The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-23
PRESBYTERIAN GExERAL AssEaBLKs.


New School-9eventh Day.
TIE SLAVERY DISCUSsION CONTINUED.
1nsre was larger attendance than usual at the meet
- the Assembly yesterday, and much interest wa
qasssa-ths constitutional power Of the Assembly
Mavsy-cams up, the following report WAS made By
the committee to which the subject had been refsrrei-
ssa Prs.Si1'ssry Of Nsx York BY eyertre inquire
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The report was adopted.
From the milesge report, which next read 1t ap-
pears that the paid Into the funds Of the Assem-
bly, for the mileage Of bers - lis 0S while the
totas expenses smouatsd to ~ 6eS.
ton pending at the adjournmet Wednesday taken
DR.. PARKER, who had tho floor at the ttms rssuued
his remarks should met, said h. have said soything
more upon the eubsct were 1t for consdera lion
y Eas afraid that might not havs bsen understood in
90 upon this subject placed In unpea asant pre-.
d,canent With regard to the feeling ia the community
90 arc placed hoI0 ~ the North
the position Of an accused party and thai is of the
reasons Why We feel sensitive upon It, and desire ,hst
we should be fully understood. Now, desire to move
troit resolut ns in the msjority report be
struck out all the rest Of the report meets with my
yesterday as,at the Maato and artillery, thoI the
illustration WAS most unhappy He said that the fortress
had been left with only eun but that s,r pop.
he IT. the i0x al sS
taken As wsa not appointed 10 manage artillery or TO
use guns st AL Then another brother speaking OF his
wife, used such oily and unctoua language that felt as
II jug Of rcasses had been broke all But the
quesM Ia, Is Il T.org that master should have .u-
right or that IT bs justiasd under all circum.
stances How si With regard to slavery? The colored
in their own country have they no been thou and
years in bcndsgef II We fnd them degraded here
how how it that where they have been l0ngsat
them, 1t !aso educates them. Who sent TO Liberia
the men who are now ia ths CHAIRS Of chief justices
ters who have educated them at their own homes and
ssnt them to thst country And II fact In spite Of all
their bcnesge there is degree Of improvement which
they are wih Christians and partakne as they must Of
some Of the benefits Of civilization. Let bs under
to bondage degrading them and reducing them to lower
position, would b against it with all my heart Nov,
don't approve Of the system Of slavery, and wish II
was done away With; neither do approve Of the Russian
government and would desire that form Of govern
ment was esaeshed in Russia instead Of the despots
medied and they Win in Gods own Time In regard to
the question OF slavery il it looked upon as ain BY
this ia assembly, = % want it s to say :a, 50:
tion, and in accordance with previous arrangement
addressed it upon tho subject Of systematic bsnevolsnce
pursued in Enslsnd. At the conclusion Of his re-
sumed and the Assembly addressed by DR.. Wsner,
who spoke to The following esot:Hs faia ii appeared
slavery much institution, established BY God
. TIE marisee IeAtcn, that Of the tahsr to the
vas an evil and he sss aid that Whenever the backs
the South hal acquire' suclsn. u diligence they NIGH
,e,oiu.ionize What. and ~is hen she Is strong
remember when quoting the Apostle Paul on The susjcc
OF authority he copeneed with the relations Of nus
dsrsst relation in life. friend by my side sa,d sYes
he began with the tenderest and ended with the tough
est" (Iaugh'er.) Or. wisnsr here recommended CON
clatory ~ the best that could be pursued to
wards the Southern nembsrs. Let treat them, sale
he M bre'bren; don't speak Of them hsrshly,
and 90 II they were already excommunicAted from tn,
church OF God. He concluded by recommending ths
whole Of the majority report.
Rev. Or. Ross next addressed the Assembly He began
by .ay that he was going into The Scripture argument
Dr. BsaAS, Of Troy doubted the proprlsty Of entering
upon entire discussion OF the subsct Of slavery The
question he said, In regard to the constitutional
power Of the Assembly it. and he hoped that Ill
other issues would be ruled out.
Judge JsoP understood that the report opened up
allowed to brott or Ross
LII. nEMAN waived Dis 0kjecCl0n.
Dr. Ross proceeded to say thathe VAS not slavehold
er although that floor he might advocate the
view Of the subject There not man, said he In thiz
greater sacrifice than have. have smanclpatsd my
Paves, to the amount of $40 0O0 and not worth
DS mot to 9s e
away all was worth sti In the providsI CO Of God it
al gone. Now have alsays been in favor OF slsvery
from my Southern brethren. have always bssn
IN advosste OF II, as 4 am In favor OF agitation
light life OF the Gospel In quence Of this ata
sn consider that the Bible is better understood now
in the South than formerly in reference to slavery
spoke Of the false which had been creSed in
regard the South by "Unclc Toms Cabin.n ALI the
AZ the ,s isolated M & cases o. ~s - ;Is thsr: piled
and yet he continued not Of them ID more awful or
horrible than the murder OF Dr. Paykman Of Boa.
men better scouainted With the hse ia reference to
slavery When thsy had been tcld that it was sin per
e: and that the Bible said th.y scosd At those VII,
drespect but their feelings towards It changed when
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
IDENTITY drawn up to suit all opinions and capable
being sinner want him TO prove IL from the Bible.
recognise lin but what Il stated be such that book
want him to prove y out of that book for know ths
tempt to away nom the subject the ground Of the
difference In the transations az the alleged faults of the
Greek and Hebrew originals deny, in regard to this
matter e individual liberty that there Is such thing
that II s not effected BY the relations OF lfe Eva ~
who into this world has his rights and llbsr
ties prescribed BY the condition in which he s BE
subject TO the authority Of the father in the family to
The authority Of the laws o. the community In hich be
lives, and TO the government Of his country be 1t
public or despotism To show that slavery was sup
ported by the Bbe he read the 2ls chapter Of Exoda
and proceeded TO comment upon It at length.
Dr.. WsNER-Does not the Bible sustain poygamy?
DR.. Ross-Yes, sir, and shall explain that afterwards
Tho speaker here read the 25th chapter Of Levicus
which hs also commented upon. In regard to property
in slaves be said he did not contend that wn the
body and fcui Of the man. but simply his services Tho
Bible ys the wife ID also sod But that was not the
case among The Jews only for Ia the practice although
In somewhat eerent sense in this country, we'll as
amcrg the Aahometans, for even among us women are
purchas with money and are not always left to their
cwn free choice. Why, lady friend OF mne speskiDe
Of an elegant young GILL sad THAT he WAS married to
old, repusive ard hateful man, but that she would
more allow him to take her BY thu hand than che
would allow baboon to touch her. If 1t were not for
his monty-that was his only recommendation.
This Doctor Ross said he considered legal prostitution
this IL connection from which there release for II
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