Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-11-27
For the Delaware Republican.

Ms,n M.
MIR: EDITOR ;-Perhaps scrawl from the oldest
town in the State of Delaware will not prove unac
ceptaoe to your readers We have just past through
agreat NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and we are COM
ing to our equilibrium again But Sir Rum has
lett It's foot prints behind many have los their faith
and zeal for God, and have bowed at tho shrine of
paiG,nus, and now worship only there. saw this
evil approaching before the election and raised nv
voice :" like a trumpet" against it, and preached
temperance with all my might; but IL was nothing
more than was accustomed to do all my life. And
yet some who call themselves chrsians2 prosecuted
me BY saying was preaching politics.
am much pleased with your editorial of the 18th
inst, on " Preaching vs.. Practice - And now by
your permission must plead not guilty. But quea,
tions directly involving christian morals come logti-
mately within the sphere of the ministry, and cam
not rightfully be removed from that sphere by any
earthlypower. 1t is the duty of the christian Church
to labour continually to spread the principles of the
Gospel through all the EARTH nnd TO oppose what.
ever is opposed to these principles, The first grand
elementin the hingdom" which all men are required
to seek first OF all things is righteousness, essential
rectitude of heart and life, involving the strctest
justice and equity among men. No human laws, no
conditions of human society, can any more release
US from the solemn obligation to practice and pro.
mete this essential rectude, than they overturn
the government of God Almighty. If politicians,
therefore, seek to arrest the progress of sound moral
ty, of justice, righteousness and equity, they, and
not the Church, are the invading party. They and
not the Church are meddling with what does notbe-
long to them. They are guilty Of making "void the
| law VI Cod" by throwing political screen over
| what God has forbidden. There never more
impudent assumption, than to claim that the Church
has no right to oppose which corrupt po-
liticians have chosen to sanction. What sin cannot
| be merged in politcsl What crimes cannot he par
| ticpated in by politciansf And must the Church
cease to testify against those, one by one because
| politicians practise them2 Incompetence has be-
| come political question Must the Church, must
christian ministers to testify against this vice.
And that for fear Of giving offence to politicians and
rumsellersl POlygamy has become political ques-
Il he ienI9
Must the humbug of sqaatter sovereignty, and the
hue and cry Of me6ding with politics, be the strong
| towers to defend a nation of adulteren? What A.
| domination beneath the whole Heavens cannot be
baptised by corrup5 political partisanship? And
must these accursed cancers be left to strike their
poison roots into the heart of the body-politc fol
fear of displeasing political demagogues! No sir
| Let there be no skulkiug no lodging of response.
bility by ministers or christansthis battle against
rum must go on, the devil, politicians and run sell.
lers to the contrary notwithstanding, J.P.
Policy OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
| Washington despatch to the Herald says: The
| policy of the incoming administration is the
absorbing topic of conversation. 1t is now
| given out that Buchanan is in favor Of the ad
mission Of Kansas as free State. He has all
along held to the propriety, if mot the necessity
of this course, and the recent emphatic
expression of public sentiment on the
! despetic course Of the Pierce administration
III ieSaiu W. that lertiLoryj makes IL, L as
sure you, fixed fact in the policy of the new
gevernment- 1t was deemed ipiudlcieus BY
Mr.. Buchanan's friends TO avow this before the
election but now that the contest is over
and heIs to be the next occupant of the White
Houae. there is. no hesitation in making il
| public, aud talking about it, and canvassine
| ito effect at the North and South. Ii is thought
that the first movement to eounteract the effecI
OF this measure will be to pour emigrants into
Texas, and slice that State into TWO addition
al States, giving the South four Senator's
while Kansas will add only two to the North,
To all Whom it May Concern.
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