Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
sEDITIoN IN THE PULPIT.
FROM TIE BosTos DAILY ADvEarIsER.

/ FROM TEX BOSTON DAILY ADVEATlsER.
THEoHoRE PARKER's FAsr SKRaos.-I is with much re
pugnancs that give publicity any remarks tending
give wider circulation the shameful performance Of Nv
PARKER, called Sermon which delivered by him
part Of religious service the late Fast Day, sad has beer
printed in the Commonwealth newspaper and also in q
pamphlet prominent portion of the performance consists
Of gross, rude, and malignant assault upon the United
States COMMISSIONER who with promptness and srmness
which have done him honor, and with prudence self
session, and ability which would do credit to any lawyer
judge in the country performed the duty of hearing and ad
Indicating on the case of Thomas Sims.
This was brought before the Commissioner by regular
process under the Fugitive Slave Law of the United States
as ga person held to service labor in Georgia. under the
laws thereof and who had escaped into this State he
proved be such by the most unquesonabe evidence and
the claimant had consequently right, under the Conslu-
on OF the United States, not only to convey him back
Georgia. but to demand from the proper public magistrate the
warrant for such extradon The magistrates specially do
sgnated by law for the discharge of this duty, the spp
cation OF the claimant Of any such fugitive, sustained by the
proper evidences the United States Commissioners Of
whom there three in this city, all Of whom have taken the
oath TO support the Constitution of the United States and are
OF course bound citizens and honorable faithfully to
discharge the duties Of the Office which they hold to the best
OF their ability These Commissioners George T. Curtis
Benjamin Halet, and Charles Sumner, Esqs. The ap-
pcation in this made the first named of these
gentlemen, and he discharged the duty thus devoved upon
him by the constitution and the law in obedience the law
and in conformity with his oath Of Office For the perform
othis duty including the issuing Of the original war
rant the hearing Of the testimony, and the arguments of
counsel both sdes the deciding Of questions of evidence
and OF law, the determining of the main question: and pre-
pairing and executing the warrant for the removal Of the
hv he
nearly week-,he commissioner was entitled to compen-
saon Of ten dollars and no more which compensation he
declined to receive. For the discharge of this duty the COM
missioner assaled in public DISCOURSE delivered from
the pulpit by voey Of studied and elaborate abuse part
Of which we have already copied of which the following pas
sages are but samples
Last Thanksgiving day said would be difficult to find
magistrate in Boston to take the cdium Of sending ug
tive back to slavery. believed, after all, men had some
conscience, although they talked about its being duty de-
liver up to bondage Pardon me, my country that
rated you too high Pardon me- Of Boston, that
thought your citizens all men, Pardon me- lawyers that
thought you had all been born Of mothers Pardon me- ruff
FANS who kill for hire; thought you had animal
mercy left even in your bosoms Pardon me- United States
marshas and the like houg you all had
some shame Pardon me, my hearers, for such mistakes.
One commissioner found to furnish the Par
don me, did not know he commissioner if had
never would have said it !"
"The man born at the South, owning slaves who goes to
Africa and sells adulteraed in exchange for men to sell
at CubaI cannot understand the consciousness Of such
yet can admit that by birth and by breeding he has
become mbruted he knows better nay, that he
may perhaps justify his conduct to himself say nk bis
sin is not dreadful that Of commissioner in Boston
who sends man into slavery. man commits murder,
named by jealousy goaded by desire Of great gan excited
BY fear, sung by malice poisoned by revenge, and s
horrd thing But to send into slavery is than
to murder him. would rather be slain than enslaved To
do this naamed BY jealousy goaded by desire Of
gan-ony ten dollars excited by fear, s,ung by
special malice, poisoned by revengeI cannot compe
bend that in any man. in hyena beasts that
for blood do kill for killings sake but feed their esh
Forgive me, oh ye wolves and hyenas that bring you
such company! lean only understand it in deril"
This malignant rant may pass, for ought we know, with
those who congegate to hear the oupoungs Of this preach
for the expression Of hghlywrough feeling and mpas
stoned nvective otherwise know how for
that such stuff thought worthy of being printed and
,ulaed So far however, from being the language of
ed feeling and honest Indignation is the cold and studied
of the closet which no one, because
here the shadow of resemblance between the de-
lounced and the enormes with which the preacher affects
compare it, Yet, lament say there those among
who take pleasure in hearing reading, and circulating such
because it is violent and abusive We know Of no
Of making such people ashamed of the taste which they
hus display, other than by giving still wider circulation
mpes Of these esions that they may hear the indignant
eproofs which they call forth from dspassonae persons of
,very class.
tits perhaps deserving Of remark that Fast Day, when
his sermon preached, the Commissioner had given
my decision the case ntimated what the decision
would be- Yet the preacher fit to assumes rs that the
emanding Of the slave Of the pretended atrocy
which he took much pains describe and to exaggee
md that actually committed when he knew
He h that he committed the act for the fee
dollars which he has received has he received
my fee in any similar case.
We need not remark that il magistrate support
he Constitution, and required by law Of the United States
perform certain duty specially enoned by the Constu
lion, be thus assailed from the pulpit and the gross
lecorum Of the attack be suffered pass by without
meeting the rebuke Of he community every Judge
whose opinions should happen t6disappoin suor fac
ton may be liable the sort of attack is therefore
important not only that those who guilty Of such acts Of
ndecorum should know what is the sentiment Of the public
regard to hem but that should be known the public
general who they who approve and encourage such
ed useful to copy the extracts above given.
HEAvr TAxEs.-The city Of Buffalo paid tax last year
Of S400, 000beng nearly ten dollars for every man,
woman, and child in that CITY, This looks at first sight like
iunous amount Of taxation but when consider that
large portion OF this expended works Of internal i'm
provement which making Buffalo Of the most
merca and rapidly increasing places in the Unon it will be
readily perceived how the seeming burden be borne. In
this day Of progress and improvement temporary sacrifices
must be submitted TO by the inhabitants Of every commercial