Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-13

the church has the right to exertits pow
Ter. through its ministers, and by the use
/ of It's moral influence upon its members
and the community, in political contests
of any kind, or in any manner. We hold
that the ministers or church who does
SO. is going out of the prescribed course
laid down by the Bible. and leaving spir-
itual things tomeddle with those which
concern exclusively the world.
History teaches us. that through all
past time. whenever the Church or its
spiritual advisers have left their legiti-
mate calling, of preaching Christ and
Him crucified," to interfere with tempo
raj affairs. it has only been done at sac
trifce4of moral power and spiritual effec>
| tiveness. I'VE see that whenever the
Church has assumed Temporal rule. it
potisms. Hence. in thecestab Adjustment of
our republican system Of government,
care was taken while gnarant eeing relig-
ious liberty and freedom of opinion, to
prevent the domination or, interposition
o. the Church or any branch thereof, in
governmental affairs. In fact, so far has
flisi been carried. that in some Of the
| states, ministers Of the Gospel are exclu.
ded nfromr holding Office their universal
tendency determination beng known and
feared by all.,o f;,z ss1 s,,,lI iooss uoos oH
II the religious sectarian feeling has
been to any extent engrafted, upon. the
present contest, and whether itiyhasaor
not. is not for us to say, those who have
Observation-Disclosures doing have com
mitted wrong which deseryesi'tf the de-
ndnciali5n Of the public generally To
do this, we believe their object should be
defeated, both as the hes, method Of frradss!.
trating their efforts TO amaIgamate Church
andnStates and; asisaIrebukea which, will
show themthat4thea people ARE opposed
to suchs'm movements and srhats any such
efforts can but work harm to thespea1se
they would essay to aid. Ifsucf a course
is not adopted, we will soon fad churches
regularly entering the political arena,
offering their support to political pa ties
provided the individual. members receive
the benefits, and SO thoroughly will the
Church. be 'demoralized sthat,itsipower for
good will be exhausted and the conscien-
tious efforts of the few good persons left
in it will be utterly void Of effect 's1I
| gfcaoE' hA-. ---ia ~ 100 - 81 rsSW
sMoRE ELECTIONS RIors IN LouIsvILEE.-
1t seems that the Known othingst have
not yet abandoned their practice Of put
ting down-by force. all who, are, opposed
to them. The following account of their
proceedings in Louisville the other day,
shows. what they do when they. have the
power. They haze already commenced TIE
same game here See the card in regard
to their proceedings in sardis. on satur-
day. sv., Ia Il. s.e..z, -, ,,a
Bloody Rencontre in Kentucky
A fearful rencontre occurred at The
Sixth Ward polls yesterday. Upon sew
eral occasions, during the morning, before
the occurrence we speak of, 1rishmen had
been driven from the polls and thrown
down the court house steps, height Of
more than fifteen feet. One of these was
chased through the court house yard, al
the cas- end, by notorious character
What brought on the collision, was The
throwing of an Irishman down the steps
at the east end OF, the court house, cwhc
| had molested no one and not spoken 6
word. The man was prevailed upon tc
return to the yard, the friends Of law and
order insisting that the public grounds
/ were free to all, and that Honehad Alright
to drive any one way. Strong denuncia.
tons were expressed against any one who
would do so, and determination that nc
more such outrages should be perpetrated
After about fifteen minutes, DR.. ED
Standeford came. backed by those who
were driving off men. and an alteration
was begun between Standeford and Cap.
tain LoYel H, Rousseau. Standeford fred
the first shot. Rousseau rushed on his
adversary, who was sheltered by a. tree,
and tired as he rushed. Standeford star
ted as if staggered, in the opposite di,
rection; but whether by push Of Rous.
seau's hand or not, we, cannot definitely
learn. AS he went, Rousseau fred again,
and Standeford, after going 90 or 80 feet,
fell. Rousseau was seized BY friend
whom others Joined, and taken away. "
Nothing could exceed the MAJ nanimous
bravery of Capt. l., H. Rousseau, He
had been seeking throughout the day to
keep the peace, and al his, efforts and
wishes were directed to that end. His
brother was threatened for merely going
up to vote at the Sixth Ward polls. All
lovers of peace, and oflaw and order res
greet such occurrences, so like the famous
bullying. beating and fighting of Bloody
Monday. Many of the same bullies who
figured at the Sixth Ward polls then, weTe
the actors in the scenes Of yesterday
We understand that Capt. aRousseauI
though badly. is not supposed to be NOR:
tally wounded. He and his family and