Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-04-12
By MeLASAHASl
9sitg appeal.
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WAR UPoNTHE ABOLITION METH
ODISTS OF TEXAS raEr
T1ie Efefsodisf ciurcs North 70 Be- Drissa ouf q
Fanaia Couuss-Troubls .fhea6. 49,
Tran ne Banhan crerssl % p aisli. NsFsa IA ~
AtamestIng OF ne citizens Of FsnHin, he'd
a. the court house, IL Bonhsm, or Saturday,
tia l2-h instant- =
or notioa, d.. Hofa was called e ne
char, ana John n. Crave VS. sProintsd Sc
reiary.
On notion Gcn- Green was ealied On 70
stafe the Oh Get Of the meeting he stated tnat
an orran.zatioH, known e AortheTn Memo
data, existed in this coHn'g aat 4 was gt1l-
sally Increasing In Strength ~ aeeesslo lta- y
members and preachers FROM he noftnein
States. and was becoming &c strore as 70 En-
danger the security ~ our slave proper y that /
the avowed object oil this church was me eN-
tirpation Of slavery, and that ther organiLa-
tions were but 50 many sgrneies Ion ~.
North, designing its ultimate Abolition among
as and in proof Of he ground assumed 20
wards slavery, be called on Mr. Del.lale 70 /
Hsada series q resoiutions from ot1eial doca-
ments Of the Meme Conferences q NE Norta-
ern Methodist Church, that were aooP "a a. 4
thsir annual NEE ings In ls5o- II, hist Sc
Ties Of resolutions were adopted ~ ne halne
Conference, and the second by ths East Name
CoEfere1ce.
Gen. Green then proceeded BY stating hat
one OF the preachers Of this dcnominatlon 4
Zoe Lors1o.N on hearing these resolutions
read o. the street, publicly proclaimed rs m
dorsemsut Of every article, and further, " TIA
they could not b engaged IN putting aoWn
greater evil He stated thatthe ei.izens -
insul.ed and outraged BY saah proeeeoi- -, -
had assembled 20 take me zsures To- r,,-ss,...-
al Of this nuisance from the COZ -
Judge samuel A Ro'yerts. ,s5-y ,.ll.s =.
next came forward = w. .s,o-isl-a :.
Indins an sssoe.s' 81 q aaen In our midst pro-
t5sa-- 49, - .Eehts. BE could not have
80 ~ n en- indorsing slch resolu. ions
p" .uE n 70 the ground. He felt
- on the resolut ons passed BY their
- l conferences AZ the North, what the
Lents Of Their church were, that thew
~ rcd Z ON the Mzthodis.- Episcopal Church
.outh o1lv en- the slavery CUES ions. and this
organization coming here from the North, and
presided over BY northern men, must necessa-
ulT be enieav0rng 10 carry out the same ends
as he church Of the N0rah, and hence Should
not be tolerated By the people. He further
stated, that Be was never N favor Of mob laH.
blr j was necessary that the people should
take some decisive measure-let then act mild
lv, but truly.
r p Tsslstsn ihoB moved that q committee
OF three De appointed TO draft resolutions eN-
pressire e the sentiments Of this meeting and
OF The citizens generally. TIE motion was
carried, and the following gentlemen appoint
e by ne Chairman: Gen. Green, Judge Rob
srissard John n. Crane.
Dur N The absence Of the committee, Wm.
coos EsQ-, was ca led FOR and came forward.
He entered into q discussion Of the feelings Of
the AooiiLiolists towards he slaVeholding por-
ton Of the south, and theirut er disregard for
al lEW, when l1tervenin- between them and 4
tle PROSPECTS, OF heir abolition schemes He ,
enlarged on their conluc- TO ssrds the southe-,
people IN the late Kansas war, and mentir.,-F
lnH1a thriIffur fueanrre ashaf
PERSONAL ohserraGoa as q Participates Il, flsf
struggle, and closed b urging The s--rls =,
adopted decisive measures toFaT a. fbr., IN
this co1n-ry, and ar We them FRO. c-r So-5Isrs
I. De Hslss ESQ, spake ~. sr5 sftsr
reading several q the rssoir -. $780, ~,
the No5fhsrn Msthodist G. - 49, 49,,
LiEae 70 lac d exposition = iis -,,Ifrv rursr,S
~ tn northern Ab1li' s,n rocis.ies- in ssl,dipv
tnsT = wolves dee "a n shseps elotbing ;
=, 80 ing 20 preach the gospel,
- "a t.a---5 . SPREAD Abolition documents
49, - p pie, ard enieavor 10 abolition
~ <try; hat al their operations were
-, = in he under ground railroad sys-
dat il We waited 10 c-tch hen il the
set, we would wait en- ] il was too late,
= did Ire people q S7urh Carolina and Viz
Einia before The fe1rfai negro Instructions
tat took place IN por ions Of these States, in
stig1tel BY the emis-sries Of the northern
Abolition Fccieties. Re believed those ia our
midst 70 Be But sFi-s and forerunness Of he
Invading sruT Of ehclitioniEm, and mentioned
he peace ard safety that resulted to the peo-
PIE Of Marion rolIty, Missouri, from rousing
Jus. such nsst that had organized in their
midst
D. P. D8kin next cane forward, commented
on the resolutions that had been read, and
thought he tine hal cone when Il was neces- 4
.saTy that the people, in self protection, -touid
pa, down such organizations, henceforth and
fo-sTer-
S D. Rainsy, Esd, vas loadly called for
I'D cane foTW ard He ipiorssd ali that had
been said on he snhjeet. He believed they
were daroCa orr % Cur best in .erests, and .
LAT they WIRE exsring an influence that had .
better be nipped in the bud or Z would yet
causE Is trurhle-
Dr.. Besd, on being called for, stated that b. s.
lrzrlly iu1orsed all sid On the subject By
ne sFeake-s that had preceded hin, and fGr
.is own u1rt 1vonid not feel patented with &
anything snort q placing the entire orgsniza-
tirn across Red rfTsr-. ~
i. CIis ian was next called for, an came
forward and strongly advocated The policy Of
lmued ate aid decisive action sEainst the or
EsulEation.
Tbs committee appointed 70 iraft resolutions
rev retained, and The Cbairman presented the
following resolutions, wh ch were adopted
unanimously
WHEEEAs, As a secrstf foe turks in our midst.
known ss the Northern Methodist church. en-
tertainin- sslt n -nts antagonistic % the insti-
tuition Or slavery, and he manifest intention Of
whose Northern Goa tutors is 10 DO away with
slavery ID these United States; aud whereas
he farther growth az this enemy would Be
hkey ~ endauseT lie peTpetuity Of that insti-
-ution n Texas, and whereas, sentiments dia-
reTical.v opposed 20 the interes. Of the South
have been this dsy p-bicly proclaimed upon \
-gE stree. BY minister Of aid Northern Meth
CdIs- church therefore, be H.
]. R1s0l1ai, That he Methodist church hav-
~ sgp-Ta ed into divisions North and South,
The organization Of a Northern branch OF that .
clErcl in our mids., as a sc-eeu behind wh ich q
% hide the emissaries q Northern political /
faction known as Abolit onists. Is dangerous 70
'u- iuterss 6, and ought rot, therefore, TO be 4
tolerated BY the people Of Texas
Tlat The public d nuncia.ion q the IN
stl-ltIon Of slavery, and the pah.ic assertion
BY minister Of their church, 70 the effect that \
'hs Northern Methods designed the extirpa-
ticn Of that Institution in our land, heard in
or stress his dzy, was gross insult 70 ~
people, and shc-fd Be boldly and summarily 1
resented.
3. That the teachings and preaching Of the
minis ers a hat church do Lot meet the views
II the people Of Farni1 and must therefore be
stopped.
4 Tsta committee be appointed to memor-
islzf the Legislature 70 PASS laws 10 punish
the utterance Of such se6itious sentiments -
are mentioned in resolution ?, and that other
counties be earnestly called on 70 consider TIE
natter.
s. TIA. suitable committee b, sppointsss
10 wait on the shop and Min;slefs now n U
Colferslce assembled. on Timber creek, il his
coll-7l and warn them 20 Withhold The .urther
p-0gecI. ion q said Conference, as - eontin-
uznce VIII be well calculated 70 eTdsnrrr the
peace Of the coumEnIty-
9, Ihat cur mottois= Psaeeably il We can.
forciblyH We must
he following rssolEt,on was presented bv
?. -iei' rs, Ndieh was appended and
2 That we hereby bind ourselves to eo-op-
sials ll ne future b DO an We can to suppress
Aoolitiosn sm In or midst, and that hpnceforth
"e "al saher no eypressio Of Abolition doc
2 -nes Or senLiments IN or streets Or county 70
60 o fpurIshCd
Il was mo-sd BY DR.. Reid that committee
Q. tttT responsible men Be appointed By The
ensifmaa 10 wait on Bishop Jayne and the
Monsters IN Conference assembled, a. Timber
creek cnurcl, on sunday, the - b Of Msr-h. /
ana read 10 them the resolutions adopted b.
this leetia z, and 10 ordsE The discontinuancs
OF their meetings IN TITS coanty hsncsforIh and
forever.
A meeting, pursuant 70 adjournment. was
heii on Nolday, March a, d.. Il H. Hofer
on the chair, i. c. DeLlsle. secretarv.
On being called, Judge Sa1acl A. Roberts
chairman of tie COMMITTEES a. binted 70 read
tsIe relolu. aoile asoflea a ldst meeting. - ]
Bishop Jayne, and ne min. srs in eonferenee
assembled or Timber Creek, reported a. fol-
lows=
That, IN coBfoTmity with the distractions Of
fhe meeting on Saturday, the committee met
on Sunday morning, ~ the Bonham Court
House, and thence proceeded 10 the place q
huidiaE the conference. On their arrival a
fhs church worship had commenced, and the
c-nnittee was Informed that as soon as ser
Flce was ended, the conference would oisperse;
that this was the only opportunity 70 be had q
Eres -u-iug the Tesolutions 20 them ss body
Conseg l5ltlv We entered the house when tie 4
pr1Fer was over. and read the resolutions =
ne Bishop, and tod bin that We would expect
cate-7rlcsl answer; IN tive hours after The
eEpElLio1 o. which tine two Of their preach
eTs Carlisle aul Hstley) reported hat they 4
wee altlorlzed by the conference 70 answer
tnt' lhry would cease their ministerial func-
u9'a unul their next quarterly conference
HLen action would Be tsken on the matter
y nereupon, the eonmittes WffhdreW. Judgs
hooefs then called on John ". Crane, who
leaQ me resolutions adopted bF fourteen Of
lner conferences IN difsTent portions uf the
Lnllfd states. Judge r. then proceeded BY
ealing the EftHrffnf N ftrr asaaaa~-- - sh~9r ]