New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14
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adjective" she WAS st1rt> :,
Douuccd her 10 b. ga prepos, 'o"' g..
snu,k dumb; but when he sternb auao '"'''
in his opinion, she was no better thah
junction" the Pride of the Market sub. o'''''
TO the Great Lexicogrspher, and wept he' 70
teprs Mt her first discontinue. Sundry editors
ard sundly propretors of pulpits, seem to take
il for granted that the Republican party IS TO
Le sienced in the same way-tbat 1t Is mere
dog TO whom it will be sufficient to give bad
name-ttat the fire Of feeling can be put our
by a shower of subacdulous epithets and the
ro,k of conviction pulverized by oburgatory
beclirQs. The course Of our antagonist, just at
this time, is sufficiently curious and altogether
without precedent in our political history
If that convenient angel who in many apo
lcpues is represented as descending to earth, 10
be ewldered by the folies of mankind, should
now take short drop to the United States
in general ard this city in particular, ano nav
inr crossed TO Brooklyn in one Of George Laws
abouipabe ferry boats, should attend service al
the First Presbyterian Church, whereof the
Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke is the guide and
nj,
hiical sermrns-such as that pious paper, me
N Y H,od delights to report-what We
NIX wouh TINT celesticl visitor think OF the
Republican party Why, that we are "na' .ne
Rev. Mr. Van DYKE is pleased to call us--dls-
believers in the existence Of God, in the Dlble
in the Christian dspensation. o, for the rarity
Of Christian charity under tbe sun In DIS
anxiety to make out case against men
who do not happen to think as hs thinks
upon question partly political, the heV.
Mr Van Dyke, tramphng upon the bury and
PROSTATE form of the Rev. DIR. Wayland, and
81 Guide ring aside the erudite Mr.. Barnes boldly
declares that "men are not capable of Judging
"wbat is to be expected from a Divine reyela-
"tion," which is substantially saying that men
aie net capable Of interpreting Scripture; which
is, in fact, reiterhtiDg the doctrines of Eek and
Of the whole held of Catholic inquisitOrs and
nun, los, who berated and beset Luther, the Man
If ScriItu and did 80 to very little purpose.
We should like TO know how much authority
nan carries with him, who stands up in his pull
Iit ard tells his congregation, that private in-
depreciation Of Scripture is "an assumption"
aud then proceeds to interpret it after his own
most txrat rdinary fashion Who made hun
judge in Israel Who authorized him to
assume monopoly of exegesls Who gave
him authority TO declare that Slavery is
ordained of God, and at the same time made
it on avowsl Of shameless aud settled iniidelty
for 10 to declare, us We do here and now, with
our whole heart aud strength, that it is not Or
Gained If Cod7 BY what reasoning does the
Rev. Dir. Van Dyke arrive at the comfortable
conclusion that lecause We do not want Slavery |
extended, we are swinging over the yawnlng |
- atyss If infdtlity1" What right has he to
call New England "the stronghold Of infdelity1' |
v lat right has lie TO say that the leaders OF the
Anti-Slaysry movement are "avOwed inhdels" |
c, ming from the pulpit or any other place, from |
Lr,iticsl or from any other lips, We pronounce
such statements TO be unmitigated untruths. 1t
is unpleasant for US to be compelled to speak
in this way of the Rev. Mr. Van Dyke, or
of any other reverend person; but we do
NIT care to sec others slandered nor do
We care to be- slandcred ourselves. We do
rot OF, gctber rgrCo with MIR. Garrison, but 1T Is
not true flat be lie, what this man calls him,
" an ayowed iufdel." The wholesale &C.
accusation against the Republican party, of en-
z ndering and of patronizing opinions hostile to
tie Scriptures, is utterly bOttOniless-a mere
ysgaIy Of Mr.. Van Dyke, or Of those whose
n endatitcs he rehealses at secondhand. Is it
" rittcn in the creed of this gentleman that he
slal net bear false witness against his neighbor
Is there not text somewhere about bridling the
|, pgue7 If So let the Pastor of the First Presby
ieripn Church in brooklyn reflect upon it
1t is trihing matter, after'these tremendous
charges, to ind that the Republicans are to be
held responsb for the fall in "woOl, butter
- beef, every thing" Nor are We entirely dis
cOureged when We hear ourselves denounced BY
- an oil inent" hut anonymous "member Of the
- Cabinent," as "assassins and incendiares."
Sir. Ntralle said in Raleigh, the other, that We
were all "hypocrites and fanatics" But need
We give further examples, Of which there would
be no end Need we cull from many q column
Of maIy Southern and Northern newspaper,
other sIecin ems Of uncbaritable and wrong
beaded impertinence The world never Wit.
nessed the Like. The Republican party, three
n ontLs before il can enter upon the Government
trusted ty the people, but yet untred, UNDER
taking at q most d ificllt mumrnt the charge oi
ublic sfIairs, finds itself denounced in advance,
and with limless acrimony, aud held to answer for
fenses which it has had no opportunity to commit,
al for a. policy which it has been nno position to
d, selOI--frds itself accused simply Of bad III
teItioDs, and, rs 40 overt set can be ayerred,
OF the unrecOrded crime Of evil meditations. |
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