New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-08
A -outh-CsroIina Clergyman Bsnished for
Praying for Liberty, and Liberatinz his
-layYs

Praying for Liberty, and Liberatinz his
slaves.
10 tie Charies,0u Nercpry of the 29th ut. ve
hnd Communicated ofscisi statements OF the pro-
ceeciaes oft.o meetings r. ciiz ns Of -. Peters
Parish soutr-Car1lls. held - Lsutonvie, the
first On Feb F. l-is. Hoa. j. d johnson in the
chair. TIE object OF The meeting ,stated 20 have
been "tJ take into consideration tie fact iha; Rev.
Wn Il Brisbane. " D. was in this section OF
country, sud ~ devise some plan by which o.
rd Ourselves OF the preselcs ~ 90 unprncipled
personsee.'
The Nercury states that sconmittee olive Hon.
smart and Others was named - draft resoll-
lutions. &c the committee reported that Rev D..
Brisbane. native Of that place ba, sn open Abo-
liionist 10 their midst that forbearance on
account Of ~ hs numer. Is and higf ly respectable
connexions must have limits The Mercury
thos records the further pr ceedings Of these
uisble Christians follows
lsout four vears since ne visited this section Of
ccunfrv End after bic return Norm esrhed and
f,.e srstement ~ his sojoufu here eu1esvorng %
m. H. capital tor himself by fecclrung the great per
s00s. fi.s. re encountered in appesrr- amons us f
anen unfortunately for olrsflve- - permitted o
remain rr1 depart -fed after having settled ris
Dtr-0na and prv-t. luslue-z having mace no public
demonstration Di nmsef or nis Aoolrnn princp"s
Bur during prcsut journ b. has bad tl- -udaciy
% show himself - pu.pts. there eNudinz %
nis arrangement from ms n~iifr Pi-ce NOT prhs tnt
result of choice bot of necessity necessfy brought
about IS the force of conscience, there insuung -
0i'h the prsyer that uliverssi liberty might soon
prevail
n consideration of these facts and regsrdn, him 40
We do o. oe an enemy POI hi. country, ranor 20 the
south and particularly dangerous 20 This section,
whore b. has tbe sympathy OF the slaves having ioer
tod 1ff If F.a g. f
permitted f0 r - -mnrr us.
Tle-,f7,, be Il resot,6 Thafs Committee NJ Three wall
or Rev Wm n Bnsnane " d insisnier and VAN him
f cave The stale in f,rgr.ht bOlr-. -hide the con
-eqoence from hitherto patient oui no~ md sn'ni COM
Re.srea Thai II the Committee fnd " Brisbane unF D.
0s o egarf fhsi fhf Wa upon ihr thau .n ana sec
refsry vi 10 CHARGED with li-sennaung ne infofma
mslol % fo cal fAe people together a. aneafy day
TIE Goiofialata preacher, OF colrse. b. ard 1i the
above proceedings. and g. save his lhe fed from
h.s native state
Que man. Dr.. 7 Mathews. ventured % say
few xorls on his near relative. Dr.. Brisbanes.
behalf smother indignation meeting OF the
c.iizens OF 81 Peters va, held At same plsce, on
lOu ult the same officers sciing, IT which Or.
Mathews attended. and was accused Of having
written an account Of the former meeting, and
sent il ior pubIicati n 10 the North.
D. Mathews evidently bad but two tlterna-
tves fight or reuunciation. lie durst not even
express his opinions IN Ohio, without dagger
Of being yuch,d 10 South Carolina His defence
ua.. taat more Lad been added in the Cincinnai
publication in the Giy5e. than he bad written
tha, he Was of Revolutionary blood, never an
Aboitionist. but scorned and detested them. In
TN, way be pscfed the meeting, part Of whose
r.uort ue give from the same number OF Mr.
cslhonns organ. As 'olows
"On o former occasion near ls months ago the cit
Of This pauh were called fogner for the purpose
oi expeiinr from our mi0st sn avowen AhoNuunlstf
and that occasion resolutions were adopted assert
ing most boldly nights ~ 70 regards any nierier-
ence with Southern Institutions The ciuzens fhe1, ~
,or. could no. means oi redress, DO position OF
ssf-ty. but their own strong night arms and were
ready 20 MAINTAIN their rehts by most summary
mode of proceeding Nothing saved this willing tool
of Abotonists but precpitste tght The individual
referred 20 10 Rev. VIM. H. Brisbane, formerly of this
District, but now d resident OF Ohio.
The only charge made IN specific terms against
Brisbane was that he had prayed that universal
liberty might prevail, aud that he had the sympa
thy OF the slaves, some of whom he had set free.
The Hunkers profess TO believe that in the
South men are Zen, 70 the freedom Of their will on
the subject of Slavery. Here is case Of ns-
tive OF south arolins STAKEHOLDER Of high stand.
ing, liberal education, and respectable connexion,
iyius from bis country 90 escape noonday murder,
'or his 1.inious. while relative who had sent
h n sn account OF the proceedings OF the men that
met 20 .yuch him. never published 10 the South
al now. had 70 give 100 a disclaimer. or probably
arc his fate.
10 extend such institutions q the shores OF the
Pscihc has been be business % m7st Of the Hanker
leaders that met At me. ani have reAssembed
al s. sracuse through be-. aud Tie wealth and hon
ors Of community, IN the GIT Of pretended De-
mocracy. have been their reward