Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-16

with The imprisonment Of Dorr will come up (
with new violence and confusion. Unfortunate
LILLE Stale.
We deeply regret 10 see any thing ike The fol-
lowing enacted in old Virginia. Tie justice Of
the Senate, next Winter, will remove difficulty |
50 uncongenial 10 The soil OF our Stale:
Fran he FfedsYickstnrs Reeord,y]
ANOTHER "BRoAD SEAL" ArFAiR-AiMosT. -
We understand thai portion Of the Sheritls in /
The Northern Neck Senatorial District have ia
ken The responsibility" 10 withhold from Mr. Smith |
his certificate OF election, though he has an ac-
knowiedsed majority of 80 votes. They threw I
aside the Northumberland, Lancaster and Stat !
ford Z. II. pos-whch gives Mr.. Lewis the ve-
~ pretty ma jorily of some 10; and but for the
"tlrlnness aud candor' oil a portion OF The board,
ne would now have the certificate in his pocket, in
spite OF The clear decision OF the people against
hun. The pretext is some alleged informally in
making The returns, which, we suppose, these
BROAD Seal sheritts chose 10 decide upon, ra-
Their than 10 trust il with the Legislature where
Mr. Lewis would have abundant opportunity 10
contest, il he should feel disposed 10 do 50. This
IS the last struggle Of the Westmoreland lunlo
10 rule the Northern Neck. They relinquished
their power with spasmodic reluctance, bul il is
gone.
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
We Yesterday received no Augusta papers
The Charleston Mercury OF Monday supplies The
following additional Interesting particulars. II
will be observed, that the new Foreign Mission
arg Board is 10 I've located in this Guy, under the
Presidency Of The Rev j. B. Letter, Pastor of The
lslChurch:
Correspondence of Mc Charleston .Mycmp.l
CONVENTION MATTERS.
ArCrsrA, 9th May, 1919
The resolution annexed wi.iell yon everything.
With the preamble il makes 4 startling com
menlary upon The Abolition question. II makes
4 new epoch in ON country. II is one 81 those
events which III The progress Of things shadow
iorh The future.
Baptsls are men and christians. They have
declared ior their country and their Bible. They
have spoken with voice which cannot be ml>un-
derloo1, and they will speak again and again, and
suffer any thing rather Than not speak when The
cause oi their country AMI their Reieemer J.
brought into peril. For these they will suffer any
! ihina-ior these they viii .welcome all that Is
past
Read The annexed document, which 50 noby
/ sels forth their wrongs and mode 81 reiress.-
\ The paper, aler the most able and thorough dis
cu>sion was carried by nn"ntmoas vote.
Here follows The Report, by DIR. Fuller &c,
| which We published 10 Yesterdays Enquirer.
The committee which brought IL III were alter
wards charged with drawing up a scheme for The
/ new organization. That committee is remarkable
Tor lis dignity and character.
! S,rvnn,y May 10.
|, is now midnight, and The Convention has al.
lourned bul lew moments. after session to-day,
with short interruptions OF twelve hours. The
\ BODY employed most 81 lis time in discussing and
adopting a Constitution for The new Baptist Com
venion, arranging Boards for Foreign and Do
organization was agreed upon with much dilii.
Guilty, and under circumstances III great embar-
rassmeni. The Southern Baptist Convention
vas al length selected "a least objectionable, and
upon the whole, sufficiently delermnatc. !, con-
templates, however, he admission al all Societies.
from whatever portion oi The Union, agreeing
npon The great principles on which the association
is based II any such Societies apply, they will,
doubtless. be received with The most hearty wei
come. Ii none apply, The South alone, from The
! Potomac 10 The tulf OF Mexico, will combine in
! one united effort.
The Convention i, 10 have connected with j.
Two Boards, entrusted with independent divisions
| ol labor
| Isl. Tie ForGgn MsNoanrD Boom 10 he loca-
ted in Richmond, Virginia. Rev. !. r. Jear of
thai State was appointed Presidents; Vice Presi-
/ denis were associated with him from each Of The
Southern and South Western SatesDr Fuller
Of your State among The number. Rev. Mf.
Mal!ary OF Georgia is 10 he lis Recording Secre-
/ tary.
: Tie Home HiSoa0yy CHARACTERIZATION,
Marion. Ma: Dr. Basil Manly OF Ala, President;
Judge O'Neall OF South Carolina, one OF lis Vice
Presidents; Professor J. y. Reynolds, oil your city,
! Recording Secretary.
The Convention is 10 meet lriennially. lis fSl
meeting in Nav, 1916, al Nashville, Tennessee.
An attempt was made BY the interchangeable mis-.
>ionary, MIR Mccoy, 10 attach an Indian Board,
bal was thought best Ia lay The mailer upon The
table for the present.
A committee was appointed L. make cxpos-
lion 10 The world OF the principles which have ac-
ruated The Baptist Denomination on their present
| movements Al The head ot that committee,
stands your able and profound lheolosian DR..
VIM Curtis. Its other members are Drs. Fuller
and Johnson Of your Stale, ana The Rev. Mr. NAL
| larry OF Georgia.
During the evening, until very late hour, The
Convention was engaged in a discussion on The
propriev OF establishing an independent Sonth.
/ ern Publication Board as an ally, rather than a
| rival of The Board now established in Phlladel-
pbia. Prof Nell oil Georgia, defended The pro-
/ posiion with all The force o his great intellect and
elouuence, but was met with perhaps equal pow
er hy Judge IlilIyari Of The same State, and the
question was al last disposed Of hy vote 10 lay
upon The table, from which il will hardly be re-
moved again directly
Great efforts were made 10 finish the business Of
the Convention tonight, bu, in vain. The body
will meet again on Monday morning bnt II Is
more Than likely that The greater proportion OF rs
members will have disappeared; crowds have al
rradx deparlei for their homes. PUBI.llS.