Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-02

| anO-edSy Talk.
The Convention reassembled at s'clock in
the morning. 1t was understood that the usual
customs of public meetings should be done
away with No programme was laid down
Every body, male and female, was declared free
to speak and act as the spirit moved.
The Chair announced the names Of the PnhlIc
papers, including the New York Times, which
would contain reports of the proceedings.
A miscellaneous discussion, on half dozen
TOPICS more or less, began.
sUBLUxAKY HEAVEN.
Brother Morton, of Plymouth-a very tail and
lanky gentleman, well along in years-hegged
to present few considerations touching the pos
>ibility of having Heaven here below. lie
offered small heap of resolutions asserting his,
notions. containing his belief that the art OF
being Christian was one Of the Lost Arts. "
lie didn't believe there was Christian in the
world.
FREE TRADE.
Brother Torrey, after stopping moment to
launch javein at the preceding speaker, from
whom he differed in toto, proceeded to breach
fresh butt OF topics. His speciality was Free
Trade.
Brother Robson. gentleman from England
after apoiogizing for Introducing foreign ale
ment into the Convention, told how England had
carried out the principle of Free trade. dc
said nothing new or spicy.
Brother Joel Tiffany came out strong. He
proposed to infuse the religious clement INTO
The resolution offered by Brother Torrey.-
Therefore he offered the following substitute:
ResoEred That Reforms, looking to the moral
elevation of individuals of society, to be sue
cessful, must have their basis in rilision.
Henry c. Wright took issue with TIFFANY
He declared that he (WrighD sought the entire
abolition of all restrictions upon the intercourse
of man with man, and this claim, founded upon
universal Justice, was all his religion. The rev
erence derived from customs goes into the hands
of political Stock:jDbOers, to enable them to
send an army into Kansas, or to cause the muir
der of seventy thousand MeXlcans lie was
thankful that this question OF Free-Irade came
up on the Lords holy day; for whatever per
tains TO the good of man, is as good one day as
another He was particularly glad OF this, be
cause the Church had said that such subjects
should not be discussed on the Lords Day. He
| ,cas al7rays gl1d to take pains to do on Sunday
| sohat the Church said he should not do
Brother Chandler, Of Concord-lf this is the
Lords Day, I'd like to know whose day to-mor-
row will be, if we get to it?
Bro Wright was very glad that this remark
had been made. The Church calls Monday
Mans day.
Chairman-Timel
RELIGION HUMBuG.
Mr.. Thomas Curtis took up the dropped thread
of Free trade, and declared that there IS no re-
IipioD that is not based on reform. He looked
ike name il the world. There is no iniquity
that is not sanctioned and sustained by the name
Of religion.
a sPIRITUALIsTIC RUMPUs.
A motion, by DIR. Gardner, that Andrew Jack
son Davis he invited to address the Convention
without Limitation of time, raised prodigiouS
rumpus ct this point ofthe proceedings. Gard
ner said that there was great deal of grum-
bling at the way that the Convention was man
aged He appealed in behalf OF Spiritualism,
and demanded that Brother Davis should have
i chance
Mr. Davis came forward in pacific mood, to
| deprecate Gardner s motion, and stated that he
preferred to take his lot with the other brethren
to speak if he had an opportunity.
Gardner reflected upon parties who had CEN
sured SpiIitualIsn, Mrs, Ernestine Rose IN par
ticular.
Mrs. Rose rose to explain. She had said that
| it was n waste of time to discuss SpiritualisIn
| here, and abe said so again. GSensation-l She
thought great reforms ought To receive the first
attention After wards it would be time enough
To treat of SpiIitualism. She had no objection,
however, To- hear Brother Davis. She admitted
that she had hobby" and that hobby, she
SAID, was as great and as wide as Humanity
The Iady's hobby is popularity supposed 10 be
Womans Rights, though she didn't say so to-
day
Brother Stephen Foster essayed to harmonic
the conflicting elements. He moved to assign
time for the discussion OF Spirituasn. lie had
teen given TO understand that certain Spiritual
lists here had expressed "a vehement desire to
have "a halter around his (Stepheu's) neck, to
drag hi:n from the PLATFORM Mt which unkind-
ness Stephens sensitive iia'Fe was wounded.
Andrew Jackson Davis explained the reasons
of his presence in the Convention The magnet
that drew him here was the invitation convey
ed in the call to all philanthropists who believed
in the necessity of reform. 1t vas announced
that all subjects should be frankly and fairly