The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-19

The M X. Methodist Centefences
This body has at length come TO conciu'
ston on the negro question. II Appears VA
- fourth rule Of The Discipiins MAKES w.
Soh1itioa of msmhsrsAip 70 prchisas IN
buying AaA selling Of nsa, wonea 80 c.s''
'dEsa, with IN iatentton 70 sssnve ~ :. ne
tohding 70 he N. Y. Ixpssss. the Fecent Con
~~.s = Erse ana not think the paragraph
..Cs....- eruaicit. and passsd . series Of
,..,,,, ,c.. vhich they requested the Bishops
=, ,,resent 20 each Con1srence. making tho con-
Ii,,on of uasnbsrship read-"ths buy Ing. SELF
s,v holding, or transferring Of any human
nsinrs 70 BE- used in slavery" direct vote on
this subject was required BY the Oonservs-
lives but the progressive or, as some callsd
them. the radical party, were not satished.
and introduced q preamble and resolution,
isAroush Rev. WIN. II. FERRIS. which asked
that the General Conference should take mea-
cures to prevent slavery for selfish or mercena-
~ purposes. On Monday night the Confer
eacA came to . vote by which the substitute
sv.s Loaf. n well a the Erie resolution, the
latter BY . large majority.
I'm the course Of tho debate, very able
speech was made BY Rev. q. r. kETTxLL. who'
the New York correspondent OF the hichmond
Eaqxire, says. 10 q brother OF THOMAS r. Asr-
TELL, we'll known author ana STATISTICAL
writer. The speaker said he was not pro-
slavery man. but, sin the face OF the conse-
quences which must result from setting Tree
four millions of paupers. the question Is one
of very grave moment. Are we committing
sin by allowing them to remain as they are r.
The negro. continued the speaker, has never
taken one step towards his own civilizations
nor elevation, morally, socially, or intellectu-
ally. He proceeds:
"The question 10. whether there are among Us
four millions Of persons belonging to class whose
capacity and disposition 70 labor are. to say the
to ssi continue system that imposes compulsory
labor upon them. All tho rhetoric that 10 expend-
s su denied the assertion that .lavshclders
owned the bodies and souls Of men. IT 10 false
sss Hxn SIN fep
slaves. Ee ought to know what We Are taking
:, e
| tn buted to elevate this country In tne scale OF
aRs =: mi but sss f ~ss
that was continually pouring out OF TIE cotton to-,
IN hs sos
in the face Of statements which are based upon the
Of 'i ,a TSe4s a..
raiions Of property in the South; $50 millions Of
cotton j: 9 the North sIoIt
and %n: ira n
i
terests Of the North dependent upon the South.
treat deal il said about the poverty of the South
| But the agricultural products of the South are
greater than those at the North. The South was
| 1OIkinr for the benefit Of the North, md it was
the North that derived the great pec9Hiary .spef.
| against slavery by great many brethren did not
fonch particularly tender spot. Did they not love
| coffee and sugar, and too many of them. he was
sOrry to say, loved tobacco. 1t q curious fact
| that men should stand up and make anti slavery
spec ches with tobacco in their mouths and cotton
shirts ON their backs. Are We to blight oil the in
terests Of this glorious land BY improper action
| upon the slavery QuostiOn! What do we gain by
| setting free four millions Of slaves? We turn
them into paupers and sink ourselves down to pau
| peTs alongside Of them."
Now, it is worthy of remark, that, whilst the
Black Republicans are leaving no stone un-
| turned to let loose upon the nation flour mil
lions Of paupers." they are equally solicitons
! to keep the bur then off their own SHOULDERS
| Even the free negroes whom their machina-
tions have compelled some Southern States TO
eject from their limits, they are endeayoring
| to exclude from the free States. Mr.. BLAIR
| recommends that the free negroes be carried
| to Central America, and others that they be
sent to make cotton in Africa. Even the N
| Y Tribune says that the Republicans believe
.'that the negro is an inferior, degraded, unim.
| movable, undesirable element of our Ameri-
can nationality" and "out Of place on this
| continent" II small free negro immigra-
ton EFFORTS these groans, why do they seek to
create flour millions of paupers 7"