New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-13
Mr.. FreIinzhuysen.

We observe that some Of the Loco Eoco
presses have undertaken 10 arraign the char
ac,er OF Mr.. Frelinghuysen as wcl! as thai Of
Mr.. Clay The latter gentleman is not Pous
enough 10 be Presidcnt-the other IS too plous to
he Vice President, he prays ior sinners, reads
the Bible, attends prayer meetings, &C. ali whcl
practices Kendall and his crew OF scotters hoid
up to ridicule and scom not 10 be endured IN
d candidate for the popular suffrage. But these
same scoffers are not any better pleased with hr.
Clay, who, as they alege, DOGS not pray :cad his
Bible. &c Oar opponents arc hard to please.
Some Of the Loco Eco prints with too t2uGl
outside decercy to scott =, d nan or beng rell
gious. arc iaooring to create belief that MI
Freinghuysen's re.igiotis tendencies are Of dan
gcrcus character; int he is bigOt, on ercic
.;ye, who would impose his MARIO" 2oZmas upon
he consciences Of bis f"iiow citizens, and trs'
lhcir poli,ce! qualifications by their religion
opinions that in short he desires and xcu!
promote, if in power, union Of Church ai'd
State. So we see II charged IN the Boston 'suaI-
tcrly, and copied INTO the Evening Post. We
had supposed tii!s miserable hunbug about
Church and State was So Stale, threadb1re anu
proposterous that II done with. we have
oeen iur many years intimately acquainted "lin
leading gentlemen IN the different religious dc
nominations, and have bad the bestopportuntlps
to become appriscd 81 Their views and wishes,
and we arc free 10 say We have never yet known
the American Christian who desired eSclusi"c
State patronage FOR inc Church, or e:;y denoml-
nation or part Of it. We perfectly confident
not only that the unip:i OF Church and State Is
not desired. hat that II Il proposition were made
for such union 10 any Protestant nehoinIn-tIoh
by the State it would be instantly rejected. The
-. a.. emmanuel. ydiruiDus
II is specially 50 when urged against Mr.. Ere
iingnuysen. The terms hIgnt, exclusive, &c.
could not be more grossly misapplled, than when
coupled with that name. The distinguished
character Of his piety is simplicity and liberalty
He carries his arms wide open 10 the whole house
hold Of faith. We never knew man upcn
| whom sectsrian names and distinctions had lass
! influence He is Just as much at home al a
Methodist communion table, when circumstance,
call him there, as at ii Presbyterian. He is just
| as earnest and eloquent in Baptist Missionary
| meeting as in one Of his own church. Indeed Iic
seems to be unconscious Of the difference, him
SELF and To produce like unconsciousDcss IN
the minds of those he controls. He lives in
serener and higher sky than they whose religion
consists in strfes of words and heartess poern
les. Mr.. Frelnghuyscn bgot. he could Eot
DC if nc tried. The nature OF the man. his con
sti,utional structure, not less than his religion,
forbid it, and 10 charge otherwise only renders
him ridiculous who makes it.
We advise his assailants since MIR. +. prays
for sinners to ask an interest in his petitions,
and can assure them that following his example
in their lives, while will certainly convert them
from blackguardism will ncvc! transform them
into bgots.
We have seen Mr.. Frcnghuyscn in great Va.
ricty of situations within the last fifteen years,
and sometimes surrounded by influences danger.
Gus TO The highest purity, but IN no circumstances
have VIC ever seen developed principles winch
awakened doubt fear; We have seen no
Inc from his pen which we could wish TO blot;
have heard no word from his lips we could wish
had been un:,tercd; no action of his life that
would have made us blush were he our father;
and 10 disposition of his heart which did not
| raise our admiration. Fox such men we thank
God and when such men are called 10 rule our
dcstnes the nation, more than they, are honorcd
by the selection. New Brunswick ND Fred.