Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-11-24


foes, were il not that its death strug.
gles have been Of such a character as
to excite. contempt, rather than com
miscratlon.
1t is "a fact not unworthy ofremark that
fanaticisrh of Whatever kind, or character.
has ever had its origin among the adhc
rents, Of some one OF the christian church.
es, AMI that the principle propagators Of
lanatcal doctrines, have been very prom
inent, and much loved Pastors Of church
es. We need ono further back than Pc
ter the Hermit whose fnafical zeal arous-
ed Europe to The CruSadcs-'o find stri-
king demonstration Of this fact, while It is
very cer'ain that those who have follow
ed him in the holy business Of saving mems
souls, have imagined they were not doing
the will Of heaven unless they were prca-
ching & o ne Crusade or Other even worse
than those which contemplated the rescue,
Of he"iloly Landn from the stubborn and
desised lnfdel. 1t is needless to aIlnde
to the punishment Of supposed witches.
and The thousand other wild and ridiculous
anticke that have been cnt before high
Heaven" in years gone by; as or own
country. in orr own times preeen's us
with horrid and fearful example,
Where did Aboi,ion-'hat earthly hell
have its origin? Among the Ministers Of
the Churche>!, Who taught church rid.
den, and priest ridd n people to believe
that slavery was great Na'ional sin--a
black and foul d shonor? The Ministers
oftho Churches! Who laugh the people
that in order TO CARR oui the md nd scheme
of abolition, one man might conspire a.
ranst The life Of his fellow citizen, and
encrimson with the blood of the unofTen-
ding woman, and pratling babe the half Of
CONTINENT The Prcachers!,!-Who
are now foremost in The ranks the Alb.
clifton Crusade! The shepherds Of the
Church. And tiffany shall be so sceptical
as to doubt the truth of this matter let him
read the following extract from a letter Of
the Right Rev't. Dr.Storrs of Branree.
from Tie New York Star.
IT, SDathera Coagsa,i9a.--The
Journal of Commerce, in referring to
1 the proceedings Of the Southern Con
yention, very judiciously observes:
Thee is q view of this subject.
which to our minds is FIR more impor-
tant than It's commercial bearings, VIZ
the tendency Of the measure to weak
en- the bonds of union between the
Estates. Indeed we think it probable
that the ambitious relations at present.
subslstng between the Nortn ana the
South, ha operated as motive toI
the adoption of the measure, that If in
case of disaster to the Union, the
South may have all the materials of
commerce and ana within ITSELF
While thus want of confidence I'M
the perpe,uity of the Union is cvin.l
Ied as the South, and in too many in
stances recklesSness in regard to itsl
preservation, similar feeling isl
spring up at the North, and express
sing itself in very distinct and tan
gible forms. No longer ago than toI
day. we read the extract from the Bos.
ton Acknowledgements bv the
4 Spectator of that city to be from the
pen of the Rev. DR.. Storrs, Of Brain.
tree, who on most subjects is mode
rate and ludclous--in which The Uni.
on is spoken of as small atiair.which
is TO be abandoned sooner than any
one out OF many of our rights and pri
/ vI'eges--terms which are often used
to mean little else than our caprices
or the dictates of pride and passion.
The writer says:
"Were it not that the pathway Of Sc.
lparatlon between the free and the
slave holding States were plantedI
thick with the thorns of the wilder
ness and the brier that tore the flesh
of The men Of s, ccotth, It is believed
that vast majority of the citizens of
the free States would unite most cor
daily in the cry that so often comes
from the South, "let The Uaioabe dis
s,iced." II is no benefit to U> III
involves us in the guilt and shame of
our nelghbors. 1t exposes us to the
Yen rnn nrN Of tho Enl &c ....A.na