Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-28

The Clergy.

The Clergy.
We notice that Mr.. Dixon has given notice
10 the Senate Of bill to 80 amend the Con
scription Act as to exenipt6l clergymen..
On general principles nshi q Bin should
not become n law, for tho reason that cler-
gyman occupies precisely tho same position
towards the government that does any other
citizen He receives its protection, and, in
return, he owes il the same allegiance as IL he
were an editor, or a talow- chandler, or a
professor Of, dead languages, or any other
man. I}ltfNJ fLAp = NJ
But in another sense, the clergy of this
country-thRt is, great majority of them
have even less right than alnost any other
class M professional men 90 claim exemption.
/ They have done more 70 infanie the passions
of the people to.a frenzy which resulted in war,
than all other agitelors put together They
have assisted 10 kindling the enormous cont
| ilagration that now RACES over our county,
why shonld they not assist in extinguishiIg III
Having applied the match TO Que national
structure, should they be allowed to pout oil
on the ilames or should they be obliged to
man the brakes and assist in putting them
out ..,l ..
The latter, most decidedly. Pnt muskets
in their hands--let them grid on the carnal
knapsack the cartridge box Of the flesh, and
60 forth TO smite the ungodly men who for
| years have been the objects of their heaviest
obiurgations Preaching is fine, but not half
so coed as practice.
| But we don't suppose they will go--they
will be exempted and allowed to remain, while
the bone and sinew of the land go forth and
are slain in their battles. it is melancholy
but truthful fact that the very men who brought
on this wnr--the Summers, Greeleys, Lovejoys,
Halos, Beeohers, and the clergy generally are
the very men who are staying at home and
getting rich on the contest they have inangu-
rated. Of course, the clergymen won't CO.
the pulpit is so much safer than the breast
works, and the smiles of approving audiences,
and the tender sympathies of the female
lambs Of the flock, much more desirable than
the hardahips OF the camp and bivouac -'.
Abolition sEUnIOn" Sentiments.
In the ebate in the United States Senate
last Friday, on Mr. Summers motion to make
the new test oath one of the rules of the SEN
ate, Mr. Trumoull, of Illinois, spoke in favor
of it. The New York Tribune classes Mr.,
Trumbull politically as "Union, and reports
him as saying: .v a.. s..-..e
Ale did not want the Tombses and Davises
to come here, and after swearing TO support
periure themselves. He claimed the right to
say they never should, with his consent, have
seats in this body He would require Sena-
tors to take the prescribed oath that they had
not been engaged in rebellion, and if they
committed perjury he would convict them un-
der the statues" ......l . "'
Now can Mr. Trumbul and those who en-
tertain similar views be really Union men
Let US see what HIS position is ..y
He would not permit the Tombses and Da-
vises--that is, men representing the views of
Toopbs and Dayis-to take sr IN the Sen.
ate. If then Georgia and Mississippi come
back to the Union in good faith give up their
hostility TO the United State government, and
comply with all the requirements OF the Con-
| stitution, they will Of course send Senators
and Representatives TO Congress. They will
undoubtedly send men who have in one way
and another, directly or indirectly "engaged
in the rebellion They have few if any men
among them capable of representing State
in Congress who have not aidod the rebellion.
But they give up that task, and come to Wash
iugton, ready and willing to take the oath
| pledeing them to support the Constitution of
the United States, and after the bitter exper-
fences of the past fewsyears, are very desirous
of doing so. But they are met by Senators
Trumbull, Hale, Wade and company, with an
oath that they shave never engaged in the re-
bsllion." They cannat take the oath, but ac-
knowledge that they have engaged in itthough
they are now and forever through with that
business. The Republican members refuse to
admit them to seats, thus assuming the au-
thority to decide for State as to who may or
may not represent it They decide that a
man shall have held opinions in accordance
with their own, and acted upon them during
the war, or he shall not be permitted to rep
resent State that elects him as her represen-
tative So the Republican majority declare
the representatives seats vacant and send the
men back to their constituents, demanding
that they shall send members of Congress rep.
resenting the principles of Summer and Will
son, or they cannot be represented at all The
doctrine advocated by Mr.o Trumbull goes to
this extent. 1t would open the rebellion
again 1t is not possible that he can be
4 Union man - Hartford Times. H..i i' ''A
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