Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-16

Ma Ep1roR The public mind Is most respect
fully called to the following short article in the Mil
fCrd Beacon, OF the 9Th Of September, IL does not
purport to be quotation, neither does II appear to
be original and yet 1t breathes the entire spirit Of
the self styled Democracy. We copy the entire ar
ticle least we BIO accused o. garbling:
'The Pulph is our worst enemy. The people are
fast finding out the important fact that the Ameri-
eau Pulpit Is becoming far more formidable enemy
TO christianity than all the Tlfde writer's that have
ever attempted its overthrow. One political ram
ter in the Pulpit, can do more harm than hundred
faithful Ministers of tho Gospel can do good. Tho
people ha We the remedy In their own hands ,-let
them W withdraw their pecuniary support from all
sush untathful shepherds. Stop pecu1iarJ supplies
and political treason In the Pulpit will cease. That
is the only argument that such can feel and
ALIKE Let 1t be put 10 force everywhere
The public can now perceive the force and drift
Of Democratic opinion led on BY foreign Jesqitcal
influence Can any man mistake the srigin Of the
above artlclei First, the public schools were de.
cared to DO nuisances plaoOs Of dOlusion aud Tnh.
deity. THIS argument shook the very foundation
ofour system Of public instruction but, for the
intelli2enee, nrmnosssnd patriotism of few heroic
spirits our whole system of primary schools would
have been uprootcs but this stIatagem is now
toiled. The enemy OF our glorious Republican
Schools being frustrated, some other scheme must
DO attempted. The Protestant Ministers being enc
mics to oppression and vice. strenuous advocates for
universal learning, sobrety and subordinat ion to
Law, become the most formidable obstacle To the
growth oil foreign prOpaga must be silencod at
Whatever cost oil money and Veraeity hence, the
Democratic press throughout the country, and the
leading men OF that unscrupuous party have under>
taken 10 break down the Protestant Ministry, and
Of course the whole system of Protestant insttuons
Of our glorious Republic, endoavering to impose and
entail she grossess bsotry and the viest hypoori.
~ and crime upon the people. One would reilly
think by contrasting the professions and pree
OF the two great parties e) the Loco foco and the
anti Loco loco, that the time had indeed come and
the contest now waged Is anti Christ ag inst Chris.
tianity. Relial against Christ We now call upon
the Beaeon editors 70 name Pulpit orator In the
State Of Delaware that has preached, or uttemptel
to preach party political sermon.
IL Is not that you attempt to produce Henry Ward
Beecher as one he is in New Ysrk, and MOREOVER,
he has not preached political sermon but has
preached, as every man, woman aud oh lid ought
against that hell born code of Laws entailed by the
spurious Kansas Leglslature,-L that would
have disgraced the most tyrannsal days OF Rome OF
Carthage or Egypt
We firmly believe that no American patrIot of any
rarity If he will read those Laws can supper / them
and We thus publicly and respectfully, call upon
the Hon. James Bayard aud want William
Whitley Esq, and the candidates for the State Log.
stature, throughout the State to say IL they ap>
prove OF combining man for two years in chain
gang, for expressing the opinion that Slavery Is
wrong Good Heaven Is liberty of speech to be thus
trampled upon Yes, illeed 1t Is IL LEGO focO coun
sells prevail; free schools will also soon 90, and
new Smithheld will be lit up with the ires OF
Pulpit orators. Friends think, and think freely
act and that promptly and wisely.