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TIE LATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MrNsaS. Eptroa.-A few urel,s x,nc,. =,

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Misses. EDIroRs-A few weeks Since saw IN
your paper few queries, thar were originally
proposed 10 the editor Of the "Clncinnatl Jour-
nal, relative Ia the organization of the last A.
Scinbly.
Ia reference to the first query, viz The or.-an-
ration Of the Assembly, would observe =
That m Philadelphia Ne bchold n number AZ
Commissioners, regularly sent up by their Prs.
'yicFieS-Prc>byierles, too, that never have hecn
htes, ecndc'ancd, or d-Prrsh yt,r,rs
that have been formally recognised hy every 90,
neral Assembly since tnsir erection nm II, tb. me,
h"fahie Assembly ot lS37. The>- Comm,>~,on.
cES are m due form presented "a the Clerks AMI
by them rejected. Afterwards DIR p,,,,,,, -.
~niS hem io the Chairman. while the Hon i,
Organizing. The Chairman Eierts them DIR
ration appeals Ia the House. The Chairman
pronounces the appeal Ia lie out at oris.r and
VIII not put II Ia the House. Again DR. Mason
presents these Commissioners The Chairman.
again REJECTS them. DR. Mason appeals frnm In,
THAR tn the HOUSE. The Chairman again Ar
IrSb inc APPEAL 10y pTunouncing n uui OF order
WIN u De denied that DR.. Patton and DR. Mason
were members Of the House, and entitled Ia the
phNie;'. "i members sturdy Hot The Rev "
squire then presents his own commission and
claims has seat as a member. The Chairman re-
phc>, we do not know YOU, sir" win amy
oac AchsuIr 10 SAY, that these Scysra Steps "a. ,,,
''eIhS anu Chairman were according io order
the Constitution Of the Church l. /, mo-,
'hc duty OF the Clerks tn form complete roll II
All the members present (S.,e Rule 9Th of IA,
General Rules of the Assembly, I'm, w.r,. ,h.r,.
NOT members present. with REGULAR commissions
anu from regular Pn>l'y irf,-s too who were moi
chot!ed by the Clerks, though they had made
regular application for enrolment: Was thiS ac-
c1rding Ia the Rue'
But furihcr-wcrr not these commissions
presented Ia the Chairman hy regular members
with the knowledge loo that they had been pre-
scented Ia the Clerks, AMI hy them rrJ-cic,is D,d
mol The Chairman again ana again reject this APP
phcailon' Dad not tlic>c n"ml,cr, regularly a.
peal from the Char 10 the House. Ard did nu,
the Chairman reii~' e. let ~" case 90 hcL,r lie
House. (Sec the Report 81 ,ic Old School A. 7
N'mhly, rs published IN the Philadelphia Pr,.>hy-
iSrian, of June 81. So also, the New Yor,,
Observer, of May 2G;h.) Now, was ihi, action
~ The CHARM accounting Ia rule and order,
See The 9ih Rule, Wa The Moderator may
SfCak Il points at onicT IN Interference tn other
members, and shall decide questions ui order.
sHbjoct To an appeal to the Judicliorv Of any two
members" See alSn, Rule 29th ''lf any
member consider himself r.cricyci hy a J,cl-
SION Of the Moderator, il shall H. hi> privilc.,.
To appca! To- the Judica'ory, AMI tn question ON
such appeal shall bc iaacd without drhatc -
Dad not agGricyC'l members appeal; Was their
appeal taken; No. Thr Moderator refused To-
do II, although the rule h. ..-jrH whol
gave him this authority 10 assume" the Keg, If
tte KiaSiong
On Tie ground ui these lac:>. found an argu-
mcni, firm rs the everlasting Mountains. that ar-
cording la all correct rule and order the chair
man and clerks forfeited their seats, and It be-
came necessary % appoint other Officers IN order
regularly and cunslituiionaIiy to Conpl,.'. tll,
organization "f the Assemble. There was, there
fore, constitutional necessity for tho course
adopted by the Rev. MI. Cclyland, ia n,lninat-
ing other officers.
In reference io The second query, yiz: that Dr
E"aman was sworn INTO Office los 4 Magistrate ar
AhlcTman--I would huI remark, that no such
thing ever occurred ~ Philadelphia or any other
city, ~ { = n my knowlr,,,r extends. And what
II DR.. ". had been sworn Nr. (: Would that have
vInaird hiS election; i'ui h. was not. And mo,i|
undoubtedly the rlilor of the ". s.. who was IA
Philadelphia n, The tame, and prominent MEM
l-r knew better, vixen, aS late a. Jnly 10Th lc
recommends tic letter containiu. the queries Re
irrrcd Il" Moreover, hr Ph,iai,inhiI Pr,sl yi,risn
The organ ~ he Reformed assembly, published no
surh Thing -
In reference 10 Il" 81 party Of which Dr. Hill
J. spoken ut Is Moderator, cue remark Is suGi-
cIcni No such toty crcr CIsfcd.
| hupc, c"ntlcmca, ~ you have published ne
iuicrrrdturIeS referred Ia, uIlt YOU al .iyc thlS
place IA the columns If tour excellent journal.
also send You short arti;c the importance
ct Newspaper in every family. q.
Here must tcmina'" The agitation of TIM, sub
JccI through our columns. Were there no other
reasons, our respect for the causc of Religion
would forbid rs continuance. More evil than
good. we are SUR, would grow out o: Ii.-EDi-
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