The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-07-15
Religion and Politics.

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This is founded upon that respect for religion
which would prevent its being brought into
the political arena to be buffetted about in
manner calculated to lessen its sacredness,
or at least the sacred respect in which it is
held. If the efforts of politicians in this
connection be laudable, certainly it becomes
the church and its servants, to be still firmer
in frowning upon all attempts to bring reli-
gion and politics to the same level. We
make these remarks in view OF circum-
stance which occurred last Sabbath in this
city, and which we are not alone in regard
ing as improper, to say the least of it. We
feel it a duty to issue our protest at once and
emphatically, yet respectfully, against such
procedure as that to which we allude, at
the same time remarking that it assumes the
form of painful duty, in view of the high
personal respect we entertain for the gentle
man against whom we complain, the ac-
quaintance we enjoy with nearly every MEN,
Der of his congregation, and being not I'M
frequent visitor at his church, and always
delighted listener to the words of advice and
instruction falling from his lips.
| Last Sabbath morning, minister of this
city read from his pulpit a notice that Mr..
A. l.. Robinson, Free Soil candidate for
Governor, would address his fellow-citizens
the following evening. Subiect-African
Slavery and the Bible compared. After
reading this political notice, as much political
as notice that Wing or Democratic meet
ing would be held stated evening, and that
Mr.. McCarty or Gov. Wright would then and
there address their fellow citizens-the min
lister said he had been particularly invited TO
attend, and had promised to do so, and had
pledged the attendance of his congregation
Thus were the words reported to us.
Now the Free-SOil party is asmuch politi-
cal party, as those styling themselves Wings
and Democrats. tits a party, too, despised by
the great body of members of the other par
ties. 1t has done more to create improper
and fiery agt ation over the country, than
DO h the other parties combined-we mean
not such excitement precedes elections
generally, and dies away with the election,
but that serious agitation which arms section
against section, and fathers that very feeling
which has more than once threatened the
dissolution of the Union. Moreover, it is a
party which has shown quite as much dishon-
esty as either of the great parties, and has
again and again in various sections truckled
to these parties and submitted to party bids
for the sale of its influence. Its aims are
political, its weapons are political, and its
leaders are generally bitter politicians
Whoever does not regard it as one of the po-
litical parties of the country, certainly has
not proper conception ofits true position, or
of what political party is. And who is this
Mr.. A. l.. Robinson, tina: notice of his po-
litical speaking, may be read from pulpit
and receive the endorsement of the minister,
and his private pledge of the attendance of
his congregation. Mr.. Robinson has been
known in this community until lately. as
rabid Democrat, or Locofoco Qor we make
distinction between the two terms,) and has
of late years had neither the respect of his
opponents nor the confidence of his party,
but is regarded by both as a rank aboltionist.
To speak candidly, we doubt whether DO
litical notice could be made so Objectionable,
by the announcement of the name of any
other politician OF prominence in Evansville,
as speaker at proposed meeting. We
condemn the announcement from the pulpit
of this notice, Just as much as we would that
of a Democratic Ratification meeting, or of a
Wing Pole Raising.
1t is withdrawing the attention of a congre-
CATION at once from religion to politics, and
in this particular case. their attention from a
man whom they love, admire and respect, to
an individual for whom such feelings are en-
tertained by probably not dozen persons in
the place, considered in his political relations.
1t is bringing religion and politics side by
side, even at the same altar, and that planted
in the very house of God. We protest against
| it. We protest against politics being intro
duced into the church, or the church into
politics. On this subject we have said more
than we intended, but not so much as we feel.
We earnestly disclaim disrespect to any per-
son. But we had better lay aside all preten-
sions to independence, than let such mat
ter as this be passed by, through fear of Civ
ing offence, or of losing patronage.
~ The Kentucky No. 2, coming down
Green river Dight before last, ran into the
woods. She had several state rooms consid-
erably injured, but received not much other
damage. The roof Of one room was torn off
while lady was in it, but she escaped unin-