The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-08-16
The Clergy,

to consider and ask themselves why 1t is
tina, all national (pro-s!asery) papers
are so continually harping upon the cler-
81, and charging them with being peliti-
cans. We can only answer that the
doctrines, principles and practice Of the
slavocratic party are such as to meet the
reprobation of all good men, and that oil
fearless ministers Of the gospel OF Christ
feel 1t their duty TO rebuke evil, even in
high places, and hence the nationals
are rebuked by them, as they Justly
should be; and this IS the reason tha, so
much an,ipa,hy exists among the nation
al slavocra,s against all true and fearless
followers Of Christ, il is because their
principles and practices are q. vcriance.
But then, this wholesale condemnation
Of the clergy BY the slavocra.ic ,yran.s,
this unhallowed a,,emp, to disfranchise
the clergy,so stifie religion. and to muzzle
the tongue of all fearless preachers who
fear no. to rebuke sin in high places.
end are true to their offices and duties, Is
only sham pretence miserable de.
cepsion-a cry raised to excite the pas
sion, the prejudice and enmi.y OF all the
ungodly, the atheists and infdels 10
support of the national ~ ticket. Blu.
listen 10 the Democrat:
"Oh, ye who have BY mossei Influence, con
trived to brtbe the woald-be tlergp and have
turned the house of God into . political theatre,
add the sacred desk Into political rosirsm from
which to preach treason aud blaspAemy, all un-
der the assumed name Of religion"
The above is from The Immaculate Dem.
ocrai Of this place.
We call it hypocrisy, cant and trick
cry, for this reason: That at the las.
election they had on their immutabls ma.
sional' ticket, one Of the would-be preach
ers and; we must say if any OF the would
be have been 'bri6ed' 1t has been on
their side. /. does, to US, look some.
thing like bribery for a man to 60 into
Republican convention OH one day,
and in a few days after to accept a slav.
ocratic nomination, and thus make him.
self the unsuspecsing instrument. in the
hands Of cunning politicians, to bid for
NJ ethodis. votes.
We woud not have made these stric-
lures were it not .ha, every issue Of ,he
Democrat contains low, flimsy. misera-
Bile. shallow, unjus,ifable attack upon the
clergy, because, forsoo,h, they speak and
act for the cause of freedom. ana obey
the dictates Of their own consciences and
the teachings OF Christ, and not sell
themselves to corrup. party with the
hopes Of leading their flock after them.
Truly the national party must stand
on unhallowed ground when il thus be.
comes he cessary to constantly make war
upon the clergy, and depend for success
upon The prejudice OF the il fidel and un-
believing portion OF community.
Il Christ had pursued the policy Of
such religion as does not initiate agains.
black democracy bis mission would have
been in vain. Had his mission led him
10 such a town as Upton, and had he
BEEN such preacher as suits black de.
mocracy, be would have reasoned in this
WISE: ! mus. say nothing axains, in.em.
perance in Upton, because i do, / will
be called politician, and then the inAu.
ence OF A and b and G, and the Demo.
crst and national party will be agaiu.,
ne, because that will afec, their political
success. Neither mus, condemn licen.
.iousness, because tia, might be thought
TO have political illusions and show poll.
ical preferences, and thereby effect the
standing Of the national men of Tip,on
and the success of the national par.
ty, and | would be condemned a. 4
politician. I must say nothing agains,
swearing, profanity, nor other such
,mmoralities, because they would soon
be making political differences, and
! would lose my influence. l mus, no,
condemn ialsehood. IS tina, is the staple
article of the siavocrasic party in the north.
l must not condemn human bondage. be.
cause the democratic pro-slavery party
are pledged 10 its extension. In short,
do no. think l had better condemn any
evil or any sin, tecause the national
party will call me politician if do; it
would be better to preach agains, deprav.
ity generally, and get my pay for preach
Ing and il | cannot succeed in this. why
then will let all religion and all Godli-
ness 60 and run for Office, in hopes of
doing some good in that way