The daily union., 1854-02-21


feel slroug while they impose their crude polions OF
party questions upon audiences that cannot reply. be-
their absurdites are entIenched by desk they
call raered. and delivered under the privilege OF holy
calling 6
This minging together however OF theological and po-
ieal vocatons is, we believe generally condemned as
violation Of all just rules OF propriey. The and
old wine OF politics and theology are mol safely 10 be
mingled IN the same bottles The rents in partisan raj
menl are not 10 be made whole with patches put
by cenca tailors The OK of the world and the ass OF
the church will never do well yoked together 10 partisan
harness.
II any OF our readers are inclined TO think that we
have dipped pen freely and loo deeply into the gall
OF bitterness, let them proyocation and our apo
ogy in the following extract OF speech made few days
ago at Boston by the Rev Theodore Parker;
Now, If the South the Nebraska BILL viii that
DO the end OF 1T Not at all liue while ago
told that the Union IN danger. and cried
the Unon' thought then it would be long, us that
game turned out before the Union would again be in dam
ger and we should have other volunteers did
not think It would come before 1855 was however,
a little missken in this calculation, 1t in 1854
Now, suppose the Nebraska bill carried STEP
hink VIII be for Congress 10 law providing that
slave take his slave into any free State. and
keep him there six months perhaps year, perhaps
may take his slave and keep him there long he likes
VIII the North say no / of that, gentlemen
The past does not being that the North
viii say no. any more than did in l7Ss, l792 1903
1915, lSi7, 1913 and 1880 by no means sure of il
Now suppose that point gained the thing will be
repeal lhe ordinance Of 81 II will be declared uopera
tive. Then the South will insist upon Califoma being a
slave State They will then territory and
Mexico, Cuba Hay,i Porto Rico, and the British West
Indies will be slave States Do the North it am
not OF that Then the point will be The
save-uade know exactly that the argument which will
be given the democratic party is in and the ad
minsraton favors the measure, is, that fee-sde will
iure the slave trade Then know the arguments which
reverend clergymen will advance. They manufacture
guments-l do not mean to ministers Of Christ God
forbid, for they do such thing mean say ha, the
ministers OF Commerce will do IL, and shah hear tho
cry raised from the pupirs--l will export my mother,
father, or brother TO the Union The like has
been already said from pupits and by pro-
lessors in colleges VIII the North say, No, we
will not abolish the slave trader II the whig party in
power, il will be necessary the slave
der to protect manufactures and compete with foreign
nations do not know OF any depth Of wickedness
low and too deep for northern politicians dive into and
stay under--no tLaughter and applause am
very sorry 10 say these things for Massachusetts
man myself. am northern man, and / proud of
her past history before ths revolution take pride and
pleasure in her glorious churches which rang with
the glorious liberties Of the children Of God felt ashamed
the fret time that spoke in FaneuIl Hail. and said
Who am ], Lord that should have the privilege OF
standing in the Cradle of Liberty and lifting my voice in
this hal which has ung with the echo Of the voices of great
aud noble men [Cheers.l say let us resist this Ne
baska measure with all might not merely by passing
resolutions but by carrying the following proposition
am not political man, but suggest that
Ing shall be soemny called in every the Common
wealth then district meeting shall be called in every
congressional district in the Commonwealth, and all
asked 10 come together, without distinction Of party and
then that great meeting be held hereno, hare
IN BosiOn, but held in the of Woicestern the heart
OF the Commonwealih-hed la city that has kid.
naipsd lheld ia town the courthouse
OF which has been Rded with chains, and the State
judges crawling under them Loud cheerl Hold The
meeting in the Of Worcester, and dscuss the ques-
tou; and IL the bill pass call convention OF all the free
persons In The free States and pledge ourselves repeal
the Nebraska measure next 10 abolish slavery in the Dis
trict Of Columbia; abolish il in Utah and New
Mexico and wherever it exists under federal ursdcton
peal the iugttive-save law and all the so-csed
compromises OF slavery and lastly to work and that
hated leaf out Of the constitution OF the United States
Loud cheers."l