Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-02

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God provided fol-. the protection of slaves among
them. But our slaves (three-tiIths Of thcm)
were represented in the lower House of Con-
gress. Slaves were also liable to taxation under
our laws
New England had enancipated her slaves, not
because of her high moral sentiment, (which he
admitted but because grain growing country
could not support slave population. 1t was
only in cotton, tobacco and hemp countries that
slave labor was profitable. The States formed
of the North West Territory owed their free
dom not to the moral sentiment of New England,
but, under the ordinance of 81, to Thomas
Jefferson and John Randolph. Yes, to Old Yir-
ginia!
He sai,i there were not 80 slaves held in Bal
timore Conference by members of the ". E.
Church, and as to their protection in the conju-
gal and parental relations, ne never knew an IN
stance in that Conference where a church mem
Der had separated husband and wife or parent
and chiid-he heard of one in old st. Mary's
County, Nd and the offender was tried and eS-
PEELED from the church. So it was not necesSa-
nv to pass any such laws, and it would be UNI
kinda tacit refroof to our Southern brethren
to pass them. 1t would b. insinuating that
they were entity of the sin Of slavehclding and
of violating Its conjugal and parental relation.
Suppose mans body was sold. al the dew
lis in hell could not sell his soul He told an
auccdote Of an old slave who was treated cruelty
BIZ his master, but persisted in going to meeting
and praying though punished for it. On his
death bed he turned overturned his face away
from his masters abuse aud threats and exclai-
med, with his last breath, THANK God, my soul
is free" and passed to the presence of his maker
When it had been proposed to make the use
of ardent spirits test of membership, Inc had
opposed it. 1t was unconstitutional This OPP
position kept it off until Is. He felt that he
did right in doing SO, and on the same ground
he opposed this.
He added, ''lYe ought to move with caution in
making tests of membership at all. Have we
any right to say who shall be admitted to the
fold OF the Lord Jesus Christi"
Slavery was claimed in the South to be Di-
vine institution. lie was sorry that the sacred
Book was ever referred to on this question. y
voice, II don't wonderful The Bible found
slavery existing, and gave as history, facts con-
nected with it. But II do not believe here he
turned round and said, Shall say it right out:'
Voices, yes! yes! that any defence of slavery
can be found in tnc Bible [Gsrael Chamber
i;aync-"Lct the brother get down from the fence
ON which side he pleases.'r We must trust TO
the moral power of the Bible to root out the evil
of slavery, but we should learn from the para
bic Of the tarcs ito let both grow together until
the harvest"
He then eulogizcd highly the colonization So
ciety; by its inStrumentaity he did not doubt
Ethiopia would yet be brought to stretch forth
her hands to God.
He concluded with the sentiment ''Fhe union
of the Methodist E. Church, now and forever,
one and inseparablen
Bro. Collins spoke little over M hour and a
half. the time having been extended by vote of
Conference.
Mr. Phelps, of Black River Conference, FOL-
lowed Bro Collins.
| He undertook to show what number of menu
bcrs would be affected by this rule. While
white membership Of 5000 was claimed for
! the Southern Conferences, yet DE-. Durbin lwho
vas posted upon almost every thing had stated
! that there were less than l 1000 shareholders i'll
the II. e. Church. 70 keep these in the church
| 100000 Northern members were subjected 10
| the jeers Of their enemies, and the reproaches
| lf their own conscicaccs. It used to be the
doctrine, that it was better that suffer than
| many, but that was changed nov. Now, it was
! declared better that 7OO,0G0 suffer, than 1000.
1t had been pathetically asked, who shall car
~ the Gospel to the poor slave, if the Methodist
minister is excluded from him? What had they
accomplished among the slaves? Why their
colOred membership in these Conferences num-
bered 3G5.
Dr. Dempster, President of the Carrot BibIi.
cal Institute, followed Mr.. Phelps.
[ He had lived in the centre of slavery in the
South, at Charleston, s. c., at Savannah, Mt st.
! Augustine. He knew no Pagan message that
involved more malignity of sin than slavery
! a Roman virgin had found the only pTotec-
ton for her virtue in the dagger of her father,
and fallen bleeding corpse at the feet of hin
who would have polluted her; but the poor slave
I SOman ofthe South where was her protection
! il the wide universe? As to the enrapturing
I bliss of wenchcs, his disgust would not permit
1 min TO speak oft
Mr.. Denpster spoke to the hour of adjourn
tnent.