New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-29
! OF The \. 7. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, May 9

correspondence OF Inc N l. inOnne
WASHINGTON, Thursday May 81, 1852.
In my letter yesterday | neglected to
state an item of interest which viii be gathered from
the following report of the Judicial Committee of which
Rev. A d. Smith DID,, is the Chairman
1.-THE Judicial Committee report two memorials
atng 10 the subject OF Slavery transferred them from the
Committee on Bills aud Overtures The ist marked No
IN the report of thai Committee from the Presbytery Of
Athens 1t inquiries whether will DO lawful for the
General Assembly call before them these Synods and Pres
oytenes who are alleged to be guilty of doing IN the
Prebytery of Franklin Ohio 1t represents that the Syn
ods Of kentucky Mississippi Missouri Virginia Tennessee
and West Tennessee are charged by common fame with
holding sentiments and counenancing practices sub
jec Of Slavery in direct opposition repeated declarations
Of the General Assemby and respectfully suggest that the
bly, to upon the according to the Book OF
DISCIPLINE, chap VII, sec l. art and g.
The COMMITTEE would suggest that prosecutions on the
ground Of o1nmon fame, the single indi
vcua oueh-not only obvious principles of Christian
Book OF Discipline, chap ill., 5-to be undertaken with
great caution much more when the character of Synod
Is concerned or as in the present case several Synods
and when the matter question Of peculiar decscy
and deuliy IL does not appear TO the Committee that
the nterpoition CT the General Assembly, and thew there
fore recommend that the action proposed BY the
be not taken"
This report was accepted and laid on the table.
The morning session, until len o'clock was occupied
with the discussion Of Mr.. Rann-ys amendment TO the
Church Extension Report Dr. Bernsn spoke for more
than an hour both agains. the report and the amend
men His main objection consisted la its tendencies 10
en- abandonment of voluntary Boards and the adopton
of ecclesiastical Boards He one of the ve,arans f
the war OF le3se, and INDUCED in soma stirring re
sciences Of the which led to the disruor5o ana
the principles Tor which each party contendad In the
course OF his remarks, he commented with ssveri.
", ytf good humor, on q paragraph on "pre.bvtersn
Conventions, which appeared in The NaficaoI Tg,eUj
geRce, evidently furnished az he suppossd Lv .oooa
Old School patissns As for the voirntsrv rr;3r-;,s
for which our Church commended in IS}S ana 10 hcb
he wished 10 abide still he alluded IN an -
Mr. Knox. OF Rome, that veteran Of Tia, r. hoi3
shoulder his crsich and show how fields wers ~ re
had no need OF cych but the alluop reminded b;,, ~
us caaS (hoalng up beautiful one) Ity fna f.ct
to illustrate the voluntary principle BY II was en-, fo.
large orange tree al Odoovle In the East Indies bv
young Missionary who now, doubt is In haavsr
Under that very tree from which his can, us g., -
dreds Of heather children had been instructed ;n, ,h
cardinal doctrines Of Christianity by the
greet voluntary Society-tbe american BoarS
TINS happy turn OF crgloh into sRcA cas1 s,,ho,,h
not itle ad eepsoadEm, produced very naTEej IN,
preston on the large congregation present
Judge Jessup OF Pennsy lvsna, spoke AZ soma ,,.J
eeprlcai;ng the division tendencies OF the
tempiaied In the report. Mr. Knox OF Ron,s =. -
nousy sdvocsted the report, and at last became sit
involved in verbal encounter with Or Pe,,.. -,
ss'sd Only moment when friendly concessions ver~
made on beth sides, and so the mater endsJ D.
MI Fowler OF Utica spoke IN taysr of,he report ins;
ing upon the necessity OF some such plan az IA 80,
proposed DE did nct believe we ought TO Give xsv 10
seaeims ahou; divisions and occasions. for tho