Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-11-27

The canvass having ended. it is pre-
sumed men will think and act rstion
ally after the exhilarating effects of sue
cess. have worked off, the winning
party and the supplying effects Of defeat
have left the losers. The excuses oil
the canvass have been great in Indiana
the effects deploreble. Few. even oil
those who voted for him, could approve
OF Willsrds speech. matter and manner.
in the market house on Monday nighi
lsst. II was foul. obscene thing from
beginning to end. Ia abuse Of Ministers
of Religion, Willard GU, done Robinson
the preacher killer"
There rs deep significance in the
avowsl Of the high constable of Indiana
that Protestant preachers "must be pu,
down." "tIampled under foot" and in
connection with this. declaraion that
the Roman Catholic clergy were the
only Ministers who did not interfere in
politics" That there is deep design, d
well maiured plan fixed and determined
to silence the Protestant Ministers who
speak. unawed by the slave oiigsrchy, the
words put into their mouths BY the Book
OF Inspiration. there can be small doubt.
The combination Of all the bad clemens
of society. the like of which has not bee n
since the Reign of Terror" under Msrat
in France, and the declaration of Mr..
Robinson quoted above, WilIard's speech
cs and the editorials of denoc,atic papers.
furnish sufficient evidence TO rejecting
minds that the democrats feel that tb,
Protestant Ministry must be put down
before the North will agree to reopen The
African slave trade.
A sample or the democratic publics-
lions in relation to this question we
annex from the Goshen Democ rat,
viz;
To one cause, and one Only is this re-
suit attribntab Bile, A society styling it.
self Christian, ssiie of which the pont &c
influence of old, granting IS true the
widest range OF political interference
charged By lis coarsesl revilers, sinks in
10 utter insigniiicauce. Rome, with its
thousand hierarchies. has yet some re
1eeming virtues. bui the foul conspiracies
Of the Methodist Church 10 interfere with
and control American politics, stand un
parallelei in the whole category Of dark
md damns bic atrociiy. For years have
The American people locked with aston
shment and alarm upon the frequent in
:ursions made upon The institutions Of
'ur country by the Methodist Ministry.
They are, for The most part. made up of
and selfish men. as little
acquainted with the laws that govern
hem as they are faithful to the religion
hey profess 10 teach. These men have
become leeches on the very throat OF lib |
rty, and the time has'come when thrlleech
must be removed or liberty become an |
mpty name.
The Methodist Church appears to be-
he object of attack now-it once out Of |
he way, the next in power and influence
vill be attended to. Many OF the church
nembess of the different Evangelical
hurches must have voted for Willard |
n the l4th ult; and they have since
emf their children to the Sunday Schools /
nd attended Gu the Ministry Of the
Word. To outsiders this does not appear
onsis,ent-but let that pass, Our inten.
ion is 20 call their attention to the evil.
ent tendency oftheir former votes, to
induce them to watch passing events
nd 10 consider we'll what course they
ught TO take in regard to their future
olilical action. Christian men, rrofes.
ors of religion, who voted for Willard
nd Larrabee have served their party"
We would endeavor prevail upon them
0 serve God and their country in poll
tics from this time forward. Mad.
>our.