The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-03

all sections of the Union the cry forth of No union
Of Church and State" and marked and significant
public opinion in regard to this that many of It's
frightened advocates attempted to justify their
purely temporal grounds.
The old Aave-Amercan party from It's first organiza-
on manifested its opposition to foreigners In general and
to Catholic foreigners in particular but it not until
the rise of knownohingsm that serious deliberate at
tempt made to disfgure institutions by the gratis
Of religious bgot and to control the local State and
general elections by the force of religious element The
doctrine openly and unblushngly preached that
good Catholic and good republican incompatible
and that he who believed in instead Of
utterly unworthy Of the rights and privileges Of
an American citizen Clergymen were found in great num-
bers we are sorry to add who smitten with the
new and monstrous doctrine that their political zeal far
outweghed the highest considerations and the most SOL
emn responsibilities They appeared alternately in the pull
pit and upon the stump and in both situations they showed
themselves to be bad parsons and bad politicians.
Borrowing the idea from the know-nohings the black
republicans have sent FORTH and still sending forth,
their cergymen TO take leading part in the heat and fury
and bitterness of political strife and who instructed to
launch the thunder of the church against the doubling
and refractory The know-nothng parson might cay, in
extenuaon Of his uncercal conduct that he was playing
the part not of politician, but Of religious propaganda
s and that he sincerely trying to do Gods service by
converting through the medium of tests and prosecutions
the whole people Of the land to his views Of
religion Behind this silly, wicked, preposerous excuse,
the backrepublcan parson shield himself He is
lighting the torch of civil dscord not out Of religious hate
obgotry because the equivoca faith of his candidate for
the presidency precludes such belief
We are prepared for any excess matter how bloody,
when religious bgotry has been infamed to the persecu
ton point but we confess prepared for the
cesses of cergymen in walks of life which they have
business to enter-whch closed TO them by Divine
command and by the customs of the age and the coun-
tryand which can only be entered by thssness to the
solemn VOWS they take entering the ministry by sacri
6cing cir standing and influence Christian teachers
and by bringing the very of religion into odium and
contempt among the unrefectng masses The number OF
cergymen openly secretly engaged in the cause OF
black repubcansm cannot be less than several thousand
What religious cooring they give for their unchrs-
tan words and deeds Is the Of Christ be pro-
NOTED by originating retailing partisan alsehoods and
msrepresentatons-by traducing of the best and
pures men in the counyby the utteancc Of sentiments
alike repulsve sensibes as patriots and Chris
tans-by melting nay arming men toshed the blood
Of their brehrenby reasonable counsel and murderous in
sgatons by converting the consecrated temple into
house 81 only for traitors fanatics and nfdelsf cer-
gyman Of good address and good talents exercises large
influence in shaping the opinions and actions of his
prepaon in other matters besides those relating to his
sacred Calling and hence the necessity ofconhning that
influence TO where ii can be ghully employed for the
good address and good talents spoken Of occasionally
found alled-as the present canvass has abundanty
shown-with Indifferent morals bad heart and lust
for place power and notoriety which must be satsed
even II the Union should be dissolved and liberties lost
10 us forever.
We cannot close this article better than by introducing
the following extract from an admirable article which
Gently appeared in the New York Observer one Of the
ablest and most influential organs Of the Presbyterian
church:
For the first time in the history country the
church present this singular spectacle with regard to Its
tore You only OF the leaders in this bold nno
walton on doctrines and teachings Of fathers but the
country with the lesser lights following their example,
Now IL these right II behooves each clergyman 70
do likewise, and each preach up his candidate the
sabbath and stump the State his behalf the week days.
Suppose Rev. Ward Beecher gives notice that he win
the next Lords day the claims Of John O. Fremont
SURFACES OF the peoples the sacrament bf the Lords
Supper 10 be administered in the afternoon rev. Dr.
Kreb. has apart the day to present the claims
Mr. Buchanan while, the other door OF Dr. Phillips
church poster announcing discourse Mr. Fillmore.
n Il right do these things right to them.
The other clergy seeing these things about TO be DONE fall
In Prcsby terians Baptists, Methods Epcopaians
Dutch Reformed range themselves different Sides
throughout Brooklyn, New York. and indeed In every
and hamlet the Sabbath day devoted to the discussion
the claims Of the several presidential candidates The duties
Of Sabbath being over and and abuse
ho,c.
notices Of public meetings appear in the advertising col
umns.
Rcv Ward Beecher win address republican mass meet
ing Canaan Hail. Connecticut, Tuesday with other dis
tinguished speakers.
!" Rev. DR.. Spring, assisted BY Rev. DR.. Bethune will
address republican meeting grand torchght pro-
csssion.
"Rev Drs. Phillips and Tying expected at grand
Fillmore rally In Rochester Thursday next Several fire
companies are to be present.
Subordinate meetings. be addressed also by pastors,
held In various localities Of the State Now and then
Buchanan and Fremont clergyman upon the plat
form and discuss the merits Of their respective candidates
The State b In ferment churches rent asunder IL
longer Christ and him cruc6ed but the different cand
dates and their political principles The week OF political
religious madness passes on, and Monday we find In
the Evangelist Churchmsn, and Christian Advocate and
journal their various meetings how enthusi
ssc they how Ward Beecher pitched into Buchanan,
and Dr. Spring into Fremont and another Rev Doctor into
Fillmore These would be followed by letters from dsn-
gushed cergymen who been invited 10 attend but could
not One from Dr. storrs expressing his sympathy for the