Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-05

TnE National 1tsUigeacv asserts that
the scheme of takiug possession of the
Southern churches and supplying them
with loyal pastors. is wholly Secretary
Stanton's, aud thinks there is good evil
denCe that it has never had the approyal
OF The President. The order of Mr.. Stan.
ton, assigning Bishop Ames TO the care of
the Methodist churches in the West and
Southwest aod providing transportation
and rations for him aud his loyal mission.
aries was issued on the Both Of November
last; but OH the 23d of December the Pres
ident wrete TO st. Louis iu reply to peti.
tion for the restoration of DR.. McPheeters
to his pulpit, from which he had been ex.
cluded by.a provost marshal, saying that
in the previous January, nearly year be-.
fore, he had written to General Curtis,
ordering the Interference with DR.. McPhee.
ters to be discontinued, aud saying to Gen.
Curtis:
II must add that the U. s. government
must not, as by the order, undertake TO
run the churches. When an individual in
a church or out of it, becomes dangerous
TO the public interest, he must be checked.
out the churches, us such, must take care
OF themselves. twill not do for the Unit
ed States to appoint trustees, superfors, or
othe agents for the churches"
The President concluded his December
letter by these emphatic deOlaratious:
This letter going TO Gen. Curtts. then
IN command, l supposed. of course. it was
ooeytd. especially as heard 40 further
complaint from Dr.. Mc. or his friends for
nearly an entirp year. Ihava never in
stertered' nor thought or interesting, as
TO who shall or who. shall not preach in
any churobi nor have knowninGIy or be-
lieVingIy tolerated any one else 80 10 in.
terfere by my authority. Ii any one is SO
interfering, by color of my authority.
would like to have il specially made known
10 me. II, nfter all, what is now sought
is to have me put DR.. Nc. back over The
neads OF majority of his own conerega-
ton, that, too, will be declined. will
side" '
1t seems, therefore. that a year before
Secretary stauton's absurd order, aud a
mouth after it, the President declared
strongly against any such interfer-
ence with churches aad ministers, and
that be then had no knowledge of the
SOcretary's order. TIE policy OF the Pres.
Ident is as manitestly sensible and right
as that of his War Secretary is absurd aud
indefensible upon any ground whatever.
The venerable InteItgencer grows quite
frisky and genially sarcastic over General
Buffers assumption of "the cure of souIso
at Norfolk. and says:-
mo one can doubt we are sure, that the
qualities cf mind aud heart possessed by
Ahe distinguished commander of this de.
Partment are such as singularly fit him tor
tue proper enjoyment of the responsible
right OF adVowson in the bestowment of
ecclesiastical bene6ces. We read of a time
when kings shall be nursing fathers and
queens shall be nursing mothers fn Israel. \
ont in this latter day il was reserved for
our happy land to present.o Au Admiriup
world the illustriOus example of a Major
General who combines with his military
character of the sacred fnuctious OF u mis-
slonary blshop-a man whose zeal in de.
stroying the bodies of rebels is sxceIled
only by his pious care for their soaIs, aud
who is no less at home when waIkiug about
Zion 'to tell her towers, mark well her bull
Warks, and consider her palaces, than when
dtscoursing on scrap or couuterscrap, Rla-
els or moat-to-day planning expeditions
which mako all rebellion ,rem6le in its
capital, aud to morrow deciding by right
reverend au hority who shall till pulpit
at N Norfolk. Over the close. 6tliug coat of
TINS happy warrior falls in graceful folds
Tue moving gown of the bishop, and in a.
tFlCA fUyn
exchanged tor the pastoral crook Of the
olher."
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