New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-13

lVoicesI"Nc," "No such proposi,ico," &c. Tpsy
night say no. bu. that was what they proposed. The
fidelity the part of the Society to trust would forbid
any such chsnse. He believed that there would be
way opet ed for the mancpation Of ssves. and that
would be through the preaching Of tie Gospe, BY
mems Of such sgerces as the rrsct Society. he
wanted the Society 10 be sustained. He wsrted II 10
remain unpeIverted. He wanted to know what would
become Of the South the Gospel should be EXCLUDED
rrm it. He said that the most eloquent Anti-Ssvery
tisct hs. he knew any thing about was Pauls Episte
10 Philemon.
Dr. Bethures reuarks were protrscted to consider.
able length but owing to the already undue length of
this report We have been compelled thus 70 give
merely a brief summary Of his speech.
At the conclusion Of DR.. Bethune's speech, DR..
THoNPsos took the floor, amid cries OF " question,
tine for the excitement TO subside, he made an effort
TO be besrd, but wtheut success Subsequently, CON-
psrstive silerce being restored, he said:
! have the floor, and shall hold It until ten o'clock
tonight if be not heard. [Cries Of question, ~
"op, mingled with hisses. rise, ST., to speak on
the motion before the house-name.y to spprove the
sc,iop of the Exc 'utive Committee. lConfusion
propose Sir TO offer slight modification, which an
Persuaded Will harmonic the views oil the meeting Oh
that action. Blu. first must alude to certain loci
deLts matters in order that may proceed unembat-
rassed to IL main question. BefoIe | came to th's
meeting. l loosely remarked to friend tina. II my
worthy brother Bebune should speak, the first thing
he would Go would be TO denounce The independent
and my humble self have seen that prediction ver-
fled. II any one will look at U.s. he viii observe that
we are oonsttutionay at different poles. Laughter.
Last year. when took the positive pole, he took the
negative. With reference to the motion, then, made
il at the request of an honored and revered brother
though with my hearty concurrence. IL was all that
had ever asked ard though never ike to indulge
in any strong language in that direction, | WIZ
olIow the precedent of the last man it, after what
shall utter, any shall cay that ever desired
any organic change in this Society, that have en-
desvored to ranstem il into an Anti-Ssveiy Society,
that have ever desired to have the publications. on
Slavery made prominent or that l have endeavored
to Aboronize this Socety in any wsy-he will state
what is an untruth. j now challenge any man-and
| pause for the gentleman himself to make the
charge and prove 1t here-that have ever win'
ten or spoken anything to the contrary Of that
10 the very first declaration L ever made on
this subject, stated most emphatically that we de-
sired no such thing as that this society should be
Transformed from its great national csthoIIc unlver'
sal object Of promoting sound morality and evangel-
ical religion through the Gospel of Christ, iato al
agency Of any bind for any specific moral reform.
utterly deny that, and stand before this assembly
aud challenge any man to adduce from my pen
or quote from my life any utterance to the contrary
Let that stand, therefore, If DR.. Bethunes statement
shall stand and honor It and accept 1t concerning
himself. i have another statement 10 make with
reiererce that action OF last year. moved the &C
ceptsnce of the report heartily and did at the re-
ou, 81 Of an honored and revered brother, and am
Permitted 10 see this veneratet father by my side
turning to Dr. Spring.. He at the close OF the meet
ing, tcok me by the hand and said " am glad thai
:" YOU moved the acceptance ef that report. was
about to rise to it, but i was better that 1t should
" come from you.
DIR. SPRING stated to the speaker in an undsrtone
thst be was mistaken.
DIR. THOMPSON Ito DIR. Spring)-My dear Sir, re-
member it, but will not put my recollection against
yours. Cries of Question ] Now, Sir what we
ask il very simple. ! hold in my hand a tract Cries
of Question, auid great contuson.l l hold IN my
hand tract issued my the Society, anu called" Sam
DR.. ADAMs-Not eirce last year.
DIR. THoMPsos-Before l refer TO It, will call Tor
the reaoiug by the Chairman of the Committee, 81
the report concerning that tract, is it was written
Am in order in making that request
A VoICE-When was it published
Dr. THoMPsoS-It has been published within tas
last year.
DR.. ADAMs-Ths tract has not been printed in 4
long time.
Dr. THoAdsoN-I affirm that that is now issued anC
II at it has been bought rnce the last anniversary
the office of the Tract Society in Nassau street. II
has been said that it contains no recognition OF Slav
cry. viii read from it, confusion and cries OF ques
titp.")
"Sambo-But suppose do don't live till your cid
do you see many on your plantation like to be old
MIR. President, do they have plantations 10 the
Srmbo says: Suppose you should run away from
your master and never come back tx you get old
and cant do any work, do You think that master
would care for you then ?" ' May be you think
he don't preach to you, because he don't say, Nov,
"colored people, speak to YOU And 1oney says,
81 One day when Joe was working in the field
thanked the Lord for opening masters heart to
iet NJ Mister come and preach to u.s." Mr. President
il this in the North or South? Where is it? "A
voice-ID the South. And in the close of this tract
we read:
Guard against .eeonceit. Humility i.a lovely virtue and
shines than in servant Be- careful to attend
& worship when yGG have ana % ,essr
al keep to them only b. CAREFUL Of your children that they do
tell lies bad words OF steal Learn TO make home the
Die from one smother and will be kept from
Temptation, aud hu Be attentive TO your master
business and obey him in all things pray daily "' lin aud HE
A VoIcE-Where was that published
Or. ThoMPsoN-It was bought within year at the
TIE DR.. ASA ID. SMITH bought one a. the Tract
House this week.
DR. THoNPsoy-It is one Of the current publications
1t he's no date upon lt-rone OF them pave: IL Is no"
c,cula ed and you can buy at the Tract House to
dsy. Now, what ask, and all we ask, is that the
Society which prnts that shall go and say what Paul
savs in the next after his
Ard ye masters doth name things unto them, for-
"bearipg n reate ming knowing that your Master also
al in Heaven n.tt er is that respect OF persons
with him. We claim that to publish this tract 10
servants aud Withhold tract TO masters because OF
the masters expressed opposition or Indignation s 10
preach what previous speake has called the times,
and not "eteinity;" and demand that this ScIety
sha preach eternity" ano Christ TO masters az well
servants and Chrst law that there IL no respect OF
p.s,Ls We told if this is done the South wii De
ihrtwn of at this time the Episcopal Society ha,
among its publications two books, at least, which Dr.
1yrg referred to, and one Of which contains state
NE hts showing fully that they DO not fear to speak OF
the coils of Slavery The aker read extracts from
the work.
/. Now, among the officers Ct that Society are many
eminent men ITEM the South. The revising officer OF
that Society il himself gentleman OF Virginia Ana
ttep there s the Life II Wherefore recently prepared
containing all his testin ony on this subject. These
be- k are published by hat Society controlled ID one
hsf of it, administration by southern men, and gong
ali over the south without rebuke, snd the funds CT
the, Society are rot impaired. Now, Sir have more
COZ fdetee 10 the Christianity of the South than TO I'M
a. De we csnuot 90 the same thing