Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-31
For die Register.


ings of regret that am again called on
to appear in your columns in defense Of
what have written in regard to the
preacher in charge of this station; aud |
only do so in order to repel language
unbecoming minister of the Gospel of
Christ. / had hoped that after your
hint this paper controversy would have
ended. But not so new engine has
been brought to the aid of this magician,
and therefore I feel compelled to reply
in manner commensurate with the as
sault which appears in your paper of the
18th inst, over the signature of VIM. Will
sen.
So far as this controversy and your
paper are concerned. Wilson and his al
lies are the aggressors and if the contro-
versy has elected an inquiry as to the
true position of the Northern Methodist
Episcopal Church. and its deleterious ten
dency in Virginia, BIO it so; for strict
scrutiny as to the ultimate objectof that
church is "the extirpation of slavery by
all the powers the God of nature" gives
them.
In reviewing the communication of the
Rev. VIM. Wilson, 1 will try and show
who it is,that lies," or "signs libels, -
and as he is in the habit OF charging gen.
tIemen with signing libels. no wonder he
himself becomes trapped in his own nett;
for evil be to them that evil thinketh."
In the Pittsburg Christian Advocate of
the 3lst of January, 1854. you will see
over the signature of VIM. Wilson, that he
"never objected to the fugitive SLAVE law"
In his communication to your paper Of
the 18th inst, he says, 81 specified some
objections to the fugitive slave law, and
these objections were named in defense
of our true position here" q quote
Mr.. Wilson's words.) Who should sign
the libel, Mr.. Wilson or myself? He
first says he never objected to the fugi
tive slave law, and tim he says after
wards. he does object, but those objec-
lions are private-private, but publicly
spoken to B. W. Byrne, j. D. Day. VIM.
E. Balsley, Abraham Hess and twenty
others, and also from the pulpit in this
place-slilI private. Still, in his Pitts
burg letter he says that he never obj ect-
ed to the fugitive slave law"
"Oh, shame where is thy blush
AS to Mr. Wilson's disseminating
abolition principles in or out of the church
here. 1 will simply refer you to his effort
TO palm off on this community " thai he
opposed the fugitive slave law on the
same ground that our Senators in Con-
gress had DONE" and this base SANDER
proved against him, and as to his other eff
forts. l will say let an insulted public
speak forth, and the bitter cxecrations Of
an outraged community will be hurled
with laundering tones of acrimony against
the reviler of our laws and institutions
Who first sowed the seeds Of discord and
discomfort against the fugitive slave law
in our community Who has been dis
seminating abolition publications among
US? Who avows that he would as lief
fellowship the Devil as to fellow
ship the members Of the NJ. E. Church
holders Heaven never can be his Heaven?
Let he respectable. the lawloving por-
ton Of this community speak forth.
Mr.. Wilson makes free use Of the word
"lie" and "libel," in each of the commu-
nications spoken of-and if he had not
written falsely. and knowingly lied him
self, and his guilty and perverted con-
science had not haunted him, he could
not have supposed others guilty Of the
same crime he himself had perpetrated.
If his two communications with his effort
to gull our community into the false po-
sition ascribed to Senators Mason and
Hunter, don't stamp him with the crime
he charges me with, then what would
But mind so overwhelmed with the
sentiments of his branch of the NJ. E.
Church on the subject of abolitionism
runs wild with maddening zeal for this,
the favorite part Of his mission. and there
fore his harsh and uncharitable express
sions. In my former communications, l
have not spoken harshly of Mr.. Wilson.
l have written stubborn facts that the
exigencies of the times required. Truths
that have and can be substantiated before
any intelli gent community ,or before an i'm
partial jury of my country. Mr.. Wilson in
his PittSburg letter says: 81 have not
looked upon so perfect tissue of down.
right falSehoods and unprovoked SANDER
as is contained in the above extract" II
here quote his words.) But Mr.. Editor,
what have l proved by Messrs. Byrne,
Day. Balsley, and Hess? l have proved
the position assumed as to the fugitive,
slave law, and Mr.. Byrne goes little
further. Who is it that lies? Wilson
says that my communication is a tissue of
lies-yet Byrne, Day, Balsley and Hess
bear witness to the contrary. 1 might
refer to more than twenty ladies and gen
Ilemen of this community, who would
bear witness to the truth OF what have
written. But still this law-loviny, this
law-abiding, this minister of peace" this
teacher of Israel" this man who has
vowed that he was called to preach the
unsearchable riches of Christ, and to per-
suade men to be reconciled to God, with
one fell swoop brands these men and my
self with infamy. But his aim at infamy