Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-09
From the Wesleyan.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.

In the Western Methodist Protestant of the 10Th
inst, Brother BAssETT has an able and interesting
article on the subject ol the formation OF their
Church Constitution influence OF Savehola'
ers in giving it shape, &c, and the duty OF the
mem bers of that Church to MAKE such amend
ments to the Constitution as will enable them to
prosecute their work free from the influence OF
Slavery. lie makes the best hit at that item IN
the Constitution, which says that Every WHITE,
Law male member shall be entitled to vote" &c,
that we ever read, by noting fact, which is this.
About 1884, colored preacher went to Balti-
more, and asked to be sent to Africa as Mission
arv to preach tho everlasting gospel there, lie
was sent; and Brother BAssETT supposes that II
he were successful, and raised up societies OF con-
verted native Africans, or OF colonzed colored
Americans. aud then adopted the NJ. 7. Constitu-
tion and Discipline as theirs-n that case as only
WHITE, lay, male members could vote in church
matters the converted Africans, "would have to
send to England or America to procure some
WHITE people to do their voting for them.
The above is too rich to be lost a pile OF argu.
ments as high as the Rocky Mountains, would
no: be worth as much as sthis.-Slaveholders them
selves, must give up that BAssETT has them-that
they are finished on this point.
The State of Virginia has recently enacted law
6y which any vessel. being in the waters OF that
State, and being owned wholly or in part by per
sons resident out Of the State, shall not, II bound
to any port north of the Capes of Virginia, proceed
on her voyage without submitting to an inspection
and taking out certificate thereof, paying at the
same time we suppose, the inspectors fees The
object of this law is, we suppose first to provide
berths for certain of the first families not able
to earn living in any industrious occupation; and
secondly 20 prevent the escape of runaway slaves
A Captain Baker, n Massachusetts man, employ
ed in the Virginia coasting trade for the last TWEEN
ty.iive years. left Norfolk last August without sub
hitting to the search and obtaining the certificate
being ignorant in fact, MS he alleges, Of the pas
sage of any such Law. On his return his vesse
was seized. He declined to pay the penalty de
mauded under the act of which he denied the con
stituoualiy but for the release of the vessel, of
rered bond in any amount and with suihcien
surety, to pay any sum that might ultimately b'
adiudged against him. 1t seemed, however tha
he must wait two months and half for the sttiNg
of the Court before this proposal could be acted
unon. But the Massachusetts captain was no,
thus to be forced into paying the tine lie still
holds ont resolved to test lis legality: and re-
solve has PASSED the Senate of Massachusetts, on
bis netition appropriating 50 500 to enable him to
test the constitutonality of the act.
II Virginia follows the example of South Caro-
lima on similar oecasion--and she is fast sinking
into n mere satellite Of South Corolina-she will
proceed to pass an act making it high penal OF
fense to presume to question the constitutionaty
of the Search law.-Ne,o York Tribune.
| A New YORKER ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DEISt
AN ARoLITIoNIsr.-A man named Mcllwee, from
the State of New York, was arrested at Lynchburg
Va, on suspicion of being an Abolitionist. ii
had been staying at the Hopkins Hotel for nea
three months, ostensbly engaged in no bushes
whatever. During his temporary absence on Sa
turday his trunk was opened and letters of nj
lincendary character and grossly delamatory" wer
found in it. The last Lynchburgh Virginian say
of him: "On the night of his arrest he had return
ed TO the Hotel, entirely unconscious OF the evi
aience that had accumulated against him in hi'
brief absence He was promptly apprehendRd anc
placed in Jail for trial. The matter will be thor
oughly investigated and his temerty meet, 1T
lust reward. We would warn the people of thu
Country against all stroliing Yankee pedders. ant
other suspicious characters, no matter from wher'
they hail."-Cia. Gazette.
One of the queer speculations Of the day is no
ticed in the Neport lKy.) Neics, which says:
proposition is in contemplation to buy the liant
and negroes owned by shareholders in Kentucky
at their present valuation; and If threefUurths Q
the Shareholders in ,he State will agree to SELL tn
proposed company will advance u sum of none
equal to one half the estimated value of both, an
in one year after, pay the whole balance. Th
slaves will be set free and the land sold at an az
vanced price in view of the State becoming ire
{ in one year after the first payment to tho Master
and the State become settled with real industrious
! sn!erprisirg free people,