it says, 3. Let Criticism be positive rather than negative. The surest way to measure persons, institutions, books, works of art, is the presentation of an Ideal. A central principle, clearly stated, at once classifies men, laws, events, and assigns them uncompromisingly their due place, without awakening morbid feelings of complacency or antagonism. Thus the vital spark of genius which more or less animates each human enterprise, is freed from the body of death, wrapped round it by sin and folly. for ye are not alone; countless ministrations are for satisfactory reasons, be uttered, let acts and results be their around and among you; you live the life of the Eternal Father object, not characters and motives; and let classes rather than by incessant mediations. Christ is risen, and is alive forever- individuals be selected for a mark. Patronage, sneers, puffs, more-and the kingdoms of this world shall become the king- sarcasm, soon lose their savor, however spicy and sweet at first. doms of our Lord; Humanity in heaven animates like a soul the Our judgments of others denote, for the most part, our own body of Humanity on earth; Christendom is as heart and lungs habitual excesses or defects, our whims and cherished notions, to the wide-spreading nations, and the head of Christendom is and self-conceit, gratified vanity, and craving for notice, our God in Man; a Divine influence is evermore entering the race sloth, pride, anger, envy, &c. Of these the world can well spare and molding it after the Divine image; and all progress moral, the exposure; and good sense urges us straightway to outgrow intellectual, physical, is the growth of this Heavenly Humanity. them, when intercourse with those of unlike tempers brings Surely as the sun rises from dawn to noon, and seasons ripen them forth to consciousnesɛ. from spring to summer, so surely shall the destiny of Adam's children culminate on this planet, when a beautified earth shall be recovered Eden, and in the City of Peace, God and the Lamb shall shine on his people with perpetual light. From Heaven on Earth shall open swift and easy access to Heaven in Heaven. "Meanwhile Churchmen! Statesmen! be up and doing, cheerfully, uncompromisingly, strong in your trust in God and in Man. Hold nothing common or unclean, which Providence assigns as a duty, a lesson, a pleasure. Aim at no lower end than the sanctification of all human relations. Reform your works and your worship, by peaceful progress, proportioning your efforts to your growing power. Seek to learn and apply universally the Laws of Divine Order. Dream not, for an in-marked. Even in extreme cases where collision is inevitable, the stant, of resting content with the successes of the past; the past lives in the circulations of the present. Know that a New Era has opened in Christendom; that a New Church is descending, that a New State is preparing, like a bride adorning her- 5. Use wise reservation. Let the hours and seasons teach us a self for a husband. The New Church is Divine Love flowing in method of gradual inculcation. Why in the moral, more than as holiness; the New State is Human Love rising up as brother-in the material world, should clocks strike always twelve at hood. The piety of this church will be charitable; the charity noon, or a midsummer's sun be forever at the zenith? The Diof this state will be pious. In religion and politics alike, Chris-vine educator suggests before he fully declares a truth; he pretendom has passed through its ages of simple unity, and divi- pares his molds before he casts his statues; he is careful to prosion; now comes its age of composite re-union It has tried portion his influxes of light to our power of vision, his endowHierarchy and Individualism; it is ready now for Collective ments of all kinds to our capacity and skill to receive. "Why Mediation; it has tried Monarchical constraint and Democratic when I asked for grapes" said Swedenborg to the angels, "did misrule, it is ready now for the True Aristocracy, at once loyal you give me figs ?" They answered, "we gave you grapes, but and free, of Co-operation; it has tried the supremacy of the you took them as figs." And he who announced himself as the Church over the State, of the State over the Church, and their "Way, the Truth, the Life," set the rule for all ages, in the diverced independence, it is ready now for their marriage in words: "I have many things to say unto you, but ye can not mutual honor. bear them yet." CHRISTIAN-SOCIALISM is the name briefly symbolizing these commands and prophecies. The formula that sums up this creed of active goodness is UNITY OF CHURCH AND STATE IN COMMUNAL, NATIONAL, UNIVERSAL LIFE. And they who labor for such sublime ends are CHRISTIAN-SOCIALISTS. WELCOME AND WARNING. THE very aim of The Spirit of the Age precludes partizan ship; for the more various the tendencies brought to converge in its columns the more surely will its end be attained. All who sympathize, in the main, with the principles of this paper, are cordially welcomed therefore to communicate with each other and the public, through its pages. Let them express their maturest thoughts or freshest hopes, as they feel prompted,- on their own responsibility, and under their own names. The Editor reserves only the right of determining what articles will best promote harmony. 4. Comparison is more effective than controversy. The ready way to disarm adversaries, and what is far better to make them allies, is cordially to recognize the special truth they advocate i then by mere juxta-position of another truth just limits are rightful arbiter is a Scale of Distribution. This at once shows the relative claims of complicating principles, and peace is established. A True Order is jury, judge, and executioner. In closing, let it be understood, that while the Editor believes rules, such as these, to be dictated by the Spirit of the Age, he has no wish to lay down the law for others. Speak in your own dialect, friendly associates; follow your guiding light. 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The wheels of time, in their career through the crooked highway called life, have raised from the dust of the roadside, some particles, which less gross in structure them their earthborn companions, return not again to the weary turnpike, but float upward, seeking a freer and purer atmosphere. Ages upon ages have rolled away; and millions upon millions of suns have risen, and set, and returned; and sunk again to rest, since man first lived. And how lived he? Dwelt he in the midst of the triumphs of science, and the magnificent attainments of art! Opened he his eyes amidst the thunderings of the mighty inventions of a progressive knowledge? Ah no! For all this was to be accomplished by himself and his descendants, throughout all time. He dwelt not in a solitary city, with monuments, and churches, and magnificient palaces clustering around, gleaming in their strange, and glorious beauty, that he might live merely to enjoy and produce others, to enjoy their perfected luxury. No steam-armed power was there, waiting but a word from his lips, that it might fly to do his bidding. Neither stood the omnipotent lightning with its million winged speed, submissive to his command; waiting to compass the earth, and whisper with its chained fire-tongue, in the most remote corner of creation. Surely not, and yet did that first man, in his first state, lay the foundation of the means, by which to accomplish this great object. Impelled by the unquenchable thirst of his soul for knowledge, he ate of the tree of life. This was a great progressive step, for deavors to fathom the depth of the sublime mysteries by which they would find themselves surrounded, and mighty in the success of those endeavors? Placed upon it, in entire ignorance of its exteut, its duration, or its ultimate design, it was for him to work out a solution to the mighty problem, of his unsought existence. Knowing nothing of the fixed laws that govern the universe; suspecting nothing of the hidden treasures of his beautiful dwelling place, the earth; dreaming never, of the noble intellect that was entwined with the very fibres of his being; was not the accomplishment of the stupendous mission, he was called upon to fulfil, well-nigh inconceivable? But behold! Deity, shadowed forth in his own immortal yearning, revealed dimly to his spirit, the one object of all created things. And can we stand now, in the full blaze of the light, which the accumulated knowledge of the ages that have gone before, has poured upon us, and in the midst of the resounding echoes, which in the nineteenth century, arouse the latent energies of the giant mind to thought and action; stand we thus, say, and declare there dwells in us nothing infinite, nothing divine? Shall not man arise in the conscious strength of his infinitude, in the terrible power of his Godlikeness, and proclaim himself free! for to be good, to be just, to be wise, and to be happy, he must be free. The proud wind goes exultingly forth rejoicing in the fullness and strength of its liberty; and what can resist the sweeping power of its mighty arm. Then let man go forth in the strength given him of God, let him feel himself free, unfettered in thought and action; let him shout to the winds, to the waves, uncontrolled in their sublime surgings; I am free, free as yourselves, and I will use this noble gift of freedom for good, I will raise myself by it, to the most perfect love, to the most eternal and perfect happiness; then shall the high origin of his soul be acknowledged, then shall the nobility of his being sustain him in his lofty career; and he shall rise high, and still higher in moral worth, till the end is attaintill his heavenly destiny is accomplished which is-eternal wisdom. BOADICEA. ed; ELYRIA, O. For The Spirit of the Age. "We believe and therefore speak."---Paul. How is it that faith has come to signify a lack of faith ?--a creed itself, to mean no creed; but simply a long transmitted heir loom, or rather woof of words, which are lifeless and empty? The original credo was indicative of what I believe; but strangely enough, it only means, in the Church's vocabulary, a formula, which all mortals must repeat with uplifted eyes, on pain of being shut out from the company of the faithful. How much belief there is in repetition; can be easily seen by all who have courage to look at it. So far from its being faith, it is a formula for strangling faith. Conservatism would put an end to all true belief, and prevent the individual from exercising any religious element of his nature, insisting on passive obedience, in his refraining to look with confidence up to God, and out upon the boundless, truth teaching, trust-inspiring beauties of his universe, and in gazing, ever doleful, at her inverted picture of the past. And yet the worshippers at her gloomy altar imagine that they believe and have a creed. But what do they believe? Well! The creed of Rome or Geneva, or Westminster, or of some man or church. They have then no belief of their own; have never exercised faith in any true sense. Paul did not submit to have his thinking and believing done for him by David, Moses or Isaiah, by Jewish rabbin or pagan poet, however he might approve and make his own the noble sentiments recorded by each His creed was the creed of Paul. The creed of every true man has been his own, not another's. "But is not Christianity true, the whole truth? Is there any thing to be believed after that?" The answer to your question depends on what you mean by the term. If by christianity you mean any form of it decreed by a corrupt church or all that has yet become spoken or written, then it is not the whole truth, and much more has to be believed. But if that system of truth is meant, which was believed, spoken, what is more, lived by Je‐ sus, which involves the true religion of all time, as believed and spoken, according to light and opportunity by all earnest and confiding spirits, as it approximates the absolute religion of na ture, then, there is nothing after it, but an eternity of progress' ever growing insight and holy trust in the arrangements and purposes of the Divine mind. "What means, then, this talk in the world, about faith and belief, and of creeds many?" It means nothing. Its object is to throttle the beliefs of men, by a mummery, which is at best but the dead body of what might have been some man's creed, in days gone by. You may place it in different attitudes, swear it is a veritable living thing; yet will it not speak by any conjuration much less work. In days of a real Gospel, men spake as they were moved with inward consciousness. Now the church has one ready prepared for minds of all growths, which is only to be rehearsed till familiar; and then rested in for ever more. It will work mechanical results, being itself mechanical. Whether it · will work by love and purify the heart; whether it will cleanse the fountains of life, and keep the well-springs of goodness flowing free from the soul's depths, is questionable; no! not questionable. It can do nothing; only prevent doing and being done Gog-like it would palsy the tongues of all true believers. Can you imagine why? The counterfeit likes not comparison with the real. So the real must not see light, or if it will be out spoken it must be branded as imposition, infidelity, humbug, whereat cowards and sycophants join in the chorus, and at least, will not hear the true faith spoken, lest they be convicted of their idol worship of a name. Little consoling for any length of time, are the results of each creed-binding, such persecution of the free, truth speaking faithful. Against a band of true men, you array an army of sycophantic, time-serving mortals. Go on, then, suppressing speech believing it wherever free! Make unpopular heresy and unbelief, which have strangely enough come to signify the same which faith once did! You will make the hated thing obnoxious, you will frighten from its devotion those who lack devotion; you will attract to yourself kindred elements of hypocrisy and nothingness, and so save a tattering fabric for a time. You may even christen it the temple of life, and assume such terms as, to vulgar minds, express the thing to be counterfeited; but the coming light shall reveal its deformity; nor shall power be given you to injure any real thing, or quell one truthful voice. J. K. I. A lawyer of —, Mr. G, was the other day rather roughly used in the trial of a case, by an opposing counsellor Mr. F― Meeting him in the street, the former told the latter, if he ever again was impertinent "he would handle him without gloves." "That's more than I would do with you." was the cool reply of F Original Poetry. THE GREEN WOOD. BY GEORGE HALLAND I love the green wood, O chide me not I love to wander for hours and hours, I love the song of the merry bird, I love the low of the distant herd, I love that old forest-tree standing there, Commune with nature but one short hour, Here I would come when sad or gay, European Politics. THE Steamer Hibernia which arrived at this port on Friday evening of last week, brings us European intelligence to Saturday, the 16th ult In ENGLAND, the Bill for the repeal of the Navigation Laws, has passed the House of Lords by a large majority. A bill has passed the Commons to enable Jews to sit in Parliament. The English Government has decided to sustain Lord Elgin in his course in the administration of Canada. A motion introduced by Mr. Cobden in favor of National arbitration to prevent wars has been debated in the Commons, but was lost under the objections that were urged against it from every quarter. Public sentiment in England is strongly expressed in favor of the position taken by the Roman Republicans, and is indignant at the trachery which has been practised upon them. The London Times, says, "The success of the French arms, after this unnatural and irrational contest, will only stamp the achievment with greater shame, and the unfortunate commander of the expedition will be remembered with the Carthagenian, the Goth, the regenade Bourbon, and the plundering sans-culotte." The Daily News exclaims "We consider the name of Odillon Barrot as forever dishonored-as degraded, indeed, not merely to the category of the Guizots, and the Metternichs, who were consistent, or to that of the Poliquacs, who might plead fanaticism in mitigation of their folly, but to a far deeper pit in the political inferno; that pit to which will be consigned the memory of those statesmen who made use of the power they had reached by the profession of liberalism, for the betrayal and extinction of that cause." In the house of Commons the epithet "infamous" has been applied to the conduct of France, in the House of Lords, it has been described by the stinging language of Lord Beaumont. "Such fraternal love, such brotherly protection as France was now extending to Rome, had never been seen since the days of Cain and Abel." A letter-writer from London, remarks: French Army. The final result is still unknown, though at first the French were successful. The correspondent of the Times disposes as follows of the calumny which charges the Republic with maintaining itself against the real wish of the people, who are falsely said to long for the return of the Pope. This writer is not partial to the Roman Republic: "There are not many professed Socialists in England, but the elementary rudiments of their doctrines are practically re- "As a lover of truth and inquirer into facts, I cannot help becognized here to a far greater extent than in the United States. ing struck by a singular circumstance that attends this invaHere we have public baths and wash-houses erected by snbscrip- sion. Notwithstanding that the French Government has detion for the use of the people at a low rate of charges; im-ceived all the other Powers, parties to the Congress at Gaeta, as mense lodging houses, replete with comforts and conveniences, well as trifled with its engagements to the Pope, still it must be ereeted not for the sake of profit, but for the benefit of the peo- presumed that the expedition to Rome has been made, not only ple; clubs, in which the members enjoy all the luxuries of prince- for the purpose of protecting "the legitimate influence of France," ly establishments at a moderate expense; friendly societies, but also for the restoration of Papacy, whether spiritual or temthe members of which guarantee each other support in sickness poral; or both. It has taken place in the belief that a strong reand old age; mutual insurance societies, savings banks and actionary party existed in Rome, as well as in the provinces; trades-unions on a gigantic scale. In those respects our people and devoted, as the people were supposed to be to Pio Nono, it are greatly in advance of yours, but I hope to see you entering was expected that thousands would have availed themselves of upon the same career, and know that if you once begin with the opportunity to declare openly in his favor. During three vigor and determination you will soon overtake and outstrip us. weeks after the landing of the French the gates of Rome were Let these important subjects be examined and discussed by unclosed, and the provinces have been free of the armed bands your newspapers, instead of the petty and trumpery matters attached to Mazzini, and the anti-Papal party. Still not a single which now occupy their attention, and then the industrious man has joined the French camp, and not one Roman, either of classes, and indeed all classes, will eagerly enter upon the new the city or of the country, from Bologna to Terracina, has taken career of improvements." up arms for the Pope. Where, then, is the reaction, or the reThe affairs of FRANCE have assumed an unusual interest actionary party? It is neither seen nor heard.-Are we since our last advices. The debates on the Roman question not, therefore, entitled to inquire if it in reality exists, or if have been made the occasion for a signal manifestation of pub- there be any person anxious for the restoration of church govlic opinion. In the Legislative Assembly, the impeachment of ernment beyond the immediate influence of the cardinals at Gaethe President was moved by Ledru Rollin, on account of the at- ta? I fear the European Catholic Powers have been acting all tack on Rome He was not sustained in the motion and as- this time on false data, and have been confounding two things serted from the tribune, "The Constitution has been violated, that are essentially different. I mean the return of the Pope and we will defend it by every possible means, even by arms." himself, and the restitution of the Government of Cardinals. The This was the signal for a general explosion. The friends of one is still possible, though the French expedition and the loss Constitutional liberty assembled for deliberation. An appeal of life at Rome convert the love of the people for the person of to the people was agreed on by acclamation. A public mani- the Pope into a feeling of a very opposite character; but the other was the immediate festation of popular feeling re- is quite impossible, and the sooner the great Powers understand sult. Assemblages formed in the streets, and by eleven o'clock that fact the better it will be for the welfare not only of the Ro. on the morning of the 12th ult., there were more than one hun- man Catholic religion, but of Christianity in general. At such a dred and fifty thousand men collected in one of the principal moment as the present we must not be deaf and blind, and I am places of the city, among whom were three thousand National convinced that church government, as it existed, cannot be re Guards in full uniform. While this immense body of citizens stored at Rome. We had an arrival of 2,000 men from Toulon were moving toward the Hall of the Assembly, they were char-last night, as well as of an immense quantity of munitions of war. ged by the troops; no resistance was made; and by half past The whole French force now in the Roman State must amount three o'clock, the gathering was generally dispersed. Several to 28,000 men. The Spaniards were at Terracina when I last persons were wounded by the onset of the military, Stephen Arago amang the number. The next day, strong measures were adopted by the government. Several of the leading democratic presses were seized and their Editors arrested. An inflated proclamation was issued by the President, expressing his horror at the popular movement, which he describes as a revolt against a Government founded on universal suffrage. Marshal Bugeaud is one of the victims of the cholera, he was in his sixty-fifth year. "Ferocious and unscrupulous, he began life as a private soldier, and was made a corporal on the field of Austerlitz. Early in the reign of Louis Philippe he was appointed Governor of the citadel of Blaye, where the Duchesse de Berri was imprisoned; and being afterwards taunted that, in his devotion to the monarch, he had consented to become a jailer, he shot in a duel the unfortunate author of the remark, and subsequently rose at Court to still greater favor. His remorseless services in Algiers completed his honors. He was always strongest, however, on the strongest side, and although the last marshal created by Louis Philipe, he was the first to re cognize the Republic. The final words he uttered on his deathbed, although merely referring to the nature of the attack, were impressive at the close of such a life- I am a lost man.'' AT ROME, the republicans have again been attacked by the heard of them. About 300 French subjects, now at Rome, have been taken under the protection of the British flag, I am told by order of Lord Palmerston. The Austrians are not advancing upon Rome. Their force is altogether directed towards Ancona', The intelligence from Austria, is favorable to the Hungarians At Vienna the government are in a state of complete paralysis The Austrian and Russian commanders were quarrelling about precedence, and no decesive steps were in contemplation. M. VATTEMARE wishes to place in the "American Library," which is now being formed in the City Hall, at Paris 66 A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS, By the Journalists of the United States. He will thank all editors and publishers to send to the "Boston Daily Bee" (the editor of which has undertaken to form the collection) a copy of their paper published on the 4th of July, 1849, with a copy of each semi-weekly and weekly which they issue during the first week in July. Papers published in other American nations, and old or rare newspapers will be also thankfully received. Acknowledgments will be made through the Bee of all donations received. News of the Week. THE NEW YORK REGIMENT IN CALIFORNIA. Early in his sickness, we understand he connected himself THIS regiment, before it sailed from New York, was in such a with the Methodist Episcopal Church. A funeral sermon was state of disorder and insobordination, that it called forth the delivered by the Rev. J. B. McFerrin, of that church, and his remost unpleasant forebodings in regard to the reputation it might mains followed to their last resting place by a large concourse give the Empire State, on its arrival at the scene of war. of citizens. He was interred with Masonic ceremonies, having The been a member of that fraternity. voyage out, however, was free from disturbance, and on landing they found not much fighting to do, and most of them went with a rush to the Gold Mines. Col. Stevenson writes home as follows, respecting the present condition and future prospects of his regiment: "About the time of the sailing of the volunteers under my command, from New York, it was the fashion to abuse us all, and the only credit awarded me, was for relieving the city of a thousand knaves and vagabonds. We are now out of service, officers and men, and I can therefore now speak of all as they deserve-as I have found them, and as they are at this time, and I will commence by saying that I do not believe the same number of men were ever so indiscriminately collected together, and embarked either as soldiers or emigrants, who combined so much character for honor and integrity, who possessed more useful knowledge and intelligence, from the learned professions to the artizan, mechanic and laborer; and, as an evidence of this, I unhesitatingly declare that at this time the most respectable and prosperous lawyers, doctors, merchants, clerks, and mechanics in California, are those who composed the first New York Regiment of Volunteers under my command; and I do not believe there are ten of the regiment who will not compare well with men of their class in any part of the United States. True, none have had an opportunity to gain laurels at the cannon's mouth, or the bayonet's point, but the few of those who were in Lower California proved themselves brave and gallant soldiers; and, for the length of service, endured as much as any of their fellow-soldiers in MexiCO. Yet if we have seen no service in Upper California, we have made ourselves beloved and respected by the people of the country, by a correct and proper course of conduct, and have, therefore, taught them to regard a union with us as the greatest earthly blessing." A daily paper of this city ascribes the favorable change in manners to the "influence of a long sea voyage, a strict discipline, and a pork and beans diet." Each of these means of grace is no doubt efficient, when properly applied; but we imagine the saving power in this case came from the enjoyment of freedom and the prospect of "getting a pocket full of rocks." Throw a man on his own resources, and give him a chance to make money, he will behave pretty well, as the world goes. GONE TO CALIFORNIA. THE ship Arkansas, Capt. Philip W. Shepherd, sailed from this port for California, on the 26th ult. She carries out an Association of Adventurers called the "California Mutual Benefit and Joint-Stock Association," of which Dr. D. W. RANDLE of Keokuk, Iowa, is President. The principal object of the Association is mining and trading, and combined with this, is the support of a Christian Missionary in California. The Rev. Calvin Lathrop, who goes out as Chaplain of the Company, proposes to engage in Missionary labors, after his arrival in that country. He will be joined by two or three other Missionaries, who expect to receive a part of their support from the Company. They take out a quantity of Bibles, Testaments, books and tracts, to aid the purposes of the mission, most of which are donations from benevolent societies in this city. The Association numbers seventysix members. Besides them, the ship takes out thirty-six other passengers, including six children. Of this whole list, eight are ladies, which is the largest number that has left this port for California. A sad accident occurred to one of the passengers on Monday. The Arkansas was lying outside the Gallego, which was either loading or unloading, and as one of the passengers of the former was hurrying across, it being supposed she would sail that noon, he was struck severely by a large package which was being hoisted at the time, and precipitated, head-foremost, about twenty feet into the hold. He received several contusions about the head, and his spine was so severely injured that for some time the doctor despaired of saving him. The sufferer, who is an Italian, seemed kept alive with visions of the El Dorado, for he insisted on being taken with them. Fortunately, there was a delay of another day, which helped very materially his recovery. Yesterday, though scarcely able to stir out of one position, he was in very good spirits. He is said to be a man of learning and intellectual acquirements, and exiled lately for his liberal opinions from Rome. He chose to go out in this ship from the religious nature of the passengers, and had recommendations from some of the first men in the country. A small dog kept faithful watch on the sick bed of his master, nor could he be made to move. The Sixteenth Annual Commencement of the University of New-York was held on the 21st ult. At about half-past ten faculty of professors, who entered the church while the band, the procession was formed by the students, the chancellor, and under the direction of A. Dodworth, stationed on the left in the rear of the pulpit, played a grand march. The exercises were opened by reading a portion of the Scrip "He retained his consciousness, we learn, up almost to the moment of dissolution. We saw him at a period when his physi-tures and prayer by Chancellor Frelinghuysen. The band played cians considered his case very critical. He happened to hear that we were going to Columbia, where his good old mother resides, and sent for us. Upon entering the room he asked us to take a seat by his bed-side, he proceeded in a very calm, deliberate manner to say that the exhausted condition of his body was not alarming to him-that he felt satisfied that his earthly career was fast approaching to an end-that he wished to send some word to his beloved mother, whe was so unwell, as he understood, that it was probable that she might not be able to come and see him—he spoke of her and other members of the family most affectionately-among other messages delivered in the same calm, resigned tone, he requested us to tell his mother that a passage from the opera of "Moses in Egypt." The Latin and English salutatories were pronounced, the former by Edward C. Miles, the latter by A. P. Van Gieson. The addresses were generally of a very fine order. The music was excellent. MR. JOHN VAN BURE we understand, wa s invited to deliver an oration on the Fourth of July, at Bridgeport, Conn, and as an inducement to accept tha invitation, was tendered a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars, which, with the invitation, he declined, having other engagements. Free soil stock is ooking up |