New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-24
gbt American pulpit.
The BIBLE Our POLITICAL BEACON
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strac. q tine DIS e.3s1at discourse
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foundation Or his discourse the following text
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tast =. the arst view j. sy sesr aaity sissr-n iaA
errors u principe are more Pern.eio-s i--a eFf.' q
practice yet are t1sy more 1icl-i q deieriil wen
sincerely adopted they engage reason End conscience -
suopor: them. They aye more occ-4i ed il-ie aLl
les. EASY u resistance Iaef influence Oh society .
re more y-rTs1i1- AID destructive 5e-s1'e iley &c.
dress il IL us disguise.
vh1e Of a. practical errors those are Forsi " llca
have their origin IN errors Of pincs re error feiefrea
70 IL tie text vas the error o. re saasseees n 1enyns
,be dgcrrine c. tae resurrection Tie -aFiclEs feYy
wss Ys DO err not knowing the scriptures nor re
power o. God.
1--we mistake rot said the preacher Hitn ne eAeel
ton Of those departments % aluan ing -sy -ica have
10 moral relations tas remark . applicable 90 a. iAs
error. when Rave existed and which exist in the
world We say of errorsi. oi every description and OF
ero-s 10 every department, % human e tha we're ne
scriptures and The power Of God day undcrs,9od al1
considered they would 1saPpesr We Gre not a'oii
a. travel over o. vide Ted Of them We colrne QUE
.el,e, ~ class u errors suggested ty -e occss m
which has called - tor ,ner There arc and 90 haFc
been t.sl errors 10 the world az well az those hch
are religions aud nsrsl No- ere they 3D. dssini.ar
and disconnected Pc net O. have common s'nfce and
common remedy. ] ne position ~e propose o. i-ls
,rafo ia thai political errors are 90 be ect1ed by Che
Bible Our method shs be % advert % some oi these
errors and 20 show that they sre thus % oe fec1ed
We Will in fre rlsf place teft o. come I'D in'-e
political errors Themselves
C.,I Government is founded on nr-t principles %
general trut1 iron wich other truths Are drawn inr-e
principles are itw and simple. ln-y form me foot
nom h.ch the trunk snd the fruit originate Too ilis
- vel A. n other sciences the progress OF the human
r nd h.s been slow Principles have been adopted 81
general truths which are false ald sEes have passed
svssy before the errors have been fecu1ed one false
principe assumed aud men may reason fairly aua con
clusivrly sud tui themselves a. great remove nom
the truth
more destructive is their influence Men 7fr hti me
lee. .teadfa.t 10 their principles tecause tney are
wrong Dor Jess consistent 10 following them out 70
their practical results
another IL stsud uec With iifeeh drawing aitef 10
I-fu
cety together have become lo9s-nrl ani the e1il-e
t0tters
bold not De- supposed that n these remarks We have
reference % party views DOT % differences of opinion
IN reesrd o the application ~ general principle. par
tcular cases They errors which are obvious oi
which We speak set they errors which aye radical
Wberxer they have existed ami have formed the cs-
SIS of civil society they destined sooner or iatcr
o. eject it, overthrow Where they are admitted,
civu government is different thing from what u
ous ait T. be ltss bad sovernment-and i j. not an
hcut 70 record the long catalogue Of crimes and suef-
iuss which have resulted from their innAencc.
ln the hrst place from ancient down % modern
times few nations have enjoyed the privilege 81 cnoos
ing their own rulers Thrones have been hereditary
or they have been usurped By force % arms u j.
natural for those who have grown UP under diert 10
system 70 look up0l this great political error bat
does not the experience OF nations ncucae and enforce
the same impression
has been that the world Is governed Tor TOE most part
by legal tyrans universal despots Rulers have been
dstng for their power and their wees AOle snd
virtuous mer and men qualified 70 govern ners 30"
dcsri.1 and the history Oi the nations IL little better
nan Inc narrative cfoppressed humanity either strug
Cling and fighting with their oppressors for rsots or
abandoning the struggle 10 despair
Admitting this prime pie. ls dilcut 20 AFol aAu ca
error-hst the people have no voice iR enacung their
laws that the prince s 10 no way dependent upon tne
people he naturally knows no law for himself or Tor
thc1a but bis own vii There are very few exceptions
=. this fact In the history of the most distant and re-
mote nations The kings Of Egypt were bound oy a"s
in their sacred books and in ils respect tle5 -ooa
alone They were not Ike OTHER monArcls. Inc "no-e
mower Of Assyris and Chsliea centered In the King Al
dacrees were issued from the throne and none might
be revoked or renewed The only doctrine promuIga
ted by them non resistance and passive obedience
This was the error Of the sncien Medes a. We esrn
from the Book Of Daniel Il was recognized too 10 the
Government of Perss aud prsctced even ia most Of the
Crecau states Even AZ the present day the laNs q
Russia issue from Sovereign while the sultan msy D.
aid 10 be an absolute legislator With some few such
% naa nj been I'D +. .
period of the wtr.t that the Legislative branch on gov
eminent has been distinct from The Judicial and Execl
tive departments
After trac.ag the Illustrations q tbs principle Of a5
.o,uti,m in il, various notifications and ilct4st. n
through the later periods 90 modern history The Reeve
repd Gentleman stated ihat the definition Of Desqotsu
Is government where the legislative power j. LODGED
In n, hand. ci single sni that . was great al
vance IN The science of government and secured onll
by an immense sacrifice ol Blood sni Treasure thar th
ro.ce or te p9ges foai Be osasaaea m 90 raaiea .
sr ars % is Al egresi0us error that tie people wer
made 10 serve the government sud uoi the g0vcrumen
20 serve the people The Esvpasns we're the hrst peo
pie who recognized ile important principle thsi q
great design OF government q make the people hapqy
10 mousrchicsl and despouc .oterutncLts tse conse
cueuce Of the opposite doctrine IT, that AMID tie vas
treasures aud oFergfowu luxury % ptrcs me NATION
thtmsc'vc, have been more clsun ltset ty tle s
dor OF their thrones snd the march % We discipline
armies than By their national virtue and prosperity
while In governments thet aye elective tlc rc-lug dy
nasty or administration sh4 %. measures rather wt
view psrpetlae ils power Than GO adv lrce the ll
| iercsts oi Toe people
! Growinr out of th.s 3 the profile error which con
.ss n The iac,lHgs and srtrcal d>t.lcloLs 90 rals
he stated that l.tefructs oi lass and capacity mas
and would eA.st under al governments nom Tie il
hereut aud constituent c4.relces ol individual n sl
but that that government which Was framed or acuil
istcred Tor Inc end 90 crealns or maintaining taen