The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-08


no1s," proposed, compared with whose |
magnitude the one on slavery was a mere !
mite. And yet in the face ofthese, found !
among their own terms, II Presbyterian (7) |
can say, Had the Assembly agreed to
this proposition" on slavery alone, "a
union might have been consummated up
on terms honorable to both parties" Sir,
he would do well to clean lis Spcctac1es be-
fore he writes again.
III. The acts of 1918, to which A. New
ton objects, as smacking of abolitionism,
were passed before the New School seces-
sion. Let it be known that the New
School left Us in lS3S, and that then we
We're delivered of slavery agitators If in
deed there is any abolitionism in those de-
liverances, the odium properly belongs to
the Ne,o School. For they who left US were
the agitators before the division, and since
then We have been at peace on the sub
ject. And this is confirmed by the fact
that the New School claim to be tie Pres
byterian Church, and actually brought spjt
against US that those deliverances might
become HcirS. | repeat the odium of what
ever abolitionism may be found in our
minutes belongs properly to the New
! School. And let it be further noted, that
| the acts of ISIS were passed unanimously.
More than twenty of the members of that
| Assembly We're from slave-holding states /;
! and they all voted for the resolutions
| The South then did not consider these
acts in the light of abolitionism. True
southern men at that time did not see any
thing in these acts so repugnant to South
| en interests. How can there be now? and
". There Is no legislation on slavery in
| these acts of 1918. No, sir, A. Newton may
look among our acts, deliverances and tes-
timonies till his eyes are dim, and he can
not find one act of legislation on the ma
ked question OF slavery. it is no where
asserted that slavery is a sin per SC. 1t is
no where declared to be a bar to christian
| fellowship. 1t is no where ordered that
| our people shall emancipate their slaves
On the contrary, even in the minutes, so
rotten in A. Newton's eyes, deep ''sympa-
| thy is expressed for the South, and the
| emancipation of the slaves declared to be
.'inconsistent alike with the safety and
happiness of the master and slave" And
if the ultimate emancipation of slaves is
srhortsd, this is only an opinion of the As
sembly expressed. and is very different
from legislation, for it leaves all men still
to use their own judgment in the matter.
Finally, The position of the Assembly
on the subject of slavery is conservative.
Toproye this, | will not now quote the de
| liverance of 1916. 1t is A. Newton's du-
ty to give you al of that deliverance. !
will only say, that deliverance unequivo
cally declares that slavery ''is no bar tc
christian communion" and that as Christ
has not legislated on the subject, the
church cannot. And it is proper to say
here that the Assembly does now ''regarC
the deliverance of 1916 as the interpreta
ton Of the deliverance of 1878" SucI
Is the language Of Dr. Van Rensselaer,. o
Philadelphia. 1t is our policy to exclud,
the discussion of slavery from our courts
leaving It's adjustment to the magistrate
and to the consciences of men. And i
was in view of this fact that the Rev. Mr.
Dickerson. at the Richmond Convention
used the following significant language
During all the slavery agitation whicl
has rended US, lthe New SchooD to pieces
the Old School Assembly has controlled
it and kept it out of their body"
E ! regret, sir, the necessity of thus bur
dening your columns with our defence
But, when thousands, who are esteeme,
among our best citizens, are charged a
abolitionists, and thus as traitors to tn
; South, the question assumes a magnitud
, | too stupendOus to be overlooked. If tn
| charge is true, the South is in jeopardy
and if not, then some bo3y else is unfaithfu
: Let me close with one or two signs of tn
| times.
First, the New School South differ fror
> 4. Newton in large numbers. Hundred
have come to us from the New SchoC
South within the last few months, an
, still they come. Whole Presbyteries an
7 whole Synods have disbanded and return
: ed to our bosom. Surely, if our assembl
Y is IAN abolition concern" the South is b
:, coming abolition very fast. All! NJ
/. Newton, such dying struggles as your la
: gasp, will soon end your inglorious or
SADIE
i And second, the abolitionists, Mort
n have as much to say against us, as A. Ne
Y ton has. He and others like him char
@ that we are abolitionists, but the abolitio
- lists will not recognize us, and / presun
h they are the best judges in this case.
> Three of their writers lately charged tn
h ''the Old School Presbyterian Church
e the great bulwark of slavery in this cou
j try; that she must be crippled and h
# influence curtailed before slavery can ey
IS be brought to an end, that her ministe
Is are unworthy the confidence and affil
~ ton of Christian men in the free stat,
q and ought not to be encouraged on ;
h count Of their connection with slavery
n Sir, we are between two fires. Both ca
\ not be right. Now put these two sig
,r together: The abolitionists repudiate US
h the true New School men of the Son
70 are coming to us. Sir, it follows, that
70 who brings "a railing accusation" AGAR
b Us, is given to false accusation.
~ OF 4. Merton and "A Presbyterian" l?)
- have to say, Il know them to the bottom
~ and if they have any thing more to wri
= let them remember-Romen n,ay be dstca,
! ,1,dcr The rails Of Carthage. Nc
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