New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-19
An ANTE-CLERICAL EXPLOSION.

The fact that Col. James Fisk jr., was not
allowed yesterday to parade his Ninth Regiment
for worship either on Boston Common or around
Bunker Hill Monument has already excited
sufficient comment; but The Sunday Mercury
sees fit to assail the clergy of New-England
therefor in these slashing terms
GAS for the ptable clerical relics Of barbarsm and
priesy superstition who have melted this insult to the
public and to a respectable body OF men, they have
simply advertised themselves silly FOOLS Don't they
that, by just such acts of intolerance they
driving the nails into their own collins Don't they know
that the intelligent public is drifting away from their
absurd forms and vanous teachings and that they
but a little longer resist the tide of popular opinion
Long ago. the American people turned their backs upon
political tyranny and religious tyranny has already
been tolerated too long The hold of the priests upon the
public purse is growing weaker every day. and 1t needs
but few such acts this of the Boston parsons
render the whole horde of lazy pensioners utterly
temptibe in the eyes of those who support
them Have those Boston priestly tyrans read OF the
havoc and bOodsbed which have but just ceased in
Paris Do they know what it was that drove the Com
munists into nsurrectionl The yoke OF religion
which the Partisan Republicans sought to throw off, the
preachers Of Boston seek to bind to the necks of
the people At present the clergy in America are sim
ply held in contempt by the more intelligent OF the
masses. Let this contempt be changed to wrath-a
suit which such acts will be certain to effect-and
the thousands of ministerial excrescences who dis
grace our land and breed moral pestence among the
people will be swept into the which already holds
the corpses Of the Inquston and the stake. Let the
clergy stick teaching harmless ecclesiastical nonsense
and quit insutinghe people upon whose pockets they
prey, or their race is nearly run"
This, you see, is pretty strong; but, turning
to another part of the same sheet, we find
scores of advertisements Of which the follow
ing are average specimens
A GENTLEMAN OF REFINEMENT FOND
~ would like 10 meet with Young lady widow who
-. AeSoury Office
A YOUNG AUTHOR, REFINED, CULTURED,
N and OF agreeable presence desires make the acquaintance Of
pretty wealthy Young lady Of hind loving disposition Address
A PREPOSSESSING FRENCH LADY,
"A speaking English language hueutT Is DESTROYS Of making the
me To.itop of hoaseiesPer Address -, Mercury oHee.
rI'HE ACQUAINTANCE OF a HANDSOME,
welcomed Young sdy abou, eighteen solicited BY
gentleman Object pleasure and social eRoymen ODe employed ina
respectable business preferred. --, Mercury once.
A GENTLEMAN OF WEALTH, HAVING A
"A furnished handsomely with piano, etc derss TO
hhd Young lady with whom 10 the same None
but the elite will please answer. Address -.
A MARRIED LADY, TWENTY-SIX YEARS
"A sg and discreet friend Of An elderly
an preferred Please address Mrs Mercury once appointing
interview, indoors aud daytime onlj.
There are good many viler in terms,
though not in spirit, than the foregoing. We
only copy enough TO indicate the character of
The MercuryS patrons, with the sources of ito
gains, and 10 Justify our remark that the Clergy.