Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-22
COMMUNICATIONS.
j. W. Walker and the WeSleyanS.

SOCiely, dnO llat the enemies
OF that Society make use Of, and use only Of
personal matters to its injury.
For months, as it is well known, I have
been the subject of continual abuse and cal
umny-charges involving my moral clarac-
ter have been freely made and circulated by
some Of the preachers with The avowed inten-
ton ofso prejudicing the members and friends
OF the Wesleyan church against the anti-sla-
very movement, that they might be prevent
ed from leaving that organization. ! propose
to give a brief narration Of facts connected
with this matter, that the people may have
another specimen Of the utter rott, mess Of
the priestly character, and amid all their pre-
tensions TO anti-slavery, their bitter hostility
10 freedom, justice and right.
When ! left the Wesleyan Church some
months since, ! held the office Of Treasurer
TO the Missionary Society, which office | held
TIL the late Conference. Upon my %rcsigna-
ton of the Presidency of tho Conference,
Thomas Guy was elected to I'll ihat Office
SO elated did he become at this unlocked for
elevation, that he apparently lost al sense Of
right-the petty distinctions between virtue
and vice seemed obliterated in his mind
No sooner was he thus elected than he com
menced the most virulent attack upon my
character, making it his chief business to 90
from circuit to circuit, and from house TO
house, informing not only his ''brethren'' but
also others, that | had 'robbed the Mission
airy Treasury cmbezzled its funds" &C.,
and he would be compelled to enter suit
against me for the recovery of the funds
lie wrote letters TO the same effect, the prea-
cheers %peddling them round among the peo-
PIE. The effect was in some instances to de-
ceive the ~weak.minded and confding breth-
rem, and lead them TO look upon myself as a [
thief and robber; and also to cause lhem to d
suppose that the cause with which ! am ijen- |
tilted must necessarily be of the devil. Ii
l determined to have this matter brought P
before the Conference, which | succeeded in b
doing with some difficulty, Thomas Guy be- b
ing chairman, and apparently determined ''
that the case should not be heard. charged Il
Thomas Guy with falsehood and SANDER, in o
making the above charges. He denied euer II
making them. (What will tho persons to V
whom he has told it think Of this!) Mr.. l
McCune, one Of the preachers, rose and told 5
him that if he denied it he was guilty of
falsehood, for he had heard him say that |
had embezzled the money, &c. ] referred
the Conference to other members of its body
who had told me that Guy had made similar
statements to them. Never was a clearer
case of falsehood proven. Upon this A. n.
Hamlin, of Leesburgh, rose and stated that
told him | received hut ten dollars in cur
rent funds from the late Treasurer, and at
another time that | had a good deal MORE
l charged him with fdbrica,ing the whole sio-
~ about the ten dollars to save himself and
fellows from their villanous position. ! do
so nOw! and shall continue to do SO until he
confesses his wrong.
told the Conference | was prepared to
settle all accounts, and would do so, provi-
ding they would, when the accounts were
settled, PASS a resolution to the effect that |
had discharged the duties Of the office honor
ably, &c. The chairman, Edward Smith,
promised me in behalf of The Conference that
this should be done. This promise | of
course expected to be fulfilled, from the
manly course evinced toward me by the above
gentleman. | settled with the Treasurer,
but found | had placed too high sn estimate
upon the moral integrity Of the body, for they
adjourned without passing any such resolu-
ton. The reason is evident, they could not
pass such a resolution without virtually con-
demning Mr.. Guy.
The case Of Mr.. Guy was committed to a
committee Of five, who in the teeth of all the
evidence to the contrary, viz the settling Of
all accounts, the testimony of Mr.. McCune,
Resolved to the effect, that kir. Guy had
some reason for what he had said, but had
expressed himself rather injudiciousIy. The
reason he had was the lie of A. N. Hamlin,
about the conversation. OF course il was
nothing for Mr.. Guy to be convicted Of w.
ing by Mr.. McCune, plainly, pointedly.-
No, it was rather injudicious. BY this act
the Wesleyan Conference has declared it 10
DO a vITtuous act, an act of which il approves, {
to Islander and defame a man when that man
dares to leave her pale and become a disun. a
ionist-a comeouter. Not only so, but like tho !
state, it has raised the yilest man with hut
few exceptions she has within her pale to the
Office of President. l again charge Thomas
Guy with falsehood of the blacklist character,
with unmitigated SANDER and defamation,
and stand prepared TO prove those charges if
inc proper authorities dare to bring the case
10 an investigation. And | especially call |
upon jeremiah Phillips as the nearest Elder
to do his duty in the premises, in a~rrestirg a
said marty and bringing him to trial. have !