Methodism And Slavery
Bishop Waugh, of the Methodist Episcopal CJiuirh resides n tho city of Baltimore. In 1S40 he ordained and set apart for the office óf eider in said church, a fclaveholder who resided at the time Ãn Ken!iicky,where the lavvs ndmit of emancipation, and permit the liberated slave to enjihy f reet! om. He ca lied on the Rcv. J. A. Merrill, of Massachusotts, who was n Baltimore nt the time, to nssist in the ordination services. Mr. Merrill declined the assistance on the ground that the man was a slavebo'der. Other obsistnnce, however, Vas attahied, and the slavc kolder was ordaincd. We have been called on for" ndmes and dates in this case since our recent reply to Mr. Scotford. and above they are given. Bishop Waugh, we contend, violnred the discipline of thechurrh in the above act. Sce Seclion 10, Ans. 1, Page 1Ã8.Mr. Tyler lias signed the bilà for thc Re peal ot the Baiikrupt Lnw. Tliis luw ivas only sccmed af'ter repeaÃed cfforls for many years, its existe nce has been very brief, and tberê Ãs no reasonable prospect that onother will be enacted for a long pericrd to come.- Ãut is it not singular Ihat the vvhig Congress wl.ióh enncÃed this law should be in pucb eacer basté to jepeal it? The AlUtny Patriot re marks: "So the only remajning monument to the wjiig victory of 1&-10 Ãtj cxcept the homo squadron, and' tho other mensures to protect slavery e5j) has been destroyed, and that by Wliig hands.'' O3 It appears that the House dld not take up-thé assauÃt of Dafasoiï upou Gidding?, hccauschc icas drunk! This vas iutimated by one of Dawson's colleagnes, who roseto apo!ogise for him, and was confirmed by Mr. Waterson, of Tenn. who got him out of the House as soon es possible, and when Waterson enme back, he assured those about him that Dawson was fo drunk he did not know what he said ot did. The cry werxt round, uld ü drop, let ià dróp, he teas drunk,'' oi:d t wös droppecÃ. There Ãs good ri ason to believe that Oawsoñ inÃehde'd to have a regular affray with Giddihgs. (TTThe Legislativo Hall wns granted to the Massachusetfs Anti-Slavery Society for their Anniial Meeting by a vnanimous vote of Ãho House of Representativos. How lorïg it since a Governor of Massnchusetts thought the pronmlgalinn of antislavery notions was ajÃiisdenTeatror, punishable at common laff? Qr" Our readers will that Bishop McOskry and Rev. Mr. Harrison were appointed Chaplains to Ãhe Senate. The Sena!c paid these gentlemen in ful] for their services twcnty-five dollars in $cnpIn ot;r list of contribiitors atlhc Anniversar}', the name of Dr. J. C. Gallup of Fen fonville, was nccidentnlly omitted. Dr. G. nnd another gentleman ledged twclve dolïars. A great loss oflives and property has oceurred in Texa?, frora the overfiowing of the rivera.
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