Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-09
SLAVE SELLING.

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We have received a copy of the Southern Meiho,
dit hinerant, a paper published in parkersburg.
Wood county, Virginia, 'for the Western Virginia
Conference" evidently committed to the interests
Of tho M. L. Church South, in which is an article
designed expressly for our information. We were
not aware of the existence Of such a paper before,
and are thankful for the favor. Were it rot for
the crowded state of our columns we would quote
II cniiie. The substance Of the article is The
charge that Methodists and members of the Nor
thern Church, that is, of the Church to which We
belong. in Western Virginia, do buy and sell
slaves Just as freely as any other people, and with
cut scy Church action therefor. In proof of which
it states that during the month of August, 1851
Mr.. Isaac Lynch. a member of the NJ. L. Church
10 West Milford, Harrison county, Virginia, who
10 the owner of five slavcs-sold one Of them, a
boy about % years old, to John r.. Dawson,
s%"slave driver" living in Clarksburg, Va, whc
Immediately carried him to Baltimore. and
there cold him to ore of the regular "slaye buy
srs," who purchase for the Southern market. Dan
iel, for that was the slaves name, Vas a member
OF the same class with his master, and was, st thC
time Of the sale" Poor Daniel pleaded with hit
master, on his knees, but il. was of no use he wa,
suspected Of an intention to run away, was hur
ried to the slave pen on Sunday, and sold the mex
Thursday, in spite Of batter tears-and the master
was compelled to meet in class without his ser
want. Rev. Il. L.. Brooks is said to be preache,
in charge, and Rev. G. Battello, Presiding Elder
By looking at eur Minutes of tho Conference, We
and that Rev. r. l.. Brooks is stationed at Burn
~srsviils. with L. Ii. j. King for n colleague, and
Rev. @. Bstello is the Presiding Elder. Bro
Battelle was q member of our last General Confer
encs.
The Mncrdnt proceeds to inform us that in the
Same class John IIursey sold a slave boy, in spite
Of his mother, in the same way, and is yet ian nc.
oeptable member; and also Col. N. l.. Patton pur'
chased two or three slaves, and then withdrew
from the Church, taking "a letter of good stand
ing" also James Lynch, Esq, who lives on
Browns Creek" purchases slaves freely. All
those, We are further informed, are only specimen
eases, and that members of the NJ. Z. Church
there, buy. sell and grow" slaves, "as other per-
sons, and the Church refuses to deal with them for
the same"
Some may ask why retail this Islander ?" We
pity any of our readers who have not yet learned the
position of lions Herald. 1t is ,his-perfect fair.
ness. If we learn of any fact commenting our
Church in that region, We publish it; and if we
learn any showing completely with slavery, we
publish it. We are determined that the public
shall know as much as we do about the subject
We belong to no party, and seek the special favor
of none, and fear the opposition Of none. We
hate the institution OF buying and selling, and
growing men and women for the market, as we
do the devil; and the less we should hate it, the
less self respect We should have.
Let, then, the facts be made known, and the Dor.
der decide whether they will be free from slavery
or not. If yes, then We will unite all our iuau.
ence with theirs if no. the sooner they are separa'
ted from US tho better.-Zion's Herald.