The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-08
From the Boston Courier, June 6.


| his convention. to decide upon the authenticity o
tho Bible, met at Hartford on Thursday. TIL.
| character Of the assembage may be partly learned
from letter in the Tribune, which says:
"The assembly was not numerous. There were
| not 80 many present as would ordinarily be founc
| at q morning Methodist class- meeting in a coun
try village. The concourse was. however, motley,
| there being q sprinklng of blacks, persons with
| unshorn beards, women of very quarter. of a.
dollarish air, and men of longing and enthusiastic
aspects. There were those who seemed to he am
bilious to play the Christ of the movement, in &c
tar as II could be done, by parting their hair on
their foreheads, and leaving it uncut behind, and
wearing boards to match.'
The illuminate who enlightened the convention
with their arg uments were Davis himself; a sburly
fellow" who denounced the speech as treason: a
crazy man from Wisconsin; HenryC. Wright, the
anti slavery lecturer; and VIM. Stillman, can old
wheel horse' in the cause of antislavery; and the
next day they were reinforced by VIM. Lloyd
Garrison, Parker Pillsbury, and others; and Mr.
Garrison introduced the following resolutions
which contain nothing more than he has uttered
for years respecting the Bible, but are worthy oil
record at the present time. attH
"Rssolved, That the doctrine of the American
Church and Priesthood, that the Bible ia the Word
OF Cd, that whatever it contains was given bv
Divine inspiration, and that it is the only rule Of
faith and practice, is sef-evidently absurd ex.
ceedingly injurious both to the intellect and soul
highly pernicious in its application and n stun
bling block in the way of human redemption
"Rssoued, That this doctrine has too long been
held as potent weapon in the hands of time
serving commentators and designing priests. to
bear down the rising spirit of Religious liberty.
the interests of blind guides and false teachers
and to fill all christendom with contention and
strife; and therefore the time has come to declare
Its nntratntuincss, and to uninask those who are
V pf INN ,fnro
"Resolued, That the WORD of Cod is not bound
either within the lids of any book or by ecclesias-
teal edict but like its Divine author, was before
all books, and ia everywhere present, and from
same law and requiring the same obedience, being
quick and powerful, and sharper than any two
edged sword, the Bible itself being witness.
"Resolued, That it ia a secondary question az to
when, where, or by whom the books of the Old and
New Testament were written; but the primary
and all.ilDportant question is what do they teach
and command? And, in order to ascertain this,
they are to be freely examined, and as readily
accepted or rejected as any other books, according
as they are found worthless or valuable
"Resolued, That it is the climax of audacity and
impety for this nation to receive the Bible as the
inspired Word of God, and then to make it penal
offence to give 1t to any Of the millions who are
held as chatel slaves on this soil; thus conspiring
to make them miserable here and hereafter
s'ResoUed, That, judging them by their course
of action towards all the reforms of the age, and
their position in society, the clergy of this country
a body would as readily burn the Bible to
morrow, if public sentiment demanded it, and
persecution and loss of character should be the
result OF disobedience, to-day they are found
earnest in their endorsement of the plenary
inspiration of that book in accordance with public
sentiment"
Mr. Garrison to take the floor in support of
his resolves but the fact that this long. heralded
meeting was SO meagrely attended, is sufficient to
ahOW hat whateyer ha is, Ei~ol,
create single additional sceptic
Ma. WALSH, Paris correspondent of the New
York Journal Of Commerce, in noticing the recent
literary productions of the British metropolis,
writes follows:
The London Atheneun,, reviewing Mr. HiIdreth's
sixth volume, (his History of the United States
disParases the work generally, and charges the
author with 'incorrigi dulness." 1t quotes bis
delineatons of Jefferson and Madison, to which
none OF those who personally knew the two Illus
rious Statesmen are likely to assent. William P
Robertsons visit to Mexico, (by the United States)
&c, two volumes, 10 much commended on the
whole. You will perhaps readily admit the fol-
lowing passage of his account OF his sojourn in
Washington:
''Mr. Champion invited US to his pew for the fol
lowing day, (Sunday,) where, he told US, we
should have an opportunity of seeing the President
and his family. We went accordingly, and in a
pew only two removed behind us there, as a plain
citizen, sat Zachary Taylor. He carried not with
him the slightest outward indication of his being
the Chief Magistrate and ruler of one of the most
powerful nations on the face Of the globe. Here
wac prince President surrounded by glitter
and show, and pomp. General Taylor simply
made one of the congregation, undistingnishable
and unremarked. There was something grander
in this than in mere regal display, in so far as
solid power, without show, impresses the mind
much more strongly than show without solid
power.
''Nothing could well be more original than the
personal appearance of the late President of the
United States, to whom his countryman gave the
sobriquet of Rough and Ready He was dressed
in suit of plain clothes, his blue coat of any thing
but the last Bond street. cut. The weather being
cold he wore colored worsted gloves which were
something too long. His straight hair fell smoothly
his forehead, while his face Drowned under
many sum- his temples furrowed with many a
thought gave token of the deeds he had performed
and of the anxieties he had suffered in his coun
try's cause He had pleasing expression in his
eye; and now, humby standing in the presence
of his Maker, surrounded by his fellow citizens,
all within seemed tranquil and serene. There was
not the slightest approach to arstocratic bearing
about the man-quite the reverse. could have
fancied was in the parish church of Deal con-
templating the figure of some bold, tried, and
weather beaten pilot, scrupuously dressed in his
Sunday suit, donned for the decent performance
OF the solemn ordinances OF the day.
LIRERIA.-The New York Journal of Commerce
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