The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-29

THE Dutch REFORMED CHURCH ON THE SLA-
( VERY QuEsrloN--The late General Synod of
! the Dutch Reformed Church, in this city,
after several days debate, refused to admit in
| to the Synod the delegation of the church from
| the State of North Carolina, because it would
bring into their councils the disturbing ele-
ment of Southern slavery. Thus, another
of what Mr.. Calhoun, in his last speech
in the United States Senate, called the bind
ing cords of the Union, has been snapped
asunder, in the division Of another Christian
church into church North and church
South. The first and most important of these
church ruptures was that of the great Metho
dist denomination, into two sectional bodies
Next followed the new school Presbyterian
and the Baptists OF the large Protestant de-
nominations the only ones that retain ma
iicnal organization, including the gospel re-
cognization Of the institution Of slavery, are
the old Calvnistic ironside Presbyterian and
the Episcopal churches. But the Methodist
Baptist and new school Presbyterian divisions
represent in both sections of the Union suf
ficient body of CONFERENCE.-The to keep alive the
slavery agitation North and South as a re-
ligious element, whatever, the compromises
and adjustments of politicians and statesmen
The action of the Dutch Reformed Synod in
the exclusion from their councils Of twenty
eight Of their churches in North Carolina, is
but the swapping Of another of those cords so
impressively dwelt upon by Mr. Calhoun in his
last memorable speech, detailing the various
powerful agencies at work for the dissolution
Of the Union.
In this view, whatever Of other political
sins may be laid at the door OF the hierarchy
of the Roman Catholic church, in their exemp-
ton from this faint of discord aud division
upon Southern slavery, they are certainly en-
titled TO credit. On the other hand, the
widening divisions among the most nu-
morously represented and popular Of
our Protestant churches admonish us of The
gathering strength, from year 10 year, OF the
anti-slavery agitation as a religious sentiment
in the North, and Of the defence which slavery
is proportionately securing, from sense Of
religious duty, in the South. IL is in this
aspect OF the question, more than 10 any other
| that we may look with serious apprehensions
to the perpetuity of this Union and it is in
this particular lew of the subject. too, that all
! the resources Of the conservative Constitu-
| tional and Union-loving masses OF the people.
irrespective Of sections, sects aud old political
| parties, will be needed to stem the torrent Of
sectional and religious fanaticism in 1856
/
Tiny DoS'T SEEM TO MIND 1.-THE Albany
/ iRas, (rcad out some time before in referring
| TO the expulsion of John Van Buren, from The
| democratic party by the Cabinet organ at Wash
| ington, says:-
Every day. after the King Of Tarary has set down TO
his rrast and eaten copousy OF hoseesh aud drunken
freely Of mares milk he orders his herald proc aim
the asst and the West that Whereas he the Bother of
| the sun and Father Of the Moon has dnod the mo-
mar chs the rest 81 the world permitted to sit
down eat There Is but parallel the comic
srepson az the Tartar chief The common scold III the
Washington rn,on-the of Tartars In acdity
and 10 read John Van Buren, ont OK
tie democratic party, II takes its oxhorn and blows
ii generously 20 the southward pronouncing that Mr.
Van buren, shall not ~ 70 the board with the de-
The proclamation will be heele about s. much a. that
~ The horse. dining monarch from his tents on the
steprcs Of Asia who regulates tho law or international
cuity With quite much authority the Upya does
Il at of politics In these States
Pretty good for an outsider Shouldn't won
der IL the softs after consuming all the spoils,
were 10 confrive. as we'll as the rest Of the de-
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