Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-06-21

from this important error that they cannot
be too particular in the discharge Of theil
duties. Grievous mischief may be occa-
stoned by hasty and incorrect reports Of
the action of our officials, for their dis
patches go the round Of the entire North
ern press.
DIsSUstfng Blasphemy.
In February last, in taking the editor OF
the Union Register to task in not being con-
tent with comparing every decent man in
the South to the basest criminal for being
guilty of connection with treason and re-
bellion, but speaking of the Saviour OF
mankind as the - Radical Of Nazareth " we
then remarked that we care nothing about
the political or religious sentiments enter
taincd by the editor OF the Register Hc
has right to his opinions, however dis
crcditable they may be, but DIS public jour
nalists, we protest against these disgraceful
ana disgusting prostitutions of that name
which christian people adore, to illustrate
the supposed virtues OF any political par
ty. However immoral OF sintu! our pco-
pie may be, they still retain sufficient
sense of decency to shrink from the publ
cation of such blasphomy, and will not
conntenance any journal into whose col
umns it is admitted. They justly look up
on the person who would attach such II
outrageous blasphemer, and an enemy TO
public morals-as one who has no regard
f u the feelings OF christian people, and is
not deserving of the slightest esteem of his
fellowmen.
What we then said III regard to Il poIlti-
cal editor, is even more pertinent when APP
plicable to preacher, and while orr pco-
pie, wicked as they may be, will lot coun-
tenance any journal into whose columns
and gross blasphemy is admit
ted, they cannot be expected to tolerate
IL minister from whose lips, for political
purposes, such blasphemy is uttered, and
believe an association with him will con-
taminate the best and purest of men.
AS we remarked Of the editor, so we may
say of the preacher, that we are glad to
state he is not of native growth, but only
specimen of the new code of morals which
threatens to overshadow the land and SOW
b1 oadcast discord, ennity and corruption.
We quote from the remarks of Reverend
G. W. Brodie (coloredD to the political
meeting a few evenings since:
''His mission here was sacred. He thought he
could throw enough politics from his pulpit and
there enunciate his political principles, without
seeking public meetings to express them He
couldn't see how any black man could be other
than Republican that be, himself, WAS Re
publican, his pulpit Rep ubiican pulpit, his
were Republican, and that for his
part he could see nothing in the religion OF Jesus
Christ whose teachings he professed to follow,
but Republican,.
We care but little for the political or re-
ligious they seem to be the same) princi-
pies of this man. He is entitled to enter
holy and sacred, We do protest against the
mode he has of exhibiting them. We
know not the strength or moral tone Of
his Republican congregation, but we do
know that the teachings from his Repub
lean pulpit cannot be wholesome so long
as he INDUCES in illustrations which out
rage and set at defiance the most sacred
feelings of every Christian Or so long as
he sees nothing better in the holy truths OF
the Gospel of Life than the doctrines of a
political party.
BY such leaders and teachers are the
colored people being weaned from their
such agencies are they organ
ICED into violent hostility to the whites. But
few, we fear, will be intelligent and brave
enough to fathom and resist the purposes
Of these designing men. So long as these
matters are confined to the hustngs we
can only deplore them ; but when they en-
ter the sacred precincts of the pulpit, we
would be false to our colored peopie-false
to the moral welfare Of the country, did we
not properly expose the blasphemous
wretches who desire to ''steal the livery Of
Heaven to serve the devil ill.," We do
warn them against such men. Their moral
influence, whatever may be their political
opinions, is evil, and the tendency Of their
labors will be to corrupt their followers. -
When minister, his pulpit, congregation
and teachings are Christian, they are pub
lie BLESSINGS and ShOu11 he commended