Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-10-06

shall reach up to heavenp And at 4 tims
when SO many inculoate the duty Of "subjuxat.
ing" the Southern people, contrary to the express
declaration and pledge of the National Legislature
as made in the beginning Of the war, would it not
be timely for some prophet to arise in the spirit
and power of Oded, and cry aloud in the streets,
fare there not with you, even with you, sins
against the Lord your God~ We venture to ex-
press the opinion that the steadast patriot who is
ever on guard against the evil passions which
would corrupt his patriotism into rage" is man
whose loyalty will last longer and go further than
that of the malignant philanthropst who is afraid
OF being too ready to take the Divine prerogatiye
OF forgiveness in his own hands,"
On another point of our criticism the Recorder
says:
AGAIN the lntegencer ia drawing ts ncs distinctions
accuses US OF advocating the indiscrimnate aud cruel
slaughter OF all the Inhabitants of the South because we
said that God in his mercy postsry has delivered t M
1hese dreadful criminals to punish aud destroy Does the
Inteigencer then affirm that all the inhabitants OF tbe
South belong to the number of these dreadful crimnas
We only said that God had delivered the dreadful criminals
70 us 70 punish and destroy No man in his senses could
suppose us to think that all very many at the South
were these dreadful criminals but all would see that wa
spoke of the leaders and abettors of the rebel
lion"
The Recorder having cited the example of Saul
in the case of Amalek as ga lesson which American
Christians should not neglect at such crisis as
this" aRd as the guilt of Saul consisted in not ut
terly exterminatng that devoted people, it occur
red to US that our contemporaries precepts might
possibly be as comprehensive as its illustrative ex-
amples. And on what principle, we ask, does the
Recorder assume the right, after having cited the
case of Saul, to limit the application of that
example to the leaders and inyeerate abettors of
the rebellion" Is not our contemporary, by thus
weakening the force Of its own chosen illustrs-
ton, in some danger of repeating the impety of
Saul who recoilcd from the literal falfllment of
the Divine DEGREES?
AS the Recorder espouses the cause of Mr..
Lincoln against the candidacy Of Gen. Mcclellan,
ard, while awarding to the latter just praise for
courage and Christian principle" regret. that
ne did not Wholly rouounce the Chicago nomina-
ton, we would respectfully invite the attention of
It's editors to such portions of the Hebrew chron-
cles as show the intimate connexion between the
character of the Jewish monarch at any given
time and the blessing of Heaven And if there
be any "lesson' in such Historical testimonies
for the instruction and admonition of American
Christians "in the present crisis" perhaps it
will apprizc us Of the considerations in virtue of
which it rejects the candidacy of Gen. Mcclellan
(who is reputed to be humble Christian, as
well by practice as professon) in favor of Mr.. Lin
coin, who, whatever may be the amiable traits of
his personal character, makes no pretcnsions, we
believe to practical experience of Christianity
But, even if the Recorder may think that in mo-
dern times there is use for Christianity in the
Presidential chair, it should not we hunbly con-
ceive undertake to throw the entire weight of the
Old Testament against the candidacy of Gen. Nc
Clellan, who, we take it, is supported by many
persons quite as intelligent and conscientious as
the editors of the Boston journal; and such per-
sons, may add, are not lkelyto be deferred from
his support by the vaccinations of any pro-
phets who sufficiently show by their one-sided
speech that, like their prototypes in the DAYS of
Jeremiah, they prophesy after the deceit of their
own hearts"
On the whole, we hope the Recorder, after re-
fection, will perceive that it has attempted mat
ters too high for it. And we think it :
will admit that the editors of religious Jour
nails, in favoring one political party at the ex-
pen,e Of another, are in some "danger" of
handling the word of God deceitfully" when
they Aippantly press its awful sanctions into
The service of their own preconceived notions
Of policy. The alabaster box filed with the oint-
nent Of precious spikenard may be pousy broken
10 homage to the Master, but when it reeks with
he odors of political prejudice and the fumes of
human passion we doubt whether it affords an ac-
,eptable SAVIOR We read in the Apocalypse of
z vials Of wrath" but they are held in the hands
of angels, not OF men. Weread also of the "goden
yials, full Of odors, which the prayers of saints
not the curses OF saints The thunderbots of the AL
mighty are too heavy for to lift, much less to
WELD with grace and skill Even among the
heather it was considered presumptuous to
mimic the thunders of Jupiter, and to this day
5almoneus lives in the old classic mythology
10 point moral against the greater temer;ty of
shose who think by the mutterings of their own
sectional and political passions to simulate the full
ninations Of Jehovah.
Demons gui nimbos ot non imiiobIe fulrnen
Ere et eOrnipednm putsu simutarat eguoruu.