The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-13

would have been we'll But this did not please you
and some other turbulent spirits; you, therefore, i'm
mediarely set to work to defeat the plan altogether
or, IL that were not practicable, 10 spread as much
dlsaifection as possible IN the southern diocess.
| You are surprised at this language, but II is cor
rect The plan Of the conference ives division Of
the United States into two diocesseaa northern and
a souihern--givng the societies near the dividing
line the liberty of uniting with which they chose.
You have delighted in representing all the confer
ences and societies which belong TO the southern
docess, az separating themselves from the Method
ist Episcopal church.
There is no longer Methodist Episcopal church,
10 the sense in which you use the term, There are
ROO Methodist Episcopal churches--a northern and
a southern The conference which is to assemble
at Pittsbarg in 1913, win not be general confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal church in the Uni
ted States Il will be only general conference Of
the Methodist Episcopel church north, az that
which il to assemble at Nashville, believe, will be
q general conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church south. If you claim for your division the
title Of The Methodist Episcopal church, you must
no longer object to the Pnseyitcs for assuming that
their particular denomination il, exclusively, "fhe
Church." y s4At
You have done more than any other man to e.
TRANCE the feelings Of the northern and southern Me-
thodists. Az such, you have done more than any
other manor, at least, than any other Methodist
towards paving the way for tf il were practicabe)
oiS5otutou " ouI IohtiCu uhn tos Hotii
saying that such 10 your intention, or that, If IL
were your intention, you would do much towards
carrying il into effect. The ties which bind the
American people together are, fortunately strong
that ten thousand DR.. Bonds cannot sever them.
But the whole tendency of your recent Iabors has
been to create ifeeling between the North and the
South.
II you have one spark Of patriotism, change your
course Of conduct. Suffer the plan Of paci6cation
agreed upon by the last general conference 10 be cn
ned out according its true spirit and intent Then
the Mcthodsts Of the North and the South, being
identical in sentiment on all points except one,
will still prove bond Of union TO the States and,
though divided into two diocesses, a more effective
bond Of union than f they were to meet under
such circumstances must produce perpetual col
lisions Of feeling.
I say perpetual collisions; for il is evident TO
every impartial observer. that Bishop Andrews
was q mere incident. lf that had not occurred
something else would, that would have led to the
same result. And am much astonished that
man Of your sagacity should regard il in any other
light.
I am not Of southern birth. ! was born in a non.
slavcholding State; and have passed four-fths Of
my life north OF Mason's and Dixon's line. But ]
know enough of southern men to know that such
course as you and your coadjutors arc pursuing
will produce nothing but disunity in church and
state,-I mean disunity Of feeling; and that dis
unity il far more TO be dreaded than that which
proceeds from dividing into two diocesses church
which embraces considerably more than million
commandments.
a- AN OBSERVER.