Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-04-19
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BucKaANNoN. March 3Oth. 1854.


Feeling called upon. in justice to
myself and all concerned. to present a
few more facts in connection with what l
have written on the subject of the preach
er in charge of the Northern Methodist
Church in this place; in doing SO hope to
be guided by that spirit of liberality that
should characterize every lover of his
country.
The communication published in the
Richmond Christian Advocate, was writ
ten for the purpose of awakening the eyes
ofthe people of Virginia on the subject of
Abolitionism cfandestinely infusiug itsel
in our midst I hold the doctrine good,
that all good citizens should inform their
fellow citizens ofany infractions of their
rights let infractions come from whence
they may. Believing great injustice had
been done our citizens here, by sending
preacher amongst us, holding such suici-
DIAL doctrines as those promulgated by
him, and that under the garb of religion,
and quoting for his authority, legally
our Senators, felt called on to expose
the imposition, believing that many who
advocate the "high church. notions of
'the old church las they called it)
would pause and inquire before they, too,
were submerged into the whirlpool of
abolilionism. And if have been the
means of awakening this inquiry then
have 1 attained the greatest object had
in view.
This preacher, to carry out his argu-
ments, stated that he opposed the fugi-
tive slave law on the same grounds that
Senators Mason and Hunter had done
while this law was before the Senate and
as Mason and Hunter, opposed this
law, why should methodists advocate it.
1t is well known here that this law was
hailed throughout the land, Except by
the abolitionists) as the "harbinger of
peace" 1t was here hailed as the great
link that closed this great Union tOgeth-
err. 1t being just in its tendency and in
accordance with our Federal compact
None, none, but rejoiced atits passage
A bright star arose DER our great horizon,
and it seemed as though the God of Ma
ture was pleased with the spontaneous
burst of applause at this wise act of Con-
gress.
But behold, ga new light" has been
sent amongst us. That light throws vel!
DER this bright star of peace and good
will, and teaches disobedience to the law
and pronouuces it a curse onthe nation.
Bind now the result.
Nine months ago none could be found
here who opposed the Fugitive Slave
Law. But now we are told by this new
light that he can put his hand on forty
men in the vicinity, who are as much oP-
., . In hn &c hnf n
change a mighty change! who would
have believed it
If this man had have first made his mis-
sion known here, and had come out as an
abolition lecturer, he would have found
no quarter among us. Not so ; he ma
naged the game most admirably. After
he had succeeded in gaining the affections
of his members and that of the citizens,
and had their minds absorbed in his, he
then commenced his freside lectures
How beautifully he could depict his favo-
rite theme by portraying the hardships of
the fugitive slave law, and after quoting
Mason and Hunter, and showing tina
slavery was sinful and damning in its ten
dency. winds up by saying that the slave
holders Heaven never could be his Hea-
ven. In this way, with other very inje-
NOUS arguments, he easily infuses his
creed into the minds of his unconscious
hearers. Could there be more success
full lecturer? Let designing priesthood
undertake to infuse aboitionism, they
would be the most dangerous of all other
men in the South.
| I here send you for publication, letters
from Messrs. John Davis Day, Benz. w.
Byrne, VIM. E. Balsley, Abraham Hess,
and others who have heard Mr.. Wilson,
the preacher alluded to, hold forth his hos
tility and opposition TO the fugitive slave
law. They speak for themselves.