Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-02-13

because he wants to keep on the safe side by obey
ing law Because he is told that the proper way is to
obey, until the law be altered Because he IS told it
IS wrong 20 donght unless the government gives HIM
leaye-right to do wrong, whenever arisocracy Of
politicians, and hierarchy sf Office holders, command.
Because he pins his faith the sleeve Of government
and makes Congress his pope cardinals and holy college
Of Jesuts the part Of inallbe interpreter for
him. OF the Bible and OF duta This IS the reason and
the only reason why he obeys Ths law says so, and
the law must be Obeyed right wrongs till it is altered
Argument always used by Jesuits and despots weak
consciences and weaker brains Argument first begot-
ten Of Satan, father of lies"
II the atrocous doctrine laid down in this extract
should unfortunately, prevail in any country all govern
ment would be at end and anarchy, in its worst fern,
would reign triumphant. III obedience laws, regu-
lary and constutonay passed. is to be at the option Of
the people, we would soon have no government. The
exercise Of private Judgment natural right hut, by
becoming members of society, we relnquish portion
OF natural rights for the sake OF being secured In
the exercise of the remainder This principle is coeva
with society and government; and when we abandon It,
let the sheet anchor OF safety and launch at
once the OF anarchy, confusion, disturbance, and
eventually, civil war, rapne, and blOodshed- But 1t
would appear that of the clergy of the present day
do not desire go through any gradations. They
once to embark in civil and bloodshed !;
they the people to put revoyers in their hands, and
shoot down. without warming the officers oil the govern
ment they attempt TO execute law which, IN their
private udgmentno matter what the rest OF mankind
may think of fought not TO be obeyed. Truly, we
have fallen upon evil times.
1t is gratifying to be assured, we are, that these
atrocious doctrines entertained by only few. The
Of the clergy, OF all denominations, we are graft
fed in being able say, sound this subject, aud
their teachings OF obedience have overrued the anat
csm Of the minority Let readers picture to them
selves what consequences woud flow from carrying into
practice Mr. Beechers atrocous principles The streets
Of every northern city would, this, have with
blood if their advice had been taken for the law would
have heen maintained any and every 1t might
be that family would have been arrayed against family,
and ball discharged BY the father might have killed the
son rice versa but the law would be sustained. As
independent journalist, and lover of the nstu-
tionsof this government and supporter of the laws, it
has hen our duty to the people against those,
whether lay clerical, who counsel them to perure
themselves before God to violate their duties citizens
to shed the blood of their fellow citizens and to plunge
this great and happy country into civil war; and we
shall continue to do it. We have done with clean
conscience and shall continue to do regardless of
sequences The insane counses of the clergy of differ
ent denominations history shows, have, this,
caused rivers of blood TO flow. No such counterpose
however the independent press then existed-the
envy Of all fanaticsm and the safeguard of govern
ment and Institutions