The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-25

4 Evpoprs AND Exports OF THE Z. STATES
The returns from the treasury department ex-
! bibit the imports Of merchandise into the sew
eral districts of the United States, and the ex-
ports therefrom, for the quarter ending March
/ 81. 1856. The columns go up thus:
/ IMPORTS OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE.
e,ac;e sl,043, 594
Free goods, exclusive specie II 269 egg
DutiassIe goods o1.zos-o.
! gyregsts value s77,5s2, III
Exports OF FoRE1es MERCHANDISE.
Free frse' goods, exclusive of specie SIS, 675
/ Dntiable Goods 1883 sos
AGGREGATE value s3,787 ,343
Exports OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE.
s sPed.s exclusive Of specie 1850 .7 705
| Aggregate value s8l ,244,O9O
t will be seen from the above table that the
exports from the United States during the last
| fiscal quarter exceeded the imports seven mil
lions four hundred and fortyeight thousand six
hundred and ffty-six dollars.
In distributing the amount of exports and i'm
ports among the seven principal ports of the q.
States, viz: New York, Boston, Philadelphia
Baltimore, Charleston, New Orleans, and San
Francisco, the apportionment is as follows, for
the period before designated. The aggregate
value of imports of merchandise was in New
York, S5l. 299 975; Boston, SIS, 645 532; Phil
adelphia, So, 500, 784; Baltimore, Sl,876, 1893:
Charleston, S518, 874; n. Orleans, St, 223, 669;
San Francisco, SO, 125,499. New Orleans thus
appears to be the third importing city in the
Union.
The exports of foreign merchandise were
principally by New York, the amount from that
city beingS1 600, 2l9, while from New Orleans
it was only s85,o07.
In the experts of domestic merchandise, leav-
ing specie out Of the question, New Orleans
holds the frstrank, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing enumeration: New York exports for
the quarter, SIT. 684, 551; Boston, 50, 47o, SIT;
city of Philadelphia, S1,O55,74O; Baltimore
So, 124,369; Charleston. IS, 575 395; New Or
leans, S27, 979, 1862; San Francisco, s553;756
The PREsBYTERIANs AND SLAVERY QUESTION
The subject of slavery has been brought before
the New School Presbyterian assembly, now in
session in New Y ork, by two reports emanating
from committee appointed at the last annual
session of the assembly TO .freport on the con-
power of the assembly over the sub
jeet of slaveholding in the church" The ma
joriy port declares that the constitutional pow
er of the general assembly on the subject Of
slavery does not extend beyond the limitations
prescribed at length in the book of discipline,
as endorsed by the assembly of 1850. The book
Of discipline gives advisory and authoritative
power in the premises The advisory power is |
purely of a moral character; it only gives ad- /
vice, and does not bind or command The au-
shoritative power of the assembly is best left to
The discretion of the assembly Itself But If /
slavery can be constitutionalIy dealt with, the |
nitatory action must originate, not in the as
3embly, but in the lower courts-so to speak-
hat is to say, in the synods and presbyter7es. /
The report further says that the book OF dizci-
,line recognises a class oil. eases in which, how
yer grleFous it may be 10 the pious to see an
SworthF member in The church, it is proper TO d
Wait until God shall give further light; and con-
ludes with an earliest appeal in behalf of the L
fiicacy OF moral suasion in The absence Of any
irect power vested by the discipline in the a.
emily, for regulating slavery in the church. i
he minority report declares that inasmueh a ;
ayery is not alluded to directly or Indirectly il
ne confession Of faithoftheP rteria1 church. :
he subject cannot Be n'eadged with eiahcr ~ !
le assembly or By any i1die4torF Of The church.
he reports, at the last accounts, ha3 n1t BEEN II
eted upon. !