The daily union., 1852-10-16
Politics and Rciigion-sectarian Appeals TO
the Whigs.


During the present presidential for The hrs
time in the history OF the country. matters OF religious
faith have been introduced into the sthfes OF political
parties This association OF things essentially con
aeting and aniagonsiic as politics and religion
has been uniformly deprecated BY all who entertain
rational regard for The welfare OF the State and the purity
OF the Church These distinct and independent interests
have never yet cashed without suffering reciprocal in
jury from the collision has their friendly embrace
and alliance been less source OF mutual damage. The
history OF party strife in unhappy reaLd affords an in
stance Of the bitterness and virulence impaired 10 pot
cal contests by seearian bgouy The patriot and the
Christian wi therefore, depore with equal sincerity the
introduction OF ecclesiastical creeds in the present po
cal canvass In countries where Church and State are
feered together in unnatural alliance there may be
necessity for regarding religion subject OF political
concern; but in this fortunate land each in its
distinct and appropriate orbit and he is friend to neither
who would for party purposes disturb their relations
We foresee nothing but disaster the interests Of re
gon and the welfare Of the country from the attempt
OF the whig party 10 promote the election of their
candidate by appealing TO the preadices of rival de-
nominations OF Christians. II was bad enough to
endeavor by demagoguical appeals to the Irish and
the Germans 10 nname the passions Of rival races bur
TO tempt religion with the prize OF political power
TO enlist the Church in the angry struggles of paesis
ruihessy 10 peril its purity and the welfare OF the coun
try for the paly purpose Of serving selfish scheme
of ambition.
The problem of popular seli-govemment is not The
only problem respecting the interests of mankind which
the history of this country is working out. The far
higher and more important question Of religious nde
pendence and equality-of the dissertation of Church
from State, and Of the perfect freedom of worships in
volved in experiment Of government What severity
of condemnation do those base tools OF party de-
against church. and to drag religion down to the arena
Of politics, wantonly hazard the OF venture in
which humanity is SO deeply interested
We make no charge against the whig party which
facts do not sustain. Scarcely had the nomination Of
franklin Pierce been announced when he assaled
by the whg press on groundess charge OF hostility to
the Catholic church The charge met, and triumph,
anty repeled yet the whg press persists in the sys-
temac effort TO arouse the preudices OF The Catholics
against the democratic candidate. By the yilest caum.
MES and the basest appeals-hy perured testimony and
forged certcates--by the harangues OF Slievsgammon
Robinson and philosopher Greeley-he Catholics OF
country invoked to bring their religion to
the support OF the whig candidate. And who are
these men who are making a political speculation OF
religion, and trading upon the preIudces of sect Men
who regard every religion and all sects with the same
contemplate socialist philosophers, and impious nfdels
and higher-aw disciples of the Tribune coerie-men
who deem ignorance the mother Of devotion, and the
goddess Of Reason the only deity worthy Of homage.
These are the who have sought for party purposes
10 drag religion into the OF political controversy.
Such arts OF electioneerng prostitution OF the
holy of religion by such moral outaws-shoud be
rebuked and avenged by the unmstakabe and emphatic
condemnation OF the country. ln,egen, and vriuous
people should Indignantly rowH down this attempt 10 in.
fame the seeiaan peudces of the country and 10 make
OF religion political machine for subscribing party pur
poses otherwise It's purity will be corrupted, and its be-
ne6cen, influences be destroyed