Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-07-09
Afraid of Preachers and Prayers.

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That same consistent paper has for it;
head a wood cut Of a temple, with the
word liberty for its motto, and yet if mer
pray that their fellows may enjoy its
blessings, il raves ike a maniac. TIL.
Philadelphia Convention was opened
with prayer, that too troubles the Demo
erat. It's editor would have bis readers
think it vas wrong to ask the Divine
blessing upon the deliberations of a body
of men who were ~transscting business
which affected every citizen of the Uni
ted States. No prayers shocked his
nerves at the Cincinnati Convention, buI
in their stead were drunkenness, oaths,
brawling and blows. O.
Speaking of the prayers at the Phila-
delphia Convention the Democrat says
This is all well enough if they were
sincere in il. But who does not know
that the fusion party contains more Scep-
ties. spiritualists. milerites and other
'~'ites" who are opposers of the religion
Of the bible than can be found elsewhere
in the same number of persons.
By their fruits We shah know them
Look at the two Conventions, at their
opening, and their close /; contrast the
crowd of blacklegs. DULLES and women
of the town that congregated around, The
one at Cincinnati, and the sober orderly
concourse at the Quaker City, and then
say at which place those who practice
the religion OF the Bible were 10 be
found.
From the above and other indications
it rGay be expected that the political
priests will agOin be arrayed against
the Democracy. Indeed, it is said that
"Parson Clark" of this place has al
ready taken the stump, and has deliver
ed one political sermon. How that is,
we cannot say, as we were not present.
But our advice to these gentlemen, is to
let politics alone and obey the injunction
of scripture which says, "go into all the
world and preach the Gospel" not poll
tics Democrat.
There is no question but that the pull
pit, and a large majority of those who
listen to its teachings are arraYed against
slavery, against ~rufianism, and against
any party that upholds them.
We did hear Mr.. CIark's sermon, and
ii was not at all such a sermon as broth
er Ritezel wouldlike. Mr.. Clark preached
liberty to The captive, and deliverance to
them that are bound ; justice, truth and
{; The right of all men to the en-
joyment of life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness. He denounced tyranny of
all kinds, ard especially hat party tyr
amy which forbids men from freely ex-
pressing their detestation of acts COM
mitted by the leaders of their wi party;
tyranny which compels this same
of the Democrat TO give utterance
to sentiments through his paper, which
he himself abhors in his Utmost SOUL
1t is not at all TO be wondered at, that
he is sore when a preacher denounces
And Why? Because the plat
on which the whole Democratic
party stands, itself defends and sustains
the most monstrous crimes. If the pull
pit thunders forth an anathema against
murder, it NEEDLES with T%olitics ; il it
denounces robbery, arson, violence TO
women, shooting of babes, it NEEDLES
with politics if a preacher speaks of
wrongs inflicted upon ~peaceable settlers
Kansas, though some of those very
settlers have gone out from undsr the
sound of that preachers voice, been
members of his own church, he must
seal his lips, because he NEEDLES with
The truth is, politics have
meddled with the great moral question
Of human rights. Time was, when the
questions which divided the parties in
these United States, were such as touched
not the hearts ard consciences of men.
There were the questions of federalism
and state rights, internal Improvements,
the tariff, the national bank, the bank
rupt law, DC. Upon these questions
men honestly differed. but they were not
great moral questions, and the hearts of
the people, their sense of moral and re-
right and wrong, were untouched
But now the question of freedom Of
speech, freedom of the territories, free.
dor: of the press, freedom to worship
God, freedom to emigrate to the terri
tory Of Kansas, have come up before
the people, striking deep in their very
hearts, and all the little questions are
lost sight of. Men will speak. and they
will act; and every attempt of the
Slavery diffusion party to stop their
mouths, will only react to the advance
ment of the right.
If, here on the Western Reserve, the
mouths of preachers could be stopped by
gag. by the Democrat and its aiders
and abettors, in the same way that the
mouths of preachers in Kansas are stop
ped by the advocates Of the same prin-
there ; if every preacher who
dared to open his lips could be tarred
and feathered, set ahoat on RATS, as they
have been by the supporters of Pierce
and Douglas and Buchanan, in Missouri
and Kansas, then our consistent friend
of the Democrat would probably be ex-
actly suited.
The Sharp Shooter.
To our friends throughout the county,
who have sent us clubs for the Sharp
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