Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-04
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Our hypocritical neighbors of the
Gazette, who like the Pharisees Of old,
make long prayers that they may be
heard of men who raise their hands
10 holy horror over our paper which is
prepared on Saturday aud only issued
on Sunday, and who themselves pro-
fame that holy day by writing editorials
and compelling their hands to put them
In type, are accustomed once or twice
during each week, to publish column
of Religious Items, compiled expressly
for the Gazette"
In their issue Of Friday last, we find
the following; copied from the N. Y.
independent.
"Ciov. Banks, Of Macs, recently attended
the chapel service at the Charlestown state
prison on Sunday, and after the sermon ad-
dressed the prisoners in q very impressive
manner. He was much in earnest that
he was often obliged to pause and weep.
and large portion Of the spectators and
prisoners also wept freely"
What a sublime spectacle. The
great Nathaniel J.. Banks. Republican
Governor of the State of Massachusetts,,
and ex-spesker of the national House OF
Representatives, visits a state prison
and while he talks with the convicts
upon their spiritual interests, becomes
90 much affected that he is ''frequently
obliged to pause and weep" How
we'll it will read in the republican
papers How eloquently the celebra-
ted 1.-TWO thousand clergymen of New
England" who preach the gospel &C
cording to Beecher, will expatlate upon
it from the sacred desk, and how in
that Sunday school in Philadelphia
where the children are taught texts
from Stewards speeches, and where as
the gazette some time since trlum-
phsntly publlshed-thcy arc instructed
that the worst individual in existence
is tho Devil, and the next is James
Buchanan; how, IN that model Sunday
school, vii, the innocent children be
pointed to the glorious example Of \.
p. Banks, the christian dlsunion,st,
: 7ui told 70 initiate it. In word, how
nightly was the paragraph intended
10 enhanro the chances OF Y. T.. Banks
for nomination for the Presidency.
No one can more admire the char
acter Of a true christian who endeavors
to live according to the precepts of his
Great Master, than we, and none can
more thoroughly despise a hypocrte
who steal the livery Of Heaven to
serve the devil in. There is true nobil-
ity in the character Of the christian
clergyman who out OF pure benevo-
lence, and with no hope Of reward IN
this life, went to the Charcstown state
prison, and Will Governor Banks
stood by, preached from the Book o.
Life to the poor degraded votarios of
crime; told them OF repentance and Of
glorious hope hereafter, and of a
possible redemption of character il
this world but when a man so noto
riousiy uoprincipled as N. p. Banks, a
man who, as a politician, has known nc
conscience, as u member of Congress
sold his vote upon the free wool
question for seven hundred dollars ano
consorted with Greeley, Weed, Webb
Matteson Il Co. in their corruptions
and, as An individual, has perured him
self before High Heaven by breaking
the oath, sworn by him on taking hi.
scat in the halls Of national legislation
when this man steps in after the clergy
man has ceased to speak the words o
life, and with odd ends stolen forth
from holy writ" proceeds also to talk
of righteousness to the conyicts. and &c
shed crocodile tears over the danger OF
their situation, the beauty of the scene
fades away and it becomes disgusting
The means thus used by N. 2. Banks
to bring himself before the notice o.
the public and to increase his chances
for the Presidency, bring forcibly tc
mind the advice quoted at the head o.
this article, given by the villain Buck.
ingham to Richard the Third, while
they were connecting their plan fol
the murder of prince Edward and the
usurpation of his throne, and in the
scheme sought to gain the support O
the populacc.
IL The Boone county Ondiana) Expos
itor Gays that quite an excitement has beer
created In that county, and the vicinity O
Perry township, by the arrest of two OIL
three doctors and other citizens, on III.
charge of taking up the corpse of Mis-.
Smith, who was buried near Fayette las,
March. The parties were discharged. Blu,
- rnce their discharge q new arrest has be. q
made of the two doctors for taking up ant
dissecting the DO lies Of Mrs Shirley ant
her infant child Dr. Edwards is one, anG
Ut. Grimes Ike other Dr. Grimes wal
held to bal in 5000, TO appear at the mex
term of the Court of Common Pleas O
Boone county.
"a writer from Baltimore says there
IL . woman in the Aims house in that citv