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

pei. trust have high regard for their vocation -
s.es and good Win on earth a. any other individual but
when they depart from their high vocation. and down
lust a. would all other citizens would treat their memo
rails and precisely :. would those q other
early day. that loses the potency which they suppose
the uyg themselves minister. Of the Gospel would give to
their mission Of which given % them BY their Mas
and under all when tho Saviour him
self upon earth and attempts made 70 induce him
10 give opinions the municipal affairs of the
government he refused These have descended from
their high estate to asssil the action Of this body.
Where the evidence of the truth of your charge against
Senator ADAMS that he meditated the design OF depvng
ministers of the Gospel Of their rights OF citizenship 20
you find it in the passage In which he declare. ..
iooud treat their nsDorias and ynonsranees precisely as
Woad those Of other ctzensT Is IAN outrage upon tneir
privileges that they should be treated precisely like other
czens II you think you will doubtless persevere In
the course which you have commenced If you think
otherwise you will hasten TO withdraw the unjust imputa
tons and repair the injury you have done
you have embraced in charge OF An outrage upon the
privileges of the clergy is Mr. PETIT The first paragraph
Of his speech that occasion is in the following Words
"Mr. PETIT. Mr. President am for the greatest hber
~ greatest number and win deny any class Of
my under whatever denomination
era term q petition provided for in the consultation
willing regard and Of Whatever
kind description provided always they respect
full to the Senate"
In this speech you find attempt deprive the clergy
of the rights of citizenship; denial or limitation Of
moriaiize or remonstrate 'under whatever de-
nomination. conceded and affirmed in many words.
II is true Mr. PxrrIr spoke IN very strong and decided
make known the mind and will OF God concerning the Ne
braska bill He denied what they undertook to proclaim
revelation by His authority, either propheticaly Of
happen udiciay Of judgments to be inflicted
But he spoke word, he made no suggestion against
their full and unconested rights in their own names, as
and minister's to demonstrate to protest. and in the
strongest terms respectful to the Senate to declare their
opinions of the nature and tendency Of the legislation OF
which they aisapproved. The only remaining speech to
which your censure can be supposed apply is that Of
Senator BADGER He said
These gentlemen do not come here in the character OF
Of
of memoriasts but they come Is no. IN their
which be attributed their protest the ground Of
their own Intelligence Or worth mot merely with the weight
from the Fact Of their being ministers Of the
Gospel It is impossible to look at this paper without see
" pleaded upon subject and that the reverend gentle
who signed it will thank him for assigning them in
this the low position in which he wishes to place hom
The undersigned, olergymen of different religious de-
nominations in New England hereby, in the name Of Al
In their official ministers of Almighty God
and in His name they protest against the passage Of the Ne
"Now sir these are educated Esnt!smss They are men
and solemn import of the words and have
the shadow Of doubt tina. they to protest
mighty God himself, speaking to this Senate"
In another portion of the same speech he added:
"wel then, sir, the whole paper proceeds in the same
they protest the as great moral wrong
breach of faith emineny injurious to the moral principles
ths Almighty All Ess .aaoasesd sy these gentlemen,
ss 9Ss the al sss iupo.
sibs to misate but have said that think TOO much i'm
prediction Of HI. Judgments, deny the authority TO Do
n M .9a s
subject"
now pause for the purpose Of ngung Of each Of you
reverend gentlemen in which of these speeches it
proposed to deprive any other cergymen of your
"prerogatves as citizens in consequence Of your "oice
ministers7s In which do you find ian outrage
upon the privileges Of large and respectable body Of c
zens 2"
have proven sirmatively and concusively that each
and all Of the senators against whom made this serious
charge did in the debate to which you refer distinctly
recognise and concede all clergymen Of whatever de-
nomination the undoubted right to petition
for the redress OF evsnces under the authority Of the
constitution in the and with the force
all other citizens You will, therefore permit to
suggest you with entire respect that 1t due your
character ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
citizens and as fair who hound by high moral
and religious obligation to do justice TO all men, with
draw the injurious mpuatons you have made upon the
reputation OF these distinguished senator's and to make
open and public confession of the injustice you have done
them in connection with myself You must do this ysu
cannot fail to do It, unless you claim, by virtue of your
"ofce ministers to be invested with civil and political
rights and not possessed by citizens SUCH
secured conferred by the constitution any other hu
authority but of Divine origin, whereby you are
powered, ain the Of the Almighty God command
the Senate to decide political and Legislative question in
the way you shall indicated
After careful and critical examination Of your protest
against the Nebraska BILL and of your resolutions in af
frmance your divine right denounce that measure
the and by the authority Of the Almighty fear that
your purpose to claim and exercise this preroQave
the Deity upon legislative and political questions Let
recall your attention to this remarkable protest:
To The honorable Senate and Hoass Of of As
United Sfoies IN Congress assembled;
The undersigned cergymen Of different religious de
nominations In the northwestern States citizens
minister's Of the Gospel OF Jesus Christ hereby in the
OF Almighty God and in His presence do soIcnnly protest
repeal modification Of existing legal prohibitions
of slavery in that part Of national domain which
proposed to organize into the Territories OF Nebraska and
ksnsas.
We protest against IL as a great moral wrong, ~ .
breach OF faith emnenty injurious the
the community and subvesve OF all confidence national
engagements matter full OF danger the peace and
existence Of beloved Unon exposing us to
righteous Judgments Of the Almighty.
" And your protestant a. in duty bound will ever
pray"
With the exception of the description of your locality
"u the northwestern States instead of New England
and OF the Interpolation Of the words citxensr this
protest copy Of the presented the Senate
rom we cergymen Of New England upon which the de-
bate occurred which You have condemned Aer reading
that debate and seeing the OF the objections urged
TO the New England protest that Won determined
TO present yourselves to the Senate in twod
the citizens and the other an ministers ~ tho d.
pei OF Jesus Christi Nobody questions yonr r,ah, no
denies the proprey of your exercising the eonsti,u