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THE NEW-YOEK TBIBUNE. Via.iUl ifUCOO V.UUIUUCO* *f v» give them Catechisms aud Digests, and forma?, dry inquisitions—or thf living Word? Shall 'we send them Calvin’s Insf-itures'—or Panl’s Epistle to the Romans? The Westminslisr Assembly’s 'Catechism—or the Gu&p.’i --f John? In God’s nam e! let ns give them the pure Milk of God’s Word. Let us go on in ih s vv'ay—and trust in iProvideiite for the rei-a i Tne speaker closed with on earnest appeal ;■) t';e aid and sympathy of friends in this cause. Mr. B urrows of Philn.itjlf hia seconded the mo- ’tion to print and circulate t!ie Report thus spoken to by Mr. Anderson. C.niied Another Hymn was su'^iq, and the concluding ad dress of the morning v \is rnane by Rev. G eorge K empton , of Philadelplua. Mr. Kempton spoke to the. following resolution; Bestlved, T h a t the increa - *-; i,ii i incr.=>a3iX? faculties, for dietributine-the Holy Scrip u. - i. fUi countries to w h ich this Society has hitherto d I - 1 1^1 ..ttf^ation, are such as ' ------------- - ------------------ ^ ....... . . ........... d enlarged, liberality, enewed e x .“u' >n- 1 t-v-; reasons foroTeriag ______________ nsf this resolution. Hewn, i ‘.iupiy state them, and then give way to Bruth-, r durton, from Orissa.— One of these reasons is. sh- tusguise it from our selves as we may, that i.'ii i.earts are ill at ease. The other is, that our fad .ties H--e. extending. The spealter dismissed th,.' {i>.-5 very briefly; and in txinsiderliig the second, s ii w-d That the ban are breakiog down, and th.^- . i.i. s s.ieniag, in Europe, forthefree disseminati -■ i> tbe Scriptni’es. He believed that God has a ,> i c i.i suiro kn*us; ai;d is developing respons’ d.’ ■ s v. hich v.^e .are cubed upontoiuter. He pro.«. >“ e ' lo dlastrate.atCDu- siderable length, the oi I'g 'i-“s of the seven hun dred thousand professed B.^-tisfs of this country, to sustain and encourage th; ir own institutions. Rev. A mos SDTTo^, Ms-ssi mary from Orissa, was then introduced. Mi', r'wi.toii adverted to the labors of the Baptists in the f 'reign field; related sundry incidents, sudileu stud remarkable conver sions, etc. and briefiy urged the importance of sus taining the Missions thei'e to UiefuLest extent. He made but a passing alius on ‘o the Version ques tion, but directed his remai ks tihnost exclusively to the influences of the Gosp* 1 in ms immediate field in India. Mr. Sutton’s? v-e jjscks are always enter taining, and Ms numerous hii-nds have the gratifi* cation to learn th a t his hc-aith h«s been so far re- established, as to'warrai.c hiv speedy return to the scene of his distinguish! d. u-..fulness. The hour of adjournm ent : .ivaig now arrived, the morning session wound n [) vith a Doxology; and the audience dispersed nil ait .moon. AFTERROIIN SVS'ION. ' The Society reassembled at 3 P. M. in the Mal- Jberry-street Baptist Taberuaole. was nearly as large as in the mo 1 the morning. The exer- The attendance cises were even moreintertstuig than in the earlier part of the day. Dr. G on ]^ mounted the pulpit, and began a long and detailed historical aocouut of the attempts of the “ American and Eoreign Bible Society' to establish the New Version A large portion of this paper consisted of extracts from the various Addresses of the Presiueui (Dr. C.), from the or- .ganization of the Sooiety to the present time, in dence wavenng _ W e throw ourselves (said he,) upon the Provio of God and our own resources, for giving to all kind a pure and unalter<^d Bible. that the ident in making the aim of tins Society the attain ment of a pure Bible Tr>iiislaiiou. He mentioned the name of Dr. Dowling, in connection with a let- written by that gentl. man to the Oliver-sl. le Bible Society, reganling tbi Believe that Dr. Dowling was m.;onsistent i crying transferrings then; yet upholding the t fer of “ Baptize” now. This was the only personal allusion (save to himself,) made by Dr. Cone in the course of his remarks. As will be seen below, the observations thrown out respecting Dr. Dowling, drew forth a rejoinder from that gentleman. Dr. Cone passed to a consideration of other topics. ■oned loned the superstitious regard with which led. Im- ■in obedi- H e questi the superstitious regard wit King James’s Version is ge.uerally regardi provement must be the order o ' ’ ice to the progressive spirit c ision of Biblical critu provement ] ence to the \the extension viewed his efibi / rega rder of the day- p iiito t oorlang loism. Dr. irts to issue the New Version; show ing the causes and the manner of the failure of his Version ‘ enterprise,’ as he styled it. W hat he had suffered, God only knows. Here I am; I can not move—so help me God! Daring the whole ex istence of the American and Foreign Bible Society, we have been met by Baptist opposition. Some *l altogether, insisted in the wi _ lions. This has been avow ed b y said Dr. C. It has even been looked upon our Society as being i TP ---- :— id D r ________ ir me to maintain sh ip w h ich is alw a y s so pleasant w ith these their Foreign Missions. Thii them to my face, said Dr. C. It has difficult for me to maintain that Chfistian fellow- New-England brethren. This the Dr. verymucb xegretted—but he kept to his text. A s an indi vidual. an American, a Baptist, said he, I shall claim the liberty—when terms are applied to me which are applied only in the society of the low and the vulgar—I shall claim the liberty of taking ■ t h e floor and r e p lying. My reputation is dear to -me—to my wife and cMldren, and I will defend them (concluded the Dr.) as long as I am able. The question before the House is upon the follow ing resolution: Resolved, That this Society, in the issues and circulation o f the English Scripiures, be festricted to the commonly re ceived version, without note or comment. Brother N ea l , of Boston, rose to move that the storing the restrie- aftemoon. vote upon this resolution—restoring t tions—be taken at 5 o’clock the same Mr. Neal supported the resolution in a few appro- iate remarks. This subject, said he, has excited •eat attention, both at the North and South. Mr. great attention, both at ‘N. trusted that all had •respected need he c made up their minds on .this matter, as thoroughly and as firmly as the 2ted President. He trusted no needless time ‘gretted that he should have been assailed by ap- prohrious epithets while in discharge of what he beueved to be a conscientious------- Here the speaker was iatarruptedr A V oice —(in the back part of the Church)—^WiU* you tell us what the brother is speaking to? W h at is the question before the House ? (Some confusion.) 3 no rules of order to prevent iking his mind. You must brother from the question before the House f i. Dr. C one —You have no rules of order to prevent ■ d. You must act under the lodles. idividual in the crowd had argu? When he finished. speaking his mind, e a new o':e, or act under ;h govern all such bodies. • manufacture 81 rules which govern all sa ae other individual in the ments to ol Dr. C one C one remarked—^The lo you—and you have made The brother hereupon sat Mr. J u d d resumed—He was with any interruptioi he finished, -The brother hasi^^ven way have met with any .sustainsustam his first air^m . 1 he made som distinctlyinctly heaiart) he to some ^he Brother took it to himsellf, :s sorry that he should le other brother—or at least i and energetically de- m ; and proceeded to it a ent. Presently, however, alluBion (what it was we could not .ther 5ro. N e a l anc the floor. Brother Tui Irolher T ucker w entt question, to take the vote, first, upon the motion for ten-minutes’ debi ion of the roceeded to and suc- N e a l and Bro. T ucker n e x t jum p ed upon acker had the floor, e n in for a divisii n-m inutes’ d ebate. Dr. D ow l ing — My quireinto the general bearing! while considering the resolution befc has drawn .out s o much d e b a te. H e show the .drift of this whole moveme ceeded, ultimately, in drawing - sober consideration of the subj_ brethren might have opportaniti opinions. A motion was now made to prolong the period of discussion from ten minutes to fifteen, and another followed, giving each member thirty min- Among considerable confusion, the vote ■was Dally taken upon these preliminaries. T’ne question v/as taken on thirty minutes, which ms lost by a,large show of hands. Jeen minutes w a s then put and carried overw h elm ingly. Brother C olgate , Brother A rm itage , Brother T r um b u l l and many other brethren now became iuirersirers forr thehe flooroor. nxious ii.qu fo t fl Brother W tckofe moved to bring tl a close on Saturday, at 5 o’clock, P. M. Sundry amendments wore offere the debate to iry amendments wore offered to this propo- f'tion. The Society at last agree'! to close the de bate on Thursday, (this day) at 12 M. —The arrangJiufcnts being now li.xcd to the ap parent satisfaction of all concerned, work com menced in earnest. The question recurring upon the Resolution above given—Mr. A rm itage ti-ied to introduc substitute, stating it to be the duty of the Am circulate the )Sti- Sciiptures in the purest form possible. The substi tute, however, was lost by a large majority; and the original resolution came up for discussion. Lit- e time, hi cernoon s e ssion ■bstance o f the n came up fi ever, was left at the afternoon for the debates. W e give the sul including proceedings. Dr. D owling —I am in favor of this resolution, Mr. President. In the commonly received version onr trai the Dr. dent’s adi le Brother took it to himsell, and energetically landed of the Chair that personalities should be prohibited. Mr. JuDi •the Brother’s feelings'. The Brother, howevi out: “ Ti •No hame^ are mentioned—the brother ling has said nothing inconsistent \with Mr. J u d d disclaim ed any iutention o f wounding jr’s feelinus'. ither, h( led out i! ” E—Noi 'who is speaking •eatest; up, ludi 'he Brother, however, was not disposed to give and cried ou t: “ The brother kilows he does ai de to m Dr. Coi ho is sj th e greates t p ropriety. Mr. J u d d —I love : ay brethrei ag inconsistent \W be will proceed, en—Hove all who of men. Bi the * -authorized communication respecting the Version ■was sent to a Baptist journal in Boston, audits in sertion delayed till the week after this meeting ■should have occurred. This assertion brought out another rejoinder from ■somebody on the ptdpit steps—evidently interested fin the journal alluded to—^who stated that the com munication had been sent with an anonymous sig- •nature. n _ , ________ _ „ •speaker proceeded without further interruption, will make, said he, but one or two additional: ■marks upon this question. They who aim at shut- eve that everybody’s as made up. He hoped the resolution would not 5 pressed upon this Society. Bro. B urroughs got the fioor, and s incerely and protested against aU eflbrts to close dis- W a s m a d e up. h e pressed upoi Bro. B urrou •earn e s tly protested again st aU eflbrts to clo se dis uussion. 1 think it w ill b e m o s t calamitous to thii Society i f the brethren w h o tak e the side of the N e w V e r sion in this question w e r e not allow ed to In the commonly received version ________ have inserted the word baptize, and Dr. , was willing to receive it. In the Presi- ___ 's address, he (Dr. D.) had been alluded to, he supposed, for the purpose of proving that he had been inconsistent. It has been proved that the English word baptize was a well-known, well-un derstood, word ; and he would repeat every word he had before said. The English word “ baptize,” indeed, is elder than the word “ immerse.” Dr. D. read sundry extracts from previous writings of Pre sident Cone—showing that the original idea of the hearers of Dr. Cone several years ago, was that he had only suggested the alteration for foreign lands, and intended his improvements to apply only to the promulgation of the Scriptures amongthe Heathen. Dr. Dowling believed in the print of the present Version, and was willing to adopt it as it is. He was opposed to the change. as opposed to the change. Mr. W yckoff could not express him s e lf as he space of fifti say som e tl He believe! ily r e c e ived version is the time of St. Jerome, 'll; may be referred to some date during the second century. This was the ba sis of Jerome’s vfe-sion, which has since, gained such wide celebrity, the approved version of the Catholic Church, under the title of the Vulgate. The word baptizo was transferred from the Greek into this Italic version in Latin. It had bi their original force ; the they conve;^ed was softened ledintheiir iizo was substitulted Latin mi originalh ea of immeraioi id down, and hence ht into this Italic version in L atin. I t had been trans lated by the words mergo, tingo, immergo, but the Latin had become Graecised and these words lost ---- —l f --------- i.1. - i -------- which ice baj)- l S substitu in thei place- The patristic lodified the meaning of those terms, which meant immersion, le word ‘ dipped . ^rinkled. kled. 1 than any of the coi -nothin! lodiiied th pressioD, “ dippi tact, sp t imm ■ ■d hselfiaEm ' issioD, “ dipped all o ’er by i N o w baptizo irrelative t more and\ notl laptism came into use- sick, to whom the rite early pe■iod, baptism to he feure, win e—th a t ' was more definite ■ms; i t meant to im- ithing less. At an as called clinie sick, to whom the 1 - - . beds, but here the subjects were wetted all ovei with lyater, showing that the idea of immersior ian cities, show what was the naive Thej^ve over four feet deep, and largi immerse a dozen persons. The word lU-'ll to immerse a dozen persons. The word, baptizo, it thus appears, from every source of evidence, signi fies immersion. It v/as at firsttraui.ferred into the Latin, then into the Englith, though not by King James. It is a good, s-juud. authentic, significant word ; its mtaaing eanrot be.raistakna'; _ it ii; en titled to its place in the English Bible; it^should )t 'be eliininatfd from that a stranger and fjreigner, but a fellow-citi the saints and with the household of God. Nor is the change under contemplation be introduced.^ Li subject of arbiti t this word from t the heart and the memory. Tl posed therefore is altogether supi is as needless as it is superfluout Lplation easy to u be made the fluods. immon of the ,e people to the free, unprejudiced study of turn out Baptists, with no other transla- this which is now condemned. He her, said Mr. T. trust them than scholars. ;t confess that his reverence for the Bible greatly wounded by the language which used in; 1 as it IS superfluous, people do not demand it., The interests Church do not demand it. The mass of the now, w h e n left to th e free, unprejudiced si the Bible, turn out Baptists, with no other transla tion, than this which is now com would rather, said Mr. T. trust them He must had b e e n g had been ui wished in the short leaver ti losition. t express himself as n of fifteen minutes, but iay something in support of le believed in his heart and' the he would endi the new propc soul that the commonly received version is not a perfectly accurate version of the Scriptures. How could he bring his soul to vote for what he believed to be an erroneous translation! W e have at least 20,000 errors (said he) disclosed in this Book (lay ing his hand upon the Bible on the desk)—and yet you call upon us to come here and vote against changing any of those errors. He did not care ■what the Truth is—what denomination is h u r t - hut let God’s Truth he sustained. He regarded every Truth concealed or perverted in that Book as a prisoner in a dungeon. W e are called upon to open the door and let the prisoners free. If this plan is not accepted, some other must be. Let the Society establish a fund—ten thousand dollars or more—and olFer it as a prize for the truest and purest version of the Scriptures. For the sake of God and His eternal Trath, I beg this Society that --------- --------------------------------- _ xr-T-gjon IS. I trust Rev. Dr. H ague of Boston protested against do ing that which the Brother who had preceded him had called npon you, in the name of God and Christ, to do. The received version of the Apoi ties, the version oft a Christianhristian King—aing—a versionersion dte fended at the stakie—was a C K v d : good enough for him (thi alter the versioil, and alter “ bap triumph of le world. Cross but the Hudson into New-Jersey Dutchdom, said he, and you may see the word “ baptize ” translated rightly out of the old Dutch version. The words board and house have each ------ ;— different applications. The word properly means to dip .—The real ques- iver, is, whether the hand of Metropoli tan power shall be laid upon the millions who re st it. W e jpuhlican, j to do it. ] ,dozen or he proper •n a Connr upon a proper ,s opposed received version. The remarks of the varii itiment govern all! A euty to control the mass! proper way would be for this Society to act upon a Com m ission granted it by all the Churches, upon a ’ 's h e w ais s oppoised eived v f '- '\ - place t arty of a dozen or tweul \ T. The proper way wuuiu ue >n a Com m ission granted i t b y all upon a pro Representation; without o p p o to any change whatver in our Ne’ present that it contained 20,000 errors. Dr. Blany said the same thing of the Greek original from which- the translation was made, but upon amination, they proved of a very insignifii said that he had at least three good reasons* in favor of the resolu tion. W e do not need any new version—we ought not to attempt it—we cannot succeed if we do. (“Yes, we can!” said a sonorous voice in the front seats.) The present version is a Bible for the masses. For the millions speaking the English ton gue, it is without comparison the best version for the ions speakers were ne cessarily curtailed by the fifteen-minute rule adopt ed in the earlier part of the afternoon; so that the afternoon session was not so generally interesting as those of the morning and evening. Howbeit, there was much feeling and excitement, and abun dant work to occupy the undivided attention of the assemblage until 6 2. M. the hour of adjournment, it off quietly; and the brethren s EVENING SESSION. The meeting on Wednesday evening was held in the Mulberry-st. Tabernacle, which, in spite of the rain that came down in torrents and deluged the streets, was completely filled at an early hoar, with a larger assemblage than is often gathered on any occasion in this City. A long row of car riages was drawn up before the door, from which emerged a goodly number of ladies, who were not terrified by the fury of the elements from sharing in the interest of the occasion. Among the audi ence we noticed a full representation of the Bap tist clergy, including several eminent divines from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pexmsylvauia, as well asirom the State of New-York. Many other persons were attracted by the curiosity of the oc casion, filling the aisles and galleries of the church, and betraying, in some instances, a more excitable disposition than was appropriate to the decorum of the place and the character of the meeting. Their too noisy demonstrations were promptly put down by the decision of the Chairman, Rev. Dr. C one , who presided with great dignity and impartiality. After prayer by Rev. Mr. K ennard of Penn, the resolution presented at the afternoon meeting was again read, and the discussion was com menced by Rev. Mr. T ur n b u l l of Hartford, Conn. He said that he would take a few moments of the present lull to say a word, or two in favor of har mony and peace. He should regret to hear the question discussed ■with any personal reference, and trusted that nothing would be said to disturb the unity of feeling which so happily distinguished the Baptist denomination. He wished to considi the question on its own merits, and to speak on with no other than the most fraternal sentiments. H e wished to consider istion on its own merits, and to speak on it 1 no other than the most fraternal sentiments. Several attempts have been made to define the position of individuals. This was comparatively of slightimportance. importance. Such was compi Such considerations should be kept in the back ground. The subject should be looked a t in the broadest light of Christian truth, not agree with what had been said by latat thehe questionuestion turnedurned on thehe meaningeaning of He did many, th t q t on t m o the Gtreek word for baptize. There was also a prudential view which must not be lost sight of.— Asdmitting that the received version is not free ig that from faults, is it are likely to obtaii not, on ain? sceived version is not ft the whole, th e b e s t that ^ from the Greek. But this he would take leave to submit is a non sequitur. A very large portion of the English languarge consists of elements trans ferred from foreign tongues. W e have terms in common use from the Norman, Greek, and espe cially from the Latin. But they are none the worse for that. They have become good words by adoption, even if they are not native, j ust as many of us have become good citizens by adoption, al though we are foreigners by birth. As to the history of the word baptize, its use can bee tracedraced backack to’a a morere remotemote perioderi than is of- b t b to mo re p ten supposed. The old Italic version was in use at asses, not excepting the admirable German one oi Luther. W e might have another one for scholars, for occasional consultation, for learned comparison, but for practical every-day use in the family, the closet and the church, it could not be surpassed. iloset and the church, it could not be surpass He contended that bapiise'ws.s the correct nn of thehe originaliginal term—^theerm—^the wordord imi latio of t or t w not do justice to the meaning. The word was used irtnllian; he had previ ously translated the ivord baptizo by tingo, diluo, '.bluo; but he was not satisfied uently transferred the Greek vas used before the time ime by Minucius Felix, Cyprian, and perhaps . It is 800 years older than the word im- in the first instance by Tei islated the wi ivo and ai sly transla '.rgito, lavi others. merse. term. Baptism involves the idea of dipping an ob- ject in water and taking it oat of it, and also has iOO years older than the word im- janing is not fully explained by that n involves the idea of dipping an oh a water and taking it oat ot it, and also has asacred sense as peculiarly applicable to religious ceremonies. But we cause the . . _ _ furnish the translation of the Holy riptures. But Brother Wj when the charge was brought by the Commercial Adve. luse thf says that it was always the design o: can and Foreign Bible Society to Churches with a correct translation Scriptures. But B' Vykoff told a different brought by Col. Stone in the columns of the Commi there was an intention of getting up Bible. Bat let that alone. For the i Iser, that Baptist Bible. B at let that alone. For the mas Engh'sh Bible, as it now stands^ is all they have. They have no choice among a variety of versions, as was the tease with our Poritan forefathers. They seireral English tram’ ' ^o-i lers. T I’s, C , this version iligious hof ?er, h a s shed i had several English translations, Tindal’i dale’s, Cranmer’s or the Bishops, and the Bible. But now for 240 yeai been associated with our dear has inspired the voice of prayi light around the gatheringshades oi me aeatn-oea, and breathed its pare and blessed spirit into the great heart of English Christendom. Ought we to shake the faith of the people in its excellence and thus open a wide and dangerous door to infi delity? While we cling to this book now in uni versal use among the blood-bought Churches of our God, w e Bland on ttie same platform wilh our fellow Christians of every nam e, —a broad, bright, golden band connects us in a fraternal unity of feeling, in spite of differences of form,—let this be severed, we are thrown out of the common fellow ship of the faithful-we become the Ishmaelites of Christianity, with our hand! against every man and every man's hand against us. But, if it were desirable, we eject into effect. Your Churchi project you in them e a sui to yonr plans. inot carry this fill not sustain ley will not become a party ly meet in your Board of •gement—you may call a Confess of Schol ars—you may issue your Version, bristling all over with improvements and amendments—but do not deceive yourselves with the idea that you will have any countenance or symnatby from the peo ple who love the walls of our Zion, and take plea sure in the place of its abode. The dear old En glish Bible—they will never surrender but with their lives—they will only cling to it with the deeper fervor if it is blasphemed—they •will make it the lam p to their feet w h ile pilgrims in the des- -ert—they will pillow their heads on it in the hour of mortal agony, and breathe out their last sigh in its precious words ! Lord Jesus, receive our spirit! Dea. C olgate of this City said he was sorry to be under the necessity of speaking; he felt that he was not qualified to speak in the presence of so many venerable and learned divines, but he could not shrink from the exertion ■which he was bound to make. He was tbi this lasnre. He was a Manager of the time of the rst mai a Mam can Bible Society at 1 The question was then ids of the King. W e lived in spite of the translation and the obstacles question was then discussed c of expediency. So it hass beeneen siince. not look to the commandi b sine ! of the Kin) 5 separation, the grounds li They did W e have it has throw n in onr w a y . Much has been said about the preeious Bible- Jible—but what makes the Bible pre- the precious Bi cious is the tn iremixe tfr. C. an ^eople. _ „ It w a s sail clandestinely. Mr. C. haS cious is the truth which it contains, not the e which are mixed up with it. He would claim, tinned Mr. C. a honest translation for the common p I t was said the plan had been brought in la introduce b e e n broughi jed it himself, h e not afraid o f the voice to a loud key, some of the brethren an soon recovere\ ; for the occasioi iree depended so much on the ex- the speaker’s face, and his unique ges- it no report of his remarks can do them e people possible to make. He was i religion, and he would not and aristocratic claims of infa rsion. He did he people km immerse or dip, a we shonld have a word that i Mr. C. then gave a history of the stereotype plates, showin; :de at the expense of a few ii resentinj God’s word Lation that it was He was for the democracy bf submit to the absurd infallability for the com- tention of presenting them to the Society if they isbed to accep 10 f them. Mr. D ow l ing said that the explanation did not do away the necessity of the restriction contem plated by the resolution. W allace C oke , Esq. said he did not pretend to the skill of the old gladiators who.had defended the resolution, but was impelled to speak by his zeal for a principle. He did not like to hear the fi; of a golden band which had been used by a pi ous speaker. This has always been made the apology for the most stupendous frauds—the moiit gigantic s^windles, both in the sphere of politics and 'ion. WhenLuthi Luther proclaimed the necessity ■ ------------ * Church, he was met by the figure his has always been made the lost stupendous frauds—the moiit ndles, both /ben of reform in a corrupt Church, he was met cardinals and ecclesiastics with the ■warning. You will disturb the peace of the Church, you wiU sever tbe golden band that holds ns together. Mr. G. was ashamed of the use of such a Catholic argu ment to this assembly. He had been reminded by the discussion of a fable of Pilpay, describing the Brahmin, who, going out to purchase a fine lamb to offer in sacrifice, was cheated by three rogues into the purchase of a dog. The God was angry at the t there andnd he rong on both fides, a he :ue. Hfe did not fall in with either •ere both to blame~he did notkno^w -translation is a lame dog; all Baptist ministers have said s o ; and yet they pretend to 'offer it in sacrifice to the God who cannot take pleasure in a lie. For his p art he would never consent to place such an unworthy offering by the side of the in spired original. Rev. R ussell J ennings , of Conn, said that he could pot make a long speech, for his health was too poor, nor could he raise hiS ' withoat appearing to scold, as s had before Mm. The gentlei both health and voice sufficient for the occasic and in a strain of irony, quaint humor, and real pa thos, made one of the most effective speeches of the evening. Its force depended so much on thi preasion of thi turea, that no justice. Ho said he was afraid before he came that v/«ffa great deal of wrong on both sides, i'ound it ivas party. They which was the most so. The present translation ■was the fruit of a com promise. They Lad compromises in those days, as they now have in V / ashington. The Puritans were attached to the Geneva Bible. King James ob jected to it. He was unv/illing that its use should prevail in the Kingdom. He bed found that it left out. the word Bishop and put in Overseer. Who knev s, thought he, but somebody else may take out the ■word King and leave nothing in its place.— He wre for the Bishop's, or Crar-mer’s Bible. Bui that-waB not liked by the Puritan-s. I’ll what, said he. I'll com out the Gfi eva and ■we will bi whole cloth. So, he goes to work; he gets his translators togeAer, and tells them to mend up the Bishop’s Bible, but to mend it as little as pos sible. This is the origin of the present version. It is nte better than iS should be, but if ought not put asi^e too hastily. You may call me an Ishmaelite if; Mr. G., for l am opposed to the who cauhot he upright when you squirm su muuu. man may get to Heaven, if he looks sharp, with the present version, but for himself he must say that\ he had often been led by it into'great errors. H e hoped the discussion would be conducted ■with a hetfer spirit, more kindliness, more prayer; but he thought the time had not come for a new transla tion, though he was not disposed to make an idol of this. Dr I d e said that h e could not hi itan-«. I ’ll tellyo'u I'll compromire. If you will turn I Bible I v/ill give up_ the Bishop’s, •analation out of'tl if ought not to he iDE said that he could not hut speak a few of rebuke to the young man who had alluded golden hand. His remarks were an insult to the Church and to the_ Scriptures. He would ask if it had come to this, that an assembly of ven- ius to receive indignities from a [Great sensation. Load hisses Cheers from the body of the er was restored, several brethren gainst such manifestations on the They were sounds unheard God, and were distressi: erable men was beardless youth, from the galleries, house.] W hen order was reston spoke protesting sgainst such part of the spectators, before in the House of in ihe highest de Rqv. Mr. W ee resolution, pursuing a line of remark similar to that ofifered by previous speakers, when on the arrival of the hour of ten, prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. C olver of Boston, and the meeting adjourned till 9 o’clock on Thursday morning. FUectB o f Abolition In Jamaica. W e take the following from an able and inte resting letter from Jamaica in the JEvening Fosi, The ■writer it will be seen does not think the main cause of the decline of the Island to he the aboli- ^on of slavery. His account of the change going on among the black population is most satisfactory. It strikes us that the hundred thousand cultivators of their own land are a much better product of God’s earth than as many slaves living at the mercy of an owner. The letter begins by stating the causes of the present state of the Island as fol- The degradation of labor, in consequence o f the yet comparEtively recent existence of Negro Slavery upon the Island, ■which excludes the white population from al most every department of productive industry, and begets E public opinion calcnleted to discourage, rather than to promote industry among the colored population. Second—Nine-tenthi of the improved land is owned by abnenteea—which implies unskillful tillage; aa extra ex pense on an average of three thousand dollars a year for attorneys, agents and overseers; great improvidence in the management o f the property, and few or no labor-saving improvements. , re lean iney were worm, wnen tne JBraancipation mu This measure increasod tho- -embarrasements of iduct the cultivation o f the land to any advantage. cncuiatlon o f real property, tend to accumulate the lam in the hands ofa few, to exterminate the middle classes l . men o f little or no capital, and to beget a constant and un natural antagonism between capital and labor. These causes, in my judgment, would have con ducted Jamaica to inevitable ruin, had the tariff laws never been altered nor the slaves been set at liberty. But I think I hear you ask. how long is this state ot things to continue, or i s it to be perpetual? To this I will answer in brief: that it will continue until tbe land gets into the hands of people who are not ashamed to till it. So long as it is held by English landlords, I think it will continue to depre- iltivate i t per- le capital, fidelity s i t w ith pi esteem. It will continue to depreeii hands, I say, because they .will not cull Bonally, nor can they command the capi and skill necessary to cultivate it with profit by agents. It will continue to depreciate until the landholders will consent to sell small fragments of their estates to the poorer classes who are willing to work the land with their own handt That process is i colored people is the highestghesfc b irocessis now going on constantly. Tbe ^leople are rapidly becoming proprietors. I t n aspiration of most -of them to get a piece of land, say from three to five acree, which entitles them to vote; and with two or three months’ labor, during the cropping of the sugar, ables them to live in comparative ease and inde- pendence. On five acre everything they require. Upon these tracts they raise lomparative ease and ia ■es they can raise almost these tracts they raise not only what th< for their own consumption, but I, they take to market, usually in upon donkies, or upon their t colored proprietor, however, hi which costs from seven to ten pounds, he packs all his property, and under the custody of a womail often, sometimes of a child, he sends it to town, to he converted into money, with which he m small pan- ipon their heads. Most as a donkey, ipon wMch m, to be converted into money, purchases such articlfes of necessity or luxi his land does not produce the mostinterestim necessity or luxury a :e and he can afford. Om •ectacles to be ^ from the back coi terrupted procession of four or fi'i^e miles in lengl and what strikes the eye of a Yankee at once is their perfect freedom from care. Neither poverty nor desire of gain has ■written a line upon their faces, and they could not show less concern at the result-of their trip if they were going to a festival. Y'ou will readily perceive how strong and universal must be the desire of the poor laborers to exchange their servile drudgery, at less than a shilling ster ling a day, for this life of comparative ease and in dependence. Of course it is very hard to get any thing ahead upon the wages now paid in Jamaica, and It requires no little self-denial and energy to lay up enough to purchase one of these -properties with; but when they do get one they never part ■with it except for a larger or a better one. The planters call them lazy for indulging in this feeling of independence; but I never could see any thing in the aversion of the negroes here to labor which was not sanctioned by the example of their masters. I think the readers of the Evening Post will be —ised when f tell them that the number of over proper- tout three acres. _n A cultivating tht„ gently. The practice lor, encouraged by the ards themselves, exerts ■nal ■ ■ which surpnsed when I tell them that the num these small proprietors is now considerabh 100,000, and is rapidly increasing. Their j ties average, I should think, about three a t __ They have a direct interest J cultivating their if planning their own privilege of reaping its rewards them# the most important educatio influi will soon be much more apparent ihan now. When one reflects that sixteein there was scarcely acolored proprietor of land upc the Island, and that now there are a hundred thou- that this class of the t they s years ago of land upon more especially whet iths of these sand, it is urn popidation t and a homei expected, m that seven-tent in slavery, 'bondsmen, It is very obvious to me that the best estates of the Island are to undergo this process of division be fore its rpal productive capacities can be known. Their prices must fall to a level with the means of those who cultivate them—the laboring population —which being all colored, imports that the land is to pass from the whites to the colored'people before the Island can pros per. This I . think inevitable, if it remains a British possession. It is objected here, that if the estates are so mi nutely subdivided, the cultivation of the great sta ples sugar and coffee,' and the manufacture of ram, must cease, because the works upon sugar and coffee estates are very expensive and require large capital, and the estates must be very large to ipensate for the outlay in that direction. For .mple, a good range of sugar works could not be cted for less than $50,000. The proprietor of compi of three, five or ten acres. The answer to this objection seems perfectly ob vious, and yet no one here seems to understand it. They have only to observe one of the most familiar principles of economical science, and the^ whole difficulty is obviated. Let them do what is done universally in the Norfhern States of our Republic —separate the functions of the agricultarist from those of the manufacturer, and then both depart ments of industry will be better conducted, upon at Jeastone-tentii the capital now required. There is no conceivable reason why central sugar-mills, for example, should not he established, where the planters could take their cane to be ground for a toll, or to sell, for a return of a given quantity of sugar, or molasses, or rum, or money, or whatever might be agreed upo'o. BY TEiEGRAPB Tfe THE f«EW-YQBK TRIBOWi. XXXEst Sessiom. SENATE.. . .W a s h in g t o n , Wednesday, May 22. A message was received from the President in answer to a resolution of the Senate, transmitting all additional correspondence in possession of the Department, had with Persifer F . Smith and Gen. Riley, in relation to California affairs, and the es tablishment of a State Government, a copy of the Journal o f the Constitutional Convention and coj^nes s suggestion of Mr. Turpey, ■w ions to take up the bill to promote th( e useful arts. The latter bill was thi id after amendment and debate, laid h e progress of then taken up. and alter amendment and debate, laid over. The Senate resumed Ihe consideration of th Special erder—the Omnibus bill—Mr. TJ pham hav ing the floor. He vindicated the Constitution of 'Vermont from the charge of reorganizing Peon Slavery, as charged yesterday by Mr. Soule, and proceeded to show, by the same process of argu ment by which Mr. Soule had established his posi tion, that Slavery does not exist in Louisiana at all!—a proposition which he supposed would con siderably astound tbe Senator from that State. Mr. S o ule , in reply, said he had no design to say any thing offensive to Vermont, but he defended Mexico, to relieve her in some measure from the odium of Peonage, by showing that an equally of fensive system was sanctioned by the Constitution of seme States of this Union. Mr. P ratt suggested that the pending amend ment be modified so that the tenth section shall de clare that the Territorial Legislature shall pass no law introducing or excluding Slaverjq provided that nothing contained in the section shall be construed to prevent said Legislatures from passing such laws as may be necessary for the protection of rights of property of every kind. Mr. D avis accepted the amendment as a modifi cation of his own, stating that he believed the Proviso covered all that he desired to attain by his lition. , OWNS addressed the Senate in support of atures of the bill, because he beli-eved propositiuij. , Mr. D owns addressed the Senate in the general features of the bill, because ‘ it would secure peace, and a settleme the South would secure more than she could get in any other way. His vote was on record in denun ciation of those who defeated the Clayton Com promise, and how could he sustain himself at home after failing to sustain that now presented. He replied at length to Mr. S oule ’ s objection to the clause in tbe tenth section, preventing legislation npon the subject of Slavery. He had insisted on Slavery. It was grantee friends very naturally asked that the Legislatures might also be prevented fronr establishing Slavery. He expressed himself in favor of amending the boimdaries of California, and hoped that woifld be done. Tn conclusion, be declared bis entire confi dence in the practicability and prosperity-of tbe scheme of Compromise presented by the Commit tee, and, at the same time, his readiness to adopt any better plan which might be presented. Mr. S oule took the floor, hut y ielded at the sug- ttion of Mr. K ing , to a m otion for going into lecutive Session, w h ich w a s agreed to, and sub- OULE took th e floor, ttion o f Mr. K in g , to a m otion for goii ission, w h ic h w a s agree d to, fiequently the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF r I t S e NTATIVES-. Mr. P hcen ] City of New-York. Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. He inef fectually endeavored to make it a special order. Mr. P otter , of the Post Office Committee, of- ilution authorizing them to employ fet ed a resol ■ *k. Mr. C onger said, if a clerk was necessary in the reparation of a hill for cheap postage, he would nave no objection. He thought it very strange that the Committee had not yet reported a.biil, for seks ago it was ready. be was informed, two weeks ago He should like to be correetd if he u Mr. P o t t e r replied that the mi bill had been agreed on; but the Commitfese have }dthe the details. was'wrong. ^ lain feature! notmatured d The resolution was laid on the table. The Committee on the Public Lands reported a bill establishing a Surveyor-General's office for OJ-egom, Mr. G r i n n e l l (Whig) of Massachusetts, from le Committee of Commerce, reported a bill mak- g appropriations for light-houses. Other reports ing appropriations for lighi of no especial importance Mr. C onrad (Whig) of Louisiana, were madi isii Mr. C onra d (Whig) of L moved to re consider the vote of yesterday, by which a hill au thorising the Postmaster-General to contract for irleans and reference as the death •eference Mr. P otter (L oc M of Ohio, replied, and without taking a vote, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and proceed ed to the consideration of the special order, being tbe report of the Committee of Elections against Mr. Smith of New-Mexico, and Mr. Babbitt of Des eret, taking seats as delegates from those territo- ^T h e Electi( , _ , hey, Van Dyke and Andrews,) were case of New-Mexico. The question prt the resolution of the majority, that it was inexpe dient to admit Mr. Smith. Mr. M c G aughey offered tioii of the minority, that Smith, as a Delegate, shall notbe deemed as an pression of opinion in relation to the claim of Texas to the territory lying on the east line of the Rio Grande, but on the contrary, that boundary be left open for future adjustment. Mr. S trong gave a briefhistory of New-Mexico, saying that the people last August, in Convention, istablished no Constitution, but merely asked Con- ;ress to give them a Government on the basis looted iment^ legate has been admitted to a seat in Co gress, ■without provision antecedently being mac by law. Tbe admission of Mr. Smith would be departure from past policy. Two-thirds of the ter ritory of New-Alexico lies on the east side of the Rio Grande, including two-thirds of the population. This Texas claims. Whether valid or not, it ex ists, is persevered in and not settled.^ The Committee rose. Mr. T hompson of Miss, called attention to tbe fact, that the debate on the subject before the nittee would be continued daring this week S E N A T E . . . W ashington , T h u rsday, M a y 23 Mr. H ale submitted a resolution, inquiring into the necessity of amending the rules of the Senate, in relalion to admission upon the floor. Mr. M angum moved a substitute, pro'vfiding that printed permits be prepared, by which each Sena- ’ tor may daily admit to the floor one person. After a spicy debate, especially with reference to the difficulty which bachelor Senators would experience in, choosing between applicants, the* whole subject was referred to a Select Com mittee. After debate upon amendments proposed, the bill was again laid over, and the Omnibus bill was taken up. ‘ Mr. S oule having the floor, rejoined to the re- Committee ought to have given a statement of the reasons which led to their conclusions ; and as they had not done so, but on the contrary, as they had been able to come to tbe conclusion arrived at only by a difference of opinion as to the bearing and Commi 1 anyd*l lued dunng this week at ibate on the California f. C a r t t e r thought Buncombe speeches ;h had been m a d e for hom e consumption. j S pea k e r -—D e b a te is not in order. “ Mr. C a r t t e r — I might hare saved my wind. (Laughter.) Mr, T hompson moved that the New-Mexico and Deseret subject be postponed until the first Tues day of July. Agreed to, Adj. it ■worthless. Mr. C lay replied that, if Ms position was cor rect, its principle applied to a case in the hands of three referees. The award ot the referees would be ■worthless unless they all arrived at their con clusions from the same process of reasoning. After some colloquial remarks between Mr. Soule and Mr. Davis of Miss, and Messrs. Foote and Hale, tbe Senate adjourned. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. The House assembled at 1« o’clock. Mr. A nderson introduced a bill for the relief of certain Tennessee volunteers. The motion pending yesterday for the reconsid eration of the reference of the resolution regarding ocean stearters was taken up. A motion wajs made to lay the motion for reconsideration on tbe table, on which the Yeas and Nays were ordered, and are being taken as this dispatch closes. - Mr. B u r t (Loco) of S. C. from the Com m ittee o n Military Affairs, reported back the Senate bill to increase Ae rank and file of the Army, and en courage enlistments, with an amendment. Mr. J ones moved to refer it to the Committee o f the Whole on the State of the Union. Mr. B u rt explained the provisions of the bill.— It merely proposed to increase the number of the companies which may be sent to the defense of the frontiers. On the borders of the United States were thirty thousand Indian warriors, and every body who reads the newspapers knows that tbe most'shocking ■ buc;xiXxiixuxibcxiueuixat u ) a u i it Wa.9 uuby of the Government to protect the humblest of its citizens. If it goes to that Committee, it will he Mr. B urt said that this w a s , in fact, a war bill. T'ebave had evidence that Indians are commit- W e have had evidence that Indians an ting depredations from Iowa to El Paso. Mr. J ohn A. K ing , (Whig,) of New- ’ ’ it the Indians were all mou josed to mount troops on the i . ---- _as too long delayed to carry out our treaty stipulations withMexicojtandnow is as good a time as* any to pass the bill, Mr. B ayly (L oco ) of Va. said, at present the irmy—consisting of 8,787 men, of rank and file, ind with officers, ten thousand five hundred—is to the frontiers. Mr, G idding s ( the number of supernumerary officers, ing army was the curse of all Free Governments. The people can protect their own soil Mr. H aralson (Loco) of Ga. thought that we. were under the highest obligations to place a force entirely ample to protect tbe frontiers and can^y out our treaty stipulations with Mexico; but he op posed the bill, because, if carried out to tbe full ex tent of authority, it would double the present exi pense of the army. Mr. H oih ' a r d (Loco) of Texas stated that the country from Santa Fe to the mouth of the Rio Grande is in a state of warfare, and it was time for tbe Government to do something for the protec tion of the people. Pie believed that the Secretary of W a r had a disposition to do all in his power for the defense of the inhabitants of the frontiers, but he had encountered, so far as volunteer service is concerned, opposition from the President. Fifteen hundred infantry were there, but they should be mounted, as are the Indians, who are the begt riders on earth. Messrs. R ic h a r d s , of HI. and C a l d w e l l , of K y (both Locofocos) supported the hill. Mr. M arsh all , of Ky. (Whig) contended that policy demanded that the Indians be whipped soundly, until they may be led to believe the treaty is a boon. He would give the force asked by the President, who, from his experience, ought to know what is required. * ^ Without disposing of the question the House ad journed. Things In Texas. From our own Correspondent. H ouston , Wednesday, May 7. W estern Texas is attracting the attention of Northern capitalists as a favorable region of country for Manufactories, for which it possesses many and peculiar advantages.. Its water privileges are un surpassed. A settlement has been made opposite El Passo, on the Texas side, which already mmbers about eight thousand souls. A good English school teacher is much needed at that important point. A large Sunday School might easily be established in that community. A Baptist minister has been recently located at (chools on the Rio the Texas agency In these Baptist n a Fe, Texi Sunday Scboolljnion. schools quite a large number of Mexican youth are recemng instruction in Biblical truth. In the Sun day School at Roma, two-thirds of the scholars are of Mexican origin. Other Sunday Schools are much needed higher up the Rio Grande. The numbers of voters in Williamson County has increased from 70 to 300 within six months. ^ Philadelphia REatters. Correspondence o f The Tribune. P h i l a d e l p h ia , Wednesday, May 22. A successful forgery to the kmount of $1,400 was perpetrated on the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of our city yesterday afternoon. Measures have been taken to arrest the forger, who is supposed to heinNew-YorkCity. The fire in Camden last night, mentioned under telegraph head, was_cansed by the burning^ Ipiscopal Con st. Andrew’s candidate was ordained a deacon, and another to the priesthood The Convention is ' holding an-afternoc Apt. McMakin, o ( morning in i ordoii .IIGGU. T u session. Church. One who was rather New-Jersey s o l . , ____ murder which was committed on tbe Beverly just as Ms boat was about h •'been discharged A splendid' iount of a wharf a t leaving it, has L splendid iron building is about to be erected at the corner of Third and Dock-sts. by the Peim- sylvania Life Jnsmance Company. t, but owing to some delay in a w d the disbanding of some of the ured for $10,000 at the Neptune ling YUS not insured. [Boston Herald, 31sb The other Boston papen estimate the loss by this tire at from $4,000 to $5,090. '■ 1
