New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-10

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! cher neabs han the sTOrdi There i. po0. sbi
rcre ever bss been. Therefore Is il tia. the Lord
bss laid these things must fret coma to pas" /:
10 ilrefore tie Lord says, Il came not to seal
! Respect the word of the L,ri: DO NJ: revo!.
sgsnit tie revelation Of the will OF Father in
/ Heaven
To slow irquity TO bser the sway, when the sword
could have srrested ito Iivet the chains of 0ppres
zion over Bsions by treaties. when the sword could
have severed the cbains-is work ofiniquty, and
not Of peace.
To plead for impunity to tyrants, for their en-
cToscbDg upon the Ieighbors house, or for oPpress
Ing fleeing and tortaring nations so much 81 {,
plead immunity to the wolves, for devourns TIE
| sheep.
Does it not strike you that to call iuiquity aud
oppression by the sweet Of peace profan ,.on
| ard blapbemy
You preach Pe.ce to .yrsuts, aud good will to
does not your conscience tell you ID 81
b, 20 Going you are preaching against the rights
| Of msn, eId il will TO humanity
II the thief breaks into your house aud 70 bs you OF
your silver do you give him your goi 10 boot for the
sake Of peace; or do you call on the policeman to
bring the thief to judgment th he may punished,
and our property restored whi,h do you do
And where is the tribunal to which oppressed ma
lions may appeal, sgsn.t the crowned robbers OF
their pescs and happiness, If il be not the sword
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit 10 to
"be tewn down and in the fire, says the LORD.
IL there tree worse than injustice end tyranny
Yet you plead peace TO the bad tree that mankind be
forced TO eat its poisonous fr1it-oppresson. IL that
charity
Fer yourself, who thanks to Cronwell's sword
have DO oppression to suffer, il il very veil TO say
Don't war; let US have peace, that we may in tan-
GUILTY. devote our energies TO the peaceful pursuits
" OF commerce and Industry, and thus continue TO
thrive"
But Europe 10 oppressed. Thrive, and be blessed.
will not say unto yol, " Lay not up for yourselves
{" neasures upon esrtb because ye cannot serve GoD
" and mamnon." will not say so unto you, because
you are conspicuous by meek social virtue aid by
private charity. l would only ask you: Doyou mean
that your religion commands you to be charitable
OF toward the passing private sufeIirgs Of men, and
70, Bids you be charitable toward the lasting public
sufferrs s Of nations of humanity II such be
either You are rot Christians. or your christianity s
liz the prayer Of the PbaIisees, sounding brasa,
- end tinkDg cymbals'
am full Of defects aid fragiltes; know it But am
deeply attached 10 the religion of my fathers There
was period 10 my life when had to make choice
between dsnger to my life and my Christian faith.
do not boast Of the fact. thsnk our Father 10
Heaven for having given me strength to be faithful
TO Christ And earnesty pray that all OF you may
he spared the trial But say unto you, Friends, il
were 10 learn that Christian religion forbids me- to
oppose wrong-to devote my heart my arm, my
blood my life to the deverance Of nations from
thraldom and oppression; if it would forbid ms to
fight for their freedom. whe, there 10 other means
TO make them free, l would ALLURE the dogmas of
Chrittianty openly, for would hold them to be
compound Of hypocriy.
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religion is esseI tally the religion Of charity Wo TO
them who make a difference between private and
public cbaity-aho restrict their love to their next
neig bbor, and remain Indifferent to the public suffer
iDgs of their DeiRbbors, the naioIs.
You may perhaps, say that you love them; they
have your best wishes and your ervent prayers for
their 6eversnce; only you would oelther fight your
selves nor approve Of their fighting for it. You
whh them rather 10 be oppressed and content your
self with feeding for an hour from your abundance one
hungry and cohe one naked and comfort one broken
bearied while you entreat them to submit quietly to
oppression which mskes millions hungry, and naked,
and broken-heaited, for generations to come. But
cay uLto you il such be your religion Of prayers and
Of good WISHES il is not the regi )n OF Hin who
ssIi TO heal the broken hearted, 10 preach deliver
ance TO the captves and to set liberty them that
" are bruised 1t is not the religion of Him who left
Us the Lesson that though understand al ny.te-
ies ard all knowledge, and hare al fatt, 50 that
" could remove mountains, and though 6est0r all
" me- FOODS 10 feed the poor, AND HAVE NOT CHARITY,
IT PROrITETH MY NOTHING"
You say it is written: " Glory TO God in the high
" Get, and peace earth good will toward man.
spocrypbsl. The text runs ttuf: g Glory to God in
the highest, and pace or ta'h 10 goof'T.hag
men," IGoria nercsisis DO, et par N terra hom'-
n,brs, 6ono roluntatr'.)
Lo price, is good will to Unwilling meD, AMI ill
viii TO good willing men
Bear good will to all men, but when You see the
wolves devourir sheep a',er shsep-taen II you stand
by with indifference or enlrench yourself behind your
own comfortable security, OF behind your good will
toward all-bebin your good wishes aud your prayers
and you let the wolves 90. and entreat others Ike
wise to let them do; verify, say unto you, your
reace is iuquiiy ard your religion not Christian.
call on you be charitable to this just against the
Unjust the oppressed against the oppre'sors to tos
sheep agaLs, the wolves-to humshity IN "ord'
and rot to some Gro Fned pirates and peruroas mur-
CtreIs.
call on you 10 love Jour neighbors, the natio ns
| cali on YOU to love the moral dignity OF msa; ID
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ing moment but the lasting welfare OF your ovn and
Of fol eign nations Patriotism is the noblest source
Of civic virtue philanthropy the noblesl source OF so
cisl virtue aud justice the nobee source OF political
yi,tus Christian religion unites this al because II
is charity Bat "You may bestew al your goods TO
feed the poor and still have no. charity, says .as
LORD.
Male oespots yield to ja.tice and right without
having them compelled by force OF arms and ye snsl
be blelsed Bat since you cannot do ibis preach not
mpubible security to tyrants by decrying necessary
wsrs For These things mun fr't csras 10 pass,
says the LORD. As long as there Is oppression wsfs
must be- or else the E RATS, delivered from al Tear OF
resistance, would sosn reduce al mank nd, by the
.wo,d pern aneny to the condition Of herd Of cat
tie and Of flock of sbeep-pay, to worse; Tor II Is
better 10 be dumb brute than to be man aud not 10
be- free Oppression and tyranny removed IRON earIh
then comes tie end Of these things whicn mus ur.
"come 20 pass" Free nations may enter c,yensni
of arbitration tyrsnis never will, never can Ihey
rule by the sword they must be resisted oy the
sv ord or ese the wore peace will be botted out ON
the recoros Of ming events, and eterHa4 oPprs''
",ion " substituted for II.
War is terrible remedy; bat remedy i: Is. Tne
FIRE burns some but it warns all. The hurricane IN.
roots Il ees and 0ashes the ships 20 naSnehis an9
bures men in the deep; bat il ceanses the eAto a9d
keeps Of stagnaton from the ar AUG tae sea. "va
YOU pot out the fire. and do away with the hurricane
III. SO things must be. SO with just ana Necessary
wars. Help to maze them advantageous to msakiod'
but DO not shout Peace while there Is OPPRESSION
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