Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-30


seen the rise and spread Of ofunlversallSn, Mil.
lsrism. Pansheism, Moraonism and Spiritual
ism. Wo have seen even our venerable mother
Church Of England sorely agitatcd by the
contagious fever Of change, on the one hand
towards superstition, ard on the other towards
| iniilel rati0nalism. Ard We have heard tho
increasing clamor against the Billie sometimes
from the deyotoes of geological sTeulat;0n,
sometimes from the bold teri":s cf miracles
and prophecy. and not least upon tie list, from
the loud .torgucl apostles OF anti-savery. We
! have marked the orators which cry Down with
tthe Bba, if il maintains the lawfuInesS Of
slavery" Ne hnye marvcled at the senatorial
eloquence which proclaimed that "it rsns high
time to !avn au anti slavery God and IN anti
! slavery Bible" We have heard the Constitution
| OF our country Genotyce6 ~ a covenant Siti:
| death and hell" Wejhare heard the boosted
determination that the} Union shall never be res
stored until its provisions for tie protection CT
slavery are utterly bbIished. And what il the
:esuIt OF all !l;;s. NJ .Sflanihsophy The fear
| full Judgment or GOD. has descended to chas,ise
| these multiplied acts of rebellion against His
divine government, and what the final catastro-.
! pbe shall be is only l.anwn'to Him who seeth
| the end from the beginning
After forty years spent in the ministry, more
| than thirty of which have been passed in the
OliIcr VI USHuf' CHI luUN UacR VIII Hll!lluiS
thaMl.iInaas to the GiTer of all gcoi for this, %
| least that all my best abors have been directed
to the preservation CT The church from the nroads
of 'doctrinal innoTaiicn. At my ordination |
promised 80 to mnistey the doctrine and sacra
ments and discipline Of Christ, rs the Lord hath
| commanded, and rs this church hath received
| the Same"-nnd certain it is that this church"
had not received tie modern doctrine Of ultra.
aboitionism at that time. as trust she never
l L..
Sacred Scriptures, | also promised with all
faithful diligence TO Danish aud drive away frcm
| the church all erroneous and strange doctrines
contrary to Gods W0rd," and | made those
promises in the true sense which the veE-
srahle Bishop White, my ordaircr, attached
TO them--l believe then AS lc believed, that
nlir Southern brethren committed no sin in
having slaves, and they were men of us much
biety ~ any ministers in our communion. be-
liercl as he bee"ed, lhst the plain rrcccpts End
practice 0f ihs Apostles sanctioned the inst:i-
lion. although, as matter of expedicn.y the
time might come when the South would prefer
! az tile North hid done, to employ free la5ur.--
Those promises | have kept faithfully TO this
day-and, ii, when am drawing pear to tie
end OF my career. | am To be condemned and
yilifed BY you AID Your clergy, because / still
maintain them TO the utmost OF my slcnde. abIli-
ty, be assured M right reverend brother, that
than on my own.
In conclusion, / have only to say !!Ia. feel
no resentment fcr. the grossly insulting style of
Jour manifesto. The stability ard unity of the
Church of God. are the only interests which de-
sire TO secare. snd am tooVld in experience to
be much moved by thp occasional excesses Of
human iEtirnity. JOHN II. HOPKINS.
Bishop Of, the Diocese of Vermont.
BURLINGTON, VT, Oct. 5, 1863.
THE JAMES RIVER AND kASATHA CANAL
CoMrAHY.-The annual report OF Col. Thomas
III. Ellis, President Of this company, tho meet
ing Of which We mentioned. OF yesterday,
shows that the past fiscal year has been mark
cd hy = considerable improvement in the. con-
ditiun Of The .'oInpany's works and affairs
TIE increase the receipts from tolls on the
canal alone exceeds the entire receipts Of the
company from all sources of revenue during
tho previous year. The general disbursements,
lrO:yo"c-. eyc"ed the tGial receipts. The ex>
cess arises from very appropriate improve
,rsn;s, which, under existing exorbitant prices
Of labor and everything else, could not have
been otherwise accomplished. n synopsis Of
the Secretary's statements exhibits the re-
ceipis from revenue at 500, ,l43 9G: from inis-
celaneous sources SCI 253 nl proceeds Of
bund 10 the Commonwealth, balance Of bond
Vi two hundred thousand dollars :Sl3Q,GdO;
on hand October lst. lSG2, Sltj,211 IL
Total, 5000 g74 II. The disbursements have
been, on improvements, Nc, S3I3 - 3s; in
trrcst on debt. bonds, &c., Sl2J,SGj Ul. 1c-
tul SjG32111 50. On hand lst Of October.
1853, Sl00,G96 -.
During the year the most serious Interrupt
;on< To the trade on the canal have resulted,
first! from the breaking Of {. set ri upper and
lover yates. 1t lock No. IL on the lst d!7is
ion. hy Il packet boat. ab;ut the Middle OF
March, which prevented freight bouts from
passing Tor eleven days. secondly, from 4
breach in the canal at loci; No. . IN rhe seg
oud DIVISION. caused either hy the careessncsS
of the lock keeper, or by the Interference nt
some one with the lock gates. about the last 81
April, when freight boats were again prevent
Cd from passing for eleven days; thirdly, by
freshcts in February, March, and July which,
although iniuring the tow path in some places,
and forming SAND bars at others, did not sus-
pend the navi isation longer than four or iive'l
dayson each occasion.
There was the usual suspension for syste>
matte repairs, on Il part OF the line, for about
ten days in July, during which time the
trunk nf the ROckfsh aqueduct was rebuilt,
locks - and 30, on the first division were
thoroughly. ly.repaired. ami various l"Tels, par
t;cularly that ut Lyn"hhurg, cleared ot 4
heavy water grass, which is he1oln:ng for
midable obstruction in the channels. Enrly
in the month Of May detachment ui the enc
my'S cavalry, from the army Of the. Potomac,
made raid upon the canal at Columbia. and
destroyed one toot-bridge, two rOGd bridges
including the tubular iron bridge built by
Moseley & Co. in lS50-and four farm bridges
on the upper Byrd estate, and broke doHn the
gates of lock No. IT, which caused suSpen-
sion Of navigation for two days; they also ct
tempted to blow up the aqueduct at Columbia,
but did not suc"eed All of these BRIDGES,
with the exception of the foot bridge, have
been rebuilt.
In Yesterdays report the increased amount
of salaries of President and Secretary was
misprinted $1,000 each. 1t should have been
sc 1000 each.
HORRIBLE CRUELTY OF "TIIE Traitor LErCIT-
Ell. 1t appears that there is i.''y confined in
Castle Thunder loyal citizen, no. according
to the spy Harvey Birch, is g. Jde simiie of
President Lincoln" His nHne is VIM. Fits-
gerald. who, according TO thr Baltimore "ArEer-
lean, is "high-toned, educated gentleman, and
once a cass.m of Gov Letcnurs' 1t appears
that this unfortunate loyalcitizen, after getting into
tn. Castle addressed letter 70 his former class
mate aud received the following answer, which
is furnished to the "America!i'' by Birch, aad
which it considers one Of IL. NEST "shuckins
cruelsies Of the war;
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. I
Richmond, ,!ure %, 1868
Mr. Tin. Fitzgerald:
Sir was aware, before the receipt Of your
litter yesterday, that you were still in prison
and can assure you that it shall bo 10 fault Of
mine if you DO not remain SO during your Eatu-
raj life. When promised to intercede with the
military authorities in your behalf bell we'd
your assurance that the suspicious against you