Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-11-27

age. And il is equally reproach to
elect q slanderer ofthe Church to be clerk
Of ascourt, or drunken, brainless Uniyer-
salists to administer the law as magis-
trates, as istdone sometimes when there
are good men insthe same party. The
Metkodists and tksiir friends haze The ssstnaer-
zeal strength to control any election IN tbs
or any of the surrounding counties. do not
mean that methodist shall vote for a
member of his own Church in preference
to any, other, but that Christian men OF
every Church should vote for decent
man in preference to drunkard. a gam-
bier. or arufian. And especially just at
this time, should they vote for no man
who is not known to be decidedly oppos-
ed to any interference on the part Of Ell
ther Caesar or his subordinates with the
constitutional rights and privileges of
protesting Christians of every name,
The attempt to harrass our people by q
refusal to deliver their papers on the part
of stupid. ignorant post-masters. aided
by drunken squires. as has been attempt.
ed in few instances, is a disgrace to the
age and the country. 1t is true that these
petty annoy ances failed, / believe, in ev-
cry instance. but the very attempt to cur
tail our constitutional rights. demonstrates
to us the truth of the maxim. "That the
price Of liberty is eternal vigilance" For
myself, wherever my liberty is Stricken
down my life shall go with it."
We will not attempt to say whether
this advice will be endorsed and acted on
by the NJ. E. Church of this country, as
its publication and consequent endorse
ment by the organ of that church would
seem to indicate. or not; but we do say
that if such should be the case, they had
better close their meeting houses at once.
The above article bears the unmistake-
able impress Of its graceless author, whose
wanton propensity to destroy the living
as well as to desecrate the graves of the
dead. has given him kind Of byena re-.
puta,ion wherever he is known. Without
attempting to offer any gratuitous advice
to the church in whose pulpit he is an uu-
worthy laborer. We would respectfully
suggest that he has already done i; harm
enough without its members longer con-
tinuing him in a position 10 still further
compromise them. unless they coincide
with him in the propriely Of making their
church political engine, which is prop
osition too outrageous to be entertained
by them for a moment. if we have not
mistaken large maj ,rity Of the members
OF that church in Northeastern Virginia.
1t is enough for The Beechers of The north
to desecrale their calling by preaching
politics, without introducing the unho'y
custom into this latitude and least Of all
can the NJ. E. church afford to follow the
pernicious example. That church was
materially injured by the participation Of
its preachers in Know>Nolhingism two OF
three years ago. But while the public
was disposed to charge this deviation
from their legitimate duties. to their hos
tility to the Church of Rome. whereby il
was, greatly palliated. it will find no such
excuse for its adoption of what was said
to be the Objectionable feature of that
church,-using its powers for political
purposes.
Especially is political interference de-
structive to The NJ. E. Church in Virgin
ia; for it is now charged that its political
feeling is not in consonance with the in.
situations of the State; and the charge be
gets inquiry, and the inquiry begets sus>
picion. We do not believe this charge is
true in regard to majority of the laiy
Of that church in This section. though
there are grounds for it so far as other 10
calities are concerned. If the members
OF that church are to unite to exercise a
controlling political influence, the suppo-
sition is that The General Conference gal
giOe direction, and that that direction
will be against the institution of slavery.
This would destroy the church in one po-
Iitical canvass. fit is doubted, let the
advice of Wesley Smith be followed, and
its truth will be proven.
We do not believe that this production
Of this reverend rascal is endorsed by the
members Of his Church, and hope to see
it Immediately and publicly repudiated
by them.
~ In giving an account of the burn.
ing of the Store of Mr.. F. w. Martin, on