Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-07

&c Dy MS admifing irienus, the ffcach
er Killer, on Monday night in front Of
the Palmer House boldly declared,
Now we have conquered the aboli-
tionisis, the next great struggle would
be between the Protestant clergy and
the people: We must put them down
or they will put us down.
To the same effect, but in fouler
language, the Goshen Democrat bowls
over the Old Line defeat in Elkhart
county, and hurls its anathemas
against the Methodist church. While
this organization Of Christians has
been singled out for its devotion to the
cause Of Freedom, and TO the great
moral issues of the day, we are as
sured that the other Protestant
churches are to be included in this
downfall. Let the friends come on
let the Democracy make up their Is
sues-"Down with the Churches
down with christianity, and up with
slavery !" and they will find that
.'He that is for us, is greater than
they that be against u.s." Read this
Infamous extract. and then blush for
such party, and such an organ
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To one cause, and one only. is this
result attributable. A society styling
itself Christian, aside Of which the
pontifc influence OF old, granting as
true the widest range Of political in
reference charged by its coarsest rev.
elers, sink into utter insigniticance.
Rome, will its thousands hierarchies,
had yet some redeeming virtues. but
the foul conspiracies Of the Methodist
Church to interfere with and control
American politics. stand uuparelled
in the whole category If dark and
damnable atrocity. For years have
the American people looked with as
constituent and alarm upon the fire.
quent incursions made upon the insti-
tutions Of our Country by the Metho-
dist ministry They are, for the most
part. made up of uneducated and sell
fish men. as little acquainted with the
laws which govern them. as they are
faitful to the religion they profess to
teach. These men have become
leeches upon the very throat of liber-
ty, and the time has come when the
leech must be removed or liberty be-
come an empty name.
Patriotic and far seeing men have
looked forward 10 the dangerous evil
Of It's growth, and have raised their
warning voices against It's evils. Vir-
GINA, according to Thomas Jefferson
was at one time cursed with the same
monster. and he says at took tire,
years Of the s,ormiest Legislation l ev'
or went through, TO overthrow it,
There. as here, religious intole'
rance sprang upon the yitals Of gov
erament. and the cloak Of Protestant
ism had we'll nigh smotherod tho YER,
Genius of Religious liberty. At Thu
fearful crisis there was q man In th'
person Of Mr.. Jefferson, equal TO th'
emergency, and the exigencies Of 4
day call loudly for a like relief. Their
Is but one antidoto left, and II IL shall
prove insufficient 10 arrest the banc
tho dayb Of religious liberty an,
America union arc already numbered
That antIdotc IL tho Democratic party
10 that. as the only remedy, cen thl
down.lrodden, tho world over, lool
fol n specific. These mea must cithe
cease inlermcddling with politics. o
we must arrest tho intefmeddlora,-
The day for coaxIng has passed.
Appropos to tho above Is the fol
. lowing from !. The. Western ChrIslIa
! Advocate Of last week. We say, 10
them make the war 10 hot 40 the
ploase-tho hotter the hetter,. and IL
the Christian. whether layman 0
preacher. who 10 not prepared TO do Q
, die, nj onoo abandon tho colors Of bI
, Master who said no came not tc sen
( peace upon earth but y sword. TIL
: Is no time for. Christians 10 oomprs
! misc their calling. II Christianity
, not to make warIon such Vices M ~
|, prevalent, II 10 u failure. II lie adoI
. ton by individuals and eommunitIs
! does not abolish slavery and drunken
: ness and polygamy..and kindred vice.
4 II ID not Of God, but ID ID cheat an
!. imposture.
A correspondent In distress
!. writes us that no wishes advice abo,
J his preaching. We lot him tell h
own case "Preaeh tho dospel-th
: pure Gospel-nothIng but the Gosp'
Q -are words that ring In my car q
! most every hour Of my lie. al
y trying. Mr.. Editor. to comply, b,
u what shall | do. ConcubInago, polyl
e amy. whisky. aud slavery have b.
- come political subjects. and how can
n preach on them without preaching pc
q Itics BY and by. am told. prolan
8 swearing and desecrallon Of the Sal
% hath will become political subjects
. they have become such in some Pill
u COS already-then what shall i do
e Preach the Gospel ? What kind OF
y pospel ? The Gospel OF heaven.
1 the gospel Of lust ind RIGHTEOUSNESS
Q Of man.stealing and man tratllcking
y II these sins, by political baptism
J. are to be made sacred against Ii
g touch Of a minister OF Jesus Christ
u II men, members Of Christis
Church, are to cry out abolitionis
', against me, when pray that the cal
o tives may go free and when men wi
d get up in rage and 60 out OF u
!. church when an .allusion is made
u the wrong of raising and selling me
" and women. just as hogs are raise
&c and sold. why. what is the use of ha'
g ing Gospel, or preaching about Il
u immaculate purity Of heaven ? Som
5. Of my members want me to preac
!, about the Assyrians and the Jews
10 old time, and the wars Of Julius Ca
Dr. sar. Some others want me to sho'