The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-02-14


Is ridiculous. and an imposition npon the
people OF England. Il il not unlikely that
people ia Jamaica received help thus con-
tr. buted who were better able u provide Tor
Q 4. en- civ. -l-l u-re some ~ Inc contrib
utCrs ! know ole Baptist minister, an
estimable christian brother Who Indignantly
rejected Tie offer Cf "a portion Or these con-
tr0utlODs fo- bis people, thinking il quite
- appropriate that lis people should con
tribute Tor the r-.lef ot poor people in Eng
land
Il is disgusting to one acquainted With
the facs-. to see George William Gordon
held up IL some ID tbe American papers. -
man eminent Tor bis piely. Is BE- enter
ny thoroughly into every Religious effort
and -icrll-d - au eminent defender Of me
people Gordon may have leen man o.
whom some ihir-s might justly Pc SAID ID
Ills praise. but be- was certainly very lar
from being entitled % De- characterized ~
Tie mauLer mentioned above.
Tie article I'D the Detroit Weekly 1rl-
tune q Jan. 23l taken IRON the Boston
C9ngre. gfs0aoi.st gives. 70 say tie east.
an exceel.n U.s. oyerdrawu picture ~ Cor
dOl's virtues. ] knew Gordon partially,
my SELL aud was Intimately acquainted with
some oi The best men and trlesl friends oi
the people III Tie Island, who knew him
much better than l dll.
There is one thing 20 be- observed 10 Cor
d0u's favor. 30 far a. appears externally,
and that = that influenced by whatever
motives. he was. ia the House ot Assembly,
on the right side ~ questions affecting The
interests Of The people. But from what as
well known OF him IN other relations anu
in 0,hrr respects. -oo4 men doubted Tie
purity az lis motives lie Vas regarded 1T
all good men whom ! heard express al
opinion about him. as 4 notorious nypO-
critic, l0quaciOus pOmpOus and foolish: a
man whose whole course and talk frequent
Us. and justly. excited the rlllcuie % selsi-
Die people. lie was. not very long since.
q church warden IN the Established Church,
and was. for some nou-cOniOrmlty % church
regulations, turned ont VI his church W4r-
leuslip, and think. though am not sure,
communicated subsequently, Al al.
events Doe soon after SIT himself up for a
preacher and went about preaching 10 tie
Natte Baptist churches. lie al one time
came once Il mouth 20 prcach t0a native Bap-
list church Tain "a haIfmile OF the a. On a.
which was iaDorlng. This alOLeis enough
10 forfeit hls title CD the respect Of any re-
spectacle man who knows the character OF
these churches and the manner ll which
they have sprung up. No christian body
iu tne island. lle regular B3pls,s not eX-
cepted. fellowship these churches as chris
liAn churches. IneY are composed, more
or less, accommodated members of other
churches ami are often organized hy self
styled native preachers Who have also been
-. -. -, ..r,...',-.-.
,.f.I,,-..,-, 49,. .i...Iro ~.
fi-.o o.r t,,..s cl,,r,1a. arI l'tst~, ,ii+b
o,,- am, a.r.r,,,r 49,, tl.. ,'.'r, or tso .i,,r-b
80 dIsr-.,.I,,,, ~ ,t.a.o cri,..e- NJ ros,scr-
oll.. ,,ol-or or - ,.-,,.sr ,.i.,,-..f ,,oii CON.
eent - f.or,io,.,. ,'rooc..,,,., ~ ~ ,,eo,.ia
audi ~, uo,;,-. ,.,n 6e ..5..f,-..eg t,r ~
,.r....l,,., 49, ,i., Nj, p..,t.s.s 80
No. ,r..7...,,,.- ,.,,.,,1~;,,. I'll, tf, 49,
H. ~ -.
"''' .-' .-''i'e-ii'e d" "a ISM :
my '"-ilel lb.i ''i"" WAC -""'s "a VIC
Vi'i"V .ei '''h hv "''' ,oD.'e.nileu anu
num- '''1' ~ d. ''' ,o qua, O'lu'c ~, q
u'7-i' 'vi lop-."i"s anu '"V nope vi Pr
''o,.'" ~ 'h' am 'l''. us "a u
III ''i0 nous 'l A'7ei'i''ls' "'o'e "luueo
TO- III '.S'" p'"'7e-N 'I.NS. is To 'e account
"a '1' D." 'o '''i0 wy.
Ni-'4 i-''"''4' :" SUI iii-" n.y.
80 ava il. i''' ~, ''''-0' 80 az" -
".I' "i, ." 'Hc ~ d 91.n''5 'uilaIi1nIo-
Pc ~ uo'oil'U' lac. ma. 'uc plal'1ei ;
~ ~" "4'' - Cl-lss' uN i"O l'eu'
i'i'liioi ID "'9 io0N'0s9 vi 1nV 80" Va '"e
So-'.''s 'lr f'op'e' anu ,i''. 'ne II IL
nm ~ "rSe0"e1'a ni""a7ol, "u'
'io- Jus'i.s i''is'e
-.','uoV~ ~ q sun -. is.iil'lo- 20
us o' Ai'9' '0A" "i''''S "u-
Whetha~ tbar.. - s,ch ~ ,io, ~ tho
tiacl-- or, CI.o-l.,l ,,.,,,. ,.r w.. =, :. oar
tai,, th.,, ,tor +, .'..,,,-..5 ,t.r,.,..i.,, ,o
Sind , recli,ss -, ~ - ,,.ho.
,,,o,,lj 80 .-,.all.l .i -, .,,,,-r,;,,,
~, n f.orr,,i ,,.-,,..,,ia h,f f., s,,c..,.iol -,
GAZING any considerable headwav And
There il mo- doub- that the rinf AT Narsnt
Bay was as the lighting Of the fuse OF 3,