Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-04

AssEnBLY- The Presbyterian General Assem-.
bly,, Just now in session IN Buffalo. hal quite
an exciting time clifton Friday last The New
York Express saws, owing To the presentation
Of n report. reciting that as there mas much
MISUNDERSTANDING on the subject of Slavery, 1t
was poposed 10 appoint a committee Of one
from four Slavcholding Synods.lo enquire how
many members of The Presbyterian Church
theie are who hold slaves, and whether from
motives Of benevolence; and whether baptism
and marriage were observed among slaves
who were members of the church. This com
miiee was 10 report to the next Assembly.
On coming up Rev. Dr.. Ross Of Tennes
see, offered substitute appointing commit.
tee to enquire how many members ofN orthern
Churches own slaves at the South; or own
ships engaged in The slIve tradei or manuiac.
ture aud sell Implements Of slave labor how
many are descendants OF those who got their
wealth hy the slave trade, &c. This he sup.
ported by humorous speech. and emphatica
ly asserted that the South would never submit
to the proposed scrutiny
Hon. M. St'ong opposed it because II was
Insulting and inquisilorial and would do no
good For the Assembly had no power to
make use ofthe facts when obtoined.
Rev Mr.. Newlin Of Virginia declared the
South would never submit to the inquistion.
On the other hand, Rev. Mr.. Mills, of Kentucky
said the South desired 10 have these facts
known and would BE- glad TO have such an in
qniry. 1t would promote mutual confidence
by promoting better understanding of each
other.
DR.. Thompson advocated The report There
could be no r,st nnl the evil (of Slavery it. |
selfis removed. There IS a fama clam0sa, con |
Corning the existence OF this evil in our South /
ern churchesand we ought 10 meet this cry by |
dieting the facts ,wh ch he had no doubt would |
be far less in number and extent than is repor. |
eJ;thatifthesin Of bigamy tolerated in the |
Churches of New York, which the Church Ju- |
licatories refused TO recognize, and should such |
i Committee of inquiry as this, be proposed,
and should hesitate TO give my assent, should |
suspect my own integrity. Rev. Mr. McLane
IF Mississippi marched up to the mark and
faced the music" without winking. Such
as this hieh the report contemplatcs
We will not receive But if you ask how many
Of our church members are slaveholders, ! an.
swer, all who are able to be- If you ask how /
many slaves they own, answer. just as many |
as thcr means will permit. Mr.. Mel remarks
were oul spoken against the agitation, and in
substance threatened the secession ofthe Synod |
Of Mississippi in case this action is taken by the
body.
Rev. Mr.. Monteh argued The power the
General Assembly 10 make such inquiries.
Dr.. Cox made long speech against it, af
cr which Rev. Mr. Eddy moved The previous
question and the whole subject was postponed. |
But this sudden termination of the discussion |
seemed 10 pctrify large portion the Assem-.
bly,. Rev. S q. Specs, of Illinois denounced |
the course of the Assembly as a most suicidal |
act and one which would drive poughsharo |
through the Church Several other members |
uttered their feelings in the same strain of in.
1ignation. when DIR. Eddy had leave TO with 4
draw his report, and a reconsideration of the !
obnoxious vote was moved and carried. SO |
That on Monday the discussion was resumed |
TENNEssEE.-E. L. Gardiner has received
the Democratic nomination for Congress in the
18th district The Wing convention in the
district nominated Col Horace May
nard for Congress Col. William NJ. Church
well Dem.) is candidate for re election in
been nominated by the Wings of the 9Th Con-
gressonal district
We see it stated in the papers that Mr..
Dudley Mann, recently appointed by the Sec.
retary of State, has held office under Mr.. Van
Buren, as Democrat, under General Harrison,
as Wing. under Mr.. Polk as Democrat under
General Taylor as Wing and now he turns up
for fat berth under General Pierce as a
Democrat again. Dudley is certainly one Of
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