New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-13


General Conference, 20 be held IN ls-io ! ms
proposition satisfied neither party, and was there
f5re dropped By general consent. Then came the
Gnal struggc-the resol.lion ~as put 10 vote and
adopted by large majority, nearly Tie whole
NorlI, voting III It's favor.
The South united III strong flo;cs! '@anst
the proceeding, written b. Or. Bascom, Of hcu-
tiel,y. which w,s placed on the J1urnel and re-
isFs.s 10 {. Committee Of ;l!scc The pat oi the
majority. This Committee, Of which Or. Defoln
vas Chairman. On the last day Of the session sub
milled Reply To tie Protest, which was also en-
tered on tie Journal.
The lines having been thus distinctly drawn
between the parties, the mkt step taken was to
rcsciad the Resolution OF lsio, declaring It mex
poGi.nl to permit coIorec persons 10 give iestmo-
ny in Church Trials, in cases where slch test!-
mony /: no; allowed ov the Civil Courts. Tins
Resolution mad been a source of great trouble at
the North. and it was repeated By strong vote,
without nluch discussion.
thus defeated on every i>sne, the Southern
Delegates uui,ed in a forn, Declaration that the
farther Jurisdiction Of the General Conference
over The Conferences at the South would be IN
consistent with the success OF iu ministry IN that
pait o.; the country. This Declaration refer
red 10 d COMMITTEE of nnc, VINO were instructed,
IN case tfev could not succeed in making an ANA
cable adjustment Of the difficulty, 10 devise, ii
possible, a plan for q constitutional division Of
the Church. The Committee made their Report
IN Friday, tic tn inst. They proposed to sub
mi; proposition to the Annual Conferences for
such Ar alteration OF the restrictive articles OF the
discipline - would permit the next General Con
erencc. in ease the South should find ii necessary
le Withdraw and form new ecclesiastical organ
iza.;oa. to make an arnicable division of all the
Church property This proposition was adopted
by neatly unanimous yoc, and. il sanctioned
by the Annual Con'crcuccs as it probably will
he. the South viii Ac free to scccLc from the
Church if she chooscs to do 50. Whether she
will do this or not, time only can determine. Our
own opinion is that she Will not. but we may be
mistaken.
The Conference elected two new Bishops, viz.
he Rev. !.conidas L. Hamne, Of Ohio, and the
Rev. Dr. James of this City, who were ordained
on Monday.
The next meeting of The Conference IS to be
held in Isis III Pittsburgh.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUtclpr.-'rhe man named
John Daily who was Tuesday night arrested BY cx-
Officers Sweet and Walker, for having last Friday
stolen a carpet bag, containing nearly $4,000 in
bank bills from The City Hotel in Albany, and who
with female named Elizabeth Hanson, was lodged
IL prison some 50 200 OF the money being found on
her person.) was discovered between and o'clock
Yesterday ,aorning in his cell literally dclGgcd in his
own blood, ana completely exhausted. / appeared
the had viii! lancet wlthouta handle, which he
bad concealed III the lining OF lis hat when alone at
night, cut his throat partly round, but neither sever
ng the wndp;pe nor materially woundms the main
arteries then opened Tie veins 0i his arm, his wrist,
ankles and thighs, from the orice- OF which very
large quantity Of blood had flowed. 4 physician
was sent or vino sinnched the blood, bound up the
wounds, which were no. deemed mortal, aud he will
probabl, rsco,cr 10 he mas since been able to con
,e,se. !, is represented that Daily is mol his real
ttni' and that he has been before arrested ON a
similar chnrE" tor l'icli lie IL now ~ prison
;>i#re the above WAS written Daily lodgings ut
No. 2bi Washington street have beru searched, md
nearly the whole Aaance ol the money ohir lIch-,
found amongst his baggage. dsrk-lan,crn aud
SOM burglars tools wcr, also found there Sir.
oicli, came d. to tic Police Office and prompt
IL paid To officers Sweet aud Walker 81 900 each,
tie amount he had ofere,! Tor the arrest ol the Inlet
and the recovery OF the money!
W The Wings of Ntw-iIAMrsnIaG Wit hold
Il State Mass Convention at Concord on the lyth
INST. TO organize for the Presidential Contest
Though apparently IN minority, they mean to
do Their yh0lc Guly.
III AiAnTIN P. SWEET Esq. OF Stephenson Go.
has been nominated for Congress by The Wings
ii Tue With District Illinois. He wall be elected,