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Shreveport, A. C. Ruth, Carroll Parish.
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SUNDAY DECEMBER 24, 1871.
O UR CHOICE FOR PIRSIDEXT, 1872:
U. S. GRANT.
STATE SENTRAL COMMITTEE.
OFFICERS.
PaEs'r-P. B. B. PINCHBACK of Orleans.
Racomero Sac'r-WILLIAM VIGERB.
ORBEsPONDfl.o Sc r-J. W. FAIRFAX.
[(FOB Ta STATU AT LARGE ]
EDWARD BUTLER, of Plaquemines.
S. 8. SCHMIDT, of Orleans.
THOMPSON COAKELY, of Rapides.
ALBERT GANTT, of St. Landry.
JOHNF PARSON, of Orleans.
A. W. SMYTH, of Orleans.
. RAEtLB, of Natitoehes.
JAMES Mc·CLERY, Caddo.
DAVID YOUNG, Concordia.
F. J. HERRON, of Orleans.
First Congressional District-Hugh J.
Campbell, H. DLahoune.
Second Congressioual District-A. E.
Barber, James L. Belden.
Third Congressional District-Thomas
H. Noland, George Washington.
Fourth Congressional District-E. W.
Dewees, Raford Blunt"
Fifth Congressional District-A. W.
Faulkner. A. B. Harris..
SUI-EXECUTIVE COMMITTELE.
Hon. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, Chair
man.
Hon. P. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEY.
Hon. F. J. HERItON.
Hon. A. B. HARRIS.
lion. A. E. BARBER.
FINAE AMMITTEL.
Hon. F. J. HERmRON.
Hon. THOS. J. NOLAND.
Hon. Ed. BUTLER. C
Hon. A. W. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq. a
CnrsnrAs.-To-morrow all Chris- 0e:
tendom will hasten to hail the re- o:
turn of another anniversary of the I b
advent of the World's Redeemer, to p
ourearth; and in their various, tc
dissimilar, and in some cases incon- I tl
gruous ways, furnish evidence of H
their adhesion to the doctrine that ta
it is fitting to rejoice and be glad t!
on account of the "glad tidings of ti
great joy" first promulgated on the tI
plains of Bethlehem nearly two 31
thousand years ago. We desire to to
convey the "compliments of the sea- F
son" to our readers and wish you A
al around A HAPIT Caszsrx.as in
'Our N'alionail Progress edited o
by Professor Winm. Howard Day in ti
commenting on the election of Mr. st
Pinchback to the Lieutenant Gov- -
ernorship says: hi
"We consider his election "as a m
victory ftor" law, order, good gov
ernment, -erpublikQ~rima, and * W
re-election of Gen. Grant as Presi- ch
dent of the United States." ar
ei
UQibe Wivletyonr 1p~ui-tmn os h
December 9, throws out the follow
uing adiimi~ory suggestion to a th
rural contemporary: de
"Iti. time for the Louiasiana I,- p
tdgllencer to ~speai' out in sumpprtl r
of the Republican prty, with H. C. vt
Warmoth as its leca. This agly
shallying and dodgil the qau !
at issue cannot last long, iti~- p I
of fast moving politi~nl ereum You
will be let behind, friend, and your 1
name 1sdfgeacer iwlil become ac
misnomer. Let as hear from you in
sOOn." OC
BtY The rious forme of
t- an asset 1 spitorZ in
ET State granth, early manifested a
hostility to the Administration which
nothing bat a surrender of the prin
ecr, ciples on which our Stats Govern
ment was conducted would appease.
These fellows were all of one kidney.
One bill was lobbied through by the
aid of the em ease dlerks aad
employees of 'every description,
and the Governor vetoed it. An
G. other and anotheF bill met with
att, the same determined purpose on
L the part of the Executive, %ho
nes would npt consent to schemes hav
ing for their object the depletion of
ºgo. the State Treasury under the mask
N. of public improvement. Seeing no
point could be made, the fawning'
sycophants who had thronged the
iial Governor's ante-room for days, and
icit with eager importunities couched
in fulsome flattery sought to
win him, turned his enemies and
hatching malignant lies, that he
was opposed to the re-election of
Grant, invoked the military power
that they might oust the leader of
the party, and nominate the ring
in his stead. Now if this origin of'1
the difficulty is 'not true, where is
the refutation? What are the prin- 1
ciples of the Customhouse cliques?
72:On what basis were their divisions
formed? What is their platform? ;
In not a single issue of the Na
tional Fag that calls itself Repulbiran t
do we find anything, a line, a sen
tence, a word, a thought, an idea
that is not forged in vilifying pur
pose, and conceived in the corrup
tion and bla~kguardism that be-j
longs to a set of plunderers balked t
of their prey. Token as an exposi- a
tion of what the Fag or Custom- s
house party mean, all their senti- n
ments must dwell in the kennels, b
and the slums of the literary world, b
for no newspaper with any pretea- j,
sions to decency, .ever lends its i
columns to vituperation, unless all ip
argument is exhausted. Here is ti
the cause of such courses The!ei
quiver of the Fag is empty. They ti
have rummaged among the political, u,
records of their opponents, and a;
E. found nothing-they naturally re- ,
sort to insensate drivillings. We tip
have to ask our readers to pardontb
the Editor of this paper, of
who unwilling to submit to false- w,
hcod, in the guise of the o
gutter, or the shape of truck, has th
likewise indulged in the same lan- wl
guage found in the columns of the in
F Fao. Such weapons come handiest. pi
Only those who are warmed up with D
a sense of justice can deal in argu- th
ment, and give a why for a where- as
fore. The low snail leaves a trail of tu
filth behind him as he crawls. Man
hood walks erect and spurns the do
earth on which he treads. The Fags wi
have caught uIp the echo of reform br
long after the note has been sound- Ito
cd. By whose agency was the of
twenty-five million limit brought to of
an issue? By whose intervention be
was the State saved the enormous tr
expense of accrediting the swindles col
on the last legislature? A dozen in
bills can be mentioned, and an ex- otl
4pense of over Ien millions saved asn
to the State by the veto andjto
the judicial prerogative of jow
H. C. Warmoth. The Fagq.' have th.
taken the reform card only when en
they are satisfied it is a trump. t_
We will join with them in any re- un
form measures and so announce. tio
Mr. Pinchback whose color consti- de]
tutes the only objection which these in
I Fags have, is hand in hand with the o
Administration and with every man to?
in this State anxious for a practical
reform. He was elevated to the post I 1
of Lientenant Governor on that or
ticket, and heis well known to baC
stand by this political professionas. no
We asll apon the Fags to showtheir rial
hands. The game is up. If they are
mean anything besides unpacking ten
their foul hearts with maledictions in i
we wantto know it But all ach an
challenges are vain. Wolves that of
are hd from our tables and are nji
glad to take the eruambs, turn and the
end their baefactors when the illI
hoard is missing. the
The viper in the fable poisoned ipee
the hand that sheltered it ~They wh
deal in vilicatioe of the ahief of the not
party who ed the host to vietrty, law
until the whoe State io Iepbmis, any
violemee euebides, wab s dim k
and political uarders cee. .e
ikow their obiet, and will defet~ it.
I agrE r Na l "rogrees of De*. eat
16, annqtnwo the death of Beo.
WaiT. 'Ctto, father of the lakte
Oetavid at tto, who was m rdered k
in the streets of Philadelphia on of ·
Oct. 10, 1871. mal
a~t~i~said m d e, aen in condem
a nation of affiliations and cQalitions
ich of republicans with Democrats for
n- the accomplishment of special par
se. There are two or three things
ey. which should not be lost sight of,
the in referring to this matter. The
first is, that there are two distinct
on, purposes aimed at by the confederate
n- brotherhood. The Republican por
th tion desire numerical strength to
on enable them to accomplish some
ho specific purpose. The object of
av- the Democratic allies is to divide
Sof disorganize and weaken, and there
ask fore they vote with the faction which
no according to their prognostics, is
in most calculated to further their de
the signs. The common ground on
lod which they meet, is that of hostility
ed to the adversary.
With this view of the subject it is
- manifest that tue danger is all on
he the republican side of the House,
of while whatever of advantage there
ver is, belongs to those who are bitter
of ly and uncompromisingly opposed
ing to republicanism, and whose very
of political associations are entered
is into with the definite purpose of
n- promoting dissensions, widening
es? breaches, and so weakening the
ns party organization, that they may
n ? be unable to prevent that invincible
Va- front which has led to victory in
an the past.
'n- Nothing more clearly demon
Lea strates our position than a reference
to the Democratic support which
P' Republicans have received in the
e-Legislature. We can safely say
ed that there is no instance of ui./ejih I
a-'and straightforward Democratice
-1" support of Republican measures, ori
ti- men. Wherever their vote has C
Is, been cast with Republicans it has a
Id, been either for the gratification of
selfish purposes, in compromise, or I
s 1 for the purpose of demoralizing our
lliparty. Invariably and constitu
is tionally hostile to Radicalism in its
ie essense and its every ramification,
y they embrace every opportunity to E
E unite with the malcontents, or dis-;
id affected in our ranks, to contend n
against a Republican Administra- a
e tion, State and National With al
'n this clear and sharp definitionl o
r, of the attitude of Democracy to- d,
wards Republicanism, it will at
e once be recognized that the shame,
the responsibility, and the crime of
"Iwhatever humiliation or defeat (r
e inures to our party though com- cc
t promises, or coal tions with the N
h Democracy, lies at the door ofi
" those who effect such combinations I
Sas endanger the unity and perpe- w
f tuity of Republican rule. ge
- This thing cannot certainly be 3;
e done by our Representative men at
i without responsibility. And we em- tc
I brace this opportunity, preparatory R,
I- to the assembling of the Legislature, se
e of directing attention to this aspect wi
o of affairs; and reminding the mem- to
a bers of the Legislature that in en- m
" tering into combinations for the ac
Scomp'ishment of one purpose, they
Sincur the risk of being forced into kI
Sothers which may be so cunningly pe
i and adroitly manonvered as to lead ho
Sto the defeat of the party itself. The jec
ioverthrow of Republican rule in thl
this State, meaning as it ddes the wi
Senforced expatriation of obnoxious -
strangers, and the immediate and
i anconditional disgrace and aumilia- ith:
Ition of the colored race in every pn
department of labor, amusement or ad
instruction, is a msfcient excuse for Pil
our dwelling at this length on this*
topic to-day. "
fri
i WBecaunep a lawyer wrote three sai
or four columns toprove Mr. Pinch- i a
back was not legally elected provesIP
no more than oneof the Fags edito
rials, and we all know what theeeiaI
are worth. This volunteer who o
tenders unasked an opinion deep
in legal research, can be opposed if wo
any one desires it, by another set
of columns proving as far as a dis- -
uiseition may establish, precisely lei
the opposite. How happens it, the
illegality was not discovered until' UP
the Fags were whipped out? The
i/je dirit of one man (for that is
whatithi' opinibn za) nmonts to
nothing. The coart room is the
lawful field of these lawyers. In
imny other eapadty 'they dwindle
from whales to uhdia
aIg fo i~t to make a ne~at
hubstmntisnt for Chrismas, trot
eal on b4r arQl r Pau eauash, .sk
at 111 Cateaielet gitrst 1r tr
whose large and varied srsotient
of jewelry and watches, etc, you tim~
may select something worth giving. wh<
m- mom and en- (
deavoa tocrete suspicion of the t
for truthfulness of Senator Butler' i
a charge against the faction to t
this trio belong, by .6xplining *1i
unreasonableness, then that it t
of was'nt heard, then a denial ; the.~
`he matter narrowtd itself down to a I
ct question of verseity bMtween'Sen- I
ate ator Butler and Mr. Packard, and t
or- the public were left to give credence E
to to whichever the preponderance of
me credibility inclined. We now sub- i
ofmit a valuable modicum of col
lateral evidence in favor of Senator
re- Butler. Our contemporary of the
ich Terr.bonne Patriot of Dec. 16, under t
the caption of "An Infamous Plot"
de- informs his readers that "while in 1
conversation with Senator O'Hara
Gty in the city of New Orleanson Satur
day last, and taking him to task for I
Lis his folly in supporting the bolters I
on assisted by the Democrats, to de
feat the trie Republicans of Louis
ere iana, he took occasion to remark r
er- "that it made no difference how 1
politics went next year, that if War- ~
moth was chosen Governor again, r
ed there would be a bloody riot and a
of! that Grant would place the State i
u under Martial law, and appoint all a
he offiders in the State," this we told c
him was absurd, but on the Mon- I
ble day following when we read the I
in eard of Senator Butler published in I
the New Orleans newspapers, we t
a- were inclined to believe there 'was
ce some truth in what the Senator had
ch said, and for a moment it made the t1
SI blood run cold in our veins to
av think that men having the least c
ss semblance of love of country and 3
tic Republicanism should be so void of l
or ' eedom and conscience, as to con- I
ceive and threaten to execute such o
a vile scheme." ac
of Here then we have a precisely t]
or similar threat uttered to Mr. Francis p
ar by Senator O'Hara a prominent n
u- members of the "gatlin gun" clique. vi
is The above fact of course does not In
prove that Mr. Packard told Senator p
Butler what is charged, but the 0o
fact that the identical threat was tl
d made to another gentleman in the tl
_ same connexion asalleged by the Sen- be
h ator wears such an appearance tL
Sof circumstantial evidence that we a,
asdeem it important to place the t,
t Patriot': testimony on record.
e, i
>f The H ston Daily Union Ai
t (Texas) of December 19, has this of
complimentary notice of Richard an
e Nelson, Esq.: th
i "The Repre~r'n/atic', the journal
Sconducted by our colored friend, Al
s Richard Neslon, Esq., atGalvestmn, CE
will soon be resumed, and editsp in pr
good style and with vigor and ability.
e Mr. Nelson decla.es that he will
attack corruption " in all parties,
that he will not be influenced by
caste, and the paper will be truly in
Y Republican. We wish " The Repre- NE
sentative "the largest success, and in
will take pleasure in calling attention
to it from timeto time. All good w
men should encourage everything in
promotive of the culture of the
l'colored people. he
In this connection we will ac-lp
knowledge the receipt of the pros- an
r pectus of the Repreentative, and pe
I hope that the noble efforts and ob
jects of our friend will meet with tic,
1 that approbation and support that a c
will make his paper a success. pox
1l"It was only a short time ago ve
tihat Gee. W. Carter expressed, in a Ve
r public speech, his strong sense of loi
admiration of Lieutenant Governor for
Pinchback, alluded to him in glow- dat
ing terms and confessed himself his
friend. In his reply Mr. Pinchback
said that Carter was only a friend
just solong as it suitodbf purpose,
and that he would cast off Mr. O.
Pinchback whenever he could make
a point. Mark the sequeL Who
so bitter as Carter now ? So unjust
Sand unfair? Are not Mr. Pinchback's
Iwords verised? Thisisone ofthe (
'"back speee'bhes" to which allusion
has been made. We have morelda
filed away to be used when the u
time comes. Ms. Carter only show. Di
,up his own Isortoomings (and theleon
Sabove is one) every isae of the FPag. yo
ae "The legitimacy of Pinch- ot
bcek's election" would never have lts
bean queastioned had he belonged exci
to the illlegtimate seeeion otheoen of a
-lad? In lacoir Here~ ei t ye
sou"ne of a -
frote tbh Me han
ave your powder, gnUs t ioe
time more opportuniit may eose 5P1
when you can am it tioe
'miter of Peter Mc
en- Gloin,' l;st'mi rt of this city a
the few days ago, leaving no clue to the
ir' perpetrators of this foul deed, nat.
u rally aroused popular concern and
*s Indignation, and projnt have been
it the demands for the use of every
t a effort to secure, if p euible, some in
on formation on the sabject. Anxiety
en- has not had to wait long. Thede
rud tective police, with remarkable skill
nce and pursuit of clue after clue have
of discovered enough to warrant them
ub- in the arrest of three parties as
ool- concerned in-the killing of Me
,tor Gloin.
the In the interest of justice and for
der the establishment and supremacy
ot" of law, and the security of human
in life and the protection of human
ara rights, we sincerely trust that the
ur- murderers will be discovered and
for brought to fit expiation of their
ers horrible crime.
de- t
uis- " In the repord of a recent =
irk meeting of the Congregationalt
ow Union and American Missionary c
ar- Association in Philadelphia, we
in, note with gratification the following
and allusion to a well known minister
ate in our midst. It says: "Among the
all speakers was Rev. Dr. Thompson, at
old colored Clergyman and Professor of
an- Theology in Straight University,
the New Orleans, whose address pro
in duced a most favorable impression t
we by its terse and manly eloquence." f
vas - -- d
tad -"A negro criminal neither whit
nor black has promised to take charge of (
their political members."
to Such is the sentence in the
lst columns of the Fag. It is a lie.
nd Mr. Pinchback has proved faithful
of where these Fags prove recreant. l
on- He stands upon his record: The
Bch old slaveholders were never more a
contemptuous or unjust than are tj
ly these men, who would" take their C
cis places, and ruin a party they can- e
ant not control, and who are found p
e. vilifying every man who has done n
ot no wrong beyond being their op- L
or ponent. These men are unworthy a
he of a decent respect. And we warm d
as the colored men in association with tc
he them, and whose support now em- 3
n- boldens attacks like the above, that
ce their ears will be made to tingle
we and their reputations shaken to i
be their foundations
in
THE COSiOPOLITAN NEWSDEALER,
'A. Simon still continues to illumine
is his patrons with a constant supply ac
is of the first class dailies, weeklies, er
d and periodicals which issue from til
al His news stands at 94 Exchange
d, Alley, and corner Dauphine and of
Canal streets will repay a visit to wi
n procure Christmas reading. tic
.me
11 oa "Xvt*Q.rAr . us
I LArIOxOR.--At his late residence an
in' the town of Moreau, Northern
y New York, Nov. 28, 1871, Benjam- the
d in Latimore, Esq. Mr. Latimore are
I was born onJuly 4, 1793, and was th
Sin the 78th year of his age. oh
e During the early part of his life, of
She served in the wars of his country, coc
- particularly the Saratoga campaign, mt
1i and in his old age enjoyed a soldier's ?ib
ci pension for his active services. sti
SOf decided and determined poli- the
Stics, a staunch temperance advocate, po
ta consistent member of the Baptist sel
perstasion and a gentleman of the Ch
Iold school, Mr. Latimore enjoyed a olo
very high reputation and was unti- te
aversally respected. t
Our distinguished friend and fel
low-citizen, J. Sella Martin Esq., was w
r fortunate enough to secure one of his to
- daughters for his wife. bol
We offer our sincere iondolence
to t bereaved family. .
I l _.81n N IIEI. the
acq
S. W. Wymn, a f)ward Iaer of ins of
Costy, irtally hrartlr. ciM
I;itil Differenesm the Clnse--The pe
, Colnty Extite d s Ams. eve
- the
(Special dispatch to the Republican.) ity
HELENA, December14.---Oh Mon- ma
day evening last a most fiendish ,eh
murder wus commitfd at Lake
Village, Cbica county, by S·drs,
Dagan and Garrett, citizens of the ' 5-
'leounty, po Mr. O. W Wynn, a mii
young colored twyer whom has re- tree
eently located there. The murder to
waI'without provoeaties, and grew
out of political diffarence in the*
Jste election in that eor.ntv. Intense ao
excitement prevails, a.d hundreds .
of armed mren are pouting into the
town, and it i~sared the murdemers I
tll be taken from the jail and ad
lyahe. 4. ILS. ea
We copy the above bfoo tbAr) -
mit itag minestd thr 'ialpn n
ho - pi whak e a
so etesimevely prewlss in eod float
against the advancement and yev.- hed
tion of the colored man. 1Sap
. D. LuLLIzTAL.
the
at The learned Dr. Lillienthal, of
md Cincinnati, delivered last Sunday a
een powerful discourse from the Bible
ery test:
in- The Lord will give strength unto
ety Hil people, when the Lord .wil
bless His people with peace.
kill Psalm. xxix, 2:
ave And from the following recent
Wem Washington and St. Louis tele
as graphic dispatches:
We- Members of Congress received to
day an elaborate circular, signed by
for Justice Strong, of the Supreme
acy Court, as president, and by Gov
an eruors Geary, of Pennsylvania;
an Stewart, of Vermoht; Hawley, of
the Kansas; Pollock, of Pennsylvania,
md and Jewell, of Connecticut, and also
meir by Bishop McJlvaine and about
twenty-ave other diin1uished gen
tlemen, as repreeentatives of the
nt national ociation w e object is
to secure the recognition of the
ary Supreme Being in the Constitution.
we A convention has been called in
ing Cincinnati for January 31, and the
ter Congressmen are requested to add
the their names as a mere support to
', a the movement.
rof Ameeting was d Monday night
ity, at the First Presbyterian Church,
in this city, in the inrest of a na
ion tional reform movement which has
'" for its object the obtaining of a
_ definite acknowledgment in the
a of Constitution of the Unitbd States of
God as the author of the existencee
the of the nation, and the source of its
lie. apthority; Jesus Chrisi s its ruler,
M and the Bible asthe fountain of its
nt. laws and the supreme rule of its
'he conduct Quite a number of men
)re and women of various denomina-4
ie tions were present Rev. Henry
eir George, of Cincinnati, made an,
earned speech in favor at the pro
ad posed amendments, after which re
ne marks were made by several St.
)P- Louis ministers. Four ministers
hy and three laymen were appointed
m delegates to a Natinoal Convention,
ith to be held at Cincinnati, January t
=- " 31, 1872. t
Lat He said:
Now, it hurts my innermost feel- s
ings to say one word against Amer- t
ican fellow-citizens. I am known b
in this community as a man who, li
though born in a foreign country, is .
l'y an American throughout-an Am
as, erican by principle, word, and sen-'
m timent; and as one whom nothing
affords more gratification than an
d opportunity on which to glorify the si
to wise and almost inspired institu
tions and documents which the im-'
I mortal men of 1776 beqlueathed to o,
us, as a sacred legacy to our country
ce and her coming generations. o
n But now, when movements like
n- those quoted in the above extracts i
re are set on foot; when men, who are ct
is the executive officers of some of the le
oldest and most prominent States cl
e, of our Union, by their signatures
y, countenance such a violation of our at
m, meet sacred principles of religious of
'a fiberty, as warranted by our Con- fe
I stitution; when clergymen again use
- the influence of their pulpit and
-, position to attempt the dangerous cb
It lecheme of a union of State and
e Church, no matter by what phrase
a ology they try to dieufae their in- of
- tent andpurpoee; then it becomes n
. the imperative duty of every man, tix
1whatever his ouentry, who i lol/ thi
I to her institution, to pronounce1 u
boldly and unequivocally his solemn by
Sprotest agaist seh treason against by
our Constitution; then itbecomes aii
the duty of every scholar who is i
acquafaid with tbe bloody results hi
of re~gious intolerioe; of ever~ w
citisen who has the peace and pos.- ,as
perity'of fdth as t heart; of lo
every man wlo ~ an interest in ing
Sthe welfare and progres of human- an
ity atlarge, 4b uedll jusitAble We
- menetor artesMng such eioru no
Sche; dtl- a toed p with Ma- Dd
ddI .l , W oI the wh
mined appel: "Namn o. This ti
treaure of rdlglne UIbbrty belongs tru
to the wait. ~nieim nd ad
AIiotr s neither coateaiate al
sie dlle it.'
* * * qtry
I bave faithn the good anse
sat momad jp of T ae Ameri- '
8apreme Court of the United States. cal
Much astl"
churches and
Mr, do not love A
libertiese.
their sectarian institutios the,
of not revere the less their Costi :
tion and their Declratio of I
ible dependence, the noblest reeerd.
the annals of human hiatory
the end, they will undoubtat
out all right.'
:eat What are the news which e
ele- steamer bring as from the
Continent? Everywhere, wi
Ito- exceplon of Raussia, the prer
I by and ruling motto is: Seps
me Church and State Not onl
Wv- land and Phaace have long
isa; adopted the salutary principle,,
, of Italy and Spain have prou0o
nia, henceforth to be their policy. '
also man follows the noble ean.
out altramo@tiae Baria hisdew
en- it to ba thse animnraoa
the the Government and her le
t is statesmen; and even Pria, h
the tofore the representative "par a
ion. eellence" of the Christian State,
in seurredered tbi priociple, and
the his famous answer to the diseie
add Catholic bishops of the new Ger.
to Empire, Emperor William has de.
clare4 iath most mantic r
ght that t fhbllfr i rdiines arr e to be
rch, treated and considered a equals :
na. the Germn maealm.
has * *
I a And we the A~mican peop
the should now, when the ees of th
a of whole civilised and pmogrepe
nee world are dwelling on this eos,
its sell our birth-right of human ju.A
ler, human wisdom. and human liberti
its We Americans should now, wk
its all the world ridicules and discsr.k
den the nickname of "priest-ridd .
na country," assume it and surrende
rl I even more to the political influee
a' of the clergy, to abnormal fanaticis
CO- and untimely bigotry ? Sham
e- shame, if such an outrage on humr
St.L right could be committed in oc
era enlightened country, and in ozr
ted good country ! Hide first y':
on, Constitution ; bury your Dec:
ry tion of Independence; renoua:
the proud name of Americans ; tear
your heaven-born starry banner to
el- shreds and tread it in the dust, and
r- then, then only, you may hoist the
rn black flag of sectarian strife anl ::
to, ligious animosity.
is. *
Let now a union of Chnrc: a..
n- State be attempted ; let, by s1
an attempt, the rights and liber:ts
an of the citizen be endangered, al
he storm against Church and cryl
n" will be aroused that will shli:
n- them to their very foundation. Th1
Sopen enemies to religion will shake
r off their indolence and indifference
and preach a modern crusade
ke against the modern hierarchy. The
ta men whose sights as citizens be
re come questioned will join tim
heleague. And, above all, the various
es churches themselves, each claiming
es th title of supremacy, will soon
ir stand arrayed, one against tihe
Sother, with all those latet, bitter
- feelings which the power of te
i eState has so far keept at bay, u
d which the State, united with o3e
I church or the other, must assist
d hghting out to the very bitter en.
Oh ! let us bIware of the farie
- ofa religious war. It the preS:
5 nreasonable aitatione will be col
,i tinned, by one side or the other
l this arnins i not meR a cryo :
-Iunjusijlbe a~rm, but eztorted
aby sa uns.in,. which is shareJi
t by many a thoughtful and loya.
Seitiren. Our eomuntry is still bleed
ing from thosands of wonuds iL
Il ieted by the Lpst unhappy Civ
r war; we are baidened with a hea.'
- national abt, admid thousands 0:
i one sWeet houaeM still in moure
iing sad~ ihe We ea not si'l
-anotbher ia Ustifal ealamity
SWe sid sm , poliial sad -
Snomii u peaso under tie
Divase pesasMon and blessing a
which every religion will be eqnlih
sspected, every moral denouirn
tion rsvered ;a peace which,
I tral2, win "asist in promoti'
I o"pecsoS earth and good wi t
all men." Let is beware of re
peatig on the stage of our coU
try thd sn;Irngs of the religo0
w in the Netherlands, or the d"
restation of GeOsasy during the
bloody ~Thirty Em War.
Tbhglr ugergiion first
Our opponuemt are organizing and
ta&..d to p&bJi and indaence the
aiona o Chruh d State Let s
call on every loyal citizen, on every