The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-26
oUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.


,yorxsd ia own cure Cergymen, not politicians, who
have held their peace while the "freedom-shrekers om
the pulpit have cried aloud speaking out Some
home truths we're uttered Thanksgiving Day that win
not soon be forgotten. The Episcopal pulpit uttered Its
voice against the awful proclamation Of the sacred desk by
pocal prests and sectual this rebuke that II
called out reply in the Tribune. Located In University
place Is an elegant eestons church IL Of the most
imposing churches in New York Its pastor Rev George
Potts is the able and eloquent In the Presbye
rian church He whig and this year be voted for
Fremont His congregation il large rich, and intelligent
II contains some OF the leaders Of the blackepublicsn par
ty-E D. Morgan, Mr. Raymond the lieutenant governor,
William Curtis Noyes, and Others. During the whole
campaign Dr. Potts has said nothing about politics. but
on Thanksgiving Day he opened his mouth and the congre
cation opened their eyes. He came down on political
preaching with great power He rebuked those clerical
politicians madmen, who knew not "what manner Of
spirit they were of'-Who demanded thunder and light
ming" to destroy their godsen who dsgraced the pulpit
damaged the cause Of freedom and dishonored religion
when they attempted to advance good cause by denun
Citations bowiekniyes, and rifles At the mention o.
raes" the whole auditory smiled all knew what the al
fusion meant And the preacher further said that he bad
been urged with others TO make his pulpit political ros
trum had declined do So and added that he was
sustained in the view he had taken by the wisst and best
elergymen now living.
The reaction has begun. 1t viii sweep northward
Men who have become partisan politicians must take the
fate of parSsns They have gone into the contest they
have lost they take the result dismisson viii fol
low The condition of the clergy at the North depora
ble In a recent meeting at Boston, Rev. Dr. Neale made
statement that in his denomination, except in two or
three Of the large cities the pay of the clergy was not equal
to New England mechanic while his expenses were four
fold Rev Dr. Worcester has made report of the nsta
bility of his denomination and why should IL not be 80
The elements of dsorganizaon rampant at the North
The cergythe real conservative element against fanati
cism-does resist this baneul spirit but caters TO it.
encourages its growth. as it grows great on what II
feeds becomes rampant Its demands exceed all bound
and the clergyman cannot accede 10 them he ofends
the stable and maddens the reformer and be scompeed
10 take up his bed and walk If down into the
political arena they viii find that there blows to take
as well as to give.
am surprised that SO much is made of the eccentric
course of Henry Ward Beeehera without the conf
dence of clergymen save of his own elqus-a man who
really has UNCONVENTIONAL afnities responsibilities
who sort of moral Ishmaelte with his hand against
all men-who has method in his madness and guides all
his peculiartes that they minister his wealth He
from the West few years ago destitute as an lal-
ian beggar set Of men, annoyed at the estimate put
upon them by the existing churches concluded to se up
for themselves in the church line They gave employment
Mr. Beecher and at he began his peculiar
lie gathered round him the radical aboonist and religious
disorgauzers of this vicinity de made his house Sun
day nights the great place entertainment for New York
and Brooklyn He assailed orthodoxy-himse ortho-
dox he ridiculed the hymns that his choir sung he
ashed professors of religion while he urged people pro-
fss religion he magned creeds while he called peo
pie TO subscribe them He said funny things make
people laugh he uttered savage things make people
mad. He preached against the President of the United
States he called the cabinet by name, and bad names
they called Men CAPPED and wondered they crowd
ed his house The theatres closed Sunday night
the Buekleys have no performance the museum is no
opened and 10 the absence Of the usual entertainment
the mass drift in to Beechers; and his performances
often te:ter than play-cOmsdy and tragedy move th
auditory.
Bot Beecher looks out for the main chance His wor
shippers have given him a farm in LenoI he has BEEF
presented with fine dwelling Brooklyn Heights ano
he has made ne thing out of his performances he hat
done almost well Forrest He has had mitators but
they have lacked his and have failed Ano
it by such mercenary and coutempuous adventures as
this that our land has been rocked her centre
try and her freedom endangered, and sectionasm mad
rampant in land Let them meet the retrbuhon they
have merited from indignant people
Our city is honored by visit from Judge Douglas
who holds a daily levee at the 81 Nicholas His queen,
bride IL the admiration OF the citizens Of metropolis
and men without distinction Of party making his
quananee bis firm and able stand in the Senate the
national Issues presented-the fact that be s the bes,
abused man in the countrythat his opinions Kansas
ended-his integrity talents and intellectual powerA
make him a marked and those who do not like bic
political creed bear him high personal respect He remain
in New York till Thursday he viii take part in the grsa
democratic jubilee that of Wednesday night.
He will be honored by the New York democracy and BIZ
telling eoqusncs viii thrill the people who will gather b.
thousands 10 listen 70 his voice
The New York Herald high and dry since the defeat Of
iu candidate Is in pleasant humor. For demo
cratic President been elected without the aid Of tb
sindependsnt press The Herald opposed King aud be
was elected Il supported Fremont and be was defeated
You see the scandal and tae Of The correspondence Of
this paper from Washington-you know how mean and
malignant It s while the fact apparent that all the part
Il can have in the construction Of the adminstratC
Is paper.
The Tribune has given the cold shoulder to Fremont ST
once Some called that paper TO put forth the
claims Of the pathfinder a seat in the Senate but the
Tribune codly says "Co Fremont does not reside in Nev
York He belongs to California. lie is ineligible Ere
mont lives In Ninth street. New York. He has lived there
Two years. lie voted in the just closed in New
York; yet be il a citizen Poor fellowl His wa
short one He Is turned out to grass or to BSrnum
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