The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-03-08
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Wrongs Of the hditIH-A correspondent of
Nao York ErapgeliSt, writes from Philadel-
phia:
While so much is said and written about the
ireeduien, the red race, second only to the Al
rean in the record of injustice from the white
man. Is almost overlooked We were tOrciby
reminded of this few days since by call at
the home of the venerable John Ross, the
Cherokee Chief His dwelling on Washing
ton Square has the air of comfort, and yet OF
sadness. On the walls hang pictures of the
departed in his family and nation, associated
with the terrible ravageS Of the civil war among
his people at the West. Recently his excel
lent wife died, leaving an interesting family
o. Young people and himself a hearJbrOSen
man. We have documents and private letters
I'm our possession which show outrage and cru
city equal TO the wrongs endured by the Atrl-
can race in our country Ross and the large
body Of his people, whose prosperity when the
war commenced was unsurpassed, We're loyal;
a portion were induced or forced to JOIN the
rebels. On bOrderland between the North and
South, by the political mill-StOneS, the nation
has been ground to powder. No protection
has been permanently eujoyedtrOm any source;
the Chiefs fine mansion was burned, and he
barely escaped with part of his family while
numbers of loyal people were made homeless
and tOOdlesS. He spends most of the Winter
In Washington, pleading the cause OF his sui
fering cOuntrymen But it Is easier 70 say,
with Pope, "L0, the poor Indian than to
render him justice, or lift finger to have 1t
done. Nearly every instance OF outbreaks
among the AbOrigineS, however unclyllzed,
can be traced directly to prOvocatons from the
whites. often In the service Of the Government,
which stung and eXaSperated them. Then the
military stepped in to punish the SdrdgeS. We
are sure that the annals Of this country have no
darker page than that Of injustice and bar
bariSm in the treatment Of TIE red race.
The CHuck QuestoR.-E. r. Craven, d.
d.. Pastor of the Third Presbyterian church,
Newark, n j., preached sermon ON Chris
Gan Union. ON Sunday evening last m the
church of the Ascension, Episcopal by invi-
tation Of the Rector, Rev. John Cotton Smith,
d. ID. His text was: I Cor IS i. - For
while one saith, | am of Paul, and another
am Of ApOllOS, are We not carnalf The main
idea of the discourse was that according to
the New Testament, a church embraces all
within certain geographical limits who profess
10 be Christians, such rs the church at Jcru
salem, the church at Corinth, etc. and that
they should all be under one jurisdiction. lie
dwelt upon the evils Of sectarianism and the
great advantages of uuiOn-an outward as well
rs an essential unity.
We learn that Bishop Potter, on being ap-
prised of Dr. Smith invitation to Dr. Craven,
wrote to the former peremptorly tOrbddiug
him % admit DR.. c. or any other nOn-EplScO-
pal minister to his pulpit, but that DR.. smith,
after conference with his brethren, and being
unanimously sustained by the vestry Of his
church, deemed it right and proper to proceed
with the service as it had been arranged and
publicly announced We presume that the