The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-23

| warfare between the two sections of the once
united country would supervene to destroy our
foreign credit entirely and arrest trade and
| prosperity in all the border States.
This and nothing but this is the realization
of the hopes Of the opponents Of the Nebraska
bill This is the revolution they are aiming at
1t rests with the people to say whether they
shall succeed or no.
INTERFERENCE OF THE CLERGY IN Politics.
The clergy of New Haven have appointed one
of their plumber TO preach against the bill for the
repeal of the Missouri compromise. Elsewhere,
as in this city and at Boston, clergymen Of vari-
Gus persuasions have volunteered to give their
flock few elementary lessons in political
science, and tt ach them that the first duty of
pous citizen is to hate, oppose and war against
bis fellow citizens. We trust these reverend
gentlemen have the approval of their own con-
science in the course they are thus adopting
They are doubtless well aware that it was
through the interference of the priests in secular
and political affairs that the Roman Catholic
Church became SO very popular in certain coun-
tries of Europe; they are probably aiming
at similar reward. 1t is gratifying too to
think that these reverend orat ors are carrying
out SO admirably the old precept conveyed in
the parable of the mote and the beam. They
are preaching against slavery because in thi
glorious home of ours there is no vice left to
preach against. We have no thefts here, no
drunkenness, no immortality, no inpiety to oc
cupy the attention of our clergy; their vocation
would be gone were it not for the Nebraska
bill. They never hear the dear tenderhearted
sous-of murders rapes, assaults, robberies
in the North. In their eyes, our Iicb are models
Of Christian piety. and our poor invariably pat
terms of holiness. Merchants never cheat each
other, dssemble, or commit fashionable pec.a
dilloes they all spend their Sundays in exer
cses of austere religion: their secular labor is
marked by the most rigid adherence to the Gospel
tenets. What can Clergyman say to such men
as these, il he talk not of the South? Then look
at our laboripg classes. Did ever any one hear
of mechanic or laborer in the North getting
Drunk, beating bis wife, stealing fighting, or
Sabbath breaking? OF course such things can
not be, or our pious and enlightened clergy
| would never think Of travelling to Nebraska
| for theme for q sermon. Nor can it be true
| that there is any wickedness at Washington, or
that would necessarily absorb their attention
before they could think Of distant territories.
We beg our readers to believe that there is no
intoxication, no gambling no lying no perjury,
no corruption, no immortality OF any kind at
Washington; or these excellent pastors at New
Haven or elsewhere would never thiuk Of ira
yelling 10 Nebraska for a sin to denounce,
They know their duty too well for that.
| 1t so happens, singularly enough, that the
Nebraska bill is no more subject for clerical
interference than emetics or steam engines 1t
is mere constitutional problem to be solved
| by reference to the compact between the States:
ard has no more to do with religion than the
| provisions Of the constitution respecting the
| Judiciary or Presidential electors.
WHEAT i TINS We have received the follow.
| ing warni Of stu pendous outrage con-
templated and projected AT Albany
M. BENNETT foni A''es . 400 tba' OF ths eommer
cereal an mrIc.ntils eommasi 10 respectfully osils
the pccps ~ this A-, esprc&f OF this city
rhs frs,rctrs upon IN, c.a.ls rot At 10. wit, me
gsistd ~ g Ia tue is'e elscti
have rm-d ulnoiy alliance, snt su,c.ei Ia
ing ihrvpsh the e'slatTr q the most osrupi
at Atsny Afuis- 81 otby crmb-rs Tor ths pur OF
procuring n monopoly unesr sht taes can oh.rg-
sbafvcT Co.'S tn~y reAAr for rsnsDoTtt trszlr
The eslrbl tesy succeed Pa gaet, and no; Nae
York. ell . tenenttso. Let hsus and psope
-skenpl
There may be something in this We can al
| most believe anything 10 the way Of corruption
| in these tines. But US We are Involved by the
| viii oftbe people ia new debt of ten millions
| for tie canal enlargement we would modestly
| suggest TO the Legislature the proprety OF
| waiting till the enforcement is effected before
| they ,ell out monopoly OF the transportation
| When the canal i finished the hing can
be done upon d large scale.
MoRE SCARLET LETTERS. q letter
which We publish today from an Ohio rres-
pcndent y appears that although John Coch-
tane. - Chairman Of the Utica Free S Ill Van
uuTen prcsld tnta Committee ia 1913 did -
!" Scarlet letter. from Ger. Pierce. that th,
teal genuine Simon pure Scarlet letters 81 IN
Fierce uot one. but scycrar--w,re addressed
John Won Burep, with probably an ooca.
iorol episile TO The 10 gentleman. Martin Van
Hutcn. We call upon he Pricco far a copy ar
wo 81 those letters. They may help to settle
he Neiryshs question, ard Will doubtless re-
hove Mr. Ceobrane ola world Of anxiety. Let
MS have some Of these letters.