The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-11-26
Fusions and Factions.

the woody heads The Union of the
Democracy for the sake Of the Union,''
and all this kind Of thing, which is in.
exAaustable in its resources with
themes for newspaper articles there
is still a more dangerous--more to be
dreaded fusion going on, which must
result in disasterous explosion, if not
speedily checked by some powerful
counteracting influence, We allude
to the fusion OF the religious, with the
political "elemezt' Ito use Bronso-
MAN expression) fusion that is turn
ing the heads of Gospel preachers and
priests, from their legitimate business
of fitting souls for Heaven, into the
tnorny paths of every day politics, and
a general scrabble after place and
power. The New York Sun says: o
few Sundays ago, no less than ten
pastors, preached to their respective
flocks in that city, on matters purely
political-"The Main law" "The
Nebraska bin" 1.-THE Know Moth
ings, " "abolitionism,' etc, were the
fruitful themes engaging their atten4
ton. A Ga
The "Stump" it would seem, is to
be abandoned for the pulpit, and tho
road to success in politics, lies through
the door of the strongest religious de-
nomination. 4
In al ages Of the world, here, has
been found the chief obstacle to civil
liberty The union Of Church and
State, has been deemed essential to
government, but the light of advancing
intelligence, universally diffused by
the discovery of printing it has been
vainly thought, had forever eradicated
every such notion from the mind Of
man; but still we find manifest ten
dency to fall back into old errors and
The only remedy for
the evil of Gospel preaching mounte-
banks. and fanatics, is in the hand Of
the people, with whom all power rests
in the republic. The corrective may
be applied in three several different
ways Of which We propose two or three.
'1S. the man who ascends the pulpit
steps, to harrangue the multitude as
IN electioncering politician, should be
eft to hear his smooth tongucd hy-
'ocracy echoed over empty seats
rbe republican portion Of the congre-@
,ation Should leave with one accord
the republic stands on the
dearly defined line, which separates,
hurch from State, and leaves the con-.
cience free to select any of the ten
thousand (wrong) roads to Heaven
We are not yet cursed with preach
ng politicians in this half section Of
he Union, bnt look forward to the
ay we shall be. with fear and trcmb-
ing, as the vices Of our northern
rcthren, prove contagious
UNAPPREchTED PoL1TENEss.
roll story is related of an honest far
ner who attempting to drive home
ull, get suddenly hoisted over the
2nce. Recovering himself, he saw
he animal on the other side of the
ails saving the air with his head and
eek and paving the ground. The
God old man looked steadily at him
II a moment, and then shaking his
st at him, exclaimed, Darn your.
poIog;es; you needn't stand there,
gu tarnal critter, a bowling aud scra1
ing; you did it purpose, darn your
urly picture J"
THIRTY WOMEN NEARLY WIDoWEp
T oNcE.-The famous Brigham Young,
le Governor of Utah, and Grand
ligh Priest Of the Mormons, came
ear having an inglorious end put to
IS career, in August last. He went
own into his we'll to.vrao,,o. Ia