The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-07-08

ExcelIent Hit.

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Excellent Hit.
The New School Presbyterian Assembl
at Buffalo. committed q great wrong in !
doping series of inquisitoriaI resolution
on the subject Of slavery. That is suDjec
that never should be touched in religion
meeting Of persons from different sections
for il always excites warm discussion an,
heart burning. The South asks to be le
alone nothing more This small boon tn
Assembly At Buffalo would not grant tn
passage of the resolutions, to which we re
fer, shows, in the language of the Charles
ton Mercury, that the inquisition has enter
ed the churches and homes of members o
the church in the South. Will they permi
their consciences to be probed on the sub
ject of slavery by their abolition mis-namec
"brethren?'' The eyes Of their feIlow-citi
zens in the South are upon them. and they
look for conduct and action worthy D
brave Christians and true Southerners.
The following resolutions submitted to
the Assembly by Southern Delegate. DR.
Ross Of Tennessee. contains set of counter
inquiries. which handsomely present the
chalice to the Northern members's own lips;
That. when an express disavowal not tc
be inquisitorial. DC. committee of one
from each Of the Northern Synods of -
be appointed. who shall be requested to re-
port at the next General Assembly:
I. The number of Northern Church mem
bers who traffic with slave holders and are
seeking to make money by selling them ne
gro clothing, handouts and cowhides.
g How many Northern Church members
are concerned, directly or indirectly. in
building and fitting out ships for the Afri-
can slave trade, and the slave trade between
the States.
8. How many Northern Church members
have sent orders to New Orleans and other
southern cities, to have slaves sold, to pay
debts coming to them from the South.
ISee Uncle Toms Cabin
4. How many Northern Church members
buy the cotton. sugar, rice, tobacco. oranges.
pine apples. figs. ginger. cocoa. melons and
other things, raised by slave la
Dor.
s. How many Of these Church members
have intermarried with shareholders, and
have thus become owners themselves, or
enjoy the wealth made by the blood Of the
slave-especially if there be any Northern
ministers Of the Gospel in such predica-
ment.
8. How many Northern Church members
are the descendants of men who kidnapped
in Africa and brought them to Vir-s
ginia and New England in former years.
z. WHAT'S the aggregate and individual
wealth of Church members thus descended,
and what action is best to compel them to
disgorge. this bloodstained wealth, or to
make them give dollar for dollar, in equal
izing the loss Of the South BY emancipation.
8. How many Northern Church members
ministers especially. have advocated murder
in resistance to the laws of the land.
8. How many Northern Church members
own stock tn the underground railroads run
ming off fugitive slaves, and Sabbath break
;n.r ra;lraads and canals
10. That special committee he sent up
the Red river to ascertain whether Legfee,.
who whipped Uncle Tom to death land q
gentleman be not still in connec-
ton with some Northern Church in good
and regular standing.
II. How many Northern Church mem-
bers attend meetings Of Spiritual Rappers
-are Bloomers. or Woman's Rights Con-
ventionaIists.
r. How many are cruel husbands.
Is. How many are hen pecked husbands.
~ Cor Brown. 10 his speech here,
loudly dsclainsd against any democrat who
would 50 into he United States Senate, N
less endorsed b The Democratic party
How vas Il with Col. Davis2 he received
he entire Why vois which with minority
81 TIE Denocrnttc v0te, elected him to the
Senate, yet We did not hear that Gov Brown.
COL Davis, n any other Democrat was 1T
81 iispleased zken II was AL right fof d
Democrat 60 be elected By the minority of