Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-11
From the Baltimore Sun
The Pan-AngIfcan Convention.

This body, which is in session in London
is exciting good deal of comment in the
English press. The London newspapers
generally express doubts of any great prac
teal advantages arising from it. The Lon
don Times declares that the assembly has
no power to define doctrines. This, how,
ever seems not to have been the object Of
the assemblage, which, as We understand
it, was to bring together the lending eccle,
siastical persons of the same communion
throughout the world, with a view OF
strengthening the common bond Of church
unity, and perhaps consulting as to what
could be done to promote the unity OF
Christendom. Other denominations have
assemblages more or less general, to keep
alive the spirit of fraternity and promote
the general interests of religion, without
attempting to prOmulgate articles Of faith,
a work which they deem unnecessary, as
these are already defined in the creeds, ar
ticles, confessions and catechisms of their
respective churches. That the council as
sembled in London have any expectation OF
bringing a union of the Roman, Greek and
English churches, as seems to be imputed
to them by a London correspondent Of the
New York Times, is not at all probable
The writer shows his Ignorance Of a subject
which he discusses with a confident air, by
alleging that at the head of movement
having such an object are such men as
Archbishop Manning and DR.. Newman,
two divines who are not in the English
Church at all, but have long ago
Joined the Roman Catholic communion.
Even the London Times shows that it is
not always well posted when it speaks of
the Bishop Of Louisiana, in attendance at
the council, as Right Rev. L. Polk, who
was killed in the late war, and another
journal speaks of the fright Rev. Bishop
Whittle, of Louisiana" the name Of a cler-
gyman who has Ucen lately elected Assis-
tant Bishop Of Virginia. 1t is probably rs
well known to the learned members of the
council as to any one that its alleged desire
to bring about union with the Church Of
Rome could only be gratitied by submis-
sion to the chief bishop of that church :;
and, in fact, the late cable dispatch states
that the council has issued an address con-
demning the "Roman Church." AS to the
Greek Church, which embraces some sixty
millions in Russia and the East, it may be
possible that the council have contempla-
ted such cooperation in the spread Of re-
igion, and such mutual recognition and
good Offices as would contribute to that
end, it being we'll known that demonstra-
tons in that direction by some members Of
the English Church, and by the Episcopal
Church in America, have not been unfa-
vorably received in Russia, and that the
American Church has long had a mission
school in Greece, which en- Joys the patron
age and confidence of the Greek Church. -
The council consists Of bishops from Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the other
British colonies, and the United States,
which last is largely represented, and one
of it's number, Bishop Whitehouse, Of Hi
nois, was selected to preach the opening
sermon.
New York Democratic State CONVENTION
Stirring Speech of Hon Horatio Seymour
Financial Issues CT the lay. sc.
ALBANY, Oct. 3.-The Democratic State
Convention met to-day. Hon. John I.
Hoffman was chosen temporary Chairman.
Hon. Horatio Seymour presided. On
being conducted to the chair he spoke in
substance as follows: We cannot, if we
would, escape the problems of the day
Neither safety, honor nor patriotism will
suffer us to stand dumb or inactive in the
dark hOIr Of danger. We have put down
rebellion, and now we are struggling with
revolution. The first was sectional, the last
is universal. The first sought to divide orr
country, the last threatens to destroy it.
Mr. S. alluded to the charges against the
L
other by members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. Even the Senate has pursued
a policy revolutionary in its tendency
and in its blindness, striking suicidal blows
at its own existence. Colorado to-day bal
ances 1000, 900 of people in New York and
was admitted merely to gain two more
votes in the struggle with the Executive
But holder act IS in view. Twenty
Senators are to be admitted from ten States
lately in rebellion, not as representatives
of the white people, nor of the blacks, but
because they hold the views of
majority of the Senators, and were sent to
Washington by their agents. If this revO-
luton is begun, it must go on to its lOgi-
cal and just end. 1t must not roll on the
necks OF the majority of the people and re-
main there, but numbers must be represen-
ted, not rotten bOroughs of sham States.
We implore the Senators not to begin the
revolution. Be content with your vast
powers.
Your organization is at war with impair
tial suffrage and i'm partial representation.
If you continue your usurpations, the coun-
try may not be content with driving you
back within constitutional limits. 1t may
go further, and acting upon the doctrines
you assert, it may crush you out and make
another Senate, in truth based upon man
hood suffrage.
The country needs peace, but if you Will
have revolution, it cannot stop at any chalk
lines you may mark out. New York, Penn
sylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa,
and Michigan, with majority Of the peo-
pie, all of which are virtually disfranchsed
in your body-for they are controlled by
the representatives of a>quarter of our popu-
lation-if our government is to be reshaped,
will have their rights.
Governor Seymour devoted much OF his
speech to financial matters. He opposed
reputation. Do not, be said, the reports
of the Secretary of the Treasury show that
we could swift y wipe out the debt if our
income was not devoted to partisan pur-
poses
It is said it is reputation to force our
legal-tenders upon the bondholders What
makes it so? The low credit Of the cOun-
try. Build that up-make yonr paper as
good rs gold, and this question cannot
come up. He appealed to the bondholders,
with whom we are struggling, to keep faith,
not to add threefold to these bndens by
unfolding a policy which distracts our
country, endangers society, corrnpts our