The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-24

CRISIS IN THE METHODIST EPIscopAL CHURCH,
The deliberations Of the General Conference of
this influential body OF Christians, now in, session
in this city, long enough, one would think, to set
tie all the affairs appertainlng to men whose chief
treasure is in heaven, TO arrange tremendously the
Earring elements OF the whole church militant
have, within this lew days, assumed an aspect Of
soemnity, very por,entlous, and well calculated To
alarm the minds, and disturb the quiet of all we'll
disposed and Jealous enemies of 'faIse doctrine
heresy and schlsm." In the earlier part Of the
sion, an observer would have hardly inferred from
the proceedings Of this body--for the most part
important, often trflng-always itinerant and er
ratio, that there was cloud upon them charged
with the elements of conclusions; not such cloud
as that which was seen in the wilderness of old guild
ing the children of Abraham from bondage; but one
which, of anything bu, heavenly origin, turing he
affectionate followers OF John Wesey, if not from
slavery, we fear from that calrnness and pacidiy,
whose more active element is the vitality OF rr-
glon and piety. The debates going on all
engrossing, and the great issue being still uncertain,
but serve to add to the interest taken in The question:
not only by those eng ged. bur by the public, who
attend in large numbers in the galleries IL appears
that there is principle of repulsion in operation
church, and that principle has been generated, and
still stimulated by the abolition agitation; or as
some of the body contend, the old Methodistical
feeling against slavery One thing is certain, thai
until this be settled, clearly, boldly, empha,ically
decided, there will be no peace in the Methodist
cal Zion-there will be "no balm IN Gilead"
There is without doubt good deal of talent, and
no lack of zeal among the Methodist ministry but
II will all hat m lie he
honest, the unsophistcated, the straight forward
religious principles of John Wesley, with this tenn
porizing half and half, and anything but courageous
policy which would strive to administer to such an
inveterate evil slavery, quetus having for
its principal ingredient expediency.
Want of space ferbids us saying more. Partaking
Of the interest that is felt, we could add some OBJ
servatons on this subject; but, upon considerations
perhaps, it is well to say little until the result of
the present agitation is more apparent leaving the
contending parties TO decide, as little trammelled by
the force of public opinion as possible, and nothing
but the fear Of God before their eyes,
LATE FROM CUBA-We have received, by the
Hualco, advices from Havana to the 18th instant,
inclusive.
In Matanzas they are constantly bringing in ne
STOcS great many lawyers, euyl-
of plantations and coffee planters, supposed
have been concerned in the several plots before
mentioned. A few days before the Huaco sailed,
there were found in Havana fifty packages of ar
senc concealed by the blacks in the sugar brakes.
This, it was supposed, was intended to poison a
stream of water that supplied the city In the SOL
diers garrison bake-house there were found twelve
packages, carefully laid by for instant to poison
the troops with. Avery rich negro named Charley
Blakely, worth $4,000, was taken and cast into
prison. it having been discovered that he was to
receive the Office of CaptainGenera over the forces,
if their plan succeeded He had even gone SO far
as to send to Paris for new suit of regimentals.-
the Captain General, O'Donnell, told him that he
would not deprive him of his suit, but he hoped he
would wear them at the Punta, place of public
execution. In Havana, there was an order given
out ten days before the Fl. sailed, that all free ne
groes, about 900, should leave the Island in fifteen
days.
In Havana, it is said that for want of rain, the
sugar cane is all burned up and we learn by pas
senger from up the East side of the county, that for
hundreds of miles you cannot see green spear OF
grass Cattle were dropping off for want of water.
We indebted tn M fso y -okbou, Gov .L;s
information. He arrived last night in the Hualco
CoIJJsroN-A schooner from PHILADELPHIA with