Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-11-15
OUTRAGE AGAINST METHoDlsTs.

OUTRAGE AGAINST METHODlSTS. |
The Enkrpris., (Rich6eld, Missouri Of the !
2ist September, has the proceedings oftwo
meetings held at Plattsburgh, Clinton county,
for the purpose of preventing the good people
of f"the Methodist Episcopal Chur,h Norlh"
from holding 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, Ess. appointed
secretary. Major Mason Summers, by re-
quest of the chair, explained the objects 1.-THE
meeting.
Cbas. C. Birch, Esq. was then called upon,
and offer the following resolutions which
he sustained in few forcible and elegan.
remarks. They were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t is known that the people of
Northern Missouri have been and still are
greatly excited upon the Slavery question,
owing to their proximity with the Territory OF
Kansas, and various other causes known tc
the public; and whereas it 10 known that the
Methodist Episcopal Church North design
holding camp meeting at their camp ground
in this county, commencing on the 9th inst;
and whereas, we oelieve that he holding of
SAID camp-meeting in this county, in view of
public opinion here, and the AntiSavery
sentiments and opinions Of the ministers and
others who constitute said meeting. may lead
to results and acts to be regretted by the
citizens of the community, we deem it but an
act of justice to notify the ministers and
others who may constitute the said camp
meeting, ofthe state OF things here, and earn
est,y requesting them to hold said camp. NEE L
ing at come other point where less excitement
prevails.
Resolutions in accordance with this follow.
A Judge and major and lot OF esqulres,
figure here TO bully Christians on their leSiti-
mate worship
The second meeting is thus officially given:
At a meeting of the citizens of Clinton
county, held at the Northern Methodist camp
ground, on the Sth OF September, 1855, Moses
Shoemaker was called to the chair, and 4. V.
Mattingly was appointed secretary.
Chas. G.. Birch Esq, being called upon,
explained the object OF the nesting, an after
some appropriate remarks, introduced the
, following resolutions, which were adopted BY
acclsmation.
WHEREAS, The reasonable purposes of
the North-pointing as they do, to the de-
4 struction of the Constitution and Of the rights
of the South, and as n consequence of the
t Union-rendar it the duty of the South to
1 prepare for such an event by Kidding herself
of all individuals and organizations antago-
nistic to her institutions, and wherens the
, Northern Methodist Church, as it is sought to
I be established among us, is founded in breach
!, of its contract with the church South, and in
} direct antagonism with the institution oi
Slavery; therefore be it
Resolued, That we will see TO IL that North
, iern Methodsm, as an organization, ceases
from to-day to have an existence in Clinton
county.
Resolved, That regarding Northern Metho-
dist preachers, as a class, to be Abolition
lists, we will on all occasions treat them as
such. ....
On motto, of r D. w. Yoney, ESQ, it
was voted that The Richfeld Enterprise and
The Platte Argus be requested to publish the
proceedings OF the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
MOSES SHOEMAKER chairman.
| T. V. MATrtNGLY, Secretary.
So, Rufiians with whisky, bowie-knives
and pistols, drive of men, women and child
rem, PEACEFUL, and religiously assembling in
the righlful exercise OF one of their customs
customs hitherto respected on the widest
frontiers, and contributing, too, essentially
to the cvlizationiof the rcgion--M Y Iri-
bune.