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From t!io I'nion. APPOLM’ME.^'l’S BYTHC PRESIDENT. A regpectable correso|.oiul*nU iVom the Stale of Ohio uses partly the laii^iuaje of complaint and })Oihaps of advice, on the dispeiisaiion of th‘ execu- tiv'e patrntia^(\ H*’ remarks, ihal there is no possi ble way to rally tlie democratic party and Ueep them together, excopf the friecids ot all the pr«*sidentiaJ catriidates nr‘ fairly an«l equally ilealt by according lo their ptiliiical standiiiii, recomniendaiioiis and nit-nis.” Ele further reniarkt?. tliat -‘the Presiilent must attend to it in time, or there may be a serious divisiors arneni» the party in futurf* struiT^les.” We lay these su^^ire^^iions at once beff)re the conn- try, that we may answer them freely and frankly hc- lore the same tribunal \Ve speak advisedly, when we say that the PresiJciit of the United States knows no riiques in the repuhlican party j iliat, in the dis pensation ol’ the p'lhhc offices, he mak*s no discrimi- iiution atnonu (he (riendsof the late presidetitial can ditlates; that, in givrti*^ or refusing office, he does >iot ask hitnseif, tK;r docs ho ask others, ‘‘whether this rrsan was a friend uf .Mr. Van Buren,” or that a friend of Mr. Calhoun or Mr. Cass, or Mr. Buc- t»anan.” In filling up vacancies, he lakes care to pm in repubhcans who are amply qualified, accor- iinT to the best liijhts which are presented to his mind, to dischar>re i'.> dtiiies—who •• art* honest, ca pabie, and (kilhful lo the constitution.” We state ■ r.riher. 'Ki advicieiily, tlvat the Presiiient is qricon- of liavinn: acted upon a difi’erent principle, that knows no fouiidatiou f;ir any sucli coiuplaint, that ’.ic iifis niailn no siu !i markeii «!is:criuiinalion a.s our CO: respon-.’- nf i)e:J.*rihrs ; tiur v.’iil he make any such jipp v.’ith any regard to th;> succession, .vhii'ii i'.i; io ih’tcriiiineil no! lo reco;zt»ise in any form, .i3 rule ot .his coiiiluci or tiie reasan ol his pre- fercnco. il ‘ has enjoined ihi? same cour>je of action \i'.’ );i (lie >u.-v.i\jc.rs of liis rabinet, and v.ill t ike care to a^ lUr a.> pas. lii it this rule will I'aith- !u!1v' carriu i DUf !>v all !he d!iic« r, whom he calls iAPTiS? Oois’VENTlON. Const it Hi ion of the S>uiheni Baptist Ccnventioii Aut. I. 'i'hH bod^ shall be siyltd ihu Sou:htrn LjU;'Iisi ConvMition. It rh iil bi! ill*' desit^n of this Convention to promote FoK i^'ii and donif sitc Missions and other impoi tant obj c 3 connrcled with the nedeeiner’o Kmgdorr, nnd to combine lor this purpose such por tions of liie Ijipiijt Denomination in the United Stales as may desire a general organizaiion for Christian b( tievoh tice, that shall lully respicl’.he ind«‘jiendenct; and tqual rights of the Churches. 3. A Triennial Convention shall consist of mem bers who contn.butG fuiiu?* or are dele^^aled by reli gious bodi(S cunitibuiing funds; and the system of representation and terms ot membership shall be as follows; An annual contribution of one hundred dol lars for ihree years next preceding the meeting, or the contribution of thiee hundred dollats at any time within said thn e y t;is -hall mliile the contri butor to one reproseiiiaiiifo; an annual contribution of two hundred dtjllars asafoiesaid, shall entitle the contribulor to two representatives; and so, lor each additional hundred dollavs, an additional representa tive shall be allow'ed. Provided, however, that when application shall be made for the fiist time by ind:viduals to be admitted into the Convention, one i delegate shall be allowed for each one hundred dol lars. And provided, also, that in case of great coU lateral societies, composed of representatives receiv ing contributions fiom difTerent parts of the coun try, the ratio shall be one delegate for every thou .'.»nd dollais .inntially contiibuled for tJiree y‘ars, !i.i afor('siid; but the number of representalives shall never exceed five. 4. 'I’he officers of this Coi;vent;on shall be a Pre sident, four Vice Prtsulenis, a 'I'reasuier, and two S'cretaries, who shall be«hciedat each triennial meeting, and hoM th*i/ otHoes until a new eloctiori; and the officers of the Convention shall be by vir tue of their oliices, members of the several boards. 5 The Conveniion shall elect, at each triennial meeting, as many Boards of Manageis, as j;i its judgtnenl will be necessary for carrying out the benevolent objec'.s it may d termine to promote, all which Boards shall continue in ofiice until a new election. Each B >ard shall consist of a President. ;;ai t>y tiu-ir I>v devoting himselt to their j ^ P'^esidenl, becr« laries, I reasurer. Auditor and >^erv;ce, at;d net to liis own continuance in office.— | fiftern othef members, seven of whom, including lie doe.= no;, therefore, to shape hi.-5 adminis- j one or more of the officers, sliali firm a quorum tr>iT;on to a.'Sit-i any asj'ira:/, vr to make his aj»point- i for the transaction of business. 'Po each Boaid shall n.enis Jo promote !:i.s own re-election ; but to carry j committed, during the recess of the Converaion. ■) i'i li'- pijiilic serviv'e. He I n.'^ aiii-aJy declared, nit>re liian onc.e, that he him- .''-e!; \\]!1 not !ie. a candidate tor a second term of ofiice. Ho has autii'-n/ed us lo declare it agam in the Pros- pecios wl,:.-.]i uu have snhtnitied to the nation, as ;he crced ot out own faith, atul the guide of our nvn course. He i'.ots ui !!*r one term only ; to serve cMu:;iry !o '.ho ik ol’ lii.s ability, and anxious to lestil’v iii.s iri a’!:.; le to the people who liave honorel ;ut laiilif'oliv I powers icii til people ba\e.'fritire management of ail iheafi'airs rtlaling to I the oHt'ct With whoso interests it shall be charged; I I • . 0 7 all wh'ch munageinent shall be in SLricl uceoiilance with tlje consMunional provisions adopted by the Convention, and such other instructions as may be given f'‘otn time to time. Each Board shall have prtwer to rnak" such compcnsition to its Socrctaries oe. his Iricnds. l^riar.s he may commit in h:=« ap-1 and 'i'reasurer, as it may think right.; fill '.he va }''ii:!::;cnts to ohir-e. Me:i maybe occasionally re-j ^.ji^cies occurrinr7 in its own body, enact its own tin j>Ku .\i ill hi^ h.iiid Afiing \ip^n tl,,3 hi'^n a:..! proper principle, the Pret-iilcnt wiil k t j i'') hio duty to tJic country ;C:ir!ess of all ci.r.sequeiices, and regardless ot' all .'a;:5-'onstruclioM. Aod. actiog in this ppirit. he cer tainly has a ri'jlil to ex’.iect tiie most liberal con*j'.ruc- 1, n h;i;u--i.!r lieni il.> .-c '.sImi are, or wlio profe.'s to ij! uho are unwortliy of lus confi-j The overv.a ennt^ paitiaiity of some, or ih.e roain'.eiid.Hi to donee. wiil'wl Jeoej?l:on of others, (^r some involuntary mis- laiie ar.d i''•iiorijnce of el' -rarter. nmy cause men lo l)e prescaicd to h;s se!ccl;: n v.ho ought never to he employed. Dot i.e is innocent of all such iViiuds, and no one comM lioeply regret the errors into \\liich he may soiiietia.cs be bctraved. Yet liberal nu n \vi!l always make doe allowances lor his posi- ';>n. 'I’liey will be di^p"sed to aitriliute any niis- ?..jkes to erriM’. and not to desi-jn. When (hey do not UJ1J..-0VC his appointu^.ents, t!iey will take care to avoid all unf*^ner(;us ceiisurcs. 'i'hey v.'ill sometimes say; '• .Mr. Po;i; i,as ]*eer) dcce;ved. Or may we not have bot. a ours *!ve.T tnista'ccn f Ma.y he not have gaoa reason fi>r il. • course ho has taken? Why should supro..e that he (iocs not intend to ‘deal fairly j nt ..JJ u> the inspection of any memb( r of the iJi-.e. . ^ Conventturi and of hfs boaid. No money? shall bt* paid out ( f the treasuries of the Boatds, but by an order that Board from wiioS(* trt'as'iry the money is to bj diawn, which o;der shall be signt d by Its presiding ofiicer. 7. The Corresponding Secretaries of the several Fioards. ^hall maintain intercpurse by letter, with ?uch individuals or public bodies, as the interest of their resp Clive bodies may require Copies of ail bye ia'.vs; have an annual inreting at t\ny place it 1 may appoint; and other meeiings al such '.imes and I places as it niay think best; k(‘ep a record of its I procetd.ngs, and present a report ol llicm to the Convention al tach triennial meeting. G. The Treasurer of each Bunrd shall fai'hfullv account for all moneys received by hitn; keep a re gular entry of all receipts and disbufSeiiK'nts, and mnke report of them lo the Convmlion, whenever it shall be in session, anJ to his Board as often as required. He shall also, on entering upon the du ti»s of his office, give competent security to the [^resident ol his Board, for a!I the slock and funds co.mmitied lo his care. books shall be open J. L. Reynolds, Corresponding Secretary ; M. P. Jewett. Recording do.; Thos. Chilton, Treasurer ; VV. N. Wyatt, Auditor. E. D. King, E. Baptist, R. Hawthorn, S. S. Sherman, D. P. Bester, L, Y. Tarrant, J. H. Devotic, H. Talbird, L. Goree, VV. H. Hornbuckle, D. R, VV. Mclver, T. F. Curtis, A. Travis, J. B. Miller, L. C. Tutt. The following resolutions were adopted by the Convention. Uaanimoudy Resolved, That ^he thanks of this Conv»ntion are due and are fiereby tendered lo th* Ci'.izens ol Aiiyusta, for the kind nospitalities. .^o generoJisly exiMided to us during our meeting, and we earnestly supplicate that God’s meicy may d» * Scend in rich effusions and more than repay in spi ritual blessings the efforts of our friends lo render our Slay among them so agreeable. Resolved, That a colleclion be taken in the Bap tist Church to nn-rrovv morning for Foreign mis sions, and in the evening for Domestic missions. Resolved, That in accordance with thp provisions of the 2d article of the Constitution, this Conven tion will cordially embrace and affiliate auxiliary societies upon its principles, and 'econimend lo the brethren the formation of such societies. Resolved, That the several State Conventions, a«d other bodies who may be m possession of funds, for Foreign or Domestic Missions, be requested to forward such funds to the Treasurer of the respec live Boaids, ts promptly as convenient. Resolccil, 'I'hat tiie aborigines of xVmeiica have strong claims on American christains for the Gos pel, and as the Mission association has been organ ized with spei’ial releience lo their special benefit, we r»comm*nd the Churc*hes lo sustain that body, with zia! am] liberjility. Ilcsnlced Tiiat the boaid of Domestic Missions b»* msiructed t.) take all [x udt nt measur* s for the religious mstruciion of our colored population. Resolved, 'Phat the Fom ign Mission board of this Convi ntion be insirucltd to communicate with the actinii board o( ih»* Bapliat Triennial Convention m reference lo any claim we nny have upon the Con venlion. or any claim which that body may have, or think they have, upon us. and that the said Board repotl fully lo this Convention al ils next nie» ling That our F itijn Mis-^ion board be authoiized lo (‘filer into iiny equitable and prudent arrangement, with ihe acting boaid of ihe Brptist g(’U‘ rai Con vt ntion, to lake a portion of lia nnssions under the patronage of this Convention. Resulved. 'Phat applications be made lo ihe pro per auihoiili«s of the Stale of Georgia for a char ter of incorporation, and thal.TudgeJ Hillver, flon. W. L'Jmpkm, J.jlge T. Stocks, .M. A. Cooper, E?.| . aud Ilrv, C. D Malloiy, be a Couimiitte to piesenl a petition for this oljtcl. Resolved, 'i’hal this Convention rtcommcnd the Domestic ilifsion board to direct ihcir «flective at- tei.licn, lo aid the pn S' nt e fiorl lo tslablishlhe Bap list cause in Xcw O leatiS. Resolved^ That with proA>:ind« si gratitude to ihe Great [lead ol the Chuich. this Convention do re- cogniz" the harmonious aclu n lo which it has ar rived. and that we do rf ^ard ihe exhibition of the Christian Spirit which has governed its dtliLeraikin as a proof ol ihe divine presence in the origin and prosecution of this organization And the Convention adjourn* d sine die. properly CGr^ideiL.ions, wouiu prove rt>crff.nl loiha , .ha Southern, and vvnioii sha.l wiet*:, as lar us many iniei e«i of his trust, and deserves lo be branded with be, the views of the Northern portions of the Church r Dc11«t inr\ trk n r\ 1 i'y\1« ' infamy, Pioposiiions for reconciliation. Whence do they come? Fiom the North ? If so, what are the terms ? Submit to mother cliuvchl The North is made up ot far-seeing Yankees. They have made no pro positions, or if ihey have, ihey have been, very spa ring in those propositions. They have condemned Bi.«hop Andrew’s connection vviih slavery, and to which he begged to have laid on the table until i^! This resolution led to an ani.matrd discussion • which Messrs. Drake, McFerrin, Early, Longsi're^j and Siiingfield took part, nnd alter having been changed from the form in w’hich it was originali-, presented by the mover into that staled above, v;a^ adopted. ‘ Dr. W A. Smith, offered ihe following rts.-.luiioi, this we must submit. And what do they offer as the remuneration for Ihe injury infiicted on the South? That no Abolitionist should be made a Bishop! Great concession !! He had no objection to an ab olition Bi-hop, if he be a prudent abolitionist. He may come to the South wiih his abolitionism fla ming in his heart, ’nil his boms ache, yet if he be discreet, keeping his sentiments to himself—and he will confuli his prudence when in the South, he will do us no ha.’‘in. But who is an abolitionist? You may place your magnifying glass upon him, hut yoiT cannot lake his dimensions—he is like the Fiench fashions, always changing. Another term of compromise. It has been pro posed that the Meihodisl Episcopal Church should not meddle vMth the subject of slavery. This has caused the shout of glory.” Yet, this proposition IS not from the North. The North will give no such pledge. Dr. Winans, said that he knew that they would never rest until slavery was driven from the Church, if the Union be preserved or maintain ed. Bui we are admonished 10 pause. He would ask ff>r what? He could see no prospect of a rtlrac tion upon the pan of the North, He would be willing to wail iw'eniy years—to lie down in his grave, if he could believe that, finally, the difficulty could be amicably settled He haiJ, however, not stcnany indications of a bditr stale of things.— The lust doc.irnept in the ^Ves;ern ChiisUan A Jvo c.ite shows more delermiucd opposition than ever. It has be* n suggested mat we should wait for anoth er gen ral conference and conciliate the majority, or recruit our numbers and whip them by vole. To whip them by numbers was impossible. They un dersiand how to secure numbers. They can manu I facture a lull lour weeks’ circuit out of two lillle | appointments. No sir, we can out speak them, but | they will always be able to oiii vole us. VV^e cannol I conciliate ihi m- 'Phey will not tepfoi. Postpone I action until arjolht r gneral confeience, and they | will talcti ii for granted that we have yif lded the 1 (jueotion; will t;iku hiart, and look coiifiJenily lo ■ our submission in all ihings j L* t your comrniiiee invesiii'ate ihe inatier, and if! morow : Resolved by the Delegates of the several Annual Conferences in the South and Soulhweslern Staft in General Conference assembled. That we cannol sanction ihe action of the late General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, on ihe subject of slavery, by remaining under the ecclesiasiical jiuisdiclion of this body, without deep and lasiin-t injury to the interests of the church and country* we, therefore, hereby instruct the committee on oM ganization that if, upon a careful examination of the whole subject, they find that there is no reason, able ground to hope that fhu Northern majority will recede from their position and give some safs guaranty for the fuluie security of our civil andec. clesiasiical rights, that they report in favor of ase. paration from the e'-.clesiasiical jurisdiction of ihe said General Conference. Tuesday, May 6, 1845. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment Bishop Andrew in the chair. Religious services by the Rev. G. W. D. Harris of the Memphis Confer ence. fA large portion of ihe session was occupied j;, explanations relative to the system of reporting the proceedings, which had given dissatisfaction to eoiae of the speakers,] Dr. Sn)iih, of Virginia, lose in his place late in the day ami called up the resolution which he, in cor:- |j'inction w’ith Ur. Pierce, yesterday otfered, instruc- J ling the commitree on organization to bring in a re port in favor of separation. Dr. Smith spoke tor over two hours in a very plain, but eloquent .style, in support of the resolution which had been olFered. When ho iiad closed the Conveniion ailjournej. Ffon the Savannah ilcpubiicaii 5tii iast. DIFFICULTIES LN tiic BAPTIST CHURCH. Southern lusciiuiious.—Tnojgh always aciia' on the principle that iht* secular press should have as lilile t>do as possible With Sectarian conlioversits, we are mclint d to think that the case above name^i should loiin a uiaiked excepiion to the general lule It IS miimait ly eonntcled wiih our Souihern Itii':.- tuiions. iiod peihaps may iiave a r mote beaiitigoi, , . , , " I the uiiiii*aie lohiioul it.'iiijotiS of the .Northern ar.u th‘V can see a snrck as hn^e as a man s hand m # .k rr ■ wr -m i , ^ I. / I ,1 1 ; southern parlions of the Union. \vc *.vji! endeavor the religious hoiizon. we wili shout ‘‘k’loiy, and 1, r .1 mm n. e J5 I., fiiL'o M i I ujf Ti I li tlie- case. Ihe *•' w’ail if e could see ihe hast prosj)ect of r*‘penlance in our Northern bieihi('n. Could the conneciional ; , . 1 . o I L I > pursued a course on the sutjetl ot slavery, w:';c;i union be prcservid, and the fcou'.h be saved at i ' • .1 ,v, , ' , , 1 . • produced dissalisfacticn tn '.he soulfiern poriions d the same tune, nothing on taiih wou d give him i t » .1 ■ , , i I , f I L I ine Church, and catistd the Co.ivt ntion.-: in some such ex.i!i“d pleasure, such heart feil happiness.— to jzive a M !• I '■'.r.emr r; I I i ti,e case, i ne of Foi'ii’n Mi-'SioiiS of ihe Liiplijl Churcli of ih: United S'ileo, iocult d al B Sicai, has fu' sc.iue yea; j Bui the casi^ was absolutely hopeless Dr. Wmans i concluded with an able view of the polilicia 1 bearing of the qu* siion. th He declared his conviction ihal the S'ates to withhold iheir poition of ihef'itid in tended I’lr liiesnpnoit of ihe Mission I'i^s abroi’. At a inei injg ol the .Vlubarr'U Convention, sou., months since, a preamble and n solulions were adcpi- * . - , 1 . 1 inontns since, a preamble ana ri soiiJiions were aucrf;- It; division of the iVleihodist bpiscopal Church 1 ,1 .» n 1 . » . ... • 0 , ed, calling upon ihe Board to make a distinct avov,. ,-ould not have anv injui lous iniluence upon the , r . »■ o.,r: 1 r . r . - .f'."' . . • • I 1 il* seul'.men's and noii-’v on that-surj* ri, f. Jn:on of ihe Stales. Un the conlrarv he maintained . ■ . . "r .1 r> t r> . , XT . his answer the i^'CSiJvnt 0! ihc boaul, Uj::;:. From the I^ouisville Journal. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONVEX TIOX, \ stiongesi weapon would ihus be wrested from Union of ihe Stales. On the contrary he mainlainev ihal we should preseive ihe Union of the Slates by j dividing the church. It would put a slop to the i ‘-'h ynv V’i’ aijitaiion of the slavery question on religious grounds. ' The Noilhern portion of ihe Church would be rid ofthiir “contuction wiih slavery,” and no room would be h fI for ihose agitators who plead (j^nscience. ry, ■ Ii'iuid r haviiiff slaves, ‘ind them. ::5 h:-- '’fopr I'.y. One ihiiij: certain. it If :;S a Aii;;ior,a- snoiiiJ persist in reiaiLiii^ I I il.io eVj^lliiily ;'V’ lliO llien.i.; I,t cW] tlio onmi Mr Pc'.’k has a'.;o;: ;y Iii.s hands full of business, :'nd so!;;eiir.ie;j I:,.- in^:ia nc>' tiec Iron* anxious care, Tii.\-o \v!j:j -eo iolii h jf l.iiu can judge for them- .“-elves Ilf liie anxiety w' ieh he tccls in conscienli- '.f^*v di.'chargi.ng liis diilies. Few men are ciipahle ; ti.j hihiT.s wiiic’i he encounters; and few in liis jd-re would devote tl.ein.sclves with the same assi- dui:y to the public ttivii-e. He works from ten to Uveive h'jur.i in every t'.vc:.!y-lbur. He holds two abinets a week. He secs vis.iers two h.ours every commm.icaiions, vvKh tl.eir ansvvcis i( any. \v,;e:i i!.e cat iiii'i !s mil emploveii. The abor' i, n u, i. . £. ’ ,l>cc;vi^.5.onr,nypcrEc!„sUorilseUsomctimns , ulin.jcnt Jo i itigne him. He is also in freauent 1 h;* itecording Secretaries of the several frequent .’cniUiUniun wiiii his s*;cretaries. His correspon- icncc is very heavy .His care in lookingover every letter wl.ich I.e receives i» tar from being inconsi- eratilc. Leittirs ot reeornrnendation are pouring ;n tipon idni in lavor of a;>p!icants for office. W’’e oiulerslar.d Jh:;t tlie. other day fie had to appoint ior.r otilccrs in c:.e oJ oiir jirincipal tow’ns. For one . f them there v.-ere not less than thirteen candidates Tcli ot them harked by numerous friends. The riei.!ilont had to w.'ide ihruogh the budgets of letters which e.ich one preseiited to his consideration. He is nttemjiling to keep tiie business ol his office under as far tis posr^ihle, and to tiuik*; every movement as jTomptly'^ as ihe puldic ioieref-.ts require. But for the husin*'ss hahiis v.diich he brought here to Wash- in^’tnn. it wool 1 scarcely he po?r-dble for him to dis- el.argo his duiics as carc!u!ly and as conscientiously as he is now doing, uiiJ)ouf serious in)ury to his ror.stitution, in lact. we doubt very much whether, with lii'j carc i;j»on his mind, and the labor on his body, he is not o\erworking .iimseif, Weil did the *sashvil!e Union port.ray the man. v.'hcn ii said of i.iin, before he came 10 Washirigton— “ He is not only a rv^an of untiring labor, but he works vvif.h a degree of method in all its details Avhirdi |)eculiarly qualifies hin: for an executive of- liccr. Ho is n*mark;ible f’)r l.ia promptness and puncluidity in ail his engagements, it is an estah- iished rule w’itii him never to postpone what ought ■o be coiic uninediaieiy ; and ihat v.dtieh can be done by hunseil he n^ver sliiits upon otiiers. In the minute eletails f)l business, his jn rlect system in busi- TU'.ss, and h.:s capacity for «'iiduring intense labor, make him reinaikahle lor lus accuracy, I'ie^ular in h;. habits, temperate in al! thing:'-. *‘ndowed%vith a rifii treasure of core.mon sense, and.itious lo main tain the good opinion of his country, and honestly evoted to its best iiit(Tests. he will rise in the es •nnatiun f)t (he^p/rop-le throuL^hout iiis whoie term, ;i.rjd will leave li'.e j re»-ider:cy with a po]iularily en- j iVed by few of lus pri.'dccessor.s.'’ hilsl Col. Polk is thus trying to do his duly uniicr ihe irdloence ot sum rnoii%es, it would be .veil for his Iriends to spare him ail unnecessary' corn- }daints. \V iiy suirprct him of partiality to wards one cl:fi[ue, or ;;f unlbun.i d K-justice towards another? \\ raise any chmior. becrnse any one may he disaj.pcin^ird in receiviii_r dUice thr himsellj or eeeing^his iricno lii.-fajipoiiited. wiu*re there are so lew (dhces, ;md so miiny conipeiiiors ? II anv of Ills friendcj suppose, however, that they have good grounds lor con>j)!aint in any ])arlicular case, t.iey a r:y:ht to lay tlieir giievances before the I resident. I he doors tiie W hite House will not oe ciosed to tlie citlLs oi n;>tice. But it is fo be hop ed that every' friend will f.e so far disposed fo do him rig.jt, as not unnecessardv to suspect him of'dealiii"’ migenerously and unfairly by any portion of his supporters and friends. He luis cares enough to encounter, v;ithout adding quertdous rebukes and imloundeil suspicions lo the nuinher. Justice is all iie aske^ and let jus lice be done to hi Baards shall k^ep a fair record of their proceedings, and such other docunnenls as may be committed to thf m for the purpose. 9. All the Officers, Boards, Mi>sionaries and Ag* nls appointed by the Convention, or by any of ils Boards, shall be members of some regular Church, in union wiih the Churches composing this Conv» nlion. 10 Ml saionaries appointed by any of the Boards of this C*>nvenlion. must, previous to their appoint ment, furnish evidence of genuine piety, fervent zeal in their iMasier’s cause, and talents which fit iheHi for the seivice, for which they offer themselves. 11. The Bodies and individuals composing this Convention, shall have ihe right to specify the ob. j*ct, or objects, to which iheir contributions !=hall b*“ applied. But where no such specification is made, the Corvdition will make ihe opjiropnation al ils own discretion. 12. Phe Conv’ention shall hold ils meetings trien- nially. but extra meetings may be calhd by ihe President, wiih the approbation of anyol llie Boards of iManafrois. A majority of the attending Dele- D \V iirins submiind ihe follovying resolution, whicfj he rnov’td lo .elLr lo iJie cou:mitieeon organ ization . Iv.esolved, 1 hat the committee on org-tirj igation le instructed lo inquire whether or nol any I h mg ha iranspir»Mj during ihe pad year I » r« r.der it possible to maintain ihe uniiy ol the MethoJist Ep;.'oopa 1 Church undtr ihc same g' tier;il .Confere nce juris diction, without the rum of Southern Mcihodism. As this resolution mvolvts some very’ importan'. considerations, I)/. W faid ho wished lo accompa ny ihe moiion lot ils re.^crence with some rematks. iN* cessily, he said, can only justify ihe meeting of ihis conv(.niun! cxp.cdiency could not He assum d that 1*1 the close of ihe late g.t^erul conference this n« c(ssiiy did exist, nor did he deem ilncc(.s?ary for him lo adduce any irsiimony lo establish ihe fact He said that slavery was So inter woven with ihe texture of Souihein society that it was impossible for any one to dist'nlanijle if, nor can any religious Society avoid, if ii would connexion wilh Ihis msii luiion. it is also true, that public opinion rallies around tf*is insiiltiiion w’ith gr*‘at j* alousy. and that he who cotnes to th*' South or lives in the slave holdin;» Stat* s, and arrays hims«lf aijainst slavery, disqualifies h.ms*df from exiTCisimg any influenc whatever He who w'ould oppose slavj iy, can have noinllu^ uce in the Soulh civilly, poiilicaly, or ecclesiastically. H'‘ reverUd to th^* fact, lhat, to this day, i!ie ill judged course ol Bishop Coke, on the subject is ftdl most disadvantam ously lo the interests of Soulh ern Methodism. 'I’h* intersts put in peril were nol merely those connected wiih the preachers.— They could have borne the outrages upon their rights vvliich the action of ihe majority had p»*rpe i iraled. It was not personal leeling—not the woun i them. Dr. Capers had no objt'Clion lo milruciing ih.e committee as lo liie matter proposed, though he did not doubt It would com'* under considerali^n in comrniltt e wirhoui the inslruciion. He suf»rrsled a O o chang*' in the wording of the moiion lo instruct, whi'.’h Dr Winans accepted. And he proceeded 10 mnaik.on the grnera! subjtcl, to ihetffeci lhat there always hail bei n troubhs it* the church by conieniions in the general con/ertnce—lhat the his lory of these conlenlicns proved how' impoitani it was lo curb the nclion of bare majoiiiits in ihal body Ke first took part in a general con.fertnce, after the compromise law of ISIG had settled ihe conflict 0:1 slavery. But he found a conflict scarcc- !y less exciting on ihe Episcopacy. This grew warnirT, and absorbed the slavery question in the general confercnctS of 1824 and 1828. That con troversy about ihe Episcopacy gave rest, for ihe lime, to the Souihern chuiches on the subject of slavery, and parlies were formed in the general con ferences solely on the ground of ihe Episcopal ques we c(..u:.! nut appoint him.— v\'.' can never be a p'-irf,-: Cl ri ^ *a •. - n _ L i i i * i I t. ii n > \u * u i; i i' > in > r o ^ i i i. i siavrry.’* I This exiraordinary i;;agi:Dge i^as very properly aroused the Southern sections of the Chore!.'. Tli-. d.«eriniot\lion of ihc Board is Ov i'a iij entirely uncors’.iniiionai — a stretch of power ranted neither bllm leruis of assooiaiiui!. lUi' I;, common Chiistian courtesy C»Hintclid wiih ih.j is a 1* liiT from on** Fiancis Mason, a Missiunary under the Baptist Board of 'Pavoy, lo L' v\is 'fa^* pan. Mr. Mason had rtceiyed a coniributiuii of some clothing for the use of t!ie Mission fioni sorri*; of ihe St-nthern Chuich'S. AU* r sj^iak’.r.g in very d isrt'i iM't- C hcs, he thus cci;> pCC.;ui ...lll'.S 0* eludes: I I iliive, il, r. loe j-I^aiiiro to tnelose an&:• i der fur un doI!;irs on •••ir Trc.sury. whii.’h I w. I thank you lo pay over lo ll.*e Comiiiiiuein rNiv; i York, 10 assist m the e?c-Tpe of runaway slave?. I The n-.r.ney i. not St :U you out of my nbuiiJaDC , I b*‘cause there St i ins lo be no giouiul lor neuirali I now. and I wish to show dtci 'idly, lluil 1 havi ti; I sympathy wilh slavery, no compioinise to iiiak. v.'OfL’ i.s. Di- - I 11 I .1 ■ -1 - w!lh It wdiatevor. My mono :r. lion, or, as 11 was commonly called " the presiding ' j -j , 1,1’ , >« ° \ Icnda cs! C ari.-cdg-j eld«'r question. I . 1 • • c 'n. u » • J . I . I ! Such language us ihis, OL,ini-ig liom one »u.(j J his question had rroGuctd at least one oiher l .11 . • » t, .w o 1 u. - r? n , r. u I . . a .1 o .1 I HT suppoited and sustained by ihe Board, has \try good ttjHri. It had uniid the Soulh and West as ^ , 1 i i- c I ^ It. -I I proneriv arous**! ihe mdigiialion ot evei y bou.iifiO one man — Ohio and Carolina standing side by side » • -* ^ . lor an effici*nl superinu ndency as n*'ce?sary to an effective iiin''tancy. Ttiis union of ihe Wist and Soulh enabhd them to |.ut down the revolutionising man in the Chuicli. The cons* qu nee is U‘ia! Ce.nvention compos*d of d» I* oates fi*Kii the stvtr:. B iplisi ConvetJlions in ih*‘ S)uihern Stales has U'f.. schfrno al iho..e i.ni.s, and pr,5..rv,. ihr EiHscopacJ '"V Irom being com,oll.J in .he ex.rcise of Ha fun.-iions ! Whal acllr.u will (,e labnb) ll.- by annual confer* nces Since then aboli'ionism gales sliall form a quorum for the transaction ot bu- ! 1 1 7, l ' r ■ r, . ^ iiiu iiau.auuo.i 01 UU csprU du CO)ps ou the pan of the So'.-thern iim. The IHack Trnguc.—Tha Kcv. B. WoEilake of ;cni district, and llie llcv. .M;'. Uiu-kingl,ain, of IjOgansport iis»rio!, ludianri, di;?d recently of erysi pelas or blacK tongue, it i. also said !l at the llev, Iv. Hargrave die.l a fov.’ sioce in n fit. 1^'urin" a few months past iho ,.f jIjq ibliowing mini^ 6ters have been le.corde/l i:, In.linna, to wit: Clip- peni£er, Patrick, Guthrie, Elder, Crouch, Games, Banirigah, vVet^dake, Buckingham, and Hart-rrave. nil belongmj? to the Methodist church ® 13. Any hlierations, which experience shall dic tate, may b*' made in these A nicies, by a vou; of Iwo lhiiJs of ihe members present al any triennia! meeting of the Convention, Officers elected for the prox'isionnl government of ihe Chutck, until the 'Prieniiial Board should meet in 'May next, at Richmond, Va. WM. B JOHNSON, President. WILSON LUMPKIN. Vice-Piesident. -T B 'PAY LOR. 2d. do A. DOCKEKY, 3d. do J{. B. C liOWELL, 4th, . dc. J. HAIM’WELL. > , .1. a. CP.ANE. \ iiecretarw.s, \M. T MENDENHALL, Treasurer. Board of Foi-iiga Missions, to Le located at Rich mond. /-Ves/(/e7?Z —Jeremiah B. Jeter, of Virginia. Vice-Presidents—E. Ball of Va., VV. Crane of i\1d., II. Fuller of S. C., B. M, Sanders of Gra,, J. T. Hinton ot La,, T. Merriditii of N, C., H. Malcom of Ky., C, K, Winsion of Tenn,, Thomas G. BlewMt of r'y* Ark., B. Manly of Ala., Jas. U, McDonald ol Fla., Edw'ard Kingsfbrd of S. C, Rowland Hughes of Mo. ’ p, D. Miillory, Correspon*ling Secretary ; M. T. Sumner, ixecortling do j Archibald Tliomas, Trea surer] Charles T. Wortham, Auditor. Managers-A.B. Smith, 11. Hyland, A. Snead, H. Keeling, .Tames Thomas, jr., Dr. W. H. Gwa»h mey, Jesse Snead, E. L, Magoon, A. G. Wortham, W. A. Baynham, A. Fleet. W. H. Jordan, J. Tall- man, sr,, Tliomaa Hume, Thomas W. Sydnor. Board of Domestic Missio7is, to be located at Marion, Alabama. President—B^s\\ Manly, D. D., of Alabama. Vice-Presidents—3. Hartwell of Ala., J. L. Bao-tr of' Md., W. C. Crane of Mile, O B. Brown ot'U. C., J. B. Smith of La., T. String- lellowof Va., H S. Hinton of Fla., S. Wait of N. C., W. C. Lincoln of Mo.. J. B. O’Neal of S. C., W. C. Bush of Ky., James Whiteett of Tenn., delegates, which demandt d salisfiction, li was a conviction lhal those ouirsges would disqualily them for their great and sole work, the preaching ol God’s word ihroujhout the Southern country, 'Phi» conviction hatl hd to lh*'ir solemn declaration nea the close of the Cieneral Conference—H;ive th* y nol been borne out in the judgem**nt then made? Ask ihe voice which has come up from every part j of Itie Southern country, whether il is so. Th* ; answer is, lhat, if ihe delegates were al fault, it was j that they bore so long and so patiently. And who IS to b** judged in this caS(“? Are the Northern papers competent lo judge, w'hose coniluctors view the mailer ihiough the medium of passion an I comrnitmeni? has sprung up and exu'nded it‘-elf widely in ihe church from ihe East lo ihe W^est. And it was a proof of its extent, and of its power where it exten ded, lhal the West m the f*ee States had been sever ed from the Soulh and Souihwtsi so violently, as not only lo join with New England to undo the South and Southw'est on account of slaverj', but for the sake of ihis crusade on Southern Mtihodisi rights, as s* fled by the Discipline, to give up the Episcopacy also, and degrade il to a mere office lik»- lhal of an editor or book agint, created and lo be dispens*d with at the will of a general ‘conference. body remains to be seen We can sciirccly aniic.- ,'ate anything short of an entire s*'{;ara!ion frouUi- Noilbein potiion of (lie Civjrch, lind of a forina. declaratifjii of the views and feelings o,^ ihe ilti-.- gales liieie assethbhd upon the-O'k si'.cr.s iii c versey. We do not wish to excite undue fealin^s In lo these imprope* attacks upon onr mstiiuticn?; t'j* Ihe time has come when il bfCJints our pec:.- to lake a bold ami decisive stand in regard tu There are evidently nov/ making general arid cori' cerled (forts to d(slroy the position of Souihc^“ men and Souihern Churches, Sacrifice after sacH' I fice, for the sake of prace has been made, t-'tv.n n’- 1 his union of ihe Wt St and North and East, gave . adversary has grown so bold as almost to btarui'- in our own homes. We need not allude 10 the nufii her of allempts to abduct slaves, during ibe twelve months, in every section of ihe South, a majority against ihe Soulh and Southwest, which niade il hopeless for them to remain under the same gen* ral conferencc jurisdiction. Both lor our ritrhts as Christian ciiiz. ns of slaveholdmg States, and^’for j case.^ of Walker. Torrey, and Miss Webster, nre ^tors view j I o preservaiion of an *fficient itinerancy and the ! frtsh in the minds of our people. Even during 3 I iples of our Church government, as the South. ! past v» eeii a eas*’occurrt’d in our city " bie’h . J i^onthwest and West have all along maintained separate orga^ | them till ihe last general conference, and the Soulh and Southwest, al least, must ever niaintain them. mzaiion Has Linything tianspired lo change ih. a.'jieci of things since the la^t g* neral conferenc** ? He knows of non** Has the Soulh vince*l any disposition to draw back ? Y'es. ’ INn ew Orleans there is one me:iihei of the whole church opposed to division. In the Nalchfz district there is one.— In ihe whol‘ Mississippi conference three. And twelve out of ihe fifteen conferences represented here present abt^it the 5ame state of thing's O I HE Property GlursTioN. — The cry has been raised, lhat by separation we w’ould forfeit our claims to the Church property'. PI(! would not im- [)Ugn iho motives of those who had startf'd ihe ques tion, yet he appreh^^nded not the slightest danger j but supposing there is danger—should this operate on our minds? Suppose w'e lose every college, church, parsonage—all our titles—should lhat deter US fom carrying out our purposes? These consid (•rations should have no wfight whatever. There is equity in our courts of justice in these Unihd Slates, and they will be open to hear us upon this subject. If we for a good cause separate—as il will '''■II bold the property of ihe church. He entertained no doubt of ihe validity of our rights* acd the man who wo’jid swerve f.'oin his duty fro:n he saw no shadow of hope but in a separate organi Zaton, on the basis‘provided in the justice and broth- * ily love which lingered in the final action of the tieneraJ conference ; in their adopiion of the report ofiheir Committee of nine. During ihe time ol the discussions of the general conference every thing v^as pul to hazard al the South. In Charleston the matter got into ihe papers in the shape of a crimi" nation, if not denunciation of ihe Souihern delegates for remaining, as members of a body in such a discussion; and had not the declaration of ihe Southern delegates, and the provisional measures for separation come w’hen they did, our missions in • he low country would have been broken up alonce, Mr. Crowder approved heartily of the resolution, and concurred in the views presented by the preced ing speakers. The resolution was then adopted unanimously, Mr. Drake offered the following resolution, viz : Resolved. That the Commitlee on organization 'be and are hereby instructed to Inquire into the propriety of reporting resolutions, m case a division should lake place leaving Ihe way open (or reunion in teifus which shall not compromise the interest of past v» eeK a eas* occurrt a in our city to be mention* d, it was lhat of a Cnpt«in oh Foreign vessel, who, when requested by ihe Marshall to send l*)jail in terms of the law, soffl® negro sailors that had been brought into port in b'j vessel, treated lhal officer with great rudeness, indulged m boi'terous and imp»'oper conipl^'^'^ against a law which r*quired him as he said, 10 pi ison his sailors because lh»>y happened lo be blacj' Such impudence and outrage ought not to be su ’ milled lo by our people for a monxnt. If ineo come into our ports, they must expect to subffl*‘ our laws; and, in casts like the pusenl, where deporlmtnl niight be followed by serious resu**' ihe forbearance of the community is more comH\^ dabl** than safe. Too great caution and waicnii|‘ ness on the pari of our police cannot exist circumstances. Indeed, upon this point we na ^ generally in the Soulh become loo careless. lime that we look »o our interests and guard them wilh firmness and decision, of the Baptist Convention will be regarded deep solicitude by all who feel an interest siitutions. The letter of Mr, Mason, from we extract above, disclose the astounding N*'w York there is a ‘‘ Committee to asnsl escape of runaway slaves.^* The announce needs no com men:. nitc'
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
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