Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-19

qusitorial robe, and on her forehead the,
have placed the ominous inscription
WAR 10 the knite and the knife to tht
hit" with every creed and every race
which is not mine. In pious ecstacy she
lifts her hands srd rolls her eyes Heaven.
ward, and recks not that on her garment,
there are "gouts Of blood" But let US
hear the political she-M ooch speak for her.
self. have before me the Philadelphia
platform of the 22d oil February the mos
disgusting compound which brazeD-faced
impudence and stupidity ever prese nted tc
an intelligent aud enlightened people,
Here were assembled ia convention the
fire. eaters Of the South and the abolition
crack brians Of the North, sprinkling o.
conservatives, and troops Of political bank.
rupts, spued out from every other party,
and spued at after they were out, with the
slime Of their forced disagreement yet fresh
about them-"Black spirits aud white, blue
spirits and grey"-with joined hands in
tt ut upon the same grand object-the rails
ing of political connection upon whose
waves they nigh, hope once more to ride
into the haven Of power. The curtain
rises-the platform is completed. Sec. l.
An humble acknowledgment, &c.!
II there ever WAS time when Pande
monium re-echoed to peals of laughter
more fiendish than ordinary. it must have
been when that first section was penned.
View it with all the surrounding circum-
stances and tell me, what does il most re-
sembe Satan in the Eden garden Is not
more miserably oui Of place. What pro.
portion of that Convention, think you, had
any more regard for God OF Providence
than horse' No, this was a piety plank i:
an appeal to the religious sentiment Of the
nation; an assumption OF degree Of sane
tity,-a Turity Of motive which no other
party had ever claimed. 1t is Siamese-
twins union Of politics and theology
pulpit and the rostrum-the political noun
tebauk aud the parson.
asioa's brook. that flows
Hard by the oiacles of God
is here rendered dingy and unsigbtIy by
the dust and smoke aud earthly alloy Of
The political arena. The legitimate effects
Of such profession Of principles are seen
to-day all over the land. Ministers Of the
gospel of peace whose holy mission it is to
"poiat TO brighter worlds and lead the
way iorsetfuI Of their sacred calling. axe
ever ready 10 be found among the cham-
pions of the new tangled party, chanting
its rising slories and throwing all the
weight OF their clerical influence upon its
side. Call their attention 10 this fact aud
what their reply j, II don, enter the lis,
in behalf of the new party as minister
OF the gospel; OH. no my clerical Infiu.
ence is never thrown into the scale: ap.
pear there only as citizen and poit-
cian."
We are told that worthy bishop of the
English established chruch. once upon
time, BY some strange turn Of good OF i'll
fortune, had the very honorable title Of
baronet conferred upon him. by which
means he was introduced into very bad
company and learned to curse AID swear
al all alarming rate. One of the poor pa
rishiUieT, becoming acquainted with the
fact, ventured TO apploach him on the SUBJ
jtc:, and enquired, whether it was right
tor Bishop to swear, NO." W as the re-
ply "a don't swear as Bishop; | swear
as Ba.on." "But, replied the other,
"when the devil gets the Baron, hat Will
become OF the bishop :"
CHARGING little further down the page,
we find section 9th, which reads thus ::
+" No person should be selected for politi-
cal station (whether oil native ~ foreign
bItb) who recognises any allegiance OF
obligation ofaLy description 10 any foreign
prince. Poten'ate, or pow Ell. -
When The historian in after years shall
hight upon this precious document, a smile
OF lneIedulity Will play upon his features,
while he exelaims, SuIei, dis must be
chronological errof: twas The 9Th and moi
the 18th century which tolerated SO dead.
y stroke at the rights of nun II Tell
me that this PARTY Goes mol prescribe Cath
oiics. and you tell me what know and
you know is false. Is there Catholic in
the land who denies that he owes spiritual
allegiance to the Pope aud the general
councils o! his church any alleeiapte
or obligation Of any description" these
are the words, and yet We are told with
uubiushing ehrontery, ";he American par
" proscribes no man for his religious opin-
IONS But listen. We who make this de.
NAL. to the exposition Of the doctrines of
your party by one OF the bright particu-
lar stars" Of Ameiicanism-the man who
stands like the son OF Kish, d head and
shoulders above sou all-R ebert J. Bteck.
enEdge, OF Kentucky. In an article pub
lished few months ago III tue Louisville
Journal, speaking OF the causes which gave
rise TO the present American movement he
places the whole matter fairly and unmis-
takably before the country in the following
sentence "He hare an old score 10 settle
wih Popery"
We.-Who? Native born Americans
No. Professionalism has an old score 10 set.
Tie with popery. The Church of Rome
10 the dark ages brought all her energies
to bear against Professionalism, and endeay.
orsd by fierce persecution to sweep it from
the earth. and nov that we have The pow
elbow that or feet are upon her neck,
ave will take exquisite vengeance and make
strict inquisition for blood.
Religious persecution is as old as the ,uee
20 which we belong. 1t, history is one of
fearful impot, and all along its horrld path.
way, dark. gloomy moruments are placed.
which Hell Itself cannot contemplate Will.
out shudder. The Assyrian tortured the
captive Jew because lie would not how at
his ata,s and burn incense to his pods.-|
The Jews prosecuted the followers of
Christ and etuciied the Son OF God