The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-26
BOLD CLERICAL MISREPRESENTATION.

Such religious journals as the New York Independent
aid Evangelist (says the Boston Post bearing off the
palm in bold, unblushing lying in aid of the Fremont
Gauge Let give two proofs and illustrations of this
remark.
The Independent rife Gospel Beeehers paper thus cooy
states the issue in this contest
"The people of the United States are called upon before
God and decide whether the system ofslavery with
all Its denominations shall be adopted national insti
tuition LEGsLATKD INTO BEING BY ACT OF CosGREss
and transmitted posteriy their heritage This is the
one question: the only real question at issue in the pres
Dental election
There are but two sides this question represented
by the candidates for the presidency On the one side
Col Fremont and the other Messrs- Buchanan and
Fillmore. 1t is religious question"
The italics are ours Here the democratic party is rep
resented as on the side of legslang slavery with oil its
denominations, into being by act Of Congress
Is this in the Cincinnati PLATFORM No. Do democratic
orators or presses North or South advocate this No.
Is il to be found in democratic rosouons2 No. When
and where did democrats advocate the passage Of an
act Of Congress legislang slavery into beingH Ward
Bcccher cannot produce instance of such advocacy
But this point may be pressed still stronger Since the
formation Of the government in 1889 proposition TO
egslate slavery into being icy act Of Congress- has ever
been brought forward in that body. On the contrary,
southern statesmen continually declaring the
floor Of Congress that they do not ask anything in the
of legislation for slavery The ground Of democrats Is
that Congress should let the subject Of slavery alone Non
action by Congress is their maxim Their II enton Is ex-
pressed in the Kansas bnot TO legslae slavery into
any Territory State to exclude therefrom, but to
leave the people thereof perfectly free TO form and regulate
their domestic institutions in their own way subject only
10 their constitution Their position Is not advocacy OF
slavery extension not to go ont TO crusade against sa-
very but non-legislaton by Congress.
Now for Ward Beecher represent his democratic POI
liuca opponents advocating the policy Of setting up
slavery "by act Of Congress- 10 bald misrepresentation
IL than THEFT Is downright falsehood II the editor
did not know the position OF the democratic party this
question he Is fit write politics. IL be did know
its position and deliberately wrote the above he is will
full calumniator To go into tho pulpit Sunday and
preach homcs the golden rule, after such infamous
work on week days. is TO add the sin Of hypocrisy 10 The
sin OF falsehood.
But let us put the Evangelist on the grdiron Thai
Journal TO tell It's religious readers the truth about
the Senate Kansas bill lie says:
"The object of the bill is to place the question Of free
dom slavery in The control Of he person, actually IN ~
Territory at ne present moment when II is notorious tina,
by series Of expressions and outage which have par
ao in the history Of the country the larger portion
these settlers who In favor of free State have beer
either imprisoned or driven from the Territory"
The italics here too are ours Here the Evangelist states
that the object Of the bill is TO give the control Of Kansas
to those now in the Territory Is possible that this ed
ever read this bill Here Is clause in it. put in by
Senator Douglas, TO meet this very point
And all persons who shall possess the qualifications fo
voters under this act and who shall have been bona de in
hnbtan Of said Territory at any time since its organize
ton and who shall have absented themselves herefrom In
consequences OF the disturbances therein and who shall
turn before the rst day Of October next and become bona
@ inhabitants Of the Territory, with the intent Of making
Il their permanent home and shall present satisfactory
evidence Of these facts the board Of commissioner shall
be entitled TO vote at said elections'
Here that the Eyangelsts assertion that the bill
gives the control to persons in Kansas at the present
men is is II the object Of the bill to decide
the question Of slavery freedom In both cases this
Journal utters falsehood-downrRht falschood
We have space only for other illustration Of clerical
lying and that is the OF Rev. Mr. j. Roy, Of Chi.
cago In sermon which this man delivered In that city