Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25

abe Of approaching general principles. or Of Ct
ceIv.ag the relation between effects and causes, Wlon
the-c eau. es are not near at hand. Act he j. ahaicd
by NJ Inconsistcncy, DISTURB hy no solfcunirdic-
ton. and can defend with q firm countcIian-c and
and without the least mi~g wing what every body bat
Inn elf sees to be a polt cal f%dllacy. or a logical
al surd.tt. Eofulc him. demonstrate with mathc-
mati al certainty tlat hS PROPOSITION is flc.
confront N q with names. ditto. figures. and he
>tnd, un,aoyc' unconscious Il wiz You have done.
r~otcraieS hs proposition IN q boldor tone. rcassort, II
with growing confidence. and pour> forh Tire FIJI tdcof
ms rich and >uasIvc %cloqucncc IN It's defence. Non
stand ariast. What can Tie man mean HIS
insen~ibl4ty conf und~ You. and YOU almost begin 90
di~ifu>t your own demonstration Of Il problem in
Euclid. In rcgnrd to right and WRONG. he manftsts
the same singular Sclf-posscS,I.n. lie secs no moral
absurdlty IN determining right and wrong by parallels
Of latitude. and IN declaring "a thing to be- re- { On
enc side If a given parallel and WRONG on tic other.
4 man oi rare ahlli3cs, but arcrcn'ly VOID Of both
moral and intellectual conscience, who find, no d III
Guilty nWIth>tanciug. when necessary To h. furpo>cs.
the eternal laws both of iogi, and morality and there
lore a man whom ~ power under That If the
almighty can restrain. lc must needs lc tie most
dangerous man 20 b. placed at the head Of govern
mcut 1t IS possible 10 conceive. There is no Fore
seeing what he would do. or Wonll not do. Not n
few even of Tho Wings feel! tlnt ir isaa unsafe man 4;
even the manufactured, Themselves ,maarl Inn with
fear and trembling; ihc noAlo-t Of I'll the WING. Ias
denounced him on more occasions than one. and now
my 'itiif nun II tAi '4lIA tfii-f.
Mr.. FrclInehuy~cn is qu.c a different faaa aud
While agreeing with Nr. Clay IN ali the oSuos.ons
measures To which Mr.. Cl1y himself siaul. rlt dloa.
he re- re- cnis certain olaor chm"n' oI thr WIN
party. from winch still more csll. e POS lll', i iobc
arVrcAfnIcd. Mr.. Frolnriuy~cn r. no only n Whfr
IN the worst sen If thc term. but lr also tie
very imfcr onatlon Ct n-arr1N-mndad d. ien4rani.
conccitcd higo;ry-and who boldly at,acks religious
liberty, detnpnds The uniallowod union of church and
state, aud contends that tie government should
lf4mtL. a.A..... a.. III.
declare whatever gees counter 10 that 10 be- coulra
boaoS mares. lie concentrate IN HIM of the Who'll,
>plrit Ct native Amcrirani>m and no porrr"Mhlch
displayed Itsclf 50 brilliantly IN the rcccni burning
of The CATHOLIC dwelling, seminaric-. and clurclc,
IN the city Of Philadelphia
" .ec pcr>onifcd in tic Wi.r cardiGacs m,acrn
'troali>in. political p~roil"acy. and cautinr. fnatical
H. 'gious blgoir}. Their sllcrc.S would lc fmrolf
with the most serious danger to our political il ;ifu-
tiuns. IA social cquplty, and 10 Religion. freed n.
An ~ l|arctGod. As matters now stand. al that T..
dear q our cart. as frecaicn and a. christians. is
involved IN TIN approaching contest. We of he
republican party Vc committed many fiul.,: we
have on tao nnny occ' ions proved our-cltc, unWov-
Thy Of Tie sacred caus, lntra-tod 10 oWr keeping I;
yet The all-bcnciiccni proviG, acc ha, not wholly cast
u OF. bat graciou,ly gives rs oHc more opportunity
t. atone iar past q elngucnc.cs. Hnd 90 WIN Rcw
honors. The holy cause Of rolt, IL. 'ocirl and
religious freedom /, oncc mere c0lrf.litcd 10 cur
charge. The sacred deposit is placed in IT Laid~.
and at our hands viii the Supreme Judre dem. nj o..
Every man of H. must feel the sacrclnr of tie
trust. and remember that THE LoED srrrl.' T.fr.
must be no towards, no traitors. no lnreuri.. 4
high and solemn duty rests on each ON, # uS e.
r,Aul,c political proficiency. and religious liguirv end
tanati~I>m TO GO all that man in iono~ and hone Is
may q" 10 say" tins country. this chosen land ~
roylLcmc 10 tie freedom # the }nlnan race. to
make IL tie home of virtue. IN asylum 10 tEc
oppressed. and a nslrc and a pu. e in tie uhol,
oarth.'
" found this charge on Mr.. T:clinrhuvsers enrcrh in
Congress en- tic sunday mail que -tiln. and On a box TOW
lying before uS, ,ntilcd An Inquiry into The Moral and
Religious Character Of the American Government, New
Nok, Wiley aud Putnam, l>3s) which. we presume. II
will not be denied was written by him. This work is
exceedingly dcclamatDry in It's character, and remarkably
deficient IN clear. distinct aud definite statements but no
man al read II without feeling that the author wouIi " it-
hold all political rights, whether TO vote or TO be voted far.
iiom all persons except members Of what are called evan
gehcaI Nc'' has II not, II says,' become a cant am ~
~, that - electors we have nothing 10 DO with mems ir-
siion' se"limenis-no lislt even to inquire about than ,
i"'n'S eois. or 10 god, oi the God that m de The woillS,
) quito irdliicfeni; p0PS'S fad PfteSfgsfS ere an oac
S'c'nians. JerS aad Gfagdical ldi1es a5c all one: ,.s.
and tie 'aiiopfd c~snnihalof he Soufh Sea. were he - horror
orr aSt ium II Liberty iy seeking a lot Ia ITS tl,Ssif IS. woaid
erior Al once INTO Tie same family clicle Of und,tmgni,hrd
add iudiSlineuishallc UNITY nce alike 10 live au,,tn =.
and Ia lie above our heads, fr tie doctrine j.. that who
ever i entitled ~ -, ia lie shade If the co.'s ~ituiioia al
tovcr has = rish, To scale i.< ,,al.- no - 81 49,
vaguely as II Is expressed. j. iwt difficult, 10 divine. III
native AmelcanSm and evan gclcali,m.'
The author Al 4. true, docs mt formally advocate a union
hom sdfh unien; hut he expressly Con ends ff |'Joiticli
religion, which II course must - a test e political rights,
and that this political religion must he the scligion Of Tie
ual1Tiiy. lie Transfers, boldly and avow"liy, 4 religious
matters, tho docuire hat the maloliy mus > VEN. AID
that Tie ninoiItv must sufmit. u i tue lie aifom,iS 90
make a distinction between what he calls ecclesiastical
tt1iS'irn ~. ard The eth Of Christianity. hut Il i a lis
trouon winch can amount 10 nothing fT tc ethics e a
religious denomination are founded on is do.mas. AID il
cHactInE the ethics, YOU do nee cesSaIilv. ~ implication Il
least. enact the dasmas themselves. Enact what TIE
majority define u be Chti,iian ethics, and YOU necessarily
enact the ttc1lcgy. chIi-tol y aid aniii. policy q tie
majority, for these are The foundation ard source of thcir
ethics. The practical effect Of Nh Ffelnshu,s ns doctrine
would tc. 70 establish The religion Of the majority a. the
law Of the land. and 10 declare every man destitute alike f
eric virtue and Of moral vlIiue. vho should ts.ert irm H..
and presume Il worship God after the dictates Of his own
..-ra.nr
GGSc.icr IA n. Arrested.
The Boston democrat >ays:-We learn from Prov