they have protested against the exciu-i
sivc exercise 01 mis rignt uy their bre
thren, and have claimed an equality of
benefit arising from this joint estate.
Whatever reiaies to common interest
must receive common sanction the.ap
pointment of a superintendant over a
common estate relates to common inte
rest, therefore such an agent should be
appointed by all the tenants in common.
If an appointment is made of such a su
perintendant, unless by common con
sent, such an appointment is illegal.
But the Rev. Wm, Compton received
his appointment to superintend a part of
the common estate without common
consent, therefore the appointment of
the Rev. V. Compton is illegal; and
being illegal, the exercise of the power
in question is an usurpation; and bemo
an usurpation, the local preachers had a
right to resist it.
Is the exercise of this power derived
from a human source? If it is derived
from human authority, when or where
was it given? There never yet has been
any convention composed of the mem
bership of the Methodist Church, or
composed of their representatives, from
the consent of which the exercise of this
power can be derived. To render the
power legal, there must have been this
consent given; it is the only evidence
by which title to the power can be prov
ed, and when the one is wanting, the
other is illegal. Even if the itinerants
had been in the possession, use and oc
cupation of this power so long that the
memory of man runneth not to the con
trary, it could only be founded in an im
plied contract, and could in England, in
regard to the king, be set aside by the'
authority ot the people who gave if;
whenever the authority was abused.
But we know the commencement and
the progress of the Methodist Church
Government, and from that time to the
present the advice, much more the con
sent, of the membership has never been
asked. The authority exercised by
the itinerants not being derived from
the membership, and the mem
bership having no voice in the control
of it, the allotment of the Rev. W.
Compton to Roanoke Circuit by the An
nual Conference, was illegal as to the
people. The right of suffrage is inhe
renta man can onJy forfeit it by his
crimes. The people is the fountain
from which all human authority must
flow; if power is exercised over them,
derived from a source other than them
selves, theexercise thereby becomes an
usurpation.
The Annual Conference had as much
right to appoint V. Compton to take
the riding of this judicial district, and
insist on obedience to his Honor, as
they had to appoint him to Roanoke
Circuit and insist on obedience to his
fieierencc. The laity arc not live stock,
to be transferred to any owner, however
ignorant, covetous, or tyrannical that
owner may be.
An authority over the membership of
'he church is illegal, unless granted by
the membership itself. The allotment
fjf the Uev. W. Compton to Roanoke
Circuit was not so granted. Therefore,
'die allotment of the Rev. W. Compton
Jo Roanoke Circuit is illegal and if il
kgal, it ought to be resisted.
The writer begs leave here to introduce
me observations on the influence of eccle
siastical principles over the civil institutions
if all countries, and in doing so, he will con
fine himself to facts received as facts by con
current historians. The writer acknow
ledges his inability to do the subject justice
and apologises for his attempt, because it is
,jne too little regarded by those who ought
Make the lead in imparting to the commu
rity, all information necessary to the preser
vation of their social rights. The writer
does nut intend to disguise his belief, that
controversy involves in its principles
lhc safety of our civil compact; without ad
verting to thp nr:irtirp of the General Con-
fci-cnce in legUating over the property of
l ic membership, and more particularly to
rts constant efforts to emancipate the prin
Ciple of labor in the Southern States, which
fjiiMilt'ied by itself is vastly alarming the
Writer will consider himself fortunate, if by
dicing some general features he can awake
tUe community a spirit of inquiry, and
Crw the attention thereof to the operation
of;i principle, which in its tendency is sub
vrsive of those rights which have been
considered by our fathers as most dear, and
vhich thev have transmitted to us. through
Ml and blood, as an inheritance: the opera-'
tion cf the principle being one of cause and .
effect, and will ha'rdlv k "
behalf by an a -wile inteirCCtrlled in our'
should be learned of h J 5 lge.nce' VVisdo
then let us qUir a d Sf1-of the dead
the mirror 7a th? arn from history
principlesof our race" Zf" linS
experience of the la?t 08 P,rofit bX the
carefully avo d the irertn -USand years' and
astjeal over ci ii T,naiM?C f ecclesi"
of despotism in 1" th"
acquire the power tomTkeUlf
of the ascendant." fiS afc f p"sov.ere,Stl
an absolute King of France JZT nS i
to recall the edict of NW 7 compelled
ration had been grantefto'the7 Shlch
the same kin to whom h e HuSonots-T
the Pone F iL i 7 homaSe was paid by
per at Sow?. PrKle of c0,,tl'Jest and im-
comhnt i A u,l, e uie world to
COmOat VCt bvthe Vc'roll f -ir. '
jecting numerous of his subjects to a l the
from a rril "ment, and this too, not
V ves !5 ?aP"c?.?f tynny. but for safe
nrince 'n K-t7 to , us crn-that politic
well 5W eV a-Uy P0litic ministers knew
Z of! e rcllS10us principles of the Hu
guiots were too ii mnip ..a t
;r , i'iv- vi iuo uemocrau-
en lnlCe ,they gamecl the ascendancy, to
p t lee despotism of the French govern
SIVJ i k l,rSress of their creed was a
Hn . Sf li butucertail, saPPing of the founda
tion of the then order of things. In Ene-
1 ... mi icignoi Elizabeth, one Went -
worth, a huritatu bravi th ,.r
incess by his pleading for liberty in the
-louseot Commons the gradual increase of
me prevailing sentiments of his sect, was
the chief cause of the overthrow of the trov-
r4U,;il,u ul Vnanes Ist- Charles, in fight
ing tor the bishen's mitre wic i;r,
his crown; religious sentiment carried Crom
well into power, overturned monarchy in
Ureat Britain, effected the Revolution in
1688, settled Holland, wrested the Nether
lands from the crown of Spain, effected the
Reformation, poured the Crusaders into the
Holy Land, drove Charles 5th from Germa
ny, now upholds the Spanish crown, is strug
gling for ascendancy in Portugal, aided the
South Americans, and now leads the van of
the struggling Greeksit is a principle as
active as life and levels every other. But
let us look to our own country, and see if it
has been inoperative here. The Hugonots,
banished from France, settled in South-Carolina
the Puritans, driven from their na-i
tiv? land, settled in ew-hngland; they led
the van in opposition to the same principle
that had driven them from the land of their
forefathers, in the war of the Revolution.
Mr. Wesley, the father of Methodism, was
a true Englishman, and is known to have
been an advocate of the British cabinet
the Methodist ministry left the country;
the Catholics and Episcopalians mostly were j
against reformation or revolution; the Puri-!
tans, the French Protestants, the Conereira-
tionalists, the Presbyterians, and some of the
Quakers, fought for and obtained indepen
dence. Men were found fighting for the es
tablishment of that kind of civil government,
whose ndvor.ates maintained doctrines simi
lar to their religious sentiments; or in other I
words, whose sentiments were adapted on :
civil government to their ideas of ecclesi-
astical government they fought for their;
religion, they fought with enthusiasm. I
In ancient times the liberties of Greece j
were destroyed by a power that grew up.
among them unnoticed; looked upon by most ;
of the States as semi-barbarous, not entitled j
to notice, under the administration of Philip ;
the father of Alexander, it arose to that de-(
rrpp of consideration as to acauire complete;
.
dominion over an uu ttc, ami u.oa.mv- iuh,-
most m the conquest or rersia.
It mav be so as to the Methodist Church
in less than fifty years it has acquired an in
fluence and an increase of votaries vastly as
tonishing; its ministers have been men cf the
most untiring and persevering zeal; its reli
gious creed is strikingly lovely, but its sys
tem of ecclesiastical government is abomina
bly odious. If it continues to progress in the
same ratio it has done, and maintains its
present polity for another half century, the
Conclave will dictate to the Senate poste
rity may then truly say, "farewell, a long
farewell," to civil and religious liberty. R.
paper, previous to receiving a copy of the
Oration delivered at F. Philips', which we
consequently cannot make room for until the
week after next deeming it advisable that
thetoasts,&c. should accompany the Oration,
we concluded to defer publishing them also!
::
CANDIDATES
For the General Assembly of N. C.
EDGECOMBE COUNTY,
Election on Thursday, 31st July next.
For the Senate.
Louis D. Wilson.
For the House of Commons.
Benj. Sharpe, John G. Blou.nt,
Uenj. Wilkinson, Kenetii Hyman.
HALIFAX COUNTY.
Election on Thursday, 14th August.
Senate.
Isiiam Matthews.
House of Commons,
George E. Spuuill, Wm. E. Webb,
Richard Jones, Rice 13. Pierce.
MARRIED,
In this town, on Thursday afternoon,
10th inst. by Robt. Joyner, Esq. Mr.
Abner Mills, ag;ed 70, to Mrs. Martha
Carney, aged 35.
Now if it's the will of Him who wills,
May they raise a score of Mills
And as long as earth their garner fills,
May they never lack for Mills,
To pulverize their grain, we pray,
All ready for the sieve and tray;
Likewise for the heated hoc,
And also for the table, oh
If any Bard can wish them better,
Whack away, Sir, with your metre.
Communicated.
At the house of Dr. Robert Williams, Jun.
m Pitt county, on the 27th of May last, Dr.
John H. Drake, of Nash connty, to Miss
Mary Richard Williams.
DIED,
In this county, on Saturday evening, 5th
inst. aged 56 years. Mr. Reddiek Ttarrptt.
leaving a wife and several children. The
deceased went to bed apparently in good
health, during the night his wife discovered
he breathed with difficulty, and on raising
him up he immediately expired.
Also, on" the 26th ult. aged 50 years, Mr.
John Harris, also leaving a family his de
cease too was very sudden; he was in town
the day of his death, apparently in good
health, returned home, eat a hearty meal,
and was a corpse before morning.
Price Car vent.
Dr. Ramsay's History of the U. States.
i fr-lV .-- It'1 Jtri
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1828.
jJy-VVe are requested to state that Elder
P. W. DO WD has recalled all his appoint
ments, recently published in this paper, ex
cept the one at this place he is expected to
preach in Tarborough on Saturday evening,
the. 26th instant. ,
J7-We had engaged to publish the pro
ceedings at Halifax on the 4th, ia our next
JULY 11.
Bacon,
Brandy, -Corn,
Cotton, - - -Coffee,
Flour, family,
Iron, -Molasses,
Rum, Ncw-Eng.
Sugar, brown, -
loaf, - -
Tea, Young Hyson,
Imperial, -
Wheat, - - -Whiskey,
-
per
tb
gal.
bu'h
lb
bbl
ton
gal
lb
bu'l
gal.
Petcrs'g.
7
55 37 h
35 40
9 Hi
16 17 i
600
gllO U-2
35 50
42 57,
9 121
18 25
100 125
140 150
80 85;
11 1 CI f-
JV. York.
9 10
45
10 12
13 17
475 550
$90 96
32 40
38 45
8 11
17 19
90 93
120 140
90 94
27 34
To all whom it may Concern.
"OTTIEREAS there is a report in cir
eolation that I have conveyed my
negroes to a certain person, for the pur
pose of a maintenance during my life:
Now this is to certify that I have done
no such thing, and that if any person
holds a conveyance of my negroes in
any other shape than by a Will, it is a
forgery' or a fraud, and I now challenge
them to bring it forth, or forever here
after hold their peace respecting the
same.'
SUSANNA DANDY.
4S-3
July 15, 1S2S.
List of Letters,
Remaining in the Post-Office at En
field, Halifax county, N. C. on the
1st of July, 1S2S, which if not ta
ken out before the 1st .October next,
will be sent to the General Post-Office
as dead letters.
.Bracken William Prichard Peyton
Crowe!! R H 2 Simmons J H
Cole Joshua Simmons Jno W
Davis S J Whitteker S -
Godwin Thomas Whitteker Mat C Dr
Johnson George Whitteker John
More David Wrilley Thomas
15 JESSE SOUTHALL. P.M.
To the Public.
GENTLEMEN: I deem it my indispen
sable duty to make a nublic derl
relative to a subject that has grown into the
uuuus oi me people, to show whether 1 have
correctly represented the facts which are
"uvr ueiore tne puoiic. 1 am willing to sub
mit it to the consideration of the people, af
ter stating in what manner the question first
originated. A few days after the election in
the year 1326. Mai. JOHM ti wr nnvr
was asked if he did not intend to be a candi
date the next yearhis answer was: "No,
5enuenien, uamn my soul if I would not
sooner stay at home with the votes that I
got, and be a doe-whinnv tn oHAmon
than I would represent the neopfe of Edge-
wwmov, umy wiiu me votes that elected
the other men.", I should not have said any
thing upon the subject if I had not beard the
Major, on the 3d of July, try to extricate
himself from saying any such expression, by
placing on it a different light. There has
been a misrepresentation, either by myself
or Major Blount; and I know that it cannot
be me, for I heard him make use of the ve
ry words as near as can be designated, and
likewise I can prove it by several witnesses
besides, who were present at the same time.
My object for this is, I do not intend that
Major Blount shall expose ihe wrongfully
and let it pass over in silence; for I feel my
self under every obligation to do him jus
tice, while I am only contending for the
truth, which I am able to show. It is tho't
that I am doing myself justice, to exonerate
myself from those dark expressions that
have been denied by him who ought to scorn,
and forever blush to countenance those who
Were eye-witnesses to the very facts. I am
only vindicating my assertions as they are
true; inasmuch as they have been denied;
and if he does not reflect and come over to
the right cause, I shall convince the public
who has deviated from the truth. If the
Major is not satisfied at this publication, if
he will call on me in this manner or other
wise, I will give him satisfaction. I am will
ing to rest my case at this for the present.
CULLEN LITTLE.
July 12, 1S28.
Cheap for Cash!!
riORN, Fodder, Bacon, Tar, Lime,
Castor Oil, Gentlemen's best Fur
Hats and Caps, Mackarel, (in whole and
half barrels,) Flour, 1st and Sd quality.
Some prime New Herrings and Shad.
ALSO, some superior Seuppernong
Wine together with many other arti
cles, which will be sold very low for
Cash only, by
JOS. L. SIMMONS.
Halifax, N. C. March 10, 1828.
f3l would take this opportunity of
saying to the public, that my intention
is to do a GENERAL
Commission Business:
Therefore, persons who may favor m
with any article on consignment, may
rely on the strictest attention and punc
tuality. J. L. S.
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