Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-31
Patriotic Letter BY DiItirgui.hsd ansric.n

There are few brighter names ia American
literature than that Of JAMES K PAuLDsso.
the author Of works which have conferred
lustre upon it both at home aud abrosd. Mr.
PAULDINe, although not participating much
in politics, hes written most eloquent and
patriotic letter to the Tammany Society. New
York, from which We make the following
extract
IL there ever was \ crisis calling Tor union.
not only ol The DemOcrscy Of the State of New
York. but Of all rational. rejecting citizens OF
the United States, il Is that now near at hand,
which involves not merely great political, but
moral, social and religious principles, in the
maintenance OF which every man, whatever his
position in society, is equally interested
Heretofore-though party contests have more or
less involved sectional interests and feelings-
they have never till now distinctly and eEclu.
sively appealed To them as the sole basis Of
party organization. The two great parties have
never before been arrayed m direct opposition
TO each other on questions exclusively refer
ring, not 10 political opinions, but moral social
and religious principles, which form the basis
of the entire standing Of society. aud the 70.
moval of which would produce a complete rev
oluton, moral, social aud religious In the
words Of one of the LECTURERS Of this new school
Of ranting philosophy a member OF Con-
gress We must have an anti ti-slavery Const-
tuition, an aut;slavery Bible, and an anti
slavery God"
What, also, distinguishes the approaching
Presidential election from all preceding ones,
is, that it il involves not merely n construction
Of certain provisions Of the Constitution, bet
the existence OF the Constitution itself What
ever may be the names which the parties in op-
position TO the Democracy choose 90 adopt for
purposes of deception, il must be obvious 10
all observers that its entire mass IS pervaded
by the leaven OF Abolition. without which il
would be inert and comparatively lifeless. To
conciliate that dangerous faction, IL was abso-
lutely necessary 20 adopt its principles, and
they are sufficiently notorious, having been re-
peatedly ayowed 3t conventions, lectures, and
anniversary meetings. They denounce the
Bible, because il is not an anli-slsvery Bible !:
they denounce Christianity, because il tolelates
a state Of society which existed at the time cf
its foundation, and has ever since been recog-
nized they denOunce-all laws inconsistent
with the great dogma which constitutes their
entire religious, moral and political creed and,
finally, they denounce the Constitution as a
gross violation of the law Of God and OF the
rights of nature"
1t must be evident TO every mind that can
follow out principles 10 their insyitable conse-
quences, that, were party holding such doc
trines to WELD the powers Of this Government
it must necessarily lead 10 a revolution. not
only political, but religious, moral and social,
1t would Lot b. merely reform, but eompiete
snbyersion. 1t would uproot the foundation OF
the great system under whose benefcent opera
ton the people of the United States have hish-
erto enjoyed degree Of prosperity and hsppi-
ness without parallel in the history of the world
We shall be cut adrift from all our safe moor
ings, 10 float on the wide ocean ofuntried exper-
iment, without rudder or eomPass--wiihout any
pilots but mad Drained fanatics and visionary
reformers, who can neither comprehend their
own yagarcs, nor make them comprehensible
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