The New York herald., 1871-11-05

Our RcIigisss Press Table.
| The political situation in this city and county
| is the chief topic for editorial comment in the
columns of our local religious contemporaries
| this week.
| The Observe7-Presbyteria organ--asks the
| indulgence of its readers outside the State OF
| New York while 1t makes special appeal to
those in II, and especially in this city, in re-
gard to the election ON Tuesday next. The
Obssrper proceeds to observe, under the text
| of s'Chrstians Called to the Polls":-
This appeal we make now to our fellow citizens y
not 10 democrat or republican. but TO patriot ana
Christian In crisis that has far higher interests IN
volved than tne success or any party tnat ever naa
when the two great opposing forces Of virtue and
against one snosner; and gong into Z. sasc.
| uOn on that issue. we nave iOhk Cvn. r
crisis Of the battle, when, II we had such legion
like the Old Guard or the Kings own, 60 nari INTO M
Why don't the Observer call upon the
ssbloody Sixty-ninth" to do the work it seeks
| from the ''Old Guard" or the sKing's Own?"
What ''King's Own" it refers to, by the way,
! we are little at . loss to discover. Perhaps
| it means Colonel Pratts regiment Of Kings
county, very gallant regiment, to bring out
which needs no special writ of habeas corpus
If an emergency demands its appearance in
martial array.
The Observers columns this week further
| more show that its chief editor is again al his
post. For example, besides the political sit
uation in this city, the subjects Of "A Church
Enriched by Robbery" the Organization of
Charity" ''Mock Turtle Repudiated" "a beau
tiful idea, probably meaning 'sMonk Turtle"),
"Fiery Trials, ''Beans and Potatoes Wanted,
and so on-beans and potatoes especially. The
Observer is becoming very readable and
spicy paper without libellous caricatures.
The Independent Congregat gationalist-dives
into ''the lowest depth" and drags up the
gaunt remains Of gentleman somewhat talked
Of and written about lately, to wit William NJ.
Tweed, declaring that he has not stolen loaf
of bread or hodful of coal-a theft which
would have been quickly enough punished he
has plunged his arm to the shoulder into the
treasure vaults of the city of which he was le-
gal protector and has abstracted millions.
When s'Boss" Tweed became illegal protector
of the treasure vaults of the city" is not clearly
defined by the Independent writer. 1t has
been generally supposed that Comptroller
Connolly, or his Deputy-in-C Chief Andrew Il.
Green, was the legal custodian of the cty's
funds; at any rate, they act as if one or the
other Of them were. And again the Imdepen-
dent wrings the impentent hearts of an ex-
State Senator and an Congressman as fol-
lows:-
Think or It, citizens OF New YOrk-citizens OF the
be elected as your senator at Albany II is not out
OF Keeping with tine past. Bruisers ana grOsseuers
have sent as our Representative 10 Congress the
most notorious prtze-fghter and gambler that ever
TOOK sesrsge S sne Dogs @ o. an
pressive spectacle 70 behold-the biggest thief on
this Continent chosen legislator OF tue state He
thousand low he Is to do 1t viii be understood
when we remember that three years ago has own
ward gave his candidate, Governor Holman, one
thousand and eighty-nine more ballots than II con-
tanned voters.
The Independent regards as the important
event Of the past week" Ito the religious
| world) to have been the twenty-fifth annual
meeting of the American Missionary Associa-
ton in Hartford. DR.. Horace Bushnell pre-
| sided. This association has undoubtedly done
the far East and other heather regions. But
why don't it try to do something for our own
benighted fellow citizens--the negroes in the
South, the Indians-those who pay taxes-in
the West and the Ku Klux Klans wherever
they may now exist or may have collapsed?
Here are fields for the exercise of the most
generous spirit Of missionary goodness, and,
for that matter, the association might take a
peep into some of our local official depart
ments and see whether some preaching and
less preying might not be of service there.
The Evangelist strikes out squarely on the
subject of ''Party Obligatons-How Far Bind
ing, taking the ground that no party obliga-
tions are sufficiently binding to compel the
partisan TO sustain corruption and fraud. Says
the Econgelist:-
When truly good men enter into politics. and take
to keep their own party clear Of and reproach
| as to seek victory over their opponents. Wnen
the success Of either party wili not endanger the
| safety OF the state.
The eyes of the Golden Age are not dazzled
by what it terms the brilliancy of General
Grants administration. The following are the
sum and substance Of the Golden Ages
| views:-
Not even the plea OF availability can be urged I'm
President Grants behalf. wheh he was originally
nominated II was said that no other man could carry
| the country. No such statement be truthfully
| made now. Since the Tammany frauds have split
| the democratic party IN twain any good republican
| can be elected the next President. General Grant
Is not at all necessary to victory OF the rcDubii-
| cans in 1872 Charles Sumner would receive q
| higher vote than he. SO would Horace Greeley.
SO would any OF dozen other statesmen. 1t Is
4 no time, therefore, TO be ren0mnating President
| Grant, One term OF such man Is enough. Two
| terms would be calamity.
The President will no doubt be much exer-
| cised in mind and disturbed in his sleep and