The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-06-16

Ny l. nc congregational ueIefal AS
ISOLATION of Iowa, at its recent session at
Muscatine, passed unanimously the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions. which
arc in no sense palateable to the Dubuque
Express d. Herald and other Democratic
sheets, who, while they have no particu
lar objections to southern conventions,
religious, commercial and political, re-
solving whatever they please in favor Of
slavery, against freedom Of speech, and
against the rights of certain class Of
free persons, even to their enslavement,
yet hold up their hands in horror, and
raise their voices in indignation, when
ever the moral sense of men at the north
lead them to protest against this villainy.
Sympathy with slavery, on the part of
the church organizations South, is all
right and proper in the eyes of these
gentry, but protests against it and its re,
suits, here at the north byreligious bodies,
are culpable interference with political
ma tiers, prostitution of the purposes OF
religious organization, and worthy the Sc
verest condemnation. We cannot, for
the life of us, see why democrats should
be so very solicilous about all such at
Temps to protest against slavery, by the
Northern clergy, in pulpits and in con-
ventions, if it is not because they feel
that their party is going contrary to tn e
moral sense of the people in this regard
If they do n OF feel that all such pro-
tests reflect upon themselves. If the
Democratic party is doing nothing to
further the interests Of Slavery, and be-
lieve it wrong, why do they object to
the creation of feeling against the in
stitution Why is it that they deem
this evil, Of all others, without the prov
ince Of clerical denunciation ? Ii the Y
have any sympathy with its abatement,
would they so persistently object to hear
ing its eEormilies shown up, or so siren
ously urge its non discussion upon the
clergy? We think not. We think thai
the only reason is that they feel that an
advance of the anti-slavery sentiment
would detract from the power of their
party. To retain that power they sacri.
flee their moral convictions.
The preamble and resolutions of the
Congregational Association are as fol
lows:
Whereas, The effort to carry into ex-
ecution the Fugitive Slave enactment is
constantly producing excitement and
collision, and subjectng Christians and
humane men, and law abiding citizens te
prosecution, pains and penalties and,
whereas, a number of citizens of a Wes-
tern State-some of whom we take pleas
ure in recognizing as our brethren in
Christ-are thus harrassed at the present
time. Resolved
LIST. That we extend to these our breth
reh and fellow citizens our hearty sym
palhy, and say to them, =" BE courageous
in enduring wrong for the cause of right
We believe that the results of your case
will not terminate with you alone, who
are Immediately ard directly concerned
in it, but Will have important bearings
on the cause of liberty Throughout our en-
tire country
I'd. That we recognize the providence
of God which is using the enforcement
of this un- Christian enactment to cal
out and increase tine humane and Chris
tain opposition of our fellow citizens and
fellow Christians to the whole system Of
American Slavery, with all its attendant
evils. whether established by enactment
of the General Government, sanctioned
by the Supreme Court, or enforced by
Federal officers.
Sd, That We now take up collection
in aid of the brethren and friends in
bonds in Ohio, and that the same be
forwarded to Rev. II. l.. Hammond, OF
the Congregational Herald, for them.
In accordance with the last resolution,
the hats were circulated and S4l was
taken on the spot.-Muscatine Journal
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