Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-29
Pure and indebted Democracy.

The following article sppears as editorial N Inc
La Crosse Dsnsse,at, the most popular and widely
circulated Democratic journal in the Union-a pa
per thai has probably twice IS many subscribers in
the party as The World, aud ten times IS many as
The Albany Argus. That the sentiments expressed
in the article are those Of the party at large cannot
be doubted, though very likely nine-tenthS Of them
would deny that they held any such opinions. When
they rush 10y thousands 10 the support Of the beast
", profane and indecent sheet which INDUCES daily
in srch writing, their dsnisls Of sympathy With The
articles amount 70 nothing
TIE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS AwAEENIbe
Thee Loaq-haired iplps Of rsiqgcrisin aud bitter
foes 20 true religion, the Young Mems Christian
Associations (so-called), who infest the State Of
Wisconsin, have Issued call Tor general love
feast Of The brethren 20 be hoEien at Madison thii
week The ostensible object OF the pow-wow Is to
extend the evangelical faith into the rural districts
through the efforts Of Law missionaries, the hEethren
claiming that the people anxious for orthodox
religion that the regular ministers cannot suppiy
the spiritual wants Of their hOckj hence the neces
sty that the lay brethren do lag hold and top round
IN The Lords viaeyard until they do lay out the un
/ believers. This plausible yarn may do Tor schoo
/ marms OF wheezy Puritans, but 20 the minds eye o.
an able bodied working white man, il 0Oketh amaS
| ingly like huge Sabbath school lie. In the hrsl
place tic demand for Evangelical faith is dull t0A
| a doCnlcard tendency; thousands Of high-pressurt
divines are out Of commission, perambulating the
country, selling the lives Of the Late Lamenled
/ peddling patent Itch-Killer, and picking up pre-
cariOus subsistence in various other itinerant call
ngs for which their ministerial experience has vel
qualified them. In the next place, who ever heard
Of great missionary effort being started IN th'
| Spring, at the commencement of the busy season
when every one is harried while the dull Wints
months were allowed 10 pass by uniHproved.
! No, the true object Of the forthcoming Devilt
/ Auction, or Young Mems Christian Association
| campaign, Is TO put large force Of semi-clerica
vagabOnds in the field 10 prowl through the coun'
Cry, Sena-beatinq tall around spoKyig their DttWaLs
organizing prayer circles the Ethiopian basis
and setting up Grant clubs in every town, yillag'
/ and hamlet What care the bankrupt scoundrels
who compose the Y NJ. c. A. for the cause OF Chris
and Him crucifed Who ever knew a broken dowI
scalper ION the Chicago or Milwaukee Boards o
Trade who failed and settled up at 20 cents on tht
dollar three years paper, that not loud mouth
member Of the Association? Who ever knew
man 10 60 through bankruptcy on false afhdavits
and bogus schedule, who was not hard praying
! member Of the Association Where is there dc
fsulting bank clerk, thieving Railroad officer, o.
a dishonored merchant, who is NOS ttockholder II
the Y. NJ q. A. cties2 La the Western cities theil
rooms generally locatej the Board Of Trade
who compose most Of their membership, and it II
notorious that such collection Of flushed polish
Cd, hcartLess ra5cals, TO DO found elsewhere OF
the planet as the men who oompose these same
Boards Of Trade. The raongrels are using their TO
| lgous understrsppers 20 sandwich bondholding
politics in between their hymns and sermons And
Il devolves on Democratic journals and speakers u
| warn the people against the Satanic white Hggel
HJobs soWR as Christian Associations Aid Societies
Mission Clubs, etc. Democrats, avoid them as you
would the plague. Protect your children from
their insidious wiles they the bastard foes OF
| your race and your God. The Almighty 10 wiping
the foul breed from the face Of the earth Their mis-
sona their associations, and their reign will soon
! terminate. White men, we must cheokmate these
psalm-spging hypocrites this wear, and their power
will he gone forever