The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-20
MASS MEETING OF MARYLAND
METH0DISTS.


lists and NegrOes.s-ImpOrtRnt ResO-
lutiORH in regard to the Outrage.
Our readers are familiar with the
facts published some two weeks ago in
regard to the riotous assault of a
collection of rebels and copper
heads in Anne Arundel county, Mary
land, on a camp meeting at which a
large number of whites and blacks
were worshiping together at a place
called Shipley's Woods. The ,rallying
cry of these rioters is said to have been
s i'teemember NetO Orleans I" So far as
they could they certainly endeavored
to rival that bloody and brutal massa-
ere.
A mass meeting of Methodists was
held on Monday night last at Light
Street Church, Baltimore, to take action
in regard to the tiendish Outrage. Sew
eral speeches were made on the occa-
sion. Extracts from the sworn testi-
mony that had already been taken in
the case were also read. We have space
only for few specimens from the pro-
ceedings. The character of the assault
can be judged of by the following ex.
tract from the testimony given by one
of the white ministers who was present:
saw, after the riot had somewhat
subsidized, n white man with white
coat deliberately fire at least five shots
at the negroes; the rioters had absolute
possession of the ground from the time
the riot commenced, II O'Clock until
daylight; saw the sacking and burn
ing of the colored peoples tents, but
the parties were all strangers to me 1
heard during the night many regrets
among the rioters that none of the d-d
preachers had been shot. and that none
of the id Abolition Methodists had
been Killed; that they were not as good
as the negroes, with many other things
indicating that the design was to kill
white people as we'll as black"
Another witness testifies that some Of
the rioters
"Cursed the Methodist preachers and
the Abolitionists he heard one man
say he was only sorry the balls didn't
enter the damn preachers; and another,
we give them franchiseY and much
more of such talk. My candid opinion
Is, rom all saw and heard, that the
true cause of the riot was from dead
ly hate to the blacks, coupled with a
determination to break up the camp on
account of our supposed abolition SEN
timents as a Church. The camp, of
course, was completely broken up.
VIII not attempt to describe the scene {;
the rowdies had complete control of all
the grounds, marching up and down
with clubs, pistols, &C." fd
Tho Baltimore american, in speaking
of the testimony read at the meeting,
says:
The men whose ahfdavits are given
are all members of the Methodist
md
suspicion"
AT the conclusion of the reading of
the testimony the following resolutions
were passed:
BY the Ministers and LdyB1en of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Of the
STATE Of Maryland, in Light Street
Methodist Episcopal Church assembled.
Res0lUed, 1st. That the recent agGrava-
ted and unprovoked assault upon the
colored people worshipping at one of our
camp meetings in Shipley's woods,
Anne Arundel county, on the night OF
the Both of August last, and the pre-
medttated interference with another of
our encampments in a similar manner,
IN montgomery county, and executed
only in part because of knowledge
thereof naving been obtained, aud
timely measures taken to prevent, mer-
IT'S aud should receive the indignation
and condemnation not only of our
selves, but of all Christian people
throughout the State. -4
ot1Is, - ,,,,,,,s.t, ~
biit3 M We see cleatly e4
tbe oI,.S y,S,,i LIS ol
intaTse IN T6o fSi,ilS no te
l1SsusS rIi,ssss 10 tne Metnodlst episcopal
uTn rnn noa,i, on 5nis D3raer, ana tnnt these
l., LII, espeSlally y were
pie there worshippinG. FeS7
ResOtUed, Sd. That we most earnestly
cSn9emn co .it.i IN tne burning and destruction
the eolored Isonis md tSe tis,,,st 81, OF
rageous assaults upon their teachers
that have taken place within recent
g[loe ticlo N ,S our t9t, as showing most
commonest rights of bumanity and md
can upon all good citizens everywhere
8, 70 irown them down, and TO use all
men influence to prevent their recur-
renee. Especially do we call upon the
LIZ .issliDe[s OF our Chufch SO to do, to
49,, wuo1e e tolls ,e. SO many OF these feeble
i9saoi.'tlgS - ~ M. .,,l,,Jg,.
n 1nat Inc Methodlst
| tiOtlsly sSsEleVeu py tneSe more recent
1 wrongs, owes II as duty to herself to
USE all tne proper means 10 aid the ciyil
9rltIes IN aIrestlng ana bringing to
sPSteuy t[iaI ea, anu punishment the perpe-
W VIA LOTS OF thetn; ana also TO see toit. in
50 80 iaE as sne cam that tair and Impair
| tlhI trlal is awarded to these coiored
/ people VINO were thus assaulted at the
camp IN Shipley's woods, number of
/ Whom nave already been arrested aud
1nrown into the jail in Anne Arundel
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