The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

/ in the recent eec tion We know that u IL
exceedingly unpopuIar to utter word in dero
paton Of the conduct of Clergymen, h"wev'
obnoxious they may make themselves to publ
comne nda,ion. We know that we expose our
self to the charge Of sacrilege and may be
| denounced as an,-Chtist, by calling in question
the unpardonabe interference OF Clrrgymen II
politics. But, we haSsa duty 10 perform VIZ
ecognze the obligation of the political journal
ist to treat Clergymen as he would treat o'hel
men, when they furg It and abuse the obligation
of their sacred profession, by entering he politi
cal arena, as an organize body to build up one
and brake down another party.
| In the North, rn portion of this state, we know
tina, Clergymen have openly taken the field Il 7
he coalition party, dennuncng in one breath the
Nebraska LII and the democratic party and ex-
erting the influence which their position ierscon
in the pulpit and out oft to PROSTATE this party.
We learn from our exchange papers in the
Southern portion Of the state, that the same in
terfer renee has been practiced. In the Northern
counties these men seemed to be the most active
and noisy in political meetings. In Jones coun
~ we understand, that one OF these Clergymen
ogc;a,ea !. the a,....;;' Nebraska Convention aud
the following Sabbath addressed his Congrega
ton upon the iniquiies of the Nebraska bill -
We have letter before us, from as reliable
man as the state contains, dated l., Clair, Scott
county, August 18th which says:
More raseaiity has been resorted to atthis
election than / erer dreamed Of--Preachers not
only stumped the county, tat preached sermons
on Sunday b.tore election.
Wha, " i'll be the effect of this poltfico relt
rious mania Is it not palpable to the compre
hension of every rational thinker, that its tenden
cy is to stir up strife between religious denom-
inations, foster jealousy aud hatred one towards
another, invaie the sacred province OF religion
liberty, destroy one Of the tundamen tai provision
of our glorious Constitution and promote the
cause of infdelity, As certain as that an effect
will follow cause, the evils above enumerated
are sure to result from an interference of the
themselves will become disguised, disvisions
will inevitably creep into the church, congrega
tions will be come divide d and in place of chai
lenging the respect Of The outside world, for the
exemplary department and pious devo,ions o
the Clergy, their indefensible con!uct with create
dis -espcct and disgust for them and the churc :.
We say then, that it becomes a solemn duty
with the moie conservative aud cons nscient Gus
portion of the laity of the church, TO interpose
solemn protest against continuance of this
suacidal course and if possible restore the church
to its original purity, observance OF sacred thing
and its K, lus,n of party poli,cs from lis sancs
.uary. Unless this course is adopted, we may
as confd, n;ly look for th. church to degenerate,
as Tor the great laws "t creation and Divinity L"
be perpetua,sd
We dcvou'ly hope foi sau.ary change.
1t may be agned, rom sentence or two
above, tina, we express a doubt ni the poll lea
cast of the legislature. As vt, We have IL"
doubt of The denocatic eon,le EXON of the L'g
islature