The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-18
For the Ashland Union.
OBSERVATIONS ON RLv. L. S JOHNSON.

Mr. EDITeR: 1t is not our custom to i'm
pugn the n0tives of any man, and esl eclally
tLose who occupy high station in society. But
the amor of digrity, which many throw around
them, should net shield then, frum scrutiny,
or conceal the load of corruption which turks
Lcncath. " Zen those +, I,ssessed Of scme ca
-paLility and Understanding, and protesting to
tread tie Taths of virtue and morality, turn
asice to wander in the by-ways, where the IL
literate we would only expect to find, it is fit
ting that the people should lie apprised Of
their machinaiicus, and know son ethipg of
pretended men, hut really denagogu,s and
willy tricksters, lowing to tie dictates Of their
own miserable curidity. Wien such mon,
having rendered themselves odio1s 10y their
every day actipns. drag themselves before the
ubIie gaze, and with rure nalignity s2ew
forth their nieanness upon others, whom years
have tired, aud found gentlemen, though they
may frequent the pale of the pulpit, justice
den ards that hey should be set forth in their
true light u is cne of tbis kind, Mr.. Editor,
On whom we desire to make few observations,
and such IN accumulation of human imbecility
we are scarcely ever compelled 10 encounter
Eut ft hort n.r nths Lave passed away since
Rev L. S. johnson removed to our village as
pastor Of the NJ. f. Church. Scarcely week
elapsed ere this Rev. gentleman dOffed the
ministerial attire, forsook the study to lounge
on the corners of our streets. and ride store
boxes to discuss the merits of negroisln. e
le. forth the black ooze of his heart, colicctes
by dreaming of his sable brother.
At length thanksgiving day arrives, and
it is custom ary on such occasions to lay aside
all difference of opinion in respect to ecclesas-
tical creeds he occupied the pulpit OF Dr Del
fendorf and thanksgiving sermon was antici-
pated. But we were 'el to exc q m with enc of
oid-"TIu'y we had imagined vain thing"
OF that TRADE we shall not speak particularly,
as it is before the public, but we are safe in
the assertion that such productions are worthy
only of the low politician, and the "New York
Five Points" better alap:ed for their promui-
CATION than the pulpit. -
As he tacked the doctrine maintained by
the Presbyterian Church, and consequently
v.iifed all those connected Herewith, and de-
ella med loudly against the execution o; consti-
tutonal law, it was deemed proper by DIR. Die
fendorf to resist the indignity offered ty this
rantiny priest, and defend the ground assumed
by that revered body of christians, by testimo
ny deduced from holy writ and also the opin
ions Of our most learned commentators of al
d, nominations (the Falchild ard Morgan
school excepted). johnson Of course could not
be present to hear the discourse, ard as he de
sired to enter into a controversy with our es
teemed pastor. (whoni you all know is inthe hab-
it of minding his own business. and not med
cling at all with political questions unless at
hacked; and not even then when assailed by
Brother j. and we rejoice that such is the fact
for we are of the, opinion that the Dr's. long
cared mule would be betteradapted to Mr.. Us.
capacity) rtain individuals were commission
ed to take notes of the sermon and give them
into his possession, as we firmly believe. The
wires work very we'll, and in the ''Times" of
Dec. 22hd appeared long article under the
caption of Politics and the Pulpit" and sign
ed, buckeye" 1t is proper before we proceed
far her to say something of this man '.Buck-
eye Buckeye, unmseked, means Rev. J.. S.
johnson.
. Our reasons for 80 TRANSMITTING it, are plain
enough. In the first place he has never de-