New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-24
SLAVERY PRESCRIPTION In WEST
CHESTER COUNTY.
ur. jays Letter on his Non-Appoinsnent to
the Episcopal Convention from ~. NAT
Ihcys,s. Bedford.

To Messr Charlie, Raymond =. D Brown, VIM. 2. Wood.
cock Augustus kecler, Wm. lockwood. q T. Baufs. j.
J. Cox. J. " Ha,iei Jane, n. BiFdsill and Rotef;
Bolton. Wsrden sri ves,iyms oil s. Matthew Church,
B'dod
SIRs: have received the following resolution,
unanimously sdoPted by you ths2 h September:
b,,si That heretofore respect to Mr. Jays feel.
sotos O. the Couvcution but since h voluntary TcsAon
ucrer OF the Nesy. now feel a. liberty g.
reason for not sgfn nominating him to frid CoDvention
which g. hc has ,eveis ysars nu.pfs.ensd his
parish " introducing the Slavery question, TO tho iiJsiy
obliged you FOR thu. distinctly declaring tho reason
vhs dplse from position In the Convention which
bret cleo ed by tie yesiry Of ST. Mahcwsneafy nty
years nso. But Wills coLucrdIg your autness In ihi.
respect compelled to di approve the time ard malneF Of
ny dismissal Knowing you did that former Convention.
had imposed upon grave duties 10 connection With the
Come the Acts Of Incorporation. aud especially with
toe firochs fund, which Tor years had been sbofug
bring to compe,ondutes that could not be properly per.
formed unless ! returned 10 the neat Convention,
ihnl ha ia commoa iaTns,. you should have afforded
oppoT unity scat from another parish To lesp
IN ignorance Of your intention to splice until tho
moment before the sitting the Convention when NY csnce
II onirs seat elsewhere bad become almost po.i
billy seems TO me, confess. rather sharp practice oI
church yesty 1t looks Judge Robertson and hi. political
associates, Democratic and Nhg Who at the l,st Easter
election leaned from your rector invaded the church and
elected vestry, bad endowed you with their practice well
their yotes and had lanted from their accustoned
calcuses to your quiet chsncel tho secds Of the pote
tf!ckcy that has demoIze5 country end d.aerd
oaF town.
an inclined TO hope that such o supposiion would do
rome ncmbe Of your body great injustice they intend
ed such lnhandsoe thing and II this be 90 they will be
glad 10 learn that the wons the Diocese which your silent
and tecHed action had nearly accomplished la, been r.
paired by your sister parish Of st. Phip. the yestry OF
which have been prompt to tender seat which have a,
promptly accepted IA it known tia. you sd
not Tcapponted proposals. made other par.he.
bat did not hesitate instant Ia giving preference TO
St. Phillip the ground that there was no parish NOR.
justly entitled to protect the Diocesan interest. which Won
had impencd, or to maintain the great principles involved in
my dismissal.
Touching The reason given by you for your action h.
not hesi'ae to initiate the an you have ca bied In
aHsgnirg me for ny past Ever, electoral body hs,
right to cTtcse the conduct and principles Of their
tse aud every representative thus criticised and CONDEMNED
has right 10 defend himself stand before the doe.,
audged by the Vestry Of St. Matthews unfit to represent
any longer the parish which hsye represented intervals
Tor the lifetime Of generaion You resolution declare,
hat have for several years nsrcpresened the PARISH by
Introducing the Slavery que,iion to the injury thereof"
II ia not quite clear from tho Language whether IL The
parish Slavery tia; have injured IT. tho order o, your
words imple, you mean that Slavery hes suffered from my
course in the Convention, accept your testimony with
hanks But If you that have in any way Injured the
parish am willing to rely FOR my defense upon the record Of
be past and the verde. OF tho future.
The oosenes' of language marks the frat clause Of
the paragraph which implies that have introduced the que.
ion Of Slavery exists in other diOcese since We have no
slavery in The fact happens b. a, you oug, to
now the, the resolution introduced had reference not TO
Slavery without but to the s.versde within the diocese
auied fou the headquarters Of the internal traffic in our
mts and under uIisdciion n the tho Epis.
opate and ia the heart Of Oldest parish.ho Parish Of
trinity.
with regard 10 THE daring crime dofyng allie the laws o.
God and The statutes Of the Republic simply asked the Con
enon to stand in the old paths hold IA, the truth. Of
Vheh tie CHURCH was iassaisd "a b, hs pua.. sad