New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-28
FecM BOSTON.
Ne BRANCH OF TIE AMERICAN TRACT
sOCE1l-IHE DOUGHFACSS BEATEN.

The New lngissd Beach o. the American Tract
Society ciossd its s-icas Til. afternoon, sci the
result is important sre substantial, victory Of tie
Auti-Slayery members eyeT thoso who came with =
de'sIu,iI stion TO mske the Organization follow IA
the Footsteps of the larger Society at New-York.
TIE meetings were held 10 the smaller hail Of toe
Trencnt Temple and in some particulars resen-
blcd those Vhich were held in your city. Theirs
was the same array Of the mercantile lutetest on
the slsUr ~ side of the question. AID the same ca
geFr.-s among the representatives OF that iu-
trrc,t 10 sSoid debate and to do up the voting
speedily, 10 order that busiuess or dnner might
not be neglected. Several distinguished members
Of the Lecompton party, such IS the Hon. Caleb
SietSOl Of BIsntTee, Who has seyerai tuies bcen
candidate for Lieut.. Governor on the Democratic
ticket. sud The Hon. Alfred kittrcdSe OF Hasefhll.
II Icfci med Wig, were IN hard. 4 Younger Mr..
StetsOn also exceedingly active. OF course
Mr.. George Iunt wss on hand ~ serve that cause
# which be- has been so Jealous champion ever
stree 1926, vhen he manifested his sympathy with
despotsm by insulting Charles foleD, who APP
pesred before Legislative Committee of which
NJ. l.. was a member. Mr.. Francis ID. Stedmsu.
ore of the pillars of the Rev. DIR. Adsmss society
having been relieved from official service at Rains
fcrd lslsnd by Governor Banks s!.o came to uphold
the cause IA which he had just suffered. Other
gentlemen deserve mention. but have not tune Ia
give their nsmes.
g,ieye TO say, however, that all thrir efforts
weIe IN vain. The - fanatics, It they did not
have every thing their way, came pretty near IT.
and b,t TOR the enreaics ot some NJ the old and
valued servants of the SOciety-such ~ John Tap
pan and William Ropes-aid the imid counsels OF
the Rev. DR. Bacon aud the Rev. Dr. Tyng. com
plete separation would have been made oi the con
uectiOn between the New York and Boston Socis
ties. The oficia action of the Society is embraced
oil Int he
large majority:
UhrytaS The American Tract Society, Instituted a
Ros.t O. IN TIE year 1914 did until hs year 1926
ctstfaly osrry the objects for which |, WAS organ
ned "its resources and s opera Tors Including ths
" circulation and lumber of tracts i-sued exceeding
call ether societies in t,e country" and whereas
tie yesr 1925 it bscsus a branch OF the American
"Trsct Society, es sbli-hed ~ New York" for the
pun Css " e sscirg union Of feeling and o2er At n
"bftween the American end New Y ork Soceties,
with the understanding of tnose who sctive IN
"teCtirg tie uti0p tha, the wishes ot tee Society al
Boston should be duly regarded in the annual cleo
lion of the Publishing Committee, thereby " in
parting energy and tcIetcy 20 the lfsc, system u
"tils country; aud,
Ukfrsos, Tie cjurss Of scticr adopted by the
American Tract Snciety If New York. a. IL lat snuusl
reetng, has resulted IN mpsipg sucn apion OF feel
pg and operation and the wishes OF this Society, a.
expressed in a lcsoluticn passed al the as. snnus
me t;rg in regard TO the election Of the Publishing
Committee Of mat Society, have not bean regardeii
end whereas while entertain great regsrd fr the
Auerrnn Tract Society of New York. and rep 4,
Nisco ard foresight that have generally characterz-
ed s Goiugr yet persuaded tn greater energy
ard Efficiency be impaired to the Tract system ~
a return to the original sstus OF the Society;
Res0irtd, That the expectancy of di-solvirg the
connection be referred TO the Executive Comm.tte 10
be row chosen to report reIt year.
Rcs0yej, That this Society viii receive coeclson
donations snd egaoies from all sectiois OF THIS coun
try AID will take chs'ge ct the supervision AMI cis.
| hursemeut Of such funds By their own ofcers and
| SCENTS in this aud other countries
Rssol,.5 That the Executive Committee bo, aud
they are hereby instructed b take immediate meas
TO procure from such sources IS II may seem 10
them expe6ient, the necessary variety OF pous and
u.ul books ard ira, Eta calculated TO promote TIE OF
iects for which this Society was incorporated, IN SUN
ciet. quar- titles TO turpy the dsmAncs ot Individuals
az societies different parts OF tits ard her coui-
E@ believing that they cqn be obtained and s)li at
cheap cheaper rates than uider the pact organ
izaiier.
Rcs01,s} That we entertain the highest respect fUr
the wisdom, judgment and sincerity OF the speo,ai
Con mtte OF fifteen, appointed By the American
TIsct y Getty of New-YOik, at the annual meetil Z
held in lsJ6, ard heartily acopt the resolutions re-
ported By them, and declare or pupose to carry INTO
{ iieot the pripc pie embraced IN those rcsoiuoas.
Rcs0ired, Ina. the political aspects OF slavery lie
entirely without the proper sphere Of this Society and
cauDot be discussed in its pubcaio but that tho 50
Cral cuties which grow Of the existence oil Slay-
eIy, a. well as those moral evils aud vices which It Is
known TO promote, and which condemned in Scrip
uie and 20 much deplored by evangelical Christians,
DO undoubtedly fall within the province OF this Society
and csn and Dug TO be dlscuseed 10 HaternaI ana
Christian spirit
JIfcrsoS the nur.ber of the Executive Committee
originally organized, and while it existed a. Pub
lizh'1g Committee, sixed at Eve; and rherefs, the
duties of the Committee will be Increased b. tue adOp
ticn Of the resolutions offered al this meeting, aud
smaller number tban the present will give greateT III
cheney 20 their sction therefore
ReS0i,ed That the number Of the Executive COM
mi'tee be liked at seven.
These resolutions were offered by Gardner g.
Hubbard, esq, Boston lawyer. son OF the late
Judge Hubbard and grandson Of Gardiner Greene
the rich man Of Boston in his day. Mr. Hubbard
is conservative man, and 40 Abotionist. The
first resolution as he offered H. was as follows:
R"olred. That We are no onger a branch OF tns
Am,r icsn Tract Society Of New.York our union with
that Society having been virtually dissolved by ITS re-
cent acton.
There seemed TO be, and probably was, clear
majority in favor of the passage OF this resolve.
The preliminary votes indicated settled purpose
to adopt il; but, for the reasons | have given, 1t
finally failed, and substitute, offered by the Kew.
Mr. Corp OF Chesea, WAS adopted in its place
This pospones the question of separation one year.
Ii will be noticed however that distinct opinion
in favor of separation is expressed, and that the
Society invite contributions 10 il own funds, and
say they mean 10 take charge OF tue superintend-
pnce ard disbursement OF such funds. There is
nothing in the Constitution OF the Society which
can prevent il from entering upon tho business Of
publication tor ltseli.
Another important step the dismissal Of the
Rev Seth Bliss the Secretary Of the Society, and
tie election Of Nr. Ayord, the District Secretary,
in his place Mr.. Bliss had taken an active part 10
the controversy Gu the Southern side, aud his let
tiers to members Of the Society had received tue
approval Of all the Old Hunhers IN the land Let
:trs were lately printed, from Mr.. Choate, Dir.
Winthrop, aud other less-distneul'hed servants 81
r;oht IA nd of