American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-12

Conference Have they not been borne out in
the judgment then made? Ask the voice which
has come Up from every part of the Southern
country, whether ii is 50. The answer is, that,
1t the delegates were at fault, it was that they
bore so long and so patiently And who is to
be the Judge IN this case2 Are the Northern
papers competent 20 Judge, whose conductors
view the matter through the medium of pas
sion, prejudice, and commitment
we cannot hesitate to proceed to a separate
organization. Has anything transpired to
change the aspect Of things since the last gene
ral contorencel He knew of none Has the
South evinced any disposition to draw back2-
Yes, In New Orleans there is one member of
the whole church opposed to division. In the
Natchca district there is one. in the whole
mississippi conference three. And twelve ont
OF the fifteen conferences represented here pre-
sent about the same state of things.
1ho PROPERLY QUESTION! The cry has been
raised, that by separation we would forfeit our
claims to the church property, lie would not
iinpugn the motives Of those who had started
the question, ye: lie apprehended not the slight
est danger; but supPoslng there is danger
should this operate on our minds; Suppose
we should lose every college, church, parson-
age-ai! our tlties-shOuld that deter US from
carrying ont oar purposes? These considcra-
TONS should nave 40 weight whatever. There
IS equity IN our courts Of Justice in these United
States, and they will be open to hear us upon
this subject. If we for rood cause separate
as it Will bc--Wc will hold the propcrty Of
the church. lie entertained no doubt of the
validity of our rights; and the man who would
swerye from his duty from property considera-
tons, would prove recreant TO the interest of
his trUSt nd InCpr,.aa tn bo l,o. 81
fanny.
Propositions for reconcilaton Whence do
they come! From the North? ifso, what are
the terms Submit to mother church! The
North is made up OF far-sceing Yankees. They
have made no propositions, or j? they have.
they have been very sparing in those PROPOSE
tions. They have condemned Bishop Andrews
connection with slavery, and to this we must
submit. And what do they offer as the remu-
neration for the injury inflicted on the South?
That no abo!ii0nia should be made a Bshop!-
GREAT coNCEssioNM He had no objection to
an abolition Bishop, If lie be prudent aboli-
zionist. He may come to the South, with his
abo!ltionism flaming in his heart till his bones
ache, yet ii he be discreet, keeping his sent-
ments to himself-and he will consult his pru-
dence when in the South-he will do us no
harm. But who is an aboltionist? You NAV
place your magnlfying glass upon him, but you
cannot take his dimensions--he is like the
French fashions always changing.
Another term of compromise. II has been
proposed that the Methodist Episcopal Church
should not NEEDLE with 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 maintained. But we are
admonished to pause. He would ask for what?
He could see no prospect Of a retraction upon
the part of the North. He would be willing to
wait twenty years-to lie down in his grave, if
he could believe that, finally, the difficulty
could be amcably settled. He had, however,
not seen any indications of better state Of
things. The last document in the Western
Christian Advocate shows more determined op-
position than ever. 1t has been suggested that
we should wait for another general conference
and conciate the majority, or recruit our num-
bers and whip them by vote. TO whip them
by numbers, was impossible. They understand
how to secure numbers, They can manutac-
ture full four iccekS' circuit cut of hco Title
appointments. No, sir, we can out-speak them,
but they will always be able to out-vote us
We cannot concIiate them They will not
repent. Postpone action until another general
conference, and they will take it for granted
that we nave yielded the question; will take
heart, and look confidently to our submission
in all things.
Let your committee investigate the matter. I
ana ii they can see a speck as large as a mans
hand in the religious horizon, we will shout
''glory," and, like Elijah, we will wait for the |
rain. We would wait we could see the least |
prospect of repentance in our Northern breth- |
rem. Could the correctional union be pre-
served, and the South be saved at the same
time, nothing on earth would give him such !
exalted pleasure, such heartfelt happiness
But the case was absolutely hopeless.
Dr. Winans concluded with an able view of
the political bearing of the question. He de-
cared his conviction that the division of the
Episcopal Church would not have
any injurious influence upon the union Of the
States. On the contrary, he maintained that
we should preserve the union of the States by
dividing the church. 1t would put a stop to
the agitation of the slavery question on religious
grounds. The Northern portion of the church
would be rid of their connection with slave
ry," and no room would be left for those agta-
Tors who plead conscience. Their strongest
weapon would thus be wrested from them.
He was followed by DR.. Capers and MIR.
Crowder, IN favor of the resolution, after which
t was adopted9
Mr. Drake offered the following resolution,
viz
Resolved That the committee on organiza-
lion be and are hereby instructed to inquire in
10 the ,propriety Of reporting resolutions i'll
case division should take place, leaving the
way open for reunion in terms which shall not
the interest of the Southern, and
which shall meet, as far as may be, the views of
the Northern portions of the church.
This resolution led to an animated discus
sion, in which Messrs. Drake, McFerrin, Ear
", Longstreet, and Springfield took part and,
after having been changed from the form in
Which il was ori0inallv nrasantad Ia, .ha ,,oyar |