The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-15

nounced pOsture; and that such revival 10 only
device Of timeBsrying hireliugs to withdraw attention
from the reforms the age and especially from the anti
slavery moyementto affect zeal for God for the benefit
Of their eraand to shield themselves from the eonde-
nation they deserve for their reaehery 10 the rights OF
man"
Wendell Phillips says: ~. ...- .- ...... . m...
at is the FIRST sectional party ever organized in this
country II does not know its face and it calls itself
national but Il is not national il Il sectional It's the
North arrayed against the South. Henry Wilson said 10
We get every northern State in order 70 elect
Fremont Even in imagination he did not count upon a
single southern State was distinct recognition Of the
act that the republican party - party 81 the North
pledged against the South. Theodore Parker wanted 10
know where disunion would begin. will tell him
Just where that party divides That IS northern party
against the southern, do not call IL anu-savery
party II has not risen TO that yet Ii northern party
against the southern They made the first little breach
The first crack the iceberg Is visible you will hear II
90 with crack through the centre. It's first distinct
recognition Bankss election lie was elected by north
ern nennot man from the South voting for HIM That
s the value Of that party. hail sgnas great
gain. did hope il for ten years it come
Unexpectedly early" Wendell Phillips, Boston inyfdA
The times demand and we must have an AETEsLAvERY
CONSTITUTION, AsTsLAvERY BIBLE AYrIsLAvERY
GoDAnson Burtlngame member o. Congress from Mas
sdchuSettS,
In one Of the churches of Detroit fearless and faith
fal minister of Chrst-as the Tribune him
preached abolition sermon in which he remarked
follows:
Before l would popular sovereignty wrested by
force from the people OF the Territories eferng the
the laws) Wouia hare The plains Of Kansas silent Vh
universal death Before would have the lips OF
ators and representatives sealed in silence by the
hand of southern violence referring the casgaon be-
slowed upon Sumner by Brooks for personal political
reasons) lOOud the halls Of Congress ankle deep
blood"
nhde dsunioniss That journal has been the reservoir
for years. of all the dwelling, antiregious and revolu
onay doctrines of European utrasts and desrucyes 1t
is controlled by corps among whom are notorious nfdes
has opened its columns TO the revolving doctrines Of ee
love- Fourerism and to the scarcely less dangerous
dogma of "spirituaism" All the Wild monstrous and
absurd theories OF the day. including the political equality
and the certain and consequent social equality Of blacks
and whites have found favor in its sight. 1t is this dam
gerous paper whose editor Horace Greeley has assisted
public meetings Of blacks and whites in the city of New
York where both God and the constitution have been
ved it he who has cooperaed with the advocates of
woman's rights in the city, where unsexed females
have delighted in addressing mobs of in strains of
vulgar violence And it is his associate Fry, who late
meeting in Camden, New Jersey compared John @. Ere
mont Jesus Christ and declared that he wished earth
quake would swallow up the Christian churches that did
not join in the present dsunion phrensy Greeley leads
and stimulates the Fremont party in every free State
The next organ of the inhdel movement against the
Union ia the infamous James Gordon Bennett of The New
FORK Herald whose vast fortune has been coined by
minsterng 10 the worst vices of human nature and whose
daily columns om the editorials the advertisements SO
groan with offers to depravy, and with proclamaons of
premiums for prostitution that no decent citizen admits it
into bis family. .t
1t is easy to say you would not hold Mr. Fremonts party
responsible for these sentiments and examples
We reply not if those wLo uttered and gave them
his leaders Greeley is his ACCEPTED and
leading organ and Greeeys Fouriersm eelovesm spirit
uam, are parts Of that platform Of rShich sectOnasm is
The soul Col Fremonts platform is Greeleys seconalis
and this seconasm 10 the nhdels and traitors whom
have quoted acceptable substitute for their hatred of the
Bible aud their contempt for the constitution and the
Union. They hho0 that secti0ldtsm succeeds guh FIRE.
mont at lis head the CArsttan religion and the American
onion are hoeSsy impaired or utterly destroyed and this
is the key TO the whole movement.
We believe and admit that many good men have ex-
peced to vote for Fremont who will reject all such sent
nents those asserted and adopted by his organs and
friends but still he escape than be
cessfply deny the fearful responsibility The aGmsHt he
consented net The Of seetionalis upon e tand he
brcams the instrument Of vice and The foe Of God and Of
freedom
Dsspotsm views the greatness and wealth of happy
Union envy and fear aud gloas upon the prospect
disuuioa with song and exultation.
ln6dsy is no less eager in IT'S desire to overthrow el
gou ana to this end dsunion will contribute the only
swift and ready weapon
What is liberty without the Union?
What would religion De without a constitution
Both would he mockery and desoation.
Oppression and tyranny would follow after the dissolu
tou Of the Union, and religion would expire amid the
cang Of arms become the slave OF the military despo
Ask history for evidence of the truth Of this picture
and then open the gates Of serve and civil war YOU
Do you tell us, Christian minister, that these nfu
ences are not strong enough to divide the American
Union
We answer that they have already divided highly re-
Specialize Christian congregations.
II they could defy the law OF God what heed will they
pay to the hopes and prayers Of man
At the last general conferences Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. the question Of slavery introduced
and all will remember the grateful prayers aud the Joyous
expressions Of the members Of that great church the
OF peaceful counsels alter long and painful debate
and the consequent detection Of the abolitionista
What IL souharrowing the truly sincere patriot
the honest believer ia the Bible the moral and D.
rig citizen than TO bear political preacher hutng bis
aDshemAs against bis fellow. fur their political opn
ions from the pulpit reared altar the everything
al Hpy ryfTa huv Inv ~,
communities has II not divided How many bitter words
has called out between brothers and friends How
has roiccd inhdety those evidences Of en-
pirinR morality aud bghted reRionl
Look at your experience, reader, and you will find
that this Is not fancy sketch.
Remember your own sorrows D faithful minister OF
Christ whilst you have witnessed these humilating
Recall the language Of those Christian Newspapers who
have mpored 10 vain that these degradatons should
cease.
Yesterday II religious intolerance which called out
these too saddening exhibitions.
To-day II is disunou or In other words devotion TO
Fremont and human freedom the shameless argon by
which traitors seek dull the Of countrymen 10
the tocsin Of alarm that procaims fatal peril to religion
and the American Union.
What win il be tomorrow What II Fremont should
be elected in November God grant the veil Of the future
may be lifted upon that catastrophe
We appeal finally, to the humane and honest classes Of
counrymen. II yen regard the southern peoT 10 as
your brothers aud not your enemes-if you believe
this constitution of ours worth preserviug you think
your Christian churches worth protecting those Of
The free Ststes-i in word you have any veneraon re-
the republcput your heel upon this doublehended ser
pent this monster OF inhdelity and abolition There IL