The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-02

Rams South had NO such leaning u - united on
this subject and II II only necessary ior % 20 nave
go to- Let us have an organization nrst. and then
II there are any propositions for union, let tncm IS
entertaiuesl when we stand on An equni ioo.ns ~
the Old Bchool, and can with proprif.y trea, ~.
them. He favored the adoption 81 the resoiutgu
noticed BY Mr.. Cooke, of Tennessee, expressing tne
willingness of the body to unionon fair ana non
orabfe terms.
Hon. VIM Cooke, Of Tenn. was glad to see tna'
the Convention was progressing to union OF SOD
timent on the proper course to be adopted. He
compared the position Of the New school BODY, 10
that Of the children Of Israel In the wilderness;
and he would say to them as Moses ala, st s'
st II and see the salvation Of God" Wehave taken
the advanced ground In the battle Of the Country
and ne thought DIR. Ross in urging this POSITION
had done more for the country, than I'll the poI'r
clans i'm it. Now we have taken this step-shaiI
we retreat from 1t. and lose all the moral influence
which accompanies 1t. Away with this stampede ior
| the Old school. He thought with his friend VINO
| had last spoken, tMr. Jarnigan, OF Tenn1 that
when the New School had placed itself IN pro
per position then 1t might 60 to the Old Schooi on
| principle and no other way He would then go to
them in snch a way AS to preserve ms seIfespsc.
ami be able to hold up his head when hearing tue
matter alluded to afterwards. Let US not aespise
| small things--we are q small band; but we are
| band of brothers and trust, We are the children
1 of God. Stand by her and at last you VIII see
| your church coming up out OF the wiaerhes'
leaning on the arm of her beloved, as fair as the
army with banners" He was in favor OF the attn
resolution, except slight change to be made to
give the Old School Assembly time to meet before
the meeting of the Convention called
! DIR. Newton, of Miss, would say, in behalf
of his Mississippi brethren, that their position was
two fold-first for the organization, and secondly
for offering the hand of friendship to their breth-
rem of the Old School, He was in favor OF engratt-
ing the latter idea the resolution calling on the
Convention for the formation of a permanent or
| ganization. He thought that the measures adopt
| ed by the Cleveland Assembly, were more fully
| abolition in their character than any ever passed
before; he could not be twitted with the taunt-
| sWhy did you not separate before!" lie vouched
for the support of the Presbyteres of Texas If the
resolutions were adopted
DR.. Boyd sta d he had received alstter from tho
editors of the Central Presbyterian, with regard to
some remarks made by him Monday. He read the
letter which written, to correct his statement
that that paper urged that the discussion of sla-
very "was not inappropriate to the General Assem-
| bly, The editors state, that while they object
strongly to the introduction of the slavery discus
sion into the GeneraAssembly. yet they object to a
refraining from this discussion being rule of COM
munion. The letter also alludes to alleged misre-
presentations on doctrinal differences which DR..
| Boyd replied to-
The Convention then adjourned until o'clock.
| NIGHT SESSION.
At O'Clock the Convention resumed its session.
Rev. DR.. Newton, of Miss, resumed the floor and
proceeded to discuss the points of doctrinal differ
ence between the Old School and New School, He
deprecated obstinacy on the part of both branches
of the Presbyterian church, and urged that after
| the organization of the New School Presbyterian
Synod of the U. g., that tender of friendship be
| made to the Old School.
Mr.. Morrison. of Mo-, did not consider 1t necessa-
| ry to make at all the speech now, which he would
| have thought necessary to have made three days
| ago. The subject of reunion had been fully and
| thoroughly discussed. lie represented Usage Pres
| bytery, the farthest one West, which had IN
structed him to urge union with the Old school.
Dr. hal r.,tu yntxI IN dr1I
| Cleveland Assembly. The Presbytery OF Missouri
had withdrawn from the Assembly, and was anxt
| ious to unite with the Old School He alluded TO
| the sparsey settled district in which he lived
saying that to visit his congregation he had to ira
| vel one hundred miles. This division OF the
| Church made it more difficult to bring together
congregation. He begged the Presbyteries IN the
| East not to keep up this divison-not TO cherish
this Upas tree, which extended its roots into the
West where it yielded fruit of bitter ashes While
you are here pickering over little differences, you
consigning thousands III the vest TO lmpenetra-
| BILE darkness and making it a vast graveyard for
| souls. The speakers remarks were highly elo-
quent and affecting and many of his audience shed
tears freely He closed by seizing the hand of the
| Speaker and repeating the touching adjuraton OF
| Ruth to Naomi. where thou goest. will go"
| &c-a fit period to most eloquent effort.
| Rev. O. II. Read stated that he had been educa-
| ted and ordained in the Old School Church, left
that church account of its violation of principle,
| and gone to the New School. He had b. en- called
| from New School Church in the North. to one in
the South, and stood here full blooded Yankee
lie believed he had been called to the South for his
| own good for he had to-day heard banded about
| the name of Yankee, stigma. His friend, DR..
| Leach, had used the term
DIR. Leach here and explained, saying, that
since sunset, he had expressed the opinion, that
| true men from the North fully worthy Of
| confidence in the South, any men in the world.
| Mr.. Read / know SIR you meant nothing by
| it. When was born was too young to be ques-
toned about tho place should like TO be a native
| xf La. II.
| ill., it is at least good place to come away from
| fhe reverend gentleman then went on to discuss
| the question under consideration. He said that
| the Presbyterians had thought proper to divide,
and had since that flowed on in different tracks
| Now they have come to a4arrow pass in the noun
tain, and the question is whether they shall unite.
| Neither, however, need go back, whether they so
| on together not. He favored the organization
| of the New School branch for permanence 1t
| would be stand point from which we might make
to. or receive overtures from, the Old School. Any
other step would be disgraceful step.
| DR.. Leach. accept your arguments, and retract
| the Yankee forever
| Mr.. Dickinson, of Kentucky. For fifteen years
| the battle between the Old School and New School
| had ceased its They had been going their
| way, we going ours. Yet between these bodies
! there had been a current of sympathy and at the
rupture with the Cleveland Assembly. it was honed
that a union would be the consequence. In Ken
tucky the union feeling universal. He thought
| the cause of Christ would be materially adyan-
Il
| withstand the assaults in the North. He thought
| the discussions here had been conducted with a
| spirit which he was sorry to see and which he
would be sorry go forth to the public as the
| spirit of this body. If such spirit continued it
! would be impossible to successfully conduct any
| movement for union. He thought the saving
to our Old School brethren that they must
repent of the resolutions of '3S, is smply TO saw
that there is no possibility of union Let MS make
| common basis, and both live hereafter on equal
| terms. 1t is useless to bring up the doctrnal DIFF.
ferences. During all the slavery agitation which
has rended us to pieces, the Old School Assembly
has controlled it, and kept it of their body If
| they can do this at this time, and by themselves
| can they not all the better accomplish it If we
unite with them. There is danger here. We-a
| small body-haye broken loose from our Northern
brethren, and we may have to give way to outside
pressure. He did not accord to DR.. Ross the origi-
nation of the Bible doctrine slavery-that doc
trine had existed a long time. The speaker went
| on with an elaborate advocacy of the union be-
tween New School and Old School.
| Rev. MIR. Mitchell, of Lynchburg, Va. COM
menced by expressing his joy to hear that Ken
lucky was true to the southern branch of the New
| School He paid high compliment to the Ten
| nessee Presbyteries and Synods. lie then proceed
ed to discuss the doctrinal points of difference
| He thought that there was no security against
the slavery agitation. He had been an advocate of
union for SIX years, and though he could not see
| how it to be effected, vet he believed that Z
| would take place ere long. That fact. however,
shonld not prevent us from building colleges and
/ going forward in work. There were colleges
in Tennessee. and there was institute called the
| Piedmont Institute, already paid for. We are
ready prepared now to 90 forward in an aggressive
work in behalf of Jesus Christ In the South,
since the division, We have increased 5000 mem
/ beers.
| The speaker was interrupted bya motion to ad-
| journ, which withdrawn for Mr. Tucker to
make personal explanation.
| Mr.. Tucker said his argument Presented to the
| Convention was not for the dsmemberment of the
n. s.; but for organization, the result of which
would be union with the Old School, II on honora-
| BILE terms. Let the overture be made to the Old
| School, and If they refuse the very cause Of the
weakness, of the New School will be removed, for
then longer can the charge offaction be brought
| againstit.