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me pulpit iioW admirably addpted 20 the sabbath day
If the chosen rulers and representatives Of the people,
the head and fountain of authority and awprove 30 regard
less q the nations pledged and Pghted th 50 recreant
vate and social LIEF WIN ind ample cloak and
apology for the violation OF all truth and acknowledged ob
CATION in the national violation of similar bonds? And SO
this apple Of dcord becomes through the alchemy Of
rupt human nation egg from which shall issue countless
brood Of tfasors fafs, aad eoseaa"t-breaksrs.p an
Are not these kind words traitors aiiarsn acoyc-
nantbreakesf DO you not admire the Christian spirit
which prompted them, and which they well ealcu-
lated 10 insti into the minds Of his hearers SO apro-
pirate ON the Sabbath day So well calculated to Danish
from the heart all malice, hatred, and unkindness
surely they are nice words to have taught TO our chill
dren and noble sentiments for them to cherish towards
our public menl ~ sAA3aa A@A h.H f8ietH sfa44
come now sin 70 The last extract from this sermon to
which wish 70 call attention After announcing the pas
sage of the bill BY this body he describes ae seems a., the
3d of March as follows:
" They passed IN The night fitting time for speh deed
Of darknessaadM then. Just before The morning do,on ,ehea
iaiqu'y and iishonor accustomed seek der hiding
laees Mese deroyers g ne national Jqh qapeaee souy
Mr. President these all the extracts which deem
it necessary to call the attention of the Senate the
ton to show the character Of these political
sermons that being preached upon the Sabbath day
our pupts throughout the free States submit the question
to the Senate and the country who is the best friend of
Christian relgonhe who assumes the sacred place 70
convert il into meeting where angry passions shall be
aroused, and epthets OF calumny and sander hurled
sphere OF his proper limits and the preacher within
the sphere OF his religious and clerical duties Sir
glad to find that although the political preachers have
made such strenuous efforts, they have been able
bring so lew men 10 endorse their conduct 1t is well
known that there is organization BY which a copy
of the New England protest has been sent to every
preacher OF every denomination in all the free States
of this Union, for his signature Every minister has
been appealed to- and yet they have been able to
bring to their support but comparatively small number
This shows that the great Of the Christian min
stes the great OF preachers Of the Gospel abbor this
attempt to prostitute religion into the of eevatng
into power The great mass are unwilling i'm the pu
pit 10 utter SANDER and ialsehood and caumny against
public men, in place where be made and
no vndication can be put forth submit sir whether it
Is fair as between and man. whether it is honest
the part OF ministers Of the Gospel towards their congrega
lions, TO pursue such They take partisan view
Of the subject IN these sermons They fix the character of
each public They endorse this man they condemn
that They endorse this political party they excommun
cate that They give what preends 10 be true
Of the facts Of the question: when that statement derived
from the address and speeches of the abolition conederate
and contadced by the records of the country and these
records not allowed TO be produced If these
ments are put forth upon the stump, reute them.
II they should be put forth anywhere else than in the pull
PIT or except upon the Sabbath day disproye
them. What wond these gentlemen think OF if
violate the holy Sabbath day by going into Chicago
and that day, making stump speech in vndicaton oi
the Nebraska bill IL they have right TO discuss 1t
the Sabbath day in oppositiou may not expose their
ISLANDERS by vndicang the truth2 Sir this is attempt
to convert the sabbath into the great day Of the musings
to make it great day of eectoneerng to people out
on the Sabbath for the purpose of hearing stump speeches.
and In the most convenient Of all modes for you wish
blacken the character OF man, you do 1t then with
security and with mpunity because can rise up
and expose the siander although dozen living witnesses
may be present and know il 10 be a slander. s.a f
say sir that the purity of the Christian church, the
purity OF holy religion, and the preservation OF our
free institutions, require that Church and State shall be
separated that the preacher the Sabbath day, shall
hnd s text IN The Bible; shall preach Jesus Christ and
him cruchod shall preach from Che Holy Scriptures and
lot attempt to control the political organizations and po
idcal parties Of the day Now undertake TO say that
this preacher, IN the seua0n from which have quoted,
used language IN regard 10 me which gentleman could
this flour without losing his character gentle
man, unworthy of the association Of honorable lie
used language 10 regard TO IN that which he
could not 6e permitted to use in any decent mans dwe
ling lie used language which could not have been used
in the presence of aY friend Of mine upon any street in
any public place You may search all the dictionaries in
vain for offensive epitbetone either Of calumny of OPP
probium, or of insulheh cannot bo found In that POI
Eucal sermon kss>ld the object his 10 bring upa
crusade against sie characters to operate in the cleo
ons for the beneGyWerain politicians II not perhaps
improper 70 remark thateyen in this sermon the clergy
who delyercd Il used the very language Of document
which FIRST emanaied from persons holding seats this
floor, their signatures say then there is
10 believe hat each Of these clogymen who has
listed IN this political crusade has been made the tool
and instrumcnn many eases unconsciousyo the con-
pratos this floor against the private character Of gen
uenen whom they dare not meet in open and nir field
The great body of these preachers have been ised do
not believe that Of the five hundred whose names are APP
pended 10 this memorial there are more than ten who viii
not rcpudiae tho conspiracy and the couspntors when
they shall fully understand the facts The qlostou which
submit 10 the country is whether politicians here shall
be allowed 10 the pulpit TO ssno nuder and cauny
which they dare utter in the oe of the against
whom they are directed. st. fa.ta .s =et E...
These sir the questions he presented the peo
pe these the questions involved In this controversy
intend speak plainly here and when 20 before my
constituents shall speak equally plain and call things by
their right names u this upon privne character
upon motive upon with view TO their dlsgrace as IL
the avowed object IL 10 he pursued shall find some
sponsible men who win have TO take, as well give
blows Thus fr have acted on the defensive intend
to keep the defensive iniona 20 continue 10 act in
the defence Of my character in defence of my
tyos In defence Of the true principles Of the constitution
religion Of fathers and not alow u 70 be corrupted 70
base purposes " il l. in my power 10 prevent It. The s
all have the subject except make my letter
70 the Chicago clergy part Of these remarks and put II
into the debates n part Of this transaction:
wAsnHeros, April 6, 1864.
REVEREND sEEnEMEx l acknowledge your kind eon-
sdetion in sending the proceedings Of the public meet
ing composed OF twenty-five oergyen Of the city ofOhicago
opposed the Nebraska bill These proceedings consist Of
protest in the Of the Almighty Cod against the
passage 81 the Nebraska BILL and signed by yourselves as
citizens and ministers of the Gospel Of Jesus Christ and
also of four resolutions which stated 10 have been
adopted with but dissenting voice The last Of these
resolutions Is as follows: .#...##I III .'l.asF
That IN the debate recently held in the Senate of
the United upon the presentation o the memorial
tho clergy Of New England greatly deploe the apparent
ooutesy and towards and God mani
feat especially Ia the speeches OF the senator's from Illinois and
Indiana and that regard the whole and spirit Of that
debate he part Of the opponents OF said memorial
outrage upon the privileges Of large poctabe body
Of citizens upon the dignity Of the Senate and upon the
claims OF the Divine name word, and inatons TO which