Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-23
Nomination Of Joseph Hcxie--Grc"t Mor"i
Question iavOlved--Can L. succeed5

nomination Of Joseph Hoxie--Gre"t Moral
Question 1 nvOlved--Cani IL succeedg
Yesterday was the sabbath in New York The
day aawned-the sun rose-the misty hues of the
morning disappeared-the sieeple tower, and broad
waters attered in the new born light Quiet and
still i, was from the Battery Harlem from river to
river Of this multitudinous city. Nought save the
short, sharp tone of the mkman, or the rafting o.
his cart was heard in the winding street.
The sabbath msn-the holy, happy, sabbath morn
1t is day set apart by the public voiceby the pub
lie feeng-by the public heart to the high purposes
of purity, Of TRUTH of moral sentiment, ofheaven above
and of dread eternity around about here there every
where Each Of the hundred churches, with thel
tall spires gterng up the sky in the first ray of the
east points a tountainto spring, from which the
heart the affections, the feelings, the principles OF an
elevated morality are refreshed and replenished after
their energies have been wasted by week of labor
and of toll.
tits ten o'cock-look at the living streets-cast
your eve down glorious Broadway-do you not see
thousands and thousands of pure excellent, beautiful,
enchanting women attended by their fathers, their
husbands their sons, their brothers. quietly walking
TO that place of which voice from Eternity has said,
wherever two or three of you gathered together
In Trinity, in St Paul's, in ST. Thomas, in St Pa
tricks every where, any where, beyond the patry
distinction of Sect lovely, virtuous and accomplished
woman attended by her friends or family, meet the
same great spirit-the same source of purity-the
same light that comes down from heaven to guide
civilization into the path Of morals and truth. Take
single being of excellence in any of these churches
that youthful creature with her tresses clustering
- chooU at paui'
mother with her little daughter at Trinity, kReeling
like cherub at her side, and pronouncing IN tone
of soft DEVOTION Lord, deliver us'-and will he
NOT deliver YOU, doarest?-that sweet wife, in the
bloom of youth and love, kneeng by her happy nus
bands side at St Patrick Stake these and say are
the feeling in each and every heart prestraed there
before the Most High, naught but the parts Of the
same grea, human sysiem-the same great moral or
ganzaon of society which secs and sectarians rude
indels and ruder controvertaliss cannot fathcm and
do not understand?
ftsnot the cergymen in his cassock the preach
er behind his big bbIc-nor the priest in his vest
mens, that give sanctity the house of religion. 1t
is the aptated burning benevolent heart Of man and
woman, meeting there in the mysterious presence Of
the Divinity in spot set apart for the sacred inter
view, and for the purpose Of replenshing their ex-
tions-and of terminating those neral sentiments
on which society, civilization, and Christianity are
founded If churches did not exst-lf religion were
not part OF the human seul-if the truth OF heaven
did not spring up in the heart, side by side with hu-
man feeling guide and to di cct IT would be neces-
sary to create and counterfeit all those sacred mystic
nes in order to produce that moral atmosphere, that
sense of propriety in human conduct which is the
I'D .,fz Initial IL
gence.
The holy services Of the Sabbath are not only,
therefore, part Of the great race of humaH exist
ence that loses itself in eternity, but these holy ser
vices and ceremonies are the fountain head-the spring
well Of that deep sense of propnety-of that sublime
moral sentiment which is the life blood OF civilization
and the mysterious essence of Our civil and political
institutions. In the court OF Iustice-in the nall OF
leesaton-a the trial Of the murderer or the seducer
jim the midst Of the the great
sentiment Of moral beauty originating IN the heart
and weekly regenerated at the house OF the Almighty
is felt exists and extends its influence and Its pewer
Whatever miserable politicians may say, moral and
religious sen,meni is the great foundation ofsociety-
the regcnerator Of its corruponshe fountain Oh its
iuscc-the ystcrous principles Of ts life and being
Withoat this sentiment, oil parties, all c!iques, all
facons, all cotenes are uIiPIincPicu, hcaiuo0o
worthless. and only deserving the general execration
of mankind.
Perhaps since the first organization OF the Amen-
can social system-a system depending entirely on
moral force not phyacal-never has more signal
soec,acle OF conflict between the first elements OF
sociel y-between moral sentiment and political IN
trgue been presented the philosopher to the patriot
to the moraIis to the Christian than has lately been
darinely thrown before this community by a club Of
thoughtess men, congregatng atthe Broadway Housc,
and pretending select candidates for the suffrages
of TINS great moral and intelligent community.
A man by the name Of Hoxie, bearing hitherto
fair and respectable character, did, for some secret
PURPOSES only knowH to himself in the year 1886, as
tonish and perplex the whole of this great city, by
taking active measures TO shield person accused Of
crimes OF the deepest die against society. succeeded
IN his object and thus caused one deep but subdaed
excitement against the act which never can be allay-
ed ill the present generation Wondering in the
dust. The position which he assumed on that trial
was one Of the greatest ouirages upon the moral SEN
ument of great community, which was, perhaps,
ever perperaed in any Christian community or coun-
try What are tho use Of our balmy sabbahs-of our
hundred churches-of our numerous civil and polt-
cal nstutions-of our respectful veneraton for rel-