Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-27
NUMBER l2C.
X lCII vi OND WING

''"' - 'equeSts Tor AID during the year lust ci...t
".H ''e '''sen u"drr the general head al sppic.-
uo"-' l. therefore, lss amounting TO over sSsi..,
During the wear appropriations hav- been mail. =,
chu'N"- !" pe asnont of 2.7s5. Th--. "A eh,,,.h.
az" =" IN" bounds OF ~ -ynpl- aud so pre.byt,ri. A.,
- amounting To - s75 ~ - e"uieh-
IN" available re-ourrrs o the past Yea, s,,,,,n,, .,
So" OF 81 'lu more than tor the Previous wear Tha
o. ,hr pa' year reached Ell .usS having
'' :" s-,s'" 10 meet sppfopria ious made q, tb, =,
mount OF $500. The liabilities thereto,, a., ,s -
"',,,' rN''u"d IT. rrSouTers April I,t Isss ss7Ys
The r'tort wa- adopted
The resolution providing IN, ero.,i,, . .,.
port ct disabled mliist-fs aad their families
u provides that ministers pay - year and cburrL sH
year ior hNo wears and that uo minister ln, ,n s
uibutiig To the fund shall b- entitled "a, L.. -. '
That the widows aud families Of snch mni-r., ~ m t'u
ut"ir circumstances, shhi receive support rom ,h r.
Hl-o ~ regard TO the distribution OF lin. in,.,,
und-~hch alone j. to br distributed S, " '' '
however the resolution rrcon.ide,ed and -,
mitted. -"u "e'H-
The committee ON systematic ben.yol-pee mad.
to the Assembly Adopted 'ee" made
The Assembly then al journed
NKW School PEEssYrgRiAS GExyR,t .ss,,
E'g"" Ddy.-A resolution ecmmending the new yo,s.
h'' OF tie American Bible Society tn supply every ,
]! ,n the United States, With bible, was passed
Delegates To foreign bodies we're Illuminated ., a.
Assembly, ih u resumed the slavery di-cu--un tn. p
Dr. Boyd, Of Virginia made al able speech ''''
Rev NJ Reed, ot Richmond Va. sad he did NOT own
lie mini
ne represents, own -lave> We of H.. south c,,,, =.
D. kno~n here "a saveholders ia the church Th. i ~
lT"k aud bold position We accept Sout.r systn f
slavery lou accept the mail system of the Uni,, ST..
DO You approve OF tile Sabbath partof il
We occupy TN same ground as o slavery We do no,
approve the eva, oi the system. You alike r.ponsi
he Tor municipal evils and evils in the marri,e. ,i,;
because you accept the laws OF the general sysI.p
- We OF the south prefer the -ytem oil -avrrya.iti.
'a'et 'ian anarchy About the guns This order Of Dis
oplne which has leen reported by the majority i v,
stood snd has always been acted upon at the S1b m
our Southern gun When YOU follow this order y. ,,,
~ith YOU. w 's'ee
tile sin per s. lnnOoenee is the exception and yo -
compel "a, tn prove our Innocence, according to lis, c
,l"r We repudiate the doctrine There is f,l-ity in
aNlads and Channinss Argument. Jesus Chri.t c,,
drmued lying, adultery, &c except slavery hn, -
r'llrr to regulate thi- sin. sS
What l. your doctrine of humanity Tlerc j. ~L,,.
Ne diifer We are qubbing upon thi. question, ,i,L -
the North or 1t tue south. We Loln., ,,,. -, a.
Io"Ancr win The duiie- Of humanity A. W. understand
lc "n MeAre trying to odo our duty ourselves aud
our slaves and our brethren the masters Ayit.ton rn
do no good II fyour feelings are wounded Ly ,ur ,
encr here speak out We will leave you if you ,.,
After several other speeches the Question taken up-
on adopting the majority report when il was apt.i nv
large majority.
Alter very long debate upon the motion to p,o, the
ninny slavery report in The minutes tb. rnfi,, 80 ~
decided ia the affirmative.
Thornton y Mills on behalf OF those voting /, the neg.
alive protested against the printing promu eating view.
Which acre lot entertained by the Assembly
The Convention adjourned.
OlD SCHOOL PREsBYTERIAN GENERAL ALAssENBLY-Eio6tb
Day-lhe report on theological seminaries came au in
order The report OF the committee whom the reports
oi various semnaries were referred pres.nI th.;r -,
through the Rev. Dr. Hewitt The various i,.. or b
report were read and adope seriafia The nomination,
tor officers in the several boards OF directors of thes.
inaric- made.
The Rev. Richard W. Dickinson d. D. of New York
CITY, was nominated professor OF ecclesiastical history
aud pastoral theology in the Western Theological Ss
~, At Alvghauy city, Pa The Rev Mr. B-sttie non;n.
ha
The committee recommended the Danville Theological
Seminary to the prayers and affections of the whole church
Adopted with amendment recommending measures ,o M
dos the institution. Adjourned
l Ia the proceedings published few DAYS ago the Rev
Dr. Act tariand the moderator OF the Assembly "a. made
~ -Iy: AZ 20 Slavery, sir never heard rnark un,,
the evils OF the system which could subscribe TO-
IL appeArs the moderator made such remsrk Wha,
NE ud iy was that he extensively acquainted in h.
southern St4tes and that be never met with maj, or
woman who did not admit that slavery an evil I'LL
the sho ion controversy drove them in selfdefenc to
take different grorud.'
IHE CANELs-lt has already been announced that the
sp-load OF eamels intended carry across the Texan
prnirie- had arrived safely Matagorda Bay CORES,
ponient OF the y. o. PieayUHe thus speaks Of them
We went aboard the ship supply, mpeIed by curiosi.
~ to see the wonderful beasts. They lodged below
we'll sheltered from the bad weather and had three Ar,L
ani two TURKS 10 attend their aants The shin I'D
nouehi them along voyage from myruA, cons, qurntly
the poor animals had been confined in very narrow place
INl.
ding several young ones ut which wa- born ON IN.
'osaSr, ~ the vicinity Of the Tralr-W Winds in eou--
9arce 81" ~hici the Jolly Jack tars called il Tr.dr-
Wind The others had various Arabic curnnn.n, Int n
B. intended tn name them aer the States or the Un,on
which would be highly appropriate '
They are very patient animal, scarcely ever u.rn,
~'n"i hut are extremely be;crent ImOng them.slyr.
itr.qnrng all the watching aud care that can h. l.t,
ell "' u'em To prevent them from biting each Other
Ihe'e we're t~o or thee shat boosted Iwu humrs bu,
te myoity had only one. IL j. supposed they viii prove
uf T-x.s
camel all certainly be- valuable there t an five ho
-i' country ln some respects resembling the desert
plains oi the East IL substtute grass in the place of
sand They can carry enormous weights aud can bear
heavy iaugues and long continued joururys-thus being
oi great service to our armies the frontiers The onIS
difficulty to bc apprrhendcd j. from th. cim.t. In .int
ir thr cold will weigh most vigorously them To this
ho~cver they ohy hecome gradually accustomed and the
annual becoming Ily hccimated there viii be- no luther
trouble about that
They will carry without stopping e,rer, n, to,, t,
N'- immense weights at baggage and stores under hot
hrcin- sun, the fatigue of which would snon kin b,,,
iy importing great many the United site. .i .oon
nave considerable breed Of Csmes the W.stsru Con-
hncut u NAV be- said to Columbn- honor that .he b,,
tkcu The lead u Introducing those powerful ,is t viE
'' among us Tor TIE conquests uf peace surpas those
' "'F 10 arrived 40 the bay OF Matsgords on Monday
4vcuirs May II. The morning the animal, sere a.
sen ashore, aud 40 last regained their liberty The nab
liA crowded around thcu With pardouable CURIOSITY to
behold the huge, uncouth, snima- and many were The
Sensible comparisons gwen vent ~ the occasion Tb,
Arabs lud Turks, Who had dresse them selves In irb fi
'' ''-'.W', we're Kept busy explaining the inqui.i.
tive crowd Vow aud then. Camel n u,c erces. of ts
l'' would run with terrible oapiuE aud kicking among
the people Who would consequently give Il ill foop t
Enn.oi in That evening they ~ started for their Iesns
non n regular Eastern orier, for distant carav.n
Na',rlo,s Pn~rRy,rio> or rus Lur OF a sos~,s.
'.l'-r-Niss p. Ann q Kgun. Young ladv from u.,c,r
Niinc. Who b. ~ Medheld Mass. on a visit lat uiyhi
foW " "cocN' itt the house of her friends w. state
of s"mnirou'I-n aud sakcd on high cmlsnknrnt In.
o pond her hv r shrick- brought fo h,t rs.rt,or.
Nourc man iy te of Daniel " Curtis fu l sbo,
c"d 90 BE- pis>ing aho plunged into thc water a ,i
h'r irom drowning and took her mmcatei, t, be-, I.
~ 'op wa~ called aud sncceed'd W. re-,.cit-fng her
h -hr r nov doing seil Too much praise cannot b. BE-
slowed upon W. Curtis Tor rskug his o~n RG. Ia ..ys
Mis- klgou.- BOSTON Farsiisr Friday
NJ \. Armstrong ~ Washington publishes a
rilcf u'ie information % the nuniler of the ho.ls
Id', now operating against the settlements in OREGON
ur cocncy and capacity or carrying on tbe sar ,.,
ther possessions in horses snd cattle and cous t the con
en' ha' 'he country uo~ the seat ~ lot 10 the
"hie-, unless the most efficient steps be taken