New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-12

traffic which II perm4rd 10 De Ieop+ned, would pera
lie existence If the Reprbhc. Applause. A nation
G, MD prosper Gully il S6hered TO prncpe- Of true
! ChrsiaIiiy
/ b.. HIR,N KrTcHrN-I snppose tb.'e il hardly a
nan lrIe but ho vii assent - the gerIte nsus
ns,k'; but The qurs'iuu j. whether this = the place
for hi discu ssicn. Applause ard hisses II -e-l-
to II tbs question il ~ very narrow cOmps-. We
al agree ,at this Soccty has dor' much g'-'i but
the dp .iipp aries: Whereas. have in paris
If The country The of slavery. there evil
in if: but hal in nsy copurate capacity denoracr
ils evl1 er have MT united that purpose. u -
not IN the sphcrr Uf duty. Tbs Committee have
tie power l." ray what hall be published. OF what
uiiliy are these re'olucss Of Instruction The Con-
stiuUn l. perfectly p'sm. That tract which IL
good IN itself will receive snch approbation, Is ques
toB Of fact tract Submitted last year 10 these
gentlemen, and they said - Don't Issue it Hal
they right to issue IT, sad have proper respect for
their Southeru brethreni / think Court Of Equity
ould issue al junction t. prevent IT. though every
thing in might be goed-shhough all it, teachings
night be good; yet il might not receive the
aIirolu,ion ri all this Committee. Aud why
Dr. joins told you ast year He said; Gett!e'"ei,
ven mutt leave rs I" manage this. lAppau-e aud
b sse,.l We understand it. Don't Interfere pray
ven don't interfere" Does it become Christian meu
10 ui, rcgad this appeal Our brethren AT the South
! saw I've know this evil; we understand II: let US
manage il; vou leave alone, aud We will take care
| Of il" Can We men of common honesty 'ieuy
III. ir ciumi Our hope must rest on our CONSTITUTION.
An these discussions abstract questions can result
In 10 good 10 this Society. might JUST as Well ai
rrsoi ou that the Pre-by terIan Church Il lot the
Apostolic succession. THIS il a great que-ton; but
v AZ good would discussion DO We might debate
hundred Their questlos but they don't oeong 10 ms
Beard. IAppluuse abd hisses.l am not u De tod
| am a Pr Slavery man, either But am not going Ia
discuss that question here. Bring II mp anywh"ro else
aud am H. lApplause.l am posted But ~nat Is
the u-e Of brugiI this question here to agtaie and
divide US should be perfeefy willing 10 ibstrnct
| this Con miiee to publish Dspiel Websters great
speech U%on speech but they uss DO as tneE please
aid thought if there successor to the Apostles
it vas Bishop Meade Of Virginia. He loved debate;
but # abstract questions were allowed, there was 30
erd If debate. lie moved thai the resolution De aid
| Oh the table.
Motion carried 10y a large vote in the affirmative.
Dr. PHiMr moved 10 proceed to the regular anniver-
| stry exeIci,cs; but gave wayto
| The Rev. DIR. SPRING, who said he acceded most
CORDIALLY IN the by which the Society mad conclu-
| sivelv settled question before them. But he
tbcut h they were getting into barrow place mere
He was sory tire Society lay upon the table The
,olution in relation that accursed traffic the Ari-
can slaye-trade. He should vote against such mo-
tior, though he stood III the minority alone. in TINS
nineteenth century. aft the LObe efforts OF snch lnen
as ClaiksOn md bertorce he was sorry to see the
Society Observation-Disclosures this iufernal trafhc. lie
agreed with those gentlemen who desired To put an
era 10 tie discussion southern Slavery. He thought
this ali improper tine and place for such dl'cussioh
but upon the subject Of the African ave-trade lie was
sorry to American clergymen hesita,e-he was
rory to Americas citizens hesitate lie therefore
pr, l,sed to save them from the dilemma, the follow
ny resolution:
Rcsr,ed That the American Tract Society in laying this
upon table have not done from any lndlhr
nsde. lCr.s Of "G,od." GOOD, go on Certainly
"Tba,'sh"J
MIR. JAY trust may be permitted to say few
words to put myself in right position. that may not
zen ain in falls, position, which NY friends have al
| tempted to place me III.
Here MIR. Jays voice was drowned WIN cr'es o.
Order" Hear" Hear" Question, Go on.
Mr. JAY in a very loud VOICE. all charged here,
MIR Jaws voice was again drowned 10 the perfect
confusion and uproar which eusqei. =,
As soon sileLce was partially restored, Mr.. JAY
| exiaihed that bis resolution not new thing but
son etbig which the Society had ia fact adopted II
tomer years, but had postponed their action aud NO"
there were ten thousand stronger reasons than theI
Why such action should he had. lie claimed as right
lai the subject of slavery SHOULD be discussed IN
Christian aud iraterua manner
| d. VAN pELT said if this work was OF God II would
stand if pot it would fall. He thought Slavery con
to> erted question; le sastieu that God told Mo-
ses that if the Children of Isrne wanted slaves they
were 10 60 and buy hcm Of the heatheh-go and buy
them. Ii il was right then, why is it not Ight now
lie waited this country kept together and the
:, c'ety alsO.
Dr. s, rigs resolution was then read:
Rened That this Society in laying the preceding resolution
on the table q cOnclusou from any hesia
ton in relation the Of the African ayrtrsdr or the srea
Of reyivug this inqitous trahic III Any orn
MIR HIRAM KEICHUM-Will the Doctor allow al
an e,Io a so as to read " the individual neuibers Of
the Society" think the SOciety has n"thi,ig to dc
with II lhlsseS ana applause cflrs" w On, 70
no." " Don't allow i, f. He did not suppose the So
cie,y as such, had any thing TO do with II.
Dr. BACoS-TLe Society has right to represen
ne as Individual member can only represent it'
owl opinions. So
| MI KKTCHUM again moved his amendment, whicf
vas read aulid cheers and Kisses.
NJ, X. w. CLARKE hoped the Society would not bt
hasty in regard to so important a resolution. lie
thought the better way would be 10 take up the resou
iion foul the table lcnes of ono, no, no j. lie
thought that the proper way get at the suhlect.
Di. BAcOS-TLe Society may have u rIght TO ex
press it, own opiucu but II has no right To express
II v opinion NJ hn ind vidual member of the Society
unless am in the ms ority. | think Mr. ketchum
amendment goes II great deal further than the reso
mtion lCrivs Of . Good, good If the Society has
no right 10 express its own opinion, | want to know
where under heaven. it gets the night to express MN,
lCries If Guod, good" anc great applause This
society has a tract on the evils If tobacco, aud Yet
one Of the venerable brethren has this morning
handed out paper and asked me 10 take 1uid
lLaughterl think is tia To eud all thu ioolery,
venture Ia call IT. Yet told the business OF the
Society is to circulate tracts. II circulates tracts
aeast the use of tobacco the culture Of tobacco;
Yet how many of these venerable men who handed u
The rec ular ticket to vote to-day, how many OF then
are there on whose rests the deadly rim o
usug tobacco Great laughter We MAINTAIN that
tbs Society may have opinions, aud can circulate
them which, if they IL be universally adopted
how great would be the desolatiUu sent through al
the lower counties Of Virginia, and all along
the barks Of the Connecticut, from Wethers
field to Suthed [Great laughter. But we
are not to have an opinion al all about
certain wickedness which the laws Of the United
States Tor more than ~ years have pronounced to he
crime a. aiust human uatue-Plrdcy lCheers, great
applause aud Kisses apd cries of " Good, good
We should little moral sense, a little common
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