Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-09
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+. MsssBA EpIross You Doubtless take pleasure in
an that relates to the mproyeinsnt Of Western Car
olins and woald be grated to hear Of acts and IN
cidents tending to- eIevate improve, and develope
the resources Of the Old North State
The 28d ult was the day set apart by the rus
tees of the High School at DIN, Formerly New IN
stitute to dedicate to Education and Religion the',
spacious and elegant building. which the spirit and
energy of the friends of education have erected IN
the northeast part of Iredell county.
The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. II.
T. Hef1in, of the North Carolina Conference, to an
immense audience. filling the large chapel Of the
building. This sermon was noble composition,
worthy of the man and the occasion. In spirit and
conception it was truly catholic, and administered
to Bigotry and Intolerance o merited rebuke. lbs
main position was that faith in Christ Jesus consti
tutes the great bond of union in the brotherhood OF
Christianity; where this exists, and its fruits are
seen, we have no authority to create barriers on
questions of doubtful disputation
shall attempt no analysis of the sermon, but
wish its pure sentiments were engrayen on every
heart and that the author may long live to instruct
and delight other audiences, as he did us, on that
interesting occasion.
At the close of the sermon President Lander
arose. and addressed DIR. c. F. Deems in behalf Of
the Trustees of the school, and requested him to
dedicate the building to Education and Virtue. Dr.
Deems brief address in reply, was characterized by
some bright flashes of true eloquence. The grand
thoughts leapng forth in the respondent and beau
tul imagery of his language. swayed the assemblage
as winds the waving grain. Behind him on the ros-
trum sat James Patterson, who has been preacher
Of the gospel seventy years,-has preached through
two generations and is now q counsellor for the
third. He turned to Father Patterson and ad-
dressed him in strain congratulatory OF his preser
walton to what he then saw, and rememorative of
the labors of the past the results Of the present. the
the prospects Of the future. This incident OF
the most beautiful and touching exhibitions lever saw
Nothing could have exceeded the pleasure afforded
the audience by this worthy recognition of mertori-
GUS services rendered the church and the world by
of the nobest survivors of the early planters of
Methodism in Virginia, and North and South-Ca
lima.
In the afternoon Rev. S. NJ Frost, of the North
Carolina Conference, preached sermon mainly to
the young men, 1t was capital sermon, and cal.
cnlated to do much good,-it was clear, impressive,
and instructive
At night Mr. HeAn preached again with great
ability and pleasing effect So passed the 23d at
DIN the large attendance delighted, and we trust
benefited.
On Thursday, the oath, the Rev. Dr. Deems de-
vered an address filled with rich and stirring
thought. The main subject was founded on that re-
markable passage of thu Bible, Let us max man."
This address worthy of an audience of phloso.
phers both for the depth Of thought and the beauty
of language. The lover of the grand and sublime
in thought found in this address these elements in
high degree. expressed in language the most beau.
tiful "Applcs Of good in pictures of silver" were
the treasures of thought and beauty in this address,
Dr. Deems is equally at home on the deep thoughts
that divide the phosophic and religious world, or
in the domain of poetry and fancy. The errors of
Pantheism, the importance of man in the scale of
being, his relations to things material to God eter
nity and the truth harmonious and consistent with
itself, of the topics presented in brilliant
language. The audience refused to disperse with
out another address The Rev. VIM. Barringer preach
ed an excellent sermon. full Of pure gospel truth.
This high occasion for this place. This
school is the most able in the history of the
schools of the State. twas begun with respecta.
BILE academy four years ago, and soon it was found
inadequate, and another constructed. and both
were soon filed 1t then became evident that Wes-
tern Carolina needed, and would sustain this school;
and its liberal population have erected one OF the
best and most convenient buildings in the State for
school purposes. The school has now opened under
Mr.. S. Lander with competent assistants. The his
tory of schools in the South hardly furnishes par.
ael to this in the growth of the school, and the de-
grown up from it, and I may say that this school
bids fair to do much for Western North Carolina
1t is now prepared to receive any number of schol.
ars. The Rev. B. Cegg formerly teacher, now
agent for the Trustees is travelling in different parts
of the State. A FRIEND.
Mr.. FILLMORE FALs1F1Es THE REcoRD.--Wc have
always contendcd that the legislation of 1850. en-
DOQleu IN Wnat Is generally termed the compromise
measures, supported by Messrs. Clay, Webster, Bad
ger and others of the then Wing party, and signed
by Mr.. Fillmore, as President, etfectually repealed
the Missouri Compromise Of 1920. In Senator Bad
gers great and unanswerab'e speech, made in sup
port Of the Kansas Nebraska BILL he showed conclu
svey that the principle, upon which the legislation
of 1920 based was repudated by the legislation
of 1885," 1--WE quote his own words.) and that the
territorial governments establish in 1850 were
structed in utter disregard of the Missouri Compro
mise" There is indeed. clause in the Nebraska
Kansas bill which recites the fact of this previous
repeal. But this clause could not repeal what laid
already been abrogated in 1850.
We preceve from the last Standard that Mr.. Sion
H. Rogers, who voted against the passage of the
Nebraska BILL and who is now candidate for the
Senate in Wake in a speech few days ago, made
the important admission that, by the compromise"
of 1866 the Missouri line was rendered "inoperative
and void"
1t will thus be that Mr.. Fillmore, who, in
his philipics against the authors of The Nebraska.
Kansas bill, charges that the repeal of the Missouri
restriction act of pertdy, because it violated
the Compromises Of 1920 and 1850, and K N. lead
ers who treadng in his footsteps in their denun-
citation of the same measures according to the
recorded facts and to the admission of Mr. Rogers,
denouncing the Compromise of 1850, which they
advocated with SO much ZEAL and to which Mr.. Fill
more gave the executive sanction So then, if any
disgrace "perfidy" attaches to the repeal of the
Missouri restriction, Mr.. Fillmore shares pre-em-
inently in the infamy.-It is Notifying to see man
who has filled the highest Office in the nation stoop-
ing to SO dSingenuouS an artifce as that of which