Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-22

public OCCASIONS previous 10 their matrimonial CONTRACT
Every precau6on Is taken to guard against NE domesuc
impurities which TOO often sanctioned by other ocai
officers OF civil matrimOuy | have therefore 10 say
with the utmost respect that many cases have occurred
and sin liable TO occur in which Is Tor the Oa'uo
c priest remedy privately the evils which the corrup
ion of morals may have entaled far as any remnant
Of private conscience is concerned the part oil the
denqueuts. But beg 70 say, for all that unless
under coercion, shall never betray these or sim'at
weaknesses of fallen human nature when 10 turns up IN
the form Of pcuence. II the state appointed salary
Tor clergymcn % perform marriage, or any other re1
gous act, it, official agent understand that the
state might have right TO inquire into the manner
time circumstances, &c, of such act aud to hold us
agent responsible 90 It's laws There may be those VINO
w admit the obligation, in the absence OF these cou0l-
tons render tl, state account OF their steward
shio BIZ Lfy ifTrg Su Nth tie utmost respect pr
an has1. 'syd' 1gfb5rig that not one 81 tas
-lrll.r am prepared Tor prison, or for scaiioli
but ann not prepared 20 obey reQuisiIon when Wouu
violate the obligations Of my conscience 10 country
ike this In which ID is said that civil and religious hocr-
-y is tla right OF every citizen Very respectfully your
ooedeut servant
Daniel f. Deevao. ESQ, City Inspector
We NAV remark that the suggested readiness Of the
Archbishop incur martyrdom in the cause of his CON
science quite gra;uitiOus the penalty the law pro-
ydes is oly iue Of fifty dollars for each case OF nes-
g'uce-a punishment the great head Of the Catholic
Church in the wealthy diocese of New York abundant
ly able TO bear.
Bat Archbishop HUGuEs has here ct an example Of
hghcravisu which should be rebuked and punished as
it deserves The Ciergymen Of no other denomination
have made any resistance 70 this particular law, so far
as we know and those of the Catholic Church are GER
,lulv not privileged class in this country, whatever
they may be in other lands Indeed the mpuience and
inso'euce Of the Archbishop is not little remarkable,
and he should be brought TO "coudign' and have the
starch taken out OF him. without moments hesitation
fan Episcopal Methodist Presbyterian Baptist
clergyman had thus boldly aud audaciousy proclaimed
bis purpose not TO comply with the law Of the land we
should be equally ready invoke the public indignation
upon him, aud call upon the courts to punish him.
The truth is it is too much the habit Of cergymen of
40 denominations to regard themselves superior morals,
and practice the doctrine of the "higher law At the
North especially the influence Of the clergy paramount
in almost every tbins-aud more hnatical and danger
Gus set of men breathe not the breath Of life All the
vile and miserable g Of the day ind their encourages
and promoters in the Northern cergy-and hence the
prevalence Of the odous and revolutionary doctrine Of
the "hisler law" There is too, much shocking DC
pravity among the Northern clergy among any other
class of people, nor is i, confined TO the Northern clergy
for the daily newspapers afford abundant evidence that il
exist, to TOO gres, an extent in all sections of this coln-
trv and in all o-iel countries But apart from these
things when they come to openly resist the law, after
,ae manner Of Archbishop HrGHEs and the Abolition
preachers of the North they should be the thresh
hold, and their backs pared to the LASH