New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-07
STATE RELIGION.
~ he Editor Of The ". y. Tubvn.


SIR: find in your Semi-Weeklv issue Of the
18th instant an article With The above caption contain
ing structures paragraph taken ffom TIE Richmond
Enquirer OF the 9Th urging the removal 81 judah j.
Benjamin from the Office of Secretary Of State in the
bogus Cabinet at Richmond tie reason alleged
being the uidcty Of Mr.. Benjamin Between Mr. T.
and The Enquirer have nothing 10 say. I. :, much
like the Old saying of Satan rerroring sin Bat then II
understand your remarks you make this an argument
against the movement made By the National 'socia
ton for amending the Constitution Of the United States
so that the preamble shall read follows: We. the
oeople of the United States humbly acknowledging Al
mighty God as tie source OF oil authority ard power in
civil government the Lord Jesus Christ as the ruler
among the nations and His revealed will Supreme
authority in order to consit te' &c. You say: We
prefer not 10 live under Government which would
seem 70 have the creation and diffusion OF hypocrisy
and false religious profession as one Of s chef end
and NJ aree all rho prefer sincerity and honesty 70 oppose
ALL STATE rttigion." II you mean by State rehgion
the establishment Of any sectarian form OF Clrs'
tiany by tie civil authority then the masses q all VINO
are moving in this reform with you heart ana soul
Every usurpaton Of this kind we most uniuaii1ediy
condemn. But il the meaning IS that 10 ncAnoWeu6e
" Almighty God as the source OF all authority anu
civil government, o"N'
which al who prefer honesty TO hypocrisy shOuid OPP
nose then beg leave to dissent how muclsocycr re-
spect yonr Judgment In all national AFFAIRS because
First this is objectiOihDle Iorul Oh ',tite
religion than are the laws COR the sanctihcaton OIL the
Sabbath or the laws made Tor te punishment oil bias
phemy. ,,..;.,,,;.,oa
Second, If we are Christian nation, a. Distinguished
from pa gans and infdcis then know oil no reason why
our National Constitution should be as much pagan ~
and huk more infdel than II Is Christian.
Third it Is fact that Almighty God as thc sohice
=, t..,,tv hat harm
saving SO Now do not virtually deny tins while
we refuse TO say And We TO suppose that Goa
il any jealous OF His honor than our government
would be if its authority were entirely ignored
Fourth the conscientious convictions OF huhurcds OF
thousands Of Christians should not DO dsfeRarued 10
amt the wbims Of few nhdels We who are interested
IN this movement prefer not to live IN silence nnder
Government where in all State affairs Christianity inus
no silent and infdelity have everything It's own way
Whether this change should not now be made, whet
Cod ia visiting chastisement for our Natioha
sins let an enlightened Christian people Judge
FEB. "A, 1865. H. -
Remarks.
7 The Richmond Enquirer argued that MI
BENJAMIN ought to be ousted from the post
Confederate Secretary of State because he is M
Christian but Hebrew, or Gin its own words
does not believe in "a Trune Jehovah" Nov
we insist that Mr.. Benjamins faith on this pom
has no proper relation to his fitness for the OF
flee in question, or any political office; a.d W.
used this case to exhibit the wrong and mis-