Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-22
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| true Nlrglnlan; and VINO deserves some
i police from an American Yirginian.
4 This man trys to comment on communi-
cation published in the Richmond Chris
tian Advocate of the 29th of last Deem
Der.
/ That the main facts stated in Gus
tice's" communication is substantially
true, will not bedenied here by any I'M
biased mind for abundant proof can be
adduced to provesthe position. As many
glaring misrepresentation as well as quo,
tations can be seen in the communication
Isigned ga True Virginian,'' will notice
them under their different heads as they
appear in his garbled extracts, and his
nice distinctions. a sseV s
"Justice" does not call the preacher an
''ultra abolitionist," he says this preach
er holds s'Ultra Abolition Sentiments
''Justice" shows the ground of this
Slave Law, and I will add a little more to
what Justice has said about his <opposi-
ton. He says that iflhe was command
ed by the legal authorities under the. Flu
gitive Slave Law to assist in arresting a
fugitive che would not assist-that he
would suffer the fine and Imprisonment
rather than assist. and that he would
rather give the fugitive piece of
bread" Does this look like che advoca-
ted the object of the law" as stated by
True Virginian. Does True Yi1ginian
know where this. preacher has consigned
Clay and Webster for aiding in the pas
sageof this fugitive slave law? This same
preacher perseveringly states that our Sc
majors in Congress opposed this law. and
has made many here believe that Messrs.
Mason and Hunter opposed it on the
same ground that he does now.
AS to the Conference held, 1 happened
to know little about that caucus, and
will briefly state the facts as they occur
red. When it was known here that the
preacher in charge of this station, held
abolition sentiments, number of the in
duential members of the church were com
pletely "out done. !" and they said that if
he held the sentiments imputed TO him,
che must leave" One stated rather than
suffer him to remain under the circum.
stances he " would suffer his right arm
severed" A consultation was held and
after much counselIing, the "heads'' met
at one of the 'saddleries'' of this place,
and there another talk was had The
preacher took a firm stand and after all
the lesser minds were spent ON the sub
ject, the preacher rose and said, "Breth,
rem, the Methodist Episcopal Church can,
and must be sustained here Assuming
that the doctrines advan ced by him was
the doctrine of the NJ. E. Church on that
subject, what did these wise men.
these pillars yea, these "class leaders, :"
do when the dictum went forth from this
preacher, They had to ''succumb," and
the next news was, that I" our views do
not differ much from that of our preach
err" l could refer TO many who were
we'll known to this consultation, and will
do so if this is denied.
AS to "dreams. empty Dreams" and
soph:stical evasions, L don't deal in such,
| deal in simple, ungarnished facts thta
need no sophistry to bolster them up.
Justice does not say that "four-6fths oil
all the ministry of the NJ E. Church Of
Western Virginia, are like the one in
Buckhannon, ultra abolitionists :" He says
no such thing. and if your correspondent
were true Virginian, he would moi
falsely misrepresent facts; neither does
Justice say they are paid by the BRITISH
CROWN" but suppose he has been told
to say so, and if he did all would be
right" Now, Mr.. BalderduSh, try the
next time you scribble for newspaper, tt
contine yourself to the truth, and to pro
per quotations, and don't write anything
your pastor says. This true Virginian,
suppose, is like the 237 travelling preach
ers belonging to the Western Virgini.
conference, when he says they are Vir
glnians. l suppose that at least one third
: of them are like man who lectured here
a short time ago, who said he was ga Vir
ginia lrishman - yes. ga Virginia Irish
man" This is new race just sprung Vi
), in Northwestern Virginia, 80, where di
l they come from 2" Some say from the
mines of Arabia.
AS to GA True Virginian's'' notion
s about the Car of Russia and the Clarks
II burg and Buckhannon Turnpike compa
ny, 1 have but little to do. He has learn
v ed that Russia is at war with something
and as your correspondent has, l sur
pose, had a part in this or some turnpik
company, he supposes that the Gear {
If Russia will be on him too. No wonde
such dreams follow such a scribler.
= suppose he ''succumbed" when his com
munication was written. 1 wonde
which would appear brightest before a
intelligent community Justice or til
e man who signs his name IA True virg
MAN." rs to this preachers raising it
- of but little consequence to me now, a
. that subject is Undergoing legal invest
l. CATION in the Circuit Court of Woo
county. 1t may appear that his auces
tors were connected with slavery. Bu
: this preacher has told different person
here that he was born in Allegheny CO
Nd, that his parents moved when he wa
very young TO Summerset county, Pa
and that before he arrived at the age c
manhood, his parents went to Ohio.
would say, in view of the false nnsi