The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-05
Pourlc,aNs AND Preachers We

cause the latter are seldom met, now
days, in any other company. Politi-
clans are often met with, who do not
preach The gospel but preachers, who
conf;p themselves to intoxicating the
most excellent doctrine Of their master
-" place and good will to all man
kind" are we cannot refrain from the
classics)' Ror" or;s IN ferris. onqyoq"e
simiii;mo cvqno' There are few now
who are willing to allow to CAESAR
what is his, but would at the time they
are teaching trotherly love and for
bcarapce TO the audience in front OF
them. deal ont the fire and birthstone
Of prescription on those behind, in un
becoming political harrapgues Such,
are laboripg under the singular delu
sion, that tribute may-by sanct'i
monious exterior andhypocritical grin
be stolen from Heaven to lay at the. foot
stool ofthe earthly padegoguo "a most
singular delusion Religion when rea-
sonably ipculcated plays the part to
man, ola kind and loving sister who
with sweet sG,ile, and the eloquenee OF
beauty takes her worldly brother, out of
the way of cares and troubles, into the
quiet and blissful path TO lleavern-
Man cannot be forced by threats Of
punishment such as are poured forth
from The sacred desk upon his head :;
to walk he streight and narrow
path - NO, his reason must be cenvinc-
ed, or doubtless he is thrown out when
there, as one unfit to dwell in such a
sphere.
For ministers to make political bar-
rapgues and write political articles, is
common, and now in a neighboripg
state, we find strange example. The
two most noted divines in Mississippi
state the Rev. w. Winaps y. d. and
Rev. A B Lougstreet, President Of
the university Of Mississippi, are now
engaged in a fierce encounter with pen
and ink, on the politics Of the day
Mr.. Winaps, squints Know Nothing
wards and the Rev. Longstreet, looks
the other way. We make but single
extract from the last letter of Mr..
Lopgstreet, published in the Wood
vile Republican. We do it to show
his style. 1T was reserved for this par
ty TO work in the dark (the Know
Notl'ings)to unite reli gion and politics
to gather recruits by Whispering
to noise for them about schools and
colleges to cement political bonds
by oaths-to devise a plan whereby
Ministers Of the GOSPEL might become
politicians without reproof, and perse-
cute without discovery-to put the
conscience Of some men in the keep
ing Of others--to bind its members not
only to vote. but to fight under dcta-
ton. Such the inner working of the
order. What the outward? Kissing
beating and coughing down such men
as Wise and Douglas ; destroying bal
|ot-boxes. and butcbering, in and Il
round their blazing dwellings, men.
women and Children
Mr., Winans, on the other hand is
equally savage. We are satisfied that
here is but one opinion among sane
men, IN reference to this warfare, which
$ when narrowed down to few words
this That both Of the Rev. gen
Iemen, bad better be attending to their
'wn business"
ArrRECIArIoN OF AMERICAN BEAU
'r.-Several Of the foreign ministers,
ave rendered their tribute to the worth
md attractions Of American women by
he highest evidence Of their apprecia.
ion Of both. Mr.. BopIsco, the Russian
Minister, married MISS WILLIAMS, of
georgetown; Mr.. SARrroEs, the French