New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-01


a Of : peopel The sickness reaches ", M
bsa1 Of the nation 10 the sole OF ,s feel-snd mes
cries Of drowning agony on our coasts, tne'e 80
homes in our niist, thsse nnocen' ani wv
ror stricken families, whose nm, g., f.i,nrss
crimes. all are but parts Of one grea' rh17
whose ariIna,iny soul il cupid'y. The cons1tsuon-
the only consolation we have, under ths stile 9'
things Is. that it produces Its cons-q9encss ~
i and Jissstrousiy TO arouse the duest a'teneoo
70 Gods Law. Thou shalt not coSet sreH
original commandment whose transsresson, 90 IA
tiopsl scale wa seen 10 such $50 extent ~ III
this land and the penalties OF Snen are hey "a
bbt themselves as fesrfully here as they ever did
an>vbere III der the Almightys soSerUnleot ~ "a"
nation covets territory that belong; TO feeoier po
IL The v hite man covets tho earnings OF ule oifcA
mans sweat if beginners in trade cover tne re'us "
life long ndustry-if competency cove's sup ernuly,
ana .up. rfury coy cts sybsrte luNury-lt one grau
discopiept with what Is properly our own exist sn
more ia The universal crywe shall ieel the p'V''e
God oispleasure IN hire, ana hood anu au ~ ;. "
ing credit in exploding securities IN odrnung owls,
IN sinking shps in murder and drunkenness, III
dreadful pe-tilence, and finally In clsi or toos'sn
war God will give US our requests, Du' SEED u a.,
l.anbes OF soul and gu, Of that every o'ner sant VI"
so r, IA time 70 have done with the hestheaish Ia
ta-m which tes US We Cannot control this nor hsste
and are not responsible for this unls ersa rivay ana
excess of ,ctivity. We mnst control H. or
into aiion Of un stics The strain upon the natl anal
nerves Is already filing our mad no lses WIN thou.
SANDS of victims 10 the American spult. we nus,
eopt,Ol IT, or surrender our claims 10 De cN,n5eu
people We must control H. or see our nahonat ma
The suspicon and read Of the world; and our national
character the rdicue and apprehension OF Chrissa-
DOM We must control il, or behold our hera'ure
turlir 10 a MIXTURE of sentimentaty and DrurencI;
our art, starved and puoy product oil the sou our
religion an smalgam OF the police office ana the
thessr And what we must do, we can do
Coos providence is helping Us to do IT, 10 me
very experiences we are nov sunerihg' anu
the lover Of his country and kind ought 10 rem
~. l. Aau AT man 4
,peed a check felt on our dangerous prosperity,
sober and clustered hue thrown over our social hte
81 ma resolve IL the presence of HIN whose are
and no ordeIeh all our way that our recen, gr'etS
our present tiius, natioUal and commercial c9u-
dition, ball not come from His holy hand 10 van
We have an excellent opportunity To commence our
reformation in tbe attitude We take TINS very Flntee,
in regard 10 sll forms OF sell indulgence, eAtra.t
gapce and pride, While ten thousand OF our lei
low citizens sill be in distress for the a,tdh
means Of living; while SO many hearts will be
schi1g with anxiety for their business credit
bile 20 many families will be weeping with the
eritf Of recent beIeavemtDts or stunned WIN
blows from worse than death-lt will Little
become the weatbiest or the most prosperous aud
happy Of citizens, to be Haunting their luxury,
or Illuminating teu spendor A mark OF o,srespect
viii permanently upon the ievity tntt dares not
walk revereDty ia The pIeseDce OF so much Rant and
sadness ss The coming winter is certain TO bring Win
il. Tbs year charity viii clam mucn that luxury -
won't 10 consume. We do not yet bear tue ansu shed
/ n,
hui IL We mstske not sre TO hear sounds s1d
see faces 10 cur streets before the coming year
through it, first quarter wholly Des u our experience,
and which will wiring all our seIsoiiteS' anu e'Aim
IN, m our humanity all uat We can save or spare.
The costly entertainments, the gay costumes, tue
recll.ss living which az ot er times mght ouy lock
iole all foolish, will now looS ibhnman and wicked
spd il becomes US 10 remember tnat Shat IS hftt
punished By the scorn Of all goot men, VIII
finally meet the judgments OF an offended God.
feel my Christian b. .hreD, the ungrsciousDess OF
making festival fast by warnings, re0ukes ana
sppreh. Dsors such as have occupied the honr o oar
pr sent NEGOTIATIONS. Bur believe these reflections
are trutr TO the secret feelings of your hearts anf
noIe in obedience 10 The promptiogs OF God spirit
than any tore of congratulations or seltconpiicency
could be. Our gratitude TO the aimghty Is no. 10
he col fined 10 the acknOwle jgment of prosperity.
We must Thank Him for His severity as well rs His
goodness; for His chastisements as we'll as HIS ca
res,es. IL we can SUMMON enough OF the spri' Oh
Christ TO day, to thank God with genuine gratitude
that He Goes permit US wlthout warning TO des-
troy ourselves with our o"n success aad that
His generous laws vinoicate themselves IN our
Affairs and cb-stse and rebuke folly thst
hat His will declares Itself in all the
elements of nature all the experiences OF society, all
the principles Of political economy, an implacaole
er envy 10 selfshDess greed and excess II we can
heartily render tbarksgvDgs Ike these, IT Will be
the beginning Of a reformation in our private hearts,
our business coDceIDa our Datoua spirit, over which
the angels Will r,joice IL this festival recall that
was establsl ed, the era when the best men were
Governors; when self restraint AMI simplicity of
nam ers gave dignity and beauty 10 social life, and
prudence al mod, ration exercised cnpdity and ava
lice from trade; when religion was the glory OF the
lard, and Christ the corner stone OF public interests
end private hopes; when youth wa modest maturity
moderate, and old age holy when eovetousness had
seized upon the ions heart and poisoned It's con-
science aid fevered It's pulse then will it be blessed
al emorable lsion. The nation can give worthy
thanks only by repeating of and forssklng is sios.
The year il trampied upon liberty in the repeal OF
the Law that made territories FREE so ought not
to te year Of prosperity. God has marked II with
adyersity-and we ought as Christians TO rejoice IN
His aitbfulpess Let us return, my brethren, as we
cit at our TLaDksgvDg.tabes oday, TO the better
thoughts, the simpler tastes the more conscientious
and pious feelings of the venerable fathers, who
fouDC ell Institutions, churches, and our no mes,
and left the harvestfeast They kept 1t with all
sincerity, when early winter blasted their scanty
crops and painful economy alone sustained their lives
Let us keep i, with chasened joy vitl thanks moist
ened with tears, with confession mingled with oar
prai, &c, with solemn purposes o. amendment aud
earnest prayers for forgiveness, u ed T. corda To-
COG init .on 81 our il Vulnerable bess Pld bought
full seknowled cement Of His g,odncs, nose mercies
eDoureth forever. The Lord reisneih. yet the earth
rejoice.
SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. ADAMS.
Hope Chapel yesterday morning, filed to excess
by highly respectable and gent congreg atom for
the purpose Of listening to discourse from this elo
queDt divine. When the appropriate hymns had
been ebsnted by the choir and suitable prayers Of
fered up, the reverend gentleman preached the fol-
Iowipg seImon-tskiUg for bis text the 9TH verse Of
the cath chapter Of Leviticu.:
And thou .hs put pure sLkileense upon eseh row ta
r'y be OIL he bread Tor memorial even an Offering made
By IKE unto the Lord
lie said that, in the Cathedral OF Limerick, there
hung peal of bells which, it said, were brought
from a convent in Italy; Tor which it had been manu-