The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-05

General Pierce, il viii be- We'll done good and faithful
servant
From the Philadelphia Argus
RELIGION AND POLITICS.
The most offensive feature in the absolute governments
of the Old World to American observer is the fact that
religion is regulated by law, and that the power
which Expresses the citizen in his civil rights prescrbes the
creed he must believe and him support it, One
nation maintains at an expense horde of ecc
siasc mobiles, and compels all to pay for their support
whether they follow the faith of the State or entertain
other opinions another fastens of priests on the
masses while third elevaes the prevailing faith into the
government ITSELF and governs by the church alone Such
the organized intolerance of despots yapts Strange
that in substance and in practice should have similar
organization in republican America justified too as per-
ecty consistent with our profession of liberty and olera
ton and stranger still that those very ministers of the
Gospel who daily preach liberation and religious liberty
should be the leading spirits in this attempt destroy both
at the same blow What -nothingism if il
does not intend to unite the sacred and the power
How is religion 10 be nmpled in the dust not BY
the red of bigoy and the strong force of govern
mental interference? This is the mode adopted by the
clergy in other countries to effect the end and why
should it be doubted they will the means in this
country when identical ends are in view
As evidence of the purposes of these know.nothnp
clergymen minge religion with politics the Chambers
burg Wing announces the Rev. Mr.. Tiffany professor in
the Dickinson College at Carlisle and the presiding officer
of the know nothing State convention in this city,
candidate for United States senator Here the first open
evidence of the real intentions of the know-nothings to
mingle religion with politics protested minister of the
Gospe-one who is ntrusted with the high and holy call
ing of educating and training young for the minis
ryakes the initiative in this movement of making re
gion subservient 10 politics. and S to be rewarded with
seat in the United States Senate for his services Is Il 10
be supposed that, if he should be elected his efforts
will not be directed towards scheme Of compelling BY
statutory the abandonment of one form of re-
gon and the outward observance of another? Why else
should hn be anxious and jealous in his work of propa
gandism2 II will serve other purpose, advance no
other cause If legitimate political object was to be At
tanned Mr. Tiffany could have acted in open constitu
tonal manner with his fellpwcitizeps Why did he and
his colleagues sneak in the dark and thus stab the rights
of their owctaens like The answer Ia IRE.
ssblc they first wished to asten the chain the peo-
pie before they drop their mask That is accomplish
ed and the Of the arch clerical leader the
know nothing movement in this State candidate for
the United States Senate proves most rresistiby that
81 rhnrh ana Gotta is the real intent of these trnit-
ors to civil liberty and religious freedom.
This is most alarming announcement, and will,
satisfied arrest the attention of all those who desire to
our free institutions peTpetnaied. 4 few years since and
similar attempt of political cergymen mnge in inc
fierce war rival political parties with the osensbe put
pose delaying the transit of the United States malls
the first day of the week most emphaticaly rebuked
and the seal public reprobaon placed upon the prnc
pie of clerical Interference in politics matter what the
pretence The attempt made that occasion Mas
summer flaw compared with that which threatens
the Union Then il voluntary association of
men thinking alike subject il is atreng
by oaths and mbered by the concentrated Influence OF
the clergy in oil sections of the Union They openly
proclaim the union of religion and politics. and head the
of the knownothng order to ostracise all
from political place who not willing to bow down TO
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ton Can there he doubt that this is the real purpose of
the knownothng order? BY what other cue the dis
closures which are daily taking place ts interpreted? Il
is time the rejecting citizens Of the OLD Keystone should
awaken the danger by which they Ore menactd. Thus
far in political history the question of religious belief
has been suffered remain between the Maker of all things
and His creatures But that time has passed, aud in
midst is growing up order OF pioneered by the
clergy, who determined interfere with this right
and despite The constitution, TO establish union 1T Church
and State in this Commonwealth and nation Will such
operate henefcially political relations? Let
the history past clerical interference this ques
ton Win itminister he spread OF het religion whose
mission is peace on earth and goodwill towards
No In the language of Phillips The celebrated Irish Or,
ator
The sublime Creator of blessed creed never meant
10 be the channel of conrty influence the source of
corrupt ascendency lie sent il among to heal,
irraie; to associate not 10 secGde 10 collect together
like the bapsma dove every creed and cline ANA
in the universe beneath the spoles wing of its protection
The union of Church aud State is at best, but foul and
adulierous conneNiop, pollutn9 the purity heaven with
the aboninaon OF EARTH and hanging the saters Of po
litica piey upon the cross OF An insncd Saviour Rei
gon holy religion ought not in the words of its Founder
to be lied into temptation The hand TINT holes her
chace and the priests Of her temple shond lie spotless
the vestments Of their ministry. Rank only degrades,
wealth only mpoyerishes only disfgure her.
would have her pure, unpensioneh, unspendary. She
should rob the earth of nothing but It's divine
arch Of promise her extremes should the hori
zon aud her span embrace the universe but her only
enance should he the tears that cxhaed and embe
shed by the sunbeam Such is my idea of what religion
hould be-
OF TIE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE WEEk
ENDING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1854.
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