The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-19

IHE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF the East
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Church,
al Baltimore, adopted The following pream-
BILE and resolutions, by vole of l32 yeas
10 Is nays:
Whereas, Since the annual session OF this
body, earful rebellion has broken out in
several OF The Soulheran States, threatening
10 overthrow The best and most benign Gov
ernment The world ever saw and whereas,
The Federal authority has been compelled
10 use force OF arms 10 suppress said reb ell
lion and 10 maintain lis own supremacy
and whereas, patriotism is Christian var
tue taught in The Word OF God and enjoined
upon us in The twenty >lhird article OF rell>
gion therefore
Resoived That, as a body OF Christian
ministers in Conference assembled we
hereby express our adherence oil the rebel
lion now existing within our borders as
being reasonable in It's origin, sangninary
in its progress, and as ending TO relard the
progress OF civil liberty throughout The
world.
Resolped, That we hereby approve and
endorse the present wise and pabiotic Adj
mnsiraion oi the Federal Government lc
It's effort 10 defeat the plans and to overcome
the armed resistance OF The so-called Co.'S
ieGera.e States, with view TO MAINTAINING
and peTpeiuating the unity ol this Govern
ment'"
Rescued, That, in our pa'rioic efo-ts inthe
pasl or present to sustain the Governme eni
OF our country in her lime of trial, we are
not justly liable 10 the charge OF political
teaching, and in the inculcaiion OF loyal
principles aud sentiments we regard the
pulpit and press as legitimate lnslrumenlalI
lies.
D.ool.oJ IT,, - oo>u of ,ha fora,o;uo
preamble and resolutions be trausmitec 10
the President OF The United SIaIes, signed
by The president and countersigned by The
secretary oil the Conference.
FAITHFUL MINISTERS or HEALTH In ex
amining the vessels al the various wharves
we find among the curiosi,es OF our com
merce the brig Miranda, just in from Trux
lilo with cargo of Honduras SaEsaparIla
Tor DR.. ]. c. Aver & Co, OF Lowell. So par
ticular are lhis firm as to the articles used in
compo pounding ,helf various remedies, tha
they have this drug, like some others they
consume, gathered for them by skil!u
agent OF their own in The tropical regions o
It's growth He informs Us that there are
many species OF shis plant, but TWO OF which
are really valuable in medicine, the quail
/ lies of these are also affected by the time o
/ gathering, mode OF curing, etc, operation:
| which in that region OF unreliable work knei
I imposes a heavy labor upon him One o
! the inert varieties of Sarsaparilla grows wil'
I in our own forests, while several others
nearly worthless, abound in Central ap'
South America The intelligent agent as
sured us that the virtues of this drug ha'
never been fully told, and that The reason O
the low esteem in which many hold il
mainly due TO the importation OF such i'm
mense quantities OF the worthless varieties
His accounts OF his trips TO Honduras and hi
business excursions along the Gulf OF Duc'
and the rivers OF Moniagua and Santiae
and among the adjacent mountains were {
intense Interest. We can but commend an
honor his employers for The Ianhfulresf an
energy with which they execute ihier trn
as ministers to The public health, and v
suspect that this course is at least one {
the reasons why thei: medicines are held
such extraordinary favor throughout the c''
iiizsd world-ka0 York City Netrs.