The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09


sake as they would theatrical exhibition
but the tislavery cause not of this character
are all every one, concerned in the extinction of sa-
very In this country in fact there is being in the
whole universe who is not interested in the overthrow
feJee Islands Yet most of here spectators;
but there not one present Of whom God does not
qure that the slave shall be liberated through his
agency The great mass Of the people live for
specific purpose and If are think are God
could have been better employed than in creation
he saw before him many who might WELD the destinies
OF the nation yet he had doubt that they had yet
learn that God created them for especial purpose
that they anything but retailers of other men
ideas or followers of demagogues of religious
political organization. How many young men are
there who think that they are nothing but vulgar
fractions constituting the universe. Too many of
aim at being higher than parts of organization
association. We never dream of being any thing but
Presbyterans, or Episcopalians wings democrats
The cergymen of all denominations look upon young
men and women as much material, to be worked
up and added to their respective congregations and
the politician treats them in similar way The dis
eoyery OF organic sin has had extremely prejudca
in this respect for under its operation the
physical body under the influence Of chloroform no
pain or twnge of the conscience be felt and the
conscience Of the country may be cut into Slices
without any feeling The church has said that slavery
is an organic national sin, and therefore could
touched The church is the light of the world. She
may has done raise her light on some reef of
fatal rocks but 1t has yet to raise its voice and say
that slavery is evil not to be borne There is
clergyman in the country who does not shake hands
with the bloody STAKEHOLDER. The city is black
with clergymen-many Of them are present but
there is no class of the country who need more
people. daughter and hssing) The other day,
he met three Methodist cergymcn, and expressed
TO them his regret that slavery existed in that
church, The remark surprised them but they
asserted that there such thing the Methodist
Church North He then went on to prove that there
are twenty thousand slaves and four thousand slave
owners in that branch of the Church The denial was
no doubt, honest, but in his opinion, (hc spcaker)
they belonged to that class of whom, probably, the
Almighty will not expect much responsibility Mr..
Pisbury then read Il communication in the Souther,
Constutionas attacking Henry Clay's letter on eman-
challenging M To
show him any passage in the New Testament proving
slavery to be at variance with Christianity In the
munication, the writer accused Mr.. Henry Clay at
tackng not only the constitution the United States
put own institution of slavery which Christ and
the most sublime system in the world The speaker
here made some remark which we did not hear, but it
elected great deal of Kissing, which, however no
disconnected him These evidences of disapproba-
tion being continued looking around the building, he
own vernacular.n (Much laughter) Now the object
of reading this letter to substanatc the charge
further and say that there not half dozen clergy
men in New York who would not welcome the author
Of those sentiments to their pulpits
VorcE.-Wrong, sir; I'm one and would not do it.
VoIcE-No sir; there are more than half a dozen in
this room, who would not do it.
Well, can assure you l know something of the
Northern clergy and there not half dozen among
them who are not in communion and loving friendship
Dukes by the Northern ciergymcn? They make none
So it is with the religious press There is not jour
nal of this kind which will not denounce the meeting
and others will do But the secular press will not
do so. The New York Herald will not call this in
fdel meeting Laughter) The Express will not do
But tell you for infdelity but that which
is in the church. care nothing said he for the athe
ism infdelity that is being imported from France
overcome every thing but the organization OF
the church But the conflict will come and the church
will be oyerthrown, and liberty will be triumphant
The politics of the country are giving way but the
church is strengthening its opposition and that is the
reason we attack the church Henry Clay writes
prospective emancipation; but his letter. that
subject, is denounced by the church He joined tho
church few years snce but if he on in this way
muncated and may well prepare for it, on
ofhis antislavery opinions Politics giving way but
the church has thrown herself in the breach and it is
therefore against the pulpit that shall direct
attacks. The next subject touched upon the union
of these States which he characterized another
hold Of slavery. When he concluded he was both hiss
ed and applauded
WENDELL Pm LIPS was the next speaker. He felt,
he said much to be obliged address the andi
cnce before him. He would be gladly excused We
would all be gladly excused from recording year after
year our protest against slavery. No suppose
we are e doing pleasant work He must be q mad.
stcrner duty OF sacrificing business that he may
awaken community to its duty; but without AFRO
gance to ourselves to the community it would be
madness to spend our lives in this way If did
think ourselves possessed of aprncpc of vital mpor
tickle or disgust the community Our lives must be
taken as an earnest of sincerity, whether we
are not after all, in the right-whethcr, radical
are, it Is not the truth, that advocate, as
VIC have been charged with introducing tests, and
being fanatics and impractcable reformers. On the
contrary, affirm that when laid down the princ-
pie that slavery is sin, challenge that the State
cannot stop short Of position; when found that
the qualifications of the young sapng slavery went
to make up the national character that one root was
under the altar, and the other in the union that
held these States together set out with the princ
pie that matter how strong the church, the State
if 1t be dipped in this SIM neither be covered with
patriotism religion DO not blame us, if in each
ceeding year. honestly believe true to mission
attack the church. the State. There is dispute
between the aboitonist and the church. whether the
latter shall be pro-savery not. The church is
insignificant institution it is mighty in its hold the
national heart with impress the national litcra
turc and the direction gives to national poiticswe
recognize this influence and that when she
moves, need not listen to her accents for the
men She does So the solid earth shakes her voice har
monies every conflicting element and when she arises
to do her duty to the American slave this little
organization will be whirled into nothinguess But
the American church is doing nothing; il she were,
we would not be here. Now therefore, when
out OF our little holes and nothing doing.
we conclude that the church is doing nothing II Is
on this account therefore, that attack the Amcr-
can Church. My friend sad, while reading the article
from the Constitutonaist, that it took clergyman
celporteur undertook to give Bible to free color
cd man in New Orleans not knowing that he was do
ing harm for he knew that it intended for all
tons He was, however arragncd before the court
He plead mistake that lac did not know what the duty
Of Americans is under the impression that duty knew
no cline. Well, the judge in giving his answer, said
to the man, ~ GU must take what you do, for
you will find my friend that there domestic insti
tutions here. which we value more than the Bible
We attack therefore the church because it is lcagued
with slavery. How is II with the State? We are call
ed fanatics and dsturbcrs Now we are determined to
live anti-savery and when satisfied of the poll
teal falsity Of the country that all free and
equal address the multitude through the eyes and
not through the For instance, the North denies
the equality Of the colored man the aboonist dis
dams to argue whether man is man a monkey,
but he gives him refuge and trampes down all the in
situtons of man. for God made the slave. We Leforc
rample on the preudces of the community and the
laws Of society TO us then, our plan of reform is
confess without finching to trampc the laws of
this country the constitution Of this country; and
call upon you to do likewise And why because So
coty here rests the broadcast basis-bccause the
tiona will in this country speaks and is obeyed--bc-
revolution impossible of the ballot
boxes. We, therefore, denounce the law that it
may be altered by the majority Of the people. We will
say to the slave, This law is nothing to will dis
obey it' and give TO the fugitive slaves shelter
taking the consequences Of not obeyng the law that
denourccs harboring fugityes from slavery In such
way did Thomas Garrett of Delaware act who, on ac
count Of harboring family of fugtives, was reduced
from competency to poverty but who even when the last
thing he owned sold by the Sheriff and when
ed at said that he would do the tomorrow Thus,