The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-02-23


ATHEISM.
The Washington Union appears 60 be IN
dread That Atheism q oveEspread
land - of the
French Retele 70 show Thai SIN re-
suited from the overthrow Of the Catholic reli-
gion; and sagely infers that similar result viii
follow the uniOn Of Protestant ministers1o Of the
Gosdel in the United States with tie American
party, "a wise conclusion, truly, and worthy
the editor Of the Union. But, If this be his
sincere belief. he IS not likely to make converts
The circumstances are so entirely dissimiIar that
noman Of common sense can suppose that they
will lead TO like consequences. In France the
nobility and clergy had tyranized over the peo-
pie for centuries, until they had reduced them
to theeonditon of slaves. They were made to
perform all the labor and to pay al the taxes.
The nobility and priests lived in idleness and
dissipation. whilst the common classes were re-
dused %. extremity for meansof support When
the day Of reckoning came, it was not surpris-
ing that the latent hatred Of their oppressors
should be openly exhibited in way to shock
humanity. The people quickly passed from one
extreme to.the other---fr0m being slaves they
had become the masters--and they exercised
their power in destroying or banishing those
who had held them so long in letters They
discarded all religion and instituted the worship
Of Reason, because they could draw no distinc-
ton between Christianity and its corrupt profess
sors. They were disinclined to accept as 4
Divine revelation system under which they
had been deprived Of al right and justice and
were led 70 deny the existence Of God from
the fact, that those who called themselves his
ministers, were among their worst oppTessors.
We are not astonished, that, ii their fury and
reyengeful feeling. they should have come To-
such conclusions. But how the editor of the
Union can discover any analogy between the
French reYolutiOnists and the American Protes-
tant clergy, we know not---nor how he can come
to the conclusion, that, as the former adopted
Atheism, the latter must do.the same.
There IS no danger whatever that Atheism
viii ever Be introduced into this country By the
Protestant clergy d Protestant community.
They are thinking and reasoning people land
he who. thinks and reasons, win acknowledge
the existence Of Supreme Being. -uuless, in
deed, he would blot him. out Of existence from
The dread Sc His furnishing guilt hereafter. we
know that It'll teal doctrines has been breach
ed IN this country, and that they have been pro- !,
muIgated II formal addresses; but this has not
been done 81 protes amt elergyrnen, but BY for
eigneIs who, after having forced themselves Or
been forced 81 foreign authorities upon our
country --Would annihilate all law, Orders decen-
cy, and even the Great Supreme Hinse 3
they pos 81 Tie power, So As 70 give rec and +.
lnle ned license to their sensual appefl
and evil psssions. But the editor of le Union 9
can see 80 e9 as likely 70 result from tie con #
tinued increase Of these miscreants our s0ci. Il
ETY., though be effects 10 be greatly alarmed g
when Protestant min ers Of Tie Gospel CONE
bine viii tie Native al1ef ican party 70 restrain 4
the vicious actions and principles 81 These for q
eigneTs. and % inter pose barrier 81 faeiE astls a
er prog lpnQ ae a1ain big part &
and put money ~ hIe purse, they may preach
Atheism 81 a grarianism lof Wha Be eakes
value 81 the zeal and ~ wealth Fl
Of this country exee seven thon noa
dollars d s. a3efsse b nearly 5000
white family Of Gre 81 e
5s0.000.o0o are enplo eyed 81 Iaaon|s
larqer amount commerce. ana $50 o908a d S
tie cor .'on q b 900 H a.le
pielel ana s. on