Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-29

tionally expressed, become the su
preme law of the State and federal
government?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES INgoI.-
ERANCE.
The Columbus Sun very forcibly
remarks that it seems to be ex-
pected that the South shall do all
the apologising, and make all the
advances toward conciliating the
two sections, and with equal force
it adds that the South has received
all the insults, outrages and
expressions, yet the North will not
meet her friendly overtures until
she has abased herself into the
very dust. When the Philadelphia
Convention of 1866 was held, the
Southern delegates were ridiculed
and insulted, and the present Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, and can
didate for reelection, took occasion
to make violent and indecent YER
bal attack upon ex>Gov. Herschel
V. Johnson, Of Georgia, in one
Of tho hotels of Philadel-
phia. The press Of the North
denounced the delegates from the
South to the National Democratic
convention, in New York last year,
and Senator Morton, the ablest man
of the Radical party, has declared
that it was not Grants popularity
or strength that gave Radicalism
victory in the presidential contest,
but the deep>seated hate of the
masses Of the North toward the
people of the South. The cry is
"Let us have peace, ," but the North
will grant no peace that the South
can accept without degradation. A
few days since the Rev. DIR. Bur
rows, q distinguished Baptist divin-
and aD estimablc Christian gentle
man, of Richmond, Va, visited
Albany, n. Y, his birthplace. The
following paragraph from the
Albany Argus will give his friends
in the South an idea Of how he is re-
ceived by persons whose religion
will not stand before political preiu~
dice.
Rev. J. Lansing Burrows, d. D,
native Of this city, and a gentleman who
was introduced into the ministry in cons
meet on with the Pearl Stree. BaEt list
Church in Richmond, has been on a visit
to this city. He is a pastor of the First
| Baptist Church in Richmond, Va, where
lie has been settled for fifteen years, and,
| OF clurse, during the war sympsthised
with his people; and for sught we know,
may have taken an active part in behalf
of the South, as other Baptist ministers
in the North may have taken 10 favor Of
the uninn GA Saturday morning two of
the Baptist pastors Of Albany called upon
and cordially invited Dr.. Burrows TO
preach in their pulpits. As he had been
accustomed 10 do on all visits here preVi-
Gus 10 the war, he consented, and Of course
expected to preach. When it became
known to some of the congre
cations that this invitation had been given
and accepted, 30 much excitement and
| opposition wss manfesied-some Of the
trustees threatening to have the churchts
| closed-lhat the pastors felt compelled 10
inform Dr. Burrows, who of course,
promptly declined to oficiate An invi-
tation was rendered him to preach in one
| of the Presbyterian Churches, but under
the circumstances he thought it proper to
decline. Ualess there are circumstance
attending thiI case beyond our knowledge,
all fair minded people will regard this ex-
hibilion Of intolerance as disgrace to cur
city. We had hoped that the time had
| passed away when men were TO be ex-
cluded from society, or from religious
intercourse especially, because they happen
! ed TO hail from those States which iJined
| in the rebellion. Peace has been the
magnetic word with politicians; il ia
strange that il should not be equally po
tent with religious organizations
Here is an illustration Of the
spirit in which the Southern people
are met by the Radicals of the
North. The Charleston Courier
tolls us that "Dr. Burrows is a gen
tleman of fine scholarly attain,
ments, pure life and genial man.
ners. He took no part in the war,
except to relieve the sick and
the wounded, and to minister to the
dying man the last consolation
which can avail us in this world.
But DR.. Burrows was a Southern
preacher, and Northern people were
SO pure that they would not attend
a church polluted by his preach.
ing. Well, we remember some
thing about Northern preachers
recommending bloodshod in Kan~
sas, and the use Of Sharpe'S rifles as
the way Of settling a political diff
ference which tho courts could
have decided; but we had no idea
that morals had reached so high a
standard as to close the doors of a
church to a minister who had been
criminal enough to teach lessons of
pure morality to Southern soldiers,
forgetful enough of his duty to
practice in time of war the chart
ty of nursing and ministering spir-
itual consolation to those who re.
CURED his services And for this
the Radical saints Of the North re.
fused to hear him preach and denied |
him their pulpits. This is the kind |
Of Cancellation the North tenders
the South, and if this uncharitable
spirit, this insolence shall be hurled
back with manly Indignation at the
men who regard themselves as be-