Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-21
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| lbe kanawha Republican, assures Us that The men,,
oers OF the Methods, T. Church. ia That srcli of the
State, have no, been msled by partial aud erroneous
statements. but that they have read and studied both
sides oi the controversy which has led To the withdraw
al OF the Southern portion oil the denomination ir, tho
ecclesiastical jurlsd,ion o the Nohernand tina, they
nave come To The decision TO adhere the North 'coo
~, deliberately aud without any excitement" Taking
this then, tor gan, ed we lhave nu,his 10 say in
opposition To teir Il is their right 81 to ACT;
and. II their alliaes lead them IN that direction, ii
is certainly better, Tor all sides, that they should 90
where they certainly belong. We must pr otes, how
ever, against the justice Of of the reasons which the
kanawha paper assigns Tor this determination vii,
that political Union is euda and its dissou
ton toreshadowed, II not facilitated by this event lit
were So would be certainly much be deprecated but
even in that We do perceive how this catasro
phe is 10 be averted roardedby portion of the South
ern church sdhern. 10 the North And let Us ask the
kanawha Republican. too, it its gloomy Vaccinations
should perchancs 10 pass, would that portion Of
Western Virginia be drawn. by its "aiiinies," to the
North. politically well enthusiastically Would
any portion OF Virginia prove recreant 10 the SOUTH
should that emergency arscl We would fam nope not,
And yet, do hesitate say, deyo,edly attached
as TO the union Of these States, that If an outrage
had been perpelraed political rights Southern
men, similar to that of which The General Conference
was guilty in The of Bishop Andrew we should not
hesitate to encounter all the consequences Of that dread
ed aud dreadful alternative. rather than adhere to u
Mon, with the brand of ntamy burned upon our lore
heads the price Of us blessings Suppose fol exam
ple the nonslav ehodng States had majity the Sc
nse-lhat majority would have right. OF course. To
reject every nomination for Office in tot its cousde.
ration by the President. But suppose that not content
with rejecting the nomination every slayehodet which
of course they would have right do without assign
og any for their course, they should pass Tor
NAL resolution, that in would they consent the
appointment Of stakeholder Office and thus, by
mere majority edct, add disqualification for official
ton, contemplated by the trainers of the
zion, and which. II had been engralted tina, nsu
in the first instance by majority. would have
sured indignant rejection aud prevented the original
formation of the Union ITSELF Can any man doubt that
from that m,men the bands which unite together
one people would be snapped asunler Or suppose the
Northern people should proclaim, through conventions.
embodyng the sentiment Of that reg on and fully
thorzed to give it uteTnce, that hereafter they having
the power prevent it, STAKEHOLDER should be elected
President Vice President Of the U. States, long
would it be before the people of the South man,
snarling under gross insult, and such implied
inputaon, would sever in twain the ties that bind
tpgether1 Aud yet this is precisely what the
saveholdng majority in the General Conference has done
in reference the officers of the church. Indeed they
have gone step farther, by virtually rjeclng from Of
flee one whom they had previously elevated to tina, po
slon by virtue not Of any pre- existing statute and
after atrAgnmen and trial under that statute, but by
the mere force Of majority vote in favor Of resou
ton made to fit the and the occasion. And yet the
Kanawha Meehodsls have cooy a nd deliberately re
solved to adhere tho authors of this fragrant wrong
But we will argue the with those who tell
tna they have examined in all bearings and that
having examined it, they have AIKEN their ground
cooy and deliberately That Is itself too sgnifcan,
Of their agiaties in sentiment to permit u.s. long
that of feeling lasts, even 10 wih it other wise
The South ought prefer that all who 70, II in
the controversy which it seems doomed To wage against
religious aud political fanatacism and pharaseesn, shall
be against it, in attitude and act, well in feeling
and opinion. All we regret is that Irgmians should
involve themselves in 50 unenviable predicameni.