Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-07-12
In PAIN

The Journal Of Commerce is distressed On ae-
,uut of the clergy of the land. 1t seems pity
bat in addition 10 all the other burdens that
sheet has to bear, it should have the
are Of all the clergy, and yet it is even go.
With an ample range of piety, patriotism aud
pelf, stretching all the way from the Gulf of
Mexico to Mason and Dixon's line, the Joarnat |
knows nothing Of selfish inlerest beyond its sub,
scription list, aud there is nos limit of the per
soual sacrifice it is ready make to save its South
ern friends. Ii Is wholesome to see in the
general scramble for place and power, one mem
her of the press that seems DEVOTED to the wei
fire Of the country, and with argus eyed vigilance
is determined to look out for the future This
the Journal Of Commerce is disposed TO do. Just
now it is greatly distressed in view Of the awful
lapse of large portion of the clergy, more par
licularly the Presbyterian clergy in the Northern
States, This godly editor thinks that as gen
eral thing the emission of the church, is one of
peace" and that in these 'dismal tines clergy
men ought to be very careful how they stir up
the angry passions of men their 'hands were
never made to tear each others eyes !" As a
rule this is probably true. DIR. Watts was the
author of this sentiment we believe.
After all the painstaking effort of the Journal
ofCommeyce for years, to instruct the clergy us
10 their duties in relation to politics, slavery,
government and morals, IL is very unpleasant Ia
see so many of them determined to meddle with
these subjects, now convulsing the nation. II
cannot be otherwise in the estimate of so con-
servative a sheet as that which il Issued dali,
from Wall street. That the "Clergy have joine'
the public clamor for war;" that this class o
men have not ceased 10 be met, simply becaus
ordained to preach the gospel is the most pain
full of all spectacles that this demure and cotton
headed editor ever beheld.
That ministers of the New Testament shOu
be in favor of suppressing wicked and unpro
yoked rebellion against benefcent government
is horrid in the eyes of those who would advo
cate the unconditional annhilation ofevery bluc
Republican abolitionist without benefit Of clergy
The same paper finds fault with the Presby
terian General Assembly, lately met in Pha
delphin, for assuring the country 10 the mildes
terms, that their branch of the church in th
Northern States is in favor of the government
and the Union. There is also a growl at th
clergy because in their public prayers, they d
not petition the divine favor upon JEFF. Davi
and his rebel crew in the same breath with SUP
plications for mercy upon sectional Pres
dent" and an insulted and war making govern
! ment, This "good Lord, good devil" piety
the style the Journal Of Commerce is so clamorou
for, Ii we mistake not, the country will esti
mate all this mock piety and silly cant at its re-
- value. No Northern newspaper, perhaps, hi
done SO much, certainly none has done more,
iualme and provoke this wretched rebellion
: By continuous series of deliberate misrepr,
Il sentatisns, it has filled the minds and hearts
Z its Southern readers with hate against Il
: Northern people, as aboltionists and bitter en-
+ mics of their peculiar and local institutions; al
now when all this long.inflamed hate culminat
# in open rebellion against the government /
% hireling Wall street journal lifts up hands
N holy horror at the sad and awful spectacle
"a war, and yiliies the pulpit for doing its duty
, praying for government against rebellion
Let such dwelling editors examine their pl
tograph taken by au inspired artist. Jude. v,
.a lola