The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-19

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thus misrepresenng the course Of the Chicago clergy and
faing their langusgeY viii IL be said that official
port was in his possession Of the actual proceedings Of ts
ngs Bur Official report in his possession then he
4 Of the dilemma viii he take y
The charge runs through oil the proceedings and
their replies to my letter. Now, have shown that had
their official proceedings attesed BY twenty-five clergy
men, with that language certified by their president and
by their secretary. exhibit the authentic copy in the
paper Of that day the enate and still they charge
with having fals$ed their proceedings submit again.
this is the Kind OF Treatment that 10 expect from
iar-minded menI speak not of ministers Of the Gospel
| but Of any iair-minded mon
If they had said they had concluded to change their
proceedings aierwards they bad said the printer had
made mstakehat it by accident it published
and sen forth in that Way should at have address
error and that wished to do them the justice
correcting it. But sir show that il there any error
was theirs and not mine there any fraud il was
theirs not mine. Whatever injustice DONE was done
by thep and not by wish them to understand that
misrepresent man knowingly; and while am always
ready and happy to make the correction the instant dis
cover that am in error do not permit any body of men,
whatever their profession to convert their bunders
mistakes into crimes and then charge them upon
long have the and evidence of selvndication
which, in this Instance they have fortunately placed in my
/ hands a-.
| But sir, inasmuch as these gentlemen have made SO
prominent issue upon that point and have cer-
hcate TO asten the charge upon and put the files
of the Senate in which they repudate the idea that they
would be guilty Of the blasphemy Of speaking in the
OF the Almighty question, VIII read a
few extracts from delivered by Of these TWEEN
yve preachers in the North Presbyterian church Of Chi
cago Sunday the 9th day of March last in reference to
this same Nebraska The to which refer
delivered by the Rev. r. HRchadson who of the
sgners of the protest. and participated in the proceedings
of the meeting and is represented by my informant the
person WHO withdrew the proceedings, and made the
changes and notifications to which have referred after
those proceedings had been published in the daily papers
Of Chicago, and sent TO in the manner have stated
! The first extract is as follows: s.a.aa#
baep do
cay in the actual conflicts of political parties except in qu
enes to exercise the right and fulfil the duty of the citizen
not from the sacred desk discuss the claims of rival
ddaes specific questions of civil policy He may
the stump and the hustngs. But whether in the pulpit
elsewhere his province to proclaim the broad principles
other sphere of human interests lie Is the rord
Gods mouth aud proclaim tito The people and unless God has
of the rulers and the ruled he has authority whatever
be silent in regard to them. National morality and religion
policy In some Of them the political interests of the que
ion nothing in comparison with the moral and it is
those rho are dorissd b. God kise and Il His name 10
ytprose, rsbake. ezho. oih all authority ana doctrine
Here you find, sir Of these cergymen declaring
that he received COPS MoUTH and procaims
it to the people SUCH and that he is AUTHORIZED BY
Con HIMSELF, HIS NAME, REPRovE, REBuK ExoRT
WITH ALL AUTHORITY AND DocThlSEi and yet that same
clergyman now charges upon fraud, because when
answered thei proceedings attributed that language
themi Here is his printed sermon, delivered in Chicago
Sunday the 9th Of March, and furnished for publication
IN pamphlet form by him a the request Vt several abolition
lists whose letter is here printed by way Of preface wish
TO whether these things have all occurred by mistake
whether they made the mistake first in their protest next
in each OF the resolutions and then in their sermons in
pulpit on the holy Sabbath day. If so they should be
little cautious how they make such mistakes because mis-
takes in the pulpit are serious things.
wish TO call attention TO other extracts from this
Sermon specimens Of that peculiar kind Of oatory which
distinguishes the preacher when he abandons his appropr
ate sphere negecis his flock and his ministerial duties and
turns politician under the lead Of the abolition coueder
ates. He says;
eve may say again what God said long ago: wo unto
them that decree unrghteops decrees and he people LoH
. corrected to e H. and -, 1ssp
Of those who are guilty Of the great ransgrcssion.
Here the object distinctly announced The "proph-
ecy 10 tie converted into history The people were
invited TO do this by the condemnation and dsgraos Of
those who guilty Of the great transgresson7 lie then
proceeded TO declare that the Nebraska bill the great
crime and The uansgressOr. The people thus adj
vised irom the pulpit TO take steps 20 disgrace me- Well
sir the people Of Chicago took the hints and Il was not
long time before Of them had burning In egy
the public square, in order that this prophecy might be
yered into history BY the condemnation and disgrace of
The persons against whom these fulmnaons hurled
from the pulpit on the Sabbath day Il Is not isolated
ease The same result has followed wherever the
smuant applied. Wherever the preacher Inns con-
vcred the pulpit into the hustings and his congregation
into political meeting and called upon them Ia the
name Of Almighty God to dcnounce and disgrace me
there violence aud passion have regned wild excuses and
disorders have prevailed and hangngs and burnngs in
nave Dte INC oTdef OF inc In al these
anahcism has endeayored 10 the prophecy
history fit be the appropriate Office Of the pulpit stir
up angry passions stimulate excosse and encourage yo
ence instead OF nculcatng meekness and peace and char
ty, and goodwill towards all then Il would
be right 70 urge the people 10 this prophecy into
history as IL has often been done before Againi
''Let It ply the public mind and heart and Coincidence
With fact argument and appeal let II all the Jibs
oah tohtch patronage ond posr odd p,chuss ~ sncs
u Feoh itlay bare The origin and objects of that
uPendous fraud contemplated in the councils Of the
ton. Lot show the people its true oharac and ts bear
ings upon their own interests public and private Let Il
speech actionpo In blind and
nation, or for the correction Of the intended evil"
Would not that sound very well IL delivered on the
stumpf But, further, the reverend orator says.
And especially does this duty dsvolve upon YOU my
hearers, citizens Of that State whose suraees have sent
both the upper and lower houses Of Congress the man to
INTRODUCES this cursed and iniqpitous BILL Your legislator
too has endorsed and approved IT, II becomes YOU then
express your indignant and entire dissent from the
and the srossoRs Of this cfnto Of srN aud SHAME"
suppose that sime was used for the benefit Of his lady
bearers to commend bis discourse their appreciation
7 He proceeds;
"T need scarcely in formal terms after what has
bce sud my estimate Of the bill which now absorbs the
attention Of Congress and the nation H such statement be
desired giveit in unequiyoca language that seems to me
measure fraught not only With political evil but dshonora-
Bile, unjust wicked ungody contrary to the law OF God.
and TO every unbiased moral Judgment o. man"
do exactly from what part Of the Bible ne de-
rives that condemnation and by the way DO him
te justice say that he docs profess 70 derive from
the Bible but he says &e gets "ho word e Gods month
and that he speaks by Gods authority and I'm Iis name
Sir have serious doubts whether he received any such
A word al Gods mouth have doubts whether there Il
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