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

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| withdrawn e1oep. the resut had been declared.
4 count being called for those votinS in the affirm.
atve aad were counted, and II was apparent ths;
ty were IN mnU, 2: tI u,s, Nv mar r ,ns,r
| bep.
! Judge JI,srP ofPs said that co Int was ulasces.
.a.y; that they who sustained Dr.. FynSs motoa
up the Ro lost My x.. sse5 @ 10
lie, ana il was found that they constituted large
me- Oriiy OF the house.
Much confusion followed, ami after come attempts
to DO away with the necessity OF coming me nsys 1t
wss dispensed with.
Judge JIssuP took the floor, and simultaneously a
membe, moved the previous question. Ise motoa
only increased the confusion and N the most OF nm
DE WIrr twice arose and asked that the motion for
The prevou. Question be not passed through. He
CDr. De Witt was with the msJonty HIS words,
However ware not needed. and the Rev. Dr BEIHUsE
e.ssyed to secure Judge Jessup hearing, and With
better succtss.
Oujet being restored, Judge JEssUP proceed with
bisreuarks He sed he claimed nothing but the
rights Of Individual member, and ne rose IN the eH
ercise of such right to offer an amendment to the reso
ucn, which, if adopted, would, he thought, remove
al difficulties.
Judge Jessup's preamble and resolution va, as
follows:
WAerea, At the meeting Of THO Society in 1881 to.
follow unsnimoUsy adopted namely That
the political aspect. Of Slavery he entirely without the proper
sphes this Society and cannot be discussed IN s pbcs
bit that those mora duties which grow oa Of the exist
Of ,c we'd . I9 mora s s end na ie' rhSn
and much dePored by ev.nsees Chr"an' undo1otedJ
TO be discussed in fiseIna spit and ,.,..-..N.-
Bhcea' The Peci,e intention sad meaning q the society
EIecutise Committee ard oth.r, therefore
ROrd That toe said resolution be hereby Tes' med aad
b elected Instructed 20 carry to sans lt'
eject
DR.. BIIHrsE said he was requested by the Key.
Dr. Spring say that one statement OF the preamble
was wrong-tha in which il was stated that the reso
luton wa, adopted unanimously that he lDr. Spring.
cd net vote for them. and he DR. b. wcud say that
Re had no. voted for them. Chancellor Frenghuysen
had come TO him (Dr. and asked BIN 10 second the
resolutions but be knew very well that set OF resou
tons coming from the principal editor OF The I7de
PENDENT net safe for him to second or incorse
Laughter ard hisseel.
joins jar called d.. Bethune u order.
The Rev. DR.. DE WITT asked that the ssuctity Of
the house be not violated by any demonstrations Of
applause or 0isfavor.
The Rev. DIR. BAcos Of Connecticut inquired if Dr.
Sprrg or DR.. Bethune voted against it.
DR.. BE1HrnE-Eo, Sir; thai is mem. coH. unan-
mously daughter .
Confusion again arose and the cries of "Question"
were renewed In the midst Of this member insisted
upon an immediate vote, the convenience OF bus-
hess men, who could not be detained without a loss
should be o0rsultsd. .
The Rev. Dr.. BAcos said that il gentlemen had
notes to pay they could attend to it. The Society
must atterd TO its duties.
Judge JEssUP endeavored to get a hearing 10 sup
port OF his resolution, ana FOR several minutes awaited
silence.
II. NJ. B1AroHFoRD said he would second Judge
Jessups resolution for the purpose OF bringing the
matter into position where ne could call Tor the pre-
yioCs qrestlCn.
Silence being at last restored Judge Jessup pro-
ceeded after that hsd desire 10 treSpass
upon them il the desire 10 take vote upon the
previous question against which he should interpose
no objection.
The motion for the previous question, however, was
assisted upon with grest tenacity by member evi-
tl.,a cIa
The Rev. DR.. KREBs stated that it was evident tht
il was the wish Of the assembly that the previous
question be not row called.
After some persuasion, the member WITHDREW his
motion for the previous question, ard Jucge Jessup
was allowed TO continue.
lie alluded TO the general satisfaction which had
betn given every by the adoption Of the report
in 1851 submitted by the Committee of Fifteen as be-
irg final settlement of the vexed question. That
Comm ttee had net and acted in the m' st conservative
spirit ard the effect Of the action now proposed would
be 20 throw that whole question broadcast upon the
le1d FOR agitation. He cid consider that the fourth
resolution adj pied al the ast meeting was the gather
ing together e ysve views upon tins question
anc putting them upon basis on winch the lends oil
tie Society with the exception Of extremists On either
side could meet and the mass OF minds that they had
net agreed that the adoption Of aresouton that they
could properly and consistently publish upon the sub
Of thOee Gutee that involve millions OF cur fellow
men in the relative position of masters aud slaves was
q concession such all the conservative men CT TINS
Society ought 10 accept as sufficient they did &C,
ccpt i as sufficient, and for the first time he had
| learned row there was any feeling o! dissent.
He did not remember certainly, but he thought tnat
| tne annual report of that meeting would show tbs
| the vote upon the resolutions was unanimous one
| Of the Societyr But what if one, three, or fifty
guilty men did not concur in that action Was thet
silence 10 deract from the force OF the unanlmty OF
the proceedings at the time. 1t was no vote OF sur,
prize or msepprehensicn; The principle adopted
ere was clear plan sna SG IN I his crave
(D, Knox moved that they give prayers aud thsnss
giving 10 God for the happy result Tbs position tae
Society then took this that wac compstent or he
Society to publish upon the subject of the duties
sfirrg oft Of the institution of Slavery exifts
Were there any evils theIe-snd evils among Christian
u en-, and which needed to be rebuked, Sod "hr ~
IeeCed 10 have Christian counsel ana guidance ii
SO where was il 70 c. me from He asked, when the
Thousands of copoTteurs were usyeisng al hat re-
eion OF county, If there was no word Oh ADVICE 70
these brethren 10 the trials under whlcn they aooeu
| Might they not open their minds and give them
| one wo,d Of advice amid their trials and temp
tatons If the Tract Society, knowing the
| fact, were rot to be allowed 70 speak
| kird fra,ernal word. he wanted to know 10
what manner were they to operate there. lie offered
the resolution TO conhIm the action OF last year upon
Il g ground that that action had been evdelty mus
| understood. The Committee said that they dio not
arrive at satisfactory conclusion upon the suolect
that the resolutions, in their apprehension were sucn
that thew could not decide # their duty was 10
publish In relation 20 the duties Of masters, unless
they should be perfectly satisfied ths tner ac.lod
would meet the appiooston y, ~ ha,bor
South ara everywhere else. They doubted Wne'hei
there wa instruction and whether the principe had
been affirmed by the Society. His motion was TO
amend this report to make no objection to spproy a.
| upon what had been said the action of the Commit
| tee had been Negative action. They had decnpnd 20
do anything for reasons that surrounded them WIN
thai view OF the matter he willing to vote for the
adoption Of the report but he was not willing 10 have
il 20 the world that iris Society. ID adopting toat
resolution adopted the idea that il never could or
would publish in relation to the duties Of masters and
slaves. He unwilling TO have the record OF 'nis
IL RillIn1 IN AZ hack