Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-10-07
PULPIT AND POLITICS.
A Few More Methodist Preach
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n politics as there has been during the
asst four or five years. 1t is doubtless
owing TO the fact thatso many preachers
bave taken up the business. We observe
that within day or two, the Trenton
State Gasetie has been sold, aud the Rev.
Mr.. Vauuole, of the Front Street Metho-
dist Church, is TO have the entire control
OF the establishment
The Cosbocton, Ohio, Lemarot states
that Meth odist preacher named CrismaD,
stationed in Linton township, after preach.
ing bis congregation oil to pieces, planned
The ruin OF the wife OF member of his
church. The villain succeeded only too
we'll. The seduction complete, an elope-
ment followed ; the preacher deserting a
wife and several children, and the woman
her husband aud family.
And last, but not least, comes the noto.
rious Colonel jacques, Old Abe's commis-
sioner and spy, to proceed to Richmond to
pump Jeff. Davis. The Louisville Press
says;
"Col Jacques was one Of the first and
most Influential OF the Methodist denomi.
nation in Illinois When that body es-
tablishCd female educational school in
Jack onvlle be was placed in charge Of
it. lie managed it with such talent and
success that when a greater educational
enterprise YVES projected he was transfer
rcd 10 it. He was engaged ia this when
the rebellion commenced. Col. Jacques
was man Of intense loyalty.
On Friday last Col. jacques employed
fellow, calling himself DR.. II. G. Miller,
to procure abor ion in the case of a Georgia
woman. The Colonel was present during
the tragedy and was arrested with the fe-
male abortiontst, a, whose house the mur-
der was perpetrated, aud with Miller, the
aboition,t-tbe murder OF innocents. The
victim died in eight hours after Miller
commenced his dtpradations. The whole
party were arrested in R'gra"te aelicto
aud arc now in Jail, the coroner's inquest
having amply confirmed all the suspicious
that led to the interference of the police.
Mr.. Turner, the policeman, saw signs Of
the outrage IN progress, eud made his
preparations for arre,ting the guilty par
ties, in which, as we have said, he sue.
ceeded.'
And 30 we go, and the country is full
OF such poitco clerical scoundrels. How
often need the press warn the people
against the wiles of these inddsl fends
Abolition preachers! VIII never preach.
er talks olitics at .ho 6resids, in his
prayers, in his ssrmons, the women should
egg him from their doors, and the men
drag him from the pulpit. They are The
false teachcrs-the wolves in sleeps cloth
ing against whom the Bible 30 often warns
the church
THE PRESIDENTS FAaEwELL TO HIS
PARTY. The Washington corrcsponden,
of the New York TribH~c wrote to that
paper as follows, on Friday last, in rela-
tiou to an utervie which Dan Rich.
mond, Of New York, had with President
johnson
The President very distinctly inform.
ed the Dean that he should in no wise
interfere with New York politics; tha,
be considered bimself pledged to no party,
and that only those who approved of bis
present policy could bo regarded as his
friends. He further stated that the pol.
ICY of reconstruction, which be is now
pursuing is not an experiment, but the
settled course which he has deter mined
to carry out without reference TO the wishes
of any party
This intelligence must have fallen like a
wet blanket upon tho hopes of the radica
Johnson "PLEDoED TO NO PARTY ;"-he
the elect Of loyal shoddy. How like the
"crack of doom" must have sounded to
the expectant plumbers the omnous words
--"Only those Who approve Of my present
policy can be regarded as my friends
No doubt many Of them felt like going out
aud hanging themselves, as they saw the
flesh pots vanishing before their eyes, and
the pr ospectivc buzzard's feast of confs
cation vanishing into thin air! How the
"ioyal' Office holders must have trem
bled. when they thought how they had
spoken OF the restoration policy as Gar
experiment nt'--lbat restoration policy whicl
''is not an experiment but the settled cours,
which he has determined to carry out with
out reference 20 the wishes Of any party =
Verify there must have been weeping
and wailing and gnashlpg of teeth amonl
the loyal crew Of leeches, cormorants an,
buzzards, at the fat of the stubborn o!
? Tennessee Democrat" There will b
t still worse bowling when they discoye
shat their censurs of the President ha
7 been rebused at the polls by the electio
! OF the Democratic candidates
i Lancaster County Republican
ism.
Lancaster being one of the largest an
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