Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-13
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
SIXTY THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
PROCEEDINGS
TENTH DAY,

Dr. Allen Of Cincinnati objected to the Standin
Committee nominated, that there were no decid
edly enti-slavery men among them ; but no chang
es were made.
Mr.. Plumb, of Buffalo, moved that tho discuss
ion of the slavery question end with the evenln
session. and that the fiDal vote be taken the ensu
ing morning. =. % -,
Mr. Wilson would amend, by stating II o'cloc
Of the next day, instead OF evening-the amend
ment was accepted
Mr.. Dewitt thought they had better let the dis
cusson so on.
Mr.. Handy felt that the church had reached
criss-that it was time 70 speak out. lie wa
onnosed TO stopping discussion 1t would be bel
ter TO take two weeks than to choke discussion
lie thought good had come, and would come 0
the discussion
Mr., McLane wished to have it understood be
fore taking the vote, that this discussion had bee
forced upon the South. They from tho Sout
were modest men and had not been able to secur
the floor their share of the time. (Iaughter.) Wer
they now to be gagged DOWN. lie looked upor
this attempt as gag No. z.
Mr. Morrison said he was tho man who drafted
the resolutions which were so severely condemn
ed, and he thought he ought to have chance t
defend them. Mr.. Lockwood hoped there woult
be no gagging-was opposed to the motion.
The vote was then taken on the notion lost.
IA report was tncn Tctu ny nlr. d1loiooht Ohoh
man of the committee church extension,
Moved by DIR. Aiken to accept and put upon th'
docket-ca-ried.
Mr. Shaw then resumed his argument by say
ing, that when the Assembly adjourned, on Satur
day thew we're speaking upon the constitutional
right of the Assembly to act upon the subject Of
slavery. lie was prepared to take issue with the
the Southern brother on that point. lie claimed
the answer granted in she most distinct and
unequivocal language. 1t then read from
nIl. &c l.,,,, ,,N1, Thnra
was not word anywhere to authorize the broth
er from KY, (Mr. Dickison) in his assumption
that the authority of the Assembly must be based
upon the previous action of the churcl-t was all
referred to and tested by the word OF God. With
the Bible in their hpnds thay did not need to over
ture the Presbyteries in order to know what tC
do The proposed action of the Assembly on the
slavery question was no. based upon the constitu
ton, nor upon any previous action of the church
but upon the word of God. The Assembly was
called upon to act in this matter, and ne believed
the paper of Prof. Allen or something equivalent
would meet the demand. He believed more de-
cided action was desired by both North and
South.
Mr.. McLane said the South did not want any
action.
Mr. Shaw thought many of them did,
The brother from Kentucky talked about agita-
tion having injured the slave and made matters
worse That was always the case for time. II
YOU agiate the cause of temperance, there would
be more drinking for the time bcng-they would
drink out of defiance. If there was q revival of
religion very often those who would start on con,
Tossing they were sinners, would when labored
WITH defend their vickedness. Whom Moses told
Pharaoh to let .he children of Israel go, he only
oppressed them more. Did that prove Moses to
be in the wrong? He believed slavery to be sin
TO be hated and cried out against tho world over,
If the South understood the difficulties growing
out of the system better than we-the North could
Judge bcttor of its moral character The testi-
mony of southerncrs themselves showed 1t to be
composed of series of denominations condemned
all over by the word of God throughout the Bi-
bic.
SPEECH OF REV. Mr.. sNEED OF IOWA.
Mr.. Sneed was in hopes to throw littlc oil up
on the troubled waters He was born in the land
of oppression-had been q slaveholder-and left
the south and liberated his slaves because of his
opp ostion to slavery. lie felt regret sometimes
for leaving the south. lie would not descend to
nny petty criticism to prove that slatery was not
in the Bibe-it was there-Abraham bought men
and held slaves but the fact that he had right tc
own certain man as a slave, did not prove thai
he, Mr.. S. had right to still another man.
lie might Nn a horse-that would not prove thai
he had any right to any other horse We had nj
right to ensavc the Africans, and to do it was one
of the most monstrous crimes imaginable. IT.
worst feature was the moral debasement with which
it cursed both master and slave. There was no
one female in fifty among the slaves who was moi
debased. The evil results of the system spring
out of it as naturally grass springs out OF the
earth He thought DR.. Ross little out of the way
in saying that slaveholding was not n sin. IIt
thought it better, however, to bear with it, than r.
condemn it. 1t would be wrong to set old worn
ont men and women free who could not take care
of themselves-suppose they were little children
whose parents were dead, it would be sin to turn
them loose without provision. He thought they
ought to establish industrial schools 10 teach slave
children the industrial arts, and theological
schools to qualify them for the ministry. If every
man would give something, they might raise hall
million of dollars for that purpose. How much
better would this be than to quarrel and waste
their time in scolding each other-the North and
the South. Slavery was bad thing, but She way
to destroy it was to melt it away in the light ol
Gods truth-that was the plan of Paul and Of Je
sus Christ. lie had been at one time on the point o
writing to tho churches at the South that they
had better leave and Join the o. S.-but he dared
not do it. Let all join together in his plan o
educating and elevating the negro race. lie
and DIR. Ross would hold camp meetng-they
would preach and pray and weep together over
these evils, and God would bless their efforts. The
proposition was to drive off the South-he would
say, "behold show you better wayW Use pa
tience, caution and perseverance, and in Gods
good time, the end desired by all would be
reached.
SPEECH OF DR.. AIKEN.
DR.. Aiken of Cleveland, wished to say fov
words, but did not propose to make lengthy or
gumcnt. 1t was evident from the declarations O.
Southern Presbytery, in synodical report t
that Assembly, that the Church in those localities
had departed from the faith of the fathers.
was now boldly and unequivocally maintained
that slavery was riGht-that there was no sin in i
that it was the ordinance Of God-that there
were no evils connected with it except such as
connected with the marriage relation lie wa
barpy to believe that sentiments 30 abhoIIen