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VOL, lV."".""N0. 26.
Easter Sunday.

our lLord 8 resurrection. The feast of Easter
is the regulator of all the other great movable
festivals OF the year., nd has always been cele-
brated in the Catholic Church with the
greatest %solemnity, as the first among the fve
p ipal feasts Of the Christian religion. Tho
jewish Passover, called by them PascAa, was
kept by the Jewish people in memory of their
miraculous deliverance from the bondage of
Egypt, by the slaughter Of all the frst-born
OF the Egyptians. The name is derived from
the Hebrew vorb, Pasach, which signifies to-
pass, or leap over, because the destroying an
gel, who slew the frst-born Of the Egyptians,
passed over the houses of the Hebrews, their
doors being marked with the blood of tho
Pascal Lamb, which was a type of Christ's
great sacrifice on Calvary. The Jews kept
this great feast on the 18th day of the first
month Of the ecclesiastical or sacred Lunar
year, called by Moses, AJiJ, butaby Esdrss
and the later Jews, Nissan, corresponding to-
the greatest part of our March and a portion
of April. This was the seventh month of
the OWL year of the Jews, which they follow
cd in all computations in secular affairs, and :
which they began from the month TIsri, or
the autumnal equinox. This great festival,
the true Christian Psach, is called in the
English-saxon language, Easter Day, and is
on the Sunday after the 18th
OF the moon of March, which this year, was
on tho 18th instant In the beginning Of
the Church, tho Jewish converts, in some
places, kept this solemnity on the 18th day
itself, the day on which the Jows celebrated
their passover. The apostles allowed thom
this liberty, to show that the Gospel of Christ
did not condemn the Mosaic law, which it
had made void by fulfilling it. But the
Christian Pasohal feast was, in general, ap.
pointed by the Apostles to be kept on the
Sunday that followed the 18th day Of the
moon of March. The Roman, and all other
Churches of the converted Gentilcs followed
this rule. The Church tolerated this obsery-
anoe among the converted Jews until about
the time of the destruction Of the city aud
temple of Jerusalem, A. d.. 70, aftcr which
time it was gradually abolished in the Western
Churches, but still observed in some of the
Oriental Churches until A. D. 1926, when the
general council of Nue. ordained that all
Churches should celebrate Easter on the Sun
day following tho 14th day of the March
moon. The Emperor Constantine caused this
decree to be published throughout the Roman
Empire. Those who adhered to- the old
practice we're looked upon as sohismatics.
In the sixth and seventh centuries, the Irish
and Scottish Churches were accustomed to
keep Easter on the Oath day, if Sunday fell
on it; but, in all other years, with the uni.
versal Church, aftor somo discussion, they
we're brought over to perfect conformity, A.
d. 700, since with time there has been no
difference of opinion on the subject among
the different branches Of the Christian
Church. Columbia Phooni4, 28M.
SOME amusement was created by q scene
which occurred in the Senate Chamber, re-
GENTLY, after tho adjournment. Mr.. Sumner
was engaged in earnest conversation with o
friend, vixen a dapper young African, dressed
in the height of fashion, and accompanied by
two females Of the same ''racc and color"
gorgeous in feathers and silks, approached,
and touched; Mr.. Sumner on the shoulder,
claimed acquaintance, and Immediately pre-
scnted his female friends to tho, great cham
pion Of their race. The damsels were delight.
cd to see Mr.. Sumner, aud each took a hand
and settled themselves for a little talk over
matters and things. Mr.. Sumner did not
seora, however to appreciate their attention,
and, with tho best grace he could command
withdrew his hands, and, turning his back,
resumed the conversation which had been
interrupted. The party were not at all pleas.
cd with their reception, and one of the ladies'.
remarked: "Well, 1 did not think lie would
DO so cool after all his beautiful talk about
US; but white man is very uncertain"
Hash Cor. Sauannah Republican.
DRUNKENNESS AND CRIME.-Mr. Haynes
warden of the Massachusetts, State Prison.
in his valuable book, recently published, says
that during the eleven years that no has boon
connected with the institution, twenty.one
persons, have boon imprisoned for killing their
wives, two for killing their fathers, and one
for Killing his mother. OF these twenty.fouf,
all but ono were not only habitual drunkards,
but actually drunk when they committed thu
orims; and ha also remarks ntheso were NOT
bad men, exoopt when andes che Influence CO