Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-26

Mr. Nc Dowall was lately subjected, before
the Sd presbytery of this city, something
has already been copied from New Y ork
papers into the Telegraph l will here
add the testimony of Mr. Goodell, who was
present part of the time. He tesufes
that the levity and disgusting frivolity sur
passed any thing and every thing he ever
witnessed or could have conceived of in
such a body Of men On such an occasion.
Towards the q ose, one or two of the most
substantial and respected members of the
preshytery came in; the effect Of their ap-
rearance on the conduct Of these who had
been managing the case, Mr. GoodelI de-
s1rlbed by comparing it 10 the effect pro-
duced on the scholars in an old-fashiored
country school, by the appearance Of the
teacher, after the school had been taking
great liberty in the teachers absence.
| have neither time nor room for par
tlcUarS. So much as has here been SAID,
deemed TO be owed 10 the cause, to the
friends ofthe cause, anl TO Mr. MEDIEVAL
1t is proper to say further, that gentle
man who was present at the trial states
that although the presbyterv consists Of
about fifty ministers, the average number
Of persons present during the trial was not
upwards Of twenty Mr. Mcdowell is
condemr.d and dcpoSed on account Of
common fame charges" so called. lie
has appealed to the Synod The matter
will probably end in the Presbyterian
General Assembly, Alter listening to
proof satisfactory, 10th oral and document
airy, the meeting passed the following res
olutions:
ReS0lrcd, That in the opinion Of this
meeting, the efforts and publications of
brother J. R. MCDowALL have been en-
jnently calculated to subsorve the cause Of
moral purity, and to revive in this nation
remembrance of the long gIec>td. and
Almost forgotten prohibition contained in
the seventh commandment, given at Mount
Sinai, by the voice and finger Of God.
ReSolre7, That the early and pcrsevcr,
ing efforts on the part Of the leadinc. Ike.
rary, municipal and religious sour, es OF
influence in the city Of New-Yorl,. 10 sti-
f1e the investigation Of this so called del
Ica;e subject 10 suppress the publication
and circulation Of Nc Dova!i's Journal. TO
load with obioquy and enlbarrass with
suspicion the person ard laEors of the d.
itor, are regarded by US as among the dark
est signs Of the times in which we live,
and among the most daring attempts to
suppress freedom ofspeech and ofthe press,
on moral and religious subjects, that have
yet been witnessed in our republican and |
Christian land
Resolred, That we recognize no civil
or ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Gu earth. Of |
competent authority to annul the COM
of Cod, to prohibit the proc1o |
NATION Of thcir sanctions, to prevent tie
and disbursement Of funds
collected for this purpose, or to saw that
hey shall not be ex Expended fer the oiIicc,s
and in he manner intended BY the donors. I
ResoIred, That the Committee apro:Dt.
ed by request Of brother McDovaIf, at
meeting of his patrons and donors, hell in
Chatham-street chapel, May 8, 1888,
we're commissioned only IN c02aert on
e1M HIM, to receive, acknowledge and ap-
orOpriate, according to the wish of1hp do
'orS' any contributions which may b.
nade," and not against his wishes. to
hand them over TO society hostile to his
publications. that we regard their as
sumption Of authority 10 dictate to him
ne manner OF their appropriation, as en-
rely gratultouS and unwarran:ed on their
art; that we consider their orrrcpria;:cn
II funds contributed in SUPPORT Of kis]a
'ocs, and to the diffusion Cflinhf on this
ub]ect, to he treasury of society encnc-i
d only IN the work Of erecting an asvIum
ma pTovldlng instruction for the arandCn
q, and not to the work Of dilfusinc in CON-
ounry the light essential to the 2,r,rcu- {
ION OF crime, and TOR the preservation Of
re Innoccnt,-a society in its !eadino in
iuence unfavorablc to the publications eff
rother McDowaII, as bein9 a gross rcr-
erslon OF the funds cont. ibutcd by the
atrons and donors Of brother McDov2ll
Res0lred, That, so far as we have
the patrons and donors of
rrothor Mcdowell have not considered
nm the responsible and accountable aren't ,
t the Female Benevolent Socjetv-nor
ave their contributions to him been in
'ndcd-as we apprehension that Soci-
ty, except IN those cases where such an
1tcnt'on has been explicitly expressed.
Res0lccd, That while we admire and
pproc'ate the spirit of meckness and for- $
earance under the influence Of which ;
rother Nc Dowall has so long withheld :
ON making a guile disclosure Of the
'cts connected with the proceedings of