Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-11-07
Outrage Against Methodists

The Enterprise. Rlchheld, missouri,
of the 21sI september, has The proceed
ing Of two meetings held at PlaJts urgh,
Clinton county, for the purpose Of pre-
venting the good people Of" the M,tho-
dist Episcopal Church North from hold
ing a camp meeting.
The following is an extract from an &C
count Of the first meeting
judge r. johnson was called to the
chair and T. D. w. Yonley. Esq, APP
pointed secretary. Major Mason Sum
mers, by request of the chair, explained
the objects OF The meeting.
Chas. c Birch, Esq, was then called
upon, and offered the following resoIu
ITEMS which he sustained in few forcible
anG elegant remarks. They were unan-
imou~ly adopted.
WHEREAS, lis known that the people
of Northern Missouri nave been and sill
are greatly excited upon the Slavery
question. owing 70 their proximity wiki
the Territory OF kansas, and various 9TH
er causes known 10 the public and
whereas it l. known that the Methodist
Episcopal Church North design holding
a camp meeting at their camp ground in
this county, commencing on the 9th inst;
and whereas, We believe that the holding
If SAID camp meeting in this county, in
view OF the state Of public opinion here,
and he An Slavery sentim nts and "pin-
Ions Of The ministers and others who con
sJiJuJe said camp meeting ; may lead to
results ana acts To be regretted by the
citizens OF he community, we deem Ii
buI an act OF Jus ice TO notify the minis
ters and-others who may cOnst tate the
said camp-meeting, of the stale oi things
here, and earnestly requesting them 10
hold saIt camp meeting at some other
point where less excitement prevails.
Resolutions in accordance with this
follow. a judge, a major, and a lot of
esquires, figure here to bully Christians
on their legitimate worship
The second meeting is thus officially
given:
At a meeting of the citizens of Clinton
county. held at he Northern Metbodists'
camp-ground. on the 9th OF September,
1855, Moses Shoemaker was called to the
chair, and T. V. Matlingly vas appoin-
ted secretary,
Chas. C. Birch. Esq, being called up
on explained the object Of the meeting;
and after some appropriate remarks, in
troduced The following resolutions, which
were adopted by reclamation
WHEEEAs, The reasonable purposes
of the North-poiniing as they do. TO
the destruction of the Constitution and
and of the rights Of the South. and as a
consequence of The Union render it the
duty of the South TO prepare Tor such an
event by Kidding herself OF all indiVidu-
as and organizations antagonisuc to her
institutions; and gcAcrcas the Northern
Methodist Church, as it is sought 10 be-
established among us. is founded in
breach OF lis contract with the church
South, and in direct antagonism with
the institution of Slavery, therefore be ii
ReSO red, That we will see to 1t thai
Northern Methodism. as an organization,
ceases from to-day to have an existence
in Clinton county:
R sotved. That regarding Northern
Methodist preachers, as a class, to be
Aboliticnists, we will on all occasions
treat them as such.
On motion of T. D. W. Yonley, Esq.
ii was voted that The Riehteid Enter.
prise, and The Platte Argus be requested
to publish the proceedings of the meet
ing.
The meeting then adjourned.
MOSES SHOEMAKER, Chm.
7. V. MATIINGLr, Sec Y.
So, %rufians with whisky, bowie knives
and pistols, drive oil men, women and
children, peacefully and relIgiouSly as,
symbiing in The Iightful exercise OF one
of their observation-disclosures hitherto res
pected on the wildes frontiers, and con
Inbuing, too, essentially % the c%iviliza-
lion OF that region-N. ! Tribune.