The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-06-11

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A correspondent Of the New York Tribune,
speaking Of she General Assenbiy Of the Old
School Prssbytsrians ct Indianapolis, says !:
The everlasting question Of slavery did
ooms up ia this body, notwithstanding oil
precautions. In the 1rst place, Il seems that
its Board Tor Doasstic Missions had refused
% send, nnder ito patronage, . yoang man
proposed - Missionary for California, and
= .grsduate Of Princeton, and Of unquss-
toned moral character, for tho sole reason
thAt he VA a Anti Slavery sgitator, @ one
Of its nembsrs sxprssssd Il.
DR.. Vandyks Of Brooklyn, Who seems TO
have moro warm blood in Sic body than most
Of tho members, brought the secret ont in tho
course Of an attask on the policy Of this
Board. He asked Dr.. Humphrey Of Ken
tosky, I belisvs, and nsnbsf q 10 Board /,
to stats TO the Assembly the reason he had
given in privatefor the rejection Of the young
man.
DR.. Humphrey ct 6rst said, with consider
abls embarrassment, that the young man was
rejected because he was not, Whist they styled
in Kentucky, SO sentimental Prssbyterisn.' .
DR.. Vandyks was mot satisfied with this
statement, and required the exact language
tho reverend gentleman used in giving him
(Dr. W the Information.
At last the Kentucky Doctor stamnered
ont, that be told him tho man was rejected
because hs was IN Abolition agitator. We
have hers n amusing definition Of What, at
least in Kentucky, constitutes sentimental
Presbytsrianism. The matter dropped with
out exciting . single further remark. Id
there another body, ecclesiastical or polisieal,
whore such statement would not kavc ore
atsd On explosion?
This body for Some yesrs past has had !
Thsoloeioal SEMINARY located 81 Neu Albany,
On the Ohio river, whore DR.. McMastsr has
been the presiding o6osf. The Institution,
it seems, has never fourisbed,. and the new
enterprise - inaugurased IN its place. The
reason assigned on one side 10 that i has
besn under tho anti-slavsry influence, DR..
McMaster being the prime eulprit; and the
DR.. on tho other says tho South has been
jealous and trying to destroy the Institution.
After the location Of the new institution at
Chicago, tho nomination Of Professor came
up, whom DR.. M. was proposed @ . oompeti-
tor to DR.. Rice for the principal chair. Be-
fore proceeding to tho election DR.. n. claimed
the floor, and made quite . lengthy and able
speech in his own vindication. He showed
his course inregard to the question OF slavery
to have been quito moderate, taking his stats
ment TO bs tros, - doy and that tho only
reason Why the institution and himself had
been prosecuted and bitterly opposed VS. be-
cause 10 MAS moderate anti-slayery man in
sentiment. He made > plain, and for any
other body, mild statement Of his opposition
to slavery. He Was followed BY the insvita-
BILE DR.. Rice, who made short speech. whore.
in he bitterly attacked "the AbolitioDists''
| with Southern oversser style. Or. Aollasts,
stood no shadow Of chance in the election.
Hsfsceivsd only soms 40 votes out Of over
800. His vote probably embodied oil there
is OF aDti.slsvery sentiment il the body. Tn,
Northern members are completely oowed by
the Southern brethren.