Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-05-22
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nav II 1900

- ~ may 10, 1868
DEAR JoURNAL:-The Radical organ be,o
contains this morning dispatch from, a.
Congressional Governor elect of your Stata
expressing his apprehepsions tbattbe .,rs,,,
per at the White House" may be acopittoa
in which case "the prompt action of Gov
gress admitting North Carolina can aIos'
avert terrible civil war;" He does ~,
tell US who the combatants are to be lint
leaves us to infer that he and his nc,os
friends are going to fight their way bocl.
into the Union and into the honors tbo-
have, or are to receive, as the result Of a..
late so-called election. He is beconir.
very impatient to get into power, and
though heretofore he has invariably I,
clined invitations to personal combat.
now that he has the negroes and the Rsd
cal Congress at his back, his "soul is SET
and eager for the fray" He concludes hi,
dispatch by advising them to "hurl III.
usurper from the White House."
cannot believe that the Radical Com
mittee, in sending out their dispatches as
indicated in my letter two days ago, ASKING
that public sentiment in Jfavor Of impeqcl.
naent be manufactured (for it amounts to
that and sent Immediately to Senators and
Representatives in Congress, have stopped
so low as to ask for the opinion of this man
and his negro friends but suppose lie
must have heard of it accidentally, and
knowing that, in their distress, the Radi
calls would be thankful for the smallest Of
favors, volunteered his opinion.
At the command of the G. Committee, 1,aa.
Wfactured Radical sentiment is being teIc
graphed here, but it does not in all cases
scare senators into pledge to violate their
oaths- eide the manly response of Senator
Henderson.
The Northern Methodist Church has also
entered the political ring and is clamorinc
for conviction. The General Conferenc,
in session at Chicago, telegraphs to the
same paper a demand for the conviction Of
the President, and actually appointed an
hour Of prayer for Senators My God,
what blasphemy ! If these Senators, or any.
body else, base their hopes of heaven On
the prayers of such christians, may God
have mercy on them. "The pra yers of the
wicked availeth nothing"
In no place is the decentralization of the
times more manifest than in the Northern
churches, with few honorable exceptions
The gospel of our Lord and Saviour has
followed the Constitution into place of
retirement, and no congregation now ex-
poets to hear discourse, from what Was
once the "sacred DESK" embodying TIE
truths of the gospel and enforcing the pre-
cepts of the divine master.
The term, "so-called," which obtained
so much significance during the war, when
we had "so-called government" $50
called generals" &C., albeit, some of these
same so-called" officers indicated their
claims to title, and before the struggle
closed was recognized as generals all over
the world. This term is now applied with
much force and pertinency to these
churches. They have long since ceased to
be considered the sanctuaries of the living
God" and have become but the affairs OF
prejudice and hate and political intrigue
Political harangues have taken the place OF
gospel sermons and, though the old hymn
books are still used, it is confidently be-
heved that they will soon give place to the
campaign SongSter.
These so-called "religious bodies all
cater to the so-called loyal" sentiment
and pray and preach in the interest of the
Radical faction, as is shown by the action
of the New England Methodist Conference
some weeks ago, and the General Confer
ence now in session at Chicago, as men
toned above.
Ole Bull, the Norwegian fiddler, while in
this city some weeks ago, gave q concert in
aid of the Lincoln monument fund, which
was opened with prayer by one Bryan Sun
derland, the verbose political pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church in this city. |
said with prayer" in this L followed tho
printed programme. Instead of prayer be
made stump speech to the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost, and kindly undertook to
instruct them as to what was expected OF
them in the impending crisis. They were
admonished of the necessity of
controlling the minds of Senators SO that
they should vote for conviction, &C., &c.
The blackguards of the Senate have been
saved from some indecencies by the illness
of Messrs. Conkling and Howard. Had Mr..
Grimes or any other of the more honest
and intelligent of their party been the Only
ones sick, we should have had the most in
decent talk about the merited visitationS
of Providence" &C., as was the case some
two years ago, when the illness of Senators
Wright and Dixon was taken advantage Of
to pass the Civil Rights Bill over the
Presidents veto. All will remember
the brutal and blasphemous manner
in which Wade thanked God for
the affiiction of those Senators. At
this time, however, two of The most ao'-
Scrupulous are, also, stricken down and
they were saved from themselves, and the
country from more blackguardism in high
places
Some years ago when the abolition par
ty was SO down upon Stephen A. Douglas
for his course on the Nebraska Kansas
bill, his house in this city was struck by
which gave occasion to these
" God and morality men, who hold the
thunders of Omnipotence in their hands,
to say that " God-Almighty was feeling for
the recreant Senator but couldn't find him "
pardon this quotation, and L will close.
ST TOD.
The following is the telegram alluded to
by our Washington correspondent. We
place the beautiful morsel upon record. 1t
may be useful hereafter
Mo- "A In