New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-15
''A''''' THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
N. r,Drps nj South Carolina, offered the follow

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NJ C,prps of South Carolina, offered the follow
| ,c ,e,olr,ion which was seconded by D!; OILS: , 80
view of the dHuc,ins agitation wnich mas 80 Lo',s &
vailed On t1e nGsI when we labor preen; General
nsrence on account o: the relative position OF out ntI
and Soth on this pcrpeNGe question iiee
rem Notj Hint COMMITTEE OF Three from the Meth ana
hree from the South be appointed 10 Soe MINI l of aSope
,r him and what, for lie permanent pac'ica'o" VI H
Church" -. Ob;o s,,coested that the pro-
~ cnui,,ee cons. nine instead OF TX memGes ana
,bot three of them I've selected; nom ''c ''''N ''
tween ' T,pFKs said there were bu; points named
- u,ion-Savcry and Abo'ion-and he di not thIls
there WIN 9, n That ali the Northern member; were ho9
t nor that all from the South were Sayehode o b nc
thonsG9a a uni If the question 10 be considered;
Dr.. DTRBtX, OF Philadelphia thought the feso,
contained e,e INC n'pPe een enStr OF lie Cose
or those from The Fee states could be seeetSa a, one '0' w
Dr OK said as this was the hrSt time ne i,au
hocr cbe of the General Conference was proper tnn'
e ' hsd done on very reflection PayRs had oppSg
rty % consult only highly esteemed brother Whcse us
men h mo ~ was offered spirit oil compromise and COZ,
Citation could hardly with the hope hqs NJ o %oI Nv
say is S ~ %ISe Which tie Church
For DAYS he had felt that YVES anos lp9sDe 10 s
cbo yboncs the dark ud which had gathered above
and his on hope was 'Ga me Hs and III the south
eobcd him 20 see more clearly than some others te uc
| lfsatl
I'D not see how either party could yed Us g'nc'' s, so
produce hhFn,ony r. Hod be- 6rokcn up Hetad
rod ,eyc-rl Northern Conferences lHte. iH ,,
, MINISTER'S and people and he would testify TO The aile,
dove whlch preyeled unonc thcn 70 MAINTAIN iie ieIrG
T IT, 1I,-cb "a could ms Southern brethren believe thS =
brethren at North had aored unGsr Sfee, b on
, y nnd dection. 1t might be- II b9in parties could
come together and open Their hearts o. one bn we coH ind
one common bass of action. With regard 10 the position o.
his southern brethren he would ag y dncauon for
holding the Office minister, they InsN Us wen 70 .e 49,
neone would lnll at breath These brethren were ready 10
do all that they could do dc even, II .o Wes ,d n yc
rnnst part be with feelings Of anEeI Dnt WIN h
trcnce Yesterday with the thought OF offering ,eoinon Pr
vnlne Tor day al iang and prhyer WIN vw ~ t IL III
cnie IN which the Co,iercnce WINS placed. bn ne i,d
,oted 10 make such Proposition thinking might come WIN
greater popney from some other person; lie uos uLGt
suit from t. He could speak on tbs utgec! without deep
emotion Was this the last tune that bFeihren a 9m Inc Of
;enrcd that csdecd he confident 1t must be So uh
| l-ss llcrc were cuncess;ois both siceS
| Or DURBIN hHd bnl word To say. lie slotIn
never FORGET the scene before him this morning. d. ln mao
i TINT he sSoFseg mqnrs ap ' w"n be- s,IcceiG FSf
brns.lf he thought lie co! discern light. te
desire hope, strong hope That we n4nG De devei,
tine dangers that npendSd over o,' heTni Is.
cling TO the oFe similarly trying ciTsiisance, ne
I"r M manifested since the Introduction .! the ieo-
n;"n nn he tt the INST confident assurance that brethren
b,cI fur betier has told s that shy Slavery M
compatible with the ministerial ciaTacer we PM our sV,'
bthren in II position which must destroy Ill hopes OF neii
Their q the Church S5 we nave MOI Sa i,;
from the South on The other hand would not drive those from
the Noth UPON the rnck which threatened l. dasa them IN
pieces He did not believe tnai cur gallant snip was 10 pc IN
fastened from her nonigs- 1.-THE Committee took up IRE SUD
iect N the spirit which now petvgaea s % nc v
during which CoH'.ee would iavc us matter 1"c:
consideration would be era IN tie history OF ';ehodil
hath
day of fastins and prayer Ie ac9n o ms cG b
the present was important CRISIS N Our history Ihe Yves
.yn Conference in England after the death OF Wesley. wi
% the brink OF dv>on and dr;ilo oni tn;5 c.ii% VI"
uverte Jy Plan oi faclhcton II. "ouid shy, tei' e
his heart to say cued he he thar should speak word TO m
hmc and exasyerate any one while TINS subject Is III 'e l'
Dir. Lucky suggested That Inc committee co"sis'
Dr. CAPEKS thought the number proposed in The
resolution would bear tho proper numerical proportion 20 e
Epcopacy. lie high thu!cilnan, and he would mol
say he was High Methodist but he e4tire Methodist
through the counsel OF Ongtre and venerGtai bishops
20 confer With them Perhaps this weakness IN Inn, but
lie greatly preferred the resolution originally introduced
| B. NJ. DRAKE, OF MIssissppl, SAID he believed II
was somewhere related in the Bible that Abraham desired to
the days Of Ch:st and that lie saw them and waS satisfied
HIS own feelings N view Of me present. pC,,o 3l Inc bSd hae
never day when the division OF TINT Church wa, an
70 e sPTe though he had hoped to de ee
He well knew that the difficulties let by his Northern be
hope that il might he secured In conversation with brother
The ohe, day asI so Of gst ea sI S ere oo
strong be severed. lie did not believe that Chnic was
e bI,sa % Y" he Yo and /" Of the ob The
would find Some way adjust difficulties. AS we were
"Sw on W %S@ ff he US S&od ches e TIC @
dvide This subject had come up n Congress and high
b be9a ond aaa the Union saTc The ap and Pfcsy
ad been hn Tga S ssd o n 6 D o @
union If we did. who could tell where would end we
would be followed By all the horrors OF cvi war the esoia
ton Of citizens brother meeting brother on The ed 81 na,'e
oil ecceusc bodies would cut one OF the strongest cara
which binds civil Union together Could ne sever ta
cord Never Ii II should be done. what would the Devil say
Would there not be jubilee IN he'll And where We're Ost
reflect e had though; Of offering resolution i2r sea Sea
of fasting and prayer but had esated from Zee ing a
proper person make such
let have such season He caed nothing Tor the enHts ana
which lndeis might heap upon Us Tor mus me eeE W
get,er pray over cur difficulties ms was u'e WY u
settle them ,o
Rev. PHrsEAs CRAEDALL claimed that no on. one
possessed more of tho spirit OF corcigtion than himself ne
brethren who possessed such power oyer our @ ~
bad showed themselves endowed WIN e Ss e and
motives and he would not !c the word do any lns ~ H
hoped thai N ali we might do should understand the
which ucted lie deeply interested N hs 9IesuoI
through which he had been called to pas i ieenet
to INN that u one epeG1 1e h. " an t he bosbt Tbe
DARK shade difference between the two extremes rep
the midst Of dark, undeground operations intended To
subyert the Church Occasionally the smoke Issui.
through the tres of the rock. One thing he had learned
that was that brother whose heart cold splftua
matters became suddenly filed with zeal iof The Chuch
circumstance afforded ju ground for Suspicion He had
instances this kl repeaIedyhe had his fixed upon
now-ani he wu.ned MS brethren to beware What was tn
pretext these under ground OpeGtuns Why, that
Church tDerutes Slavery We have had to this difficulty
the best way could. and dong have been obgc
10 assert what coming here md be false Sir iron
whence DO threats of division proceed lave of the Mort
.srown oct any hints that looked this result Has any North
Conference done He was sorry the word isun'cn ha
been uttered here. As hs brother from Mississippi had said
he would say hoped the day wien that
would pronounced the floor OF the General Conference
Ministers at the North would far they could to
peace lie did know of one who was not ready to Iea
upon the very verge OF MS principles promote union and ha
ony They would all pour out their hearts IN prayer to Go
that would the caaltles which ready to bun
upon One thing however. CERTAIN and that WIS i
the which the Providence OF God had brought hc
Tor our action were not decided agbt the Methodist people
the North would leave the Church troops. The undetgroun
operations which be had spoken gong On IN twen
Conferences and the depended Upon the decision Of II
Mr. MAKrlNDALE thought these remarks wer
out of order
d hlR. CRANDALL said if he was out o! order, b
would yield the floor He had understood that the esoutio
referred to the subject OF a division OF the Church