, 1866-10-31

nEsIOCRACE AND METuopISm

nE,IocRACT AND METnopIsm.
The Chicago Times feels called upon by the
s!> >mands Of Its readers in the slums, to giveat
regular intervals sweeping blow at one or
another Of the respectable religious and hn-
name institutions Of society. Sometimes 1t
is the negroes, then the Israclites, then the
Germans, whom il assails and endeavors to
Prove that they arc rs had If not worse than
the dTclless on Wells street. No society Of
females for charitable or benevolent par
poses ever established In this city has been
Permitted l,y that paper to escape the most
indecent calumnies, concocted for the pu1.
rose Of destroying the influence Of the mem-
hers. Once it assailcd the Irish aud placed
the drunken Pats" and "rcd-Aaircd Bid
dies Of that people in scale of social,
moral ard physical degradation fur below
the tilthicst Of the negro race. It has, to use
its own slang phrase, "gone through" the
PscsbytcrianE, Consresationalists and Bap-
fists several times, and yesterday it turned
lis attention in uu especial manner to tho
Ntthodlsts, winding up its fierce denuncia.
tion by the suggestion, which it we'll
knew would be mortifying to every
Methodist, that Andrew johnson was mem
he. Of that church. In speaking Of persons
who may have Investigated the Methodist
creed, the Times says:
the principles OF Atthodisn, as taught by most
o1 the Methodist Conferences IN Illinois, arc the
a. ree w 'ea IenS,on a ssuSht @ ny Christ
Eaicd his gospel under one Of The most tyr1u-
meal. despo'ic c.n oppressive Governments wi,h
,'n,I Mn,eh KS "ofla a. 6cen cursed Yet not one
lis rd,ct~. nor ud be ever. in any wov. cneoara@c
q e. ,:iss'rrs 10 he'd J. meetings and pas resolu-
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- in ;ts 1cf7.;riar, ~ ~ tt, ss
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uouc;rl ,-ccisc|r ,,nnn 1,,nsc of the s.r;or
This it the picturc OF the Dcmocr,t;c Marty
IS dawn 1,v the TIM. and inf r,n.r 40
scnts II ,s str,l;rr,, in cont rost .r;.,, ~,
G,,,ov,rs of 1no M,thoa;.. r.,ac,roHo ~
U1:nn;s RI, so,,or f,r 49, oeoa s.es , -
roscd anv rcsolntjons ,,,on the .tato af .u ,1,o
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saw the 1.,,,s thc Mc,hot;..s 1,,..o a.,,,,.t
cd f!or, t1,c ruI,. nr,srn.o, far ~, f>hr;.t;,,,.
The Democratic n,rtv 1,owcrcr s,,.'
jnr the barksl;dinr nroncns;tr ~
TIC Metlodists in This nar,;cnl,,r
nr,sr passed a resolution acnoune;nr The
C.y,rnmcut-e,en of sb-,h,r I;1,.,,,,
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nsrtr :, s,.;st ;,s,;t.t1an .e 80. , e''..e ~.
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.'.', ' ny ~ e'e uushl eo oc
~ ,'.,:,:.' I.s ea'tsnss' loioea':laec' ana
NlJ " Luz pc'Aoe1aIle party
'ue e'"ii'ana lo rehoer
oi'to 13sar 1Ae 'h1n=s that arc Cesar S, y
e'c'' Is saongls put by the Times, in mali-
ny ont us charge OF departure by the
ie'noo!sts from TIC example OF Christ. How
tne -"et9oo's1s can escape from tue aecusa-
lion u ooils. What lhe savlsr hnd Ills Apos-
Lies ana Inc Democratic purity has never
aehe, Il Is a''t'calt 10 s's There is that H.
Gus ehflstlan Fernando Wood, and that 9TH
Ct ptona Christian. sailandIsham of
'ncm followers OF the Methodist Conferences
oi ILLINOIS, 1Acy arc representatives of the
great Democratic party, whose mcin-
~ rs are not followers Of the
ae.hoNst ii;i Conferences Of Illinois.
i."'' a.a'"st tAc acts o1 l.
o'1.us p!o tncse men or their disciples
,'ot .St tns aehe"1 A.ne"iA: Dld the
1,,I,.,.e.'1s ~ So s"A 'as'e' orsah'zs
800. " ~, t's so"s " .A'osf.s' OF seek 10
M ~ .ns 1, rs.l.. '''.n ,hc'. a'1e-lanecs :
+,,,'.x ~, S.,s..'. w e,snel oi lncsc
r..,.,.,:ts ~ ;,,t,....,:- a As 'o"o"efs seno
r,,,.,,tr,.s NJ, ,1,a.. -, Wv e"e''1.' o' Inc
-. "o.u ''Ass 'aest'a.s 10
aea1"n.e ,"e ."'e: asa ,staat ana a monster
Da e1tnet y! taenl "a't
.ne "oFeeft eApectns 10 "
W. ".'n sesfied most
:" .si,''Se .,e - 'a"' D,a 'ne ncmocEallc
W. .t''s. ~. y, a"N u .ue>e 'n"ss! lhe
.,,r,,,.,. ~ 49, ~ Ine p'i'c'pics aaA
t-.,t., ~. a.. at, s.".N.. !a,ts, as mus
.r;,, ~. .,'. ~: NV !as- SIX FcaFs'
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+;,,s- .,'a. .,,s,, .1 A,o tnc p'f'-
l;,,;o,, ..,'..,l, -" ~ 80" go. e,teu ~ tae re-
o,,, &c -. ',.,1 ', ~, n'o A's sAp'stics' !
.,,,n. T:Yses w. 1's' usoo'er' aesoFa'ns
tra I,o,,,."sn.:. ~" ~ W.. eu' t9o"A tnat oi
.,'..<. c,,,s., IIt1s ~, ocsn 1ne p"''es OF
-. 60 .oom T,,t tAI I'1c~ao"'st conferences
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