Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-22

quent eulogy, and the echo of applause
called forth at the utterancc of the name of
the ''loyal' DIR. Robert j. Breckinridpe,
has but Just died upon our ears. Sir, il is
this very name of such popularity and DO
tency here, j adduce; il is TO the utterance
Of this "loyot' oracle, | appeal foremost
of all in proof that this Assembly itself has
no standard Of loyalty; that there is no such
standard; and that which is seemingly set
up here to-day if applied to the "clorun et''
would consign the Ucaerobile no,nen to the
shades of darkness under the anathcmas of
those whose feet have danced applause lust
now at at its bare mention. 1t wa, this DR..
X. j. Breckenridge who first in the SYNOD
of Kentucky condemned the action Of the
General Assembly on the duty of allegiance
to the Government of the United States.
A member-Does the speaker refer to ac
tion of the Synod of Kentucky as copdcm-
natory of the Assembly, ,.and does he mean
to say that DIR. Breckenridge concurred in
that action ?
DR.. Wilson-That is precisely what /
mean. In the meeting of the Synod in the
fall of 1861, Committee was appointed on
the Minutes of the Assembly, of that year,
of which Committee Dr. Breckenridge was
the Chairman. He brought in a report on
the action taken by the Assembly on the
state Of the country and their declaration
respecting loyalty and the dnty of uphold
ing the Federal Government on the part of
the ministers and the members the church.
This report was adopted by the Syn
cd. In it the Synod say that the
declaration of the Assembly is "con-
trdry to The ,cord Of God, as that Wort
is interpreted IN tie Confessions of Faith Of
tie Presbyterian Church." And they fur
ther declare the action of the Assembly to
have been purely political, and incompe-
tent to aspiritual court, and injurious and
divisivc in its tendency. This, sir, was the
manner in which the deliverance of the As
sembly of 1861 was treated by the illustrious
loyalist, whose name we been told is so ven
cradle, and whose fame is to shine forever
with such unrivaled splcndor. But where
are the plaudits now, which but moment
ago burst forth at the mention of that name?
Ah! hear no stamping of feet, no clap
ping of hands now ?
Moderator-The applause was given BY
persons who were ignorant Of the fact that
our usages do not allow of such demonstra-
tons. The Moderator has requested that
they should not be repeated
DR.. Wilson, certainly did not expect
any such demonstrations under the new as
pcct in which this matter is now presented.
But | pass on to cite another illustrative ex-
ample Of the uncertain responses given,
even by the most distinguished oracles, on
this subject, of loyalty and patriotism -
The example have selected is one high in
position, and In the confidence of both the
late President and his successor. 1t is no
less than that of the present Attorney Gen
GIai 1na, y, tHo oh1sou otalcS' III Vhe 9Gar
G' GIooi' tie Siioii ola:e Ooililhit,ee, 0! the
ota.G ol hIn.uShy, .i issuGu an auuieos 10 rne
people h 9, Una. dd I.ale On ,he course Oh p9hcy
wllich .u llcy !uos9u QUIZ! 70 pe auopteu III
and in certain cont;nrnnt ~ events yen shonld
noorr -, '''S 0f r. rom,n,,so the ,ron, omvs
touua ConornI 'm M, SmooH Snu ~ pic'en a.
ot uo,noy her nd n HI pLuoo vac s;anod - IL;
addreis % Fan II 7 t.Ie tbe foiiow;na nasa ,a,s'
sac'' sa~e '1' '''N' WIZ '0'''"''7 p"'
The Moderator--Tbe Moderator rcyords
tbe snaaL ar as entirclv in order but wonId
s;mnIv su@ccst that this i n nol;t;cal docu.
mnnt from which he is obont 70 road Per-
hans the quotation had better be omitted
n. WI. NoJou..o. III. I;.ar,;.
H. ~ " c ,I;aI LII sIssion' !. L
unuel 'le paltiouisr c ioini mliicn ~ mas HJ as,
sun'eu, mas oeen iorcee upon me- , t1lu
you at tne oeglhnlng OF my REMARKS Ell t1a1 tne
course course taken taken oy .nose VINO nsa P.1 Piecedeu me
would compel me TO speak Oh P1L.lcai quescr
W .ic''s wouie SiaGiy haTe seen hepi ouI ..
Inls oour' ?l Hn[lst an aware .lal wiial al
IN may say Is nSely 10 De niue agreea1pe 70
.le na,oii.y ol thlS mouse ahd llopaoy al-
,.ogetner unpopular wlth tniS large assem-,
biy OF attehtlve and manlieStly interested
spectators But, sir, the idea that politl-
cal questions ought to Ike kept out OF tins
house has been secuted and rldiculed. L
have sat.here for eight or nine days listining
to discourses on loyalty and treason, and
rebels and rebellion, and Copperheads; and
those who have INDUCED in these har-
angues have gone on dd hbttum without
lnterruptlontrom any quarter. This Is only
the second time have asked the attention
of the house. The State from which come,
and the Synod of which | am n member
I . II - i: III
nave Deen asSalleu repeatedly us ulSlo!al W
the country and the Church, and | should
L. ,o,t;,s =; .o,,,o. - ,,,,,oolf 30 ,bo D,os-
NC "ah'i,'s !" IeHPeo't W my sell W uio ioo
bytery which l represent, and to the state
in which live di1 T not to the hest of nv
- ~ '
aDllty, repei these assaults.
A minlster-Co on, 90 on, and don let
49,, ;ntn,r,,,t ,,o,, o,a;n
'hSii NV, NV, i"P' ~" "S"' -,
DR.. w Wllson-l was about to show that,
as in tbe ease of DR. Breckenridre so in
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the case OF Otner great lumlnarles Ill tne
armament of loyalty, the light which they