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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07
- jXMEs EILIoTr. CLERK.
Attachment Notice.

N. Patterson, Ptf., pEFoRE Wm. T. Meek. J. p.
I'll VS. ~ OF warren Township, Bel
j. a. Oblinger Def. mont County, Ohio. 4
The defendant will lake notice that The 27th day
of October 1855 said Justice Issued order OF attch
mei,i in the above action forthe sunpf SIPS, 81
Said action will be for airing the 18th dny OF De-
celber, l5os, a. o'clock ?. NJ :, ,,...., 0r
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07

JUpgE q. w. SEARLE, one of the oldest
ipcumbents Of the Ohio Bench, died ut
Zsnesyille on Sunday last.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07

Mr. Dawson moved TO Lay the bill on the
The House refused to lay the bill on the
table, aud tho billss introduced hy Mr..
Stevens was then passed by the following
vote Ayes l23; nays 30.
The House then adjourned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07
MARRIAGES.

MtTCHELIr-HARDESrY On the oo'h inst, at the
house Of Nv. Hardesty. on Wheeling Greek, by Rev
D. Campbell, Mr.. George w. Mitchell aud Miss
Ada Iiardesty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07
COURTS FOR1S66.

Eighth Judicial District of Ohio.
WE DO HEREBY fix the times Of holding Courts
w of The ri hth Judicial District of Ohio, for the
year 15iiG, as foliOws:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07
Bank Notice.
Bank n Office.
Toy Books for the Holidays !
.E.ceCtssOs.'s Notice.

pABRTrS POTASH for sale by
ID dr7G5 J. n. WEST & co
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-07

OUR stock is unusually large and attractive embr.-
~ eng all the latest novelties OF Foreign and Dcmes-
lie Manufac:nres-aI greatly reduced prices.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12
8ithmond 1ispattIl.
TUESDAY DECEMBER y ,ss,
TIE GREAT DROUGHT.


We select for the Dispatch upon its reap.
pearance. very remarkable story, with the
above title, which was published in Biack,eoo,,
many years since. Ii will he read with addi.
ional interest since We have recently passed
through drought Of near three months du.
ration, aud Of very great severity. The awful
effects Of 4 suspension of the rains from Hea-
ven. and the drying up of the springs of the
earth, are described in this story with thrill.
ing power. 1t was written BY Mrs. Give, ar
English authoress of very decided genius
Mrs. Milford, in her g Recollections of a Lite.
rary Life" remarking upon her character at
well as her writings, says Of her: "Ther.
never was more remarkable contrast be-
tween the temperament Of the poetess and
the temperament Of the woman; than tina,
which exists between the thoughtful gravity
the almost gloomy melancholy, that charac-
terizes the writings Of that celebrated initial
letter. w. OF BLdckscood's Magazine, and the
cheerful, light hearted lady known
AS Mrs Give. Happy sister, happy
mother, happy wife she even bears the bur-
den OF large fortune and great house with
out the slightest diminution Of the delightful
animal spirits which always seem to me TO he.
Of her many gifts, the choicest. n AS,
however, everybody that thinks deeply, rs she
does, must have some moments of sadness, she
is content to put them into her writings some
times In prose, for her story of The Great
Drought has an intensity Of tragic power, a
realization Of impossible horrors such as gave
their fascinat ton to the best works of G odwin:
sometimes in verse, where the depth Of thought
and fearless originality of treatment fire.
Qncntly redeem the commonest subject from
any thing like common place.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12

VIRGINIA CENTRAL. RAILROAD.
\ The following regular trains will Be run on
~. road on and sitar tarWEDNESDAY, October Is:
ANAiI. TRAIN DAILY (except on Sundays), be-
.yacn Rich hpond and StAuhton. leaving Richmond
- IA NJ. and Staunton at i 4. II.
ATRi i.WkkkLY AAll. TRAIN, leaving Staun.
Ton 1T a N for the West, on Tuesdays, Thurs.
.svs and saturdays.
fHK NAIL TRAlNt leaving Richmond connec,
with lrsRis on the ORANGk AND ALEXANDRIA
EAILgOAD Tho DAY MAIL TRAIN connect.
aBL|>TAGR COACHES NJ Staunton. Lexington,
Winchester. sc.
fhe trsin west Of Stannton connects with STAGE
COACHES for Rockbr:dgc Baths. Rockbridge Alum
WARM. Hot and licaaing Springs, and the White
.auhur and Lew isbnrg.
4 FREiGHT TRAIN between Richmond and
s,sun,on connects with Freight Trains on Orange
aud Alexandria railroad for Lynchburg md Alex
TRElGHT will be sent to any point on the Orange
slA Alexandria railroad " without change Of cars.
Gaods purchased in Northern cities can be sent
direct 10 any station on this road whore the com
pHkN HUNTER. General Freight Agent, Rich
rnnltd inc ludng wharfage. dravage, storage and
COMMISSIONS, will not exceed ten cents per one
hundred pounds, and on heavy articles will be
,anch lees. Freights will bseollected Ut destina-
t!un.
Through tickets can be purchased at this office to
I.ynehburg, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Dalton.
Tickets ia Lexington. Va, at au.
Ereight ONCE at Richmond closed at 3 =. NJ.
II. ID. WHITCONB,
Do Its General Superintend ndent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12

M.
oYrIoE EIcHxoSp. FREDERIcxsBuKa AxD)
Potomac RAILROAD COMPANY,
RicNAoND. October ~, 1855.
THE QUICKEST AND MOST d.
l RECT ROUTE TO THE NORTH AND WEST,
RICHMoND, FREDERICKsBUEG AND POTOMAC
RAILROAD.
THRoUGH TO WASHINGTON IN SEVEN ANDA
HALF HOURS.
TWO THROUGH TRAINS leave the Depot. corner
Hr"ad and Eighth streets, Shockoe Hin, DAILY,
sunday night excepted, at A. NJ. and p NJ.
and arrive in Washington at lis T. u. and 20 A.
N, connecting with the
TRAINS FOR THE NORTH AND WEST.
THROUGH TICKETS To ALEXANDRIA, WASH
lNGTON, BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA.
NEW YORK,
ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST.
BAGGAGE checked through to Alexandria,
Warrington. Baltimore Philadslpha and New
York. accompanies by through Baggage Masters;
Passengers breakfast and sup at ASHLAND, and
alno Oh board POTOMAC STEAMERS.
Forfurther information and through tickets, ap-
riy AT the office of the Company, corner Broad
and Eighth streets, ShOckoe Hill at the office
slrert. between Eighth and Ninth, nearly OPP
p-ils Spoi.wood Hotel. and ut Messrs. THOMAS
i ElCHARDsON'S Commission House, on Wall
.tiest, between Main and Franklin, in rear Of
1t Charle. Hotel SAMUEL RUTH,
Superintendent.
J. b. GENTRY, Geperal Ticket Agent.
Louis ZIXXkR, General Western Agent.
do ll-lm
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12

Lnc pressure OF H0Ot0eI 0c0O, ana Win WOlk-
tnre which could have been only the tears of
his wife. The 11oor of the church was in con-
fusion, like the dwelling of one too much dis
tracted with troubles to attend 10 what did
served for food, and fuel heaped on stone
which had been hearth-there was draw
Ing of q woman and o beautiful place but
these We're cast into corner, probably by the
empty cups, which had long, perhaps, been
dry; the glass Of one had been shivered, and
the fragments lay ON the floor; there were also
few books, neglected and covered with dust.
In the churchyard were the marks of three
recent graves; one Of them had = stone at its
head, on which was carved, with care, the
name Of Alfred, and the soil was fenced and
supported with at sticks, 50 q TO preserve It's
the first child whom the parents had commit
ted TO the dust. Another was more hastily
prepared, and no superdu0us labor had been
SsstSws on IT. Ihi. must be .,'as sas last; when
and Ellen kneeled and prayed beside them,
and reiOiced that the mother, too, MAS at resi-
after the long misery Of this scene. They &c.
70 sasf under ns
both mother aud child, covering their bodies
with stones, and thinking more Of the prOha-
Bile reunion IN some unknown scene Of the
spirits of that family than Of the distance
which separated their gruSes on this earth. sa
Aud now, with GOOD store Of diamonds, and
with increasing skin and succesa In the rsso-
luton Of them into water. po!N faulett and
Ellen looked upon tne nSes .SS q g! e SAFE R for
er.y to wander 10 some other subject. They
believed that. they and their ehiIdrsn wsfs
alone IN the world tor every sign ef Nfs frsn.
other co9ns!iss, s q well as their own. had
ttdings had come and thGagh, after ane'n had
done with each her, hjrds con tinnal their ani.
grAttons. thfse lad poeY long been 0ysr, Apd ~
~ y ~ ~ ~ .ssse.ss e
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12

EOUND, several days ago, between
II Seventeenth street and 1leehanlessilis
TRrmpiks, asnall g0RR1L nAn0; seeeAf ~
owner viii please colAe forward, prove psOkssY
pay changes and tehe her swsy; IL fhos shS wssrss'
dealt With according - lav; =, v.r.o,ss' sssss
safss isare a3i7e Neehaniesvillo 36tmpl&4, - s'
do M-As nAas Hswasd' d'eesMhsss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12
RAILROADS.

I:EW q:
RICHMOND AND D NNIL l. +
* RaIIROAD--CIIANGE or SCHEDULE On
- stYrr TUESDAY. December l2th, the PASSEN-
"rR TRAIN on this roAd will run ~ follows:
Leave Richmond daily. Sundays excepted, 80.
N Arrive a, Danvil1e. sle. =. N.
'issve Danvlie daily, Sundays excepted $50, A.
n Arrive in Richmond, sis; p. N.
"r,,in, connect AT Burkeviile with trains on the
.,nfhslde railroad for Lynehbury. and at Danyille
x,th the trsins ON the Piedmont railroad IL,
rsss.tor,.. Charlotte, Sc
THOMAS DODAMEAp,
AZ is-;> Superintendent.
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CARRIER 4 CO.'S RICHMOND CITY

GARBER 4 CO.'S RICHMOND CITY
nior,n r'th'tnas the travelling cling public 5;9f
y sasi + HSS oxE M
Btshs, for the purpose Of tlansportng passengers
and aas s"1
parts OF the city. and respectfully solicit their pa.
". have - placed | BoXEs I: % in the Ballard. Ex
change, Spot-wood, POwhatan and Monumental
the q steamers saSe their orders ' by
o'clock 7. NJ, and will be called for next morn
orders can also be left at our office, corner Of ss
Nen.-nth and Marshall streets.
Island -; 4: 4. and SOS 7. N, and in time. to
".a Z. fehgoHd and Petersburg railrGSss .RSEp 70
DUCKS CELEBRATED FLOUR and
500 'aT;j; FdTiToFs: FN5nE BUCKEYE and MERCER
50 srrss,nk srT!r1; GIpEE FsXIi1 XISEsakjp saakRjps
fHf saa hkaF
SMOKING TOBACCO, in bulk and small
FItKkN wILLIAxss REFINED sU-
EgSSzzt!sa EXTRA WHITE LEAD.
llNlE4 llNNnkEsrd d,pKAs ,fpfKAksT' ..........
PALMER. HARTSOOK l. CO.,
de ll-ln ,e-e Libby Buildings.
1--WE HUNDRED BALES OF HAY,
IL leo bags MEAL,
loco bushels CORN, >-'..-i ~
1900 bushels OATS,
1000 bushels BROWNSTUFF,
! loo barrels FLOUR, 4--i =" o"a 4~-.'
Loo kegs LARD, = Hs>
BACON ss.si siStS breast nREAsr PIECES.
SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA and noLAssEs,
HhtifiehIkasss Hhtifi sha sscSleh %sehss vulskIrs, ....
Drc DE N0NTEBELLo CHAMPAGNE,
in store, Wholesale and RETAIL at lowest cash
"i.'iii de- iiieiet y 4li -'4 H. srYLL / DAVIS.
I)OWHATAN HOTEL, ..sgsa 80 -
l. coRxEk ELEVENTH AkD BHoAD sTAEsrs,
trear the Capitol,) .. n sa-a
RIchADND, SlRAIkfA. st t5'fti
GEORGE J. sCANNELL, PxoPRIsr6s.
This HOUSE, having been put in thorough re-
pair and furnished In the most complete style, u
riTs % sssse x%e Tes an
Ing in the POWHATAN the coafons OF ho!ne, With
all the iaxariss of hotel Of the character u tlslns
IL psssess de u-~Sm
I IQUORS.--LARGESr AND BEST
~ AsSORTAEKT IN TOWN.
s s;f,y 1saSsSi IsfZ :' and
ssMEEkf, a3 POI; !, xs6 III HAIs! iiS "a WIsgs,.
teSfcn 14t tisisf isisii Whisky. xfRhEi .1o'A A'-
ssSHSfhJ 3s sEssh :SSa ZEE po.rs..
,FisE havANx craAss. s a.@4 .a'ss. =
iss ~. s.ls I" quantities. 70 sstt RE sxs4s a Aest
aen~in No. n Main street, kleslond, ".
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12
LOST. srRAYED AND FOUND

nARING ROBBERY.-FIETY lDOks.
~ LARS REWARD.-On Wednesday 49, 4
seven O'Clock, my stable was entered And EX
my CARRIAGE HORSES were stolen.a. F7aIsla q. ?
known In this city. One Of them has each Of hig
hinder ankles eat BY striking with hia sec.C Tho
from b w. Green, and IL marked on he rigAt sidf
Of hi. neck, under the msne. WIN ne Ieeees D. He
has also apFo ieetinG or Roman lAee. .ax :
will pay a1ty dollars for their recovery. -.
de IL 1t s2iI sss .=4 ~ III k0B0 LYOX0.4
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
ltA G.
RleHxoxD, Va, November -: 1865.
DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
GREAT EASTERN, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
EXPRESS FORWARDERS.

ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
are prepared with uneQualed facilities to forward
GOODS, yALUABLES AND MONEY TO EVERY
PART OG THE WORLD.
WAGONS will call ut any part of the city for
Coops without extra charge.
All Express matter transported by this Company
il forwarded by PAST EXPRESS, and not by SLOW
IRkIGHT TRAINS
Leave orders and make contracts at our ONCE,
:s7 Main street. z. G. WE6COTT,
de ll-lOt Assistant Superintendent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12
DOWHATAN HOTEL .>2sH saa }
Il coRxEk ELEVENTH AND BROAD sTAEsTs,
lrear the Capitol,) g. n sa-
RICi1ADND, HtRHIK|A. ISL ts'f r.
GEORGE ]. sCANNELL, .PxofRIsr6s.

This HOUSE, having been pat In thorough re-
pair and furnished In the most complete Style u
prepared 70 receive guests. The acc!iamodat Ions
Ing in the POWHATAN the confarts OF home, With
all the axuris. Of hotel Of the character l. el:ins
IL pfsssess. de Il~sSon
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22
Wilberforce lived there.

Washington Wilberforce lived there.
"N9,' said the carpenter, "no archl-
tect, but | have got apprentice by that
name"
Lets see him." said the gentleman.
The young man was summoned ana IN
formed that his plan had been accepted
and that the two thousand dollarr were
his The gentlemen then said that the
boy must put up the building. and his
employer was so proud, that he willingly
gave him his time and let him 20. The
studious young carpenter became one OF
the finest architects of our country. lie
made fortune, and stands high in the
esteem of everybody; while his fellow ap-
prentice cen hardly earn food for himself
and family by his daily labor.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22

ABOUT "TuE NOSE. "-0ne day, as a
witty son of the Emerald Isle was stand
ny on the steps of a tavern in Grana
street, finely dressed, vain looking mau
alighted from stage. His nose was
such an uncommon size that Pat stared al
him with astonishment What are you
staring at, stupid?'' asked the man Of the
biz nose, in a pompous tone. " Why, be
iabers," said Pat, seeing a nose comm
| was looking to see whether there was q
man behind it or not.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22
THs IRISH sEReHADE


Arrahl Diddy, me jewel ioost open the windey,
An give pape nv yes iliigtnt snant;
For the big large mlun IS burnd to q sidney,
Its dark a nager wild bote his eyes out,
Beg rini, mavourteen Fl sape We so senndiYF
Cant ye wake till ye hear ME beautiiul yeili
For am yer lavyer. / spake 1t ont bouldly,
But, begorrah, me jewel ye know It too We'll
Faith the dogs are barkin the lightnin' is roarin
The mud an the wather i up to me knasei
The ruslters are CROWN, it soonl be mornln,
Thin h up tho winley, me love- ay ye plazo
Och Biddy. me jewel. think yes desave me,
For shure yen not bestOw me wink;
An fifth an beg rrGh, III niyer more bother ye,
An out av this place I'll be gettini l think
II was far yoursf me beautiful vanus,
That through the long night, till mUrnin I've howied
An for the dishplay me illigut janus,
I've oatch'd in me trot* inuitherin eowid
Good mornin me girril, is now II be lawn yes,
An dyil fn'e I'LL come buck ngniI;
For all care f r We. the diyil tray swalley yes,
An if he does that, hegar hes usnne.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22
Muscular St renrth,

Tho muscular strength of tie hu-
man body is indeed wonderful. y
Turkish porter will trot ats rapid
pace and carry weight Of six nun
dred pounds. Milo, n celebrated
athletic, of Crotana, in Italy, accus-
toned himself to carry the greatest
burdens, and by degrees became a
monster in strength. 1t is said that
he carried on his shoulders an ox
four years old, weighing upwards Of
one thousand pounds, and afterwards
killed him with one blow of his fist.
lie was seven times crowned at the
Olympic. He presented himself tha
seventh time, but no one had the
courage to enter the lists agains
him. lie was one of the disciples oi
Pythagoras, and to his uncommon
strength the learned preeeptor and
his pupils owed their lives. The pill
lars which supported the roofof tho
house suddenly gave way, but Milo
supported the roof Of the building
and gave the philosopher time to es-
cipe. In old age he attempted tc
pull up a tree by the roots and break
it. lie partially affected it, but HI,
strength being gradually exhausted
the tree, where cleft, reunited, anc
left his hand pinched in the body o.
i. lie was then alone, and being
unable to discngago himself, died il
that position.
Halter mentioned that a man
whose finger caught il a chain at th'
bottom of Il mine, BY keeping it fore
iby bent, supported by that mean
the whole weight Of his body-on'
hundred and fifty pounds-qntil h,
was drawn up to the surface, u dis
tance OF six hundred feet.
/ Bpgustus II, King Of Poland, eoul'
roll up d sArer plate Ike sheet Q
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22
7~--~--~S--

THE Two APPRENTICES.-1wo boys
were appr,nt ed IN carpenters shop
One determined to make himself a thor
ough workman the other didn't care p"
One read and studied, and got books that
would help him to understand the princl.
ciples of his trade He spent his even
ings at home, reading. The other liked
iun the best lie often went with Other
boys to have g good time,
. Come he often said to his shopmate
leave your old books and 90 with us
" hats the use of all this reading!
: If | waste these golden moments :
was the answer, = ! shall lose what | ney
er can maker up"
While the boys were still apprentices
an offer of two thousand dollars appeared
in the newspaper, for the best plan for /
State House, to be built in one of til,
Eastern States. The studious boy say
the advertisement, aud determined to tt.
for it. After careful study he drew GU
his plans and seut them to the committee
We suppose he aid not really expect t
gain the prize but still be tho't " ther
is nothing like trying"
III abaut week Afterwards gentle
man arrived at the carpenters shop an
Inquired il an areAi-ees BY the uaas 9
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22

A movement is on foot among many
of the Western railroad companies to in
crease the rates of transportation. They
base their intentions upon schedule
showing the advance in price Of every
article Of railroad consumption as well as
labor. BY this schedule, it appears that
T rail has advanced from 3l5 per ton in
1860 to s135 in 1865; screws from $50
TO S120; car wheels from sl4 30 each to
$50, and other articles in proportion.
a Government contract for eight
thousand head of cattle was recently le'
in Baltimore at Slt % per cwt. Eeal.
ers "a this market assert that the cattle
could have been purchased in Chicago
aud shipped to Baltimore atSlU Ter ewtt
making saving to the Government OF
at least Sl66.000.
1
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22
BUTLER Butler COUNTY Pa. FEBRUARY %

Pony AND BEAR-Thc following sto-
ry was recently told me by the gentleman
who met with the adventure
lie had pony which was very much
attached to him, aud very gentle with him
but which would not allow any one else
to mount him. He was given to flying at
and buttlug strangers, quality which
turned to the advantage of his owner.
One morning my friend was on the
march through the jungle of Ceylon, his
coolies and servants following with his
boggage, guns, &c, and he walked with
his pony's bride over his arm. 1t would
appear that bear was just then regalins
himself in the pathway by an ant-hill
which concealed his interesting figure
from the travellers view until close upon
him. Suddenly the gentleman felt i'm.
self thrown down, with the bear on his
back paving and scra ching him Know
ing that there were four loaded guns in
the hands of his attendants, he called out
to them to fire, aud at the satne time he
struck backwards with a stick which lay
within his reach No one fred, howcy-
er, and he did not know what to do, when
suddenly he heard a scrimmoge; that mo-
mem the weight was removed from his
shoulders, and on looking up he saw the
bear in full fight and the pony after him
with his ears set back He got up aud
shook himself, and saw his guns lying"on
the ground his attendants had all dis
appeared. lie was about to retrace his
footsteps, when he heard several voices ex-
claiming together
Here we are y and on loonking he
saw his peop e porched high in the trees.
they told him that the pony had flown at
the bear with such fury that he had ta-
ken to his heels in the manner described.
Moral There is some good iu biting
and kicking pony.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-22

Religion and its Politics.

EstsESEOb SfEs ssS VsAshGSs
One of the names he'd in greatest
estimation in the American Church,
that of DR.. John NJ. Mason. Proha-
bly, America has never yet produced
his equal as pulpit orator. His
patriotism was of the highest order,
and his conservative orthodoxy was
above suspicion. But he never adop-
ted the theory so industriously ly propa-
ted by some parties in these latter
days, that religion should have moth
ing to do with mans politics. lie
TAUGHT that our political conduct, n,
well as all the other relations of lifes
should be regulated by the Gospel.
Our readers will be interested by
the following specimen of Dir. Ma
sons reasoning, on the general sub
ject indicated by the heading of this
article. That Prince Of Ameriuan
preachers said:
THAT religion has in fact nothing
20 do with the politics of many VIII
pi ofcss it. is melancholy truth
But that has, of right, no concern
with political transactions is quite tt
new discovery. If such opinions.
however, prevail, there is no longer
any mystery in the character of those
whose conduct in political matter.
violates every precept, and ISLANDERS
every principle of the religion of
Christ But what is politics! Is it
not the science and the exercise OF
civil rights and civil duties! And
what is religion? Is it not an oblI-
CATION to the service of God, founded
on his acthority, and extending to all
our relations. personal and social p
Yet rel gtoR has nothing to do w.th
polhics! Where did you learn this
maxim !? The Bible is full Of difec-
tions for your behavior as citizens
1t IS plain, pointed, awful in its IN
iunctio"s on ruler and ruled as such;
yet religion has nothing to do with
politics Iouare commanded in all
your ways to acknowledge Him. In
eee,ythiHg, by prayer and suplica-
lion, witt thanksgiving, to ct your
requests be made ruown unto God.
And whatsoever We do, in word or
deed, to do all IN the name OF the
Lord Jesus. Yet religion has moth
ing to do with politics Most aston
ishingl And is there any part of
your conduct in which you are, or
wish to be. without law to God, and
not under the law of Jesus Christ /!
Can you persua lie yourselves that
political men and measures are 10
undergo no review in the judgment
to come? That all the passion and
violence, the frand aud faisehood and
corruption which pervadc the system
of party, and burst out TX food
at tho public elections, are to be blot
t'd from the catalogue of unchrist al
deeds because they are pOlitl 5 %,
that minister Of the Gospel may see
his people, in their political caree'
I'D defiance to their God in breaking
,hrsngh every III raj restraint, anc
keep gultlcss silence because reli
gion has nothing to do with politics! !!
/ forbear to press the argument fa-
thcr, observing only that many of oui
difficulties and sins may be traced to
this pcrnicious notion. Yes. if our
relin on had more to do with our poll
tics if in the pride of our citizen-
ship we had II rgotten Christian
ty; if we had prayer more and wran
gicd less about the affairs Of our coun-
try, it would have been infinitely bet
ter for US this day"