Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-02-21

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AIR. II THEY declare that the religion most
worthy Of the Supreme Being is the practice Of the
duties Of man.
II was odd enough. too. that jus, at that period
the atheists Of the Convention represented po-
litcal faction and tho aninus Of Ropcspierre is
the moro visible when wo sec that in the ehansoBs
or "eampaign songs" Of the period especial con
demnaton Of that faction Is artisiically blended
with tho praise Of the Supreme Being. To-day
those who may object to tho Bible In tho public
schools represent the faction hatred of the white
ehokeis " Cincinnati, and, awful rs Il may seem
when nnkcdiy stated, the namo Of the Most High
Is to bc made very shibboleth that sectional ends
may triumph, as the opponents Of lobospierrc
were buried to the soaiI1d under the declaratory
articles quoted above. II would bo hard to say
how much Of the ruthless spirit Of TorquemAda
Of the lnquisition or the WITHDRAWING Puritans
Of New England Turks beneath these spotlcss white
ch0kors, but we can scarcely think IL improbable
that were such nm amendment ever before the peo-
pie that the intolerance which is at the root Of this
zcalotry would develop itself in manner that
might as,ouish those who believe the ministry Of
the humble Nszarite to be the path Of "gool will
among men, AZ the very least, with the change
of q name or two, We should have campaign songs
on the model Of those We alludo to, adapted as
then to popular airs wherc the sacred name Of
God would be banded about with sly references
to their political opponents and garnshed with
the slang Of the day, as In the following transla-
tion' -
Tho virtue Of the people will
Scatter intriguo's foul dd.ky legions,
Til happy browed aud fairor still
Shall smile our free republics regions.
Ii the Supreme our foes has smOte
And watched our law with eye allsceing
Brnyucitizens without vote
Proclaim 70 day the Supreme Being.
The object which the mild people of the Con-
yention believe TO be the strongest to their course
is that Il would introduce tyranny Of bclcfi but
this, though forciblo in its way, is small one be-
side the grave one We have pointed out, Of bring
| ing down the sacred principle Of a divinity from
the austcrc emnencc whence the soul contemplates
il, to be dragged In the mro OF passions and poll
tics TO sublerye the little cxpeditncy OF sect and
cabl
We are not at all frightened at long list Of vice
PRESIDENT. The weak sontimenlalism which cap
| lures Judge OF the Supreme Court, the clap,rap
/ which draws ont the Governor Of Puritan State,
the eye to business which lads the President Of a
/ scclarhu University among the Chadbands,
I Slocls and TartuHcs who lead the few well mean
ing men. lay aud cleric, ia a movement OF the
I kind. arc all things Of 80 common occurrence that
we can smile Vt the parnde ot their names ot all
tic Urlnrn crusadcs this last presents most points
]
| It's nippant familiarity with all we revere. Do
those white chokrrcd enthusiasts think that plant
ing the name Of the Most II gh on every fcncn in
! the land IN flaming letters, six feet high between
I the latest niggcr minstrel hurlcsque aununnce.
/ mont and the newest opera bopGc, would cunduce
to piely any more than hanging IL in the c1nsti
| tuition between negro suffrage and woman's rghis.
Back 10 your pulpiis, then ye mild parsous, aud
read again the great words " 81. Paul that "the
] II trfeh IN he In
reality what il isin name--a great Christian eoun-
| try--look 10 the souls Of thosc around you and
waste not yonr short lives To airing white chokcrs
and seniarian special pleading at Conventions
where all is vanity and self eonccit not 10 spoal.
OF their danger to The lrccst government in the
world
Let this idea of political, ecclecias-
teal tinkcring once prevail in this
land, aud Notwithstanding those who
arc the authors Of the great moral
idea may wear faces as long as a mule
and sigh and groan after the manner
of the most pious Puritan, VIC would
not give q rush for whatever Of re.
llgious liberty will remain in this
country. Once let the sun OF Ameri-
cas- responsibility bc eclipscd by the
dark, thick fog fungi of sectarian big.
otry, and the british carnival of radi-
oalism progress unreslrained, and by
the lurid glare Of the fires it will kin.
die mankind will realize the terrible
deformites Of political religion made
patent to the country, England real.
izcd this in the unfortunate time Of
I Charles, and during the reign Of tho
hypocrite and scoundrel, Cromwell
Thousands of tho wiscst and best OF
the clergy were driven from their
homes by the satanic law of the radi.
cal Puritans, and their wives and
daughters insulled by vulgar mobs
Churches and chapcls were dcsecra
ted and their costly adornments and
beautiful sbrines destroyed by those
ruthless descendants of the Golhs and
Vandals, as wantonly as hogs breal;
into and destroy n corn field. Tomb
stones were broken 20 pieces, inscrip
lions upon monuments delaccd, sculp
lures ard painting shared tho same
late, and the classics wcro prohibited
by these spileful pictistic bgots, DO
cause they refused to favor Purilans
Christmas day was stricken from lhC
calendar, as well as all other days
that had been observed for ieasting
and fasting by all Christians since Tho
dawn Of Christianity. Innocent rec
rcations and amusemonts of all kind,
were forbidden, and everybody wai
commanded % grunt and groan anS
sniillc after the manner Of tho holy
Puritan, while true religion, whether
Jesuit or Christian, was banishcd from
tho land Scoundrcls, with souls th,
most grovcliing and hearts black ant
hard Us adamant, filled positions o
honor and Of trust, which they uset
to wrcnk their hate aud vengcanc,
aud spite upon their innocent supcri
ors. Conspicuous among these loya
puritans, we find such wrctchcs al
Oates aud Dangcrheld, who were ~
rcmorselcss in swearing away thu
lives and properties ofmcnuswerc cvc'
assassins in plongiug the stille,to, oi
robbers in demanding the purse. The
most ridiculous stories were invcnted
against all religious sectS except fn
ritans, and to fan the spirit of hate
among the mullitudcs, many most ex'
ccIcht and innocent pcoplcwcrc tried
BY hired witnesses, packed Jurics and
mock trials, by such special commits
sioncrs MS our rulers at times organize
and convicted Of crimes they mover
dreamed Of much less committed and
executed to saliatc tho insnro wrath