Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-09
The state of the N,.,on

: Sung Day by Rev. Tbao5
Parker an extract from which we give beor .''''
III. And now word about our dame. >.
seems no danger from abroad; from saa, iheg
state, unless we begin the quarrel: nono 'OLisl
me- he real danger in one word is Mi, '''a u IAN
S'ah ~ 10 ENACT injustice into law, and WIKI
force OF the nation 10 make iniquity OBJ VIVA Tie
See some Of the special forms of ip;ss,i..
threaten US or ore already here shall nr,I "di
TO the form cf IDEAS. P1''1-a H.
/ L. One common amongst politicians j. d.
State IS for portion of the people, not the 5 ai log
linus II hes been declared that The cons,it,; '.'~
United States did not recognize the three r,;g o'a.
slaves as clllzens, or extend to them anv riaL '.q
II guarantees to other men, 1t weud Le a1, Haa
for the State to declare there was sinao.ia--l
The whole land to whom it owed no pJo,oo ,;Il
what, then, If 1t attempts TO take three n I;,r"e
under as shield! In obedience TO this Gl.s;Il.5
counsel has been given that we mnst absto;, G u"
pohucai agitation Of the most important ,rn3
heiore me people. We must leave that 10 an, ,a..
tiers, for the State is for them, il is not fr "1
me. They must say whether we SHAM c. y. al
and discuss these tlings or not. Tho rol-,:.s
are our masters, and may lay their fingers on or,F
when they will. ~
2 The next filse idea is that government is iii,
liy Tor The protection Of property This has o,
been the idea on which some men legisl8ted L, y
the 10Th day of this month the distinguished Sao
ry of State, in a speech at New York nssd tb..
words : ''fhe great object of goyernman1 !, d
protection Of property at home and respect and y.
nGwn abroad. You see what the policy must ls 4
where the government is for the protection Of Inc b
aud only takes care Of the head as far as it serves
wear hat Here the man is the acci3ant ,rJ =.
dollar Is the substance for which the man is TO he
protected ! think a notion very much like iLisr,.
walls extensively in the great cities Of Amer.,
North and South | think the chief poIioiansI
the two parties are agreed in ths-that GOV rrngt
Is Tor the protection of property, and everything el,
Is subsidiary. With many persons politics are a mart
OF ther business; the State House and the Custom
House are only valued for their relation to Trade
This idea Is fetal 10 a good government.
Ihink Of this, that ''the great object of govern.
ment Is the protection Of property.'' Tell lhath
Samuel Adams, and John Hancock, and Washing
lon' ana the elder Winthrops, and the Bradords and
Caryers Why, 1t seems as if the buried maias,yd
MaSs.chuseis would start out of the ground, and
with lis Bible in its hand say, this is false
8. The third false idea is this that Won arc mor.
ally bound to obey the law let it be never so plainly
wrong and opposed to your conscience. This is the
most dangerous of all the false ideas vet named-
ambitious men, m an act Of passion, make iniquity
mo law, and then demand that YOU and l. IN our
act OF prayer, shall submit TO it and make il our da
y lie; that we shall not try to repeal and discuss
and agItae IT, This false idea lies at the basis Of
every despot's throne, the idea that men can make
rIsht wrong and wrong right. 1t has come to be
taught IN New England, TO be taught in our church
though seldom there, to their honor be it spoken
that II wrong Is law, you and must do what it
demands, though conscience declares it is treason
against man and treason against God The worst
doctrines OF Hobbs and Elmer are thus revived
have sometimes been amused at the talk Of men
VINO call on US to keep the fugitive slave law one Of
the most odious laws in a world of odious laws-a
Jaw moi nj TO be made or kept. ! have been amaz-
ed mat they should dare to tell Us the law Of God,
writ on The heavens and our hearts, never demanded
we should dlsobey the laws of men Wen, SUI
p ~ " " are 60 ihela :. cid Daniols duty at
Ddltus command TO give up his PRAYER: bu, he
prayed three times day with his vicdo,,s nm
heh II vas Joha's and Peters duty 10 forbear ia
preach OF Christianity; but they said s.,, neither il
oe rishi IN The sight of God 10 hearken ngto YOU
nioIc ."ah unto God, Judge ye;' then twas the d.
!! VI nuiFahi and Jochebed TO take up their new
porn Moses and cast him INTO the Nile. for tbe law
OF KING Pharaoh, commanding it. was s,coust;tuiop-
az and political agitation was diseounteranced
d 'hoch IN Goshen as in Boston. But Daniel did
no' ohey; John and Peter did not fail to n "a
C"'isuahity; and Amram and Jochebed refused pas
sive obedience 10 the kings decree think il will
theht winch the world has pissed on these cases
hat It Is innocent" to try. However. there i
ano'her ancient case mentioned in the Riblp il
"nicii the laws commanded one thing and conscienc
Just the opposite. Here is the record of the law
w" poth the chief priests and the Phatisees hat
SHen commandment that if any one knew wher
.I l1eSus1 Were, he should show it that thew nigh
II nm ~ course II became the official and lie
go business Oh each disciple who knew where Chi.
was. 10 make l-uo,,.,
doubt James and John could leave I'll n,.I en-,
ninn' WIN others of the people who knew No, N
~" "i Moses and were accursed: nav. the ,yoror
'iariha ana Mary, could minister unto him 9TH;
substance, could wash his feet with tears and win
,ien WIN the hairs of their head. They did il glad
~ OF their own free WILL and took pleasure therein
! make no doubt There Vas no merit n that )
any man can perform an agreeable duty Bu
ll,eie was found one disciple who could .sDerform
e-"e Gu'y' lie went, perhaps with alacrity,
ana betrayed his Saviour to the marshal &c ,bo A.;
tlc Of Jerusalem, who was called = se IT ~
ne no affection for Jesus no dopbt bnt ba oonl,
NJ, MS P'eJudices' while Mary and John coull
JUDAS iscanot has rathera bad name in the Chris
ne Is called "the of perdtion'' in III,
I ne" testament, and his conduct is recyonad .trono
g!esslon; nay, it is said the devil s,onterad INF,
nln' TO cause this hideous sin. But an tbis
was mistake; certainly, if we are 10 believe
ouI Lepu6fcan' lawyers and statesmen. Iscorio
, U"'s iIlnlled his constitutional obligations"
was only on that point Of betraying his Saviour tina
.ne constitutional law required him to have onytbin,
70 40 WIN Jesus He took his 'thirty pieces Of iii
ten Lanouc hlteen dollars, Yankee is TO do il fo
on, having FEWER preudices to conquer-it was hi
.ssai lee, Tor value received. True, the Christian,
'hought u was "the wages of iniouitvs,, ,,d aver
'nc Iharlsees-who commonly made the commend
ment OF God of none effect by their raditons Jar.