The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

tuition or to forms OF government ana Goo forbid
the people Weep ali the ministers Of the Gospel as such
and the government wide apart possible and the
wisdom Of that policy was made manifest to-day By the
paper lying the table The history Of the world
Gospel As forming any part Of government In all coun
tries all times when vested with power they proved
to be arrogant Of all others On this occasion
they come here and in the Of Almighty God they
invoke his vengeance upon us for action poti
cal Let three thousand citizens Of New Eng
land, three hundred thousand all New England
here and, citizens of the United States protest
as their right, against any legislative action and their
not here citizens they ministers Of
Godhis ycegerents the Senator from Texas said or
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great moral wrong which they, ministers Of the Cos
pei declare to be committed BY act Of this body He
objected to the receipt Of memorial couched in such
terms and protesting to speak by any such authority
Without any dsrespect to the memoraist personally
do not grace he moved the proper course that the
memorial be not received.
Mr. DouOIAs-lt has already been received.
Mr. BUTLER (dem.) Of S. c., said he had always enter
tanned the highest respect for the ministers the Gospel
His respect high that he would almost submit to
But that respect for them in their appropriate
sacred calling and when they abandoned their duty and
got the religion Of the Lamb and mingled with the
waters OF the turbd pool OF political strife his respect
lorger continued These memoriasts have quilted the
pulpit and have taken their place in the political arena,
and they speak yceregents of God earth and pre-
in His solcmnly to pronounce upon the
Senate the Judgment Of the Almighty. He could no
onger respect them when they themselves abandoned
their sacred duties When they had abandoned the
lgion which they professedthe religion which was typi
fled by the meek and lowly Lamb and took the charac
ter Of the political on going round seeking whom they
might they do violence to the gospel and the
lgion of the Saviour He knew not what be
done than that Senators should express their condcmna
ton Of this proceeding He thought they deserved the
Mr.. ADAMS, (dem) of Miss, said the South had, for
over thirty years, remained under an unjust and op
who had done s
sble for the agitation He would treat this memorial
he would treat all others 1t professed to be the act of
ministers Of the Gospel but 1t different from the
of the apostles that it lost all the potency char
acer which its gners supposed their character and posi-
Mr. Houston said there was no invocation in the memo
rial Of the vengeance Of the Almighty the Senate It
was respectful protest against measure pending in the
Senate at the time it was signed. It q respectful
protest in the name of Almighty God against that
Mr.. wnIzs, (dem) of cal-who authorized them to
Mr.. HOUSTON said that when he ssid these gentlemen
expect that the of these words of ceregents would
have been commented upon What he meant that
they the harbingers of peace earth the min
listers of the Gospel not recognized by the consu
ton they recognized in the moral constitution Of
society and recognized in the great constitution Of
mans salvation which the foundation of all moral
and religious organization He repeated his views Of the
equality Of the political rights Of ministers of the Gospel
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slready produced agitation and excitement the bill goes
down. but works badlyit works like phyac, upwardly.
Mr. EVERETT said that 1t due to the Senate that he
should explain his connection with the petition He
called from his seat few moments before he presented
quested by gentleman to take charge Of the memorial
and to present it to the Senate The gentleman who had
brought it introduced to him as most respscta
BILE gentleman Of the clerical proesson that gentleman
requested him to present to the Senate As the
mortal volumincus he called one Of the senates at
tendants and told him TO carry In and lay on the
secretars desk where it laid He had read it at
that time, did he read 1t until he did afterwards
nation Of his connection with it ought to Be- made as the
memorial considered offensive by the Senator from
Illinois and others in the Senate He believed the memo
rial In fact signed by all the gentlemen whose
attached to IT, before the date of the passage of
Nebraska BILL and consequently whom that measure
the expression of the sentiments Of the sgners respect
ing measure actually pending before the Senate. He
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But others had continued to do he thought he
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thousand clergymen of New England had design to
slip from the appropriate line Of their duty into the
litical Among them there doubtleAs of
all political parties This memorial signed by men
who looked upon the purely in moral point Of
yiewooking upon it in that light they had expressed
their sentiments upon it such had the habit Of
clcrgymen in that section of country They all pro-
per occasions expressed their views upon all moral ques
hardly necessary for him to say that three
Thousand clergymen of New England very respec
of the same number more learned, religious moral
and intellectual than they They were men devoted to
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goods of this world He further euogzed the character
Of the memorialsts He regretted that this memorial
had presented the memorial of the Bishop and clergy Of
New York, and it had been received without word Of
objection. This memorial ought to be received all
others It wrong ascrbe to its sgners angry
unworthy feelings, or motives.
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full His first objection to the memorial was, that it
out Of time and too late to affect any action that
to return. The Senate had done the Decd and de-
served the righteous judgment Of heaven It would
punishmenfs; but he expected L would be one full
Of approval for the deed. The Senator from
South Carolina said he had great respect for
ted, and they did not dabble in polluted waters
the pool Of politics. He would agree with the Senator
he thought the pool Of politics any polluted
than the sagnant waters Of contradictory theology in
which these clergymen lived He believed the pool of
politics far more pelucid clear healthy and beneficial
dctory creeds and dogmas of these no two Of whom
could upon any particular point Of theology The
tion, who brother clergyman, whose duty it to
expound divine law to the Senate and he would there
to te Rev Henry scer Chaplain Of the Senate, with
instructions to inquire and report to the Senate whether
the Nebraska bin violation of the law Of God and
whether the Senate In danger Of having invoked the
judgment and condemnation of Heaven in passing It,
cloud laughter) Mr. slcer decided in the affirmative,
he would be willing to revoke his action, and would
his endeavors to induce the House to send the bill back
to the Senate Mr. Douglas said the abolition address put
forth by members of Congress had called upon the minis
tcrs Of the Gospel to rise rebuke this bin violation
plghted faith &c. and clergymen in obedience to
that call engaged in getting up protests FOUNDED
upon the false statements contained In that address
These memorialists say-sWe in the name Of the Al
mighty God, protest" &C. What this assumption O.
the name and the Of the Almighty but attemp
TO establish in this country the doctrine that the clerg
have the supreme right to determine and tn
win CT God all subjects: and particularly in relation
the political action of Congress 1t attempt to
set up q theocracy. 1t was an attempt to put
the legislation Of the country in the hands and un
der the control Of the Church. No boder attempt than
this was ever made by any church in the most despoc
countries in the darkest ages Of the world to enforce
the doctrine that it the privilege Of the Church to
tell the people that not only religious Subjects but
also upon all political ones they must receive as the
divine win whatever they received from the Church.
questions referred to the clergy for approval be-
fore Congress shall act The memorial purpors to speak