Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-02-19
Intolerance at the South.

Under this caption one of the Philadelphia
papers gives an account of some very unusu-
al and violent proceedings in the county Of
Accorac, in Virginia. The Methodists of
that district, it appears, decline dissolvIng
their connection with The Philadelphia Con-
ference, and refuse TO join the Southern
church. For this conduct they have been ar
raigned as enemies TO the institutions of the
South. 1t is said that no word or act of abo-
litionism is charged or suspected; the head
and front of their offending is, that they dare
to worship their Creator in Communion with
Christians Of the North. An excited popu-
lar meeting has been held to denounce their
course, at which Judge Scarburgh, if we mis-
take not, the successor of Judge Upshur, con-
scented to make an address. Shortly after, a
pamphlet was issued by Judge Scarburgh,
William p. Bayly ~(brother of the member, of
Congress) and various others, enjoining sub
mission upon the Methodists.
The North American, which contains all
these particulars. has, as usual with every
thing that II relates, attempted to give the
matter a party coloring, but proceeds TO
relate the following particulars.
"a letter written from Accomac expressed
: surprise TO find men who hesitate not to
swear and drink calling upon the chris
tlans to bow down to the God Of this world
This pamphlet is before us. We did not
suppose it possible that conspicuous and in
luential men could be found at the south will
ling TO lend their names to such a publica-
ton. 1t abounds in the widest and most
sweeping denunciation of the north, and pro-
} scrlbes all connection with it, in terms the
5 most v%irulent. Not only is it, in effect, a
= plea for the dissolution of the Union, but for
: entire non-lntercourse with the North. 1t
e asks, Can a slave-holding community al
2 ways rely upon pryessiOns, even from preach
ers , and adds that a man when asked, are
you an abolitfonist!' to answer mo, is
wholly unsatisfactory. The interrogation is
precisely where he was before the question
was asked-neither wiser nor better inform
ed, as to the real character of the person in
terrogated.'
"Th address regards the continuance Of
Christian connection with a Northern church,
as itself, an overt act of abolitionism. 1t
says, the civilized world has signed and
sealed the doom Of slavery. Friends of the
Methodist church in Accomac, were YOU par-
ties to this death-warrantl Is your seal al
tached to it! And again, is it possible that
they can flatter the selves no mischief is to
grow out of such a connection = Upon an
other page, Judge Scarburgh asks
Can we sustain practices in a body of
Christians which we would SPUN and revolt
at, if done in our Legislatures or other pub
lie assembiages Will we sustain and ad-
here TO a conference which allows the intro
duction of negro testimony in church trials
against white pers ms, which is 10 expel US
from the church of our choice and disgrace us
in the eyes of our fellows, when in trials at
law we will not tolerate their testimony even
where a ~siXpence is involved 2"
But, lest this language should not be suf-
hclently explicit, the vengeance of the mob
is distinctly threatened against this BODY Of
Christians, themselves Shareholders, and
whose only offence is communion with the
l Philadelphia conference. I'VE cannot saws
the address, believe the Methodist of this
county will longer desire to continue, OR
} THE PUBLIC LONGER TOLERATE.
their connection piM tie Northern Uurch.'''
The address appeals in a most violent and
, passionate manner, as we should Judge by
the extracts from it, 10 the feelings of the peo-
3 pie in that district, and not without effect, as
these facts seem to show. A letter in the
"Snow Hill Shield" states
! THAT in consequence of the excitement
produced by the town meeting and pamphlet.
a strange scene was witnessed on Sabbath at
} 'Guilford meeting house, A number of ri
oters, with a loaded cannon, awaited the an
! proach of the preacher in charge, determined
Il to destroy him. He did not arrive, and the
chlvalfy that loaded a cannon to assasinate a
u minister of the God of Peace, were deprived
z Of their frolic and victim.
v Upon another occasion, the mob surround
). ed the church during service, discharging
> guns, throwing stones, and exciting the great
Z est alarm in the female worshippers. At
length they entered the church and dispersed
the congregation, threatening the life of the
preacher if he dared TO return-N. =. Post.