M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-07-27

against it, and shall oppose it lorey
er--not in the classroom, but every
where else; not as partisan, but as
Christian. This The patrons of tn
:. university should know. For all tn
honors and emoluments of earth coul
not be induced to assume a position {
neutrality in regard to it. If all eX
Perience be not talsehood, and a
history fable, it will throw this coun
try into caselesS commissions, if it b
not crushed, and that speedily.
"ln my view, every man who has
scruple's influence should rise agains
it--now, Immediately, ere it be forev
er too late. Indeed, 1t allows no neu
trallty. With its professed American
ism 1t assumes an absolute dictatorship
1t will allow no man to question It
purity or its policy. 1t gathers withir
its pale men of dignity, talent, and pie
ty, preachers and teachers, and witt
them the most depraved, abandoned
dePerate, God detying sinners upor
earth; binds them by oaths in bonds o.
fellowship, sets them all 10 work in
politics, and nothing but politics.
lind christian brother among them;
read to him II Cor. vi, IA, and on, and
implore him to come out from such
connexions; and i addresses me in tones
ofdespotic authority on this u iSei 'Sir,
my name is Politics; you are a cler-
gyman, and cIergymen should have
nothing to do with politics!' Right,
cries my brother; 'old man, you'll ruin
yourself If you meddle with politics!'
| say to him, Your oaths are against
the laws OF God and your church. p
Sir, it responds, do you thus denounce
The pious of my order? Have you no
respect for the church or your place p
| deuounce the sinners of the band,
and the saints reprove me! The saint
shields the sinner, and the sinner the
saint. Ii such combination is not
enough to make the church and State
both shudder, know not what would
"On me the new order bears with
lntolerable pressure. 1t rises before me
like the ghost OF Banquo at my every
step in the pathway oi duty.
~ am a preacher. 1t / preach up
oil the sanctlty OF oaths, it regards it.
sell insulted, and attacks me accord.
ingly. Ii | preach to Christians to
come out from the wicked, it insults me
lor assaiIing know nothlngS. If preach
that the love OF Christ is not bounded
by State lines, it charges me with at
tacking the articles OF its creed against
foreigners.
"I an a teacher. Ii | teach that
unlawful promises are not binding, |
shall be charged with justilying the
exposure OF Know Nothing secrets
II set the lesson to my pupils where
in j. b, Say says that every accession
OF a man to a country is an accession
OF treasure, | am to be published to the
world as indoctrlning my pupils with
anti-Kuow Nothing politics. As | am
ever 10 be goyed by this young mad
bull, | hau as well take it by the horn
at once. Let the Order keep its hands
OF me, the church, aud the constitu.
ton, and | will never disturb it; but
when it creeps from its dens, under the
name Of politics, with one arm around
4 Methodist preacher and the other
around the desperate demagogue, and
introduces Them to me as united by
ripple oaths in indisoluble bands oil
SedIock, shall not stop to Inquire
its name suits its character, or
what the GelcacleS OF my calling de.
nand OF me; but, under my Christian
impulses ol horror,l will pronounce the
lnlon aduteious by the prior espousa
't the one and the utter prostitution OF
lie other. | will warn the first, by |
he shade OF Wesley, 10 his first love
IRE his candle-stlck be removed out oil |
It's place; and | will warn the other, by |
lie shade OF Washington, to repent
and return 10 the principles OF that
great man, ere he make republicanism
4 stencil III the noStrlis oil all true pal.
'lOts. And II they heed me not, | will
with Gods help, drive them out OF the
and, though 1t cost me my life to do
/. When 1t throws its laSSo into my
ecture-room, and drags from 1t to the
ave one OF my foster children, anu
here lndoctrlnates him in random
~ caring plots, religious persecution,
Ind shocking ethics, | shall not stop
o consult the dlgnltles OF phrase or
'lace, or to separate Its holy from its
'lle; but, from the instincts OF my ma
ure, | will cry aloud-'Tnou double.
aced monster, spare the young For
iod's sake, spare the oung!
have taught them lrankness, open. |
less, independence OF thought and ac-
ion, modesty, prudence, reverence for
ge, and courtesy to all. Do not, | !
mplore you, substitute for this teach.
ng your cavern tactics, your bandit,
Ike oaths, aud signs, and grips, and
passwords, and nonsensical forms.
Teach them not to sunder all other ties
or those OF the Know Nothings.--
Throw one sacred element into your
ombustible combination that shall
revent 1t from setting fire to our schools
nd f.nllennc Al MncSInsinn;n r.LI