Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-13
Ldeas CHI, Va, Pebs 4, 1880.
7oIhe Editor ollie 8
RanaoAa KoNeN Slar !.

Ranan1a Yausy star B
Sir, Inotice inshe editerial columns Of
1.-The ..KAnawha Republican, Of the s8th
Of lJamtary last. n,sder the caption d
Logan Aeetiny. /" which reads ID fol-
lows s4a sa4utY asas
I 4. With great pleasure we pubishths
proceedings of tho patriotic and delerm4.
ined meeting ofahe people Of Logan conn,
tys BIT one Of the resolutions III seems
that a penionsofthe good people of1 thai
county are much exercised about the
presence er,. .,sojournf among tfiemof
lhe people called The Meilsndis,s unless
thty can proeurelhe expuag ing fn,m their
discipline, aScefiaiHlarlieie in refsfenee 10
slavery Wecan assure our frienas s1f The
Logan meeting that, they may dismiss
all their fearssabout these Meehadists.--
Tlley are a. very qaiet lawpabiding and
leyal Peoplc. That, little article. has.
VIA believe. been in their Discipline for
more than half acent1ry. and we do moi
believe Hitlhass worked any lsarmlto The
pfeples# Our, friends over in4Iogsn will
also phase 10 remember lllati years agp,
tlEey eomplained Of the Bankrupt Law
and tliey4declared it shGnld; beiinopera.
tiFe7fntlhat county. and that We published
thai important fact, aud sent il cntlo Cont
gress. aud the said bankrupt law was soon
aftertlepealed by That then augnstbpdy.
We wal send to the General Conference
ascapN ofiihese Lpgan proceedings, and
they ihav expect .expunging eperslioa
| rps be duly performed. in the Inranttime
We hope obey will treat their Methodisi
fellowEcitizensA with alLfdne kindness and
fharitr. unless they shah commit some
overt act "A violation of the civil law 7- 4
Then IN shat case. leptheIn beflried BIZ
the INV and sutierils, penalties il glrilty.'
L 4 Anarticle which, taken as a whole, Is-
fleets but little credit o,,ythe venerable
editor ofsthat paper. epnsie!ering3him 4
Southern man. Ii is. true This IS. i coua-
Try where the liberty Of tue press il guar
anteeH BY the laws and constitution, b
TIE land---the right 70 discuss All legiti-
mate 8masterthat may come before j. for
aiaussiela. The grave exceptions Of The
editor il taken 20 The preamble and 4th
resolution Of hat nice ing, which reads
As f5lhfws:, tett.Whereas there lis iin Bour
midss5 i denomination of christians known
las Tia Metho list Episcopal Church
North. Who snjaurn in our land' De
de- This .resoiution3was discussed and
adopted iybs q large and respectable por.
tion bf tie citizens Of this eounly, mum
beriHg about, 200 persons. without 4 dis
sehtlag voice The Northern Methodist
circdit riderof this circuit was present At
fhe meeting. and d geaerai Irritation, giDel'
10 Discuss lie nerits Of tles resolution, and
after delay Ioi tiys mitsutes dbl. CHAIR
lsubinilted the resolution 10 the neeting.
which was adopted Withput any dissent.
Eng voice. Yet HE ed.t.r Of the f Re-.
publican not being satisfied with tie tz-
preston. Of the public sentiments Of; this
| cou nty interposes. and affords guarantee
that his Metiodists are d aely qafet lotc
abiding people. We should lie NJ. have
some other security beside The mere as.
serliou of the Republican. WE DO moi
EpreIentlae say thai all the Church fNnrth
III The Yves erna Virginia t'onfefene.e are
.abotilion--butto the contrary we behave
IA pfrtion ofthem safe and SQUAD. but de-
fluded ny being told they are Of the old
Church. n ..., x..,4, 4 4,
lsuhmit IL this same Western Virginia
Conference is not part and parcel Of the
General Conferences, at .AHe North, and
hal if every Annual Conference Of that
Church which ID loea'ed on slave soil is
notRopposed 10 slavery !?
Asp | suBMfr II THEY ARE NOT c9tgT
ED BBY THE1R BRKTIttEs Oh. THE NoKTH il
InE FREE STATRs AS SO MANY ABJlIrps-
Lists. Ind 4 .fartler submit Nat II ttey
did not sotiyy Their tfrisads IN he +forsh
Qf 4sftat .f,ct If ,tiey aropld not soon5e
nas.iered tsiA he things sthat wsrs-
Let tlteir4diseiplmt stand as Evidence
ag#ins,tthem. page 1876. where theiqties
EtieRist graysly put, What shall be ,dont
| torfihe rx;upalion Of the evil Of slayeryi?!s'
Or if youg please. in other Words, w Aat
fsfelt be done for die bOlitior. of stqppg I
Here j. tbeiranswer-.ss8s S tssltsf
We. declaee that we are asmurh as
evAr convinced ofilhe CREST evil .bf.slaFe,
IfryE TheieEo e no SHAREHOLDER shall n dc.
Now sir.I demand Of tie edHor of:lhe
.:.RepubIiran.' il. he endorses the whole
ground taken by said discipline? 4 sub.
| mn sir il that part 81 thessaid discipline
dies not At one f-il.swoop III every in
stance attsrnpl to place tie negro on a
leFei with the While man, not only ecele-
si4stieally but in 4 civil capacity. and re-
qdires the master 70 educate and eniapci.
pate his slave. He promises 30 send on
the resolutions 10 tie next General ,Cpn
Ffesence and hare sqmnch Of the Djscip,
line eKpunged. i doubt his success. and
/ doubt his sincerity I'LL the promise. but
SHOULD he succeed lie Will placefhis lame
high in the estimation not only of the
pfuple Of Logan but elsewhere. The PEG,
PIE If Logan would girs him more praise
llian4wlienl he got The Bankrupt Law re.
pealed. W f Il u. b,5Is .gs.3s. d.
Let us compare this abolition clause 10
the Methodist discipline wilhsthe aboli'
ton sentiments OF. the North. al Baffslo,
Jun. 10Th, 1860. They solemnly resolved
that American slavery issthe .'sumgoE fall
sfllainies. Iand. 4 vombination ~ all cfu-
[ekies. crime and robberies, piracy and
|sHlultery, and whatsoever else is impure
land accufsed that shareholders have no