Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-01-12
An Indiana Preacher Arrested i'm Mort,
CarOlina

Carolina.
] a Greensborough, Guilford COIN. G..
correspondent of the New York Herald
gives lengthy account of the arrest in the
former place of the Rev. Daniel Worth
esleyan Methodix preacher. a native
oil North Carolina. but for some time past
up to two years ago. resident of Indiana
IN which State he had been member If
the Legislature. He was arraigned ON tho
23d of December, on charge of selling
and circulating Helpers Impending Crisis
and uttering in the pulpit language calcu-
culated to make slaves and free negroes
disconnected. He was refused bail. and
sent to Jail whence he was taken for exam
nation on the following day. More than
dozen witnesses sustained the charge
against him, and one man testified that he
had purchased a copy of Helpers book of
Worth. 1t was also proved that Worth
in the pulpit on Sunday, had said that the
laws of North Carolina ought not to be
obcyed, AMI that he said they were made
by q "Set Of drunkards, gamblers and
whoremongers." The prisoner who con-
Quoted his own case, acknowledged that he
had been engaged in circulating the Hell
per book. and also a work on the "yVar
IN kansas," but did not consider il anv
harm to do so; that he at first did not in
!cnd TO admit having circulated the former.
but that he wanted to make them, as
lawyer would bring evidence to snbstan-
tate the charges. The counsel for the
prosecution rejoiccd that this case had
arisen IN old Guilford which had been
claimed as an abolition county, and de-
nounced Helper and his book, recalling cx-
tracts from the last The prisoner. in his
own defence, attempted argue the evil of
slavery. and to convince the Court that he
was right in preaching against it. He was,
however, compelled to con6ne himself to
the point at issue
lie then continued his remarks at con-
siderable length on abolition. until the
Court told him that it had listened lon.,
enough to that strain, and desired him to |
speak as to- the charges brought against
him. The prisoner then spoke as to his
course having been consistent with his call
ing as preacher and man; that when he
heard there was a warrant for his arrest.
ne hal started for this place to surrender
himself; that in his preaching and prac.
ice he hal only been doing what Others in
he State had long ago been doing unmo-
csted; that he was peace man and a
Union man; that he sought not to dissever
he Union; that he did not endorse all the
sentiments contained in Helpers work:
hat he had formerly been a magistrate in
his county; that he had been living in
indiana many years, and came back to
North Carolina about two years since, to
benefit the health of an invalid wife; that
hat wife had died and he had married
gam. and had been engaged in preaching
n several counties since; he was not con-
cions Of having violated the laws of the
state, either in his calling as preacher or
S circulator of Helpers Impending
jrisis.''
The Court ordered him to fni bail in
10, QUO for his appearance at the next term
court, and the same amount to keep the 7
eace until that time.
AT last accounts the required bail had '
ot been found. Worth is about sixty-five
ears of age. The punishment for the
rst offence of the kind for which he has
cen held TO bail, is thirty nine lashcs; for
nc second death.
This Mr.. Worth was a member of the r
legislature of this State from Randolph 4
ounty for several years, from 1926 TO
$50, or thereabout. :,