New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

u THEODORE PARBERs DISCOURSE on The
STATE OF THE NATION is published in a neat
pamphlet by Crosby & Nichols, and sold by c. s
Francis & Co. 1t speaks Of the leading political
topics of the day with an explicitness that re.
minds US of the plain speaking of the old Puritan
pulpit Mr. Parker is one OF those who believe in
q Divine Law superior to Human Legislation,
and be does not hesitate to apply this principle
with a stringent severity to recent enactments.
We will give an extract OF too from this Juicy
homily;
WRONG NOT MADE RIGHT BY LAW.
have sometimes been amazed at the talk OF
men who call on US to keep the Fugitive Slave
Law, one Of the most odioUs laws in world Of
odious aws-a law not fit TO be made or kept. [
have been amazed that they should dare to tell
Us the law of God, writ on the heavens and on oar
hearts, never demanded we should disobey the
laws of men Well, suppose it were so. Then
it was old Daniels duty at Darlus's command to
give up his prayer bat he prayed three times
day, with his windows up. Then It was John
and Peters duty to forbear to preach OF Chris
tianity; but they said, Whether il be right in
the sight OF God to hearken unto you more than
unto God Judge ye." Then it was the duty Of
Amram and Jochebed to take up their new born
Moses and cast him into the Nile, for the law OF
/ King PharOah commanding IT, was " constitution.
/ al" and "political agitation" was dscOunte-
nanced as much in Goshen as in Boston. But
/ Daniel did not obey: John and Peter did not fail
to preach Christianity; and Amram and ochebed
/ refused "passive obedience to the Kings de-
! cree think it will take strong man all this
| Winter to reverse the judgment which the world
has passed on these three cases. But it is inno-
cent to try. However, there is another ancient
case, mentioned In the Bible, In which the laws
commanded one thing and Conscience just the
opposite Here is the record OF the law; Now
both the chief priests and the Pharisees had gwen
q commandment, that il any one knew where he
IJesusl were, he should show it that they might
lake him" Ofcourse, il became the official and
legal business of each disciple who knew where
Christ was to make it known to the authorities
No doubt James and John could leave all and ioi-
low him, with others of the people who knew not
the law of Moses and were accursedi nay the wo
men, Martha and Mary, could minister unto him
OF their substance, could wash his feet with tears,
and wipe them with the hairs of their head. They
did it gladly, of their own Tree VIII, and took
pleasure therein, l make no doubt. There was
no merit in that Any man can perform an
agreeable duty But there was found one dis.
ciple could could perform disagreeabe duty
He went, perhaps with alacrity," and betrayed
his Saviour to the marshal OF the district of Jeru
salem who was called a centurion. Had he no
affection for Jesus Nc doubt, but Re could con
quer his prejudices while Mary and John could
not
Judas Iscariot has rather a bad name in the
Christian world he is called the "the son OF per.
dition in the New Testament, and his conduct
is reckoned "transgression;' nay, 1t IS said the
devil entered into him." to cause this hideous
sin. But oil this it seems was a mistake GER
tainly, if we are TO believe our "Repu6lcsn'
lawyers and Statesmen, IscariOt only fulfilled his
constitutional obligations" 1t was only ION
that point of betraying his Saviour that the con
stitutODal law required him to have anything to
do with Jesus He took his "thirty pieces Of sill
ver'-about fifteen doars-a Yankee IS to do 1t
for ten, having fewer prejudices to conquer-It
was his egalfee, for value received. True, the
Christian thought it was the wages OF iniqulty,
and even the Phsrisees-who commonly made the
commandment of God Of none effect by their ira
ditions-dared not dehle the temple with TINS
price of blood !" bat it was honest money; 1t
was as honest fee as any American commission
er or deputy will ever get for similar service
How mistaken we are Judas Iscariot is not
traitor: he was a great patriot he conquered his
"preiudices," performed " a dissgreeable duty
as an office of high morals and high principle
be kept the " law" and the constitution, AMI
did all he could 70 save the Union nay, he was
a saint, "not whit behind the very chleiest
apostles" The law Of God never commands us
10 dsobey the law of man. SaRcte Iscartote
ora pro nObis.
PASSIVE OBEDIENCE NOT TENABLE
Its little strange 10 hear this talk in Boston,
and hear the doctrine of passive obedience to
law which sets Christianity at defiance, taught
here in the face Of the Adamses, and Hancock,
aud Washington 1t is amazing 10 hear this tals,
respecting such law, among merchants. Do
they keep the usury lawsl never heard OF bat
one raoafv-1cnder who kept them and he has been
a long time dead, and think he left no kith nor
kin The Temperance LAWS that kept The
Fifteen Gallon Law-were men so very passiveln
their obedience to that, that they could not even
"agitate e. yet it violated no law OF God-was
not unchristian. When the Government inter
feres with the rum sellers property, the law must
L 4 ht,f xuhpn tbs laW that
man shall be made slave, must give up Con
science in my act Of prayer, and stoOp to the vile
law men have made in their act ofpasslon
1t is curious to hear men talk OF law and order
in Boston, when the other day one or two hun
bred smooth faced boys, aud youths beardless as
girls could disturb meeting of three rtour thou
sand men, for two hours long, and the Chlei OF the
Police, and the MayorOi the city stood and looked
on. when a single word from their lips might have
stilled the tumuit and given honest men hearing
Talk Of keeping the Fugitive Slave Law -
Come come, we know better. Men IN y ew Eng
land know better than this Ne kHotc that ne
oueif not 10 keep q tricktd ialc, and nat must
not be kent tchea the Lar Of God toTbtfs!
But the effect of law which men cannot keep
without violating Conscience is always demorai
ling. There are men who know no hlgner Ia"
than the statute Of the State. When good men
cannot keep law that is base, some bad ones
will say, LET US keep no law at all, then
where does the blame lie On him that enac.S
the outrageous law
The idea that a statute Of man frees us from OBJ
LEGATION 70 the law of God is q dreadful thing
When that becomes the deliberate conviction OF
the great mass of the people, North or South then
/ shall despair of human nature then shall des,
pair of Justice, and despair OF God. But 1t VIII
neyercOme.
One of the most awful spectacles l ever saw,
was this: vast multitude attempting, ct al
orators suggestion, to howl down the higher
law and when be said VIII you have this 70
rule over youl they answered, never and
/ Ire sted the "higher law" to laugh and a howl
/ 1t was done in Feneuil Hail. under the eyes Of
( the three Adamses Hancock, and Washington !
and the how rrrg round the venerable arches of