The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

.gsion Of slavery In the highest iuaicsary Of the church q
Tor the apponsns Of CSmmss T. ue AS
emily m~t Knoxville Tsno on ne TIL Ihur,dsy IA
Yer hs name q the usssd ia g synod 2. tho rreso'e
Dr. LBACH moved TO strike ont oil altar 1883"
and insert for the purpose Of organising the General
Assembly OF the Presbyterisn CHURCH South" Dr..
l.. said he male tns motion with his vie :. We act
constitutional Presby taking the book stands
snlutop, and If name the supeem coasta'
ma ufcstory ,oe Uaited States Synod Of tne Presley
eriAp Church OF the UDised states Of neca tnros
ntempt upon ell pietences to tse claim or constu
icnal Presbytsn Of least 10 the opinion OF the vas. ma
oriy ofne other churches we LOOK % the General As
rue OF Pres terAn sm and vas, there
fore, IN fAsor Il eservbg II In oil s in egrty. He vas op
posed sospiioatng H. TO the at OF It's title by
Northern aal alton by avoiding all suoh tcngs
hat it hi constitutional character could be preserved,
Aud Ia action be free from any doubts or suspiaan,
Or BoYD said II he understood the am nd nent Il pro
p srd 10 strike oil after "16s7,o aut insert there
Tor he words for the OF orgsnzax the Gsners
b srve, might very ~sll be anticipate there
considerable diversity Of opinion 10 the that
should be applied TO this new orgsnxAtien He ~ss gong
70 say thai there vas almost o. maoa diversity OF onoa
this point there mbers In the nittea,
Nd 40 might be eAd, this was net as all surprising Ia the
p cuaar ci' cumssnces in .nich are piac- d. Soma
proposed 10 call tbs body "the Presbyter Assembly"
not ,he General Assembly or tho Bsesby terrain Church Ia
be United States. And then 1t was popo,si 70 oAli Y
South-the amendment just offered The committee, after
duly celebrating upon this matter came to the concafon
unanimously, - far ~ he could re,oliect. TO adot me
ohrsse contained In the revolution There o6soons
20 the other aendmt nts which, In the otmaton OF the
menbe O. the comm tee were valid. AZ 70 the name
vas proposed f,r adoption Oy the com aait.se, Il wa
ughi that Wills the name would be appropriate, ye' In
nmpoh a. there were two oiher bodies which were
called "the General Assembly Of the Pre- chueih
is wss important ttat distinction should be kept up In
order that We may be correctly designated an taa the
ssher amendment praoosps to csll sh body atae Gem
erai Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church Souh tne
same now proposed there we're unsnsweraoe objections
70 that In the minds Of the brethren on the mtee
.igrs,iop a. that He should deeply regret the
riga ,sanz.ion Of susern ch, ,S. nov, ie.,,.
soute city for It'll was Inn possible for u 10 or
ganze regularly body which might not be national In its
ton Of urey Southern church. But do not desire 10
ganize q sectional church in any shape or FORM He
% which would render sucn csurse absolutely no
eeary but existing circumstsn ces there was not
Inc slightest essty for such organisation - ID
he tiieved that the name which the committee hal
thought oper give TO this boiy overlooking entirely
the idea that II IL to be purely sectional Organization,
'uld ,ell powerfully on the county q large As ne
whom thoy represented truly national in character
and feeling. Il ID not their desire to have anything
bel eyed thev to organise sec onsl church with
out any ne for doing there would be serious 90
advanced against H. on he ground th.a the ten
dency OF such organization would he 70 rem the Union
to pieces. Bat when we Cow enon and tho Geoeral
nod meet at Knoxville II agreed upon adod
the platform which here hy down, aud proc!ai0 to
the world tat We propose 10 organise body 70 be com.
posed Of elders and ministers from ali parts Of the Ueion
~e can stand on tns platform and no oher Tnen, even
II there should rot be single man from the North, or
single eeby cry from the North In midst, would,
neverthee stand befrc the country aud the world
ou are 70 uase Of boay om them and a. MOI pom
Its actual practical resuD III should 30 happen that
none OF our brethren from the North Md ,n this body
the respont ibilty will rest upon them and not
upon Convention. he would repeat that ~e p,oclsm
II TO the world that desire oil who sympsshss WI
10 come ana stand upon the platform that ADOPT
10 come and stand With pom tots platform We 20 be-
fore the world not ~ sectional me1, but - true nsuonal
saou OF the Pre byterian church-and man can vita
propriey charge " with beiHg sectional orgsniza on
cnt any mpuaiion upon Methodist Epsc 'pal brethren
who bsve organised distinct church, because Their CIR
cuuatan ,es were different He believed there vas .
lake our position, and reflect sbss there are largo
number In the North who sympahlso with w, he put
! 70 that Convention soal We put these brethren Who
Of gong into body WI whom they DO Ros sympAtnise,
shall not to them, "Come and enlist under
The Prsssyerian Church Of the United States Of Amsrca
II gested 10 his mind, from having very high
sTSs United p,pvss,.n ssOod Of sooalsndn 0tIa
Presbyterian In " character, and therefore there could
be no objection 70 adopting that name and applying u TO
our church, with the exception OF the local dcnomns
iion. He thought, therefore, that all things considered
they would 1nd this name the moot suitable that could be
s s Ss. ao q. s
The country will regard as purely Southern and NOT OF
rbarace, /, embrace within brethren from every sec
Rev 4. RcaAED~oS, Of Mississippi, said he axrocd
July win Dr. Boyd n anything has Characterised rs
our adherence 70 the constitution, and We have this day
uily established ourselves upon constitutional platform
&c moved 70 amend Or. Leach's amendment by adding
he word icon Institutional" 10 mako the amendment
cad tbe Constutiora Genera Assembly OF the Prosoy
erian Church south -
Nr. cHAs B WILLIAMS, Of Richmond, moved ihA, The
voe be ns aiken 90 striking out the part OF the reso u
ION referred TO In The motion made by DR. Leach.
JOAN RAsDoPH rrcxxR, Esq, Attorney General FER the
state OF Virginia, said II motion OF Mr.. Williams
that better opportunity would be aaoraed him
10 give his views upon the subject tsan offered
Wien the resolutions proposed by the committee were
r read hts ears caught tho sg, hcance which might be
given 10 the c' ms OF tns particular resolution 10 which
be confessed himself utto,l, opposed He was young
md inexperienced member Of this body, and no
hood there for he rst time in his life with bre hren OF
be church In conventional body. He attended ch arch
ucatory, which toe lsrte, iudicaiory be ever at
ended but for the 1rs me he participating 10
he proceedings OF Convention or this characer Tnere
gentlemen pressni whose showed that they had
.p church X own a. Toe Old scooo ohurcS
lie could not say that he united III that body his
ist connection was with the New School branch OF that
churcn. Az the Chrs lao sym ,s,bes whca be had ever
oended oil the Christian IA which he had
tered-and they we're very hue-hsd been rendered IN
.hss demo ninasn Ia The providence Of Col We haze
State The Zines rife w,h motion and disturbaaces;
the Union groaEs beneath the Tread Of this slavery ag
ton. BE was reminded AM more Of toe
slnost sopulce'al tones OF the dying statesman
81 south Carolina, 10 private conversation win
him about tao weeks before nls deuh-"t the cords
that are binding 10 the Union snap ring asunder"
Whether We shall Jake any part 10 this great movement
which mu,i be favorable 10 Of n. political
~ wei 10 the eccesisrcal union OF there sates Isl
question vh ca nc REGARDED involved 10 the resoluu
nos proposed Sc wished that this duty, which devoged
upon him. bad passed 70 somebody else. be should,
however dtchsrge with ali the real ana ABILITY st his
coumsnd, AMI Ia order 70 do he should bospeak from
The Convento5 careful consideration OF the Rows which
he m sht present. Tue Inter orsison pu upon The
luton By hs friend DIR. Boyd had dsps lied Tho dou ,ts
which bad arisen In his nina What IL Ina, resousaon'
II Ia that commissioners 70 meet at Knoxville,
Tennessee, on the third Thursday In May, 1858
For what purpostf For the purpose, distinctly avowed
and advocated Of organizing new, nxed permanent
ssnc oody 10 be ie General Of Pes ,ysersn
church In the United states" lie had no jealousy about
the word SOUTH" although he should 10 strike
OF the amendment, Of bis friend Dr. Lsa,h. he had no
jeeleusy about the South. II Northern Will nnd that
the Southern platform Ia right and proper, LET
and stand upon He should say nothing regard tue
tlfftn al hxIan