The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-04-06
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Fanaticism never sleeps. It is wide.
awake, untiring, uncompromising, aggres.
sive, Less than forty years age, the ia.
naties of England sent missionary, one
George Thompson, to this country to SOW
the seeds of revolution, civil war and dis.
union. He commenced an agitation oi
the slavery question, and talked long and
loud about the "sin of slavery" His fol-
lowers at first We're few, but by persevs-
rance and the aid of British gold, their
numbers gradually increased until they
eecame formidable element in the poll
tics Of the country Finally, the leaders
Of the Wing party, despairing of success,
and eager for power, abandoned their own
party organization, sold out toand formed
union with the anti-slavery fanatics
and then began that fierce sectional strife,
which ended in the late horrible civil war,
and the virtual overthrow OF free Govern
ment in America.
The fanatics were not content with the
overthrow of slavery and the degradation
of the South. They were determined that
the negro should be placed upon a social
and political equality with the white man,
and unless this darling scheme is carried
out they declare that the Union is not
restored" and the war a failure." We
now find negro in the U. S. Senate and
negroes appointed to Important offices of
trust at home and abroad
. Well, what next2 The negro's social
ond political equality being established,
las they claim, the fanatics are now at
work, endeav vOring to bring about q union
Of Church and State They are holding
conventions in different parts of the coun-
try for the purpose Of bringing about an
amendment to the .. S. Constitution pro-
vldlng for the recognition of God IN that
instrument. At present this movement
Is confined to few Jealous bigots who ap-
pear to. haye their headquarters at Pitts
burgh :. bvt probably after a while, should
1t become more popular, the Radical lead
ers will adopt this as the corner stone of
their political faith, and IDEAL daEanation
upon the heads" of al those who dare to
oppose their progressive" ideas.
We suppose the next war in the United
States vii be religious war, to enforce,
by fire and sword, the recognition of God
by constitutional amendment Europe
has had her religious wars, and why
not the United States2 All the fanatics.
bigots, and political demagogues, who
hunger for Office and fatten on the mis-
fortunes and calamities Of their country,
would readily join in this new agitation,
burn at the stake or slay- with the sword
all those who dare oppose their revolu-
tionary doctrines.
But why recognize the existence of God
by a constitutional amendment Does
any one doubt his own existence, or the
existence Of this beautiful world around
US, with its trees and fruits and flowers,
its meadows, its fertile fields, and spark
ling rivulets? "The fool hath said in his
heart there is no God, :" but would by an.
amendment TO. the, Constitution make. the
God-denying "foor' a wise man or a
Christian Surely not
Our very decided opinion is, that this
business OF tinkering at the Constitution,
whether praeticed by political mounte-
banks or religious fanatics, has gone about
far enough. We have had trouble suffi-
cient already IN our country, God knows,
under the pretense o. amending the Con-
stitution Of Onr. fathers If the people
would but mind their own. basiness, and
let the old Constitution alone, we would
have more peace and prosperity, md a
better state Of feeling would exist among
neighbors and communities throughout
this broad land. The God-of the Universe,
Whore presence bright
All space doth occupy, All motions guide,r
needs no querile recognition of His ex-
istence by the statutory enactment OF
hair Drained Zealots or political mad-caps
His Government Is above all Governments
his Kingdom above all Kingdoms.