Church ant
State, and 10 force particular doctrine npor
theI people, Il u 10 reason Why citizens Of u.
United States who may 20 called a sach cosin'
tries sithsr b business pleasure should &
compelled Is forgo thbif religious rights. Ws
would say to such Governments, il determined
language you hall not impfison or otherwise
punish an American citizen On account of Ii.
religion. II Is lime that these shacklea upon
consciencs should Be removed. and the United
States IS the nation, above al others, q require
tie reform ID Be mad
Wehave not seen VI Underwood,s lepogE d
this subject, which Gen. Cas- proposes u have
printed and passed; but from the ability Of the
writer, We have no doubt that Il IS able and
conclusive. Indeed, 4 seem % require
no great power Of reasoning, to satisfy the
American peaple of theE right to religious toll
Grafton, whether Il home q abroad; but the
document should Be printed and circulated, as
proposed ~ General cass We would not,
however, conane the action Of Congress to the
mere publication Of arguments, 81 the passage
OF imperative resolutions we would insist
upon perfect freedom 81 religious worship for
American citizens, ii an countries at Rome;
in Vienna; 70 ST Petersburg everywhere; and
would consider the punishment Of one Of our
citizens for his religious opinions as q national
insult, requiring ths most exemplary redresa.---
We do not want t. See our country involved il.
war, 81 connected ID any form with the politi-
cal concerns BIZ other nations; but we would
wage twar to The knife, and. the knife ID the
Kill" for the religious freedom Of American ct
liens.
We would assist Is overthrow ana destroy
the monstrous in ns 81 rrnng and core
ruption which hs onnded on the pretext
q serling j I'D which are the instgators Of
torture and oppression --should they be attempt
ed to be applied to citizens Of this country. we
occupy q position which enables IS to say to
the world, we demand and win have, religious
extended to our citizens The intel
ligent and liberal spirits of all countries would
approve and second the demand -and despots
would be compelled to grant it, Or suffer the
penalty of their obstinacy. Let the Senate and
House, then, act---let them do e0methiug more
than pass idle and ineficacieus res0lutions---let
them speak out boldly ii defence 81 American
rights--an their voice VIII Be respected. The
time has arrived when religions imposters must
give way to the light Of truth, and men he re-
stored to their natural rights. AB 81 4
81 SUMMARY OF FOREIGN. NEWS
We gather from our exchanges the following
items u news brought ~ the Pacific which reach
81 New York on the 18th nit n IS
The Russians have againinYaded TIE Princi-
pa!ities, "a despatch from Menschikof dated
January 2, says that he still continues to anaoy
tlle enemy BY sorties at night. The weather con
tinued ,varitble. The freof the Allies was very
feeble, and caused but little damage. Sickness
was on the increasein the garrison.
Tue garrison Of SebastopOl were engaged in
constructing bridges Of boats to connect the city
with the forts.
Airport reached Paris 81 the I2th that Seyas-
topol had fallen but did NOT gain general belief
Omar PashaW had embarked FOR Balaklava. and
bad taken measures to bring the force OF fifty
thousand men and sixty guns into the Crimea.
Ten thousand Turks had already landed at En-
patoFia.
MenschikOff reports that he has called ID an |
bis detached corps Asia s
Gen. 0sten sacken was watching TIE Turks
n Fapntoria hs $50
Tie 9TH and 9th Of January were looked upon
. the days when the assault upon sebastopol
would be made.
Odessa letters of the 54th ult: mention that
there had been great derth Of supplies atSevas- /
Iopol for several days.
Another severe tempest hadroccuFTea in the
Black Sea, anc had occssioned great damage.
Various rumors were .afioat with regard to 4
charge in the British Cabinet, but we're generals
N digcredited 4a
The Liverpool American Chamber Of Commerce.
had presented the earl 81 Elin with an address, 10
compliment for the part taken BY him in the fur
sheTanoe of the Reciprocity treaty between the
United States and the Canadas.
The attempt at mediation between the hostile /
powers Of Europe By the Congress of the United
States had excited less attention than mas expect
"A.
The London Times treats the question with I
sandor and fairness ind submits that the Offer
4 mediation By Il nited States, may be de-
ivered without Sc implication of disre-
lpect, II being one party after the other
Is decline
The ne is - void 81
interest.
, It was ulInol had sent N0pO-
M anauthogr containing propos IS
peace.
'aris lette The 10th says. that Mr. Ma
u. y Amer s Minister,s henlLh -. ~