Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-30

| FcoTudry, presenting specimen Oh
'colored pu pit oratcry, recalled very
vividly an incident that happened in a
beautiful grove near the city OF Burling.
ton, New.Jersey, some lew years since.
The expected advent Of distinguished I'd
African pu pit.orator, from Pittsburgh,
had been The theme OF discussion among
the sable sons and daughters Of Africa,
in Burlington, for weeks. On the day
appointed for the holding forth, the pull
|. pltsIage erected between two venerable
oaks was crowded with the colored her
aids Of de Meio list 'PiscopaI Church
while beneath and around it,lay dark.
ness which, like that OF Egypt, might
have been elt, aad may add, unlike
1t, smsh Aiier the opening prayer by
avenerablc preacher, upon whose black
sccnce The white wool lay in patches like
hoar-trost, II young athletic negro, with
the black face, and crisp, short curl OF
the wool, only 10 he seen in tie real
| Guinea breed, advanced 10 the pulpit
desk. lie evidently Tel. that his lame
had preceded h,m, as he locked over
that dusky mass, now hushed 10 admir-
ing silence nj his presence. This sable
Chrysostom took Tor his text /: Pat not
your trust in Princes and alter a glow
ing eIordium, exilalning the meaning
oi the sacred writer, hs Informed his AZ.
dlence that there were but Two kinds OF
great men--holy princes, and prolanc
princes. In d. last said he, my brud-
dern de world must nebber put tic
trust. Why2 Beca'se der ways be-
come corrupted on de yearlh, and dey
hab no faith. Dere was Hannibal, one
ol dc greatest ginerals and princes dar
cher llbbed in de tide Of es-and a
colored pussen, al dat. Why, | am told
he understud lic-lacs better dan any gin
era! 'ider before or since. Muffin could
atop dat man. lie laifed at de Alps,
when dey shook deir irownlng, awful
brows at him; nj he aud his soldiers
walk right ober dem easy ne nuilir,-
But nobody could put any faith in him
He cheated ebery body as soon as he
90, chance. And den what become
ob all hls glory when de Lord stuck
him down! Oh, my bruddern, it WAS
no whur. And dcre was Julius Cesar,
one OF de greatest oh de earthly princes
He, de shnke oh whose loot made de
yearth to trinDle viii all his greatness
nobody trusted him. Dey thought he
was friend oh de people, and yet lie
was deir creates: enemy. And how
did de- Lord punish him Let de ~.
tai groan da, wen: up from de fee, of
Pompey's statue Where he fell, answer.
And den coming down 10 de modern
times dere was Gueral Taylor, do
great American prince, de great hero
who wade wais-deep in blood upon de
Mexican batllc.iields. Dey made dis
man Of war President oh dis CRATE ma.
ton, aud his heart swell big vita pride
and like Nebuchadnczzir, he said Is
not dis de great Babylon dat | have
buided 2 Could dey trust him =? Let
lie dlsap'nted applicants Tor office anser
dis pregnant question dey who he had
promised ebery ting to, and yet guv'sm
nothing And how did de Lord save
him 2 In ali his pride Of place, de man
dat Santa Anna could NJ kill, was killed
by de contemplate instrument OF 'cher.
ries and milk ! David killed de great
Gollah wld de simple, smooth stone out
OF de humble brock and Death strike
Gineral Taylor, by too much eating OBJ
cherries and mix - -Kaickerbocker.