, 1865-08-22
A REEEL BISHOP.

Southern Christianity grows 1hosphoric tn
It's decay. To borrow the language used by
John Randolph In contrasting greater talent
with fur less mcauness, "it shines and stinks,
and stinks and shines, Ike a rotten mncGnrrl
by moonlight" .The latest example Of this
luminous decay Is the letter elsewhere
published, from Bishop Elliott, of the Eplsco-
pal Church Of Georgia, to the editor Of the
Cnurea Journal. In Ibis The reader viii
especially note tho sentiment that now after
thc rebellion has been decided
10 be q rebellion and the Government
has yfndicstnd il. rtEnt TO govern, 1t Is tho
aury OF southern Christians 10 vcnerate such
Others named, thereby lending their religious
ous and holy. For these rebels lie says "tlc1e
must be no word ofobloquy or dlspraise-' = he
boasts that he Is was not anxious 10 submit
himself TO the yoke, " and finally speaking Of
the freedmen he brings in. the
usual copperhead exclamation !" VIC
Gnu survive The chanes and ;one
day flourish again, tut not thcy-kheIr .fate 4
sealed, and the cdlct of PuritanIsm has already
gone forth. If yon can and will not work
you mua die" This edict Of Pnfitanism has
indeed gone forth, thoagh the Blshop's de-
flcient knowledge Of the bible hns prcyanted
him from quoting its lansuage with nice re-
gard 10 The letter. The edict bears dste Of
the year one, *as issued in the Garden Of
Eden, and tho Bishop, II he las bible land ii
not any Puritan Will give him one), will find
il io Genesis, ch. HI, =. 10. Il is addressed
alike 10 Bishop Elliott aud 10 the humblest
Negro md runs lhns: "ln the sweat Of thy
Lice shat thou cal bread till thou return unto
The gsound..'
We doubt if Mr.. Is Dishop'' Elliott ever saw
n negro who was not more ready 10 obey ihis
cdict than the so-cal1cd Bishop himself. Are
the Bishop's cars 70 elongated that he sup
poses tlc world does not know that all there
Is Of slavcry Is thst the negro would rather
work than fght, while the stakeholder would
rather fight shan work I! How then can he
hope TO yet people to swallow the transparent
lie that the negro Is less willing 10 work
than tic STAKEHOLDER The negroes,
though but two,(if1ls Of the popula-
lion, have done fourstifths OF lie
the work OF the South for two centuries.
Though oppressed by slayery, they haye In
creased in nu1nb5rs Is rapidly aa the white
race What, thea. Il. ~ these foolish asscs-
tions about determination. They mean sim
ply barbarism, and the Bishop is a fnlr repre-
sentative Of the clerical savage, who darcs 10
preach, perhaps to believe, that The Kingdom
Of Christ Is cruMbling, and universal rniu Is
impending because the myriad denominations
md crimes Of slavery arc being eWcpt away,
becuusc He in whose name the Bishop pre-
tends to speak, hath "h.pkcn crc7y yoke
and let the oppressed 20 free"
TENNESSEE.
The gcntlementust chosen In Tennessee 10
represent that State 1T the next Congress, ase
as follows:
!. Nathaniel c. Taylor, Progressive
:. Eosatx Mnspan+ Progressive.
f., Edmund Cooper. consesvatfre-
s y Nilliatn y: Campbell, Conservative.
9. Dorsey .. 1liomar, Conservative.
:. Col. Isaac T. Hawkins, p1ucrcasiyc,
6. John ". Icnwich, Conses,adve-
-Four p1og1esRiyys; four Conservatives.
Tie classification usually made is SIX Union
and two Conservative THIS il mIsapprc-
hension of terms, md wrongly describes the
difference between tho gentlemen elceted.
Gov. Campbell wore tie Federal Uniform for
q year, or at least drew pay, as Brigsdier
General; aud he is properly as' much q
"uuion'' man rs Hornce Maynard, who,
under such classification, gets credit ior no
more. Maynard and the gentlemen We hare
marked as Progressive, VIII meet and act With
1hc dominant party In m honest desire to
advance the interests and elevate the con-
ditions Of free 1nbor, and to improve the
moral and social status Of the south. Camp.
bell and Ills Conservative wing will affiliate
R1tA the remnant Of Northern Coppe1heads,
ana strive TO be%cry unhappy oYer inevitable