The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-12
PREACHING POLITICS.
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oOmeitmes We go to CHurc0.
We have enough Of politics during the
week, tho discords aud wrangIipgs Of
life. but ON the Holy Sabbath our mind
needs rest, and we feel inclined to hear
the story of the Cross-ths History Of
the Man who died that men might live.
Calvaryl What glorious theme!
1t seems to our unsoFhisticated mind
that any priest though of ordinary ma
terial could tell the simple story of tho
Cross and in such language that the
words would burn into the hearts Of cy.
cry sinner.
Nay, more; the recital of The su1eriDes
of Jesus not only on Calvary, but the
great agony of Gethsemane, where the
Master was bowed in grief aud his Great
Soul was crushed with the sins Of men,
would alone in sympathy turn the skep-
tic from the error of his ways and lead
him to the foot of the Cross where Mary
wcpt.
We went to Church last Sabbath-io
the Church of Rev. Briggs, gentleman
whom We admire. He did not preach
however. but certain Dr. Wheeler If
ted mp his voice.
Brother w. is lengthy on prayer and
lengthy on doctrine. He preached for
over an hour, and during his discourse
thought fit to give proof of his loral.y.
We have nothing to do with the re-
ligious doctrines enunciated BY DIR.
Wheeler, but when he touches upon
politics il is not only our province but
our desire to meet him. DIR. Wheeler
in treating of the different means of civ
ilization, referred to the conflict between
the North and the South; and in the
conrse of his remarks said that aOur
war was conflict of ideas. The iron
clads of the United States had carried
civilization and religious liberty to
had never entered before.
We quote the sentiment but perhaps
not the exact words of the Doctor.
Now we know not whether this DIR.
Wheeler is Doctor of Medicine or
Doctor of Divinity, bat in any event
can tell his Reverence something which
win perhaps open his eyes. Does he
know anything about that kind of civ
ilization which inflicted spoon-steaIing
Butler on the South or lascivious Kill
patrick to turn his legions upon the de-
ienceless women of Georgia.
Is it civilization to disfrauchise the
intelligent citizens of q country and make
a se,ni-barbarous class of the negroes
the ruling population?
| Is it civilization to send horde Of
thicving carpct-baggers, the refuse of
the Northern States, into subjugated
provinces and through the medium of
Federal bayoncts make them representa-
tives of the countryf
Is it religious liberty to send armies
through country destroying churches
aud converting the sanctuaries into s.a-
bles?
Is It civilization to cauuonizc horse.
thief and murderer as the Radicals have
canouized John Brown?
Is it civilization or liberty to aequit
felons. such as the murderer of Bollmey-
ar, the democratic editor. simply be-
cause the murderer voted the republican
ticket?
Is it civilization to murder an inno-
cent woman-hang her by her neck
dead, dead, 10 appease an unhoiy re-
venge such as ragged in the heart of the
Radical party when it hung Mrs. Sur
ratt?
i Is it civilization or Religious Liberty
| for gambling President, for Ulysses
Grant, to send his troops into sovereign
States for the purpose of infiuerciag
election in his own favorl
4 DR.. Wheeler, you and all of your ilk