Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-26
NEW ENGLAND FANATICIsM-THE REV. MR..
KALLOCH


NEW ENGLAND FANATICISM-THE REV. MR..
KALLOCH
This gentleman is one Of the three thousand sler
gymen who sent to Congress ''protest" against
the passage Of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and who
afterwards converted their Pulpits into political rOs-
trums from which to viIlify the Democratic party
Getting through with one excitement, this rever-
end gentleman must have another; be accordingly
adopted the Mormon system Of q plurality Of wives
or rather that Of appropriating to his own use, in
addition to his wife-in-law, that Of another man.
Having been indicted in the Courts Of Massachu-
sets. the Boston papers have been filed with the
obscene and vulgar details Of his criminal procedure
such as would be dscreditable in any paper in the
South to copy The proof Of his guilt is clear and
unnista-able: and yet instead Of divesting him Of
his priessly robes and driving him as disgraced
man from the pulpit his infamy seems but to have
elevated him in the estimation Of "free" society,
and to have drawn around him swarm Of sympa-
timing friends, crowding his church and bestowing
every testimonial Of regard upon him. The Boston
Herald contains the particulars Of large donation
party" given to the Reverend hypocrite and adul-
terer, by the members Of his congregation at the
fremont Temple "who wished to show the estims-
ton in which he is held and also to reimburse him
for the expense he has been at in defending himself
during his late trial" The Herald says
''About half past eight o'clock the vestry was so
crowded that it deemed best to open the Melo-
deOn DOORS for the purpose of giving every one an
opportunity to hear the speaking. After the crowd
had got seated in the hail. letters were read from
Hon. n. A FarWel Of Rockland Ne, enclosing
$50 from 7. " Hicks, Of ThomastOn, sending $40
Ia Mail Of Roefnn with well
wishes and an unknown amount Of money, and two
letters were announced as being on their way from
R0ckand with S70in them. The choir contributed
$75, and other large amounts we're given by people
who do not wish their names made public.
After the reading of letters, Donald Mckay, of
East Boston, called the meeting to order and intro
duced the Rev. Mr.. Kalloch who was received with
loud and prolonged cheers.
A." When Mr.. Kaloch had concluded his brief re-
marks, which were received with lsud applause Mrs
Clara A. Drew and Miss Smith favored the company
with singing The exercises closed with prayer, and
AFTER the audience returned to the vestry was
nounced that the sum of $1,000 or over had been
paid in"
This is "free sOciety"-the same place from
whence the famous Z" smelling committee" emana.
ted, and that sent out by the legislature at the
height Of Know Nothingism to examine the Catholic
schools and see if there were not some evidences O.
great focus of literature and learning, where mel
are not thought worthy to vote unless they can ret
the English language. This is prosperous New Eng
land, where they have so many railroads that they
have dispensed with wagons; where they are 81
blessed o. with density Of population that the entire
States are covered with villages and cities where
labor does not in contact with the negro, snC
poor white men permitted to drive the carriages
and black the boots of the rich and where fire.
white paupers are allowed to toll in the factories tel
hours a day for bare pittance. The Rev Mr.. KAL
LOcH is no doubt, worthy of his congregation, an'
his congregation equally worthy of him.
We remember sometime since to have called tn
attention Of readers to the proceedings of YER
enthusiastic meeting in this city of Boston, had t
procure funds and preachers to be sent out by thei
Southern Aid Society" to supply what they term
ed our g moral restitution" We suppose there ar
number Of Rev. Mr.. Kallochs, who are ready t
60 into the Masterpieces" of the South. Tn
poor South. Worse than heather land must be he
condition, if fit field for the labors Of such self
sacrificing missionaries as these!
Manufacturing this true picture of New England
society, there are croakers in the South who ar
continually enyying the condition Of New England
by pointing to her superior prosperity" The,
want her Ten acre farms, her numerous towns an,
crowded cities, and density Of population; and o
course they want with it those necessary attendant
of paupers, criminals, white serfs fanaticism an,
immoralities Of all kinds; preponderance Of tn
trading and commercial over the agricultural classes
the breaking down Of all republican principles AM
sentiment with the people and the final substitution
Of such condition Of things as exists under tn
worst form Of government on the globe.