Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-08-27

political party or not. 1t is his duty 10
speak what his Master has commanded,
whether it hits individuals, or parties.
1t is a sad truth that there are men in
these days, as well as in the time of the
Prophet Isaiah, who say /; Prophecy
not unto us right things speak unto us
smooth things. prophecy deceits." 1t
is because the preachers will not speak
smooth things, that men are troubled
4 minister cannot do this, unless he
obeys man rather than God /; for lie
must remember the injunction, to Cry
aloud, spare not lift up thy voice like
a trumpet, and show thy people their
transgression, and the house of Jacob
their sins"
According 10 the new light a man
must not lift up his voice against polyga.
my, because he would NEEDLE with the
politics of Utah /; nor against gambling
and homicide, because it would NEEDLE
with tie politics of California; nor against
c~annibaliSm, because it would NEEDLE
with the politics of New Zealand /; nor
drunkenness, because it would effect our
corporation election.
What are politics, but the Divine law
applied 10 human government Politics
are the science of the relation of men in
human society ; and when there are
great national sins, it no less the duty of
the pulpit TO expose, and denounce them,
than when they are only individual sins.
Did Martin Luther shut his mouth, be-
cause in denouncing the Inquisition; he
meddled with politics? We trow not
Tie prophets of old headed the armies
of the Lord in battle. The Puritan
fathers scrupled not TO NEEDLE with poll
tics. The clergymen of the revolution
bore the hardships of a campaign, and
dared the danger of battle, and never,
since the day of the apostles, has any
great reformation taken place in the his,
tory of the world, in which ministers OF
the Gospel have not borne a part.
In the language o the Clevelad Leader.
we say, in conclusion, preach on Preach,
ers ; white on Scholars /; talk on True
Men ; and God prosper the right.
The Extra Session.
Below is the Proclamation of the
President calling an Extra Session.
WASHINGTON CRY, August, ia
Cabinet Meeting decided on the follow,
ing:
By the President of the United States,
A PRoCL NATION.
WHEREAS, While hoStilitieS exist with
~variuus Indian tribes on the remote From
tiers of the United States, and whilst in
other respects the public peace has been
seriously threatened, and Congress has
adjourned without granting the neces.
sary supplies for the army, depriving the
Executive of the power to perform his
duty in relation to the common defence
and security, and an extraordinary occa.
sion has thus arisen for assembling the
two Houses of Congress l do, there.
fore, by this my proclamation, convene
said Houses 10 meet at the Capitol, in
the city of Washington, on Thursday the
2lst day of August inst, hereby requir.
ing the respective Senators and Repre-
sentatiVes then and there to assemble 10
consult and determine on such measures
as the stale of the Union may seem 10
requ re.
In testimony whereof, l have caused
the seal of the United States to be here
unto affixed, and signed the same with
my hand.
Done at The city of Washington this
18Th day of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-six. and of the Independence of the
United States the eighty first.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
order w. L. MARCY, Sec'y of State.
This extra session is called because
the House refused to pass the Army APP
preparation Bill with out a proviso, pro-
that the Army should not be
used by the President to enforce the
sham laws Of the bogus Legislature of
Kansas.
The House had receded again and
again. while the Senate never yelled
an inch. First the House receded by
four majority, from the pro Iiso that 40
money should be drawn from the Treas
ury till the persons charged nth treason
for their connection wi6 tie Topeka Con-
shall be released.
The House also receded by FIVE of a
majority from the proviso that no part
of the money appropriated shall be ap-
Piled TO the prosecution, or punishment
Of persons charged with treason.
The following is the Proviso attached
10 the Army Bill. by the House:
"Provifed, n~ereriheless, That no part
of the military force of the United States
herein provided for shall be employed in
aid of the enforcement of the enactments
Of the alleged Legislative Assembly Of
Territory of Kansas, recently assem-
bled at Shawnee Mission, until Congress
shall have enacted either that it was or
was not a valid Legislative Assembly,
chosen in conformity wit" the organic
law by the people of the said Territory.
And proUided, That until Congress shall
have passed on the validity of the said
Assembly of Kansas, it shall
be the duty of the President to use the
military force in said Territory to pre-
serve the peace, suppress Instruction,
repel invasion, and protect persons and
property therein, and upon the national
highways in the State of Missouri, from