Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-27


THE INFUSION OF COLOR.
Not to be altogether put out of consid-
cation by you or me, because we are not
accustomed to regard it as possible, is the
likelihood that the demand of the "free
colored people, who only include with
them those born free, will be admitted to
the elective franchise. Con. Shipcy dc.
clared that he could not grant their de-
mand, and Gener al Banks returned them |
no answer but they have now sent p. NJ. !
Towne, one of their number, who is near
ly white, to see their great father the
President, in the hope that be will admit
them to the ballot.box. Why not' Mr..
Lincoln has as much power to do this as
he has to prescribe terms aud qualifca.
tons to the white voters, and by includ-
ing all who have negro blood in them can
secure an enormous vote. Major Plum
ley, oil Pennsylvania, white officer in
high position, made speech at their last
meeting, in which he expressed a wish
that he had negro blood in his veins.
THE DRUM EcCLEsIAsTIc
The arrival Of Bishop Amos, Of the
Northern Methodist Episcopal church,
from which the Methodist Episcopal church
South was separated years ago, has at last
taken place. He has been commissioned,
we were told by Northern newspapers, to
come to the South aud fill the vacant pull
pits with "loyal ministers" His comnis-
sion seems to have been issued by the
chief civil and military rulers, for he, too
is "master Of the situation" 1t IL easy
to make vacancies when "the fundamental
law of the State is martial lsw," as Gen.
Banks says III his proclamation. The
provost marshal makes the vacancy, and
Bishop Ames fills it.
On the arrival Of Bishop Amcs the En-
chief organ oil the ''maser of the stua-
tion,' announced tIlat lie would preach in
the Carondest street church. That build
ing was in tile hands of its congregation
who be ong, not to the church OF which
Bishop Ames 10 member, but TO that ei :
tirely separate body, the &" Methods,
Church South from which it is an en-.
, tIely disconnected as is the Church oi
England from the Roman Catholic church
His announcement was without au!holi:y
; aid he did not preach; but the pastor OF
| the church, NJ. Davies, did, declining tc
} give way to Bishop Ames.
: The Era and correspondent have
made this the subject Of comment, and es,
pecialIy the fact that the pastor prayet
for the 'Prcsident Of the States" withou II
using any qualifying word. The Err
concludes with the hope that Bishop Ame'
t will "root out all peruicous secession
J seeds from his spiritual garden
? The correspondent Of the Ira, who
was present says that chaplain Kingston
y who vent into the pulpit and sat Their
} while the pastor conducted the services
and who made the final prayer at his re
y quest thought all the while that it wa
l Bishop Ames, and held ou. his hand t
Mr.. Davies afterward, calling him Bisho
! Ames, when the explanation was made
Q A bold soldier certainly is Chaplain King
ston, going into pulpit without bein
!, known to or by its occupants. At al
$ events, he heard nothing amiss The cor
respondent concludes, awe mast have i
our churches men loyal" not merely {
j. the United States, but ''to the age an
l. loyal to all future progress, freedom an
n humanity "Our churches" forsootl
l. must be filled with Abolitionists that is tt
,e doctrine OF the new dispsnsation, To do
re it is likely the Coup d'etat will take plac
't THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN TROUBLE
ID ONCE MORE.
20 The waIdens of the Episcopal church,
to all, of which, except Christ church, are
to their owners hands, to which they we,
70 committed by Gen, Banks when he rev
10 ked tho order of Gen. Butler requrin
E. them to use prayer for the president
lo the United States and their Congress ha,
to been ordered by the provost marshal gel
ne cral to "show Gauss" why they cannot no
20 use those prayers. They reply that GEL
n. eral Banks, in restoring the churches
their possession said that the services cou
be held "as heretofore Has the provo
W marshal general been since appoptt
$. bishop Of this diocese by Mr.. Lincoln 7
We no', by whom :
" BSS- All the glrls with pretty fee. al
ankles are in favor of the new fashion
'' short dresses. All those neat enough TO lii