New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-14
Correspondence Of The N. z. Tribune.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, March 6, 1860.
Yesterday evening, Senator Scott OF Buchanan
In. "A 70 Tie q. ,ata the fnlln Ril resnlntInn.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, March b, 1861
Yesterday evening, Senator Scott OF buchanan
submitted to the Senate the followir resolution:
Re,Oired That the the Senate Cham be granted to
hs popl hurch, Tuesday evenus toe eth
Church.
This was paaed with two or three dissenting
votes oI)y ard they were 70 weak as hardly TO be
heard. Ttey got stronger, however, during the
| night. 1t was too good an opportunity for Slavery
seitat on 10 let pass. This morning, Senator
D, Dpson Of Clay moved Iecons deratioo, on the
around that tho Methodist Epi.oO2al Church Is
Anti slavery and eneDies to the Institutions" of
tn. State TINS brought sUt Senator Scott, ID one
of lie finest yindicaiiOns of political aud religious
FRI cdom il has been my fortune 70 listen 10 in the
State. Ii II more valuable, coming as it did rom
most decided adv ocse of slavery. IL ls i'm possible
TO do 1t jns,ice in a ba.ty sketch.
He RAID be- hoped he Ie,o'uton would not be re-
cobtidtJtd. He ~ NE INBRED o ins aoce ia which the
chamber lad be.n efused any her domination. IL
was tue the Methodist E,isDpOl Church was
tbort ughly Anti Slavery They bod the Constitutional
tight 10 be 30, nu b ss he had 10 he PfoSlagery.
Lis right 10 be- Pros cry, add ihtirs To he Anti
Slavery, had mmon origin III The marketable ryhts
OF hey Obd The jet control Of human e'nments.
BE believed Slavery u te moral, social aId political
| blessIe-best the wbi'e mon and beet for the
pegIt-snd he was not afraid Of Aut. Slavery
| seIIineids or AIti-SlaveIy argunens IN the
| tbUlches or out Of them. Ii Slavery was
right, it woulo he mainta ned. L ere was
Do caI ger in enoF, wheo ruth VA left free 70 comb
H. He asked for hiDo. l. the common rights Of ct-
rel of freeman, aid w'lliOg TO grant them 20
Ill outIs. Was Slavery weak that II must be nsiu-
tsiDed 10y prescription by vio alton OF the coArn-
tula gts OF our txei the doI ia OF toe freedom
Of thou yht aud religion Ii IL time II out
OF tie Stale. He wss lot willing to make the admis.
tion sDd sorry that any body elre was Proscrp-
tiou would deJest rs pnr 50ses. The freedom OF
! n of fOui
IT, The Cb,ittsn religion had reached us thr iugh the
prescription aEes, h,nou the icst OF nhoei opPres,
soIs aid aIguItnts supported oy local iyrannes ana
| tent ORAL IeIeecuioIe. The Reformation swept over
EuuJe Ee tornado upSppsl ed by the teri rs Of the
lDau suOn. Even Mormon Ism fonished IA lons 10 It
WAS animated by The fires Of prescription. Driven into
tie wilderness, oeset State asioDhhed The wor at
the base Of the m0unaIhs. Another example WAS the
IIos n & Cd OF The Catholics By the Know N0thpgs.
The taIse Of proscri On broke up the organizaiiin
Many ~bo we've III II were DOW prescribing tue hetho
| dnts. We're The Lessons Of experience l)st upon
them ? Would they never lea n them Tue Muthod-
1T r, iscopal Chorch Of the odest snd mOet
numerous denominations Ia the ccnntry. Founded
| by The great Wetley, thoroughly Ant-Slavery,
s OH Clip lie bad unoeTRoie no change Tor three guar
eIs Of century IL now What it had been before
the division of the Church, when lts msnberr from all
parts Of the Union worshped at the Fane Ant Slav
cry alter. lie willing that they should wor-
hbp God of yOIe, according 1, the die
ta'ss Of their own oonsciences, uomolested by
tie hard hand OF prescription. lie believed
them obedient 10 the Cons luton a1d the law.
II not be did lot doubt the power Of the State 10
bring ib. III 10 pupshm d. 10 exclude them from the
Se1s,e chamber Tor their religious opinions, learned
fom Wtsiey The founder of Methodlsm and steadily
mapianed through the lepg bistory OF the Church,
VIII j. il was il oiscIimnstely granted 70 all other de-
nopl,, aone, was an &,teDpt in violation Of the
CoLsti u,ion of the United Safes 10 prohibit
the free exeIc 80 Of TeIgion aud, in voIa-
ton of the Constitution OF this State, a denial
toi all men have Iatural ard indefeasibe right 10
orshJp Almighty God according 10 the dictates Of
their own coDfcences; al attempt, by human author
ity 10 control and interfere IN the rights OF con-
seen O. and ~ give preference to sects and NODES of
worship. lie forIy that spch wrong sbould be
core BY aDy booy but no, turpired that il should be
stkt the OF Democracy, which had long tince
lost its original meaning, and become synony nous with
oeapOttm.
Ser ator Parsons, determined advocate Of Slavery.
Jote TO rely. lie Ii preaf, big, stal wsr b'ack-
featured specimen Of humanity whose contonr aud
msnnsr iUetiriaby suggest BCt der Ru6fon." There
" ere some sI0 SO thlugsD his speech. He astonrhed
n @ Senate with the a atemeut that Bishop dsdyers
"nas dyiren our Of he Church becaRse he rouidnt
sell STARE gfri he had got Jy his oe 70 stranger"
Wheib.r the statement intended 70 carry with Il
he ldta that the Bsh0p Inherited the slave girl was
|. IL 10 inf, renee. But with without AL inference
II yos a rare item Of intelligence aud could ont, have
beep duQ out Of the vouminoue church contfoss, BY
The 10, II luxurious aud profound research. II hss
established the Senator character as wel-nfomed
mar and hereafter bis .,tatements Will be received
with universal crtdeDce.
Senator Halliburton follow ed On the same ride. He,