Something New

-A late number of thePrebytenan gives the rssolutibne recently passed by the Presbytery of Balt more at Long Green, Mnryland, from wliich it appenrs that board of Pubhcalion have been ordercd to report at the next O. S. General Assembly at Louisville on the e.vpediency of a 'Commcn lary upon tiic wliole Bible, e.vpounding ii in the sense of tlie standards of our Church.' This we believeis the first attempt of the kind among Protestants. The work wil! undoubtedly contain many valuable 'practical observations' on tho blessings of 'our democratie institutions,' and the most scripturnl methods of making 'servants obedient to ir.asters.'fcf The Free Press, in remarking upon ttie appropriation of $50,000 by Congröss lo build a fort at Springwells, says: "Our good peaceloving people, we believe, Iiave but littïe faitli in fighting of nny kind, hut wben brought up to the scratch, they luive an utterabhorrence of being cooped up in forts; they would much rather put right after the ' cnemy, and never stop until they demand and receive satisfaction, as all gentlemen of honor should do, either by killing or being killed, or at least getting badly wounded. The building of forti, und so forlh. they look upon in general as only fo many government jobs! to ' rich some favored contractor at the p.vpense of thethousands of tax-payers who must contributc the money to pay for them.' Th is, we believe, corresponda with t!ie sentiments of most of the Western people. They would say as Aír. Giddings said to Congress in behalf of Oliio. "We want good harbors nnd lighthouses; but wo want noibrls built. We are bolh ablo and willing to defond our firesides and our homes." _____ ttJ A. L. Portke, of Detroit is the Liberty candidato for congress in the lst district. He is a strong man; evory way superior to his wbig opponent, lloward. The Loco luun