The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-02-04
90 nominations.
H. For the Highland Eo~s.
NEW LETTERS TO THE ABoLI.
...r.e TIoN CLERGY.
NUMBER I.

country are in a dcplorablo state Of ig
norance on all moraland Political sub
jsctp, and are receiving a very oppor.
tune and profitable course of lectures
through the "Hillsboro Gazette" and
fearing that, through their befvorsity
they would not all subscribe for the pa.
per, and read them, I fesolved, with
your pstmissloh; to furnish them sim
liar course Of instruction and affec.
tiOnate rsproOf through your cOlHmns,
l take this course for two reasons;
in addition to the noble ono named al.
ready. In the first place, 1 show com.
munity in this manner their great wick
adness, and put the people Oh their
gtard against such dangerous mon,
while l am giving much needed infor-
nation and reproof to the clergy them
selves. Then, it is possible your read
ers, like those Of the "Gazette," have
6tc8m6 SO much enlightened by reading
yOut paper, that they seldom attend
th6SEc sotrtpt places; the churches, at all,
and hence cannot personally know their
dangerous character, and the monsi
trous tSdCEiDgs Of their wicked and NOR
cenary preachers;
My next reason is whollya personal
consideration. But, as your readers
will not esteem either of US lcss for M
naming it, will jdst sHgsest that such
timely letters, OF SuO6 superior literary
character as these, will give such popu-
lnrity to the pnper that Publishes tbcu
as to vastly increase tho subscription
list. 1t might be we'll for you to schd
out circular calling special attention
to them. You can asstFo al, that they
will be thoroughly constitutional" )"
This Sy way of an introduction, for
must not longer neglect these Abo lition--
Black Republican = nogto- hiping
- blood-thirsty--politico religions.
meddling--time serving conceited-la-
zy-hypocritiGai-domih wool
ly-headed--truculent--aTaricious pol.
trOODs of the clerical tribe; so ofFeb
SivS to the true, ahfliuching Democra.
cy. Let me give your Revernd sir', q
few kind words Of admonition and ad
vice. ....H ..a3.. .H .
Do you not know that you, and you
alone, have brought upon this peaceful,
virtuOus and happy country, this most
atrocio6s, horrible, uurOlenting and un
natural Lincoln-AbOlition war2
Do you not know that if it had not
been for your fnceSsani fanatical aud
insane rawlings against the divine, virtu'
Gus and patriarcITal institution of slaUe-
~ our dearly beloved .,'Southefn
Democratic brethren" would have still
continued to submit to the Govern
mont2 We might have had the mag
unanimous =. G. Breckfnridge for our
President, and our brethren of the
South would many of them have spent
their summers with us, and relieved
such "mud-sills" as abound in the
North, from much of their verdancy, by
the influence Of their highly cultivated
and chivalrous manners. Indeed, were
it not for your fanatical clamor about
slavery, the blessings Of which you never
had penetration enough to see, we
might have been enjoying all the bene.
fits Of this benign Institution ourselves,
Do you not see by this, that you are
responsible for the vulgar aud unculti-
waited condition of society in all tho
cOuntryP Then | would point you to
the great number Of ragged, thieving,
lazy, saucy niggers now among us, who
would have been slaves, aud worth at
least a thousand dollars apiece, while
now they are worth nothing. Pecuni-
arily, therefore, you have done more
harm than you will ever repair.
Again, you have prostitutsd your
sacred Office, (and the tears run in
streams down my face as I write it) and
come down from your high and holy
station, to soil your hands and garments
with Democratic politics, and so irri.
tate US and our Southern brethren. un
Gil the holy angels would weep over us,
If they could only come nigh enough
to see it instead of being like your
meek and lowly Master. the peace
makers of society, which you would have
been ifyOu had just let these publio
matters alone. And what was thfs
slavery question to do with religion
anyhOwa Are you not hired to preach
the GOspSle to preach Christ and Him
ruci6ed2eanI YOU haVe been nre, ,cEin0