, 1859-06-06

lily.
In the absence Of letter from our own cor
respondent, WHO has left Indianapolis, we copy
tho following from the Cincinnati Gazette in re-
lation to the Last days proceedings Of the Old
School Presbyterian General Assembly:
TIE coLoS1zAr1oS soc1Kry-A FIRE BRAND II
TIE ASSEMBLY.
resolution highly commencing the Coloni,
zatlon Society," Which had been offered several
Lays ago, was then calledup.
DE- A. Il. n'AAsTEn's REMARKS.
Dr.. McMaster said Late as it WIS in tue ses.
sion he could not let this pass without remark.
This had been laid on the table few days ago
under the force Of the PRONUNCIATION Of new
doctrine {by Ur. Thornwelt1, that the Church
had nothing to do with moral questions. II tue
Colonization schepc was good thing, 1t Was
proper for the Assembly to say SO, md il not.
10 say 10.
The ground Of opposition to it at the Eortl,
was well -k6owu, but an article had recently ap-
poured in Southern Review, written, it was
nary ut Columbia {the Seminary in which Dr.,
Ihornwell is profcsssor-Rpl. which treats
ttis Society with the greatest coptempt and
speaks Of it us q miserable failure.
was new doctrine that tt1r Church had no
concern with questions that had important, NOR
tN'7~+"
the contrary, always manifested deep interest
IN such questions.
Late as il was in the session he wanted this
resolution fully considered, although it might
be roted down. It must be remembered that
there were some victories that cost more than
British beat US ut Bunker Hill but that &hey
chaated no Te Dcum 1au!amus over it, 50 tberc
might be other Bunker Hill victories gained. for
Which, ten years hence, there wpuld be no dis
position to thank God.
DE-. x'GIlL's COMPROMISE.
Dr. AcGil1 said that the mover OF tue resolu.
ton had M design to throw q frebrand into
the Assembly. Nothing was more remote from
bis Thought BE would therefore more The fol-
lowing as a substitute.
Resolved. That it IL sufficient nctiou Of the
General Assembley to refer the friends Of the
Colonization Society. to the former action ofthe
Which Dr.. E. b McMastcr mored TO amend,
by adding tho words Recommending the Colo
nizatlon Society,""
Dr.. Thornwcli moved to lay the amendment
On the table. He said, that while it might b
true, and probably was, that nearly every mem
Der was decidedly Eavosabls to the Colpnfzation
society. and prepared 10 take IN active part in
as ,;;uppSrt set be did not feel ahas the commen
o part Of the Church's mission,
=, heT- MF. West rose to ask question, but the
Moderator ruled him out of order.
Dr. E. D. McMa Master rose to ask a question.
and though ruled out Of order, pc sisted in esE
ing ''Whelhcr Dr.. ThornwclI wishes, on great
question like thia, to cut of discu sion =,
Dr. Phelps moved the previous question, but
Withdrew il to allow Or. Thornwell to offer =
motion to lay the whole subject on the table.
This was carried, and thus the drebrand extin.
guished.
We shall have something in due time 10 say
In relation to the action Of that General As
senbly as it bears On the great moral ques-
tlons now agitated in this nation; but for the
present, content ourselves with calling attcn-
ton to tho words Of Dr.. THoRswEI1, one Of
the Convention, affirming that the Church had
nothing to do with moral questions-Sords
which the Assembly endorsed when it voted
On his motion to lay the Colonization rcsolu-
ton On the table.