The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-09-10

country is cognizant of them. And yet
they haye the hardihood to stand up IN
the sacred desk, and in the face of these
facts advise their hearers to vote the
Black Republican ticket ito brand
Democrats as &aUery Eetenssonists,
Szave Drivers and Border Ra6fans.
Oh, shame, where is thy blush !
We have been induced to make the
foregoing comments on political preach
ing, in consequence of the Ashland
Times, two weeks since, having come
out in defence of the practice. 1t ap-
pears that a certain clerical curiosity,
rejoicing in the elegant name of Rec.
SHUTS, at a camp-meeting held near
Lafayette, in this County, some three
weeks since, preached the Sunday morn
ing sermon. We are ersdibly informed
that nearly the whole discourse was
made up of wholesale abuse of the Dem
ocratic party and Misrepresentation of
the Cincinnati Platform. The discourse
created the most intense excitement
among the large c%oncourse of people
present, and religion was forgotten in
discussing the all absorbing questions of
politics. But few of the members of the
church sustained the clerical bypocrite
in his course, and denunciations, both
loud and deep, were heaped upon him
from all sides. The Tines, the ext
week, fully endorsed the outrageous con
duct of this man SHUTS, and so do the
Black Republican leaders generally.
But this base prostitution of the
ministerial office is not coufued to our
own County. With a few honorable ex-
captions in every locality, the practice is
general throughout the northern States.
The following items, which we clip from
our exchanges at random, will partially
show to what outrageous and heaven
daring extremes these clerical hypocrites
are willing to go, to carryaout their ends.
We have no doubt the Times readily
epdorscs them all. They are perfectly
consistent With the Black Republican
code of morals.
In the Pittsburgh Convention a few
months ago, after prayer by the Rev.
Mr.. Lovcjoy, the Rec. Mr.. Brewer, of
Connecticut, said he was in favor of u.s.
ing fr.-ums aud fighting fer freedom in
Kansas.
ReU. Mr.. Chandler said he believed
that Sharp's rifles were the best peace
makers; there was no danger too many
of them would be'introduced into Kan
sas.
Req. Mr.. Lovejoy was willing to go
either as a captain or private lie wou!d
use Sharp's rifles, and Ere acifh goQl
aimI
la the North CAurch, soon after, the
Rev, Henry Ward Beechcr said:
u ball IL to be an everlasting dis
| grace 10 shoot Gt u ma and nat hik
Inn :"
At the meeting of the Emigraut Aid
Society, Rec. Mr.. James, Worcester,
said
He had no faith in the resolutions
passed hy large meetings, and b lievcd
thar paper rtsJlutio:s would do no good
UHk SIS raaln4cL dorm the Garret Of u
guM acith Ratnacr ont tell"
Rcr. Nj. Snow, of Lowell, ilsb2r.ad
tie scaiiacu.S Altered by lis brothcr
Christian, and said that he was ready
tr follow him to martyrdom.
In Dauville, we are informed" says
tie Mt. Vernon Banaer, "a RepubIi-
GIN preacher declared, a short time
since, while il the pull It, that any Man
VII voted for James Buchanan would
surely g to hell
The Reverend Piumer delivered a
political Abolition discourse from the
pulpit, in the Granny's Geek Mo'Lo-
dist Church, IA few Sundays ag a large
number of his congregation left their
seats, highly Indignant at such wicked
desecratIon. y dispute then arose out
side CT the church, ard some of the men
became so much excited that it was
lfeaFed for a time that Il riot was iueYi-
taSle.
'The Rercrend John Lamb, our
Black-Hepublican Known othing Coun-
ty And'to' delivered a political sermon.
Sunday befme last, in the Methodist
Church on Vlue>street, in the cours of
Hhich he TOOK occasion to the
Pro-slavory party of the country, as he
was pleased to stl le it. \ member of
the Church, Mr. N. Z nebart, arose,Snd
demanded of Mr.. Lamb to say wha>.
party be meant. The Reverend gentle
MAJ said he meant the Democratic par
ty, whereupon Mr.. Rinehart pronounced
the charge Il falsehood. Mr.. Lamb then
becarne highly excited, and declared that
'Any man arho 1riH stand upon The Gin
c~ianatj phttforna, lis Glce anil heagt are
as 6Auck as hell and damnation.' There
upon a 1 number of Democrats in the CON
gregation who did not wish to hear any
more of such reckless f~Alsehood and
blasphemy, arose aud left the house."
Great Out-Pouring Of the People!
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