Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-11-02

mas plotted from its Discipline every
Isemblance of hostility to slaveholding
exists In that section of the country
Leading members of that nomina
lChurch have avowed the determination
to drive from that region all ministers
who belong to what they call the Church
North. They are encouraged in that
object by protessedly religious papers.
Gentlemen of property lead on the rab
Bile. Men of the same spirit as those
iwho assaulted Bishop James in the house
of God, and who needed but little more
encouragement to have hung him, ofici.
ated at the martyrdom of Bewley.
of the Southern periodicals the New
fOfeans Christian Adrocate is far from
being the most Incorporate in it's Ian
guage, and yet our readers will be
shocked at perusing the following brief
extract from long article in the same
spirit, which we find in late number of
that journal. Abiding to such men as
Bewley and his colleagues, the editor
says:
"These conspirators are the advance
guard of that Black Republican party
to which DR.. Abel Stevens processes to
belong, and which the majority of N orth
ern Methodists, it is said, will support
in the ensuing presidential elections -
This is the fruit of the doctrine taught
by the entire Northern Methodist press,
edited by such men as Drs. Thomas,
Kingsley, Haven, and Elliott, the latter
in slaveholding territory. This is what
is meant and desired by that freedom of
speech'-God save the MARYLAND of
the press, the absence of which in the
South is vehemently complained of by
the Independent, the Christian Adrocate
and Journal, and similar papers. 1t is
for prudent and well-conducted efforts
to prevent such things, that Bishop
James fills the ears of the country with
his complaints against that accomplished
gentleman and patriot Judge Roberts,
and his associates. This is the fruit of
the Gospel Northern Methodist preachers
wished to preach in Texas. Alas for
the honored name of Methodist
preacherl 1t is for not joining in the
course and counsel which lead to such
results that the Southern Methodist
Church is denounced and vilifed in
Europe and America by Methodists-
These things are the fruit of the doc
trines and labors of the abolition tories
of the North and their British allies,
leagued, as in the days of the Revolution,
against the peace and perpetuity of the
government of this country. The blood
of the Revolution, of San Domingo, of
Kansas, of Harpers Ferry, and of this
Texas infamy, rests upon the heads of
these modern tories and incendiaries. !"
Here it will be seen that the difference
between Abolitionists and anti-slavery
men, on which some of our friends in
this region lay so much stress, is not
recognized in Texas. Thomas, Stevens,
Kingsley, Haven, and Elliott are all
placed in the one and the same category.
Bewley s anti slavery, as we have seen,
was of the mildest type, like that of our
beloved bishops. Our Southern breth-
rem treated him precisely as they would
treat Cheever or Garrison if either should
fall into their power. All who will not
bow down to the idol, and acknowledge
slavery to be right, and humane, and
scriptural, are to be denounced as aboli-
ton tories and incendiaries.
But we will notallow ourselves to COM
ment upon this language as it deserves.
We quote it merely as sample of the
style in which the bad passions of "lewd
fellows Of the baser Sort are reused to
deeds of blood by protesting followers
of the Prince of peace. Such diatribes,
reiterated from week to week in ''Chrts-
tain Adcocates," as well as in political
papers, encouraged "that accomplished
gentleman and patriot" Judge Roberts,
and his associates, in their unmanly out
rage upon Bishop james. Similar encour-
agement was needed by the rabble who
hurried the gentle spirited Bewley to his
home in heaven.
Truly these are fearful times. They
call for mourning and lamentation, for
penitential tears and for earnest prayers;
and, most especially, for a clear, con-
tinued, outspoken testimony against an
enormity that is blasting Gods heritage,
and making the very name of American
Christianity Kissing and by-word
among the nations of the earth.-N Y.
Christian Aduocate.