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BIBLICAL SKETCH ES.
BY " UNCLE WILLIAM"
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE HOLY
SCRIPTURES.
SKETCH VII.

pAE4O t44'
When, in the fifteenth century,
classical sthdies had revived, they
exercised also a favorable influence
upon Biblical Interpretation, and re.
stored grammatical Interpretation
to honor. 1t was especially. by
grammatical Interpretation that the
domineering Catholic church was
combated at the period of the Re-
formation; but as soon as the new
ly-sprung-up Protestant church had
been dogmatically established, it
began to consider grammatical in
depreciation a dangerous adversary
of its own dogmas, and opposed it
as much as did the Roman Cathol-
les themselves. After the begin
ming of the eighteenth century,
grammatical Interpretation recov-
cred its authority.
The mischief done by the ale
gorizers of the word of God has
been great the most absurd and
fanciful explanations of the Scrip
lures have been palmed upon the
religious world from age to age,
through the writings of Justin
Martyr, Clement, Origen, Hilary,
Augustine, Cyril, and others. The
following extracts will serve to
show how unsafe it would be to
trust to the interpretations of the
early Fathers. Thus. the wrestling
of Jacob with the Angel, is said
''to denote the temptation of Jesus;
the injury he received in the en-
counter, the sufferings and death
of our Lord; his double marriage
with Leah and Rachel, the revela-
ton of God in the Jewish and
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EATON, PREB1E COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY OCTOBER 3d. 1861

er, whilst their children are dis
posed Of according to the highest
price offered from any point OF the
compass. These are hardships; but
except in the right OF selling and
dispensing families, they are not,
unfortunately peculiar to the
South. The degraded condition OF
thousands of females in our large
cities in the free States furnishes a
hint that it is for those who are
without sin to east the Arst stone.
that men should take the beam
out Of their own eye before they
attempt to spy out tie mote in
their neighh0gs. Nay, we would
ask, is there a moraIist, even OF the
Abolition school, who does not
know that there IS pcryading all
c0r free States Nnd possibly many
Of those i'll which slavery is reco r
ni2cd,) an occult science by which
in order TO protect an unmarried
female "rom public shame, both
the mother mid her unborn child
are DESTROYED by u brutal, barbur-
Gus operation.
This tonic NAV he taken into
consideration BY our philaathro-
ria.s, but it camlus be treated Of in
Il newspaper with any regard for
the deccncy and dclicacy Of pure
morals.
But we are tired OF this topic
AMI We have only now to say that
We dcspiso, in thc name Of al
Catholics, the 'ldea' Of making
JAis wGr sGbsorlien5 70 the phiiau.
Jlmopic nonson.2 Of Abolitioni-m
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-10-31

Of tne "niIIors If IIarcul.s"-and
tnis tima frm,n had IN worse You
.rr,oicr fIatunw Deroocrats Union
men natives and torpigners-all
men who t,uly love tbaiE country.
cam net too,tynr AMI tnan oIt
comes tbrr7as.iraldirtl
"Nor will ! vet claim" SAY yul,
"tne bin,,e,f Hrai.,. ior lhn.e wltR
whom am most Intimately as.o-
uiated. | have read history too
well not to remember that lianni-
bat. in his cauraions. relied loss
uvon his own Car.IariuiaIs than
ON his Spauisn infantry and his
Numidjun horse"
Lcr me rau,e hero ono momcnt
sir. 70 p.k Iou if won know whot is
meant by Il Boomcraa,2 Ii YOU do
not. shall Qesl,ir OF conyeyinr to
Won AN idea oftuc astoui,hjpp 1rc-
uicaIueut IN which your aIlusIon to
Hannibal and his sojdirrs leaves
yourself and your friends The
L,,u,y,g tb|n. i q curved stick;
T. Ills !, used bv the Australian saw
noes and IFS ppculjaritv is flat
wn.n - gentleman MOT .con,intrd
.ni,nil,.T-.nljf r,,l,,tnl...i t,t,;nr
ir av,ar If rnLnnmJs IN tL. 1,on,
m.an gyJ mrni,nuIv 4'rn.t. him
Gn,yn S-nI,r ii,tn.inM COMES harL
Hy,,,' von nyaotIy in tbat n,on"or
| = r.. tnn,,n,,.. .,,,toi,i"a IL orn
nrnb,hIy ,Io orIy i"s,anco IN tho
wI,In ynriJ of J@'rnrI Roor,
|,,og TLn s,atnn,ontis tIo+rnw
I,.',y i,'aIs i'u;"u v''( ,non ,,' vac" n '' n,o
crlts ngyiyrs and torni,nors can
orI toror,nr TLn alInsi1r i',}ond-
|"J in Il-n.,r,io fnat .iof.n,.nt no.
,,ip. NV cnm,,arin% ynnrse,5 =" nan.
1ihaI ,Ln nm,r,f nII,,'r;nri,,,aJ soldier
Iof YHlinui|y, Which IS modest,
.l'brn II ro,,'arns vonr own osso.
rigtr. uennlIi,ons AhoIirionists,
nr na,iyr 4 hmnrirons inst ~ Won
~icasc 70 Jl9nrnaI.s cornfry,ncn
,Etnr lrcacLerous, iyiur, Cheating,
rrysr,ur, torluriug, murueliHr
. .Iar(La%jniuns-the Great pcddlins,
i sbip-b0Ildlur. mauUlacmriur, no.
ton selling race of antiouiry-the
VERY worst people on the Mediler-
ranean, the worst neighbors, the
worst allies, the worst masters Of
slaves. when they owned them, and
the greatest hvIouritcs in religion
known to Pagan hislory-one day
swearing on the bodies OF hun
drcd roasted babies. to observe
!, some capituIatiou in the name Of
Moioch, and the next day slaugh-
tering the prisoners, because the
corn that fed them had risen the
hundredth purth OF a shckeI.
This comparison must be gratify-
ing to your "intilnate associates"
If they believe YOU meant it for
them! And it must vastly increase
their respect for your intelligence
and Learning, if they think that
You did not know. really, how it
might be appIied, but used it mere
to make flourish with 4. Lastly,
it compares the Democrats, the
Ui.iou men, the foreigners, and all
who are not your "intimate associ-
atcs," to the mercenary saya.,s
from Africa and Spain. who follow
ed the peddling thieves, boz for
patriotism, but for pay, aud WHO
earned their daily bread by rob
berry and murder. | hope i have
by this time succeeded in explain
ing to you what ! mean by u lite
rary boomerang! To you, q classic
Sumner the world is indebted for
the thing. | have only given it a
name. Long may you WELD the
eccentric weapon. Frcquently may
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e. Sir David Brewster. inauirinl

Se. Sir David Brewster, iuquirinc
into the history of the stereoscope,
finds that its fundamental principle
was well known even to Euclid ;
that it was distinctly described by
Galen, one thousand five hundred
years ago; and tnat Giambatista
Porta had, in 1899, given such a
complete drawing of the two sep
arate pictures as seen by each eye,
and of the combined picture placed
between them, that he recognised
in it not only the principle, but the
construction of the stereC scope,
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4.
TEN. But the holy See has on
~ a voice and no armies to reg
ulate the Misrepresentation OF JUS
tiee ana injustice, even among
Gathol!c nations, round the globe.
Ahe AlFIcah slave trade COM
menced, anu the existence OF slaves
ln the southern states Is It's actual
eohsea llsnee. y gn g cannot go so
So eEAl neAL
oaInGiC l9FISt ana IaWyer, IN say
l'S "'0O vi g$g''Fcry IS DiVHhe lhsti'
Ga'ion' Inc RESI- OF ms eloquent
G.9,e',"'!oh On mag SUBJECT IS .2r
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Letter from a Bell Union man in New
York.

NEW 1ORK FEBRUARY 49, 1901.
Yours of the 9Th is at hand, and l must confess
that never was so set back, as when heard the
result of the election in Tennessee, not at her vo-
ting to stay in the Union-that is all righ-but sh
actually voted against holding convention thereby
directly acknowledging that she is willing to stay in
the Union as it is, submit to every measure OF the
Republican party, without having a voice in her own
State or any other. She has classed herself with
Massachusetts, who also refused to hold oonVep-
ton or send delegates to Washington.
have at all times and on all occasions, stood up
to the South and my native State, but pledge you
my word am ashamed of Tennessee. What infu-
ence was brought to bear to bring about such re-
suit. must confess am utterly at loss to know,
As the result was known here on Monday,
the Republicans put in circulation petition for sig
natures to instruct in Congress
not to yield one inch but to adhere to the Chicago
platform in its fulle ,ense They say that Ten
nessee stands by thes,l, and why should we now
yield our principles 'yhave actually met several
on the street "Welr' your old State is all right
she is with US, she gsfuses to hold convention
They have the best = me, can't say word, only
that am sorry that . has gone ouer to them Well,
Hope they viii haze good time under Lincoln's
protection. / neyesjh qnder any circumstances, so
help me God with stEh an Internal abolition set
Tennessee may take:sstndy Johnson and go where
she pleases. II she 10 voted for convention, it
would have shown Sc yet had some pluck, and was
willing to listen at lie to some compromise or set
Element of ditficuldef but suppose she feels like
the leader of the pa4y (ineoln) says, there is no
trouble, things gd4ig right and no body is hurt
! rather think he vi change his tune when he
comes to New York. Elf he will take the trouble to
90 round this town Few hours, he will come to the
conclusion that some tody is hurt and every thing
is wrong L,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

The following Poem on "The Dying Yeaf" is from
Ehe pen of "Lile Fairy of Merose, and is touching
and beautiful for one of such tender years. May her
future pathway be strewn with flowers, biooming
as bright beautiful and gay her past.
The Dying Year.
The old year is dying.
Breathing his last tonight
And che low winds round Lin sighng'
sinK a requiem fer his flight;
Whilst all around 10 silent,
And the stars burn pale and DIM
Wen mourn the sweet lifs-bossoms
That have bIoomed, and died with him.
How many joyous hours
I've spent in wandering here,
Amid me groves and flowers
OF chdheodshone, 50 desrf
THROUGH the harvest fields and meadows
I've spoFisa light and say;
But IKE dream, they're vsnisaing
Those childish days away.
Yes, youths bright morn is passing
> Like thee, pale dying yeari
Lies struggles Just commencing,
And my heart is chilled with fear.
Shall my future be peaceful,
Az gladstone and serene, e.
As full OF quiet happiness,
Asall thspsss has besn1
Bhall not, when time has gathered
The ripe sheaves-in his store,
Look back with fearful sadness fa-rs .,lYe
On those pleasant scenes Of yOre7 tsla =
Shall not loved forms and faces
Be recalled with many tear,
As may watch the passing
OF some future dying year?
MrLRosE, Dec. 81, $780, Midnight. CYNTHIA
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28
SUIT LOvengOcd,

We publish this morning short hand report of
recent conversation between our old friend SUI
LoyENGooD and his little friend GEoRGK. Having
more confidence in Mr. LINCOLN than we have in
Mr.. HAMIN, we were exceedingly anxious that he
should arrive safely in Washington. Hence, no
sooner bad we heard of the probabilities of danger
in Baltimore, than we, knowing SUT's facility for
taking short cuts loaned him military cloak and
Tartan plaid, put quart iR his pocket and half
pint under his skin and told him to put Mr. LINCOLN
straight through to Washington. Of his success,
let our readers judge for themselves.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

TEE RECENT SHOOTING CAsE.-Mynatt is in very
precarious condition it is thought that the great
loss of blood added to the effects of long confne-
ment, will be more than he can rally from, unless
he possesses extraordinary vitality Mr. Webb was
committed by Deputy Sheriff Leath yesterday, on
warrant-he was found in his Office. An appli-
cation was made at the criminal court, yesterday,
n admit both Webbs 10 bail on the ground that the
offanSe for which they are confined is only at
tempc TO KILL The argument will be concluded
this morning before Judge Swayne.
Mr., Nynatt was SO far better yesterday as to al
low of his being taken to his home on Union street.
= Memphis Appedl Fe6. 26,
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APIntform to Stand on.
enator DIXON writes as follows to friend liz

Senator Dixon writes as folOWs 70 Hlehu IL
Putnam, Conn: alsl4~
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1861.
My DEAR FErESD have read your valued letter
of the 3Oth ult with deep interest In this hour Of
countrys peril, sm' glad 70 receive the coun-
sci of true and trusted friends. That ! shall not
vote for the Crittenden proposition, you may be as
suFed; bat | am not ready to say that there is no
proper mode of adjusting the controversy. con-
cur with Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Charles +. Adams
and other faithful Republicans in the opinion that
while We should abandon no principle nor treat
with traitors, we may yet hsnoVRbly and rightfully
adopt such measures as shall enable Cassius Nj
Clay, Etheridge, Millson, Gilmer. johnson. Davis.
&C. 10 breast the torrent of secession in their States
which yet remain loyal. Win you condemn me for
this? thrust not. II you d. then / must still fol-
low the dictates Of my own conscience and judg-
ment. Most faithfully yours,
JAMES DIXON.
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Affairs at Ifke National Capital.
from the special disp4 tches to the Cincinnati Ga
Mr.. IlNCoLa VISITS THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. r. Congress had its real sen
sation to-day. At TEX minutes past o'clock this
afternoon while the Senator'S were Willing tedious
debate on the APPROX bill, the door of tine
main entrance of tho Chamber swung carelessly
open and who shouldlenter but Mr.. Sewsrd and the
Precedent elect. The Sc iators started oheir feet
the crowds in the galleries instantly recognized Mr.,
Lincoln, and general sensation pervaded the Cham
Der. A
Mr.. Lincoln stood In the main entrance for a few
moments, and was introduced to several Republican
Senators. He was then escorted over on the east
side of the Chamber, Were better view could be
obtained, 81
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28
A Plain Question.

If = convention of the people of State pass an
ordinance declaring the connection of that State
with the Federal Union dissolved, and the laws OF
the State then require its citizens to do one thing
and the laws of the Federal Government require It's
citizens to do the opposite, which shall the citizen
of the State thus situated obey, the State or the
Eaderal law
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

fHB ELEVENTH COMMASDNENT.-Ne find the fol-
lowing in the Banner OF yesterday. We take pleas
ure in giving it an immediate insertion:
Here is the eleventh commandment /" Thou shalt
not carry of the editors exchanges unless thou art
sure he is done with them neither shalt thou talk
70 him when he is reading proof writing, lest he
get angry and order thee out of his Sanctum ne-
Their shalt thou occupy his chair more than one hour
at q time-although it is no uSe to him."
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Secession
In an editorial article. December nth. the M

In an editorial article, December Eth, the New
York Tribune said
We have repeatedly asked those who dissent from
our view of this matter the right of secession) TO
tell frankly whether they DO or do not assent to
Mr. JefersOn's statement in the Declaration of indie
pendence, that governments derive their gust pow
ers from the consent Of the governed; and that when
ever any form of government becomes destruc-
tive of these ends is the right Of the people TO alter
abolish It. and to institute government"
&c, &c. We do heartily accept this doctrine, be-
Heving it intrinsically sound, beneicont and one
that universally accepted is calculated to prevent
the shedding Of seas of human blood. And, if it
justified the secession from the British empire of
three millions of colonies an I776, We do not see
why it would not justify the secession of five mil
lions of Southrons from the federal Union in 1861
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

SYEAKIHG INTO PLAGE.-Hstorp records several
instances Of rulers sneaking out of place and pow
err, says the Charleston Courier, to avoid the ndif-
nant vengeance of an oppressed or deluded people,
but ABE LINCOLN enjoys the distinction of being the
first President elect who sneaked and skulked into
the site of his official Inauguration.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

The Postal Service in the Seeded states.
The following Southern Senators voted with the
Black Republicans for the bill in relation to the
Postal Service the seeded States, to wit: BAYARD
CRTTENDEN, JOHNSON, of Tenn, and KENNEDY.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

The Florida State Convention was to convene at
Tallahassee on Tuesday, the 10th instant to receive
the report of the delegates to the Congress at
Montgomery. The Legislature of Florida has ais
ready approved by unanimous vote the action Of
their delegates.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

NERsRo WoMAy MURDERED. Thomas A. Millington
and wife were arranged before Justice Shortrldge
last evening for the murder Of negro woman; Ihe
testimony rendered makes one of the most shocking
and revolving charges that blackens the record OF
crime. We have neither time nor space 9t present.
to give any of the particulars.-Ses1la (AIal ne
porter FEB. 10.
WELLINGTON and his wife resided in Nashyiile.a
few months since.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

FLORIDA STAY LAw.-The Mariana Enterprise un:
derstands that the Stay Law, after several modifica
tions, passed both Houses of the Legislature. II
emily stays the sale of property now underexecuton
until the first Monday in January next-proTided
the defendant gives bond and security for its aP-
peGrspce. -.
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

We learn that Mr.. S. j. WAILING, Postmaster at
McMinnvie, Tenn. has bern removed because OF
,his Southern Rights Anti-coercion views. The
blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

The Tsras State Gazette publishesFthe nativity Of
the Convention, which gives TO tennessee AZ Ala
banjo Is, Kentucky I6, North Carolina 3, Georgia
D. Virginia q, South Carolina H. Arkansas z Mis-
souri, Maryland 3, Illinois l. Indiana l, Texas l,
Ireland l. Nova Scotia l, Maine l, Germany 4, Con-
necucut l, Ohio /, Louisiana l. New York 4, MlssIs-
sippi 5, Massachusetts l.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-28

Yancey said he did not desire a seat in JEFF. Da-
Wis Cabinet, preferring to go abroad. No doubt he
thinks he will be safer in Europe six months hence
than in Alabsna.-CiH. Gazette
Then war must be the LINCOLN programme.