The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-11
RIC Il NJ @ ND, TE
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY IL. 1854.
THE NEW ENGLAND CLERGY.

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The clerical anti Nebraska parsons seem
to have taken final leave of their wits and
their religion They continue to be most
grievously exercised upon the sins of their
neighbors in regard to the territories of Ne
braska and Kansas They know no more OF
either Nebraska or Kansas, than they do of
the man in the moon, and of the principles
invoked in the controversy, they are as igno-
rant as sucking babes. But the politicians
have taught the clerical parrots their les
son, and they repeat it by rote without
understanding any more than parrot, one
word of what they are talking about.
When the Divine Founder of Christianity
was on earth, He exercised but one act of Sc
verify. and that was when he scourged the
money changers out Of the temple. 1t was
an act of just severity upon men who had
converted house of prayer into den of
thieves. But worse, a baser, more degraded
and more menial set than the money changers
have gotten possession of the New England
temples They are the politicians, who have
converted the house of prayer into political
club room, Tammany Hall, to subserve the
election of certain men to Congress- instead
of place for converting sinners from the er.
rors of their ways.
There is no character on earth more truly
admirable than an honest and devout clergy
man; one who has entered the ministry, not
for fame, not for money, not for ease, but be-
cause he desires to promote the virtue and
happiness of his fellow men. Such man.
Jealous, selfdenying, benevolent, destitute
of all cant, all humbug, all pharisaic affecta-
ton of superior goodness, and ministering 20
the real good and the innocent happiness of
all around him, is a worthy representative of
the Divine Master. We can think of many
such in our sunny South pure and noble
hearted men, who find business enough to
occupy them in the legitimate duties of their
profession, without meddliDg with politics or
worldly affairs. But while there is no cha
racter so much respected and admired, and
that even by irfdels, as an honest and sim
cere clergyman, there is none so much de-
spised, and that by all classes and conditions
of men, as wolf in sleeps clothing; minis
ter who, under the cloak Of humanity, for
giveness, charity and spiritual mindedness, is
in reality revengeful, malicious, mischief
making and prone TO meddle in worldly af-
fairs. Such character is generally scorned
and detested; it is generally easily discovered,
if not by its possessor, at least by the sharp
sighted publicsns and sinners with whom he
comes in contact.
The anti-Nebraska clergy, who preach up
hatred, malice and all uncharitableness, in
churches dedicated to the Gospel of love and
peace, are justly looked upon as hypocrites,
and as false alike to their religion and their
country. Such men cannot be trusted by the
community in any relations oflife. Wearc not
at all surprised to hear that one of these an
ti.Nebraska abolitionist clergy has lately run
off with another mans wife. The same COM
mandment of the decalogue which forbids
men to cOvet their neighbor's wives, forbids
them to covet their neighbor's servants, and
men who will violate one portion of the COM
mandment, are not too good to violate anoth-
er. If any of these anti Nebraska clergy are
really honest, and consider Nebraska and
Kansas part of their religion, they ought to
emigrate at once to the latter territory. and
seek an opportunity to achieve a crown of
martyrdom. But there is not one of the
whole clerical multitude who would give up
his dinner, much less his life, for any cause,
civil or religious on the face of the earth