, 1855-05-19
From the Journal of Commerce.

From the Journal Of Commerce.
On o former occasion we made some allu-
sion to the adroit manner in which the in
quisitorial resolution offered in the New
School General Assembly, sitting at Buff
falo, BY the Rev. Dr. Thomas Of that city
from the committee on Slavery, were par
ried by the Rev DIR. Ross, Of Tennessee,
Imperfect versions of bis speech on the
occasion have been published in some Of
the religious papers, though none of them
do him full justice, and all are more or less
married with inaccuracies and misappre-
tensions We are happy in being able to
lay before our readers this eminently good
natured, witty, and talented speech, as
written out by DR.. Ross himself 1t car
ries the war into Africa so effectually,
that, although the committees resolutions
passed in modified shape, whereas DR..
Ross substitute did not pass, and probably
was not even put to the vote, every body
sees that the victory is on his side The
committees resolutions, although adopted,
will be essentially imperative while DIR.
Ross, Is which were not adopted, will go all
over the country, carrying conviction with
them that there is quite as much need Of
investigation in the North as South. We
hope our brethren Of the press will for
once give the South hearing. Many Of
them rarely do such thing. They ex-
hibit one side of the picture but not the
other. Here is something rich and racy,
good natured and sparkling from
the South-which even our " abolition
brethren" cannot read without laughing.
Give it wings, then, and both the North
and South and the interests Of truth will
be benefited thereby
The order Of the day was reached at a
quarter before seven, and the report read
again, viz:
1. That this body shall reaffirm the doc
triene Of the second resolution adopted by
the General Assembly, convened in Detroit
in 1850; and ',-- 'I .
9. That with an express disavowal o.
any intentions to be imperiinently inquisi
torial and for the sole purpose Of arriving
at the truth Of, so as to correct misappre
tensions, and allay all causeless irritation
q committee be appointed Of one from
each Of the synods Of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri, and Virginia, who shall be re
quested to report to the next General As
sembly on the following points,; l. The
number Of shareholders in connection with
the churches, and the number slaves held
by them. 2. The extent to which slaves
are held from an unavoidable necessity i'm
posed by the laws Of the States, the obi
cations Of guardianship, and the demands
Of humanity. 8, Whether the Southern
churches regard the sacredness Of the mar
riagerelation as it exists among the slaves
whether baptism is duly administered t
the children Of the slaves protesting chris
tianity, and in general to what extent, ant
in what manner provision is made for th,
religious well-being Of the slaves, &c.
DIR. Ross moved to amend the report b,
substituting the following: .
With an express disavowal Of being i'm
pertinently inquisitorial, that committee
of one from each of the Northern synod
of---be appointed, who shall be re
qnested to report to the next General As
sehbly -5f .. 1.
l l. The number of Northern church mem
abers concerned, directly or indirectly, ii
building and fitting out ships for the Afr
can slave trade and the slave trade betYeel
the States.
2. The number Of Northern churchmem
bers who traffic with shareholders, and ar
seeking to make Beey selling them negr,
clothing handouts cowhides,.