The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-21
From the Lunchburg Republican.

How 1T WoRKs.-We see that the congregation
Of Wesley Chapel, Lexington circuit, at a recent
meeting, severed its connection with the Baltimore
Conference, to which it adhered at the separation
ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1914, which
was occasioned by the continued agitation of the
slavery question in the church. The first resou-
ton adopted declared " that in the opinion Of this
meeting, a longer connection with that division of
the Methodist Episcopal Church which holds its
identity with Northern abolltionism, Is incom-
patible W it'll our peace and prosperity" This Is
the way to do things. 1t has always been mys-
terry to us, how any portion Of the Southern
Me,hodiss could reconcile it with their "pence
and prosperity to remain moment with the
Northern wing of the church. They should
have broken their connection long since. Quer:
If the churches Northsand South, whose guide is
the "meek and lowly Jesus" cannot "dwell
together in amty, - but compelled to separate,
because of slavery, how is it possible for there to
exist much longer political and commercial con-
necton or union between the two sections, the
North and the South II cannot long exist, ex-
cept by unconditional submission on the part of
the South This is our candid and well-settled
opinion. -
From the Huntsville (.ala.) Democrat.
THE PRocREss or SOUTHERN SENTIMENr.-As
unmis.akeable evidence that the sentiment in favor
of resistance to the ust and unconstitutional &C
ton of Congress on the slavery question, Is III the
ascendant in this and neighboring States, we note
| the increasing patronage bestowed on many news
papers, which have most strongly advocated
Southern rights. The .qiias, and the .4dpertiser &
Gazette, at Montgomery, publish weeklya long list
(about 40 or 50, we suppose of new subscribers,
since the excitement on the slavery question has
begun to assume It's most serious aspect. Both
of these able and truly Southern journals have
been thus encouraged issue daily Sheets and the
Atlas also publishes a aceekiy. Any one desiring
information from the seat of Government, will do
well to take either or both Of these papers. We
remark PEASANT, that of the very few subscribers
we ha We lost, but one $50 far aware) has
discontinued on account of the strong Southern,
anti compromise, anti-submisslon tone O. our pa
per. His place gratifed to say has been
supplied by others chow many we cannot say
who we kno,c have become subscribers, because
we have cried aloud and spared not, in defence Of
Southern rights, equality and independence. The
most Of the submission journals meet with
have a look of staleness and decadence-whlls
many of the resistants look fourshing, prosper
Gus, and vigorous-and all seem to have more OF
less of that cheerful and animated appearance,
which is natural to the ancient love and Jealous
advocacy of truth.
The Eu6uuia Democrat has assumed name more
consistent with its present character, and the
tments of its subscribers, "Ihe spirit Of the
South" 1t has discarded its partisan character
according to old party lines, and pledges itself to
the cause of the South until she is, as she ought
to be- free and equal with the confederate States of
the North, or is reduced to hopeless and irremedi-
able subsection to them. We wish it triumphant
success.
Mr.. Yancey, the former editor Of the Memphis
Enquirer, (Whig,) having some time since retired
from that journal, again makes his appearance as
the editor Of "The Soutterner," a new paper got
ten up in the city of Memphis, expressly to ad-
vocate Southern equality and independence. His
zeal and ability in so good cause must, and we
hope, will ensure him the ampIest success-par-
ticularly in conjunction with that able, staunch
and vigorous defender Of Southern rights, the .fp
peal
These are but few of the signs Of the times,
which induce us to bid the friends of the South
I" good cheer"