The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-23
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AsskRBLKs.
New SchooI-seventh Day.

new Sch0Ol-Scvcnth Day.
THE SLAVERY DISCUSSION CONTINUED.
mere was larger attendance than usual ut the meet
sng sf the Assembly yesterday, and much interest wa
manested In the subject under discussion. Before thu
qusstsn-ths constitutional power Of the Assembly
asvszy-came up, the following report was made BY
ne committee to which the subject had been refsrrei
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The report was adopted.
From the milesgs report, which next read 1t ap-
pears that the amount paid into the funds Of the Assem-
ply for the mileage Of mem bers 81 11s 3d. while the
tos AL s., zen .a smo S..a to N6os.
Ton pending at the adjournmet Wednesday taken
DR.. PARKER who had the floor at the time resumed
his remarks should net, said h., have said soythng
more upon the eubsc were 1t for one consdera lon
u Sss afraid that might not havs been understood in
wia' said lren&ked that We, holding the views
CO upon this subject are placed in unpleasant pre-.
dicaent with regard to the feeling ia the community
the position Of an accused party and tha is of the
reasons why feel sensitive upon It, and desire h.t
we should be fully Understood Now, desire to move,
troit resoluu rs in the majority report be
struck out all the rest Of the report meets with my
yestsrds aSsat the MaaEei and artillery thioI the
Illustration unhappy He said that the fortress
had been left with only gum but that str is pop
he Win 1t s0M %s sS
taken he waa not appointed 70 manage artillery TO
use guns st AL Then another brother, speaking his
wife, pssd such oily and unctous language that felt as
II jug OF rclssses had been broke all But the
quesM is Is I. y-org that . master should have
right, or that II can bs jus.idsd. under all circum
s.snc.s How is y With regssd to slavery The colorsd
in their own country have they been = thou and
years in bondage II We End them degraded here,
how is it that where tnsy have been longea'
they are stil more degraded? II slavery dsgrsdes
them, 1t slsc educates them. Who sent to Liberia
the men who are now ia tbs chairs Of chief justices
ters who have educated them at their own homes and
ssnt them to hst country And In fact In spite Of al
their bondage there Is degree Of improvement which
comes along with their condition saves mixed up
they are With CHRISTIANS, and parAking as they must
some Of the benefits of civilization. Let he under
stood. If slavery took cultivated and reduced heu
position, would be against it with all my heart. Now
don't approve Of the syrtem Of slavery and wish
was done away vi h. neither do approve Of the Russian
government and would desire that our form Of govern
nent was estatshed in Russia instead of the despoisu
NEEDED and hey VIII S own & In r 20 Ss
the question Of slavery it looked upon az ain By
this Assembly, want it to say SO.
Rev. s. CUTTER was here introduced to the
ticn, and in accordance with previous arrangement
addressed upon the subject OF systematic bsnevolonce
ned IN snd At the ds Of his
sumea and the Assembly addressed by Or. WisRer
who spoke to The following eeot:Hs sail IL appeared
slavery much institution, established by God
% TIE marispe IeAtcn, or that of the father to the
child BE took the position understood, That slavery
evil and he ais, said that whenever the blacks
the South hal acquire sufficient IN diligence they might
evoiu.ionize What and may wife, hen she 10 strong
remember, when quoting the Apostle Paul on The susjcc
OF authority, he copnenced with the relations Of nus
band and wife rsmarkng that he b.gsn With the ten
be began with the enderest and ended with the tough
est" (Iaugh'er.) DR.. Wisner here recommended CON
wards the Southern members. Let treat them, SAID
he, as brethren; don't speak Of them harshy,
ard as II they were already excommunicated from til,
church OF God. He concluded by recommending thu
wkole of the majority report.
Rev. Or. Ross rext addressed the Assembly. He began
BY .ayg that he was going into The Scripture argument
Dr. BrMAN Of Troy doubted the propristy Of entering
upon an entire dscusson OF the subject Of slavery The
question, be said was In regard to the constitutional
power Of the Assembly it. and he hoped that al
other issues would be ruled out.
Judge JsoP understood that the report opened thu
whole subject and he hoped the largest liberty would b,
allowed to broth or Ross.
DR.. BEMAN waived bis objection
Dr. Ross proceeded to soy that.he not slavehold
err although that floor he might advocate the
view OF the subject. There 10 man. said he In THU
house who In the matter Of slavery, has undergone
'aves, to the amount of $40 0O0 and not worth
lar but do not mean to say that in that emancpa
away all was worth still, in the provdeE ce of God il
all gone. Now, have rays BEEN in favor Of slavery
agitation, ard in respect to thA have always differed
from my Southern brethren. l have always bsen
upon every suec, Calculated ' to bring out
ton consider that the Bible is better understood now
in the South than formerly in reference to slavery
This ia of the results OF the agitation DIR. Ross here
spoke Of the false pressions which had been crested in
regard the South by "Unclc Toms Cabin" All the
mites, all the isolated Of crime there piled
and Yet he continued not one Of thsm is more AWFUL or
horrible than the murder OF Dr. Parkman of Bos-
ton This agitation, have said makes the Southern
slavery When they had been told that it was sin pr
&C. and that the Bible said they scosd at those VII,
s ss
they came to know what It said upon the subject. DR.
Ross then referred to the Detroit resolutions and said
that they were . gum-elastic affair." which can b
stretched contracted at pleasure. Trey were evi
IDENTIFY drawn up to suit all opinions and capable
any Interpretation. Now, when man chargss viii
recognise but what to be such in that book
want him to prove 1t out Of that book, for know tina
Tempt to run away ow The subject. on the Of h
difference In the TRANSACTIONS ala the alleged faults of thu
Greek and Hebrew originals deny, In regard to thii
matter ef individual liberty that there is such thing
that 1t is not effected BY the relations OF life Evcy
who into this world has his rights and ibsr
ties prescribed by the condition in which he Is BE
is subject to the authority OF the father in the family to
,he authority ofth laws OF the community In -hich he
lives, and to the government of his country be 1t
public despotism. To show that slavery was sup
ported by the Bbe he read the 2lst chapter Of Exodus
and preceded TO comment upon It at length.
Dr.. WsNER-Dces not the Bible sustain poygamy2
DR.. Ross-Yes sir, and shall explain that afterwards
Tho speaker here read the 25h chapter Of Lev.icus
which he also commented upon. In regard to property
in slaves, he said he did not contend that you the
body and fcui OF the man. but simply his services The
Bible says the wife IL also sold. But that not the
case among the Jews only for Ia the practice although
In somewhat enerent senge in this country, we'll
amcrg the Nahometans, for even among us women are
purchase with money and are not always left to thei'
cwn free choice. Why, lady friend Of mne speaking
Of elegant young GILL ra,d that she was married to an
old repusive ard hateful man, but that she would nc
more allow him to take her BY the hand than fhe
would allow baboon to touch her. If 1t not for
his monsy-that was his only recommendation
This Doctor Ross said he considered legal prostitution
this connection from which there release for