The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-05


how he will dare to face the relatives of such
victims after refusing or neglecting to enact a
law that might, and most probably would, have
ayerted the catastrophe
THE INFIDEL CONVENTION AT HARTFORD
Our reports of the proceedings of that piebald
gathering of infidel fanatics which has been in
session for several days at Hartford, will have
convinced our readers that the various organs
and missionaries in the North, of socialism,
abolitionism, atheism, spiritual manifestations,
and amalgamation, have not been laboring in
their ungodly and detestable work without sue
cess. They have gained some proselytes-they
have picked up considerable number, indeed.
of crack-brained philosophers, sceptical teachers
Of religion. strong minded women. and poor, de-
luded negroes and are leading them about as a
Jack-o -the-lantern leads benighted traveller
nto the depths Of morass But, shameless as
have been their doings at Hartford, they will
react to the advantage of Christianity and the
recognized moralties of society. from the sick
ening disgust which the abominable principles
of this infidel conclave cannot fail to produce
upon the public mind.
And we here discover that all our previous
predictions concerning the tendencies and OBJ
jects Of the movements of our abolitionists and
inGdel and socialist reformers, are confirmed to
the fullest extent. The resolutions offered by
William Lloyd Garrison yesterday, are per-
fectly conclusive upon this point. The first of
the series, in fact. covers the whole ground 1t
is as follows
Resolved, That the doctrine of the American
church and priesthood-tha the Bible is the word of
God, that whatever it contains was given by Divine
inspiration and that it is the only rule of faith and
Gus both to the intellect and soul, highly PERM
cous in its application and stumbling block in the
way OF human redemption.
The other resolutions are but supplemental
to this. But to show still more distinctly than
is indicated in the first, the particular drift of
them all, we here repeat the fifth resolution, to
witt
Resolved, That it is the climax Of audacty and
impiety for the nation to receive the Bible as the
inspired word Of God, and then to make it penal
offence to give it to any Of the millions who are held
chatte slaves on it's soils thus conspiring to make
them miserable here and hereafter.
The great object, then, OF this so-called
Bible Convention" is to strengthen the abo-
ltionists in their assaults against the Bible
by a more extended infdel organization
throughout the North, and by the more imme-
date agitation than heretofore of the argu-
ments Of infdelty, sedition, and Jacobinism.
The Bible stands in the way OF these blood
thirsty abolitionists. It is "a stumbling-block'
which they have at length declared shall be
removed out Of their path though in removing
it the entire system Of our political institu-
tions, and the whole structure of society, must
be destroyed. They have set up their Goddess
Of Reason, and have pronounced for Reign of
Terror, as the only means consistent with and
sufficient for the full achievement of the rights
of man. the rights Of woman, and the instant
liberation Of the slaves of the South.
This is the point to which this most notorious
and most execrable Hartford Convention has
brought the issue between the abolitionists and
the friends Of the Union. Of peace, of law and
order and civilized society. Now, the question
arises, how far will the various organs and mis-
siOnaries Of abolitionism. Fourierism intidelity,
womans rights, and spiritual manifestations
follow up this Hartford movements May we
expect hereafter to find the Harriet Beecher
Stoves. the Mrs. Swsshelms, and the Frederick
Douglasses cooperating together upon the same
anti-slavery, ant-Bible platform with Lloyd
Garrison, Abby Kelly Foster, Andrew jackson
Davis, and all the Fourierite Maine Liquor
Law and bran bread philosophers Of the day
From this point at all events, the movements Of
the different abolition societies and cotcries of
the North will be worth looking after. They
must meet the issue which this Hartford Con-
vention has raised. They must repudiate the
Bible or cut the society Of Garrison and Andrew
Jackson Davis. What have our Fourierite phi
losophers to say upon this question?
THE MEsILLA VAUDEVILLE THERE BE WAR
The Mesilla Valley question, reduced to the
limits of nut shell, is as follows Our admi-
nistraton claims the disputed territory-so does
Mexico. To make good her pretensions Mexico
has detailed body Of troops, under Gov Trias.
to take possession of and hold the territory:
while our administration sends Gen. Garland
with body Of troops to drive off the Mexicans,
Unnecessary so as to maintain the neutrality of
the disputed territory till the question of iurs-