The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-09

s. BROW MILL Secretary.
"Suppose that the rebellion could not
be put down without abolishing the chris
tan religion, would Congress or the
President or military or naval officer
have the right, therefore, to abolish the
Christian religion, and if not, why not 7
III slavery be an institution which ex
listed before the constitution and before
the union, and was recognized by the
constitution as legitimate and its legiti-
mate existence made part of the con-
stitution itself, by what right, except by
that of might, can the President Of the
United States, Congress or military or
naval officer abolish slavery" Maho-
ny's Dubuque Herald.
In the above. slavery and the Christian
Religion are put on par on the same
Platform, and ADORE the Constitution.
The Christian Religion is sacred says Ma
hony and slavery equally so, and the
Government has no more right to inter-
fere with one, than with the other.
But the Christian Religion is in con
formity with the law of God, the sHigher
law OF which we read, to which We are
oil subject, being required to "obey G cd
rather than man Slavery ON the con-
trary is in opposition to, and in violation
of the law oil God, and emanates from and
Is sustained by "the lower law of man .
evil passions and covetous desires. 1t
endangers the public peace and the pub
lic safety, and stands in the way Of
the establishment of the authority of the
Constitution and the Government over
one half the Union The Constitution
1t is true implicitly recognized the exis-
tence oil the relation of slavery under
State authority. But the Government
may crush out the State uhorities them
selves, and for the time being govern the
State independent of them, in direct
forcible opposition to them, if need be-,
as It Is now doing in Tennessee and
North Carolina.
State authorities may DO abolished and
the Governments of the States be ad-
ministered BY authority, derived directly
from the United States Government. in
order to maintain the Union, the Constitu-
ton and the authority OF the Federal
Government. Is slavery then superior
to State authorities and the political
rights of the people of the State, to make
their own Constitutions and laws, snd
elect their own officers Such is the
claim set up for lit is held 10 be above
the Constitution Of the United States.
more sacred than the civil and political
rights of the people, and the Constitution
and constituted authorities of the States.
and on an exact par with the Christian
Religion
Such is the position Of the great cham
Pion OF the Jonesocracy, and such is til,
pass TO which they must oil come at AS
II they follow their leaders. There il ne
right under the Constitution Of the United
States to abolish the Christian Religion
therefore, says Mahony by his argument
there Is no power to abolish slavery. /,
was upon this kind Of reasoning ths,
slavery was substituted for religion down
South, and the process Is commencing
now up North. Mahony, the willy
jesuit, is ft apostle Of the sacred Re
hgion OF slavery. and his followers are
ut desotees OF the debasing prostitution
OF morals and manhood which elevate,
human slavery upon the same pedests
with the Christian Religion, and claim
Tor the institution Of slavery, in the eye
Of men and Of Governments, equal Sane
THY with the Religion of Jesus Chris,
suppose the Rebellion could not b
put down without abolishing'' slavery,
are the people of Iowa therefore wilIin.
that the Rebellion shall triumph vii
they consent to surrender the Const.tu
ton and Government founded bv oul
fathers, the rights aud Liberties pur
chased ~ their toll and blood, the plori.
Gus flag Of our country, tho hopes Of N.
lovers OF liberty ia all lands. aud the
bright heritage Of our children. rathe,
than interfere with slavery, Mahony
says they must, for they have no right e
abolish the Christian Religion even t.