Daily American organ., 1856-03-24


IssrRUcrros oS sLAvEs--The Presbyterian Wit
ness, Of Knoxville, Tennessee, uses the following
language in regard TO the instruction of slaves
There is not solitary argument that may be
properly urged in favor Of teaching the white
20 read that may not Just as properly be urged in
favor of teaching the black man. Has one soul
that shall never die So has the other Has one
suscepdblites of improvement, mentally, socially,
morally? SO has the other Is one bound by the
laws of God TO improve the talents he has received
from the Creators hand SO has the other. is
one embraced in the command, " Search the Scrip
tures 7" So has the other. Unless we may law
fully degrade the slave to the condition Of beast,
we are Just as much bound to teach him to read
the Bible as to teach any other class OF our popu
ation. HbN
Among the proceedings Of the Louisiana Annual
Conference at their session lately held, the editor
of the New Orleans Christian Advocate has CON-
piled the subjoned interesting account of the
praseworthy efforts of that Conference for the
lgous Improvement of the colored population
within their bounds.
The mission to the slaves continues to be the
chiefi More plantations open than can be
occupied. The planters, in many instances, con-
tribute liberally to their support Several drafts
upon their commission merchants in New Orleans
for $50 and 500, were among the treasurer's re-
ceipts ssss
In view Of the mpossibity Of supplying preach
ing to the plantations separately, and for the sta
biity and success of the work, the conference
continues to urge the building of chapels upon the
roadside, convenient to the church.going members
of the several adjoining plantations both white and
black. BY such an arrangement only can this
field be cultivated and conserved in its fruits. La
Dor bestowed otherwise, may occasionally be sue
cessful but is liable to fluctuations. Two gentle
men near Bastrop, Major Il. X. w. Ross and VIM.
Faulk, Esq. in pursuance of the recommendation
of the conference, erected during the last year,
missionary chapel, at the cost of 81 900 on the
highway between their plantation, for the benefit
of their servants and families and the surrounding
neighborhood. Well donel Maywe record many
such buildings the year to comel Then our mis-
sionaries compass the work, and preach the
Gospel and maintain discipline, and the church,
organised and located. will grow.
"A LOVE OF A BONNET. "A lady gives in the
pages of Punch, the annexed graphic sketch
of new bonnet, which she just got from Paris.
We should think it would make even Quaker
mouth water: @
have within the last two days purchased new
bonnet, which is the prettiest little duck of thing
that was ever seen. 1t was bought at Mime Clara
Nouveaute, de Paris and cost f4 los, if it cost a
farthing-as the receipt that have at home in my
desk can testify. | may as well state that it's a
love of drawn bonnet, or, in other words little
capote 9hiver. The crown which is of the richest
plum-coored satin, is crossed and crossed Qike the
bars you see on jam tarts) with tiny bundeaus of
velvet (the very best Genoa) of warm damson
color. Round the edges run small plumes of fea-
theirs of nice jelly nudnce, and inside are puffs
of white blonde, (French,) that look for all the
world like cluster of snowballs in danger of being
melted by the warmth of the colors above. The
de IN Jsya La Tn a,,, tla
bonnet falls off the head, reclining languishingly
on the shoulders as though it were too weak poor
thing, to hold itself up, and was going off in a
kind of fashionable swoon In one word, it is so
light, so pretty, so rauissant, and such perfect
dear, that Eugene herself could not help being
jealous if she were to see It, However, | shall
wear 1t next Sunday in church. so that all my friends
will have charming opportunity of judging of the
effect, which is as delightful as it is distsngue.
DECISION IN INSURANCE. CAsEs-1n the supreme
court, Friday, Judge Bgelow delivered the opin-
ION of the court in the case Of Michael Mulony os
the Mohawk Insurance Company of Amsterdam,
New York, to recover insurance on building de-
stroyed by fire. The defendants attempted to
evade payment Of the policy on the ground, among
Others that it appeared during the trial that spir
ituous liquor was kept and sold on the premises at
the time the policy was Obtained, which fact was
not made known to the company. This defence,
however, was thrown out because the defendants
answer, in reply to the allegations of plaintiff did
not contain any specification of this character. The
opinion was in favor of the plaintiff but the enter
ing of judgment was postponed, to allow ofa notice
in respect to the nsolyent condition of plaintiffs
In the case; of Kennebec Us. Augusta Insurance
Company, in which was involved the value of four
hundred bales of cotton, insured while in store at
New Orleans, the decision was in favor of plaintiffs.
A DEAD MAN CONE TO LIFE.-The Boston Trav-
eller tells Of Irishman who was laid out in Han
over street. few days since, on the supposition
that he was dead. The 0verseer of the Poor OF
the ward was applied to for coffin at the expense
of the city, and having obtained from the appli.
cants the time and cause of death, age, residence
names of parents, time and place of burial of de-
ceased, he filed out Of the usual blanks, signed
it, and sent it with the applicants to the City Regis
trar, with an order for the coffin. On carrying
this grave article of furniture to the house, the
supposed dead man was found sitting up in bed,
with woman (his wife) in chair at his side,
greeted his eyes. 1t appeared, on explanation,
that after the funeral arrangements had all been
made, the dying man suddenly revived and began
to grow better very fast, with some prospect of
ultimate recovery; that all the preparations for
wake and funeral were hastily abandoned.
DEsMARK--THE SOUND DUEs.-The King has
opened the session of the Council of the Kingdom.
In his speech his Majesty expressed hope that
threatening eventualities would be soon removed.
The Flensburger Zeitung states that on the Cd
ultimo the Danish government proposed to the
rious representatives assembled at the Sound Dues
Conference to abolish them on receiving payment
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