Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-05-05
" Political Preaching"

every ieSai means 10 preserve lts very lie
be is assailed with the vilest persona
abuse, aud his motives malisned, not BY
the Rebels only, but by every editor and
secret foe of the Administration which fol
the time being is the Government itself
Yet they fad no occasion to denounct
Rebel preachers, nsr pro slavery minister:
in the North who practically aid Rebellion
by exciting hatred or suspicion against
Government.
We have a case at hand. Rev. DR..
Dickson, Rev. Mr.. Reese, and other patri
oiic, reputable men, who have publicly
and privately sought to rebuke treason
and to uphold the Government, have been
denounced as "dOnkeys," "Ihings," aud
every vile and libellous epi,het that could
be found in the dictionaries or fishmarkets
has been heaped upon them. But, Thurs
day last (fast day. at union service in
this county, q Democratic preacher gave
utterance to his views of the question, and
no Copperhead journal will malign and
abuse him for i:-nor shall we.
We have on hand several reports aud
criticisms Of that sermon-which, it is
alleged, the preacher will not deliver to
his own consregations-a summary Of
which We present.
Starting with the inevitable "Ham," the
speaker conveyed Scrip,ural defence OF
Slavery-the perpetuity of which (honest
Rebels boasD is the reason why they conn
meuced and keep up this war. 1t will be
inferred, natural ly-whethe so intended,
or not-that if Slavery be right, the Rebels
are right in fighting for it
As to 'peace," nothing yet proposed
met the speakers approval. He thought
the pe9pte in both sections could settle the
matter in a short time. He advised an
armistce IF three months, so the people
might consider, and in national contention
agree upon terms. Those interested IN it
never would end it-&c.
This "goOd Lord aud good Devil" doe
triDe-" both sides to blame"-does not
harmonze with the declarations, aye can
not serve God and Msmmon." There is
Right and Wrong in every grea, con-
test. "If the Lord be God, serve Him !:
if Baal, serve him."
The sermon was relieved by no express
nf hv I,h . keop
are defending the speakers home-not .
word of gratitude for the heroes who
have sacrificed their lives for the Govern.
ment We still enjoy, but which Rebels are
seeking to destroy-no auathemas of tho
villains and rufians who, with oatbs Of
allegiance fresh upon their lips, have
plunged this land into all its anarchy and
wo and bloodshed-no nerving up of the
people to sustain the "powers that be" in
restoring rightful authority, and saving
Pennsylvania from being peeled and wasted
like Virginia. On the contrary, the inhu-
ence of bis omissions was to palliate the
Rebellion, and to excite distrust aud hate
of our President and the laws to suppress
the slave-breeder' iusurrection.
IG' '76, the line between Wing and Tory
preachers had to be distinctly drawn it
may again become necessary.
The proposal, at this day, of three
months armis,ice, exhibits happy isnor-
ance, profound thoug ghtlessness-or worse
For our armies and navies-at the very
moment of the apparent time for the
greatest results-to dissolve, and wait until
the yellow fever and extreme heat should
appear, would be sufficient folly. But add
to this that it would give the Rebels what
they most need-time to rest, concentrate,
get summer crops, and import arms &c.
from Europe-and the proposition has
more in it of treason than Of folly: it is
tying our hands and letting the pbels
loose.
"The people" of the South-we mean
her honest, Union people, of all colors-
ask no armistices they have suffered long
enough they want peace; but they say
the only way to get it is to crush aud wipe
out the Secession leaders who got up this
war to open the slave-trade and establish
an oligarchy in which the people would
have no voice.
AS to "national convention to amend
the Constitution" it requires Congress,
or the Legislatures Of t,oo-tlirds of the
States, even to conUeae one. Congress is
not in session, nor the Legislatures, some
If which meet once in two years. The
Rebels claim more than one-third of the
States, and will hear to nothing but
ternal Disunion. So that it would take
me or two years to get the Loya: States to
ubmit to Convention-and that would !
lot be enough the Secesh leaders must |
q conquered and the Southern Unionists
mancipated, before the two-thirds can be
ad.
But supposing, in the course of year
r two, two-thirds of the Legislatures
allied elections to appoint Delegates, and
i've time for Oregon to appear. Suppose
hey should (as Of course they would, if
hey did anything, after months of angry
Iscussion, y provide means for doing away
nth the cause Of our national troubles.
would then require ratification by "the
eoPIe, after mature publication aud dis.
asslon, BY three tourths of the States, to
ecome blnding-but no election could be
ad until jeff. Davis a. Co. be put down
all save eight Slave States
These facts show plainly that sarmistice'