The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-10
AN APPEAL
To the Friends Of Freedom, and Lorers Of Free
Speech and a Free Press,
IN BEHALF OF REV. DANIEL WORTH.


The undersigned were appointed q
committee, by a meeting held at the
court house in Independence, June 30th,
1860, TO canvass the county and procure
subscriptions from the friends of human
ity, to be forwarded by the Chairman, as
directed by the meeting, and also to pre-
sent an appeal to the friends of freedom
and humanity in behalf of Rev. DANIEL
WORTH, who was imprisoned in felon's
cell, in Guilford County, N. c., from
the Gath of December last until about the
1st of May, for preaching against Slav-
cry, and circulating Helpers Impending
Crisis-not among free colored people or
slaves, but among white men and women.
He is minister of the Wesleyan Metho-
dist connection of America, and at the
time of his Imprisonment was laboring as
a missionary, under the A. NJ. Associa-
tion. And he appeals to his Wesleyan
brethren in the following touching letter,
for aid 4:
New YoRK, May 10. 1860.
To the Ministers and Members Of the Wesleyan
Connection
DEAR BRETHREN Il am in this city,
having rendered bonds for my reappear-
ance in the courts of North Carolina, at
their next term. have been twice tried,
found guilty, and sentenced to two years
Imprisonment. An appeal to the Supreme
Court opens the judgment and renders
the cases bailable. Another case re-
mains to try (perhaps more than one) in
volying much seyerer punishment.
My bonds are for S3,400, which
must pay or return and release my bail
My return will be to certain death in a
stenchful felon's cell, where the only
sound of the human voice which will fall
on my ear will be impious curses, oaths,
and blasphemy; no friend to stand by
my couch as | am nearing the shadowy
land, to whisper in my ear the words of
christian hope, or wipe from my cold
brow the drops of death ; far from the
loved ones. family, children, friends, to
yield up my last breath TO Him who gave
it My friends here, say my return to
the South is not once to be thought of !;
the money must be raised, and must be
released. am therefore addressing my
self to the work, and shall for the next
month travel through New England for
that purpose, but neither my strength nor
time will be sufficient to accomplish i,
alone. | must have help. To you my
Wesleyan brethren, | make my appeal.
VIII you make my case your own? l
am "in bonds :" will you remember me
as being "bound with me o. Remem-
Der the sum is large, and if secured, you
viii have to find men who will give lib
orally. My bonds will forfeit in five
months. Brethren, sisters, friends, your
old brother is in your hands, no would
prefer to die in your midst, rather than
in felon's cell in the South. Ile waits
your response.
Send your monies to Edgar Ketchum,
Esq, No, 20 Nassau ST.. New York
D. WORTH.
Now, to the touching appeal OF Mr.
WORTH, in the above letter, We would add
our earnest entreaties, to all the lovers o!
God, freedom, and crushed and bleedin 9
humanity, TO make the case your own,
and you must see that this aged minister
has not violated any just law, but that he
has moral courage like Daniel of old,
who would not bow down to the King oil
Babylon's golden god that he. with
true Christian integrity, would not bow
down, or be gagged, by the great Mo-
loch Of American Slavery. He asks your
aid, that he may not 60 back to a stencil
full felon's cell TO suffer and die under
tho cruelties of Shareholders and their
allies. 4" AS We would that men should
do TO you. do We even so to them" Then
will YOU aid this servant of Christ, who
dared TO be an honest man, and speak the
burning words of Gods truth TO slave
holders and non Shareholders, and pour
these unwelcome truths in ears that did
rot wish TO hear them. We ask youl
aid to cancel those bonds, that this emf
nent minister may 80 forth to do battle
in the grea, moral battle field again. Do
nations can bo handed to any member
Of the committee.
Jane 20. 1869 G.. / CuanISs,
G. lIooyER.
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s J W. TAboR,
ID l. BAKER