The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-18
Our New York Letter.

present week, is the Trcnnial meeting of the Gen
eral Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of America. 1t
would seem as if Bishop .McCrosky of Michi gan,
who preached the opening sermon, had given tone
to the proceedings ever since. lie characterized
the Rebellion as ss Revolution Th, convention
had only been in session few hours when Mr.
Brunot, a lay delegate from Pittsburg; Pa, who
had come almost direct from the bloody field of
Antetam to occupy his plIce in the House of
Deputies, introducetsa resolution requesting the
House of Bish >s to mike form of special prayer
in behalf of our Union and the success of the
Union Armies. Believer! but be amazed, the
delegation from Massachusetts to man protested
against the introduction of such proposition,
stigmatizing it as GO Politics! Politics." The del
egations from New York and Pennsylvania were
divided on the subject, but noble men with noble
hearts from both these States. took the floor and
did manly bltlefor the cause of the Union and our
Armies Let me name among the champions Of
the Union cause the Rev DIR. Vinton OF Trinity
Church the Hon. Murray Hoffman, of this city;
the Rev. DR.. Goodwin, president of the Pennsyl-
vania University Mr.. Brunot, of Pittsburg; the
Rev. DR.. Carkson of Chicago, and Others very
few. Among the men who think it political for
the church to offer prayers for our country are -
the Hon. S. B. Ruggles, the Rev. Or. Hawks, the
II.
Rev. DR.. Mead, of Conp- the Hon. r. c.
Winthrop, Judge Redfield, Prof. Shattuck and DR..
Edison. of Mass the Rev. Mr. Doane, OF n. j.;
Judge Chambers of Maryland, an the members OF
the Kentucky Delegation. | ought to. mention
Washington Hunt as one of the Anti-Unionists,
from W estern New York. The names mention
are of course those of men who make a show IN
the convention. would be charitable, bat, with
honored exc .ptions, must say that mJre ayow-
edly timid and ungodly gathering OF men profess
ing t, have the s.fety of a great body Of Chris
tian Churches in their hands have never seen as
sembled They stigmatize a man as ''violent -
who dares to say that rebels are &C Rebels.
Meantime the Bishops have ordained that special
service shall take place in Trinity Church to-mor-
row in behalf of the Government and Union. On
Thu: sday special committee of nine will report
on the State of the Country when the 4" Banquo
that will not down shall ag lin make his appear.
ance in a long discussion. New ork. and fenn-
sylvania will stand 10y (that is their best and abest
men in the eonvention) the good cause. Wewait
till then.
l have already used my space, but l can not
close without a word about>the impending crisis in
this State. The two Candidates for GubcrnatOrlal
honors are General James s. Wadsworth and
Horatio Seymour. General WadswOrth had given
himself I'D to his country but at the request OF
the Union men of this State he has accepted the
nomination for the lofteSt seat In the State Ihere
are few soldiers who do not know something OF
the bravery of Wadsworth. AS Major, he served
at Bull Run and was the recipient of rich COM
pliment in General McDowell's Report. On the
other hand Horatio Seymour, although wealthy,
has never yet given the first dollar to aid the Gov
ernment to suppress the rebellion. We do not
doubt that Wadsworth will be our next Governor.
They who vote for Seymour will be deemed as
voting for treason, and this, simply because :he
in his candidacy represents the sympathlzers with
the rebellion. Fernando Wood and the Brookses
of the Er.ress arc Seymour's supporters:
We begin to hear good cheer from the West.
General Grant sends us victory from Corlnth.
The Presidents Proclamation is siled by loyal
men everywhere. Not man who finds fault with
it but is suspected of disloyalty.
AS time rolls on our cause becomes purer, ana
loftier, and holier-our arms, with the prestige OF
such cause, Justice and righteousness which
! nvaItath q Nat on. - march on to victory.