Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-02
STATE Sentinel.
The Unholy Union of Temperatures
and Spiritualitie

and Spiritualities.
The Journal and kindred prints, with the
Black Republican orators and members OF
Congress, and all of that ilk. indirectly, if not
directly, by inviting the priesthood and the
religious bodies and organizations with which
they are connected, to interfere, as such, in
political affairs, are taking the initiatory steps,
which, if successful, will lead to Union OF
Church and State. 1t is evident that many
of the priesthood are dissatisfied with the
present voluntary system by which they are
supported, and that they are seeking to be-
come government stipendiaries.
Are the people prepared for step of this
character? The main element of strength
in the Black Republican party is religious
fanaticism. The priesthood, to great ex-
tent, have forgot their holy calling, and have
become political partizans. Politics are in
all their thoughts. They preach, talk, write,
and pray partizan politics, and upon all occa-
siens and under all circumstances, they in
trude it upon those who come within their
influence and this, too, under the garb and
sanctity of religion. The question naturally
arises what compensation will they require
from the Black Republican party for these
labors, or what have the Black Republican
leaders promised them, in case of success, as
their reward ? 1t cannot be spiritual, but car
nal gifts-the flesh pots of Egypt-for which
their hungry souls are longing. They are
becoming faithless in the promises of their
Master-and like the Jews of cid, they are
looking and seeking for temporal, instead
of a spiritual King, and for worldly rewards.
The entire disconnection of Church and
State, has heretofore been deemed one of the
glorious features of our form OF government,
and it is one which its founders watched and
guarded with the most jealous care. Many OF
them had experienced the evils of their union,
and therefore desired to protect themselves
and their children from them. Until now their
wisdom in this has been undoubted. And
for the first time in the history of the country,
has political party attempted to unite the
priesthood with it for partizan purposes. 1t
is now, to very great extent, union OF
Church and Party, and if permitted to be sue
cessful, its fruit will be union of Church and
State. Shall the religious element of the
country be thus perverted and prostituted
We have only adverted to the subject now
to direct the attention Of the thoughtful to
what we deem one of the most important
features of the present political campaign
A new element, class of individuals, whose
calling all have been educated to respect as
one directing US from things temporal to
those of a spiritual and heavenly nature, are
erdeavoring to control our political senti-
ments. They not only seek to do our reli-
gious thinking but political, and instead Of
directing us to the New Jerusalem, they are
far more anxious to show us the best and
quickest road to Washington or Indianapo-
Lis. If the people are ready thus to surrender
their judgment, to give over all such func-
tons to the control of the priesthood, the
union Of Church and State is virtually fixed
fact. But we hope and believe better things
There is yet too much virtue and independ.
ance in the American people to be thus hood.
winked. And we call upon every righI
thinking man, who can foresee the evils that
union of Church State would entail upor
the nation, to use every effort to defeat {
party who are prepared to sell their birth
right for mess of pottage-surrendsr oul
most valued privileges to secure the loave,
and fishes of official patronage.
But look at the present union of church
and party in apractical point of view. 1t il
the duty of the church to denounce wicked
ness, ungodliness, whersverit may be found
and to sever all utilization or connection
Herewith. How stand the political priest
hood on that duty? Among the leaders in
the Black Republican ranks are men destitute
Of all religions sympathies, who perhaps sell
dom, if ever, visit the temples consecrated t.
the worship of the living God. Take fo
example, as fair types Of the class to which
we have alluded, Doctor Ellis, Brother Ellil
we should have said, would-be, and per
haps is, Grand Mogul of the FREMONT
party, man who can
"smIle, and smile and still be-,
ELLIS or MACE, the pious DAN MACE,
"Evsry thing by turns and nothing long'';
or the very religious john w. Dawson
whose personal record is not very fatterinI
TO him; or CUMBACK, that wonderful younl
man, now under indictment for a whisk,
spree somewhere in bis district; or Wilson
candidate for Congress against ESGLIsH il
the second district, whose Cincinnati scrape
would not look well in print; and then WI
might 60 on enumerating host Of such NOR
al leaders, whom these political parson
now embrace with the most intense satisfac
ton. And in naming these persons, for ex
amples, it is not merely for an invidiou
purpose, but to point moral, If they canno
adorn the tale. What inference can b
drawn from the association Of these hol
political priests with men like those we hav
named, who would rather rule in hell tina
occupy subordinate position in heaven, othe
than it is very singular compound of positiv
worldliness with negative godlinsss. Can th
high and holy purposes ofthe church be sui
served by this union Of the followers q
Christ with those of Belal? Where such
union exists there must be an identity {
parpose-a common end, and the object az
complished there must be division Of spoil
And what Is that end but common supren
acyP Both parties having contribute
equally and jointly in tho partnership operi
ton, the division must be an equal control ,
rnvarnmant by these nolifinal ana spiri.,,