North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-13

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In these brief but omprchensve sentences
are enpraceI lhe great principles OF social
harmony, individual charity, and national
fraternity. They were written by divinity
10 convey a lessen Of humane philosophy iniO
every de eartrncnt of life and To every sue
cecding aye They furni>h the text far every
treaty Of rtaoc Which nalIo!s ever trained
TO prevent the ctiu>ion of blood. They in
Gu cate the duty "fnot one only, but reDeat-
ed attempts at reconciliation; and those at
tempts, too, upon the part Of those who have
suffered the injury. Ender the malignant
auspices. however, of the present hour in tins
afflicted country, what a contrast is present
ed To these sacred paSsage>! Not only do we
refuse to 20 to our broGher.who has commit
ted the trespass. but we reject him when he
offers 10 come 20 Us.
Sir take my stand on these imm0riai
maxims and appeal to the native justice Of
the hnmtn hear. appeal to those inNtl nets
of charity and benrvolence by which il i
al led 10 the ATTRIBUTES of drIiy. The plain
people of America, thnsc who, with honest
hands earn their daily bread, whose wearing
apparel is not purple and fine linen, flashing
with diamonds and pearls ptIrchls ed by he
blood and tears Of mlIi3ns--to them, in their
death Of The fr3t-born, | make his solemn
invocation. Before that pure and nEselfoh
tribunal lodge my cause in behalf Of domes-
tic tranquility, and tender the B. bic as au-
thnrity for the principles Which | dcclare.-
By the voice Of my own heart, unSeduced by
gain and unawed by terror, know what will
be the verhct ofan incurruptabIe and free
people. But there is another class who pre-
,la tIta finn ,,fI 4 rod
book, and who mngle with their offerings
70 God the p"lson Of political prejudIces, be
fore whom the cause OF humanity, union, and
peace need II be presented. That large
portion Of the clergy of the Iaud who, claim,
ing to be the chosen agents Of the mercilul
Redeemer, fill The cup of the sacramen, with
rancnl and vengeance, hear none nf the sweet,
angelic tones which plead from every page OF
his oO=pel, IN favor Df :hat individual and ma
tionai charity which sufitreh long AMI Is
kind They teach theiI tl0ckS no niger 10
hunger AMI thirst after Righteousness, but to
hunger and thirst f,r the blood IT tEei
enemies They ascend The sacred desk u"
mere to pray THAI gentle peace like he dews
of Heaven my descend npnn our wonnie1
and distracted country, but Ia declam in
warlke strains in the. face of the Almighty
upon the delight which they feel in the in
t1cti0n Of human agony. They have reverS-
ed the order of the millennium which the
Christian wnIld has looked f,rWald To since
the DAYS Of the prophets. Tie one which
they hail III fond anticipation is that IN inch
every plnuCh share shall become a sword
and every pruning hook spear; IN which
conscr ptioD. slaughter; and taxation shall 90
hand in hand; when the keepers # the
house shall lremJIe. and the strong nen shall
bow themselves. and The grinders cease be-
cause they are few, and those that look cut
of the windows be-dlrkened. and the doors
shall be shut in the streets when the sound
Of the grinding is. low because man
goeth to his long homr, and mouc;ers go
40 ut the Streets
10 these men much of the sorrow which
now oVer3haIowa "nr homes is properly at
They have ever been, and are |
to- day. the foremost enemies If domestic |
Agitation Oh matters pertain /
ing to clviI grvernme,.f has been their ele- |
mpnt. Sldltion against laws wh'ch conflict /,
with their ignprlnt AMI s@ln.l bigotry has
been their tavnrIte calling IN al, GOunineS !
and in every age. They have u higher law
han the sermon on the mount; and the wn. ! /
# God is made to fit The Prucus'can he'd uf !
heir blind aud furious pr'jnlIc.s, which they
mistake for cursc'cncc, SIR, here proclaim
Is fact to which all hl5'rry attests. ihar
wherever IN the tide Of time The ministry nf .
he Most Hugh have assumed as a part of their
lutteS the cor1roI "f af,r> OF State and the
policy If nations. they have appeared as the
advocates Of de- pn'i,in, the trends of high
the defenders uf oppression, tie
Allies Of tyranny Obstacles IN tie pathway
If pr. 'gress. enemies To popular rights, and .
pXtuGtl0ncrs of the p"Jr ard laborng masses.
might dwell long on the evidence which
the old and the IL ,rIi furnish on thIS !
DIInt. That great authpr and majestic .
thinker, Buckle, whom have already qnni-
I'd, in speaking cf The conduct of The .
political cicrgJ IN the reiga ut james Ii !
saws: J.
They looked on in silence while the King WIS
amassing tc mat cTialS with which he hoped to turn
a free government iltJ an absolute monarchy
They Jcfrcys AMI kirke tortming their fellow
subjects. They saw the jli,s crowaed with prisoners
and the scaio''is streaming with blood They were /
well pleased that some of the best and ablcst men in
the kingdom should be bar5arou,y prosecuted; that
Baxter should be thrown into prison. and that Howe
should be force into exile
! paG>e hui fnr moment TO point to the !
history Of par IAN Massachusetts aS a con-
firmation Of my statement on This side Of the !
ocean. What oppression dill a political !
prics hood fail to approve What cru,l'y |,
did they not mitigate AMI sanction in the I
eatly days Of that fam,..s colony hey !.
scourged, scared, cropped, burned, and glib !
hetcd the bodies of those who were unable !
to conform their wives in ali matters, civil
and religious, to the reIgning f4naticism~
ard then consigned their souls TO the resi"us /
Of thc-lost. Carpenter, in his standard his
tory of Massachusetts, work warmly par
tial to that State, SAYS:
'In July, 1856, several Quakers arrived in Mlssa-
chusetts from Barbados, two of whom women /.
Fully aware Of the contemptuous disregard for exist,
ing ord nanceS INDUCED in by the more Jealous of
the sect in Eugaul, the magistrates in Boston
brought the law against heTesy to bear upon the
intrulers and ordered their immediate arrest. After
their persons had been examined for these marks .
which were supposed AT that period to Indicate such
dealt in witchraft. satan- sign being discover
ei, their trunks riGel, AMI the books found
therein ordered to be publicly burned, A brief i'm
Prsonment WAS imposed un.n them, but they were
finally released AMI blnSh.d the colony. Several
others who arrived subsequently were sent back In