The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-18


ing parallel In the past win have none in the future
One such example Is sufficient warning TO last forever
PoLIrIoAL MINISTER'S REBUKED.
The New Haven Register refers TO the vote in the city Of
New York the dwelling place Of most OF the militant po-
tica cergymen and special contributors of the lnde
pendent indicating the Popularity of this popsh move
ment where il pretty well understood Not quar-
ter of the votes for Fremont at thus appears
(ays the Reg ster that where these doubledeang
sons are best known and their homes their influence Is
comparatively very small Whether this lack Of influence
is owing the prevailing opinion that they wish TO form
union of Church and State whether il comes from
the opinion of many that the political clergymen have as
summed the power control the lay not decided When
to the Independent added the Herald Tribune Cour
ier and Enquirer Times and Evening Posi- is clearly
seen what little influence talented papers have when advo-
eating wrong principles and arrayed against the
Union and the constitution. These papers do not yet
to realize the capacity of the for sefgovern-
ment s..s.~ .
In Brooklyn, icon inues the Regster the residence of
the poical-cerico dsturber and shooting preacher
who claims that res are better than Bibles and "the
constitution is the father and fountain of our troubles
there the votes are two to against sach Ameri-
",
places the people in their sober second thought
buked these decorators of the Sabbath and the pulpit
They should practise the eleventh commandment
Let every mind his own business"
The Church Journal which has uniformly discounte-
nanced the preaching ofpotcs from the pulpit thus spoke
short time previous the recent election Any clergy
who thinks that there is of the Gospel in the
Cincinnati or the Philadelphia platform than in his old
fashioned Bible is free to lay by his surpice and and
ents field Of politics. he chooses But we insist that
Church and State religion and politics. shall be i'm
properly umbled together and that the position which
given ambassador of God shall not be unceremoni
ousy appropriated by eleconeerng for presidential
nominee If any parish priest thinks it be his duty
God and the church in general and for the souls saliva
ton of his flock in particular let him take the feldfor Bu
chanan Fillmore Fremont and Dayton, and exercise
his gifts and graces-such they the plat
forms and the occasions with other political hacks
But let him not make his inammaory harangues in full
canonicais and Sundays, nor change consecrated
church into republican headquarters nor degrade bis
pulpit into stump"
"THE NORTH MUST RULE TIE UNION OR LEAVE
THE UNION"
The great foreign oracle of free speech and free action
Of resisting the laws violating the constitution commit
ting burglary on the balotboxe and preserving the pu-
ry Of the elective franchise by manning and numbering
opponents has lately issued his that
"he North must either rule the Union or leave the Union
The Thundere has shaken his ambrossl curs aud given
the nod As it does appear probable the northern
seconalsts viii be able to rule the Union for some time
to come may expect to the other alter
native OF which some symptoms already appear in certain
quarters. We should not be all surprised a, another
another John Henry plot and another
attempt at northern conederacy under the special pro-
lection of Great Britain which has already indicated pref
y distinctly that this will be gracously accorded In
Guiding the loyal province of Canada and the Empire
Statewhich il seems has fastened itself to the tail OF
the Massachusetts, buzsf-it will be quite respectable
confeesracy; especially if New Brunswick Newfoundland
and that Mecca of old revolutionary tories Nova Scotia
included We doubt however whether such plan il
altogether feasible. The people of the British American
provinces have become 80 rampanty loyal that they
viii be content with nothing less than legitimate soye
reign and though the abotonists have declared they
prefer any other government that recognises A
slavery yet appears from the of the late cleo
ton that there is still band Of citizens dis
persed throughout the New England States devoted to the
constitution and the Union, who would certainly resist
this scheme, which sometimes suspect is in embryo In
New York. there is formidable array Of one hundred
and fifty THOUSAND sturdy democrats untainted by know
nothingism and aboldonism who would die the last
ditch rather than become the satellites Of England The
moment such scheme developed ITSELF the Empire State
would let It's hold the tail of the bug
zad and perhaps bring of the feathers away with it.
The experiment tried at the second election of Mr.
Madison when his opposing candidate De Witt Clinton
joined the northern coalition but failed dsastrously for
lack OF men and money Even IL the Marposa grant and
The gold quartz brought into requson the result Of
the last election demonstrates that the invncible democ-
racy neither be beaten bought On the whole
therefore, Of opinion the New England States
though they cannot rule the Union, had better remain in
the Union
SYMPTOMS.
1.-THE two great powers which, according to the London
Morning Post represent the civilization Of the world"
seem to be getting little out of joint The Emperor Of
the Geus has II appears taken exception personal
structures Of the British press and that cananerous
magant 10 exceedingly indignant at this interference II
be In ro1J