Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-30
NEW ENGLAND POPERY.

The introduction of Know Nothingism into the
country has infused new element of power into the
Abolition organization at the North. The example
which Know Nothingism has set of prescribing one
religious sect upon the plea that it disloya to
the Government is being followed by the Abolition
lists to the extent of prescribing members of all de-
nominations who may affiliate with what they term
the slave-drivng and slave catching Democracy
In the last election their pulpts were turned into
political rosrums, and their ministers and congre-
cations formed themselves into political clubs They
are not satisfied with communicating the entire
Southern churches but are now insisting that all
Northern members shall be alike prescribed, who
choose in politics to act with the Democratic party
The New York Express states that a very worthy
deacon of the Michigan Baptist Church has been
thrust out from the communion of the saints for no
other offence than having voted for James Buchanan.
That paper says there significant indications in
other quarters that other churches are thinking
about following the same cue. From the following
letter in the New York EVangelist dated Concord, N.
H., some just idea may be formed of the proscrptive
spirit of this New England Protestant POpery:
sin New England 1--WE are told) 1t WiHso become
question for the churches 10 decide OhetheT Democrat
shall be received into the church. be aI0Wed TO remain
in IL cithout discipline. According to the common
Interpretation of the late decision of the Supreme
Court those who endorse it by their votes their
political influence, doing all in their power to
rivet the chains of the slave, to make servitudein-
voluntary, oppressive servitude-the "corner stone
of our national government, and, at the same time,
to secure the moral assassination of a race. The
Apostle Paul seemed to indicate that those who sap
PROVE of such things are guilty than those who
do han, nrr ob ahaca fpllOw0hIn
with slave holders; indeed, some clergymen think
their souls in peril by associating with or cores
ponding with those who consent to meet with them
as equals. If Christians at the North cannot sit
peaceably with delegate from the South, how can
they tolerate Northern brethren who approve of the
principle of those delegates, and vote they vote
on the great and absorbing questions Of the day
This aspect of the question is rising in this State"
Mark, now, the question is to come up "soOH, for
solution-whether a " Democrat" shall be received
into the Church, or be allowed to remain it, without
discipline. By the time another Presidential cleo
ton comes along, then, we may make up our minds
to see such a change in the terms of Church-mem-
bershp, will be quite up with the most charitable
and liberal action in the of the worthy deacon
aforementioned. Before one is admitted to the anx-
iOus seat, enjoys the real or supposed blessings
Of baptism-he must satisfy the Elders and Grand
Inquisitors that he is all right-on the "negro"
question. The morality of mans life is to be the
test of his Christianity longer; but, whether he
believes in bleeding Kansas" the Higher Law"
and the Underground Railroad"
How far Know NOthingism is responsible for this
intermingling of politics with religion society must
determine. How far they should answer for that
responsibility it is equally the duty of the people to
determine. In most of the Northern States these
two kindred elements have far fused that Abolition
and Know Nothing are, virtually one and the same
thing. Let the South in the coming elections sweep
from her limits the last vestge of this OdiOus party,
aud it will have a tendency to encourage healthy
patriotism at the North, and to put down that fanat
cism which of late years has been so much stimua-
ted and encouraged among them.