Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-12

iBNcHb1ug, on lac notion 10 rfftf the Subjsct ~ TIC
division efthe Church, ,rth collateral matters, TO a
! COMMITTEE q Rthe, TO consider and report thereon
fcoNcLvprn)
V. | now proceed 10 the fifth point Of the nenersl
proposition 'fha u hey do net ,eeeRe from their po-
soa and gre Il sac guarantee thai erii and &C.,
ees'ddicdi rights teW be secure IN de future haze
no alternative hi 10 disso're or connection ,eM The
General Conference qf The Methodist +. Church."
A monarchea iorn of government is usually a yran-
uyi but the government ui majority, which dsrouards
the written constitution and laws, and makrs their
mere Will, Tor the time being, the LAW Ia govern the
minority. popular tyranny far than the des-
potlsn OF a monarchy mouatch -dfspoe as he may
be-cannoi ung resls the popular will. change Of
policy or the loss o his head, must later pay
the forfeit If his abuse OF power. But not 50 with
popular tyranny. They are the majority; and if YOU
persist IN asserting your rights they have both the
and the physical power. In such this, the
minority IN evil government have alternative bu
quilly to submit throw otl all allegiance to such
government and appeal To the justice ol Heaven
! have shown the government ol the NJ. T.. Church
under the present general conference To be popular
lrya;GY, acting aaavo the authorize Of the constitution
and laws u tie ciurrh. Dur crldllion Is that of mi
nority, We mns lglrlly submit, dissolve con-
necon with such assortment.
! Bot will mol the general ccHItrcnco rreede from their
present position and give safe guarantee lor nights
IN future M sir. they fully sustained. they tell
Us, y llclr legal cansllDuenls-lbe ministers, i.,st
North and West. The apusicS only enalned such pre-
cep lot The government Of master a servant "a would
mitigate The evils 81 both, and lett the institution OF sa.
very, with other objectionable features uf civil govern
meu Incorporated IN the existing frame work Of civil
society, to he further modified, finally removed If
might be-, by the silent m0la influence oil gospel truth
10y which they proposed to leavru the whule mass of
sncetv. Let general conference then come back To
this prnund. THIS allne has the sanction OF apostolic
example This aune wdl Secure The future peace and
unity OF the church. But "li the maj rilY Of our
rulers consent In HIS Believe II 3" h can For ,y.
elf | must say HAT have alaadanetl al horc.
But is there 10 Plan of compromising the existing dif
fcuiV! ST. have heretofore uchtr Written nor spt~
ken on this SUBJECT have examined II with the best
lghts bciure me. My reflections have brlpabt inc to
lhe conclusion thai there is no hope ot compromises
The plan So warmly advocated by Drs. Bond, Durhn,
BJothe aud others. appears 10 me 10 be wanting IN
~ lhnL proper II recommend n compromise but
the simple name. II is of The nature OF plan Of COM
promise, that it involves The mutual concession Of
tain rights or rrlyileg' under such guarantees
der the practical operation Of the scheme muiu lily
safe to each of the parties. In This instance the South
1t is proposed, shall give up the privilege al q stare
hodmg Bishop, one who has any connection viii,
slavery. i. e. by ''maTriage otherwise and the
North, the privilege VI eectng an abubillonlst Bishop
Now il they had SAID the NoRTn shall CIV, up The pr
vllege of having savehodlng Bishop. the terms
of the proposition had been fatty balanced. III this
case the result. in practical operatonin the event ofa
faithful adherence 10 The terms Of the cumprumise-
would be plainly seen, namely: no Bistep al all. But
is, the terms 81 The propositions being unfairly bal
auced against the South the practical results would
on the line olnusllce 10 The South Thus, part
luf the proposition. that soychudmE Bishop should
be elected carries with It an abiding test, Ia practical
operation. siaYehodlrg Is positive thing, aud there
fore need never b. nissl.en. Hence lhp practical
sn Woud be that our part Of The compromise would
be violated hut mos, faithfully adhered lo but the
Nnrlhcn part of the proposition carfles with II lao Ger
tain test. Addition il moi positive thing hut nm ideal
exjslc0re merely. Nhai guarantee therefore, could we
have that s pant Of he :unise would he faithfully
adhered Ia? VI hai Is abIllluul9 II we begin N
Baltimore and traverse the entire NotihTen portion Of
the nilrd Stalfs, shall find thai the chameleon
assumed more culprs, than The ahupnals assume
different phases Of opuion An abuions then IL piac
teal result, would be jus, what maturity ui the gen
era conference might be pleased 10 say he Has and
ahoul have whatever man fr Bishop the general con
ference might choose 10 appoint, whether he was alb
9litionis in fact nd, winch "a just what We now have
But thing would be perfectly certain, he would have
no connection with slavery "ty marriage or Otherwise"
that u.s. ncrer be Southern nlan; and this is precisely
What the chief advocate Of Ibis plan intends secure by
placing it upon the nmovabie basis OF compromise
Now this i, what call "BoHl' of dplomacy--a
trick uf the senior eJorone OF the wytbes OF Sampson
by which he seeks to bind the nnruly South. Such
proposition this may serve 10 amase the children a
nongst his readers and hr grown up amongst the
rest. But, Sir, ii Is equally fatal 10 tbs PLAZA that II
proposes to commit tie whole subject Of slavery IN the
annual conferences, within the sayehul1ing STATES,
This would De ctllre abandonment Of the ground &c
cupicd by the fnal5tty and which formed the basis Of
their acua, Nur can II be donc without abandoning
the fundamental principle Of our governments which con-
sutes the general conference high court oi appeals 10
determine the rights Of membership N The annual confer
cnces and 10 settle oil questions OF law arising through
ont The entire administration. Nor should II he other
wise But does not the senior editor advocate this Tea
fure Of the plan also certainly understand hun 10 ocN
cupv this gr5und bun am tquly certain thai he Will
abandon it, or d reason to show that he never occu-