The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-15

denouuce 4 f,ha Csilc,ie church) for HE pur-
puse, and raise the hue and cry the preach.
er has turned politician" Now It's known BY
all, thai from time i,nhiemorial, The different
Proteslan, ministers throughout The whole length
and breadth II The country have always deno,,nc-
ed The catholic chu,ch, aud the cry has never
been raised ill hnw. WHEN tho Democratic par
" have taken sides will, thai church. We con.
tend that il is the ministers duty 10 denounce
il, wthou, fear of cen.nrc from any quarter, and
| If lie has the good Of his cause a, heart he will
no, hesitate TO Ito il, len the consequences be AS
they may and il he does no, do so he y falling
sh0r, Of his duty as minister, aud i libel on
the cause he processes 10 espouse. On this sub
iect The Nashville ('l'enn.) Christian Advocate.
uses the following painted language:
Ill is noised about tina, men, because they
advocate Protestant Christianity, and oppose
have therefore become pariisans ~ politics
and are identified with political measures; yea
they are branded as political jugglers, and as
unworthy The confidence aud patronage Of ho'
nest men. Now, all This is unfair. We, loI
| instance, have for years lahored to advance the
cause Of Protestant Christianity we have op.
posed Roman.m and warned The world agains
| lis influence, lis doctrines and nsages, lnstilu
lilulions and preslhood; we have done II from
The pulpit and through the press. And now be-
cause we persne the escn tenor Of our way
The course we have been following for years--w,
are TO be branded aud denounced as parry polili
clans prescribed, declared as unworthy The con
ii,lence Of honest men! l. the liberty ofspcecl
10 be restrained, the freedom Of the press tn b,
ruriailed, because the speaker administer, or III,
writer preacher Of The Gospels II preache
stand in his place and denonnce The Man Of sin
and expose the roenness Of fallen and degrad
ell Church and corrupt priesthood. is he To b'
mathematical as political gladiator
We beg pardon. genilemen-We are no. Il
be driven from our purpose by newborn poll
polco- releionisis, who think the Bible, III
pulpit. the religious press. ministers Of the gus
pei. and the institutions OF Christianity must al
and aside, because they have appeared on III
stage. We concede 10 politicians aud statesmen
the RICH, to discuss any suhjec, in any way iha
is lawful and constitutional; we claim moi iii
right to dictate to lhcm-we interfere not al al
with their prernga,yes; they may discuss OF
lie stump and IN the journals Of the times, an.
great qnesuoI that NAV interest Them, or be @
value to their country; Al the same time howe,
er, we. as a freeman. claim similar rights in ou
! Responsibilities a, the las, gtedl ,!ay.
The editor of This journal is native Tennes
, seean; his faiheI--bOrn in tie Old Dominion
was one Of the early settlers Of the West; b
was an officer IN The war, and fought with JacL
son. Carroll, Coffee, aud other brave men. ia de
lence Of The rights Of his country men; his grant
father was vmginian. and bailled with Wash
Inginn and his nube compeefs IN the Revolt
lionary struggle; and il would be unnatural e
son desceGded from snrh ancestry to sulTr
himself 10 be gagged. or 10 leave inglnrinnsly u,
rAmparIs Of Zlon, and To make conpromis
) with sin, and enter INTO an srmisiire with Ill
Devil, because partisan pol,licians see proper I
raise the cry 81 g Mad Dog" ar cry out. "Th
Preacher has turned Politician - No. genll
reader. we have waued too long in hi. gluriou
conflict To strike our colors, now that We are
sight o: victory"