Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-13


The Protest wsa referred to committee with
i instructions to report answer thereunto
The Assembly then adjourned for dinner.
I The records of the Synod of Mississippi, which.
you will recolect laid over in anticipation of
discipline, were now on motion approved.
| Dr. Allen, from the Committee to prepare an
answer to the Southern Protest, reported as fol-,
| lows
In reply to the Protest against the action taken
by the Assembly on the subject of slavery, the
Assembly make the following remarks:
L, The present action of the Assembly on THE,
subject is in perfect harmony with the testimonies
of former Assemblies and consists chiefly in q re-.
affirmation. of those testimonies The General
Assembly has never affirmed that the slavehold-
er was controlled by State Laws, obligations of
guardianship and humanity, that he was, as thus
situated, without censuro odium as the MASTER"
1t has only conceded that certain exceptional cases
may exist such are defined in the resolutions
adopted by the Assembly of 1850 and approved
by this Assembly.
Unconstitutional or oven reflects upon any portion
of the Southern church, which still abides by the
old doctrine of tha Presbyterian church in peas,
tion to this subject.
| 8. With respect to the complaint chat suclf act
ton is under present conditions the virtual excind-
ing of the South" the Assembly observe that no
such excision is intended We cannot perceive THAI
it is in anYwise involved, even by remote ioplioa-
ton. We have simply reafhrmed the established.
views of the Presbyterian church on the subject of
slavery, and distinctly condemned the new and
counter doctrines which have been declafed and
defended by some within our bounds.
4.With regard to the allegation that our action in
this case is unrighteous, oppressive and uncalls&
for" usurpatory and destructive of great interests
we need only say that it rests on the groundlsss
assumption that this ction s an indirect excision
OF the South. If our southern brethren shall
H., &c tlNan oh,
by our former position as in duty bound, the re-
spOnsibiliy for the consequences will not rest on
/ the Assembly.
d The answer was adopted and placed on file.
Mr.. Gray the temporary clerk, from Keatuskyl
II withdrew from his desk at this period and from;
this moment to the final adjournment the commiss-
toner's from the South opened not their mouths and
took no part in tho business of Assembly taking
the ground that the adoption of the answer, thna
doubly ratifying the Allen Kendall papsr. was a
I virtual excsion.
! The resolution Of Orlando Hastings proviiiog
for Committee of Conference, to endeapor to set
tie the differences between North and South wss
taken up and after considerable debate passed.
| The Moderator appointed the following gentls-
men as said committee:
Rev. Albert Barnes, D. D., of Pa, Rev. r. W.
Patterson, of Chicago; Rev. A. G. Dickerson, Of
Kentucky; Rev. MIR. Boyd of Virginia Rev. j.
G. Hammer, ID. D., of Baltimore Rev. L. W.K
Mandy, of Virginia Rev. James P. Wilson, D.
D., OF New Jersey Rev. Nj. L. p. Thompson, d.
d., of Buffalo Hon. j. Allison and Lion. VIM.
Jesssup, of Penna.
Resolutions of thanks to DR.. Fisher, the Moder-
ator, and to the citizens Of Cleveland, railroad
companies, &c f, were passed. And the Assembly
adjourned with prayer and ppaiss
You will perceive that the South consider them
selves as virtually excnded, and they contend that
rs consequence the responsibility rests upon the
shoulders Of the North.
The Southern delegates held caucus this after
moon and resolved 70 issue Manifesto" TO the
whole church and country, stating their views and
Intentions call will be issued for general con.
yention, to assemble at Washington City in August