Ministers va.War.
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We see it statedin Eastern papers, that
various sermons have been preached by


the Rev. Clergymen against the spirit Of
war. Others have appointed special fasts
for the purpose Of supplicating the Gov. Of
the Universe to save us from the scour-
ges Of war. Now there is nothing wrong
in all this, if it is done with right motives.


But we cannot fail seeing whers these
moves are made. In no place will one
find the Clergy so jealous against war As
In old Massachusetts,. Elihu Burritt, and
]. C. Beckwith have been sending their
"scraps Of useful information" all over the
Union, which are calculated to allay the
spirit Of war. They may, and probably
have been hired to do SO by the Boston
Capitalists. No body wants war for wars
sake. But if these Rev. Clergymen tnot
Burritt) think to pray the American peo-
pie into submission to oppression, we
would just predict that they have not go'
such hold on the Throne of Grace as to be
able to do it. But if they wish to remove
the causes Of war by the strong leaver O


their prayers, let them pray at the righ'
Altar. Let them pray for John Bull, fol
then they will be justified by scripture
which says, spray for thine enemy.
These gentlemen had better pray for th'
good Of the country without undertaking e
give definition of what that good consists
in. We calculate to pray Justify for oul
country, right or ,rrong.. f