Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-14
RICHMOND WHIG.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June, u, 1860.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June, u, 1860.
To tie Editor of the Wbig:
Atuo time in the history OF my life have known such
deep-fe interest manifested the part OF our citizens
for the safety of the Union Of the States All seem TO
think that we have reached crisis when the helm oil
State should be entrusted the hands of wise and eXpe
rienced men, ssng patriotic hearts, oveioWng with
love Of cOuntry-men who will at once command the
rcpsct and confidence Of the WhOe country GOOD ana
sound men OF all parties congregatng here from all
parts of the country declare that they are ready to sup
port Bell and Everett the approaching fresldentAl
eec ion aud hesitate not to say that from the present
state Of political affairs, the entire conservative ee
of AL parties ought al once TO declare in a'or o
Bell and Everett The prevailing opinion here among
our best politicians is that the democratic party, almost
20 asmau will vote the Bell and Everett ticket IN Masa
chusets n order to defeat the Black Republican party
in that State The same course will most hLeiy De Put
sued by the conservative democrats III number OI lhe
other Tree States The political skies are bright ana
Frightening every dsy in favor of Bell aud Everett Let
the friends OF party be Of good cheer success must
attend the efforts of a party influenced ana con'roied
by such basis OF patriotic principles as those 'hal onu
the Constitutional Union Party togethe'
The members OF both Houses OF Congress are ANXIOUS
10 leave Washington and their homes, and con
sequeutly they are moro prompt and eApedtious III
dpOsing of such business must be attended TO before
thew adjourn sine die
Your numerous readers doubt feel some interest 10
know what action the General Conference oil the hetho-
dist Episcopal Church North, took upon the slavery
question Wei that undiguihed Abolition body met III
iurlo New York, and continued IN session about h'e
weeks and at least twOlhd OF the session was Occup
"a in the discussion of the slavery question anu other
kindred topics The discussion on these topics was DIT
ter and deuuucatorv against AL slave dodeS-and, was
finally closed by the passage OF strong chapter on slave
~ declaring that the btsvi5,g, selling, or holding ~
,Laes IS 5yfdt sa dyaius GoA Here is what Doctor
Boud the Editor OF the Baltimore "Chrls;ian Advocate,
organ of the Baltimore Conference, says respecting TINS
new rlupt.r slavery.
"AI Sayeboding is bv this chapter, declared to be
sin II effectively creates 4 term OF membership IN
our church tor /, declares al cases OF Shyehotmr be
Ameuabe under tie General Rule tor)iddlng All IA
Aner having laid down this rule the General Conei' ace
uroceeded TO '{nonish all preachers and people 10
tsan themselves pure from this great evil What more
could they have said about MormoniSm and ito seek
is extrpation by all lawful and christian means what
,nnr. could they have said OF snr Having declared
Sl.yehoding TO be sin the Discipline calls upon preach
ers and people TO seek It's eXpIon by all means except
such as are lwless and wicked. The word affection
ateyr sounds weety, but it Is not applied to qualify the
manner OF the "extrpauon, but ouly the tone oi the
admouition The ilQuisit0rs used even more kindly
words when they surrendered the victim to the secular
arm, they byuiguandy styled the eyecuuoner.
| "Such, then, is he present scipiue IL condemns
All Shareholders by rule, and by commentary excuses
only in .uch cases as we have mentioned. Real Save
holding it concludes 10 be sia against God and VoR
ton OF the Discipline OF our Church
Il a settled ac OF course, tha; the Baltimore Con
ference can no longer hold connection with the Church
| Ngrfh The lay members in Virginia, as learn from
reliable source are determined 10 take acton at
opre and J,rouuect themstlye from all in with
he Church .Nor'h Those with whom have conyeTSed,
say they must either organize Church of their own,
Or at once attach themselves With the Church south
II the preachers DO no not do something relieve them,
they will without further delay for themselves and
90 into the Southern Church. So mote it be,