The North-Carolina standard., 1843-10-11
a POLITICAL PARsON.

"A
The Whig Campaign of 1910 was an extraor-
dinary campaign, in whatever light it may be
viewed. 1t forms dark spot in the annals of the
country. 1t stands out in its disgusting blackness,
to reproach the Republic for its past conduct and
to a1monish it for the future It was an era OF
excitement, of revelry, of unexampled political
prostitution and debauchery; and we wonder not
that the democracy mourn over it as an era OF de-
graduation and of evil, and perpetualy callupon the
people TO set their mark of reprobaton upon those
who, on that occasion, dofftd the habiliments oi
place and the pomp of aristocracy, and "sTooPED
TO CONQUER ito delude the people upon soil
trod by the great of old, and thus made holy to
the cause of sober and an elevated freedom.
Among those who aspired in that campaign to
mould the people to their will, and to lead them,
through carousals and deep dissipation, to pro-
per selection of National Rulers the Ministers OF
God, as we'll as professed politicians, acted most
conspicuous part. We remember one Minister
especially, who was in this city at the October
Convention of 1910, and who was put forward
by George E. Badger and others, as public
speaker, not so much on account of his oratorical
powers, as from desire, in our opinion, to enlist
on the side of the Whig party the members ofhis
peculiar sect. We were present when this min
lister ascended the stand. He was greeted by the
shouts of men deep in the mysteries of hardcder
and his vision was regaled by gourds, and coon,
skins, and broad waving banners; and he was
backed by the man, and he euIogized the man who
in his heart regarded him as his tool in politics
and hereto in religion I" He opened his mouth,
and taught the peo pie, saying" "This day, fel-
low-citizens, is the proudes hour of my life, for
humble as l am, l was greeted this morning with
the acclamations of my felow-citizens upon the
enlisting the attention of the crowd, or of COM
mcnding himself more particularly to Mr.. Badg-
er, he proceeded to pronounce the head of that
gentleman the most perfect head that had visited
the world for centuries
q" The proudest hoUr of his lifeP Was it a
prouder hour than that of his spiritual BIRTH when,
by an eye of faith, and amid the agonies of peni-
senal supplcation, he beheld the cross of the Re-
deemer bursting and beaming over the darkness of
eighteen centuries, and offering peace and pardon
to his soul2 Some one has very beautifully said,
"the Christian is the highest style of man." 1t
is indeed. If the Christian Minister have decIar-
ed the whole counsel of his Master; if he have
rebuked the turbulent, and thrown the whole
weight of his example against all dissipation and
excitement; if he have sacrificed no p nciple of
patriotism in blind devotion to men and power
if he have bound up the broken-hearted, and
brought the wandering to the fold Of God-thcn
inlced may he receive respect and reverence here,
and look forward to higher state of happiness
hereafter, and to realization Of the beautiful and
undying glories of the life to come But let him
pursue the opposite course; lcr'him be in the midst
Of revelry and dissipation, and rebuke it not; let
his example be thrown on the side of political
revolution to be achieved by humbuggery and de-
cepton; let the souls of the flock perish for want
of food, whilst the pastor is absent showing on
the insignificant machinery of the world let this be
the case of any Christian Minister and plunged
as we are in the cares and excitcments ofthe time
from tie bottom Of our soul are pity him. We
cannot reprove him; for that is the office of his
Master. We cannot denounce him. That
would be cowardIy. But we can pity him, and
warn the people to beware Of him.
The remarks here made have been thrown out
from sense of duty-from ardent desire to
contribute all we can to prersnt hereafter recur-
renee of similar scenes. We are actuated by no
spirit of opposition to any peculiar Church. We
ook upon all societies or churches with respect
and reverence, and we desire that no remarks we
nay at any time make, shall be considered appli-
cable to any sect, church or denomination. In
fine, when we speak of political parson, we in
end no reflection upon his church. Let this be un
derstood, and we shall defy all the Federal Whig
malice which this article may arouse.
CA week two ago the Raleigh Standard informed
readers that the annual average of the cotton crop
If the United States may now be estimated at one hun
lred millions of pounds and the value of it for export
bou $62 600 OOO" We endcavored to point out to the
Editor the evident into which he had fallen, by
howing him, that if hundred millions of pounds only
produced, the price must be 81 cents pound to