Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-07-04

ministers snd Ihufcaer wafniu- hun 10 rHy ont nn
more n.onics iill iht consinutionslty of The high
hsodod scis Of this Assembly wete ics'ed IN
cour OF laW 90 somcihing to that .Geoi. Smith.
u " shid seiped the bearer & The citation and es-
saved 10 ihrns, hni by violence out Of the lobby,
Shcteupan resistance was naturally made by the
uan, whose paine ! did not learn. which led lo
sqlabblc. Some ssid a man by the name of
Shc,p,lanks hsd to Do with the affair --slso one
n Lure the latter by say of meditation Bu,
mediator sometimes gets the hardest blvNs. Rev.
H. J. Breckenridge. who speaks often enough to
ruin any mshs influence, land especially young
ulAB's) attempted "a speech TO purge the Assem-.
bly, az oil blame 10 the matter Of the bSle. but II
, only shows how these Professcd Minister OF peace
srt blinded To their position and conduct. This
fight wSs the legitimate result Of their conduct
and no one has contributed more TO II than thls
same party leader, Who II is understood orges and
df,cs the pauy now 10 The mBlnriy TO such
acts Of ecclesiastical madness = never find re-
spouse in the public sentiment Of This ileo aud cn.
/ lgbicncd country. Whole synods aud presbyicl
res have been cast out, embracing, it Is said, some
of the most c,'imnbe men IN the country, sncc as
/ DR. Richards. OF Auourn. and the other professors
| in that Seminary Patterson Barnes, &c. of this
! city. And this account Of some minor theolo-
/ gcal difference of sentiment. Whist an outrage
on common sense Would any civil political or
ecclesiastical body IN this country hold together II
hours in this principle Of exclusion were applied 10
all cnses Of diyestty in sentiment, IL requires n
very slender amount ofsogacity to perceive that
| the dominant party are cutting their own
throa,s or more properly. are now sharpening the
knife with which IN due time that operation will be
performed. say these thugs from deep conyic
ton as calm and impartial spectator flor am
not member Of The Presbyterian Church and have
II
al American citizen, an ashamed of such ecclo-
siss,icsl tyranny and prescription. The Aihst
mucks the iufdel shouts the drunkard sings
his song and what a certain cratic preacher a
nong you said VERY imprudcnlly it was
,loughO people almost begin TO believe ii true -
There's jubilee in he'll erery time that General
assembly meets !"
The editors Oft Journal Of Commerce accompanying
The above leuer with the following remarks, which confirm
the statements Of their correspondent Wbata iamentable
spectacle here offered to the eyes Of respectable laymen
Presbyterion General .4ssembiy We publish to-
day The closing proceedings Of the General Assem-
bly,. The most important ofther acts is the ex-
communication excision Of four whole synods
and one presbytery,' comprising an aggregate Of
prabably fire hundred ministers and churches, for
most Of the errors imputed to them they are fnr
from believing, as those who charge them with he
resy. Further, it is TO be observed that these sy-
nods, &c. have undergone no trial, but are con
demned on the ground of Common fame" as the
report Of the committee expresses IT. or as we shoe
express it,-"ying rumor. Moreover they com
: prise many of the most faithful and devoted minis
tors and churches in the land, and ,choe, do un
doubtedly exempfy the spirit Of their Master al
nearly as any equal number Of Synods in the Pres
byteriau Church. But the excelsior is not NOR
unjust than it is unconstitutional and extraordinary
On the same principle, the Van Buren, men in Con
gross, fearing lest the Wing minority should swell
G into majority might cut adrih the States OF Mas
d sachusctts, Vermont, &c, where the Wing leave
most predominates, and so retain their power 70
c an indefinite period. We presume that the ex
cuded synods will elect delegates TO the next Gen
cral Assembly usual, and that they will CLAIM
e their seats as if nothing had happened. Further
e we presume tina, the New School, men, the
= are sometimes called will have large majority i
&c the next Assembly, aud that they will declare sai
10 delegates entitled to their seats. The questio
may ultimately have 10 be decided by tie legal tn
$, bunals.
J. The language and conduct of rome individual
l. in The Assembly just closed has been cxccedingl
D unbecoming and unchrisian. A writer in the Phil
+ adelphia Herald says "'rhe members very ohe
and very rudely interrupt each other. The Rev
y Mr. Plumer, instead of replying as gentleman an
;" a christian TO o question proposed to HIM, said II
?" none of your business = and there immed
" ate bprs, Of disapproDa,ion all the house. N
:" p. after dinner thought proper to apologize n
&c Breckenridge Kissed for his want Of decor
cy, end then he moved exclude the audience
The house, however, refused to do it. thinking
more proper thar he should curb las temper" q
another occasion Mr. 3reckinridgc. in sddressn
himself 10 the synod Of The Western Reserve e!
he claimed, This is out house. God gave II To L
IN There is the door and II you do not 60 out, "
K will put you out :" Bot this e not all. Accor
s. ing to the letter Of correspondent, land v
'e asse heard the thing from other sources )the
~ regular se,-io be,N The Treasurer OF Il
20 Assembly and other person. We wou
10 suggest The pro7re,y OF having tie next sessio
nj posse fihe Police IN ATTENDANCE, TO keep Il
20 reverend gentlemen from breaking each Other
IN bcsds
he -s,hoas Of tbe Western Reserve Ues, Gsae'a Geb'
b. e, and 81 rfeshgtey Of Philadelphia.
se Tho true Of this step Is. desire 10 pc
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