The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-24

from that Of Aarons golden calf % The bA'eng o. our
own days makes this proposition as clear as daylight
And none can be more ready confess its truth than are
an ohr and thoughtful cergymen the loyal subjects of a
kingdom NOT of this world while submissive to the rulers
al The world as ordained Of God for the protection and
peace OF His people As familiar proof OF our poiitea
IGNORANCE and weakness the smallest things II may
be allowed declare the painful and humbng truth that
not one of As politician enough SO TO rule our par
shes MS keep ourselves from the absolute want OF the
comforts OF life Though the law has never been repealed
but often crippled by unauthorized compromises and is
generally recognised organic law OF the Kingdom,
shat they who preach the Gospel should live OF the Cos
peln yet we generally such miserable politicians as 10
be utterly unable prevent the law from falling into The
desueude of dead letter regards any claim thai we
have under it.
We SOW spiritual things but most rare is The parish
that does think II great matter that we shall reap
even very small and beggarly portion OF It's worldly
things What wonder then that in such deep waters OF
adversely should sometimes be found catching Mt even
political siraws2 #.uf
To the poor we preach the Gospel and by COM
mand of the King, for them we appeal to the pros
porous to have pity upon them and yet suffering
and even starvation, are everywhere found among
the poor-in freedom COLLABORATING rghtful proof
OF the political ignorance and mbecility Of the legis
lators and rulers OF the kingdom by whose constitution
and laws the most ample provision is ordained Tor the
pooror the poor and only especially for those Of the
household of the faith Again: Love peace and unity
enoned upon by the plain letter and the entire spirit
OF the constitution and code of the kingdom and yet
administrative powers feeble to prevent hatred
strife and dsunion from making Of the field Of
the faith one great battlefield Of obstinate and violent
tention. "a
Are more proofs needed in order to decide the question
of clerical claims to political sagaciy and administrative
ability
Al. :,,lt ha lint NpUm ms tbpspg
fee to establish the Notifying conclusion, that we are as
ignorant little children of political science, and OF
of all important questions Of legislaonand this
it is which makes Of many of us such ready and con-
yenent tools the hands of designing and INSCRIPTIONS
demagogues. I'D - @a.t.t
Endeayorng it is hoped most of us do to be harmless
as doves-only wise in this, beyond the limits Of our
sacred funcons-we commonly content to leave the
spents cunning in other hands and with they begue
into error and mischief ourselves and to the cause of
truth and righteousness. Let then rightly due the m
evitab political ignorance and the material poverty and
dependence of the clergy in general not only account for
bat also afford apology for their clerical alterations
while pass the consideration Of the unfortunate
case of the 1880.
However it may be elsewhere there is not perhaps
little village in all New England that has not at least
politician by trade Its large towns and cities have theirs
in like greater proportion These gentlemen never
lose sight of the value of clerical influence In thousands
Of instances the smpe-hearted confdng defence
less and dependent for support their congregaonsae
aed coerced into subseryiency less apparent
to the schemes Of the politicians by trade They easily
discover the weak the blind side Of the clergyman and
they will understand how best approach and
his political services. IT. usual he DOR, and embar-
rassed his political friend and parishoner is liberal
with material aid, and wins him TO his purpose If
ambitious for preierment to better position though dis
ressed the thought Of parting with his beloved pastor
f,y tpYiav~
that his brilliant talents may have fitting field
And he 10 bought and sold
II he would advance sons prospects in life, nothing is
easier for the politician by trade than to do for him far
beyond his sanguine wishes and IT sha be done
and there is end to his independence II not before
sacrificed mammoh altar and liberty TO use his
pleasure advance the political purposes of his
friend freely by duped parson II he resist
then another quite easy and css pleasant and
eectua in the particular case it viii be tell where
it will not fail Of effect
There is and then clergyman in New England,
even, who be led by the by parish dena-
gogue But often is his resistance treated eonumely
towards the powers that be- and he is informed al
ways in the style, that majority OF his
congregation has concluded dispense with his further
services and the of his dismson uufrequen
y cruelty in the way Of his finding another home for
his distressed family But il is intended for lesson 10 his
successor not to demur TO the dctaon of the parish dem
aogue often supported by 6erce minority whose fanat
zeal violence overpovers the moderate majority, how
ever numerous
From the foregoing considerations may be adduced very
concusively however painfully wherewh TO account for
doubt large majority Of the 3O5o the anti
Nebraska memorial II may not perhaps, be
CANT calculation that deductng all who have been thus
caoed coerced deuded by vision. Of ignorance
than single thousand may be Left to be other
wise accounted for And how shall this large remainder
be classified portion of them--how many know not
with few am personally acquainted who excellent
men, and not abotonists--they the legitimate de-
sccndants Of the respectable old astocrac party and like
their fathers honest disbeievers in both the right and the
ability Of the people to selfgovernment
There is doubtless small class of them-,oo small TO
be thought much about but specially authorizing the
denuncaory and anathema'izing clause Of the memorial
who have somehow TO the conscientious conclusion
that that socaed Missouri Compromise is Of less bind
Ing force the republic, though denounced than
thirty years ago by their fathers and their younger
bill OF abomnatons than the constitution itself and
therefore repeal disturb it of the very nature Of m
unconstitutional act Surprising them to have come
honestly and knowingly this conclusion they must
have very decided mental idosyncrasy worth while to
discuss but which lead them into other strange and
dangerous conclusions fghtfu think Of and yet this
surely large class may be all that s claimed for them
Of he utmost purity Of life and character who
have expressed honestly and sincerely the feelings
opinions which they entertained Of this as moral
| and religious question
BY these feelings and opinions this class Is connected
with the larger one who understand the Nebraska
measure having for its express object the extension Of