New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-11
WHOLE M. l673.


tnen rs consistency NJ B-siouru here made
sharp aad ssurcsl attack cu a Society defend
lnS lisei by referring % its written constitution
when the scfs oi IS members ere asssiled Fl
Ter y anvillc replied and Vss sCsin assaulted BY
Sraiol-n. NJ Chapman followed AGAINST the
College and during hIs remarks be took the ex
trs0niusry position that the -st work which the
70 Missionary sent ~ foreign lands shoe 4 ander.
take should in a csses De q overthrow the civil
government oi those lsnds q wn an unrisht-
eOus one This he dec ared a. Indispensable pre-
iminary % Chrisusnizing them Messrs. Tuiins.
hast Richie and Matthews io.lo~ed or the Col.
eye Both NJ the asst speakers aso admitted the
he,nousae.s oi ihs offence Of those Who voted
against NJ Gerrit Saith Tor the Presidency NJ
Ritrhie especially IN his first and dozen subse-
luent speeches teicdtisd this SIN mOst movingly
he brought forward statistics % prove that but a
portion 0t the faculty and trustees were shihg OF
ttis r4ms II He pronounced Gerrit Saith by isr the
- most giEsnt.c-miltcd man IN the nation He
ia efeci. lmq 0red the great risn "a SPAR them
rot t0 cut them of tor the shortcomings OF few
m sgaied brother. + der Matthews gave AZ
account of the Ant avery efforts o. the Free
Mission Bsptsts in Wisconsin. snd stated. n
remember Alright that they already numbered 200
there some one. Mr. runghsst believe, stated
that Mr Smith had himself given funds to the Cen
gra. College, &c. x
Ia the siternoon came the big man biz speech.
2
nearly a. the ,ocisi mora and political evils OF
the and. He attacked al tariffs as wicked and
illegal He denounced al vsrs, armies, navies,
snd 'o-uhcatons. he denied the right Of one
generation % entail debts on It's successors, and
advocated a reputation OF al such debIs 40
both right and duty Finally, he came down
On a review OF the course OF psrues m the last
election. he pronounced Ar. Van Barren An
eaemy OF human rights and said that IN al the
and there was not b,tterer enemy OF the black
man than Gen. DIX he ssid the Free Soil party
"a, infinitely preferable to the Nnis and Dero-
cratic parties. but 10 dt not come up % the marx,
4nt be called on Liberty men 70 cone out from Il.
he then took up the College question. hs al
mitted be had given 10 funds, but tnst ~ss before
ne Naew oi the course OF Is managers IN The sst
election tie had since learned that they were
traitors. Who, .aid he, Il. its President aud ho~
iii he vote N Richie replied, that President
G.osvrn3r had sIssys been consistent Anti
slavery msn. " But what ground oid hus ne&s
PAPER takc i' sad smith RHchis-" he Was sb-
sens aud hs sou edited 6 during the contest
>muh, Sitn triumphant smue but has the
.ther since EXPRESSED. in hi. paper. hs dlsappro-
baton of bis son course No. no. gentlemen,
re- AT that paper my sell And hos, ne cont,n
ued. voted your secretary aud TINS and that mem
Der of your bOarG '' This cross examination ~ as
continued some time. To say that MIR Smith .
manner thr0u. .hout this whole scene, vac s,ernly
inluisft0rial and dictstoriai, may give ofense Ia
some of his friends but truth cony-ls me 10 say
that o. ne. it looked So, M the isst degree. And
ODD the other hand was deeply mortified and
pained ~ uitnes. the submissive to use no hard.
rr termJ spirit. IN which ms questioning and de-
uui Citations were submitted 10. Those who de-
Tended the College seemed 10 entirely forget that
ireemen have righ 10 vote 10 accordance with
their own convictions
After some personal explanations OF his ow n
a. NJ Hnll -
scott llu TIN. county got the floor tie stated
tnat he y as not Free. Mission Baptst, bat he ds
approved 0f the denuuclatOn M the res0laflOn.-
tie aud hlstlwnsmen voted the Free Soil ccket
rncy believed there was good reason Tor 90 do
INK. They still, however claimed 70 belong 10 the
Liberty party 10 was difficult % say where the
true Liberty party now stood. Mr. smith and hls
friends claimed 10 constitute Il. But they had
tackled on 90 many other sms 70 their faith. that
those who joined them, as Liberty party, could
not keep up with them. he took the old illusua
ton of the sck. knife. II he took Oh one side o
10 and put on = new one would t b. the same
knife According 90 Mr. Smith theory. Il would
li the other side taken OF, and supplied 10 the
same manner would Il still remain the same knife
C. ndouhtedly II all the rest that remained Of II
was also changed, Il would still, by the same
reasoning, remain the same knife. Well, then.
said ST. II should you put together the fragments
0f the 0d knife xnst would that be would Il
be- ,he old knife too, or would 70 be another -
lLaashterl
Elder Post spoke iOr the College. he couteud-
sd from Mr. smith own admissions, that major
ity oi the Liberty party had committed the same
,Iu alleged against majority Of the managers OF
.he Central College. A majority OF that party had
also voted tor Van Buren u society or institu-
son vas O. be held thus responsible for the acts VI
lbs members, Why not include the Liberty party
n the same dengnciation with tho Baptist Free
VI ssiOn Society
Mr. smith nov rose as th0ugkt, considerably
excited he said it was ridiculous 70 ask where
the true Liberty party now 10 Have be SAID
ever Altered Or turned aside or voted tor pro-
avery candidates Ite are the Liberty party
the men who leit Ne are traitors % that party
We oWe nothing 20 Free Mission Bsptiss IA a
nOiy, they have deserted us Elder Matthews
saws that there are twelve hundred OF them IN
y scousin Yet ! got not one solitary vote IN
mat -.ate. This proves the utter ia'sity ~ the
lrrtense that they have not, az body, deserted
.he / lbers. party. The language Of the resolution
. true. n y0u de1y 10. you vii utter iasshOOd-
A .ie ! shal detest this Convention until tho day
d ny death, % it refuses % utter these truths
We owe nothing 20 Fr-e-N Nis.ion Bsptlsts, u
P-e.byterals OF 20 Meth di.t. &c fc. Sgch vas
he scope and spirit Of NJ smiths remarks, and
ulst nf the above expressions are literal quota
..ou. oi his words, taken down ~ the time. Ey-
hey should be Construed as menace ~ bis Own
'reud. la case they aid not support the resoation
Mr. Richie made another dytrg appeal. The
i4e.tion vas called tor. have omitted D.
state thst an amendment had been offered o.
srfike out from the resolution the words Amer
.an Free NissiOl Baptist Society The qnestoI
Eas lu this Amendment. Oa the vote. the Pfrsi
lent declared 10 losf A count wss called Tor
NJ smith suggesIsG.-ss this vas Ne~-fOfs
state Convention, nOne but citizens of The state
shoa.d vote Tne President directed those Ia Ia
w a. the amendment % rae. Su rose and %
call Tor the nays, ,i,ren rose against iti Among
ne after 1 regr,I,>f o. see Messrs. IhOmss,
~ ard 4 I believe one other candidate On the
berty party tick.t ior State hces Elder
da,t1 ~ tnen ofered Substitute io' the resoia
ton. c-ns11ng the members ~ the bspts FIRE.
.-ion Society rn0 hgd v2fsd azata.t me Ltt>yfy
0arfy cqa1idaf,s. instead u ceasuring the ~noe
1ncv Mr Era % sad rom ni. seat tiat he tr1s''
II would no., prevail. and q did nat p'evau
There. ..Ioss reported bs Mr Smith then passed
Your. truly CLIO.
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