Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-02
Che Anti gluperp Buole.
SALEM, ONO, JUNE ., 1865.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.

mingly among the slaveholding brethren in Nash
vile aid st. Louis. They have their much coveted
peace, and freedom from agitation, and can discuss
their church-building fund, their missionary and
doctrinal questions without annoyance from the
fanatical abolitionists, The pstronizing %compla-
ccncy of slaveholding saints, doubtless adds zest
to their spiritual joys and fcrvency to their devo-
tons. The New School Assembly at st. Louis, is in
especially high favor with the citizens, who are
treating them to railroad excursions with the
ladies-to strawberry suppers and the Tree use of
soda fountains and other hosritable attentions.
Such is part of the price with which Shareholders
purchase the advocacy of the church for their out
r ageous offence against God and man.
This honor to the Presbyterian church, rendered
by Missourians, just now, when they are mobbing
and l%ynching men on the most vague suspicious,
of friendliness to freedom, tells q tale Of uner-
ing truth, regarding the true character of that
church. Shareholders jealous as they are, always
know their own. Their afinities are uuerring,
and their honors bestowed upon that church pro-
claim it Anti-Christ beyond question or cavil.-
While a Missouri Stakeholder has his property de-
stroyed and is driven into exile for giving some
very slight evidences of an appreciation of justice,
these Ruling Elders, Ministers and Doctors Of
Divinity are without the faint of the most distant
suspicion that they have any-the smallest amount
vf that religion which st. john commends as pure
and indebted"
Oh the successful craft Of that mystery Of I'M
guilty, American Slavery. 1t has stolen the hearts
Of these Rabbis with feigned benefits of ~profered
union and with its princely hospitality, and those
from the north, will return bette. than ever prepared
to lead the church to the defence and support of
Slavery-to bcfoG the people in regard to the prin-
ciples of Justice and freedom, and to urge the ma
ton on to lis destruction, by its continued support
Of this monster crime'of tho age and Of the world.
What more terrible calamity can befall a nation
than to be committed to the guidance of such Il
church and priesthood.
LATER Accounts, report the following proceed
ings, by which it seems the St. Louis Assembly
was not able entirely to avoid all agitation on the
feared and hated question. But of course they
did nothing to compromise their pro-slavery posi-
ton, or to ALLEVIATE the confidence Of Shareholders
and their friends,
The report to the Cincinnati Gazette says:
We are having, to day, quite a spicy, though
good natured discussion on the subject of slavery.
A report was brought in by the committee on Bills
and Overtures, re-atirming the Assembly's prcyi-
Gus declarations as to the sinfulness of slavery, ex.
horting Northern men to discuss it more temper
perately, and Southern Christians to do all they
can to secure its speedy removal also, providing
for the appointment of a committee to report next
year what are the constitutional powers of the
Assembly in regard to it. This report, though not
as progressive as some Western anti-slavery men
wish, is very decided, and is opposed by the com.
missiuners from the South in a body. Rev. G.. S.
White, from Tennessee, made a long speech to-day
against the report. lie is a very earnest man, and
often eloquent, though he murders the Kings Eng
llsh so at times that you have to smile even annie
his most brilliant rhapsodies. His speech has
rather damaged than aided the cause he advocates
There can be but little doubt as to the passage O
the report.
This G. S. White is a recreant New Highlander
who went to Tennessee strongly opposed to Sla
f very ,!but he has conquered his prejudices, if not hi
habits of bad English.
The report continues
The Rev. Sam. Harris, of pittsfeld, Mass, in
very interesting address, gave a succinct sketch O
the position of the church in that State, vouchin,
upon its action in respect to slavery, unitarianisn
and temperance. We gathered from his remark
that on the first the church was non-committal, OF
the second in warm opposition, and on the third
uncompromisingly in favor of the most restrictiy,
law possible to be enacted.
The Moderator read a communication from tn,
Rev. X. 5. Stores, of the n. Y. church, apologizin,
for his absence, and enclosing the following reso
luton, with a request that it be brought before tn
/, General Assembly.
Resolution adopted by the General Association
p of N. Y, meeting at Madrid August %, 1854.
= Whereas: The silence of the General Assembl
of the Presbyterian Church, n. Y, at its last SEES
Q sion, on the subject of slavery, has seemed to thi
l body to be o r%etrogade movement, calculated t
f excite alarm in the minds of the friends of hu
+. manity and religion, therefore,
n Resolved, That our delegate to that body be in
e structed to express our apprehensions on this sui
ject, and to assure them that we hold in abhor
renee all such inaction, and that in continuing GU
= correspondence with ecclesiastical bodies havin
: churches in slaveholding States, we do it rattle
= that we may bear our continued and earnest test
mony against the sin Of slave-holding than t
= express the least acquiescence in SO great wicked
ness.
The reading of the foregoing produced quite
= lively feeling among the members. The Rev. Nj
a McLane, in energetic terms, protested against tn
= language and spirit of the resolution and pr
" nOunced it as offensive and insulting. The Re,
Il Mr.. Spencer moved its reference to u special con
mittee of three. Other members moved its with
a drawal, postponemcnt and lying on the table.
n was finally passed over without being made
matter of record.
The Rev. Saml. A. Booth, delegate from Main,
and the Rev.-Parker, delegate from Vernon
presented and read the reports Of the condition {
the church in the several States; that from III
latter was peculiarly eloquent on the subject
rs slavery, pronouncing it "a stupendous ~iniquity NJ
is to be apologised for or indicated by any membe
Al of a Christian church,"
The Rev. Mr.. Humfrey, delegate from Wiscol
es sin, delivered a very spirited address, depictin
to the condition of the church in that State in yer
lie favorable colors, and defining its action in regar
to temperance as favorable to a restrictive law
and to slavery as temperate opposition.
We find in a late Pittsburgh Dispatch the 70
lowing historical facts relative to the pro-slaye,
Or character of the Moderators Of the Old Scho
Assembly since the division of the church
1887:
he IIopelessly darkened seem to be the Counsels
the General Assembly Old School Presbyteria
ne Church of this country. Dead to all the sians
81 lAnti-SlaYerY nrnnress arnund II tie oil nL-nnul.