Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-07-23

Ofae the Loco Foeo presses in the New Engsnd States
have been unusually and bitter in their denuneis
oshe Clergy Among the foremost Of those that have
led of in this pful crusade sgains, the sPPoinsd minis
ssis Of the gospel are the Boston Post and Hills New
Hampshire Patriot Their opinions have been endorsed
and circulated by large majority or the other presses Of
the party We do not propose 10 60 into any aboed
defence Of the Clergy they doubtless sctuaied By
higher than Of poltesl expedeney Of
considerations Of worldly advantage, in assuming the posi-
ton they occupy but desrous Of sseertsining
ky they have become obnoxious 10 certain class Of
politicians.
When party body Of men, expressly set sPsrt
BY divine spponnent and BY the general consent Of
kind earliest days Of Christianity. 10 be guides and
teachers, only religion, bot in morality and social du
,es among whom expect, aud have night 10 expect,
End greater degree Of moral purity and uPrghtness Of
heart than smong The great Of mankind-when
such denounced and held up TO the ignorant and the
young objects Of and derson ii IL important that
In. for such maedesns should be inquired
and the proper remedy spilled shall be iOand that the
Clergy have proved fase their high and become
corrupt let them be held up their light, that all may
know them as they are, and knowing, shun them No
wolf IN Sleeps elohng should be suffered 10 make his
pressly robe cloak with which up mighty. On
the other hand IL shall appear that they have rendered
themselves dstss,ei portion Of the community by
fearless and faithful discharge Of the duties imposed upon
them BY their sacred oee they have offended By refns-
ing TO keep silence when sin called for rebukethen let
them receive the eounenanee and support Of every friend
Of morality every who regards the social well being
Of himself or Of those who may come after him
This subject should receive than passing notice
DseauntsnAnee the accredited faeh1s religion and mo-
ray, and you diseounenancs religion and morality them.
selves; and certainly nothing bot the positive evi.
denes Of dereeon from duty justify any political
aeioa in making upon he II these things are suf.
fersd 10 60 on. difficult Predie,
The ignorant and the young ready catch any
excuse for tansgesng the well known laws Of aud
morality and let them be taught despe the teach
efs Of these laws and the laws themselves will be the next
object Of their contempt The honesty any par
which does net hesitate make Of such means for
political effect, 10 surely TO be suspected
In what have the Clergy offended, Why, IN the frs,
place. they protested against the annexation Of eSas az
scheme 10 perpeluate Slavery md still stronger the
chains Of the oppressed That the object and the
only object Of this strengthen the waning
tuition Of domestic Slavery, must be evident every
Of common This the aroused object the South
and the crest argument used in its defence The only
question 10 be settled then, before pronouncng judgment
upon the Clergy for their action thus question, this
% Sarey sin II il is then they clearly in the
wrong and should suffer the consequences They do not
ash, would grant them, exemption from the resPon
sbily Of their acts is sin, then they have done only
what il their duty 10 do in denouneing such But
BY doing this simple act OF duty they hsve drawn down up
their heads the TRADE and abuse Of the Loco Foco
generally throughout the New England States They
have been stgmaaed Hartford Convention Federal.
ss and other ePithets have been spilled them esleu
lated 10 bring them into dsFspuie and destroy their nau
encs in the community
The New Hampshire Patriot recently contained long
article rejecting severely upon the Clergy and alleging
that the political revolution in that State was mainly
owing 10 their influence The fresde teachings Of the
Federal Clergy (says the PATRIOT have caused the evil
If the Locooeo party in New Hampshire, or elsewhere
maintain political trneis which war with morality
and common honesty, they may expect meet with the
opposition oil every i minister Of Christ There is no
complaint and there ground for any, that the clergy
men Of this country have improperly nieered in or
dnary political controversies They have scrupulously
retained from taking any active part in matters Of this
Kind. But on occasions like the one mentioned when a
measure Is brought forward for adoption by the country
the sole aim and object Of which perpetuae
sim the path Of duty plain before the Clergy and they
would be unworthy the did they hesitate 10 walk
therein, whatever obstacles might oppose. We repeat
then that political party is 10 be suspected any Of whose
principles or measures at open with the plain pre-
eePls Of morality and religion.