Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-20

effect. It had united South and the West one man--Ohio and Carolina standing side sre for an ef5ripnt aupernIendenrv This nnan oi the West and Sovh enahled lhem tp put down ihe rernhilion- isina ache me ar thnse times a, preserve lhe Epis- cnpacy from being con oiled in the eXsrGise ot its fnc ii .nE hy annual conferences. Since then abul- Iionen has sprung up aud extended itself widely m the church from the East to the West And Il was
 proof of its extent. and of its power where eNten- ded. That the Wesi in the free States had several from the South and Southwest with New England to undo the South and Southwest on account of slavery hn for the sake of this crusade Southern Nelho- dist righs as settled by the Discipline 10 give up inc Episconacy also, and degrade II to office like that of an editor or boak agent, created and to be dispensed h al the will Of general conference This union of the West and North and East gave majortv against the South and Southwest. which made il hopeless for them to remain under le same general conference jurisdiction. Both for our rights AS Christian citizens of slaveholding States, and h r the preserva ton of efficient ilinerancy and the principles of church government as the S"uh, Southwest and West have all along Hantained them | till the lasl general conference, and the Sorh aud Southwest, ai least, must ever maintain them, he saw no shadow of hope hut in separate orsanizatinn on the basis pro, ided in the justice and botheriy love which fingered in the final acion of the general conference, in their adoption of the reporl oi ther committee of nine. During ihe time of the discussisns of the general conference every thing was put to nag | ard at the South In Charleston the matter got into | the papers m the shape of elimination, Il not de- nuncalion of the Southern delegates, Tor remaining. as members of body in such discussion; and had | moi the declaration ef the Southein delegates, and the provisional measures for separation come when | they did missions in the low country wnnii nave l been broken up at once.
 | Mr. Crowder approved heartily of the resolution, and concurred in inc views presented by the prece- l dlne speakers.
 | Tha resolution was then adopted unanimously Mr Drake offered the following resolution VIE: | Rsy0ltyd. That the committee he and hereby instructed 10 inquire into the piopi ! " of reporting resolutions, in caSe d division should take place, leaving the way open for reunion m terms winch shall not compromise the interest the South ern, and which shall meet, as far as may be, ilie views of the Northern portions of the church. This resolution led 10 au animated discussion, in which Messrs Drake, McFerrin. Early, Longslreet and Springfield lonk part and, after having been changed from the fIrm in which Il was mi5nall, presented by the mover into that stated above, was adopted.
 Dr. W. A. Smith offered the following resolution which he begged 10 have laid on the table until to morrow:
 Resoirsd by the Dsegates of he seperoi Annual Con Jerences in the SOuh and SoWhweStern States, Gen erat Conrention assembled, That cannot sanction the action of he late general conference of the Meth odst Episcopal Church, on the subject of slavery | by remaining under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction O this body. without deep and lasting injury 10 the ,n ierests of the church and the cuntry we therefore
 
 | upon d careful examination of the whole subject they find that there is no reasonable ground to hope that ihe Northern majority will recede from Ilieii position and g,ve some guaranty for the uIur, security of our civIl and ecclesiastical jurisdiction the said general conference.
 On motion, the conversion adjourned.
 FIFTH DAY.
 Tuesday, May 6-Afler prayers, some discussion took place in regard to te manner in which the pro ceedings of the Convention reported in 0 the papers A more eligi le position was assigned the reporters to guard against errors.
 Dr. Boring, of Alabama. stated that report hac got out that ihe Alabama delegation opposed tt separation. It was nol true. They not onl, in favor ofseparaiion, hut instructed io support il.
 Dr. Smith, of Virginia, rose in his place late 1T the day and called up the resolution which he, 1T conjunction with Dr. Pierce, yesterday offered, in structing the committee organization to bring m report in favor ofseparation. Dr. Smith spoke fol over two hours in very plain, bnt eloquent style in support of the resoluti n which he had oaered. When he had cle sed the Conye nj Inn adourDed.