The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-11-28

listers have SO shamefully INDUCED. The gift
ed Chalmers drew the portraits OF Just such fan
atcs when he denounced ssthoSe men of print,
OF plot: and of privacy, in whose hands the 9TH
er agents OF rebellion were nothing better than
slaves and sImplrtonS those mrn Of skill enough
for themselves to 90 thus far and no further, and
of cruelty enough for others as to care not how
many they pulled across the verge of despera-
ton those men who have made their own har-
vest Of the passions Of the multitude, and now
sknlk in their hiding-places, till the storm Of
vengeance that is 10 sweep the victims oftheir
treachery from the land Of the living sEal have
finally blown away those mer who spoke
patriotism which they never felt, and shed
their serpent tears oUer suBerings rhich neUer
drep from their bosoms one Sigh Of hoaeSt
tendernesS."
Rank the names ofthese pulpit agitators, who
have for year past been stumping the Mouth
on the subject OF slavery and their name is It,
Gon-with those calm, great old worthless who
graced the American churches in their earlier
days. The Mpades, and Whites, and Parsons,
and Alexanders, and Bascousio, and Davies,
and EdwardSes, shine like fixed stars down on
this poor shower of metrorc lights and hazy
nebulace. WhitfeId's preaching converted
one thousand persons in a day, and yet he
could ''bIess God that he increased the number
of negroes on his place in Georgia" Did all
the three thousand signers of the Kansas peti-
ton ever accomplish so much as he? Nay,
has not their political preaching turned many
away from religion in disgust Already the
few who have kept themselves pure ain the
simplicity Of Christ" tell US that the cause of
religion in New England is not 50 strong as II
TN, N,r hkca r.-r
tells Us that ''the tendencies of our times 10 the
introduction into our Puipiis Of other themes
than Christ and bis salvation are indications
that ministers are not al hrart attached 20 the
doctrines they have profrsSed."
With the advent Of another Sabbath will
come peace and quiet ovrr=0Hr land. Then those
pure men who have kept aloof from this dis
graceful political preaching will be rewarded
by foil harvest OF success amongst their peo-
pie. These who have deGicd themselves and
their pupits with the dirty waters Of agitation
will find the stains long cinging to their sacer-
dotaI garbS. ''Ihey, tee, shall have their re-
ward" Church historians will record their
loilies on the same pages that they write OF
Salem witcbcra0s and Titus Gates consPlra-
cies. The next generation Of America will
think OF Parker and Brecher, Chcever and Dat
ton, Tyng and nottingham, what "" think Of
Poundtext and Muklewratt, Of ke:tie-drum-
mer, and Balfour-that they loved the aPplans,'
OF their peopll more than they frarsd God or
that they were crazy fools and fanatics, dis
grace 10 their calling and a TeProach 10 the
age.
In the s:era Of good feeling" now dawning
upon US, let us not forget those brave men who
have withstood the storm which gathered about
their heads. When the fanatics We have named
shall be returned to their obscurtv, and pure
religion again resume its throne in the affections
of New England and New York, We will all
gratefully acknou ledge the restraining counsels
Of Bishop McIivaine, Potter, and Hopkins, OF
the Episcopal church Of Pse, Purcell, SrauI-
ding, Hughes, and Blanc, OF the Catholic
church of Alexander. Brthunr, Spring, and
Humphreys, Of the PRESBYTERIAN church Of
Kavanaugh, Saule, and LongStreet, OF the Meth
odist church Of Canphrll. with his grandeSt
logic and Ioftiest eIoquenct, Of the Reformed
church and Of an army Of hun'blr cura'rS and
priests who have nevr forgotten that 10 them Is
intrusted the salvation Of souls as the great SIN
ole work Of their lives. And, in the midS; Of
all this returning goodwill and peace, let tvs
never forget how much is due 20 the CAIN, pa
tirnt forbcaraDce Of the Catholic clergy. Al
lhdngh the persecution has been mainly leveIed
at their heads, not one nlemprIate harangue to
their peope-not one rash appeal to "hlghrr
law"-has ever escaped from their snreiy brset
ranks. With eyes fixed on their holy law and
the constitution, lheV have gwen us all an rX
ample Of moderation and discretion, such as
commands the admiration OF even their oPpo-
nens themselves.