The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-14
Pulpit hertations.

vantage of the late thanksgiving occasio
TO make the recent compromise bills, inciudin
the fugitive slave bill, ahe theme of their di
courses, and to impress upon their hearers Il
duty and necessity of supporting and aiding
the enforcementof the Constitutional laws ,
the country. From the sermons Of some Of til
most eminent We copy the following extract
From Rev. DIR. PorTs:
$50 long as T.iold that the Constitution an
| Union contain and Greats more gDod than evil.
long as Tam not prepared to stretch out a parr
cidal hand against my country, so long as / ar
not prepared to lead and follow in al the danger
and horrors Of rebellion and civil war, so lon
as ! see provision ia our National Goyernmer
iorfile modification and reform Of really oSnos
ious laws without the necessity Of a. resort {
revolution, so long shall feel that the presen
cenditonof affairs isone where am bound by tn
solemn command ot God; 'to be subject to prin
cipalites and powers, and to obey ma gstrafes
Whose resisteth the power resiste,h the ofdi
nance of God, He is indeed fooI-llardy ma,
who will not hesitate before he countenance
any whole or hall measures Of violent resstanc,
to law, upon the ground that this is one of tht
cases where violence is justifabIe."
From Rev. Dr. HAWKS:
The speaker spoke eloguenty Of the love
winch christian oughtto bear his country. anc
sad that to fulfil our destiny, and the demand.
upon rs, We should be but one people and have
but one purpose. He thus concluded:
But wonld impress on you ms countrymen
not merely The inpotic folly, but The palpable
wlckedness in the sight of God, of all this clam
or, and indeed Of any measure tending TO the
severance oil onr cunsederacy We have, as
one OF the nations OF the world Gods work to
do-to do # we require the moral, physical and
financial force that union alone can give. To be
loyal 10 the consederaey therefore is pety; for,if
Is ldeiity towards God. And, in conclusion. !
would. as an American citizen, with heart that
beats fer my country as a whole. and for nv
whole country without distinction, respectfully
say to yon, cherish in your heart Of hearts our
glorious Union, and let your PRAYER to God be
daily heard that from ocean to ocean, and from
the SHOWS Of our North TO the ever blooming ro.
ses OF our South, one simultaneous cry NAV
ever rise fromthe gladheart of fhappythousands.
.'one God, one faith, one tongue, one freedom.
one country"
From Rev. Dr. SpRrNG:
r ~
''I1ow any man can talk on higher law with
an oath 10 support the Constitution on his lips.
is more than the ethics of the Bible will allow
--lor The friends Of slavery, as well as its enc.
MES are bound to support it. / do not stand
here as an advocate for slavery, nor as the adyo-
cate for the immediate emancipation Of our Sou
tbern slaves, which would be mnre sinful Than
slavery itself Tell the Christian men Of the
Sonib what to do with the slaves, before you
declare so nnquafedly, that slavery in a sin.
Yon say, emancinate them! That cant be done
--the laws forbid it,. If they did emancipate
them. they could not sendfhe 10 the free States:
for, with all their abolitionism, they will not re-
ceivc them When colony of them were sent
tn abolition Ohio, they wonld notgiYe them a. res
ting place for the soles ftheir feet, and those
people exclaim, why not enancipaie the slaves?
Is itsany wander that thfsshonld be CALLING to
'he SouIh We should say II them keep your
slaves and use them well, and when prepared
for il. and yon can do belteFfoi them, and when
the time has come to loose dier bonds, let them
60 free. The best we can say of slavery is.
that is great political evil; but choice Of evils
is all that is sometimes left Tor human wisdom
The slave is paced in such position that he
must be either slave or master. The burden Of
slavery is placed on the Senih ard instead of
being goaded by the aboitiqnists, they are enti-
tied to our sympathy"
have no hesitation in saving thatthe sudden
breaking UP ofthe system Of slavery would make
the slaves wandering vagabonds on the face of
the earth, and could iiberite all the slaves by
prayer. could not utter that prayer. because +
could not DO it in love for either the master or
the slave The British Government made the
experiment in the West lndies-and they did
well to make it--but it Las been ruinons TO the
slaves. We shond not suddenly emancipate
he slave; we should do all in our power to anne
oraie their condition. But there is one thing
could not do. / could not sacrifice the perma-
nence, the honor and integrity of these States,
ror all The fugitive slaves in the land. Our IA.
hers made great sacrifices fnr this Union. They
expended a great amount Of blood and treasure
o little purpose, if The Union Of these States is
q be dissolved Nor istit necessary TO BECOME
he friend Of the slave that we should be the en-
'my Of our country. Slavery has cost q eat
zeal. and may rost us nlure. l.etHs take heed
hat i do not cost the peaee and prosperity of The
lappiest land on which the sun shines. There
5 another thought which occurs to me, and |
will express it. even with the Bible before me
Do what we will for the slave--fght for him
mil the land is covered with gore-but we can
never make the ne gro race like the whites The
God Of heaven has put mark on them which,
is Heis great and Omnipoenf, all the nations
# the earth cannot wipe out am not SO little
'ersed in Gods word as TO believe that we are
wise in entering into controversy with God
Fhis mark has been put on them more than four
housand years ago"
From Rev. DR. KREBs:
"The fugitive slave law again IS necessary
or our safety in these Northern States. tt is |
% more safe fer MS to have fhe refuse Of the
dantaiious Of The Soufh overruninr our land. |
han It is fer us 10 have the inmates Of The work
enses and treadmiils Of Europe emDtied on our
hores. The law is the same as that enacted BY |
nr Revolutionary Fathers, and ii is moi likely |
hat we. at this late day, can throw anv new
ght upon the subject Another thing.-we do /
of sPe these slaves running away OF their own
ccord. In the North there have been for years
rganized societies, who make it their sole busi-
ess to entice away the slaves Of their Southern
rethren. Is this right? Do we ever find ST.
'aul. and the other Apostles, or any of the ear
er Christians .enficing slaves to run away and /
save their rnastersg The preacher concluded /
is sermon by "a fervent ejaculation that God
1oHI9 give our rulers strength to persever in the
igbt course. and that the present Congress
night be characterized BY a spirit Of conciliaton,
nd a desire TO effect The greatest good Of the
reatest number.