"My sublime, magnanimous, awe-inspiring, mighty, great sovereign, our benefactor, the benefactor of mankind. "May God grant to your sublimity a life without end; and may he make the august shadow of your sublimity a protection for all men, and especially for my humble head. "Your inexhaustible goodness has induced you, most gracious sovereign, to grant me the government of Adana, as mahassilik (in farms). "Animated by this new favor of your sublimity, the duration of my frail existence will be wholly devoted to praying to God for the prolongation of your life and reign. As my breast is pervaded by a feeling of happiness, I entertain (God is my witness) no wish but to act so as to obtain the gracious approbation of your sublimity, and to find occasion to devote myself to your service. "For the purpose of expressing my gratitude to your sublimity, and to express my most humble thanks, I venture to lay this humble petition at the foot of the throne of the sublime, magnanimous, awe-inspiring, mighty, great padischah, our august sovereign and benefactor, the benefactor of all men.' N. B. This letter is written by Ibrahim pacha with his own hand, and sealed with his seal. GREECE. The affairs of this country appear to be gradually settling down into a state of peace; but some of the bands, under different chiefs, were yet little better than a banditti. chased and ceded to that state. ages from 3 to 4 ounces the quintal, or from 1-448 to ANOTHER CASPER HAUSER. Leyden, May 9. On the 5th instant, a human being, in the most deplorable condition, was found near the Leyden dam, about a league and a half from this city, and brought to the nosocomium of the academy. He appears to be about 24 years old. His faculties seem to have remained in a state of infancy, and he stammers only a few words. It is thought that he has been constantly bound, as his knees are drawn up to his breast, and he cannot make use of his arms or legs. He was entirely covered with filth. One of his feet is decayed to the ancle, and of the other only one of the bones remain. We have brilliant accounts of the gatherings of gold in Virginia. The "gold region" appears to be extensive, and in some places the product is said to equal 4 or 5 dollars per day, for each hand employed! It does seem probable, from the various accounts which have reached us, that some of the gold mines of the southern states are the richest which have yet been discoverand capital employed, is yet to be ascertained. ed; but whether they will yield a general profit upon the labor Mrs. Susan Shelby, the venerable relict of the late governor Shelby recently died in Kentucky. She encountered all the perils and privations incident to the early settlement of that state. A Nashville paper of the 15th ult. says-We regret to hear that the hon. John McNairy, judge of the United States' district THE CHEROKEES. In pursuance of the stipulations of court in Tennessee, an office which he has held ever since the the convention between the United States and Georgia, 22d of December, 1797, has forwarded his resignation to take made in 1802, all the lands of the Creeks have been pur-place on the first day of September next. About one million acres of the lands of the Cherokees, comprising some of the most valuable of the gold mines, have been already purchased, and there are about five million acres, to which their title has never been extinguished. The greater. part of these lands has been seized upon by Georgia, and granted to her citizens. The Cherokee Phenix proposes, that the federal government shall award a sum sufficient to satisfy the present holders of the lands, and shall suffer the Cherokees to remain in the peaceful enjoyment of them. [Bost. Pat. The Louisiana insurance company has declared a semi-annual dividend of 25 per cent. on the capital stock paid in. The merchants of New York have established a line of packets to ply between that city and Natchez, which is located about 400 miles above the mouths of the Mississippi. The state of that name is rapidly growing in population and wealth, and is expected to export 250,000 bales of cotton in the present year. A great business has been made, and will be, in the present season, on the Ohio and Erie canal. A large part of the produce which passes through the canal, also passes through the Welland canal, and finds its market at Montreal. Anti-temperance societies have been formed in several places 3-in the belief that temperance consists in the proper use, and not the total abstinence of the gifts of Deity. MANILLA-136 vessels arrived at this port in 1832, of which 53 were Spanish, 35 American, 34 British, French, 2 each, Dutch, Danish and Portuguese, 1 each Chinese, Cochin Chinese and Hamburg. The specie imported in the year amounting to $464,390 -287,779 in American and 113,512 in British vessels. Total value of imports under national flag foreign flags The ship Chesapeake of Baltimore (says the Boston Atlas) was the first American vessel allowed to hoist the colors of the United States in the river Ganges, and to trade there. This was in the fall of 1788. Lord Cornwallis was then gov. general of the British possessions in India, and being, at the time of the ship's arrival, at a great distance in the interior, he was applied 427,051 30,209 to by letter to know in what manner the flag of the new nation of America was to be received. He answered, on the same 777,843 434,090 footing with those of other nations. Goods. Treas're. The brig Belvidera, arrived at Alexandria, brought over from 1,204,894 463,300 Holland four grey hounds, with a litter of whelps-the hounds being a present for the president of the United States from Mr. Davezac. Total value of exports under national Gross amount of duties, including customs, port dues, &c. year 1832, Sp. drs. 227,091 Do. for 1831, Twelve, or more, first rate ships, engaged in the whale fishery, now belong to the enterprising people of the small city of Hudson, "away up" the Hudson river, New York. The French government have in contemplation a grand line of iron railways from Paris to Rouen, Havre, Lyons and Marseilles. About $100,000 are to be appropriated for the expenses of preliminary surveys. ed into the port of London in 1832. A farm of 460 acres, about three miles from Poughkeepsie, N. Of the specie exported, Sp. drs. 508,159 was in Spa-Y. has been sold for $33,120, being $72 an acre. nish vessels to Cadiz and Corunna; the remainder to China and Cochin China. The large number of 1,435 emigrants arrived at New York, in one day last week-all from the British kingdoms except 391, from Havre, and probably Germans. Egbert Benson, esq. died a few days ago, in the 87th year of his age. 999་ས- FOREIGN NEWS. SILVER MINES OF MEXICO. From an article in the last number of Silliman's Journal, we learn that there are about 500 towns or principal places in Mexico, celebrated for the explorations of silver that surround them. These 500 places comprehend together about 3,000 mines. The whole number of veins and masses in the exploration is between 4,000 and 5,000. The ore is generally in veins-rarely in beds or masses. The vein of Guanaxuato is the most extensive. It is from 120 to 150 feet thick, and is exploded in different places for a distance of nine miles. The quantity of silver in the ores aver-hells, alias gaming houses. From London and Paris papers to the 31st July, inclusive. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. The church temporalities bill had passed the house of lords by a large majority-54 majority for the 3d reading of the bill. fleeced of from £70,000 to £150,000, at some of the fashionable It was reported that a member of parliament had lately been The number of stamps issued for newspapers in England from the commencement of 1832, to the 31st of March, 1833, was 26,500,000-for newspapers in Ireland, 5,500,000. The friends of humanity will regret to learn the death of the hon. William Wilberforce, in the 74th year of his age "a name," says a London paper, "with which there is probably associated more of love and veneration than ever fell to the lot of any single individual throughout the civilized globe." The British government has recognized Don Pedro's blockade of Lisbon, &c. Many outrageous acts are still committed in Ireland-in some of the chief of which the Orangemen appear to have been the aggressors. The colonial slavery bill had not yet been disposed of-and so it was with respect to the East India bill, and other important matters. Notices from York, Sussex, Somerset, Cumberland, and other counties, represent the crops of fruits the present year to be flourishing and abundant. The Jew's disabilities bill occasioned considerable discussion, but finally passed, 189 ayes, 52 noes-majority, 137. The number of vessels composing the British navy amounts to 557, carrying from 2 to 120 guns each, of various calibre. This immense fleet, the largest in the world, employs in time of peace 20,000 sailors and 12,000 royal marines. The head quarters of the royal marine forces is at Gibraltar. The tigress in the zoological gardens brought forth on Saturday evening, three cubs, the fruit of the loves of the lion and the tigress. These lion-tigers may now be seen at the gardens. FRANCE. The grand fete of the "three days" passed over without any commotion. The king was loudly cheered. He reviewed 50,000 of the national guards. The "three days" were also celebrated in many parts of the kingdom, with great glee-but in the best order. Some plots, however, are talked of-but the stocks had improved. The statue of Napoleon was raised upon the top of the column in the Place Vendome, pursuant to the arrangement that had been made; and it was an object of great curiosity with both citizens and strangers at Paris. It appears, from the official accounts, that in the first six months of the present year, 630 vessels (French and foreign) entered, and 409 French vessels left the ports of France. sels merely sailing to or from ports in Europe are not included in these numbers. Ves The product of indirect taxes in France for the first half year of 1833, was 278,905,000 francs, being an increase of 10,975,000 upon the products of the same taxes in the first half of 1832. A Paris paper of July 31, says-The whole of the royal family will leave Paris on Monday next, the king and the duke de Nemours for Cherbourg, the queen and the princesses for Brussels, and the duke of Orleans for the camps at St. Omer, Rocrot and Wattignies. Preparations for their departure are making at the palace. BELGIUM. The young queen has had a son and heir-on account of which there had been great rejoicings-and a salute of 101 guns. Affairs with Holland yet remained unsettled. PORTUGAL. The cholera was increasing at Lisbon-3,280 had died since the breaking out of the malady. GREECE. Extract of a letter of the 5th inst. from Trieste. "Accounts from Nauplia of the 7th ult. mention that the famous Mauromichali, or Pietro Bey of Maina, has at length taken the oath of His example will, it is thought, be allegiance to King Otho. followed by some other chiels who had not yet fulfilled this formality." EGYPT. Accounts from Alexandria mention the increased activity of Mehemet Alt in the improvement of the extensive territories now subject to his government. Among other projects, we are told, he is erecting the port of Suda into a general mart for the trade of Syria. He is also employing several foreign engineers to survey the interior both of Syria and Egypt, with a view to the improvement of the internal communications of the country by roads and canals, for commercial purposes. Ibrahim having obtained all the slices of Turkey" which his father wished-had retired with his troops, beyond mount Tau PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. Summary statistical report of the Presbyterian church in the Miguel's flag was flying at Lisbon, at our latest date-but they were of adults, fourteen thousand and thirty-five of infants, and eight hundred and thirty five of persons not distinguished. The Lisbon papers say-that the military force assembled in The baptisms of 1832 exceeded those of 1833 by two thousand the city of Beja, and which forms the fifth division, was on the eight hundred and eighty-three. The funds reported as having. point of taking offensive measures speedily to deliver the brave been collected in the year preceding the meeting of the last ge population of Algarves from "the terrible invasion of the rebels, "neral assembly were for missionary purposes, seventy-six thouThey also state, that "On account of the calamitous epidemic and four hundred twenty dollars and thirty nine cents; for dewhich has attacked the city of Lisbon and other parts of the fraying the expenses of commissioners to the assembly, four thousand six hundred eighty nine dollars and fifty-eight cents;: kingdom, the senate of Lisbon has proposed (and this proposal for different theological seminaries six thousand three hundred has been approved by his majesty) to make a solemn peniten- eleven dollars, and twenty-three cents; for the education of poor tial procession to the miraculous image of the virgin, called of and pious youth, principally with reference to their becoming the Rock (alias of the Rabbit hole)." ministers of the gospel, forty-seven thousand one hundred fiftythree dollars and sixty-five cents; and for the contingent ex ITALY. A bloody affray had taken place between the Papal and Aus-penses of the assembly, eight hundred ninety-two dollars and trian troops at Bologna-because that the best barracks had been given to the latter! A letter from Naples, says: "The count Hector de Lucchesi Palli has just arrived here, and is about to join the duchess of Berri at Palermo. He has not yet obtained an audience of the king." The volcanic island thrown up two or three years since in the Mediterranean, near Sicily, and which afterwards disappeared, is again visible. RUSSIA. Large bodies of troops were collected on or near the Turkish frontier-waiting for orders. The Russian fleet had left the roads of Bajukderen for the Black sea-and the English squadron had also departed from the Dardanelles. The emperor Nicholas has issued an edictal summons, through lieutenant general Sulina, president of the supreme criminal court, requiring the appearance of all those Polish subjects who were excepted from his gracious amnesty, in order to await their ́trial-and in the event of their non-appearance, the court would pass sentence upon them in contumaciam. Two hundred and eighty-six names are contained in the list. eighty-seven cents; which give a total of one hundred thirtyfive thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars and seventy-twocents collected for charitable uses. This sum is less than the total for the same objects in 1832 by two thousand three hundred fifty-one dollars and sixty-seven cents. Eleven presbyteries have made no returns of any collections; and four have reported only on the commissioners' fund. In all the presbyteries there are several churches which have made no reports on any subject, for some time past; and some which have never returned so much as the number of their communicants since I have been stated clerk. Our statistics, however, are much more complete than they formerly were; and must be regarded as a near approximation to an exact statement of the numbers and operations of our whole body. With lamentation that it should be necessary, we state the fact of the suspension of three of our ministers during the last year; fuo of them for intemperance in drink; and one for heresy in doctrine. The foregoing is a true summary, (E. E.) prepared by me this 31st day of July, 1833. EZRA STILES ELY, stated clerk of the general assembly. WILLIAM COBBETT. We mentioned on Tuesday that Cobbett had recovered £100 damages against the Times, for a libel. Sir James Scarlett, counsel for the Times, in his defence of that paper, thus drew the character of that most inconsistent, versatile, unprincipled, but able and most forcible writer, Cobbett. The United States, it will be seen, figure in his inconsistent praises and curses. lerable." [Loud laughter.] Suppose a man were to seek for [Amer. There was nothing which the plaintiff did like ordinary men. There was no topic which he had not touched in religion, and politics, and morals. He could equally well discuss every pub lic question, and every side of that question. (Laughter.) Was it not a proud distinction for any public writer to be able to write and convince on one side of a question, and then turn and convince on the other? (A laugh.) The hon. member possess-lect passages in the praise or censure of a nation, they had them ed an inexhaustible mine of talent and information on every subject, which the labors of so many years had not worked out. He first began in America, where his Register, published under the title of Peter Porcupine, produced him deserved fame. From thence he came to England, and set up in Pall Mall as a bookseller and publisher, under the sign of the bible and crown, but the fertility of his genius was so great, that he soon gave up the vending of the writings of others, in order to attend to the publication of his own. In these he had given to the public such an almost infinite variety of information and opinion on every subject, that if he were even now to discontinue the active labors of his pen, he would leave an imperishable and inexhaustible store to which his countrymen might apply on every public question. If his learned friend (Mr. Philips) should have occasion to seek out for what might be said on both sides, on any given subject, of any public interest, he (sir J. Scarlet) could refer him at once to an inexhaustible store of such opi-passed many years in the country, he might find it thus briefly nions; for instance, if he should have occasion to refer or make an allusion to the royal family, he would find such a passage as the following: "As to any part of the royal family, what a shame is it to insinuate that I have ever endeavored to excite the hatred of the people against them. I have avoided every thing having such a tendency." Now came the other side of the question: "A beggar may be an Englishman, whereas the Guelphs have not a drop of English blood in their veins, except that which they may have derived from the taxes under which the people groan." (A laugh.) Mr. Philips said his learned friend was quoting a printed work. He wished to know if he intended to put it as an evidence. Sir J. Scarlet said he was reading these extracts as a part of his speech. The jury would observe the happy consistency there was in these two passages. The same honorable feeling was preserved in those he would next read: "I have faithfully and zealously served, honored and obeyed his majesty, and if it should please God to deprive us of his inestimable life, though 15,000,000 of people would be plunged into the deepest sorrow, no one living would mourn more severely than myself." Now the other side of the picture: "It is very degrading to us that we should suffer ourselves to be plundered by a German crew. The princess Charlotte is a fat, coarse featured young woman, with thick lips, and white looking eyes. What a shame to see a people like this truckling at the feet of these contemptible creatures." [Laughter.] Now, supposing that he wished to speak of the memory of a lamented public man, of the late sir S. Romily, for instance, he need only apply to the inexhaustible mine already alluded to-where he would find these words: "Sir Samuel Romily is allowed, on all hands, to be the most able lawyer in England, and a man of spotless reputation." Well, his learned friend, if he were disposed to take the other side of the question and say something to the prejudice of that good and great man, which he was sure he was not, might find ready to his hand such a passage as this: "The death of this unfortunate lawyer seems to have puzzled exceedingly the swarms of canters of whom he was the great leader." [Much laughter.] Then, supposing the dialogue to go on, he, sir J. Scarlet, might add-“I look upon sir Samuel Romily as having done more service to his country than all our generals in Spain and Portugal have done since the beginning of the war." To which the reply was ready from the same rich mine-"What need we care about the death of Romily-a man whose life was of no consequence to the country, whose talents were of no use to us, and about whoin such a lond howl has been set up?" [Laughter.] Then, suppose he wished to speak of another worthy friend a public man-he might find such words as these-"No inan doubts the integrity of sir Francis Burdett." To which the reply was ready "The word of sir Francis Burdett is not worth a straw." [Continued laughter.] To this it might be rejoined "Sir Francis Burdett has never deviated from the path of political rectitude. Learned, eloquent and sober he is a most for midable foe to corruption. On his integrity, his courage and his ability, we have all a firm reliance. He has devoted his life to the liberties of his country." But the surrejoinder would be instantly supplied to this effect-To reason with such a man as Burdett would be absurd. He must be combatted with weapons very different from a pen. We abhor the principles and conduct of the man, we detest and loathe him; we would trample upon him for his false, base and insolent assertions respecting our sovereign." [Laughter.] These consistent opinions might be enough as to one and the same individual, and from the same pen, but they were wound up by two others in the same consistent strain-"Sir Francis Burdett is the least conceited man I ever saw." "The conceit of the baronet is into -- INDIAN AFFAIRS. From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette. MR. HAMMOND: It may be interesting to many of your readers to learn that the objects of the expedition to the north west this summer, under col. Dodge, of the U. States' dragoons, have been promptly and completely gained, viz: the recovery of the eight murderers who made their escape last summer from prison at Fort Winnebago, and the removal of the entire nation of Winnebago Indians across the Quisconsin river, from the lands ceded to the U. States by the treaty last summer at Rock Island. The Winnebagoes lingered till the last moment, leaving reluctantly the most beautiful of countries,-the lands on the Rock River, Four Lakes, &c.; and but for the dread and respect which they evidently felt for the decisive movements of col. Dodge, would doubtless have given him and the troops under his command no little trouble in hunting them out, and forcing them over the Ouisconsin. There were few instances of small parties of Winnebagoes being enticed by certain troublesome traders in the vicinity of the Ouisconsin to return to the old grounds, but they were promptly taken and escorted by colonel Dodge's mounted men back to their new country. The removal of this nation has opened new fields for the enterprise of emigrants. Hitherto settlers have been deterred from locating in this country, and the bold few who did erect their cabins here, were in continual danger of attack from the Indians; the case is now changed; emigrants may as safely settle on the Rock River, the Ouisconsin, the Four Lakes, &c. as upon any other lands in the west. Col. Dodge made a speech at the talk held at Fort Winnebago, June 22, 1833: the speech of Whirling Thunder, I have selected from the speeches of several chiefs spoken on this occasion. "Whirling Thunder" spoke as follows: "Father! I shake hands with you as I would with our great father at Washington-as I would with our GREAT MAKER. I went to see our great father the president; I shook hands with him; he gave me a new heart-ever since then I have had a white man's heart: I opened my ears to every word he uttered; I repeated all he said, to our young men; what he requested me to do, I have done. "The red men of the Fox River have no speakers; I speak for them: bad birds have been seen flying from the Sacs on the other side of the Mississippi; I have heard of them. It is remembered when we were first a nation, our nation arose on lake Michigan: since then we have been scattered-there is a line between us now; we must each of us try to remain on our own land. I have taken my foot from off your land: I will not put it down there again;-we will remain on our own groundwe hope that you will remain on yours. We wish to be your friends as long as we live; we wish to be our own masters; we wish to live in our own way; we wish to live like red men; we wish no white men to control us; we were divided into two nations (the Rock River and the Ouisconsin tribes), but now we are all together, we are one nation. Our young men in your prison were delivered up to you by myself and the chiefs who are now before you. All our chiefs present are proud to hear the words you have spoken this morning. I wish to remain with the young men you have taken from us; I came from them this morning to hear what you had to say to us; I wish to go back and remain with our young men in prison; I wish to bear them company; I hope that the cloud which hangs so heavily over us, will be blown away, and never be seen again. We are not like the white men; they have money-we are poor; what the white man wants, he buys--we must beg. It was also said by the old chief, that it is a hard thing to be a chief; it is so-I find it so. This is the reason I wish to remain with our young men in your prison. We heard that you were coming, and we hastened to be off; we are all here but two families; you promised that the road should always be open to us; we have a river and two lakes that we wish to get rice from; I hope the fence between us will continue forever. This is all I have to say; if we hunt on the red man's land, so long as we are not on your land, you have no right to complain." BLACK HAWK AND HIS PARTY AT HOME. We have been favored, says the New York Daily Advertiser, with the following letter, from an intelligent correspondent, dated Fort Armstrong, (Upper Mississippi), August 5, 1833. The whole suite arrived here a few days since loaded with 'assumed dignity and costly presents. Ke-o-kuck's band speedily followed to welcome their brothers. A grand council assembled, among whom was myself, to witness the deliverance of the Hawk to his nation. The council opened with the address of the president to Black Hawk, in which he was informed, that in future he is to yield supremacy to his inferior, Ke-o-kuck, the white man's friend. It is a matter of public notoriety that from the year 1823 to 1827, a difference of sentiment, either in relation to fundamental doctrines or important articles of discipline, had arisen among the society of Friends, which in the latter year produced a separation of the society. Prior to this separation, the two parties were known by the appellations of "Orthodox" and "Hicksite." The first, from their alleged adherence to the faith of the early Friends; and the last, from their partiality towards Elias Hicks, a favorite speaker with them, although they also claimed to believe with the early Friends. Upon the separation, disputes about the large property held by the society naturally arose, to determine one of which, in 1828, this present suit was brought in chancery. A bill for relief was filed in the court of chancery, by Jos. Hendrickson, complainant, against Thomas L. Shotwell, defendant, to foreclose a mortgage given by the defendant to the plaintiff as the treasurer of the preparative meeting of Friends for Chesterfield, for the sum of two thousand dollars. The sum was part of a trust fund, raised by contribution in 1790, by the members of the meeting, and placed under the control of trustees to be appointed by it. Hendrickson was the treasurer chosen by the Orthodox; the Hicksites had, since the separation, elected Stacy Decow, treasurer, who claimed payment of the money, as the proper representative of the trustees. Shotwell, who at that time was not a member of either society, finding himself thus placed between two fires, for his own safety, in 1829, filed a bill of interpleader, desiring that both treasurers might be brought into court, and either party there be compelled to make out his title to the money. This brought the disputants face to face in court, where the right of property was to be determined on the question, "which is the true society of Friends." In showing forth, on behalf of the Orthodox, their exclusive right to that title, Hendrickson stated their belief to be "in those doctrines always held and maintained by the society of Friends, or people called Quakers, to wit: First-Though they have seldom used the word "Trinity,” they believe in the existence of the Father, the Son or Word, and the Holy Spirit-that the Son was God, and became fleshand there is one God and Father, of whom are all things-that there is one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom were all things made, who was glorified with the Father before the world began, who is God over all blessed forever-that there is one Holy Spirit, the promise of the Father and the Son, the leader and sanctifier and comforter of his people, and that these three are one, the Father, the Word, and the Spirit. The old chief rose in violent agitation-denied that the president had told him so, and that be would not be advised by any body-that he wanted what he said to be told to the president, and that he, in person, would have said so in Washington, but that his interpreter could not sufficiently make known his views. The colonel made to him a speech, stating that by his own treaty, neither he nor his people could in future head a band, and that, by that treaty, Ke-o-kuck was placed head of the Sac nation, &c. Ke-o-kuck, with benevolent look, spoke awhile to the Hawk, then addressed the council, begging nothing might be remem bered of what the Hawk said-that he was too old to say any thing good, and that he was answerable for his good behavior. The poor old chief recalled his words, and I do not know that my sympathies were ever more excited than in witnessing his expiring struggle for freedom-nothing but his advanced age and want of military power will prevent him from making ano-human nature of Jesus Christ, the Saviour, were united—that, ther effort. The Ke-o-kuck's band gave us a splendid dance; but the Hawk's party were either too dejected or too sullen to participate in the festivities. Thus, you may tell the good people of New York, these Indians would willingly get up another war, in order to make another visit to the east, and return loaded with presents and almost satiated with attention. From the Buffalo Republican. Second-They believe in the atonement-that the divine and thus united, he suffered-and that, through his sufferings, death and resurrection, he atoned for the sins of men. That the Son of God, in the fullness of time, took flesh, became perfect man, according to the flesh descended and came of the seed of Abraham and David-that, being with God from all eternity, being himself God, and also in time partaking of the nature of man, through him is the goodness and love of God conveyed to mankind; and that by him man receiveth and partaketh of these mercies-that he took upon him the seed of Abraham, and his holy body and blood was an offering and sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. At the annual council of the chiefs and headmen of the Seneca and Onondaga nations of Indians, convened at the councilhouse, at Buffalo creek, in the state of New York, on the 18th of June, A. D. 1833, all the chiefs and headmen of the Seneca reservations in the state being present-judge Striker, the In-wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ-that the Spidian agent, introduced the proposition heretofore made to them by the secretary of war of the United States, in relation to sending a delegation to witness the survey and examine lands at Green Bay, and to accept the same lands, if they should deem it expedient. And after many days' discussion and debate, and after mature deliberation, a large majority of the council passed the following resolutions: Resolved, That we, the chiefs and headmen of the Seneca and Onondaga nations of Indians, are now possessed of lands within this state amply sufficient for ourselves and our children, and that we have no inclination whatever to remove therefrom. Resolved, That we will not accept the proposition made to us by the secretary of war, through our agent, to appoint a delegation to witness a survey of lands at Green Bay, nor will we in anywise interest ourselves concerning said proposition. Signed-Corn Planter, Gov. Blacksnake, James Robinson, John Pierce, White Seneca, Little Johnson, Big Kettle, Israel Jemison, Jimmy Johnson, Charles O'Beal, William Patterson, Jacob Blacksnake, George Kilbuck, Long John, George Bennett, Samuel Gordon, Captain Snow, Tommy Jimmy, Doxtator, John Snow, of Cataraugus, Green Blanket, John Hudson, Blue Sky, Young Chief, John Looke, Isaac Davis, Black Smith, Black Chief, John Sky, George Kenjaktadih, George Washing ton, Jesse Stickney, Daniel Twogans, Thompson S. Harris, jr. | Mark Charles, White Chief, Captain Jonas, Captain Cole, Captain Peters, Colonel Smith, Samuel George, George Button, Captain Jones, Chief Warrior, Blue Eyes, Levi Halftown, Jack Snow, George Deer, Two Guns, George Red Eye. THE GREAT QUAKER CAUSE. The great Quaker cause, as it is termed, has been decided by the highest state tribunal. The interest taken by the community in the history and termination of this suit will justify the space this brief statement occupies in our paper, Third-They believe the scriptures are given by inspiration, and when rightly interpreted are unerring guides, able to make rit still operates on the souls of men, and in so doing furnishes the primary rule of faith-that the scriptures must be secondary in reference to this primary source from whence they proceed; but as the dictates of the Spirit are always true and uniform, all ideas and views which any person may entertain repugnant to the doctrines of the scriptures, must proceed from false lights. These being the doctrines of the present Orthodox, by them alleged to have been held by early Friends, Hendrickson proceeded to state what were the doctrines of the opposing party. He ascribes to them "First-They believe Jesus Christ was a mere man, divinely inspired, partaking more largely of inspiration than other man, but that others, by resorting to the same means and exertions, may receive as great a measure of divine inspiration; that he, the apostles and prophets, cannot be, and have not been, set above other men; they disbelieve his partaking of the divine as well as human nature, that he is one and the same essence with God. Second, they deny the doctrine of the atonement, and contest that man may have access to his God without any mediator; they contend the crucifixions and sufferings of Christ, if any atonement at all, were an atonement only for the legal sins of the Jews. Third-They deny the divine înspiration of the holy scriptures, and hold that they contain doctrines and injunctions which are incorrect, and that they are a mere shadow. Stacy Decow, on behalf of the Hicksite party, in his answer to the bill of interpleader filed by Shotwell, studiously avoids a detailed exposition of the doctrines; alleging that "the Society of Friends acknowledge no head but Christ, and no principle of authority or government in the church, but the love and power of God operating on the heart, and thence influencing the judgment, and producing unity of feeling, brotherly sympathy, and condescensions to each other. The great fundamental principle of the society, the divine light and power operating on the soul, being acknowledged by all its members as the of fectual bond of union; the right of each individual to judge of the true meaning of scripture testimony relating to the doctrines and glowing oratory, which successively intermingled, conof Christianity, according to the best evidence in his own tinually held the ear of the court in respectful attention, and mind, uncontrolled by the arbitrary dictation of his equally delighted the numerous auditory, by those who have heard fallible fellow man, hath been as well tacitly as explicity ae- these gentlemen, may be better imagined than described. Mr. knowledged by the society." He alleges, that the first difficul- Southard closed, and the case was submitted to the court on ties and final separation grew out of an attempt "by a few in- the morning of Wednesday last. On Thursday afternoon, at dividuals, (now of the Orthodox party), who had long been con- four o'clock, the council having maturely considered the tinued in important stations, gradually and covertly attempting-weighty question, AFFIRMED the decree of the court below ing to assume and arrogate an authority over their brethren by a vote as follows: never delegated to them, and attempted to impose upon the yearly meeting a document in form designed to operite as a written creed, adapted to their peculiar views, and believed also to have been intended as an instrument to attach some faithful, worthy fellow members, against whom they had conceived personal offence, and subversive of that freedom of thought and individual opinion, which the society of Friends, had always cherished and maintained as an unalienable right." TO AFFIRM. Board, of Bergen, Wood, of Morris, Merkle, of Sussex, Clark, of Hunterdon, McDowell, of Middlesex, Green, of Somerset, Seeley, (governor) of Cumberland. TO REVERSE. Campion, of Burlington, Holmes, of Monmouth, Clawson, of Salem, Townsend, of Cape May. Each party to pay their own costs. After the opinion of the court was delivered, the president made the following communication, viz: interested, to make a speedy and amicable adjustment of all disputes and difficulties. We have always regretted to find religious controversies brought into courts of justice; it has a demoralizing effect upon society; is a great stumbling block to the unconverted, and a source of joy and rejoicing to the infidel. It is therefore, the sincere desire of the court, that all parties concerned will make every effort to settle disputes, on such just and equitable principles, as may properly become those who profess to be influenced by the light within, the spirit of God operating on sincere and honest hearts." "The court would most earnestly recommend to the parties Decow further insists "that the questions and facts set forth by Hendrickson in the original bill, in relation to the schism in the society of Friends, and discrepancies among them in regard to matters of faith and discipline, if they exist as is stated, which he by no means admits, cannot lawfully or equitably affect the right of the fund belonging to the said Chesterfield preparative meeting-that the legitimate inquiry before the court respects the right of property, and that no court have a right to institute an inquest into the consciences or faith of members of religious societies or associations, or subject them to the ordeal of a creed, prepared by those claiming adversely, in order to disfranchise or deprive them of their legal rights." He further describes the polity of the society of Friends, as being that of "a pure democracy, all its members having equal rights as brethren and sisters; neither ministers, elders, overseers, clerks, or other officers, having any eminence over their brethren, either in right, authority, rank or privilege"-and carries this principle of equality throughout all the ramifications of their government. That all propositions, questions or other mat-ty, and a sectarian name dear to them, of which they had been ters properly submitted to any meeting, was to be determined by the voice of the majority present." Each party gives his own version to the transactions immediately preceding and subsequent to the separation of the yearly meeting at Philadelphia in 1827, in which there is less collision about facts, than about the motives and views that led to the facts. Upon the matter thus presented to the chancellor, the parties were referred to a master, before whom all the facts considered material in the cause were to be made manifest. In glancing over nearly a thousand pages of evidence taken before the master, we gather that the principal points endeavored to be maintained by the parties, were: The decision was listened to in breathless suspense by the crowd assembled, more than one half of which, perhaps, was composed of those considering themselves directly affected by its character. When we recollected that not only property, but in some measure name and fame, had here been put in issue; that, on the one hand, a large and respectable portion of the community looked up to this tribunal to restore to them properdeprived-while another portion, not less respectable, called on the court to free those from whom they derived their existence as a society from the imputation of holding sentiments at variance, as they believed, with the plain precepts of the inspired volume, we could not wonder at the deep feeling evidently excited. The young and old were alike caught up in the momentous question about to be finally determined, and from every eye might be seen to flash the glance of painful impatience. At length the decision came-like the dove with the olive of peace, and the cheering intelligence that "the waters were abated," to the one party; and to the other, "Hope for a moment bade the world farewell, It is now over. Our town again has put on its wonted appearance, and conversation begins to flow in its ancient dull and monotonous channel. Although, in the general discussion of doctrines, principles and creeds, which this trial has elicited, some good or no good may spring; yet from the incessant rollous play of artillery from thence, we apprehend many a heart has been led into captivity; and we expect shortly to hear of numerous "suits" begun in this court, being carried up to that of Hymen; which may make this trial the parent of a thousand others. By the Orthodox-Their belief as set forth in the answer and original bill of Hendrickson-its identity with the belief of early Friends-the spurious character of the Hicksite doctrines, and their repugnance to those entertained by early Friends-that the separation of the society grew out of the attempt to spread these spurious sentiments on the one hand, and to suppressing of eyes along the outworks of the gallery, and the continuthem on the other-and that the Hicksites were unsound, and unlike ancient Friends, in belief, and seceders by their own acts. That the society of Friends were never, in their meetings, governed by the voice of the majority, but by the sense of the meeting gathered by the clerk. CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. Declaration of rights. That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare: By the Hicksites-That their belief and that of early Friends were the same, and that they believed in the scriptures-both of which points they maintained in so many words, without permitting themselves, in the most trival particular, to be dragged into details, expositions or explanations. That they were not separatists, or seceders, but were composed of a majority of the Friends belonging to the Philadelphia yearly meeting. That they were not followers of Elias Hicks, but of George Fox; Sec. 1. That all freemen, when they form a social compact, that there was no power in temporal courts to inquire into are equal in rights; and that no man, or set of men, are entitled spiritual things, and they therefore declined answering ques-to exclusive, separate public emoluments or privileges from the tions touching doctrines. They did not accuse the Orthodox of community, but in consideration of public services. having departed from the belief of Friends, and were willing to share the property according to numbers. Their contest in this suit was only for their share, and not for the whole. Upon these pleadings and this testimony, the cause came on for a hearing before the late chief justice Ewing and associate justice Drake, sitting as masters in chancery. It was there argued by George Wood, esq. and Isane H. Williamson, esq. on behalf of Hendrickson; and by general Wall and Samuel L. Southard, esq. on behalf of Decow, defendant. In their opinions, read before the chancellor, both judges concurred in the power of the court to inquire into the religious doctrines of a society in order to settle and direct a trust reposed, in that society. On the main question, as to which constituted the real society of Friends, although taking different grounds, they both arrived at the same conclusion. The chief justice being of opinion that the Hicksite party had made themselves seceders by their acts; while justice Drake maintained that they were a new sect, holding doctrines entirely repugnant to those held by the early Friends. In conformity to these opinions, a decree in chancery was made in favor of the Orthodox claim; and upon which the appeal to the high court of errors, just determined, was brought. The cause on appeal has been argued by Messrs. Wall and Southard, for the appellant, and Wood and Frelinghuysen for the appellee, in a manner satisfactory to their numerous clients, and eliciting the admiration of the hundreds who heard them. The ingenuity, research, legal profundity, argumentative skill, Sec. 2. That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and established for their benefit; and, therefore, they have at all times an unalienable and indefensible right to alter or abolish their form of government, in such manner as they may think expedient. Sec. 3. The exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be free to all persons in this state: Provided, that the right hereby declared and established shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the state. Sec. 4. No preference shall ever be given by law to any religious sect, or mode of worship. Sec. 5. That no person shall be molested for his opinions on any subject whatever, nor suffer any civil or political incapacity, or acquire any civil or political advantage, in consequence of such opinions, except in cases provided for in this constitution. Sec. 6. Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects; being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. Sec. 7. No law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech, or of the press. Sec. 8. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquit |