The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-26

he vote Oh the Soclety yesterday, on the cleo
ton of the Publishing Committee, reveals the
strength of the disorganzing Abolition faction.
1t stood as follows:
Regular Ticket. Votes.
Rev. David Magic, d. D. BAG
Rev. William X. Williams, ID. d. $40
Rev. William Adams. b. b. $40
Rev. benjamin &. Cutler, ID. ID. 3I9
Rev. Nehemiah Adams, ID. ID. 323
Rev. Thomas De Witt, ID. d. 349
Abolition Ticket.
Rev. DIR. Patton
Rev. Mark Hopkins, d. d.
Rev. L. n. Kirk, d. d.
Rev. Asa ID. Smith, ID. ID. 2
Rev. DIR. Hitchcock
Rev. r. S. Storrs, d. D.
Rev. Joseph Thompson, ID. -. :
Rev. II, w. Beecher
The tactics of the revolutonsts this year
were somewhat different from former years.
Knowing how useless would be their endeavors
to induce the Society to instruct the Publishing
Committee to publish tracts against Slavery
they brought their principal ammunition to bear
upon a resolution denouncing "the slave trade"
aud mstructihg the committee To publish IA tract
against it. This was voted down at once. on
the ground that the Society could not instruct
the committee. Then the resolution was so
modified as to express a wish that such a tract
as this might be published. This was also
voted down, as indeed was every proposition
of tho AbolitionstS.
One clergyman, Rcr DR.. Tan Peh remarked
"hdt Siorey ,cas a contIOUerte,i question. buf
he kner that God told Noses If non soant IN
Jty SiaoeS, bty them ot'the heatie,.. II ii reTe
right 10 do so then, Il lcds right 10 do so nolrv
Tbs bold speech lodS TeceiUed 1cith so much an
ptause, that 1t mould almost gire rise 10 the s,is-
piciOn that those present Cere dctu0lIy az f;rroy
Of opening tie traffic. The venerable DR.
SPRING however, whose steadfast conservatism
no one can doubt, thought the views of the So
ciety might be miscoITtrued, and he offered Il
resolution explaining that in laying the former
resolution the table the Society did not do il
from any doubt of the sinfulness of the slave
trade. This was opposed by some, Oh the ground
that the Society was not called upon to express
any opinion the subject, 1t was, however,
hpaliy passed.
The proceedings of this meeting are signifi-
cant OF the general state ofpublic opinion. Abo-
htnnism, as a question of morals, is about
broken down. The sinfulness of making lazy
negroes industrious, working individuals. is now
generally received with sneer, even at the
North, except perhaps in some very benighted
Abolition localities. The only danger now, or
at least the main danger, of the question is in its
political and economical aspects. The "Repub-
clare that Slavery is a great injury to the
white man. Even the Simon pure Abolitionists
begin to talk of the appropriateness OF "Sla-
very. What they will make by this argument
remains to be seen, but 1t is at all events en-
couraging to those who battle for the truth. 20
see their enemies compelled to change front.
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT-A Man CARRIED
UP One HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE EARTH =
The most frightful, and at the same time the
most remarkable, accident we have ever Seen
on record, occurred at the Catholic church, yes
terday morning. Some twenty persons were
engaged in putting up the new bell which ar
rived from Pittsburgh the evening before.
There was a windass erected on the ground,
to which was attached a snatchbock and
sheaye. Immediately above the open space in
the cupola TO which the bell was to be drawn
up, there protruded beam, to which was at
tached another snatch block and pully, and the
bell was to have been conveyed to the top by
means of strong ropes, working through these
sheaves, by the power of the windlass and CYL
inder upon the ground. The bell had been
raised in this way almost up to the open space
in the cupola, and the men were Just ready to
pull it in. A man, named Thomas Newton,
was below, engaged in guiding the folds of the
rope, as it wound round the cylinder. To do
lils, ne hau ulh grasp upon Ihc rOpc. hhSh
the bell had reached great height from the
ground, one of the cogs in the wheels of the
windass fixture gave way. Another revolu-
ton of the wheel ripped off all the cogs; the
bell fell to the ground, aud Newton, who had
hold of the lower end of the rope, carried
up, with frightfnl velocity, distance of one
hundred feet from the ground, and about four
feet above the aperture where the bell was to
have been taken in. For the instant every one
was surprised beyond measure; and before
those engaged in the work could comprehend
what had happened, Newton, with ais hands
all lacerated and bleeding, worked himself
down opposite the aperture, and called for help
to those within. Bishop Whelan, who was on
the platform in the eapOla, reached out, at the
risk of his life almost, and Selling Newton by
the waisb pulled him from his awful position.
The accident struck everybody with amaze
ment aud all but the eyewitnesses were 10th
to believe in the incredible feat. The bell
weighed 300 pounds; and, as it fell without
hindrance, some idea may be formed of the
rapdity with which Newton assembled. He
says he thought OF letting go the rope, but be-
fore the thought was clearly defined, he was at
the beam, a hundred feet above. He had not
time to let go his hold upon the rope. Some
cogs and pieces of machinery were hurled a
distance of two squares from the church; and
a Mr.. Smith, who was standing near, received
an ugly wound in the face from flying parti-
Gle. Mr.. Newton was taken to the office Of
Dr. Hupp, where his wounded hands were
dressed. The flesh was all torn from the palms
of his hands. even to the bone, which is sup
posed to have been done by the death grasp,
and his sliding down the rope during the swift