New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-06
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general topic OF DISCUSSION. WAS iie'uAS'! s1'ed 70 -
trdoy morning by tho Rev Mr. iHoAFsoN rs'''F II u,
Bradwny Tabernacle The preacher took a. his ezt B.
clssattes
n tgu ..s., the Oppression Of the poo AL violent 7r-,
Of rmert aud uce province navel no. e. TIE meets -
e shs higher the highest Fesardsth and iAr' Be h
thsn they
solomon stands prt6minen, among absolute ma
erchs for wisdom sDd equity The circunsiances snl.,
which lie as ended the throne, his Alliance with Hyptk,
commerce the employment he gave the people wers 4
favorable to the consolidation of his power BY despas
nsans if he we've willing to these ye; II the out
he recognized the higher power TO which h. wis am,n.
as a steward sud when God gave him to obtain spSa
oucs, be asked wisdom 10 do right This exercise Of Ia
wisdom spr ad bis fame ali through the nations yol hs
came proud and conup he trampled the rights Ia
,.o,le ard did deiestcd by them Sill he knew veil Is
dp,e when he wrote Eccles his mind clear upa
tie supremacy OF the moral law in matters OF State aud d,
,..n,rsbility of rulers Of nations 20 hgserpower Pma
tho xii found in the world the skeptc would argue ihes,
.,rce Of accountsbliy-but 1T him read ths text Tia
observer NAV be staggerd in his fsih IN God by the p
dominance of nqu;y and in despair account HE anxt
curse and in the preceding chopper solomon himselise
So returned from my survey l"f human me- AMI 90
sidr,d al the expressions that are don' uhieT no s
.srd bhela the tears of the oppressed and thy had o,
comforter wherefore praised the dead more ihan "a.
living which are vet alive yea better is no than both s,
which hsth not vet been who hath not seen the evil ihs
IL dome under the sun" Let examine these aaisman
m.ubst in detail Frstis te be expected, scorlas
10 the text that human goversments viii do wickeir,
and thi, expectation all istory verites lmlsoe your
lyes transpood TO al island never before seen by syx
the world without You fud there neither 'doafT'M
barbarians: commerce fonrsheS enterprise aOouad,i
the Inhabitants have the knowledge of the trle Cd.
schools. churches. books and newspapers arc ang
them the Bible is open to them they keep ths Sb
hath; thev have a written Constitution laws C,rs
Of Justice Judges, free popular government as yoi
crze on them in their sunny island they seem 70 yH
70 have attained the summit Of the civilized state. Ge,F
ensmoIed of all you see you take more deliberate surrey
or.he of this island YOuw no. expect. tn
frerlom from vice but YOU viii expect that justice ress
supreme lou enter court room; Judge Is headHi
cnrse. prisoner stands trembling at The bar h hasa
counsel aud there Is noJuy pu1 you has,ne VI y ,aS
are needless for that in this favored island every judges
Solomon OF widom and equity equal u the ryW ieciah
of cause What Is the prisoner sinpded cra.
Won ASK but YOU told of no crime You learn thath
of Iuniugl prosecution. person in he c0u rSya
claims 10 own this prisoner that ne bought HIM no N
way lis owner identifies him. and demands that he nd
H. delivered M him. when a. he in Orms the iatgA
viii etl ar sell him or whip him into submission The Ia
ttv i proven by witness and now YOU wat flr the o%
non on the bench 90 pronounce on TINS atO'ous clan
He asks the claimed man que ions, examines Tor hi
no Witnesses allows him the good offices of NJ fren1D
minister Half an hour suisas TO determine t'reYS
WHEELER he shall have any family or church or sht
beast To live under the lahaId this hitter is tho d9aa
Of The Judge You hasten TO iud some one who VII h.n
this fou abuse of power You suppose ~ coroc9 bf
Won are head with the greatest calnness. The ulgohs
oty done his duty he has followed the leer Oi thel"
which gives him double fec for this Junction and ya
are told thai this favored island requires sdch acts Pm
vent from bursting asunder by is wnexib5rance f
s.l the highcst legislative assembly OF me country al
there you hear a discussion going on IN winch The work
"sleve' ard slavery otien meet your ear. iolr
please i: This, you say, "mUst be the very wrong
"haye seen which engages attention. bat what Is y)W
sunrise when learn that this body are only debating
ation OF the contract Themselves had mal0-OaJ
medita.ng breach Of faith IN or Ter that tie system
making men brute Of dtspong them of ~ therhlmn
Ties may be- extended to pats OF this iallnd aai
there ractced had by ancient privilege o.ld
paris of il Then y0n are ready 10 OOk on tho inhaot
nuts hypocritos and monsters, aud g take passage
the fret ship for your own FREQ and happy America Id
,ou will perceive thHt oil You have seen only identha
btse people with the Of mankind the text sa)w
Also consulting history you will TO b. snrpdel
Tie earliest forms Of civil government os ab.ihad s)G
after ii food when were in special state of nlla
dependence, find traces Of the abuse of power Ia,
uonum ns Of Aasyria aud Egypt show that there wse
/ slaves held there Tho incidents Of Abrahans Va!
o Ecylt show that the monarch Of that llni
MIGHT rob n stranger Of his wife Tho hi.toy d
joseph and he euiaiug Of tie lireO'to5 hoy how CON
mon was tie sysem Of buying aud selling men IN tho's
DAVIS In The land OF Israel We inl SIipmoa praying Tor
wisdom TO do right yet sinking al a1 into depot va,
e0aded his people 10 the verge of rebellion In The Grk
ard Roman republics with their boosted reodom the is
lots If sparta the slaves of Athens and The human hit
tai. of Rome subject t. every outrage deprive
every legal andhumau right We find acts Of peril an
Injustice recorded of all nations who made freei)H
their bon,t; ana ia the history of the goye.nment
/ %. Christian nations tho same melancholy trace
are discovered. How long did Christian nation
oucon the slave trade and oppose the abolition Of tia
enormous crime, opposed 10 yry political aod conner
,a interest oil .bc Word! How many Christian nation
ever have held their soil depressed AMI degrade
Cl4ss What stains lie Chr-tian governments in thei
foreign conCuo.t On Spain in South America on P0I
tpgal in Brazil n Great Britain ia Southern Africa M
/ in and India In..l within few years, how mia
! "opprt sion q the poor las stained ths publ
yius oi tbiJ land IN is treatment Of the Ch3rOkea
/ and other Indion tnbcsl And perhaps eva
our imaginary island may suggest some hon
| autlOcies - al such wrongs ihe temptations d
interest are strong. In mOnarahca govornhents ID
qroat motive l. consolidation OF power and where IA
form OF government il popular tho temptation Il t. stud
interest end policy more than abstract right aud per
soEal duty and so 10 manage rs 10 retain political a5el
dancy without regard to moral Moreover, in b
/ machinery Of government there il Tide play 70
/ conscience. Like corporation, n government
o So Ices body, even moro so than any aJs)llt
morer,l AID hence, what m wOld sc0rn 10 DO as ID
dyiduais, what merchants would spurn dishonest az
humane men cruel what individual Cbristlns WDul
tremble a. having the fear Of CD before hen'hey b'
paros 10 through political platforms and the con
pcaed machinery Of legnlatiOn We scarcely VOL
der then if government sanctions in it, officer at hon
net for wbi,h they would hang him it conn tie
in Africa and hat they hold that ~ be aniss able whe
/ done in cOas,iDg vessel which they would condemn
piracy the high But secondly, all this should
shake confidence in the actual and proyient cover
nent 81 God. The first impulse Of humane heart il
wish Tor power 10 pIcyeDt such wrongs and "a our ni
/ nation almost ready 10 take up arms in behalf
tIlth aud the Almighty. Ii we had absolute power,
feel We woIld crush tho wrong az once therefore,
marvel that GOD does not; aad thus b.me
oul teps well nigh slip from the foundation
/ our faith. But we forget that moral cOndu
i not within the scope of physical power tha. to
the earth with delIge would be cleanse Il on
guilt. The food covered the earth, b1, attor il st
arose Babel. sod0m and Gomorah persisted By tire b.
not the evil The y!agpcs of EgyP, Cid not Preyea Pa
IA fIirr ..rI IL