The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-12

Committee, in the Of the year, issue a tract in
regard st accursed traffic. and this we have lad 9op
the table VIII you lay such question upon your Table
voted Ia the minority Do you hesitate TO would
meet ycur appreciation II in their discretion your committee
should issue such atrac Appause) feel that you stand
on the brink OF deep abyss and making shpwreck OF
morally and God (Applause) thnk as TO slavery IA
the southern States this sociey ought 10 be SILENT but
when the naked question up Of approving disap
proving the African slave trade, ought not to be silent
Ny motion is that while the American Tract Society has
laid this resolution on the table, 1t has not done SO from
any difference OF opinion as regards the wckedness OF the
slave trade. Nothing less will save you from year Of
conflict, from year OF deserved obloquy (AppauDe)
Mr. JAY desired TO speak TO this motion.
The PREsIDEsr Is hardly necessary, think; there Is
Mr.. JAY wished to say few words to put himself in
right position Applause and bsses Messrs LORD and
Ketchum had had the whole and wound up by
motions which cut of ali reply. (Hsses and cries Of 'St
down "Hear him" &c.)
Mr.. JAY contnued-l am charged, We charged with
coming here to distract this society and put ia false
position We stand upon the resolution passed unaai
mously by the society in 1857, upon the uaani-
gentlemen, coming from different parts OF the
country 10 the effect that while have nothing TO do
with the political questions connected with slavery,
is both our right and duty TO DISCUSS In fraternal aud
Christian spirit those moral evils growing out Of system
denounced by Scripture, and by evangelical Christians
everywhere The resolution you have laid upon the table
in strict accordance with the resolutions of 1857,
which had never been annnlled The hope was then ex
the unanimous views Of the society," and the next year
their apology for not having done 30 accepted But
was never conended that that acceptance revoked the
resolution. Now the question is, why that clear dis
tnct constitutional duty should not be performed? We
ask for Its performance Shall the members be more
cphefs with DO power beyond the election Of their Elk
ecutive Committee, have been old Ia the Execu
tive Committee TO sit as Judiciary TO pronounce upon
not be- accepted Sy the members prsseps. W" or
| those who are scattered the country. And
when the hour arrives when the life members
abroad can express their views In the elections Of officers
II will be acknowledged that II is right and duty
discuss, in fraternal and Christian manner the cvls
! arising from slavery. (Applause)
Rev Mr. VAN PEIT rose in the back part of the bulldog
and said his counsel TO the society keep together
by the way" II this work was Of God they could not
overthrow H. was their duty TO show their fathers
did, what patriots can do for civil and religious liberty
But slavery controverted question; and although
freeman and friend to freedom, his mini satisfied
with what God told Mosesf the children of Israel want
cd slaves let them buy them Of the heather. II it was
| right then to buy them, why was it wrong now?
Dr. STRING submitted his resolution in this form
Resolved That in laying the preceding resolution on tse
table the society has not to It's conclusion from
hesitation in relation TO the sin of the African slave trade
or the great wckedness Of reviving that Ubiquitous sys
Mr.. KEToBuM-wil Dr. Spring accept pn amendment to
substitute "tbe Individual members Of this society" for
" the society,""
Mr. KErcHuM-My objection is that the society Us 50.
cie,y, has nothing to do with it, move, therefore, to
amend the resolution have suggested. Let adopt
the resolution not as society but as individuals AS in
dividuas citizens, men, Americans, pass
| thai without dissenting voice.
VoICgThe society right 10 represent me as an
| individual member.
Rev DR. CIARx--I hope the society will have patience
for feel that this is historic moment Of the American
Tract Socety(appause land If it goes to the world that
reject that resolution every gentleman see the
moral Influence will exert in favor of slavery. We de-
Nrmine not to raise voice against that inquty
DR.. Spring can 30 far Eadmt an amendment by which
the Executive Committee for elaboration, It seems to me
that will meet the (Cres OF No, po.') II the
principle goes on. from this Society Of courre influence
must be faa because IL prepared 10 emDody
| opinion We might as well emboiy il in a tract
Rev DR.. BAcoN-The society has right express it's
opinion but not right to its opinion the opinion
individual members Of the society. No individual mem
Der express bis opinion unless he s in the majority
take that Mr. Ketchum's amendment goes great deal
far her than the original resolution and commits the
ciety farther If II has no right to express its opinion
want TO know where under heaven, it gets right 10
ran when gentleman was speaking to chow tina. the
society has right to opinion upon the subject Of the
African slave trade, from exclamipg tobaccol' Uaugh
ter) Well sir, my respected father here (Dr. Spring.,
whom much admire and love- handed out his tobacco
box daughter and cheers) want TO knov if il s not
time to come to an end hualy with this fooleryfor 80
venture to call it, (Appiause Here is society for the
promotion Of vital godness and sound morality by the
circulation Of tracts calculated 10 meet the appreciation Of
all evangelical Christians It circuatea tracts against the
culture and use Of tobacco. Now how many of these
venerable there upon whose conscences ess the
deadly Of using tobaccos Away with maintain that
this society can have opinion and print and crcu
late if it were to be universally adopted would send
eesolaton through the lower counties of Virginia and all
along the banks OF the Connecticut Can not then have
opinion TO wickedness which the laws Of the Uni
ted Saes more than forty years ago pronounced TO be
| crime against human nature-piracyl [Appause.l A
little moral will walk through the cobweb meshes
Of such argument We remember who said, Ye bind
heavy burdens and grevous to be borne and lay them
mems shoulders and Will not touch them with Of your
GDgers Is there any member OF the Executive Commit
tee just elected whose table spakes with red wine?
know there Or any member whose parlors echo with
Ard here we are binding these burdens about tobacco
wine drinking and dancing on other mems shoulders.
Isnt ii time TO be done with such tom ooery? Sir,
have heard to day as heard year ago, what regard
as SANDER the South. Uncle Toms Cabin ia sold
| in every bookstore in New Orleans. This society
fahless interests of vital goodness and sound
morality If negecs send such tracts to the South
South needs (Applause Bishop Meade never wrote and
printed matter which was not calculated to meet Bishop
Meades appreciation evangelical Christian. Uaugh
ter) And be such dishonest man he would have
right to walk into the Publishing Committee, and veto
belongs to the committee.
Dr. BACON was here called 10 order for not speaking
the question.
Mr. KE1cnuM-Is the question On my amendment
| The PEEsDENT-1t is.
Mr. KErcHuM-weI then, will withdraw it. Uaugh.
Dr. BACON said then he would speak upon DR.. Springs
notion The resolution about the slave trade said 10
be abstraction; year hence it would be political
question. To-day it tho narrow isthmus dividing
ihese states The slave trade already revived,
and the Fugitive Slave law was not so much dead letter
in Ohio and massachusetts, az the laws against the slave
trade in Georgia and Mississippi. Now was the time to
speak and help their friends at the South Unless they
did speak they would have men in New York preaching
from The text already quoted here by gray headed
in favor of buying niggers Of the Afrieansof the hea
tcon about lie Dopeu az least inc
implied in Dr. Springs resolution would be gven that
moral OF the Tract Society Is not obi,erated
Prof CROSBY looked upon both this resolution and its
predecessor as wholly unnecessary, for every Christian
knew that the society opposed to the African slave
trade. He predicted that this resolution would be
tering wedge for other declarations Of opinon-for in
stance that they opposed to slavery in the Territories
He warned the society not to fall into trap
Rev. Mr. PINNEY sorry Mr.. Walcotts resolution
tabled. They had In effect voted th they would be
gratfed by tract against the slave trade.
Rev HEWITT would trus 10 the wisdom OF the society
to guard against any trap
Rev. DR.. THOMPSON referred 10 recent ernendAon by
the Publishing Committee. passage in one tract read
If this love had always prevailed among protesting
Christians, where would have been the African slave
trade?'' The Committee changed il to, "Where would
have been the fortunes Of the inquisitonP daughter
and appause) he wanted Dr. Springs resolution TO take
the society out the false postos in which IT placed
by that expurgaton This was the only society which
could rally the moral sentiment Of the whole country,
North South against the slave trade and prevent at
least fifty ships being annually sent for slaves from the
port Of New York.