the return of the respondent Stephen V. R. Ableman thereto, and having been argued by counsel; and there appearing no sufficient cause or warrant for the detention of the said Sherman M. Booth, and no sufficient reason being shown why he should be restrained of his liberty by reason of the premises, or of anything contained in the return to the said writ of Habeas Corpus, or for any other cause; it is therefore hereby ordered, that the said Sherman M. Booth be, and he is discharged from the said imprisonment whereof he has complained, and that he go hence and at large, without day. members of the Supreme Bench; in view of the | tion, and return to the writ issued herein, and discrepancy of opinion which has characterized all other decisions wherein the question has been raised and argued; in view of the fugitive character of the power here claimed by Congress, leaping from article to article, from section to section, and from clause to clause, hovering now over a grant, then over a compact, fluttering now round an implication, then around an incident, to find whereon it may rest its foot; in view of the alarm which has seized upon many of the States in consequence of the enormous power which it has called upon Congress to assume in its behalf, and the deep wounds which it seeks to inflict upon the rights and sovereignty of the States and upon the great principles of human freedom; in view of all this, are we not justified in asking of the Supreme Court of the United States to review their decision as the majority pronounced it in the case of Prigg vs. Commonwealth of Penn.? On the contrary, Chief Justice Taney, in his dissenting opinion, though he admits the right of Congress to legislate, but does not argue it, thinks the compact peculiarly enjoins the duty the States. upon If, after all, the principles of that decision shall be reaffirmed, there still remain the great questions of trial by jury, the unauthorized delegation of judicial power, the ex parte proceedings, without process, which change the status of the person whose liberty is attacked, and some others, untouched and undetermined. We thus find ourselves without any authoritative judicial guide in relation to the act of 1850. The fundamental questions here raised have, some of them been controverted for some years, and those which it was the design to settle in the case just quoted, remain yet as fruitful subjects of bitter discussion and discordant action; for it may be truthfully affirmed that that decision has never been deemed satisfactory, but has often been called in question on both sides of the controversy. Other questions here presented have not been settled judicially, but as yet every Court and judge is bound to consider and determine for itself, according to its best judgment. Well knowing the cost, I feel a grateful consciousness of having discharged my duty, and full duty; of having been true to the sovereign rights of my State which has honored me with its confidence, and to the Constitution of my country, which has blessed me with its protection, and though I may stand alone, I hope I may stand approved of my God, as I know I do of my conscience. It becomes my duty, therefore, to make the following order: In the matter of the Petition of Sherman M. Booth for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, and to be discharged from Imprisonment. A. D. SMITH, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin. A NEW BIRD. The Cliff Swallow, (Hirundo Fulva,) a curious species, heretofore but little known, except among the Rocky Mountains, has made its ap pearance in Delaware County, Pa., where it is now building its nest and raising its young. The writer had, a few days since, the pleasure of examining two of these nests in a barn on the farm of S. Trimble, near Concordville. The construction is very curious, being somewhat in the shape of a retort with a short neck. The strange appearance of this little bird has excited some curiosity among the farmers.-Evening Bulletin. This notice reminded us of an article we had somewhere seen, in looking over an old magazine or newspaper. After some search, we have found it. It is a very pretty incident, and was originally published in the Greenfield (Mass.) Advertiser. The Republican says that the same bird has appeared on the premises of Dr. Jacob Ricabaugh, in Tredyffirin, in this county, and has built its peculiarly formed nest under the eves of his barn. They generally build in cliffs; the nest being in the shape of a retort with a short neck. BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT. The Cliff Swallow is not, we believe, a regu lar summer sojourner in these parts. His visits are believed to be only occasional-few and far between. At any rate, we are informed that he has no regular haunts. The farm that he gladdens this year, may not be cheered by his presence for many coming seasons. We have an excellent anecdote to tell of these interesting birds. It was related to us, if not by an eye witness, by one who received it from an undoubted source. These birds, as do nearly all the birds of this latitude, take their departure hence with the summer, for the warmer skies. Several years since, a large number of them had their nests upon a barn in the south part of Deerfield. At the usual period their northern homes were abandoned, and the tribe took its flight for the tropics. After a time a solitary individual was This matter having been heard upon the peti-seen lingering among the forsaken habitations. Various conjectures were started to account for its tarrying. It might be that he had not strength enough for so distant an expedition; or he might have accidentally been left behind in the general migration, and feared to encounter the perils of the journey alone. The autumn passed away, and still that solitary stranger remained, braving the frosts and the pelting of the storms of winter, Spring came and yet he was there. An occurrence so singular, and contrary to the habits of the migrating tribes, caused his motions to be watched with more attention. length another head was observed, protruded from one of the nests, which seemed to be the abode of the bird, which had been remarked with so much interest. On examining that nest the mystery was beautifully solved. Another swallow was found there a prisoner. At One of its legs had become entangled by a thread of horse hair, which had been used in the lining of the nest, and held it there a captive. Yet it was not deserted by its faithful mate. Through all the long and dreary winter, this patient self-devoting love supplied her wants. He saw without regret but for his hapless consort, the deepening gloom of the fading year; he felt without feeling, but for her, the advancing rigor of winter, and if he, at times, remembered the sunny skies of the South, and the pleasure his tribe were there enjoying, it was only to sigh that she could not partake them. By night, and by day, in sunshine and in cloud, in the calm and the tempest, he was with her ministering to her wants, and cheering the hours of her hopeless captivity by his caresses and untiring devotion. Now do you suppose that the vulture is capable of such heroic constancy and general self-sacrifice? Or did you ever hear anything like this authenticated of the fearless vulture?West Chester Register. YE ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH. Salt of the earth, ye virtuous few, Who season human-kind; Where Misery spreads her deepest shade, By dying beds, in prison glooms, Angels of love! you hover near, To bind the stranger's wound. You wash with tears the bloody page When vengeance threats, your prayers ascend, As down the summer stream of vice Upward you steer your steady bark, Where guilt her foul contagion breathes, Each ardent thought is yours alone, And every burning word. Yours is the large expansive thought, Exile and chains to you are dear- And yours is all through History's rolls And at your tomb, with throbbing heart, In every faith, through every clime, And pæans loud, in every tongue, Your virtuous toils endure! DARBAULD. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.-The Royal Mail steamship Asia, arrived at New York on the 24th, bringing Liverpool dates to the 12th ult. The Emperor of Russia has ordered the complete evacuation of Wallachia and Moldavia by his troops. It is believed that this movement is in consequence of the danger which menaces the Crimea and other Maritime provinces of Southern Russia. The Russian regiments in Bessarabia and Cherson, are to move in all possible haste to the Crimea, while those in Moldavia march to occupy their places. The Austrian troops which were on their way to Gallicia, Bukovina and Transylvania have received orders to halt for the present. Thirty-six thousand Turks and French, but no English, were in the Dobrudscha. Great preparations were making for the attack upon Sebastopol. Shipping available for the transport of men or stores, was collecting at Varna, and a number of heavy guns and bombs had arrived there for the use of the attacking force. The Russians at Sebastopol, meanwhile, were preparing for a vigorous resistance. The roads were mined, entrenched, intersected and flanked with redoubts, and the most strenuous efforts were made to overcome the difficulties of the groundworks. The inhabitants were ordered to quit their dwellings upon the first signal of the ap proach of the enemy. A plot to burn the Russian fleet at Sebastopol was discovered. The affair was undergoing investigation, and several captains of merchantmen and of the navy had been imprisoned. The British and French expeditionary troops had arrived at Perekop, the isthmus which connects the Crimea with the main land. 9000 persons have been carried off by this fearful scourge, and in St. Michael's no fewer than 6000 have fallen victims to the epidemic. It had also made its appearance at Grenada and St. Lucia. Two thousand deaths are reported in the former island. Much excitement exists in Cuba in consequence of the news of the progress of the insurrection in Spain. An outbreak was daily expected, and a number of influential families were leaving the island. MEXICO.-Gen. Yanez, military Commandant A small English expedition had gone up the of Sonora, has been ordered by Santa Anna Sulina, mouth of the Danube, destroyed the Rus- to expel from the country all the French who ar sian stockades and burned Sulina to the ground. rived on board the Challenge. Gen. Yanez was From the Baltic we learn that three thousand extremely dissatisfied with this order and hesitat French troops and 600 English marines had effect-ed to publish it, the French having come to Mexied a landing at three points on Aland without in- co upon an invitation from the Government. curring any loss. The Russians abandoned eight Count Raousset was daily expected to arrive at cannons on their approach. The large ships of Guaymas. the combined fleet remained at Letsund. The bombardment was expected to commence on the 8th ult. The following are announced as the only conditions upon which the Allies will consent to make peace with Russia: 1st. The abolition of the Russian Protectorate over Wallachia, Servia and Moldavia, and of the Greek population of Turkey. 2nd. The freedom of the mouth of the Danube. 3rd. A revision of the treaty with reference to the limits of the Russian power on the Black Sea. ENGLAND. The Cholera was increasing at Liverpool. A letter in the London Times states that the Hudson Bay Company enjoy the exclusive right of the Russian American coast from 54.40 to Cape Spencer, near 58 North, by a certain agreement with Russia. On this arrangement, it is understood that Great Britain can found a claim to the present actual possession of the only really valuable portion of the Russo-American coast, and thereby interpose an effectual stop to its transfer to the United States. SAXONY.-The King of Saxony was killed on the 9th ult., at a place called Imst, near Innspruck. His carriage was overturned and he received a kick on the head from one of the horses, causing his death in half an hour afterwards. He is succeeded by his brother, Prince John. SPAIN. Arrangements were made for the departure of Queen Christina and her family, on the 4th ult., but armed groups surrounded the palace to prevent her departure, and it was found necessary to abandon the project. The following day a number of deputations presented themselves before the Junta to request that body to prevent Queen Christina from leaving the kingdom until she should be tried by the Cortes. The request was communicated to the Council of Ministers, which, after a long discussion, resolved to grant the request of the petitioners. CHINA. The dates from Shanghai, are to 5th mo. 30th. That city still continued to be held by the revolutionists. The emigration to California was increasing, and vessels cannot be obtained to furnish transportation for all who wish to go. The revolutionists continue to progress, and their army is said never to have been more powerful than at present. WEST INDIES.-The Cholera still continues its ravages at Barbadoes. In the country parishes San Francisco dates to the 1st ult., arrived at New CALIFORNIA. The steamship George Law, with A fire at Marysville had destroyed property to the amount of $300,000. The crop of breadstuffs this year is more than sufficient to supply the State for the next twelve months. Large shipments have already been made to Australia. The Indians at the Tejon Reservation had harvested their crops, and the yield is said to be very large. Col. Heuly has been appointed agent of the Government in place of Lieut. Beale. This as caused great dis satisfaction among the Indian 5, and a number had left the Reservation in consequence. The Chinese continued to arrive in great numbers. Nearly one thousand had arrived within the previous fortnight and eight or ten thousand more were on their way. OREGON. The election in Oregon has resulted in the success of the Democrats. The vote for a convention was 3,210; against it 4,079-majority against convention 869. The foremost of the overland emigrants had arrived. Rich gold diggings have been discovered on the Coquille River, thirty or forty miles east of Port Oxford. DOMESTIC-The yellow fever has broken out with great virulence at Savannah. Extensive fires have prevailed among the mountains and forests in several of the northern States within the last fortnight. Among the most des tructive may be noted those in Maine, in several of the northern counties of Ohio, several near Albany, N. Y., among the Catskills, and in the Green mountains, Vermont. The latter is stated to have five or six days and to be still spreading. travelled six miles in a direct line in the course of A destructive conflagration also occurred at Troy, N. Y., on the 25th ult., consuming from two to three hundred buildings and destroying property estimated at a million of dollars, and one at Wadsboro, Maine, in which half a million's worth of property was consumed. Lord Elgin has informed the State Department that pending the action in the Provinces on the Reciprocity Treaty, the St. Lawrence will be thrown open to American vessels. Commander Hollins has been arrested at the instance of the sufferers by the Greytown outrage. FRIENDS' REVIEW. VOL. VII. A RELIGIOUS, LITERARY AND MISCELLANEOUS JOURNAL. PHILADELPHIA, NINTH MONTH 9, 1854. EDITED BY ENOCH LEWIS. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY SAMUEL RHOADS, Price Two dollars per annum, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, or six copies for ten dollars. Postage on this paper, when paid quarterly or yearly in advance, 13 cents per annum in Pennsylvania and 26 cents per annum in other States. EXTRACTS FROM THE LIFE OF HENRY HULL. (Concluded from page 803.) I No. 52. the clear evidence of his Lord's command. With all the discouragements before him, he appears to have experienced something of that blessed state, in which he could say with the apostle, "None of these things move me, neither count my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God." In alluding to his prospect, in a letter to a beloved relative, written shortly before leaving home, he remarks: "Nothing less forcibly impressive, than an apprehension of religious duty, would have induced me to give up to a visit so extensive. I have no other motive whatever. My home was As the present number completes the seventh never more pleasant to me than it now is; and volume of Friend's Review, and it is not de- I had flattered myself that a release from ensigned to extend these extracts into the subse-gagements of this kind would leave me at libquent volume, the remaining space allotted to erty to enjoy the comforts of home, during the them will be given to a brief notice of the clo-Reasonings of this kind had nearly brought me few days I may remain in this mutable state. sting portion of the active and useful life of this to conclude that it was improper for me, in my dedicated minister of the gospel. Such readers advanced stage of life, to encounter the difficulas may desire to peruse a more extended memoir of his life and gospel labors, are referred to the 4th volume of Friends' Library, from which volume the foregoing extracts were taken. The diligence and zeal with which our beloved friend had labored in the cause of religion and virtue, while in the vigor of life, might have induced the expectation, that the evening of his day would be passed in quiet and repose; but as a faithful steward of the gift committed to his trust by his Divine Master, he cheerfully resigned himself to the call of duty; and though in the seventieth year of his age, set out in the summer of 1834, to visit his brethren in religious profession, in Ohio and Indiana; a service in which he had the unity and near sympathy of his friends at home, expressed in the certiticates of his Monthly and Quarterly Meeting. 'For some time previous, his health and strength had obviously declined, and he was subject to frequent attacks of a very painful disease, which, with other circumstances, rendered his leaving home, to encounter the privations and.exposure of so long and arduous a journey, peculiarly trying. But his dedication to the cause of Truth and righteousness silenced every objection and fear, when he was favored with ties of so long a journey; and my faith has been put to the test, I think as much, if not more than at any former period of my life." Then, as if he had a presentiment that his enfeebled frame would prove unequal to the fatigue and hardships of the undertaking, he adds: "However, I stand resigned to make the attempt, if way opens; and should health and strength fail to carry me through this time, I feel a humble confidence, that I have not followed cunningly devised fables-a confidence which is strengthened by the knowledge I have of my utter inability, without Divine assistance, to advance the good cause, which I early espoused, and have long considered pre-eminent." He left home the latter end of the eighth month; and after arriving at Philadelphia, was joined by his kind friend and former companion, Henry Warrington, who had again obtained a minute to accompany him. They set out on the 23d of that month, and reached Mount Pleasant on sixth-day, the 5th of ninth month. In a letter to his wife, written soon after, he says, "I have according to the measure of faith possessed, and the bodily strength enjoyed, proceeded to this place." And again, My present home is a very comfortable one, and quietude of mind enhances its worth." In another letter, written previously, he says, "Thou mayest wish to know how I feel, now I have set out on this fatiguing journey:-I am as quiet in my mind, as to the result, as though I did not possess sensibility sufficient to estimate the importance of the undertaking. I hope this is not the case; but rather, that it is in consequence of having at least been desirous of doing right." He attended all the sittings of the Yearly Meeting, except one sitting of the meeting of ministers and elders on sixth-day, when he was too unwell to go, and was frequently and acceptably engaged in the exercise of his gift, to the comfort and edification of his friends. A Friend of that meeting, in writing respecting his services, says; "My purpose more particularly at present is, to bear my testimony to the life and power which attended his last Gospel labors: our Yearly Meeting had the privilege of these. When I remember the sweetness of the unity which was felt with him, both in and out of meetings, I have been reminded of the precious ointment which was poured upon the feet of our blessed Lord, preparatory to his burial. An evidence of this feeling of unity was manifested by our Meeting for Sufferings, which, at one of its sittings when he was not present, ordered a large number of the Address, which he wrote when in England, to be republished for the use of our members." After mentioning, that he lodged at the same house with Henry Hull, he remarks, "It was an instructive and pleasant season; but above all, the ministerial labors of the dear deceased, are recurred to as strikingly impressive. He was largely engaged in all our public meetings, and eminently favored. Many of us remember well, the humble and solemn manner in which, on one of these occasions, he expressed his thankfulness that he had from early life endeavored to promote the cause of his dear Redeemer; observing, at the same time, that he had nothing to boast of." 66 his mind, that his day's work was nearly done." After the close of the Yearly Meeting, his disease, which was a diarrhoea, being somewhat better, he felt his mind attracted to Still Water meeting; and although so weak, that some of his friends doubted his ability to bear the ride, yet with his usual perseverance in the path of duty, he set out and reached the house of our esteemed friend Benjamin Hoyle, with less fatigue than was anticipated. In the evening, several Friends coming in, and it being proposed to send word on for some further meetings, he declined having notice given of any but that at Still Water. In the night his sickness returned with increased violence; and although medical aid was promptly obtained, and every attention rendered him which his kind and sympathizing friends thought would relieve the force of the malady, yet his strength gradually sunk under its wasting effects." Having "served his generation, according to the will of God," and endeavored, in the time of health, faithfully to fill up the allotted por tion of suffering and of service, he was favored at this solemn season with a holy quietude and composure of mind; feeling that the foundation on which he had been concerned to build, even Christ Jesus, the Rock of ages, did not fail him at this trying moment. In the prospect of beintaken away, while at such a distance from his beloved wife and children, he appeared to te deeply for them; observing, "If I am taker here, it will be a great trial to my dear wife and children." For himself, through adorable mer cy, he appeared to suffer no anxiety; but in pa tient resignation to yield himself into the hand of his heavenly Father, to be disposed of, as i inscrutable wisdom he should see meet. On on occasion he said; "I do not despair of getti better-my trust is in Him who said, I w not leave you comfortless.' The foundation o God standeth sure-I have not followed cu ningly devised fables." Again, he remarked "I do not know how it will be at the present I feel no fear as to the future." Another Friend writes, "Many of our hearts were made thankful that his lot was cast among us, his ministry being sound and edifying, and At times the disorder seemed partially arrest his conduct and conversation such as becometh ed, and on one occasion he observed, "I feel s the Gospel of Christ." Though we lament much better, that I do not know but I shall hav the loss of such a father in Israel, yet we do not longer to struggle in time." He appeared n nourn as those who have no hope; for we to endure acute pain, but complained much believe that the Scripture language might be ap-weakness, often saying, "what a poor creatur -applied, 'Blessed are the dead that die in the I am." Lord; yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from On one occasion he said, "I had no outwar their labors, and their works do follow them!" His affectionate and kind companion, in a letter to his widow, after reciting the several religious visits in which he had accompanied him, gays; "But the last proved the most interesting of all. Previous to his illness, he several times -signified to me, that this would be his last distant-visit; and his solemn communications, beside his services in the meetings for business, -tended to confirm the impression thus made on motive in coming here, it was in obedience; yo I do not trust to a life of dedication, but in the Lord's mercies." Allusion being made to his getting better, he replied, "I do not know how that may be; as to myself, I am resigned; bu it will be a great trial to my dear wife and chil dren." Again; "The hope of the bypocrite faileth; but I can say, mine does not. I feel at times, as though I could lift up my voice to praise the Lord, although my strength faileth. |