Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-28
RHsENTATIvEs OF TINE A. n. II. II.

Prsssntation OF the soeisty's Resolutions
on state AnAIrs-Ths President's Reply.
At meeting OF the American Baptist Home
Mission Society held In Philadelphia, May -,
1864, resolutions expressing the sentiment OF
the church with regard TO afrAirs OF State were
presented by Rev. g. B. lde, D. D., Of MassA-
chusetts, and were unanimously adopted by
that body, uhereupon, on motion Of Rev. DR..
Coney, OF New York, the following gentlemen
were appointed committee 10 walt upon the
President OF the United States and In person
present copy OF the same, viz; Rev. DR.. Ide,
Hon. J. r. Doollttle, OF Wisconsin, and Hon.
A. Hubbell, Of New York.
Accordingly, this morning the committee,
accompanied by large number OF ministers
and delegates arrived from Philadelphia, and
were met by Senators Harris, OF Now York,
and Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, with whom they
proceeded In body To the Executive Mansion,
passing through the Treasury Department
Their ranks were Swelled by ministers OF this
city, who Joined them on their way through tho
city. Aftor they were ushered into the East
Room, where . number Of ladies were In wait.s
ing, the committee were Introduced 10 the
President.
DR.. Ide, Of Massachusetts, then presented
the resolutions, (Which are Gubjoined,) } and
accompanied them by foW remarks, during
which he said that the society which they
represented numbered one thousand voters and
over one million eommunieAntS In the RAptIsl
Church scattered through the loyal stStes, and
ArdentIy attached TO the Executive Of the
country, whom they had made q iIfe-member
OF their body. Although, in ordinary timos, II
might be deemed an Intrusion for the memberI
ofa religious body to NEEDLE as such with tho
political affairs OF the country, yet, In umsI
OF national calamity like the present, when
great fundamental principles arc at stake, II
would be criminal for the church 10 withhold
her sympathy and support. All the member
Of the body which the committee represented
were loyal to the Constitution. As for th,
speakers own locality, New England, thsr,
were and could bs no copperAead representa-
tives In tho society. Shiny places, and not tn,
FREQ soil and bright sky Of New England, coult
foster these reptiles. sueh persons could moi
exist under tho patriotic thuuderS OF her pull.
pitS. He hoped that the country would soon
God willing, dad deliyerSnce.
sHe thon presented the following resolutions
While fully believing that It becomes us, q
religious body, TO abstain from oil expression
OF opinion on questions purely political, Wo 20
cannot but feel that, as the representative OF
society organized for the extension Of the Kospe
in our own country, We should be false TO pAirl
otism and TO ChristianiLy alike, were We 10 with
hold the utterAnce OF our sentiments in refer
ence to the fearful life-struggle through whiel
the nation 10 now passing, and the great prin
ciples Of etsrnAl right and justice which HndoT
: lie that struggleI Therefore,
Resolved, That We regard the rebellion InAu
gurated by portion OF the southern State
with the design Of destroying the Union found
ed by our fathers, Gnd OF erecting . SlAVe-hold
ing confederacy In itS place, as utterly cause
less and ineIcusable, . crime against elVilIAA
tion, humanity, freedom, and dGod.-uApArAllele
in all the centuries.
Resolved, That We tender 10 tho President O
, the United States and to those associated wit
} him In the Government the assurance OF ou
entlr0 confidence aud Of our earnest Sympath
! with them In their efforts 10 maintain the IL
tSgrity OF the Republic, Of our prayers for tho
success, OF our readiness TO sustain them b
the sacrifice Of property and life, and OF on
hearty assent 10 the policy Of eonquerIng dII
union by the uprooting Of slavery, Ita cause.
ReSoIpsd, That We rejoice In the interest an
cooperation mAnifested by the national AI
thoritieS In tho estAbllGhment OF schools, an
tho reoonStruetlon OF Christian institution
throughout the recovered portions Of the OoVtl