Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-14
LOoulInuhic'
PnIpit and Politics.


that our observations in the JOURNAL of
yesterday, has convinced one, at least,
of the Democracy in our locality, that
the religion Of nations has never failed
to reprove what its opponents consider
ed the sins of the State. He thinks the
fact which we asserted as the principle
and basis of our argument, truism.
Our reasoning must have been uncom-
monty perspicuous to render that so evil
dent, which, a few days since, be COM
placently and with seeming triumph
contradicted. His articles, then, were
written on the assumption that the min
listers of religion in the 'good old time"
allowed the people in their collective ca.
pacity, as nation, to travel the "broad
road" without opposition-without warn
ing that they were travelling to hell and
destruction. 1t is well known how to
set an egg on end.
The Democracy may as well be equal
ly convinced of the undeniable truth OF
the assertion that the contention between
the "two agencies is as inevitable in
| the future as it has been in the
past, and that all effort to prevent
it, until the principles of Christianity
become the principle of governments,
must be futile, labor lost. If our con-
temporary wished to make his mark on
the history of the world, however that
may be obscured by heavier strokes, he
must abandon fighting windmills, quit
attempting to stop that which not only
ever has been, bat must ever continue to
be, until the final consummation, and
turn his energies to more available and
possibly profitable directions.
Government, instituted for the tenn
poral welfare and control of man, has
made no innovation upon the conceded
rights of conscience" indeed Would
that it had been sol But it has not
Was it not conceded" by the Consti-
tuition that we had the right to argue
and oppose the existence of any law or
institution with which we disagreed or
conscientiously disapproved. Was that
universally granted us in this country
Could We go as we conscientiously felt
impelled, and as the Constitution guar.
anteed, wheresoever we felt it would be
most useful or profitable, and teach
whomsoever chose to attend our schooi2
Was that no abridgment of Christian
right claimed by them2" Conld whom
soever pleased to have their children
taught send them to school? No. Is
that then not one of the Democratic
principles of Christian right? Could
every one enjoy whatsoever "means of
grace" they were susceptible of--but
perhaps education is not one of the
means of Democratic Christian grace.
Shouldn' wonder. Was the State laws
in many States, sometimes concerning
the largest part of the population, any
more consonant with the Christian right
of men than were those for the horses
and cattle? No. They were on chattel
equality And yet we are told there
has been no occasion for contention in
this country between Christian right and
governmental law. But enough of that
We are arguing for what might easily
be shaped into truism again. But
that is often necessary in this ambigu-
Gus, prevarcsting world.
AS to rifles and "sich like" we do
not think that the terrors of the law
should "all work together for the good"
of the Devil only-neither should its
instrumentalities The crpcifed we are
told brought Sword as well as an
olive branch into the world.
1t is easily observed that the Christian
are not only the leading, but also the
leaden and iron-clad nations. Let us
thank and glorify God that it is so, and
| that the most Christian are also the most
securely clad. We know enough of the
worlds history to be well assured that if
the "heavy battalions and armor had
not been in faver of our form of reli-
gion, we, as peculiar people" would
never have existed, and Christianity
would have been of the things that were.
We do not mean to limit the power of
Providence, but to observe on what he's
been its course, and what its instrument
talities
It is useless to argue again that
slavery is an impeachment in the way of
the Christian progress of any commu-
nifty, both to stakeholder and slave.
That relation 10 capable of SO much, no
more, while Christianity is limitless in
its aspirations and capacities for this
world, as well as the next.
Christianity was meant for the govern
4nent of this world, not of the next
Is that trueism, also, Mr.. Courier?
Why, then, are you so continually in
sisting that its principles should not be
applied by its believers or ministers to
their action as citizens, SO as to in6u
ence the Government.
In conclusion, we differ in toto from
the sentiment of the lsst paragraph of
the Curriers' Pulpit and Politics.
We shall continue stink meas Chris
tan principles are of very doubtful
authenticity, when UNDESIRABLE in their
political actions and opinions. And we
shall continue to oppose whatsoever State
or Governmental action that ignores the
righteousness of the Gospel.
Let not your pen run so glibely and
wildly, friend of the Courier. Come,
now, confess you don't, after all, believe
in politics devoid of Christianity, or in
any State or party policy that ignores its
principles. We know you don't. Q.
a MYSTERIOUS SoFA-On Saturday |
morning last, three men called at the |
residence of Mrs. futile, No. 259 WASH |