Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-24
y. b. KEAS. Sec'y.
lCCNNuN ICATRD

lCosNuN IcATED.
10 the Rep. Hessrs T. Y. Moore and N ID. HcSs Editors
Of the Central Presbyterian, Richmond:
GESTLENES Your letter OF ne l7th in reply 10 mine
Of the 9Th, received. that my request
hat ou should publish the ms orty ard minority reports
presented to late General Assembly, the Consttu
ona power of the Assembly the subject slavery
aud also the letter OF the Southern delegates their
constituents would have involved labor aud required
considerable in your columns but regret thar you
should have deemed the request unreasonable nssmuch
your article of the l4th virtually opens the whole sub
ect referred in these dOcumcut,-eaving the truth
half told the besi-mysyiug your readers-plncing
me and those with whom. identified, in position
which neither the facts OF history acts and ntet
tons will warrant.
The publication of the reports and letter referred To-
would in my Judgment, the interest of truth and
might have saved time, words and Tiendof which
of Us have any spare.
With respect the article copied from the y. Y Cou
Enquirer into your paper OF the 29th ult touching
the sciion of late Assembly the slavery question
have only 10 that out OF ten papers which tell und
my notice secular and religious, that the only news
paper in the city OF New York which contained sac, re-
port Of the dios OF the Assembly, of the sub-Lluc
OF its scon Had you quoted from the New York Ubser-
'cr the Journal of Commerce. you would have exhbi
ted t., Assembly under very .ifercnt character.
confess tutt was Sonuwhc. sr-o7is":, otl-
ers that almost the ouiv anu tar h ,Jie 20 Inv
knowledge. toe ""y report from the city q Nv York
Nh,ro tie assembly sat which gave tn 'ui- col1s
action, the from which your eVtrac:s
taken
But admitting all this to have been accidental ta;r
as would prefer believe, pass 10 observations
upon your ar1le in the Central Presbyterian the
l4th inst Referring very pontedly 10 letter addressed
by the Southern delegates In the mnisteS snd neBb,
! Ut churele IN the svr-holdug Stat,s yol -ay
hot share g"'' yt ~ uaY Ia r<peSS SETTLED
atdgoH 70 rhs Ole. scfOot -.ci sou c'aigc with
'Jtdstaoi pr yrcs..rc d"t-StIltry jO'-t.O, I'll
Assembly: Won rep. here the South az rrosr-
ig 6eaI.t futy les. and less egery gar ~ yoL represent
stultiing ours-lves Dy treating the language OF the
Detroit resolutions toiT in $500 and iyu0s
now; charge with SgeciGi p3sGdng" you charge
with SRisrcpTesetdfioH Of your position IN rcgarifo
the s.ef Of aoeyy" while you insuuate, tnAi
in order ito soTc oHTSeiueS fS0E HE ooilq Of our ~
ton -e bsvo attempted 10 make the i,spression the,
yoTr A24r,abiy led fbs diisGsers gerS" IN
You represent us 'tslriag testimony against
~ M,Droookel a"d gntdted Jor, rteh Is not true NDu
SAY have allowed ,eii"gs Of bostty long CHERISHED
- 10 arp our gnei, II blind TO jdets plain 4,
Gyaf 10 al tie lsil Jss" Yon add to this picture of
our deprayy which YOU say at greves you TO reveal
that "go, rsi say 1sci and eii5sra,cly that Il IL not
fT1ic that the Old School AssGaIig snGsrtais re
riea. ifh ours Or oeeiDie' a'y such platform "a r. do
this question
! Thus much Messrs. Edturs hy way Of u synopsis Of
you- arucc with respoc' to ia .npeact menis of 1ysei
inionr sigieis OF the letter in and IT, r.
,pUTon OF tho proaoun- or tie sentences H. tue
yotp quos'iOus the has been II a.. al Cd IL has
not oeen intended and sn4 chrsril!Y Icce az co.,
recton. Your argument proofs from 'Wspalers
&c &C. have yet adyered OF tfese in their
lluce. What Wish you and your readers 10 ponder IT,
the picture YOU have dawn Of nysei! auc my fellows i
the picture 10 me- not ht 10 hold plac-
pupi;s in I've church, ia tG community Mesrs Edto-s
have Inward tt noe lev 4 tEosc ci or
| branch Of the church, who know Us beat vii
readily accept this pot' Al, at you ADDS whilst among
our osr people, you will LIT gain cry bodyg credcnce
at once; they will be apt T. val nj hear Our reply
To thSt reply nov address NJ sell speaking or my
companions under npeachuen far az have reason
to hr nat their views aud feelings correspond with my
o'., and for my'>E when l unde- the necessity Of
/ dO.rg n.
l. You charge the sgner Of TIC letter ito the minis
! tets aud Of the Constitutional Prcsbytari-g
church. fssidu. in he s',vaho ling States (oi which
-g'e,- s,Dsn, your article u be one with having
gone cot OF the way TO cEp'ass tit eied anagOnism
10 Cd School ChufchN The pIoGi which you rely
70 s.0staniiatH this charge s If Je.cciyt the logical OF
ler u sTtiale IN the quotaiio which you ve frYm
our letter. as follows
ave would therefore say 70 ouJ brethren in the slave
holding States, let umtcdly stand by our beloved
Ohurcn all it, interests Let there no attentions
or dissebtious among Let imagine that By
changing his ecclesiastical he can get rid o
this agitation entirely the Church juIieatOres In
churches tmay be suppressed for brief perio1-
But cannot be- always These very churches where
the subject has beeu particularly discussed for few
years have given the srOhgea testimony against the sys
ten Of slavery. Aud The most sap9ffcia acquaintance
with them will satisfy an candid man that they entertain
the views. aud constantly liable 10 The ntrplUc
ton OF the subject into their jrdcftOes We believe that
nine-tenths Of membership further discus
sTI - The qLcsuCn-and tLItW may lay aside al g
prenendoD- ~ Jpy necessity for separation
part II tic Assembly sBOrd hereafter take any steps
Oward Lo exercise VI discipline on tccount OF slave
/ hoding-iurihor at least than the decision Of
Judicial brought from lover CUuft-o IL H. deciding
judicial u should conclude that the relation Of mas
ter and servant IN my Ggse offence shall united
" dissolve our connection viib thgt Lod. We shall
Join ipY other branch O the fhurcb thai has Northern
Connection aud who're should be tanty liable to
tine 'cessity Of another separation but should form
southern organization aud devote our energies 70 tbc
great work Of dinusng the principles II our CONNIE.
Christianity throughout tie region where Got has cat
our iot Al present. however repeat terr Is no re
orsa'y for pufsuug such cOuHe. 10 aniirip g.
ha' DO siil iy1r occur. We belong ioa b,ach Of ti,
tnnrc' whose distinguishing prirs.ie eo.tiy Of or
nimiIs'i1u. Gi grant at so ar ..e DIT &c "a utt.
ad Clutch, .sifb 'hc Ii'. and tg coma tr,',, az finf
~ % nJ our sclvn. and ao-ng Tor the Y,' m Oufcom.
MOI. county 4US he entire iiniiy VI men
qIp', ne Paragraph entire Tor the sake Of 90 r. i, sen.
tances which Jou hlYe omitted
Nov 70 the facts We had been ontrasloi ~ rcpr,
sent sX Synods 10 the General Assembly the action OF tr
Assembly sa- nportantn -elf the umc. we're peculiar
The acton. Aud our part IN " liable W hss srcsa,
en prove 70 he u.src2fescnteio r misundorstoo il ti
pre predicted that eiutc.l., a.. - tsse-,tlv c.o,,
80 1rgCf 1e pf"cfs. i,th.' o. southern portion VI ..
hc d-iFei' 81 o. a urdrI thrss circumstance .
rif Do o. b. rUu1 % 90 in tho iany.tg, al tie irt.
'r' ~ aodr 9rf cO- uen. with rrie 70 t.e to-
cent aciiJh N The General Assembly o tie sabef oJ sfa
rfrg AID 90 nab such -uggsions 90 our future
o. hr ciTrpps0Hrs i rhirh are gia-sd seem 10 IL,
niand" We we're aiming. rn good faith 10 pronot.
.fNHN.rf PH'Hlt AhN ItbtNNllIf ~ OBJ cNurcNr-
W The South With specil reference 10 tle o,e gs,s
ho" f eargf We bad orperencod the unhappy ea~r,s
~ afai1n ~ ioruVr years, Country va uIguet.
"s .e'tment' we're entertained ~ different az. iors
j ~ dheNnt ohurches a. a. shall he con ,elied %
"J' a. ttse 10 your b,snch o. The church. nccorlin.
~ ~ zen ''cO,ds thr "NeW 9,ool" on almos,
my "'hei -,acl beam tie 20 on o. ifa-. aud We DO
s licd upon ~ ire our ground and consider AZ,
t'se or prob bc changes alircsscd our constituent
." 'he terms which so deemed best suited 10 promote N,