Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-15
preserved.

with by the authorities.
The majesty of the law must be
preserved.
Probable Authorization OF the Ameri-
can Tract Society.
Another great trial is about to be
made by the Abolitionists Of New
York and New England to gain the
control Of the American Tract Society.
The Joint efforts of christians in the
North and the South established it
their joint contributions supported it
and their joint prayers have assembled
to the Throne of Almighty God for a
blessing upon its labors.
The united petitions of christians
in all sections of the country, have
been answered and the excrtions of the
colportcurs of the society have been
crowned with great succcss-its tropo-
ties have been counted by thousands.
But alas. the day Of its usefulness
seems to be drawing to closets
very existence as benevolent institu-
ton, is threatened. The jealous eyes of
the abolitionists are upon it and their
greedy fingers clutch at its purse
strings.
Some few years since, led on by the
N. Y. independent, they made feeble
effort to procure the passage Of reso-
luton at the regular annual anniversa-
ry Of the society, making the publica-
ton and distribution of abolition tracts
obligatory upon the committee of pub
lication but the meeting almost unanl-
mously voted it down. Since that
time regular yearly effort has been
made to carry out the resolution but
on each occasion it has meet with a
like fate.
But at the anniversary now or short
" to be in session in the city of New
York grand united effort is to be
made for the abolitioinzation Of the
society.
During the past year, the sappers
and miners have been guardedly but
surely, at work LAYING their trains
Fanatics of the right stripe have, under
the loose rules of the organization, be-
come members in great numbers
Having all things thus arranged they
met together, as we reported in our
tclegraphic column in late issue of
our paper, to resolve on the immediate
execution Of their plans.
Thercsoutions which they have pro-
posed arc shreudly drawn, and many
unthinking persons will sustain them
without considering their effect. The
clovcn hoof will, however, be apparent
to the true friends OF the society, and a
long and brave stand will be made in
its defence; but their organization is
not so complete as that of the opposi-
tion-thc public mind in the East is
excited by the lying stories of the Re-
publican Press upon the subject Of
slavcry-and the defence is almost
hopeless.
Truth is mighty but little less than
a miracle can save the tract society.
We fear that its fate is scaled. Instead
of spreading the evangelical doctrines of
religion, it is to be made the medium of
disseminating the teachings ofThcodore
Parker, Henry Ward Beecher and other
persons standing equally high in the
church-abolition tracts, like so many
fire brands, arc to be scattered broadcast
throughout the country, to light up the
flames of sectional disscnsion and the
churches of the land instead of being
bright examples Of the peaceful teach
ings of christianity will present lamen-
table picture of strife and contention.
We know OF nothing which could
do greater injury to the cause of evan
gclical religion than the disorganiza-
ton Of the Tract Society.
But our regrets we fear come too
late. In all probability few months
only, will clapsc before a shattered
column will be all that remains of the
proudest monument of the christian
bencvolence of the nineteenth century.
God help the American Tract So
ciety.
Since writing the above We learn
from our Chicago exchanges, whose
telcgraphic reports were more COM
plete than those received by us, that
the plans of the abolitionists have been
consumated.
! MORMON INIQUTTIEs recent resident
among the Mormons gives the following ac-