New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-01
THE RICHMOND CONTENTION.
Corr,pondeuce OF The n. Y. Tribune.


Business Committee was not announced until Yesterday
morning. aid that Committee hsd 10 accomplish the
tieklrh business Of reporting plua BY which al part
Of tie Church represented in the Convention might
have lie fair riuence in voting This vas Sore With
diYpatch and undoubtedly was well done considering
all ihirgs After this plan adopted by tie Con
yertIop the day was occupied with varcss uniTcort.
ant matters which gave the Business Con- nittee time
TO mature pepper which should define the a,,ion 4, re-
taken by this section Of tic New School Pe.byterian
Church The labor was very responsible one since
on it depends the Of the meeting indeed The
success of the secession itself The Rev Dr. Bcyd of
Winchester Va il the son Of an eminent LAWYER WIN,
re SIDED dufing his lifetime in this State. lie ia
connected with Of the first families in Virginia
il the Of slaycs, and is man of very decided
talents. His character IL that OF very amiabe gen
t.man man that one els gratiGed TO meet in So
ciey In 1850 he took prominent part in the cele-
brates debate on Slavery IN the General Assembly at
Detroit. The same was true in New-York City two
wears sgo For several years he aas been the ac-
knoyleCeed leader OF the Pro Slavery party in the
certainly very happy il is selection He is shrewd
cool discriminating, and ndomitable. have never
zee him unduly excited IN any debate on any occa-
lion. DIR. Ross is mere child a. leader and
imoere that can in this city where, peculiarly
the suspicion of colorcd blood much against one
in that condition, that the Doctor il not disposed to
push himself forward much nor are his friends dis
posed to make him prominent. l Like the man. He
=
lis talents as preacher shining esplendenty
at the South those Of Fnrey did at the North He
has show n amazing courage, admirable iorttude 10
achieve pesca in Aiabam" and SSn;d nd.tIS
throughout lie Souib BUt As .eaoer, ne Is noIAlhB
at ala mere child.
As for the Rev. DR.. Newton Of Mississippi he, too.
i.aHan Of ability. In his own section his influence
is powerful but both his newspaper correspondence
ard in hi. efforts a. member OF ecclesiastical bodies
he is too Impusive ard indiscreet for leader The
very frst hight of this Convention, he showed much
fire ard temper in tiihipg skmish "a he ought to
have shown in the main contest provided there Is OPP
POSITION enough to get up good fight. He has sunk
out of sigh. sud- enlywbere do not learn; perhaps
into the chair of Nice-Presicen Then there is the
Rev. Dr. Leach of Virginia, a man OF great ability,
but so constantly on his g. making captloS remarks
Amorg the laity here repr, sentng the churches,
see no one who could lead in such enterprise a.
this Lot ", n the Hon. John Randolph Tucker Attor
ney-Genera for this Safe, n OF fine address and
spirit, but more learned in the Virginia Code than il
the laws and ways of church. | am greatly pleased
with the Attorney Genersl, but go back to DIR. Boyd
a. the leader.
This able gentleman as Chairman of the Committee
on Business. last evening presented report which
embodios the action sought by this Convection.
There src three opinions represented here The small
est party inclines sort Of Presbyterian lndepend-
epcy, such IA the Charleston PIesbytery held for
long time second party inclines to go to the Old
School "hook and line" bodily but by far the
lager part of the Convention seem to Incline to adopt
a plan which shall constitute the Southern seceders
into a new denomination. This idea is laughed at By
some AZ the North and some at Che South; but the
more I think of il the more certain feel that Dr.
Boyds policy is the beet, under the circumstances
They want Church pure ot Aboltlonlsin, Church
in which 40 ore shall raise his voice or hand TO agI-
tate this hated question; aud yet they want union
among themselves. Now, any one at all acquainted
with The Old. School Church at the North knows that
at the West and North there are many who do not at
all relish the position their Church holds to the
ti,u he
ability when that que SOn will agt4te the old School
Assembly so that should the New School Seceders 60
there they would be again in the fires from which
they are fleeing. On The Other nand, there Is an
immerae change apparent at the South the nature
aud advantages Of Slavery. Time in Virginia,
Kertuckv North Carolina Tennessee, and even in the
more Southern States. when minister and churches de-
feI ded Slay, ry sck man would cancer or fever,
which he must hold 10 until he rid himself OF 1t.
The cotton gin has wrought great changes IN ms
,especi 50 that slave labor Is undoubtedly very
pi, ftable in the Southern States. ana for y
Years great change has been going on in public
opinion. The Calhoun doctrines have found favor
amorc the Ologians 20 that now there are many who
do not lock for any change in the facts OF slave labor
There are men who have sitted this subject and
thought on il so intensely, that they are convinced
that il ecrptural permission and pecunlary al
vantage TO hold slaves.
Now. this new Church. which the Rev. DIR. Boyd Is,
o. Moses L aiding the Exodus from the tainted Adolf
tiop Cbuch in which they have 50 long been IN bond
age, will work ibis state of things at the South. The
yey thing for which they separate is that winch WIZ
sppea To- every planter at the South. do not otess
To- be iDlable but predict that the new Church will
make beedway at the South.
The following is Dr. Boyds report. Ii was ac-
eep,ed and its consideration postponed un'il this
morning. The Convention engaged in religious eXer-
csls, aud then dOuIred until this morning.
DR.. BoYD's RErORr:
Ubee1s 81 acts re solutions and testimonies OF Gener'
81 Assemblies srd especially the acton OF the last oensia AS
scmL by suspicious aud doubts OF tue good 'tandns sHd
equal rights md privileges ct sayehoidms memoes oil me
Church mPuteon or ehaIse. as.n.t their ChIsn ehqr
example aud Il achinss OF Cht aHd ms aP9es ana are
dAd, rheyeds the relations OF master and servant ~ 'eV
side,ed further than the relative duties sEss 'herrm
and slavery institution of the state do no. properly be-
Church judcatoie' as subjects for discussion amp
inquiry. .,.. .t;. c,.,n,;,, ,b.r. 4,
NJ prosDrs this agitation OF Slavery 10 the
General Assembly ors there are shareholders in connec
R,sr-i That we recommend to the Presbyteres in
with the New School General Assembly OF the re'oy'e
ResSrs; Tha; in the Judgment this Convection nothing
can b. the Discipline in the resbyteran Church
which i, not specifically reelred IN the Constitution as
R,ssr,d That the General Assembly Of the Presbyteran
Church Las no power to pronounce Of condemnation
on lower udioa ory individuals m say ease unless tneI
hsve been brought before the Assembly in the way prescribed
Esred That the Convention Id TO all the Preby
tefie in the Peytersn Church, which oppossd to the
asitson SsyeIy the highest udcstory OF the church 20
appoint Dell the proposition oy our 3Gn 81
A..tmby to meet at Knoxville Tenn on the th'd Ihay
III qy e.. p Ts.el synod d the Presbyterian
Church in lie Tilted States O. America .,d
Er.olrcd That the mbers o. ms Convention VI
ab y the Confession OF aI Of the Church a.
eoH,snn- tie system Of Doctrine taught IN the oy 'r
that adhere 20 thu osm % government ana o'
Ct discipline ofsaid church.
The Convention has been discussing DR.. BOYD :
retolutious, and has adopted Inc hrst tHTee. t
fouth il now uLder discussion. The Hon Kan opp
Tuckers row opposing that resolution IA =. ~ 1ig
speech and strongly advocating reunion VIVA 'ae O'
School