Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-10
nMORKING Tile MErUODISTS."

Tn, ST. Louis Advocate and the National Era,
Washington, are loud and bitter in their complaints
against the border rutlians," they term the pro-
slavery men OF Kansas. The exact nature Of the
cri,se committed by these men, cannot be gathered
from the article in the Era; but, whatever 1t may
have been, their justification is complete in view OF
the following statement in the Eras comments
"The inost melancholy circumstance connected
with this business is the fact that the idr0cne dare
not Ita;e the real origin and authors ot The ohtriEts
upon its brethren. Ii is Rira!d I" say, what every
one Knows that the institution OF slavery, that sum
Of al: vilanies" the founder OF Mcthodism Justly
characterized it, is responsible Tor The outrage anu
insult TO which the MehullIsis OF Missouri are now
subjected and that the only redress lies III lis ah"i.
1hrr, can be- no freedom of speech, even III the pull
nit where the bsrbGrsin of slavery prevails. Lei
ibe Ccstrni Christian .idrOcur boldly denouncc Sa,
vcrv and it will command respect III Missouri as wen
us out OF it, Atchison with his gang OF cn,''hEoa's
may lomineer for the preheIt over the ooruer rou,
ties, bat the people OF 81. Louis, at least' VIII ''
free discussion"
In the light of that paragraph it is easy enough TO
.rm;.c that the slavery OF Kansas have been
;;,d N net. nf retaliation against the McilIodsts
hocouse the ministers and members OF the Northern
Methodist Church attempted to control the su)cc' o'
sI,vcry. Ii will be remembered, that, IL" years
,ro the Methodist Church was rent In twain by Tie
foul, an,scrptura spirit OF ant-slavery tan"tici'm
and intolerance The preachers from the tree S'a'eS
desired 10 immediate good man upon the "''"r' o'
,Ic;r misguided lth ami sooner than submit I" 'uch
Injustice and oppression, the Southern preachers WIKI
Jro,v in bolv and established an independent eccIc
;..,;cal orrauzaon. Since tina; time, the ministers
of ,ho Church nj the North have been among the
bnldes, unti.slavcry prcpasandSts in the country
Their papers and their puipIts have been e''p'o!'u
scluously in scattering abolition sentiments 'nrouS"
,pt the country. Many Of them signed their names
70 the memorial protesting. against the passage o Inc
Eorsos hill. and since that was contaminated, tney
,,a,, h.su sr;tatinr necessarily for It's repeal. Not
,ny so, but the body Of the ministry !" dc'euy ID"
yor,he 10 the enactment of law, by the proper a"
,bor;.ics Of the Church. which Will exciuHe from
Church membership all persons who own slaves IL
:. .-,;, thnt men who would shut the gates OF
Haven arans; Southern slave owners "ou'u ieu'e
,o,hir, undonr 10 make Kansas free territory
Here, then, is the offence, which the people "t Nan
90. may have punished by ''mubb'nS Methods'S'
rho ministers Of the Northern Church, Doubtless NJ
temp,ed to prostitute their pnlplis to the unihi'o"ed
rurnose Of propagatins the false Christianity when
taches that slavery is dnmnaoie siii' nat IS 't!'
5orma of Northcrn fanatics, wh" are ufu''N WIN c..
,wn folly, as "Babylon was with her "horc'"as'
,d 4 "a we have supposed, the ministers connected
1t ha Sor.herp Methodist Church forgot the tenor
- .ho;r commission, "Go ye into all the world ana
,rc,cb the Gospel to every creature; he that Dele'-
9th rpd is baptized shall be saved anu nc th"' DE-
;.,.,,h not shall be damned" und set themselves 10
.ha en,orprse OF defeating pro-slavcry men III ''e
,y,,, .loctions they deserved expulsion from tha'
=, ;,or. md should not be allowed to serve ut inc
altar in any Christian c"mnnn;iy' :,
n ,h.rc is any class of men who, more 'ha' vi
o,,,rs deserve the contempt and condemnhl''" VI
o,rio;s and Christians in oil parts oi the coh'r''
:. ia those hvpocri,ical, whining. '"ns-iaceH par
,,,, wcor the soubrGuct, "Preachers ci 'hr's-
finn Politics" They disgrace their pF"'e''',, "'"'
o,,o,or the God whom they profess 10 serve i"e"
in community is more pla-unS 'i''' ""
.r,s tree, and their prescnc: more i" DC utci'''
,hor lesions of devils. Christian char''! "ee' ~
n air coming, and the pure word oi Eod' ""',' 70 -
:, ,orc ,.,l humble .'as light to their paths auu
q nmp to their feet" brcome'' through '',e'r "'o
r;.s nm ignis GatuuS, dancing before '"' u""
,,,c. md leading the unwary to swift deS''"'''"
,o,,uc. rnoy he cxtcnuatcd, which was prompt
~ bv n desr. 10 bnnlsh such curse from h"'''"',
y;olsuce is always to be deprecated, and especn''S
when it is directed towards those who wear 'Ho "'e
:, If Heaven, but il thnt holy vesiment be worn
onlv to hide and conceal soul black with a'aO"!'eA'
,Ians aud passions, it deserves no exemption run
,,h .roa,ment ~ would be awarded to the VllcSl
vrstcb that walks this earth. 1t iS not wha' anen
MON, 70 he, but what they are, that determines the
leportmeut to be observed in respect to them
way robbers, or pickpockets, may appear 10 De 20"
emen, but they none the less deserve to serve IN q
pcuitenary or swing from ga!''ws'
As before ntimAted, the specific net or ac's' a'ne
by the pro.snvery men of Kansas arc not p"''lsu.
orv described in the article upon which we are COM
uenting. The caption OF our article Is taken 'ro'"
the National Era and thawiih the Sehera' 'e"o' u '
Eras article, induces us to believe that some degree
If violence las been manifested towards Nor1her'
Me,hodsts, brought about by their improper inter
ference with political affairs.