Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-06-01

from the Ohio Synod on Slavery was pre-
scented; and also Que from the Presbytery OF
Palestine on the same subject, threatening 10
Withdraw from the General Assembly unless
decisive action were taken by it. A motion
which was subsequently adopted-was made
to refer these, and other memorials, 10 a Sc
lect committee.
A Rev. gentleman expressed his opinion
that the Committee on Bills and Overtures
should have reported something for the ac-
ton Of the Assembly founded upon the sub
iect before them.
The Rev. DIR. Leach said that he was alto
gether opposed to pressing upon the Commit
tee on Bills and Overtures, any memorials
that the lower udicltones ofthe Church might
think proper 10 lay before the General AS
sembly; therefore he, Of course, united with
that committee in the report they had made
through their chairman.
1t was known that to get rid Of this vexed
and exciting question, in the General Assem-
bly, Of the New School, the policy had been
to suppress all memorials on Slavery in Com
mittee, or by the instrnmentality of the Com
mittee on Bills and Overlures.
Having this subject now before the Gener-
al Assembly, the question arose, What
should the Assembly do with these memorI-
ais Should there be a Special Committee
appointed 10 whom those memorials should
be referred, in order that they might prepare
a report on the subject for the action Of this
housed"
Now in regard to the expediency Of this
,Lo'rh, !, wonLi ho manifestation Of
10 ~ oono - snoh' q conclusion ,s this.
,Ln, III 10 C"nar,l EssombIy bave IN, pow.
-, =, do had already heen done. They had
nrass;op ~ ,boir views IN the oues.
10, of slavery from lStS-tbirtv wears apo
:, 60 CO I,;e , nor;od as 1917 when there
49,, ,ory e,,orT and markell dis,nnroba-
lion oiycn Inv his bodv. which wee mioht
rorsiier as evnressinp tLe on,nions of he
! cLnrcb. GENERALLY. Of Slavery as an evil in il.
saif anJ in lie tsndcrcv osinvolvirr serious
oyiIs in mo cburch al hrrs. But in REGARD
:, tho ,r,ion of ,bis General Assembly. he
had only IN ,epeat ,bat. all il could do al this
lime. if they saw proper 10 90 so far as this.
w,s merely to re-anirm or express their conf
dence in III. wisdom of The course pursued
nv all former assemblies on the subject. And,
if il did more Than that. he was extremely
/, ,rc,I ,b,t nora owl would he done than Inv
tho nreyious action Of the General Assembly.
We (s,id hel stand in neculiar circumstan-
] PgG IN nnT SnntnpTn StatDS. In AlTUlnld. |
Enow eomctb;nu of tho feelings and disposi.
inns or the Chnrcbe, and the community at
Ia rre on the subject Of slaverv. The Church.
os hero onobt nnt 10 no considered as pro-
slavery. The Churches there and the Church
os in ali Tho Sontberr States. rerard slavery
&c , roIi,;c.I apd soci,l OWL. and. if tho
spbiect had been kindly Let alone hv our Uood
brethren of the North. who have desired 10 do
us rood faster iban thev could do ms good.
mors would have been dane nm to This lime
cor tho generalization oC sla yerv Than This
Cburcb will he allie IN ~accomnlisb in half a
century bcliave. Mr. Moderator. if the ac-
tion of The General Assembly and of our
Nor,bern brethren had been mild. or rather if
,boy had t,tpn M ,ction AT ali. the civil and
govormop,al authorities of Viroinia. At least.
v,onlJ ntetlv mrch have accommodated the
Iasi,abta atjont Dnt NO bavo haon throat.
enoJ ho,h ,be CbJTches in tho Sorth and
,to noonIa ,t un,yiseIv
Inn, ,bongb reII,,s a Lind and vell.mean
;nte,c.roncn On tho mart If ,bosa who have
ill bo,Lirr to do wwi,h tho mat,o, il was
LighIv imnro6er and ininrions in its effects,
do Not know Wheeler if would he wise in
r,o - s,r a., Iaayo rns,iJ tLat wbicb I w,s
,bon, 70 COW wouId have tho Chprch.
however in evrrassipg its sentiments. do so
in a kirj nG.ctionatn and rr,tern,l manner.
am abnsina no man ror hsing an Aboli,ion.
ist onIy sne'k of rnrsuing a contrary
course as being nnwisrLas an annaren, nre.
s,,m r,ion (nrTb,ns hat word is !, Iit,la too
stranrN ,o N~sr,npsa ,b,, tbey know heller
how n msn,qs our aG.irs tLan we do.
ar rrlersi,rI 0pr ar irs better th,n I've m.
lJorsI.rJ tLon and ib,t we have NOT tho mo.
col oorTaro 10 Jonrsc"tn tho eyiL Of sI,ysry-
oavori onrselves far lis removal from amonrst
nc, Tbrse onnonrnIs Of slavery have ali
,Laso yi,tnos I,cccor4,,r 10 the .bowyinr If the
narnrs herore ne Va fbav have ali ,bnse
ty;9,nas in a nrc.emincnt dngree which we ol
the Soutb. in renard 10 tLis subiect. are mai
sunnnsed 10 noSsess within ourselves. The
So,utb. in reference TO slavery. is affirmed IA