The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-09-20

ais ana sn.vle age .hA. can make men respects.
| Vie and happy, under say form OF Sovernnene.
Let us hold is.s tn. great truth, that no govern
msRt Is respectable Which Is no. just; tnst WIZ
out sacred public principle fdehty, ana nonos:
no mere form. Of government. no macoinery o.
laws. cin give dignity to political society. II
! onr day amt generation, let Us seek 20 rSns ana
'mProre TIE nora. sentiment: 80 shas We may
LOOK not for a degraded, but Tor an elevated ana
! improved tuture.'-iioN. DANIEL WsEsTEE.
Let me say Que word more, in conciu.
sion, A. 10 the sstsupts which are made
to ssouuteusucs free discussion in the
pulpit A uisister 10 supposed by some.
who would be considered patterns OF
propricty aud intelligence, to be incom.
petcnsto decide what subjects are TT and
proper for him to discuss in the pulpit.
Aud SO they undertake to decide for
him, what he shall preach, and what he
shall bot. he feels called upon to in.
troduce any subject which they do not
like, they at once begin to denounce sad
abuse him. in the most indi.criminats
and over bearing manner. Preaching
poHtics,". is the word on which they
rely, to stir up the prejudice and hostiI.
ity of the ignorant against him and h's
work. without the least sppavent dis.
elimination or candor. They give US no
credit whatever for pri"c,ple. CT con
science, in the matter 1t is all meddlinH
with what is none Of our business, but
altogether and exclusively theirs.
| shall not, Of course, undertake -
vindicSte myself nor my course, against
such unreasonable assumptions. desire
that none Of yeu may ever be chargeablc
with such intolerance and dictation but
that you may ever use discrimination
and candor, in this respect. II some OF
our brethren in the ministry, and in the
churches. do not think it wise to preach
against slavery, or on any subject in
volved in the political issues Of the day,
they have right to their conviction
and We have a right to ours. If soms
do not think it necessary. or profitable,
to preach against any thing in particular.
or only against such things as men arc
willing to have preached against, they
surely have right to their opinion and
We lave right to ours. Ii such posi-
tion can be made to commend itself to
the good sense and conscience Of the
people, in this age Of light, freedom Of
opinion, discussion, and action, certainly
no direct effort to rctute it, can be Of
any avail.
Let me ask you, as intell gent and con-
scicntious men and women, not to bs
frightened by a rord. nor to desert sny
essential principle of liberty and con-
science, because men sneer at and rcvile
it. You know what l have preached to
you You know whether or not am in
the habit of bringing up matters Of
public nature, ia my discourscs whcth.
er or not preach Christ and him cruel.
fed, as the great theme Of the gospel
You know whether or not l have named
any Of the political parties now before the
country, or any one Of the candidates of
these parties. You know if have done
any thing more than to advocate the fun.
damental principles Of righteousness and
mercy, as applicable everywhere and
always, and to insist that all parties and
all men should be held amenable to those
principles. Aud if you see, or think
you see, in one or another Of these par.
ties, or men, nearer conformity to these
principles than in the others. you know
that, for all anything I have said, you
are at liberty to unite with either Of the
parties, and vote for any Of the men, %
your own judgment and conscience shall
dictate.
Now, then, if you shall be rallied on
the subject by those who do MT know
what have said. because they have not
heard mo, you are at liberty to say, il
you choose, that have not preached
politics." but, the yos,el, as bearing up.
on p"litics,-a rishtfuI'y regulating aud
controlling politicians and all political
measures and actions, in common with
all other men, and all other duties and
relations Of life. And, If there is any
roproaeh in this, am willing TO bear nv
part of it. and | trust that you will bo
ready TO bear yours.
May the Lord give US all wisdom and
grace to honor Him, and to serve our
fellew men according to the golden rule.
Amen.