The daily union., 1856-01-30


d and set in operation merely 10 keep Catholics and
SrgueFs out OF Office yoa have much contempt
ous opinion OF know-nothing sagacity than have You
uf them while only oppose the From their peculiar
doynoTaces they will doubtless give the preference To
you but whether any other party would DO it Is ques-
uonabe II you can see no difference between such
oubinaou and parties generally (and il is plain that
you do not you should not have referred to yonr own
bory 10 prove that you "eonsider il the right of Chris
aps and Christian preachers 20 meddle with politics for
moves something more than your hberahte--io Wit
t6st when YOU meddled with politics" you did both poll
rs and Yourself sad disssryiee. believe the people
of YOUR district forestaed this inference didn't they,
brotherY)
from, YOU but do not believe that church organza-
on has such right nor pardon my rankness THAI any
man can excite church to such without political
dpluouency which will not characterize think ID de-
rys You certainly have the profound reverence
for political parties OF any OF your "hstoryu that
ever lived In the defence OF them YOU forget all
the interests of serespee all the duties of your calling
all the claims of brohethood, and all the rules, not TO say
decencs of controversy You had already charged
with trpluds-b With moal baseness extrelne deprav-
~ and here you nsnuate that there s yet something ia
the act thus characterized so unspeakaby deprayed that
even go lips refuse to give 70 il its proper name Thanked
az YOU are by legion Of know nothing Mehodsts and
very many legions OF knownothing politicians you may
feel confident Of your security in the church. and Of
clever sopular support while you indulge in such defaa-
ton OF a brother. But you would do well To remember
that there is another tribunal not far dstant yo and
me- where words not weighed by the standard Of Meth
odism the world.
Did you understand my letter, simply because il was
beaded TO the Methodist Church South designed
excite the church in its corporate character and through
It's official organs its bishops and its conferences To take
action against the know-nolhingsi IL would SO,
land if this be your idea, do than pardon your
|Tankness-l commserate your understanding Where do
find the word syllable in my whole piece which in
|dicaes such design He who addresses church adj
dresses the members thereof and in what character they
e addressed whether as an or as indvid-
a to be collected from the body of the address, and
from the caption alone Had you read my letter with any
other design than to find in II grounds of censure and
abuse would have clearly that its whole and sole
TO get the preachers and members OF our church
ut Of and away from political party and into their APP
Proprae work not to excite church organization against
b political party But then you would have lost the au-
es which yon have gained in this contesthe everlasting
gratitude of the knownothings and the thanksgiving OF
ne or two hundred thousand Methodis for your unlock
kd-lor inerposition in their behalf a
The very first sentence in my letter showed you
series the antecedcnts OF which had been addressed
the preachers Of church. Had you these, you
ould have found that they addressed to he knoD
og preachers exclusively This is decisive OF the fact
kha however you may have understood it, my design
bot act upon the church in its aggregate character
to unite il in action at all. Your positions
treposterous your language is unbecomngi worse
han anything in know -nothngism formally to address
hurch in lis aggregate capacity upon POLITICAL ques
lon II ltacs and capitals yours could you succeed
this design (of arraying the church against the Amer
an party he very fountain OF political power would be
Did such paradoxes come from Doctor of Divinity
supposed in this country might address any per-
n any number OF persons, in any character upon any
bect without crime If the address be not Of nature
brbdden by the laws of the land Dwight used to dis
uss politics with his pupils; Everett, Wayland. Cooper,
Ind other presidents Of colleges have written politics
thout bame but the keprvilege is not granted to
hery far from it, NAY not speak write on politics
ther 10 the public to my churchnot to the public by
be edic of the knownothingsn TO the church. by the
Iull of Doctor Winans should have thought you hard
hase al ha Nkely
array church. bodily against the party of your love
3u you tell me, cutungy that no power on earth could
that What, then, is the sin for which you ana,hema-
Ee me so crneliy2 Why, 4 wrote letter which might
rchance lead the public to suspect that thought cas
sss for somebody to the NJ z. Church South,
meratedty, against political party Papal supremacy
olid be luxury compared with your government broth
II If this be specimen OF it
But suppose that every Methodist in the United States
build be induced to take united stand against the "Amer-
an party how would this produce union of Church
State What legislative executive or judicial power
puld attach to them n this position what attribute
| a State would they assume The only possible result
this state Of things he that the members of the
urch would either not vote at all, vote against that
rty. How near this would bring the Church and State
vgether, leave you TO determine .
la all that have written you viii not find word
liable which intimates design my part to interfere
th my brehrens right of suffrage their right in
toper manner 10 discuss political questions oppose
thoes IL is their canship with all characters, their
eing themselves down 10 know-nothng drills their
ghtworking, their needless swearing their manserving
trtyscheming, ofice-hunting stump-speaking anger
FIRING brother-woundng, and church-nhaming that
kjected TO. SIS H0.Ne# .@rzrz-.#a..@ -
HNow, pot 1t 10 you a man and Christian to say
31ether these things right in your brethren
Pu will not you dare not, say so. Then, why do you
5untenance them2 You have taken very good las
are particular in letting the public know to keep
ursef aoof from the signs and grips and passw ords
squalls and oahs and hagbble OF the order and yet
hold me up TO the public cnlprit for counsellng
II brethren TO follow your example How far you are
fnpeteut 10 defend the order when conessedly you do
II belong TO IL, leave the public to determine
s TO your fears Of the Catholics from their Increase &C.
Sr Wesley gives you recipe for them, for the
(Which he pledges bis life He guarantees that IL strictly
Bowed, II viii insure the conversion Of every Catholic
is; Let all the Protestant clergy live like the
poes and preach like the Apostles the thing Is done
certain is IL that know-nohingsm, which feowships
them where they strong, and persecutes them
ere they are weak midnight consraces TO rob them Of
constitutional rights personal violence mockery rid
Pc and contempt will never check their growth bring
r religion into discredt If wished 10 raise Roman
on the ruins of Protesantism these are precisely the
ncies that would adopt
A. b. L0NGSTREET.
ev. WILLIAM WRAEs, ID. d..
..so CALIFORNIA NEWS.
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