Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-08-27
CHURCH AND STATE.

.cHr'suahs 70 elevate, by certificates, the
character OF HshfT Clay 10 the STANDARD
OF morals IN the Ghbrch, so that he may
receive us shPport is another evidence
that ggdas has still his disciples on earth
Ahu iFhP,, the more successfully 10 carry
icGtl lkslr designs, act within the pale OF
The church. The tendency of these er-
hPrH. ls 10 lower the standard Of morality
Nn lheH church, and il persisted in, will
slnk IL into contempt When il has de .
scsnded to the degraded level Of Henry
Clay's morality, il will be beneath the
soNemPt of the common sinner.
Our readers are aware that Deacon
HsrmOn Kingsbury, Of this place, has re.
Gently published letter in which he
says
"Hsd evidence that Mr.. Clay was
sabbath breaker, or immoral in other re-.
SPscIs, ! should not dare heIpe levate
him." &c.
Now Mr Kingsbury knows, OF ought
TO have known, that no longer ago than
last fall Mr.. Clay left Louisville on NuR.
b day. and arrived al New Orleans on
Sundays for this is not denied by even
the whig presses. Mr.. X. must also
know that Mr.. Clay, while Senator, 90.
ted to assemble Congress on Sunday!
In 1880, oD Saturday evening, Mr..
Poindexter made a motion, that when
the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet
at III o'clock to morrow, Sunday Mr..
FTslinghuysen spoke aginst it with great
"SaTnesIness and when the motion was
put, there were IL ayes, among whom
was HENRY CLAY. The noes were
". Mr.. Clay spoke TO The motion, and
argued that Legislation, like mslhemat.
ics, was good enough TO be done on a
Sunday. A full account Of this may be
found in the New York Evangelist OF
abe time. In a speech made July 25,
1893, Mr Clay saYs-'lt was in this
very chamber, Senator Holmes of Maine
presiding in a committee Of The Senate,
and | in committee of 24 of the House
Of Representatives, on d SABBATH
DAY. thai the terms were adjusted BY
which the Missouri compromise was ei-
1ecied."
Another incident. We have il from
one OF MIR. CIay's neighbors, related TO Us
last week. At B!ueick Spr ngs, Ky.
M. Clay was spending little leisure,
when there CHANGED TO pu: up al the
same house clergyman, stranger TO
MI. Clay. II was a Sunday morning.
The Rev. gentleman desired te be in
ITOdurcd to Mr.. Oay, and for this pur-
p0ss the keeper Of lhe house proceeded
with him to Mr.. c 5 room, and actually
found him at card plOying with three
"lhef gentlemen. But against all this,
We doubt not that Deacon KIngsbury
will close his piOus eyes, and vo'e for the
Keu'uckey sIave'h holder, gambler, aud
Sabbath breaker!
''ImIBOral in other respects" What is
morality" as undeFs ond by this church
deacOn! Does not Prentice, Cisy's own
bi0grapber, represent hun as engaged in
fear dMelsf Is il "mOral" TO FIGHT, and
take the IiGs0f aGeII0w being 10 gray
i'y Fevengcs Is this your "inorali'y,"
DeacOnf lf so, prsNch it not ou. Of the
church. for Il is too shocking 10 Unbe,
leyGFs!
We have no desire 10 meddIe with the
religious creed OF any man; let thai rest
bsiwesR his conscience and his God;
but when ministers OF laymen, deacons
Of d siIs, volunteer TO take partin the po'
liiical contests Of the day, they shall not
escape the criticisms. aud il need be, the
castigaiions of the Press. Not that we
would deter religioEists fr m freely tx.
'r.:sing The rights Oi citizenship, in can.
wasting the merits Of candidates, and Vo-
ting and il fUenciNg others to vote for
wbom they please: but We protest against
lbs, sanciiiy Of the church bciag used TO
cover their hypocracy. II they wish 10
worship Clay, lei them come out from
the church, for they arc no longer Ht to
remain init We hold men TO their pro
f'ssions and when they cease to bO con.
sisient they ceaseFO be honest. Ifsuch
. tnan IS Henry Clay, with all his moral
ObIiquiliEs, is 10 be elevated 10 the Presi
denlial chair by the votes of christians
and the iufusnce Of christian churches,
We may we'll despair Of public vlrtus.
Truly can il be said, that in this christian
land, "vics si's in high places and is ca
Sesssd. while Virtue like a menial slave
is driven fOrih TO starve."
@T'hst this nation is improved by the
virtues fits Presidents: that the tone Of
morals rises high when he who presIdes
over Il 10 model character, are truths
admitted with cxGltaii0n. and felt with
honsst pride; and that the nation is de.
graded BY his PrOAigacy. made cOntenpt-
IDLE By bis meaRness, and immoral BY
bic deprivation, is equally important and
true. The pFida inherent in our very ma.
tuIss dictates to US 10 copy our sIperiOrs,
end We indiscTiminsielY initiate their vi.
css ss we'll as their virtues. We cannot
elevate vicious man 10 the Presidency
Of tAis nation. Mithont decentralization