Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-27
SLAVERY AMONG THE pREsBYTER1ANs'

SLAVERY AMONG THE PRESBA L ENit,
In the New School General Assembly the ae mes.
for the last four days has virtually been on dol
tiou "Is Slavery Sinful per THE so the af.
egat.s taking tile negative and the Northern
frmative The whole discussion arose ~ ty The com.
of the insertion, in the innlbrlty eyed of clause
mittee to whom the question a. re- The General AS.
from cer1an le,"'u =; is50 After stating thar tue
seuoy neu ~ 80 entirely settled by ihose tesoiu
lions the report goes on 10 qu'''
CONCLUSION then rearDeu eIou MAN in .)ayery ex.
.'That III. holding our ieow nau ~ Ev tho
no. ''o EASES where it is unavoidable oy 'ne
Hop ~ ths state the obligations OF guaruan'up, "
a. 5emands of humanity, Is IN oilehce III ,ne Pliup
import of that term as used IN me Dook u md treat
Wan l. Section 8, and should De regaruou "uu "0N
cd as in other Offences. ,,,;o,s
Then, after quoting from the Detroit resoiu''ohs'
the report continues: ,roo.,y
.This opinion has been re.aflirned either express!
or virtually by nearly every succeeding Assen'oy
including the last Nor do the committee anticipate
that any considerable portion OF inc pre:e -. ;ncnc
bly will either stand or doubt concerning H. vi "n,
in the least to a retrogade course. ine ,;na and
forth at Detroit-set forth simply as ooG'l.n d.
not as law or judicial decis'nn-'s now '"e' 'Ne
the settled view of our Church. an out
This norton the Southern men wished sreHe 49,
if the report was entered on the m'h"'cs' W.
they do not consider slavery all oliehce P1 ;h.d ~
Northern Delegates with ono ehcepl'Iui h,, - ans
retain it, but they did not appea 10 did The
Rev. DR.. Ross, of West Tennessee ana nes' TOW,
Parker of Virginia, quoted various po.sas so, 49,,
the Old and New Testaments showing lua. slaIe.y
was established by God Himself ana s"s'"'"ou y
Christ aud His Apostles. .;o IL. Paw Dr
The question was simply on mo1lon W ne., ~ ~.
Adams to print the majority and minority
rho Tnnntsa while an amendment was offered Dy
dr.. NILS to print the former only. Tins woIiu
nrobsbIv haye been carried at once were II moi ior
he latitude allowed in the debate aud Tue feelings
since excited. The whc!e matter, however was u,s
posed of ON Friday, BY the adoption OF me M"It'5
R.port as the settled view OF the Assembly, anu, :"
a rourt.sy after considerable dlscusson' III poo9S
Ninority Repori was ordered to be likewise P',Wt
in ,be Minutes. The General Assembly OF inc Wv
school Presbyteriaus may, therefore, 10 cohs'uHu
an anti.lavery body-not perhaps, Oh ,iG ne t,,.t
Garri.onian School, but with strong ieSnnns
way. We fear there is trouble ahead lot '"0n'
J. ErPrf"
Here We have another ranking wound from the In
sidious poison of ntermeddng fanatlclam' "ni'e
the Southern church has beer quietly pursuing "s
path Of Christian duty the prepondeTa:ng branch ol
che Northern church has inaugurated s?s'en ''
aggression designed to degrade their brethren Oh 'ne
South and aiming another blow at the BOND OF
union between the various sections OF the conteao
racv. The schism which must come, ia &c &c regret
ted but Southsrners cannot feel and act as ireeeA'
and still submit to the yoke Of inequality and oppFeS
sion. Pra,e as the Pharisaic PRISONERS may t"e
Sou,b !, driven TO the wall and all the responsibility
,f ni.cbieyous dissenaIous lies at the door OF the
a,,rreSsys North.