The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-17


Attention is arrested Al once BY the extraordinary
character OF this paper II purpoTts TO be issued 'n the
name OF Almighty God" II the Sovereign OF The uni
has actually uttered this command, nothing re-
mains bur 10 bow IN reyerent submission 10 HIS Will io
who shall presume 10 stand against the Almighty.
But What evidence is theTs thai THIS document, PuTpo
ing be issued IN the Of Almighty God, was real
y authorized BY Him What warrant have these eler-
gymen TO exhibit 10 the Congress OF The United States
thai the lnfabe Judge has passed the Nebraska Dill
Have they received special revelation on tins subject
Has tbe Almighty God gwen authorized Credentials y
them 10 speak in His name This is serious matter
Before speak, IN His name they ought TO be sure Of s
"For assure yourselves, good sirs, II s very
helnous crime 10 say, Ihus saith The Lord when lne
Lord doth aot say sop The declaration Is Chilling
worth's When your profession usually speak for TIE
Almighty, they and their warrant IN HIS Holy WORD
What warrant have you in this case How 90 you De-
come sure the Almighty protests against the NenlasAa
bls Do you say your commission OF Iniallblhiy 10
or lradlonali This viii not answer Intelligent
America will not be satisfied with this pnesy tyranny
has in all ages blasphemously committed The most helm
Gus crimes Sin the OF Almighty Cod. and the M
ieleci OF to-day will institute the closest scrutiny nio
those who assume 10 speak auhorilavey IN HIS name
Ii will not do TO keep this secret Let the commission
appear for secret commission is somewhat like ST.
lent thunder -,
The only evidence Of such commission The public al
present have lie an assumption These clergymen say
they speak 10 the name Of Almighty God This IS no
evidence all. Hence, when they leave Their proper
sphere Tor the duties OF which they are specially framed
and 60 into, Them the unuied political arena with such
bold assumption their Tonteswhen they leave The
walks to which is appropriate he voice OF healing char
iy," and in such unappreniiced craftsmanship boldly
claim iniaihiliy-hey provoke examinations into the
grounds OF their claim We accord 10 them night 10
nm parisans--io do this individually or collectively
but deny thai ihey have any better night 10 speak on
politics Gin The OF Almighty God" than any other
class OF Yea: in the common, everyday matters
OF practical lie--in political affairs about which they
generally so nolonousy isnoranhase they as good
a right as other men What say their works
Even II tried in their professional walks, they do
evince much of The characteristics OF niabe Wis
dom in political things Take them in their several rep
arate secsin their ecclesiastical councllsplanning
debating, deciding--and do they show wisdom above all
the rest OF the world! Who does not know that the
moment they pass from utering sentiment into practical
action they fall amazing short IN business TALENT Lei
this consideration, however. pass Go to fundamentals
Have ecclesiastical councils been as notorious for
their dogmstsm their turhnence3 II was thus feature
them thai prompted Dr. Ely, distinguished Pres
byieran dviae remark, deporng this disseDsion
/" there jubilee III bell every lime The Presbyterian
assembly came together" This was said as 10 members
oil single sect. Suppose assembly OF all the seIis
represented by these three thousand Professionals 10 The
name OF Almighty God, should be held what sort OF
jubilee wosld there be IN saians kingdom then Would
the devils bsve carnival! Aud are such TO be al
lowed the claim OF lnialbniiys
Again These cergymen have 30 more right 10 speak
in the name OF the Almighty than other men. II they
love God and keep His commandments, they may, like
Others have the spirit ofruth and be honored and beloved
and do good their sphere But THIS arrogant CLAIM TO M
alii5y in politics altogether another matter. The
clergy, merely because OF their being such, class,
have no right TO this attribute and passing strange
that reflection the ancient and the recent past OF Their
order did restrain this uoAsrous presumption Tor
il cannot be overlooked that while black coat may
sterling virtue, il may also-aye too often does
cloak enormous moral oblquIy. The most punchiious
observance OF rites and the most powerful uterances in
prayer have been Incompatible with intense selfish
ness ipordnale pnde unlawful ambition. and complete
roenness OF character. Think OF the Averys, Ondef
donks, and Fays venturing the bold mpiey OF speak
ing " In the name OF Almighty God
No neither their works, as 10 practical lite, nor
their past history, aord proof thai they have any extra
right 10 speak for the Almighty They are now but
doing piece OF partisan work Nor is his the first APP
pearance OF the clergy in Inc political field. Several
times they have out al the bnge call OF party Rode-
rick Dhus la all II II 10 sustain an aniidenocrai
&c party Their services have been called Tor both 10
sustain alien and sediion law federalism when in power
and TO AID the same element TO obtain power II We re-
the black eoekaae times oil ss, We ind them ex-
horng TO submission 10 the powers that be- even though
they led 10 war; in the time OF the Madison war
End them ready dissolve the Union rather than fight
Great Britain Your public Characters exclaimed
DR. Parish IN l7ss, your own choice Watch those
ungraiefu souls that about taxation and oppres
sion, the burdens OF government and religion. They
have fellowship with our enemies-ihey are traitors to
God and Christianity Be Jealous OF those who de-
claim against alien and sedliion laws. They proba-
bly, have hankering afier lying and rebellion them
selves !" And the political doctor called Tor war
with France cursed be be that keepeh back bis
sword from blood" his ejaculation in 1923 But in
1914, when Madison had the helm, when our gacksons
and Harrisons pouring out their blood for their
country, this political priest declared "Let every
remember he laborlng 10 cover himself and his
country with blood :" and in denouncng the republicans
be said "a language must be invented before we
attempt 10 express the baseness OF their conduct or de-
scribe the roiienness of their hearts, Here Is but
specimen of this class who now step forth IN the name
OF Almighty God
Columns OF sueh theological stuff might be quoted In
the reign OF these political priests stood forth as
the champions OF huge wrong 10 the glonous days OF
Jefferson and Madison they denounced these ustTious
patriots when they sustained The right; they cred for
blood in 1885, and guilty OF moral treason against
their country in the OF 1912. They Illuminated
against The admission OF Texas they preached against
most to niame the public. Listen to one OF these men.
Reverend DR. Elan Smsey said on Saturday al Wor-
ceseT:
Sooner let those noble rivers roll down the in
OF blood let those beautiful valleys gene
only those mephitc N which the bird OF the
wilderness would expire let the breezes which ian
the OF those lofty old be intensified INTO gales
and gales becope hurricanes, SCATTERING the pride OF
the forest and marking the whole land with deso'aton
than that slavery with all It's bghtng curses and atroclous
crimes, should enter into that heaven-inmed And
(" The slave power Of this country Is one and the Tree
dom power Is also II the former acts unedy 70 pro
its peculiar nstnton. let the latter also ACT pnitedy
promote peculiar institution H. as Chatham said
throne say is the thunder Of the North"
Compare with this stuff the way Rev DR. Osgood thun-
dered against the of 1912
cit al the command Of weak OF wicked rulers, they
undertake unjust war, each who volunteers his
service such loans his for its
by has conversation, hts writings other mode Of
Influence, its prosecution. that j.
toupice In the wickednes osds his conscence with the
blackes crimes brings the guilt Of blood upon bis SOUL
and in The sight Of God and bis law il murderer"
Does this look like iniallblliiys
Nothing the political clergy Of to-day say do