New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-04

lEg Christians at Rcbm0nd. Inc! peBau u! iguVr-
ing the pious Colonel Netherland OF Rogerdville,
Tennessee, who had, as member elect of that
body, signszed himself by actually dong what 1t is
tie great object Of this Convention to vindicate as
a Christian liberty. After nearly foggng his
niger to death, the pious Colonel, when caRed to
account for it in the way of church discipline,
not only snaps his fingers in the eyes of the church
and TIE parsOn, but gets the parson kicked out OF
the parish TO cool in Canada or elsewhere his fanat
ica zeal against the Christian liberty of using ones
own discretion both as to time, pl,ce, quantity aud
occasion. in the matter Of flogging ones slaves.
Strange to say, however, the Colonel, though fresh
from this experimental yindicaton of Christian
liberty, was not honored with any place on the
platform, nor with the Craftsmanship Of auy CON-
mittee-w hence We are led to conclude that the
observation about conscience making cowards OF US
ri! apples even to Secession New School PresbJte
ran Conventions. Even PrO-Slayery Christians
are mott able a. all times to rise above that parayzlng
irfueuce-a fact which BODIES no good, we fear, to
the enterprise which this Convection has in hand.
The great point of discussion appears TO have
been, Should the Convention set up new slave.
ho,drg Church, or should it ask the Old School
Pretbyteriaus to receive its members back, dis.
eustfd at being required to cOthe themselves in the
filthy rags of Anti Slavery morality though they
might pe rbaps make out to live and thrive on the
husks Of Northern New. School theology. Among
tbote who figured in the of this debate was
one Mr. Shillipgford, described by the reporters as
"a lay member from Philadelphia" and by himself
as zone Of the floating members of the Church OF
"Cbrist set adIift last May at Cleveland" and
not only that, but as "the representative OF men OF
"iufuence, men of talent, men Of wealth in Phil
adelpha, where, according to his account ga
"sropg, ard dceh and mighty feeling is develop
ting itself on the Southern side of this contro-
"v6rsy." AS TO the name or mark of this piece
of ecclesiastical timber-rotten, we are afraid
We think there must be some mistake. The last
syllable appears to be superfuous. 1t must we
think, lave been Mr. Shilling who undertook to
rtpre,ent Philadelphia and the North on this
occasion Indeed, we are strongly inclined to sus
pect that if the true name were known it Nigh.
turn cut to be Mr. Sixperce, perhaps Mr.. SiIpence
Hafpernyfarthirg However that may be, this
Piilaftlphan- call him as you please, Shllllngtord
Shilling, SixPence, or any smaller sum-Was sx-
cee6iDg anxious to be clothed by the dopgs of the
Coz vention "w with Us much power AMI influence
"as was possible in the nature Of the Gaze" so as
TO be in position when he went back to Phila1el-
pbia "to fight the enemy to advantage He
however did not touch the main question, bu.
confrtd himself to the point whether they
should address their cry Of secession to those
Al Sakn s1
Assembly," or whether they should ignore
the existence Of any school but their Own AID
adopting the official style of the New School AZ
sembiy, shOuld address themselves to the General
"Asseubly Of the Presbyterian Church Mr..
Sbillir cicId was New Schto man; lie gloritd il
being co. but he did not wish the term New School
to be used on this occasion. Spite of all tho
wealth, talent and influence which he purported to
represent he Was yet voted down. The Conven-
ton, rusilanimou, as it had shown itself in the
case Of Col Netherlard, did not perhaps think any
too much Of the influence, talent aud wealth which,
instead Of coming itself into the Convention, sent
such floating member Of the Church Of Christ as
Mr. Shilling or Stillingford to test the rapids and
rather formidable falls which it is necessary to leap
before bringing up N the quiet pool Of Pro Slavery
Christianity.
The main discussion Oh the question Of throwing
Themselves into the arms or at the feet Of the Old
School, or Of setting on foot New School of their
Own, was betn cen Mr.. Thomas Randolph Tucker,
the Attorney General of Virginia, on the one hand,
AID the Rev. Drs. Ross and Boyd on the other.
MIR. Tucker evidently looked at the matter from an
exclusively lay ard Pro Slavery pOnt Of view. The
OILY question with him was how the cause Of SlaV-
err might best be served. He evidently had doubt
about the success Of a new church, of which tue
unrestricted right of hoeglDg nigsers was TO be
made the corner stone. lie preferred to hide for
little while the candle Of this new church under the
bushe basket of tie Old School, lest perchance
mems eyes might be painfully affected by being
required to gaze on too much light at
once. He did no! cay this, but this was evidently
what be thought and meant. la Advocating union
With the Old School Mr.. Tucker inadvertently let
out some startling truths. His colleagues must
lave stared at each other when he told them tina,
tie spir. Of the Church is amoH, and the spirit Of
tie devil is schism "thst the unity of the Church
.sis the sctnt for the conversion Of the world"
and that LIE would "seyer his arm fro n his body -
before be "would strike blow at the unity Of the
Clulch." With such sentiments VIA. business
has Mr. Tucker in q secession Convention, HIS
arsuuent in favor Of uniting with the Cd School
was equally potent against ;ecediug from the New.
Mr.. Tucker had another aud : fuaucial reason.
"No church" according to him, can get along
,ftc,usLy against tie enemy"-wbste enemy, con-
science or the -l'-without money. 1t is mouey,
II Stems, that make .he Clerical mare go, as well as
tie mare. Of this word. II would take great
dt.l Of money 10 organze a new church. and