Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-20
BY Yesterday Evenlng's Mails.


most animated discussion is going on in the
General Conference on what are called the
Alabama resolutions. The Constitution OF
the Church REQUIRES that, in order to change
the general rule of the Church, there must
first he a concurrent recommendation OF
three-fpurths Of all the members OF The several
annual conferences, who stall De present ahu
vote on such WithUutsuch
recommendation the General Conference eau.
not make any change affecting the General
Rules OF the Church. 10 the case before the
Conference, the Alabama Conference adopted
4 resolution asking the General Conference, at
its present sessiHn, to abolish the ueherai
Rule on tue subject OF "buy'ng and selling
men, women and children, DC. These reso-
lutons were passed round to the Annual Con-
lerences for concurrence. thrse-iourths
majority was obtained in the Conferences TO
which the resolutions were submitted, but 1t
so happened that through some oversight, the
Alabama resolutions were not submitted to
the Kansas, Irdiuna, Missouri and Pacific
Conferences. and now the debate Is on the
question. whether this present General Con
terence has the constitutional authority to act
ia the premises.
The Committee on Boundaries this morn
ing, rep rred in favor OF transferring the DAT
vile District, nuw 10 the North Carolina
Conference, to the Virginia Conference. The
following is proposed as the boundary line
between the two Conferences, VIZ: The AL
bemarle Sound and the Roanoke river up to
the point where the river crosses the state
line then from the State line to the top ot
the Biue-Ridse Mountain. This change. II
adopted by the Conference, will throw all
the counties of Virginia now IN the North
Carolina Conference, into tue Virginia Con-
ference and will retain, as at present all that
pprtion OF North Carolina lying North OF the
Albemarle Sound known as the Mur!rees2oro
Di-trlct, in the Virginia Conference. 1t Is
belle, ed that the report Of the committee
will be adopted, tut not without severe
contest on the Conference floor.
The Alabama resolutions" are made the
order of the day for tomorrow at o'clock.
Great speaking is expected on this SUBJECT,
not that there Is any want OF unanimlty aS
to the proprlety OF striking out the rule out
there are strong men who doubt whether the
Conference really has authority TO act IN the
premis es as the case at present comes up.
DR.. Lee has 80 Tar passed over the card OF
DR.. Deems III silence. Both gentlemen are
of very ardent temperament, aud If battle
come, the iur will certainly fly; but 1t Is be-
lieyei that among others the party chiefly IN
teresed Bishop Early, uses all the influence
Of his gh position and character TO ward OH
the issue. Would the people rejoice II tae
whole matter we're settled? We have hopes
that, among SO many good men, the fathers
10 Israel, something may be done to heal the
entire wound. So mute 1t be.--Feters. Dent.
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CoNvENrIoN.-Inls
body adjourned S,ne de on Briday last. the
slave trade resolutions of Mr.. Spratt were
disposed If by u resolution to lay on the ta-
bic and print. \ resolution cOndemnatory
OF the acts OF Capt Davis and Com. Pauld-
ing in Central America, and declaring the
interests OF the South In the colonization oil
that country paramount to all other interests,
was adopted. A resolution declaring 1t "iu-
exped tent for any State TO reopen the Airl-
can slave trade while it is in tie Unlon,' and
an amendment declaring that lust 30 soon
as we are out of the Union, it will be expedient
and advisable to reopen tue slave trade,
were laid on the ,sble-ayes II, nays ).
A reso lution calling convention to take
into consideration 1.-The duty OF the South,
under existing circumstances" was lost
ave. 2S5, nayr 33!-FoIiia being divided.
Alter the sual votes oil thanks, the CONVEX
ton adjourned, t. meet on the second Mon
day III May next, at NIckSburg, Niles.
LoSGEvITY.-Winuie a cGlored woman
who WAS emancipated some years since, from
the Ashby estate, died at NeifsVlile, near
Winchester, on Sunday morning last, at the
advanced age OF l07 years. Her@ged son'ln'
law, asked this pious old woman few days
before her death, how she sustained herself,
not having taken any food for briet period,
when she calmly answered, MASTER hisowS
h0r Tire" What a volume III these lew
words Winchester Rep.
CORPORATION ELECToN.-At an election
held In tue Corporation on the Ion inst.'
WIN. Andrews, and John Linn, esqs., were
elected oversecrs Of the poor, and met with
that body at Belts Tavern on Saturday last
for the transaction of business.
WIN. K. Denny, e,q, was on the same day
elected Alderman. - Winchester Republican,
The citizens of Pearisburg, Giles County,
Va, we're favored on the 9Th instant, with
view of fifteen negro cOnvlcts, from the Nir-
GINA Psnitentiary. They were hired by
Col n. b French, Of Mercer, as ruai hands.
They were dressed in their stripped suit
and their appearance IN that village created
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