New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-05

II Iowa aI-o spike making the vain attempt 20 roll
,vo uhee!baIrows simultaneously, and made q
ed boCgl- Il it. This i pity. since Mr. i
man If real talents; was born and educated in the
', d.t If Slavery, inherited aud msnamitt-d ayes
Ion, Of VII, n be now maintains and was thcrvi -
tuTy C. \ peert, both from talent and elperence 70
De ak with authority this subject. and before tins
l. G, But he fsllsd 10 make any impression, from tie
siript To- do the impOsribiy, spoken OF ,fsew4er.,
"a serve tao masters
In the evening We had a very long speech from
cf those good, i-afu old men, who ar notvery much
Mated io face the sorr- and bufetiugs NJ this
rorgh w,rld. The Rev. DR.. DE Wrrr. uf Harris
Lur p ke fst de Precatiug the course Of the North,
and thtn the course Of the SOUTH first gently knock
ing the knucles If the AbitiOnss, and then shaking
- tpaer IL sCIt If hal-ihroais mag manner - the
Rc,,itrs. II thought az tn North are not, aud
we ought not 20 be- ID responsible Tor the slavery Of
our churches at the south. tie also examined
rlls and found that Ia al our Southern SynOds, eK-
p min 2 Missouri there l. 600 members and
aiming IN, m not more than 100 male members. on
VII, M as citizens must devove tue responsibility
He would net wish e. reach these IN uncOnstitu-
tonal way. He urged the Danger OF separation and
Aviation and especially denounced all tend 7nces Ia
fIning a sectional Church, either North or S1uth.
He asserted that many churches in Pennsylvania,
Nrg.Jersey and New-lork would resist any attempt
10 form such sectional Church.
Tb- Rev A. NEWTON. Of Western Reserve, reOiRed
bri fy and poniecly when the Assembly adjourned.
II seems be rather OF the policy Of the Anil>ayery
men 10 allow the Southern men 10 speak as long g.
thew choose relying the inherent strength OF their
cause Ii is impossible TO ioreshadow as yet what
NAV be the decisions at this body, but another day
will decide it. hope to-day will, but there are 50
many islkers
After the usual devotional exercises this morning,
tie -tanCng Committee On Publication made report,
which wa put gu the docket.
The Committee on the PClty OF the church re-
ported permanent mileage pan, which was adopted,
ana Of much Interest 10 various persons IN the de-
non il atlUn.
Ibe main part Of the morning, at least two and
half hours were occupied bV Mr.. GKATTAN, an elder
from the Hanover Presbytery. in the most rambling
di, course with when this much-to-be plued Assembly
Ia, yet been afflicted. The effort produced universal
disappointment, inasmrch as this speech was looked
for With great expectation the great speech from the
South But to have the distinguished man aud law
y.r rsmh- oI fuu one thing 10 another, no@ running
. tilt at that windmill the Declaration Of lndepend-
ence and now at the Scripture Interpretation, and yet
PRODUCING nothing but intense uneasineSs IN his audi
ence his was highly edliyingl
should mention that the Assembly resolved thaI
the question Of pOstpouement should be put ~ soon
IA Mr. Grattab II through and that future speeches.
should be limited TO fifteen minutes each, except IN the
case Of Mr.. Morrison, the Commissioner from FAMOUS
lie XBgtUn South. a,
After the session begun this afternoon the Rev. Mr.
Morrison of Mississippi explained and defended the
action ano resolutions of the famous Lexington Sodth
Presbytery in a speech marked by vigorous, Iearess
and straightforward manner. In the course OF the
speech, MIR. Morrison asked by Mr.. Guthrie
whether Presbyterian masters III that Presbyery see
10 il that THEN slaves Nave marriage solemnzed prop
ery. Mr. Morrison said that they could not lay their
hand Oh that thing it would undoubtedly close their
mouths "a preachers in that section.
He said he himself married slaves a. he married
other people and that he never knew a case In our
churches there when husband and wife were separ-
aed except it might be in some extraordinary pres
sure such as debt The catechism was asked and
answered in good humOr, but the thing made strong
impression. The Rev. Dr.. Allen Of Lane Seminary,
moved to postpone Mr.. Cutters substitute to offer
paper in it, place. His speech was one of the finest
in this session. and thrilled the large assembly aud
audience Mr. +. Cutler took the floor in defense Of
his motion and made prodigiousy strong speech IN
which he traced Slavery in this country not to the
Bible but 10 that infamous Roman maxim, that tue
child Of slave-moth~r is slave. This, he charac-
terized as fossil lie raked out OF the fire and brlu
rlone Of Roman iriquty ard brought here to be OF.
fe.d To This assembly in place OF the second table oil
the law His remarks on the impossibity OF uniting
sentiments and parties so far apart and his frank
ayCyal of his utter detestaon of the system oi
Slavery came down like avalanche on the assembly
He told Dr. Ross that his emancipation of his slaves
would live and be blessed long after his letters to
MI Barnes would be forgotten, and that for that Il
he could almost fall down aud worship him, a. John
did the angel! >, .
Mr.. Cutter concluded as the hour OF adjournment
arrived The assembly meets again this morning.