Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-26

RICHMOND, June 9th, 1856.
To THE REY. CHARLES II. REAp:
Ny Dear Sr-l haze just finished the perusal Of your
letter in the Wing Of this morning. addressed Dr. Moore
and myself He is absent from the city and although 1,
his purpose to conduct any corresponds ice that might
result from his article in the Central PTes5yferian to
which your letter proposes reply will not await his
return, for am unwilling that the erroneous views YOU
have published, with regard the position of the Old
School Presbyterian church the slavery question should
be suffered to remain uncorreced for another day on
Nor can rePrsrLhe regret that you uuasneEve seen
proper to ntrcszEs discus.s1tke tISS7 esular and
political paper. Por isons. this is not the ordi
nary or proper ebannero such Communications Discus.
ons that would be appropriate religious Journals are
out OF place here. The Ne Yo-k OJscrrer would doubt
les have given you all the spnee you needed 20 would your
OWL organ, the Christian Observer of Pbiladepha and
our own paper the Central Presby would have
Oily opened its columns your communication a. per
sonay assured yop last saturday There no ground
for your complaint that objected re publish 'the ma.
jory and minority reports Of your late assembly OH IL.
Constitutional power the subject Of slavery Tor you
have not deemed them Of sufficient importance TO pub.h
them yourself Should YOU deem ii expeden TO continue
This discussion again invite you to make Of the CO.
lumns OF the Central Presbyterian IOu are responsible
Tor whatever your selection NAV provoke from
those who not partial N either branch o our church
However select whatever field of controversy YOU NAV
pleasure 10 me TO reBember that the Mind regards
We have Tor 80 many year, cherished for zach other will
prevent either Of us from taking umbrage the pn Ian.
guage may employ in the discussion Of great princi
Piles.
would be easy without taxing the patience Of the ren
ders OF the Wig 10y few brief statements 10 make ma.
iiest The utter uucnabeness Of your positions krow
you would MOI Tor the world Intentionally in.st,te fact.
but uncOnsciO1,y your mistakes have been so numerous
that may be- compelled in noticing even part Of them
~ make my communication much longer q an would other
vice BE- necessary. Now, what l. the ain due.tn Al
issue between usf II IS this do the Old and New School
Assemblies occupy the platform on the subject d
slavery You assert that they DO You do not indeed
deny thut il ansavery body Tor not ouly al,
your Assembly at Detroit n 1850 exceedingly deplo,,
toe working Uf the shoic svseq Of slaver and dec,r
% be discipAnablc offence, by vote OF 81 tO IG-no
only did your Assembly held last mouth re,aHirm tho
Detroit fesOluoh-but there has becu msjUnty u ant
slavery IN every New school Assemby ever held an
yet Instead Of a'tnchng the least importance the c
thst the Old school shurch has been free from this
nHca element that for years has not been able
excite any disturbance in its Assembly and utterly ign,
mig the fact that u tose dsys Of progressive avci
agitation, ten Of Assemblies have nei in successio
without betty distracted by this dangerous theme W
seek ~ SLOW thar Ne occupy the platform, by briu
Ing u iutO ihc sane condemnation with yourselvesl
IL was with sUprisf that found you assuming hi DO
ton " vh paiu that pfrlsed the argument by viii,
you attempted 10 support IT, What IL Your reasoning
the suiicctf
lst. You dwell With long relish upon the fact that n
assembly Of 1918 passed resolutions more condemnstory
slavery thar tho- ~ the Ner school ,sembly OF 1876
fou solemnly caution us 20 beware how We hold YOU
countablc tor those resolutions of 1915 list gy sboq
: acknowe edge Won a. ineay descended from that a-ebl
and impal Ourselves upon the horn Of a ileitna The
y no dilemma W the ctse--tBI no more horn than up,
Che open pam Of chat hand you extend 70 Ne Bot he
= y something WOtse than dilemma. You attempt
nake o. Irresponsible Tor the resolutions Of ISIS and
you claim % b. usi What ingenious device 10 reproa
us With ~ act Shch your Assembly declares 20 be- lie a
even time u avOvs itself 70 be the Assembly!