New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-10
THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION AND
THE SLAVE-TRADE.


IT, The Editor Of Them Y Tribune
SIR: knowing that your desire must be to dissent
nate truth venture TO correct the wrong impression
produced upon your mind by the action of the N. Y
Diocesan Convention in the mater of Mr. jays reso-
lutionq 1t is evident from your editorial OF Saturday
last, entitled "Epigcopalans and the SIave.Trade,
that you are under the impression that the majority OF
that Convention either in favor of the slave
trade or eee afraid openly to condemn it, In this you
are simply mistaken. The majority, not TO gay nos-
tepbs of the members of that Convention as truly
and as consciepously opposed TO that illegal traffic as
il is possible for 10 be; yielding in the degree OF
adherence with wbicl they regard H. neither TO Mr.
jaw nor 80 any Abolitionist 10 the land. But men
agreed az regards the end in view, certainly differ
with respect 10 the by which that end is to be
a aimed. And therein lies the difference between Mr.
Jay and the Convention which, on Thursday last ald
his resolutions the table by vote OF "a TO d. Mr.
Jaw considers that the saverade s 10 be pat down by
aCta ion; the Epsl opal Convention of tine Diocese OF
New York that that end is TO be better attained
by simply obeying tha laws of the land and by pray
ing God to turn 10 Himself the hearts OF all wicked
men. -, :,
Personally, Mr. Jay s respected and liked by all
who know him; but "a one VINO pertinaciously dis
regards the oit-eXpressed will Of his church with re-
speet TO the public discussion of the Slavery question
10 its present political Aspects he must expect the dis
appreciation of all law-abidng Churchmen.
The injury thus done 10 the cause OF the coored race
IL great and LISTING as was painfully evident some
years since in the case Of the delegates OF co9red
congregation seeking for admission into the same Con-
vention. Year after year was their petition laid on
the table because Mr.. Jay must needs always make 1t
the text for ar Abolition speech, and because the
Convention unwilling to receive 1t on any suc1
grounds. When, however, at last Mr.. jay was per.
suaded to let their papers in quietly like those OF
any other congregation, he found poesibly to his sur
prise tuat they were st once admitted, AID the dele
gates of this coored congregation cave ever slGce
taken their s. ats in Convention without question. IN
fortunately, however the memory OF Mr.. Jay burn
ing eoquerc e YET hangs around them 30 that is still
difficult to look upon them as common brothers.
The Episcopal Church throughout the length aud
breadth of our land is perfectly united 10 the feeling
thst the agitation Of the Slavery question: 10 it's pres
en political aspects is unwie, and can lead 10 no good
result She has light to ths her deliberate judgment
and abe s perfectly ustable in guarding her councils
as far possible from the Introduction as well as the
discussion Of what she sders, for the present. an
improbable question AZ regards the suppression OF
the averade she is content TO leave that to t9oee
whose duty IT is TO enforce the laws OF the land nrg
ing as she does daily upon ali her children the duty
Of obeypg those laws. 1t is vain, therefore, to en-
deavor 10 peryert her present silence into justica
ton of anything that may be contrary either to the
'A"' v ''1 " 4 MEMBER OF SAID CONVENTION
Neio York. Oct. Q, 1860
To The Editor If The N y Tribune.
Sir: sm mortified by the conduct Of the late Con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the
Diocese of NewYork. ] believe that multitudes Of
tie best members OF Convention, including Dish
ops, Clergy, Laity, are mortified with me.
On the highest principle and clearest policy alike,
Mr. Jay should have been listened to with perfect de-
corum and his resolutions should have been referred TO
COMMITTEE of Clergymen and Laymen Of the highest
wisdom and greatest weight Of character In the Dio-
cese.
There may be may not be satisfactory explana-
ton OF refutation TO be made of the facts alleged in
his speech They are new TO me, and TO vast many
others In regard to the wisdom and duty of intro
ducing the topic of the averade into the Convention,
Just in the midst Of heated political canvass probably
people will differ honestly in opinion. There be
no doubt that Mr.. jays resolutions were tabled out
Of no sympathy with the slave trade But when the
topic was introduced courteously aud with dignity
by Mr.. JAY some resolutions should have been passed,
and ae sIave-tr, de in New-York condemned unhesita
tngly, unanimously, and empbaically, by the Church.
AS il IT, the Church has been disgrsced before the
country by tumnlt in the House of God, by
ing fear Of expressing mems convictions in matter
uhch concerns the Diocese. OEe-half Of the members
Of the late Convention will live TO those Resolves
OF Resolves similar in spirit, carried almost unan
mousy by the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of NewYork. This is the confident belief of
one who has been for more than quarter of csntu
w. An AMERIcAS EPISCOPAL CLERGYMAN.