The New York herald., 1861-12-07
Bcsohsr Spd chsever's New Moral and
Political Are.


This ID indeed a novel and an extraordinary
age Every day some ncw tangled idea in reli
gion, politics, science, morals, fashion or philo
sophy crops into light, and takes the world by
surprise. Among these new sects there has
i been none more obtrusive, fanatical Gnd per-
/ sistent than that which attempts to introduce
the disturbing and diabolical element ofaboli-
tio0ism into every interest connected with this
word or the next. The authors and leaders oi
this Satanic abolition school of politics and
morality are such persons az the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, who drags abolitionism into the
pulpit; tho Rev. George B. Cheever, who is
striving to get abolitionism into Heaven; the
Rev. Horace Greeley who tries to obtrude abo-
litionism into politics, local and national; the
Rev. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, who SNUG
gled abolitionisrN into novel Literature, and
almost succeeded in introducing the "inevitAble
niger" to good society; the Rev.A. Bushnell,
who attends to aboiitionism away over I'M
Africa; the Rev. Theodore Tilton, who delivers
abolition lectures anGi does the editorial abolf
tionism Of the organ q this sect; the Rev. Dr.
Joseph p. Thompson, WHO assists at tlls heavy
atgumentative and Statistical work of abolition
ism, and many other SHINING lights, who ar
range abolitonism for Uhe strong minded
women, abolitionism for the free lovers,
abolitionism for the pSalanxes and uni
ritualists, and abolitionisrn for all sorts
of departments, foreign ands domestic. The
organ Of this abolition sect is the Independent
weekly. From the columns Of the Independent
we have already shown up the aocial and politi-
cal influences of abOlitionism, ana, now we are
about to- ventiate this new idess Of abolition
morality.
The ideas Of abolitionism and morality are SO
Incompatible that no one was surprised when
the abolitionists, having attemptefs TO abolish
God, because His Bible would not endorse their
hercsies, threw Of all disguise and instituted
bagnios in the form Of water cure establish
ments, free love institutions and unitarian
homes. Public opinion and the police soon
effactually squelched these haunts ost private
prostitution, however, and the abolitionists
were forced toassame hypocritical psetence
of morality They formed themselves into
churches and congregations, and the Crew.
Mr.. Parker preached atheism in a church, and
other reyerendW abolitionists accepted
charges here and there throughout the coun-
try, and, in long sermons, attempted to fssten
their abominabfe ideas upon a text from Gods
Word, as If they could convince the public that
such bad nfr,it grew upon so goodly a tree.
When abolitionisIa assumed this moral and re-
ligious mask itinsttuted moral and religious
organ, the Independent, which was, until its true
character was discovered, bought and read by
few really moral and religious people. The
mask slipped oE of the Independent very often,
however. First it became too political for
religious paper; then it began to publish novels,
and then it went into the gift enterprise busi-
ness, and gambled Webster's Dictionaries to its
subscribers. Its true character Of an alb olition
organis now apparent; and, though it still pre-
serves its religious pretence, it is universally
secuted by all true Christians.
Oftthis paper the Rev.. Henry Ward Beecher
is the chief editor. It. ii controlled and con-
Quoted according to his views, and his sermons,
prepared with special reference to the circula-
ton of the Independent and with little regard for
anything else, are printed every week in his
paper They are, therefore, in effect the lead
ing editorials, and the hest advertisements of
the Independent, and represent the principles
upon which a religious paper ought to be con-
Quoted. He takes very good care, however,
that tile Independent'sy practice shall not con-
form to these principles, which might delight
theChristian public, butwould greatly offend
his unchristian abolitonist friends. For in
stances in his sermon, printed in the Independent
of December S, Beecher very truly says that
"man is not an isolated creature. He
has a household. The government and
wise management of his. children, the comfort
and convenience Of every inmate Of his dwell
ing are additional elements of consideration"
Then he sweetly refers, to "the element of edu-
cation and government, with its appropriate
duties and solcitudes; and then, the higher
elements of social intercourse, or the consdera-
ton of the feelings, interests and happiness of
all that compose the, family group" Beautiful
thought! Nice mani OF course the Indepen-
deat, the reverend gsntleman's own paper, espe-
cially designed for families, could contain
nothing to interfers,with or disturb these fine
elements" Of course not.
But still it occuHs to us that the following ad-
vertisement, from the same copy Of the hide
pendent in which this sermon is published, reads
somewhat singaaarly:-
4 CURIOUS BOOK.
Cry WOMEN; OR, A VIEW OF FEMALE CHARACTERS LYING
IN New YoRK.-A singular novelty, filed with romance
giving the portraits and pecuIiartes Of fascinating ladies'
old mons darings, ladies Of pleasure dashng Widows
women in black, widows daughters, ladies Of fashion,
adventuresscs bogus ladies', confidence women, and
others mysterious TO the outside world Fancy bind
ing $50 pages, 50 cngnyings Mailed free for only sixty
eight cents-origna price dollar. Country agents
wanted.
This idea Of piety in one cohamn and prosti-
tuition in the next is bewildering; but as "man
is not an isolated creature. the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher probably thinks that "city
women" will be good companions for hiBa.
And how nicely these companions are arranged
to suit all parties There are "old mems
darlings," widowers' "dashing widows" yoang
mems "ladies of pleasure" and widows
daughters" How eonsiderate the Independent
editors are to secure for each man ''the higher
oIorconfa of aoc;ot ;ntarcourcatt Hove a ,r.c