The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-05

SinS Slouhu vi the Verulctj ana IL SO, every
other case will be echo to this. Further prose
cution is idle, expensive, and vain"
LIFE IN TExAs.-A SLAVE CATCHER's CARD
One w. r. Henry writes to Galveston paper
in justification of himself and his associates
against the recent proclamation of General
Iwlggs, ordering the arrest of parties who
might pass the military posts. Mr.. Henry
avows that there is an expedition on foot, in
tended to capture runaway slaves of Texas who
have taken shelter in Mexico, and that he is
the head of that agreeable enterprise. He SAYS
that respectable citizens of Texas have Joined
him, and appeals to the public to know off it has
come to this, that we are to be governed by
United States bayonets 2" Mr.. Henry abuses
General Twiggs in round terms, and even grows
violent, after the following fashion:
hen let us say to the negroes Of Texas,
run away to Mexico, if you choose; you have
the protection of the United States army.
But know that Texans aciU not thus submit.
The Constitution and laws of the land do not
admit of citizen being thus arrested and de.
tanned without due process of law by the mil
itary or civil authorities Has this been done
Has any citizen presented himself before the
legal authorities, and made affidavit that the
neutrality laws of the United States were about
TO be violated? Without this preliminary pro-
ceedlng, no citizen can be arrested lawfully If
such an effort is attempted by the commanding
officer of this department, force will be pre-
sented to force; and blood mast most certdinlv
foW before IeranS aoiU surrender, except by
due course Of law
MIR. Henry sets forth the objects of his "ex-
pedition" in plain words with the preliminary
statement that the captured negroes are to be
returned to their Texan masters for lust and
reasonable compensation" He SAYS:
II will merely state to you that the intention
OF said expedition never was to appropriate the
captured slaves to the exclusive use of the
company-only those negroes that were not
proved away by their owners were intended to
be sold. After the circulation of the documents
relative to the expedition, it was unanimously
agreed that the laws of the State should be re.
territory"
The proclamation issued by General Twiggs.
which seems to have afflicted Colonel Lockridge
as badly as Mr.. Henry, explicitly forbids the
passage OF any armed bodies beyond the from
tier.
METHODIST CONFERENCE Action ON SLA
vERY.-RepOH and Resolution Adopted.-The
New York East Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church has been in session
at New Haven, Connecticut
The most important of its proceedings was
the disposition made of the Slavery question.
on which the vote was taken by ayes and noes,
and the Anti-Slavery opinions of the Conference
reiterated by large majorities.
The following is the report of the committee.
with the vote on each resolution
Report Of the Committee on SlaUerv.-The
opinions of the New York East Conference
upon the general subject of Slavery have been
fully expressed in resolutions adopted at former
sessions. Your committee do not deem it neces-
sary to formally reiterate these sentiments. but
IN the present state OF the question submit for
the consideration of the Conference the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resotced, That, in the judgment of this Con-
ference, there is no ground for the assertion that
has been extensively circulated that the Meth
odlst Episcopal Church is cOnsttutionally a
slaveholding church. On the contrary, it is
our judgment that no man can hold his fellow
man in involuntary bondage, without violating
the spirit if not the very letter of our general
rules.-Ayes 80, noes 6.
2. ReSOtced, That, in order to put an end to
all cavil upon the subject, we do most earnestly
recommend to the next General Conference to
insert the word slaveholding" among the
things forbidden by the general rules.-Ayes
70, noes rs.
B. ReSotced, That, in order to the accomplish
ment OF this object, energy and union are in
dlspensable, and all those who desire the puri-
6cation of the church from the sin of Slavery
are earnestly invited to use all proper efforts to
effect the change in our general rules above re-
ferred to.-Ayes 79, noes I8.
Bishops Simpson and Ames were present,
assisting Bishop James, the presiding officer.
The OBERLIN TRIALS. The Ashtabula
Sentinel says that it is the intention of one of
the defendants in the Oberlin rescue cases to
apply to the Supreme Court of Ohio for a writ
of habeaS corpus, as soon as the proper time
arrives, and test the question whether the State
is powerful enough to protect its citizens from
the tyranny and oppression of the General Gov
ernment When every principle of law and
justice is set aside by the minions of the Gov
ernment for the purpose of Furnishing men
guilty of no crime, it is time that the State
should assert its supremacy within its own
limits, if it has any to assert
HE RECENT ExECUTIoNs.-The New Orleans
Bulletin telicitates the whole country upon the
tirmness displayed by the Governor of Mary
land, In resisting all attempts to have the prison
ers recently executed in Baltimore respited, and
says that the people of Baltimore deserve the
thanks of the people in every city in the Union
for the stand thew hove +ol-oc H.