Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-19
| To tAs Eiitors Of tLs EsSuirers
| Messrs. Editors--ln the Richmond whg Of MAY 9Th
which have just received, 6nd the following article

We
IN Accomse the tay of election hayr NOT M
advered the subject night do pu.e- 20 nm.
the parties In the last Petersburg in'sIsnser
| ING stNtement the subject;
We learn from good That Aseomae house va.
Il M,thod.t an thsI Count, arr ,
as to choice between attsehisg themselves - Northern
suhen division OF that Church aud that question
~oar informant oces on the Say Of c.eson
wheaton ssy far ahead competitor yonoa
snd had o.i OF h,,s who the ub
Conference Tho advocate. ofthc Chach
Pdy fOt gen sy The Ct the southern Conference on
eins thu. charged Gen Bayy irna. with scayias m,
aimed at zen u, which fortunately BY N 81 fetd.
-ete ~sd OF rh' eEeiemsHt dane Of the day
ana Sss was ye sest aud At the elN- Bsyy
/ let thu Count house. guaried BY hs fneads
proper that We SHOULD informant stated
that Mt Jones Bay fro - eh,rrr OF
with the friends the his friends dad "a !. rc.,
BY the he' that Nc, rou-on De@pert Of water and
who has represented Senatorial District a. wen as the county
in thu House OF Delegates Tor Gen BayIy on he
ground o. the support which these AbOhuon.Ss save him
MI Gus hcmee elect 70 ID. Hons, Of liz
the he
The Northrln D,ysop Of b, Meth A., ,hb an uSa.e OF
49, singular scsAcls behold Virginia When W, trm.u
Der thc question which dVidcd Chub-wben NJ d.,
of ihs pure, ard ase urp a. s,nn - ns' a'
GeRa Conference bcessc OF The eop.a5,
too IN that hoiy OF the question slavery IL as,
eSun" IN Virginia shoud consent to be represented in
the eoGaeis % the STATE b end opponcat. ~ slavery
The knaare was snrious pledge tom Mr. Bot,.
N"e td ~ IN indignant rcbuse ct Dcnoeraey of Aee
mae - ''''
Now srs, do not care from whom or h., ssu,,s hi,
statement Is derived, pronounce false in every material
particular
To place the referred to in the s,a,een, Of tho
ineseneer and in relerenee to It, in its tue
light a lev preliminary remarks Necessary
It's generally known that short time since divis,,p
m the Methodist Church took place growing n, Of a.,
proceedings relative Bishop Andrew This nrp,n.,i,
comprising the State ot Delaware and the Eastern NJ
Maryland and Virginia, 81 ct which i slavchodnr r,,,
nv, had been, IN consequence Of its ceorraphi,l ;,
for long time attached the PHILADELPHIA
after the diSsioa OF the Church, the Methodist Seeu ~
n m hH HaNm sHk
here - their ancient connccucn with ,h,t C,,ts,c,
About tais time public meeting Of the pccpIs NJ
Aeeomac was convened 10 take the subject into con
sdtFation- Ihat meeting was held upon Aurust Court
daV. lcI6, when scenes OF resolutions w. -
which have already been spread before The co,,n
nv AT the time these proceedings took place | Va.
no' IN me county. Go g-ess had adjourned on The
10Th ot Argls. and almost Immediately tbr-,,r., -
lowed my family the Virginia Springs 70 -rt tb,, 80,
auon which the cares % my aud protest., m ,pIs
deprive me OF n ! remained =; home AMI which IN, -
ha"Sun aoVEs OF the session that had Just passed and of
Hose % the whloh about 90 commence mao =,
aeeesSary. returned home IN Oclober and ,eu,,,cS On
The ElstSrn stcrc ua. The latter part OF Noyembe, In
mean time great deal OF excitement had been created IN
Aceonae Asoas The tine lei, home 10 20 10 W.sb,,r
ton, wa tod ., CaiIns politician OF our commit,
Nethodss and lvit irenGs very much ex.snsr,sd
By the proceedings &C the public meeting held in A,,,
sut 'he address VII ch committee OF hat r,ee,n, ~,
made 90 the people o. the county and that he was sa6
'Asy would make the matter test the spring election
Al nc expressed hfs CONVICTION that would become no.
cessary . meet hem upon declared 10 hin, ~ a..
most e'rnesi terms. my Convection Ihst no such ouss,p
ought 10 be oravn into pes aud ared him 10 tske no
step which would lr.i - lie assured me he was M
willing 20 do thin. which would embarrass me a b.
was very anxious for my celection-cxpresseJ me-,
e1nhitnt belief that I would have no oppnsusn 49,
that a. had, the introduction af this on ,stio, a. -
not inJure ! told hun | was satisfied !, 80
ao Tor, believing II 10 be question unit Ia he mad an
i---e ID congressional canvas nothing should induce mo
10 axe any step Whca might ea1 To such a result THIS
aee.afaLoa vas ire4leaty made ~ pIo;c and became
generally known IA Accnmac and Northampton Am,
lime, had been assured by leading whirs OF the E,s,r
re and q Other portions Of the district that they NOT
desire ta=i should be harsas.ed with un.ysiBy go,
u'n and that they would lend no countenance In viii
thus be seen, that took my stand upon tar. -ubec b
could not and did not beeve rsslrction IN the sisb
ct CANCER and, 90 cuure, uaed by prineipe
not by party policy lett home 20 attend the ss.i =,
Congress IN November commenced Inv canvass m 4,
thumbeIant on The sh OF March. Mr. Jones and u,vs,Ii
were detained Norfolk BY boIsierous weaher and did
not get over 10 Aceomac March Court the a9h IS bob
o. us much desired. We got over 10 Nor,hau1nr,n on
that Czy-aad that night came home ON NV vav I rs.
niormsd that that day, meeting had been held attb
co-T House O. take INTO consIcc tins Nrthodi.t
ev@rsy, AMI resolution passed appointing cotnu,,tae
- present % the eanddaies or tonsTss aud the isI,
ile me Pfoceong 81 tae meeting, and ascertain their
"Pn ons feAfe io Them AZ once declared without con
-lulg wh cny body, and without enquirins of any one
Toe current o. public oiIuon OF which my long abssnes
from home la me ignorant, that would resist the
introduction O zgy sBcI question into the canvas: thai
ln my opinion oi al tie the world church ,p
troyrrsy the last which should De introduced int,
Congress onsl c,nvas and that matter how respeet,
be tna meeting might Be- which should attempt H. w1ul3
not b induced lend such al attempt nv e,un.n,,.
Jet the cOa-e be what they might was reprseo
ted ~ me BY sYGe %! my iend, that the excitement In
the country great this sut ec and hs question
hl become 90 aabsofbDg that they feared IT refused 10
take ground upon 90 the canvass, would be defeated
ms cid not shake my purpose. reminded Them thai
had been able always myself IN Accouac amid
Oh toe mutations ci party, anu against yest asauts Of
bl ter parry men, only By refusing connect myself ,
questions when were hegmaie ISSUES and by stalking
cell On questions which would stand the scruny and
Nhc mat Was -ii young man, and mp
Tau; ~ me- lar political was concerned
10 he night than 20 be reelected Congress, pr,-enisd
oheT v.~s 10 show the IMPROPERLY Of permitting the cleo
ton 90 AccInac Co turn upon his Methodist c0ntroye ~
represented that Wa- the Democratic candidate fr IL
counties, and asked with hat propreIy could cons ,
10 Ise sight o. the issue upon winch the election was tra-
10 the .thc- eleven counties aad permit II 10 turn her,
upon one n which they took and % show the
mpropne Of the course asked With what pfopriety n
could AK M Jones' who was stranger 10 county
take part IN one OF our local qusrTes. told that the
wings ga not mnk tie resolutions ought 10 b. ssnted
10 MI Jones or E-t he ought be expected II answer
them Tins c'ciesed The whole scheme They Ind 10
cd IN Their caicliat1ns unded upon hopsdor split n
my district between The friends OF Mr. Calhoun and tho rel
% the Democratic parry and their last chance uas this On
1uc scLenr. r show that this scheme was doeoer ,s
han many would suppose friend Of mine who happened
10 b. on The Westrn shore the time Of the e-r ton y a.
told there by Leading Whas that this question was Il
BE- pressed upon me- and take what course might woul,
be broken down 20 Accomac. aud my election defeated
ivy F'-lNlt4t WI iirfnp'edi bot in1nks
iellgence Oi tie people fol cd Ol course DO not NEAR
10 duplicate oil who participated IN that meeting in TIM
scheme On the eontfay many Of Them alter their at.en
uon vas drawn 10 the subject expressed warmly their an
pr01aI9n Of my course and declared that tho
resolution had escaped their notice. NAM more proved
hcf approbaion by recording their votes for me
AZ The canvass progressed other reasons for per7
serng 90 tic coure had taken. found that the m 5
intense excitement prevailed Do the county knew tina
~ OF political contests IN Accsm1c hre was ayays gfe
excitement, even when there others Than pllt
cal questions introduced. and thought II this exc TEN n
was aggravated BY mingng with Church conlroyer
~ TIE consequence would bo such s9cfy ron o
and good cider would dep0fe. And put Il 70 ali VIII
were Of Acc2mac the dsy Of the election and who wit
messed the excitement, 10 tell mo f they can what won,
have been the result had turned upon this Church
t9ni Besides ai this, had other reas,ns connected viii
ihf harmony of tho community, which MADE me dosre ID
keep ~ rem Che excitement uIh1ppy prylipg Ma
ny Of tho coolest end m0s passionate men n ihr eouar
had told me that boo ucIr opinion, would only end n
b"Idst'd. know had mil Iencc he county Ikney
that many o tho excited both dss of his quos
ton bed gfcat confidence and my Opini,n- and De
sired, by oscDnuccung myself from the excitement a. keel
m position o. b. usu p restoring and quiet 10
rsy, AID d matters a. he won't 90 30 ~ situation
~ pour oil upon che troubled voters. Tho only inasctrs
thing did was 20 declare lis purpose There orc tho.