The Washington union., 1857-09-12

from sealots in the pulpit The peaceful and trulyrel
ous preacher has been oyedden and denounced by the
blatant Beeches and PrkeH and others Of the famous
'thTee thousand, who like the priests Of Jupiter,
sumed 10 be the oces Of God The consequences have
been disastrous both 10 public morals and religious be-
lief The American people have been justly jealous
of any union between Church and State, and they
tainly not prepared 10 adopt theocratc gov
eminent II they will accept their politics from the pull
tiff they will blindly follow the Beechers of to-day,
as hordes have followed Peter the Hermit and Joe
Smith-then may well prepare to adopt some Nor
mon system by which we shall all be recognised chill
dren Of the prophets Beecher, Silman, & Co.
the Loesburg Cva) Mirror
1t has already stated that Mr. Buchanan had been
pettoned by set of northern clergymen and Others,
relative to affairs in Kansas The substance of their pc
tton s that the President is violating his oath of Office
by employing the military force of the country to
obedience TO the laws and preserve order in that Terrific
y The President has replied to these oficious inter
meddcrs in manner that excite none other than
peasuable emotions in the breast Of every whose
first and only desire TO equal and exact justice meted
out to every section of blessed land with fearless
and impartial spirit 1t is calm pointed, and scathng
rebuke and gives cheering evidence particularly to the
southern States who contributed so largely to his cleo
on that their confidence not misplaced, and that
have at the helm who is not to be intmidated
from full and faithful execution of his duty even
though by doing he should incur the dispeasure of
those impetnent fanatics who seek to give character to
their unholy designs by prefxing to their names
"Reu.'
The entire letter of the President is clear and explicit
ayowal of the policy by which he will be governed
throughout his administration in all similar cases. and is
just such as the whole tenor of his long and con-
ervave in the councils of the nation would have
warranted He defines his position with regard to sa-
very in the Territories, particularly Kansas, and COM
pletely vindicates himself from the unjust imputatons
that designing North and South have sought to cast
upon him, and must surely silence the camor of those in
the latter section who have rallied against him whilst
those pseudo phanthropists of the North who have
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line of policy which, successful would ruin the
slave as well as his MASTER completely demolished
Ulster QS Y.) Republican.
We publish in another column the memorial of Pro-
essor Silman and fortytwo Others of Connecticut to
the President of the United States, and the Presidents
reply The President is very politely in this singular
document of the Connecticut moralsts, charged with
violating in its most essential particular the sol
oath which he has taken to support the constitution
Of this Union and the majesty of Almighty God is in
voked to protect our people and our constitution.
1t was somewhat novel spectacle when the three
thousand clergymen of New England bearded Con-
grcss and the agents and vicegerents of God
from their desks and demanded that the ordinary pro
ceedings and deliberations of that body be stayed in its
course and threatened the most fearful maledicons in
their imperous demands slighted. But it is
another and fearful step in the of this class
Of tyranny when grave Doctors prepare carefully to be
circulated throughout the whole country couched in the
poest language, the grave and solemn charge that the
President of these United States has been guilty of treason
ton of the United States. "
Whether are to consider this memorial cleo
oneerng document, framed to create excitement
in regard to Kansas absurd freak that the interests
of morality their duty required public splurgc of their
opinion this topic at present dividing political parties
not sorry that President Buchanan should have
answered hem and answered them in the dgnifed and
calm style of argument which the respectful phraseology
of the memorial alone entitled them to receive.
They have been answered ehectually that the SEN
sble portion Of such Professors Doctors of Divinity and
cergymen will be disincned to venture again far
from the peculiar province of their duties into pepex
ing and difficult subject.
From Louisville Democrat.
We published on Sunday morning the petition to the
President disregard his oath and neglect his duty and
his dgnifed reply If he had treated their suggestion
with contempt, he could not have been blamed but he
has taken the trouble in brief letter. expose their
petition They request the President of the United
States not to that the laws executed ask him to
to decide what laws, and what not They
ask him to set aside what has been done by the legsla
tre of Kansas and the Congress of the United States
and decline to enforce the laws that faction choose to
consider of no binding effect The laws of Kansas
null and void these Solons decide Questions that Con-
gress the President, and Judiciary to settle,
marily disposed of by these petitioners; and they have
the mpudence the folly to ask the President to
their decision instead of the Judgment of the author
ties established by the constitution and the laws They
cooy ask the President to sanction rebellion against the
government of which he is the head They ought to have
modesy requested him to resign, and appoint Jim Lane
President in his stead to take Kansas into the Union
with the Topeka constitution by presidential proclam
ton Congress has received many absurd petition but
this one to the President caps the climax.
We that the petitioners promise to pray for the
President We hope they will have little more dscre
ton and decency in addressing throne of grace than
they have shown in addressing the President and not
modesty ask the Almighty to violate the Divine law in
order to subscrve their party purposes otherwise fear
Mr. Buchanan will be the better for their prayers
Dubuque Qowa) North West
We publish in another column the memorial of Prof
Sman and forty two other PERSONS to the President of
the United States in relation to Kansas affairs, and his
reply to them The former paper exhibits the shallow
demonstrates the proundty of true statesman's wis
dom, when guided by Christianity and noble Cf
duty
In all ages the tendency of prestcraft to desire for
political power has been extraordinary. In some
tries it has become commanding, and governs many
of the first people the globe Through the influence
of priesthood, Church and State have become united in
every monarchcal country the globe and the most per-
ssent efforts being made in country to bring
about like state of affairs The clergy of the North
particularly less constantly engaged in the
politics of the day. and the pulpit has become almost
largely interested in political discussions tho hustngs
Hence it is that in popular assemblies of late years
very large per cent of the membership has been from
among class of which, at time, supposed
to have been set apart for the ministry of Christ.
Prof Slliman and his fortytwo associates following
the condemned example of the three thousand clergy OF
fame who protested against the passage
of that bill by Congress- have example of unmitiga
ted folly to the cloth throughout the world and for their
pains have received in reply of the coolest and most
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