The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-25
WASHINGTON CITY.
TUESDAY MORNING., NOV. 20, 1865.
TIE oUINTUPLE ALLIANCE AND THE POLITICAL
PRIESTS.

The aRva leading papes Of New York still sorey
exercised IN eons.ouence Of their lamenabe failure to
force the good people OF the United States into the support
OF mere aa,,nlurer or he presidency In various ways
and orms from paragraphs leaders from figures OF
spech 10 figures Of calculation they have endeayoed TO
prove that in the free States least public sentiment and
action on the political questions of the day have been org
mated moulded and controlled by the diea Of the
quintuple alliance true says the Herald that the in
uence alliance very sensiby felt at the late
election in Tho city Of New Yorkor prophets have very
little honor in their country-and that the third
largest city In the world Is altogether too contracted
sphere for the display of the centralized power of Webb
Greeley, Bennett Co. metropolitan journalism" con-
nues the Herald ais bounded by the precincts of
city The leading Journals of New York also the lead
ing journals of the State Of New Jersey OF Pennsylvania
of New England, of the United States"
The New England States may be priest-ridden, but
suspect that they not yet prsss-ridden by the
quintuple alliance If the journals of the alliance are
the leading journals of the States of New York. Penn
syyania New Jersey, and indeed Of the whole Union
how 1t TO pass that their candidate for the pres
dency in minority Of some fifty thousand in the
hrsnamed State beaten about thirty thousand in the
second and about fifteen thousand in tho third and that
ia The thry-one States of the Union he is in minority OF
about oas million evotesi Leadership in any branch Of
the affairs Of this world implies power and influence gen
eral contracted the may be- We have never de-
MED to the FIVE leading papers of New York; the posses
sion power and influence but not in the degree claimed
By their editors Their political sentiments not in &C
coraance with those of very large number Of their own
subscribers and hervery heavy aggregate circulation
more owing TO the ability Industry and enterprise dis
played their columns than for any particular in
terest that is felt in their ortuous politicians
The recent election has certainly demonstrated the
tire satisfaction of the whole country that the of the
ountuple alliance has the slightest pecepbe influence
in FORM the judgment controlling the actions of the
people in an part of the Union any political questions
foreign or domestic. Hotel ounges and railway passen
gers look to the Herald neverDg supplies of the
daous and marvellous bat not for facts political nsruc
ton Fourerites sprtualist feeoyer ree-soers free
thinkers the crszed moral POLITICAL and religious reform
ers and the whole army of smac old men and old women
turn instincv the Tribune the drunkad turns
his cup but patriots and Christians look to other
for political truths and teachings The nsncer Of the
Times is transparent that its counsels fall UNDECIDED,
and its denunciatons prove destructive the broad
sword combats of the meo-drama. There is scarcely
public in the country that it has not alternately
praised and abused according to "the exgences of the
Times" We to the Post for light literary gossip
pqusnt police reports and for powerful arguments based
upon manufactured premises but where when has It's
influence been felt since has been wandering after strange
poll teal gods2 To associate political influence with the
Courier simply absurd IL is very large sheet very
well filled ith mercantile advertisements and OCCASION
ally its becose editor yors bis readers with his peculiar
views on war fn>Qce, religion politics. and the dueio
but We do not hazard 10 much in saying that any me
were rash enough tat be had adopted certain po-
ltcal principles about vosg for certain cand-
for office in consequences Of the coGsseG sugg
tions of the New York Courier and Enquirer II would
Justly excite In the minds Of his friends the most seros
apprshensions in regard to the state OF his brain
Compared to the political priesthood the manifest inf
sloe of the quintuplo alliance is that Of lighted candle
to general confagraton and Of this no persons are
more fully aware than the members Of the alliance them
selves Conscious mpotency has inspired feelings Of
most malignant jealousy for find them railing a,
their old colsborers in feedomshresng and sectional
wkedness with the true hate of depsed and disappointed
rivals for place and power. few weeks ago the alliance
lavish in their praises OF the Beechers buttons and
Parkers Now the Herald says:
I'From pretty thorough study Of the net results Of Il
elections feel justified in saying that the alliance Of the
religious newspapers and the pulpit generally rather weak
aned than Fremont Nor Is this wholly unna
ura Cergymen notorioasly afe guides In worldly
matters they Of slender worldly experience habit
and perhaps very imperfect
with the bad side Of human No would think
consulting his parsos about business operation. The
same wond deter from taking his minister
advice about aPresdnt gain the people this country
have general rule, lively horror OF priestly despo
tsm. Parts Of New England have groaned under theo-
cratic government from the settlement 10 the present
the people know H. and hate tbs thought In places
tha.r Il
their independence In Others where theocrscy hes
bees long since overtbrown, the people afraid OF s
re.tor ,on OF the Of such thing that the srgu
eps Of the minister secular matters almost always
feat his side Altogether, though the clergy appear
sbt when they drop into the stream and follow public
opipoa u quite doubn whether they the
public MOD any independent ular direction and when,
this case they aided BY ocular presses, and
90 into contest v warmth and bigotry the are almost
certain to ttrenzthen their antagonists"
few weeks ago the alliance regarded such papers as
Rev. Henry Ward Beechers Independent as eminently
worthy Of the patronage and support Of Christian
munity. Now, the Herald says
at bsong the settled opinion Of many OF the best
Christians Of this country that tho formidable enemy
sgsn, which religion has contend the religion, press,
journals c,sed under this head dispute .oundne Of the
basis on which this opinion rests The base.t and
quste. OF human nauredishopesty bgory intolerance
cant faisehoodreoere their complete illustration
country the columns Of the religious press II hard
~ happens that any Of these journals call attention
noble instance OF self devotion unsofbnes or charity
courage under trials, heroic integrity or any ohar