New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-31

vent Saver projected by nstonslsw from eTte, a.,
~ ough the North and the Iou-cal Of slaves from BAN
,oup 20 at the loot o; bunker Hal ish the whole orc
ter MN g. hercC. Bu; the rerfectlng OF this DOT
| i'm vovld 70 give Us peace. The intense base O.
Gods aitIibute, ard the might 81 conscience would
break OF, sId N. e.'g savage opposition wonld kin
de the whole country Into flames In garments rolled
In blood came the ds, Of decision if tia, we're e
De TIE election Of the reople. Did heaven or earth
ever wtrtss such national lunscy TIE United States
af,s Nss oriy rot band Of Border Rufhsns because
lao got INTO the heart OF H. country md bad become
oehd Of settled legal.zed, cou mis.lonI rutiianS
uncer TIE great seal Of the usurper al WashinSou In
ne hdiu' OF things there could 10 no IA tstinS n
tne o ue country said they would have slavery
nsiorsiLeo, they would hsye il With a veng~snoc II
rehehn could Rot make men firm uow-if tSoy wa,eJ
for tapeii'Lce 10 ootvlpee TO alarm and 20 resolve
them, eApeneIee would indeed CT me- and would con-
vince anc aiarm bnt 10 ihe instant il would con-
sumo them. But We ID not intend % be oangbt r;th
such oespsirilg cutlery God had given us nr rsgna
bic vantage gio nd in bis Word sgainst the ex.rsiou
If Slavery and te'e planted Ourselves ya.;.,nx.
and if we * emed TO suffer temporary efeat n Sa1i
OF IL be a. tie reco IS our OWE ordnance seo hack
vs,d 10 commence q new Cnset and q fire. We
bad rather so Gown with Liberty than sit upon the
throne with Slavery Imnsei.se cheeringl
The Rev JoSEFH L. Thompson then introduced
10 the audience and ser the applause which greeted
bis appearance had subsidized, said tina, it hsd bces
Truly remarked by the Chairman tina, those who had
citizens to speak uron the moral and religious sspects
Of the extension of Slavery. were who did not
feel The msel,er absolv.d by their office Of religious
teachers fr, III any duty 10 tneir county lApplsuse
TIE ces Of official sanctity pertaining 10 mil istes u
tie Gospel that prevented them from minglng with
tler f,how citizens in political affairs Q relic of
tie Dark Ag,s-it was the foundation OF hierarchy
that paved the way for spiritual cespotsm Applausel
Ii they would guard sgaiost the usupaons of spiritual
power by the ministers of religion, they should keep
in cir MT wifi he n
teIes,s of line wei as eternity lApplausel.
He wss ss much amused as surprised at
tines at the expressions he saw in the public
prints in reference Ia the interest that ministers took
10 politics He heard of the other day. in Con-
n, c,icut known from time immemoria as downright
atheist and being horribly profane, who had never
been inside of the liouse of God from time whereof
the emory Of mar rvpneth not the contrary who was
under deep concern for the dishonor that the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher was doing religion that he couid
not sleep nights Laughter Such aquestion had never
ht presented to the American people which had worn
aspects the aGitating the public mind. Tho
public desire 10 know the bearings of this question
The political interests of the United States its
uopical interees its manufactures. commerce and
enterprise and this purpose they wisely called upca
a an 10 address thtnl-a man who, by the energy OF
his own character and toll had raised himself before
the world as theiepteeentative OF the great American
idea of the dignity of labor; and from his
high pest Speaker If the House OF Representatives,
came here and from the steps OF the Exchange In
this great mart OF commerce, he dealt out ms soha
10 know the legal ard constitutional bearings OF this
great subject ard they called upon one who, though
vet 10 the prime of life, stands IN the forefront lcg1
profession, and in this place he mere than mel then
demand in a speech whose in,incible logic, chnste
stye and lofty eloQueLce has not been equaied
since the days If Daniel Webster (Applause):
II en- again. the people wished To know the prect,cN
workings OF the system OF slavery extension, and they
brought upon tins platform a man who had Doom
ignod tor treason, because like AlgeInon sidney
he asserted that all power must emsns'e rom inc Pco
hal rr.h IN ma A hair nv
law without dictaon from any quarter. they hsd
heard Gov RobiDsons testimony IN THIS pace ss u
hi. wrongs aud suffering lApplaasel Having
cone 10 the Speaker OF the House tor the political and
sommerc'sl view having called upon legal gentlemen
for the le al and constitutional view having called upOe
oil en- tor the results of their personal experience they
had turned TO those whose more especial vocation was
TO investigate every subject from moral ana religious
,o;nt of view Those who had responded to that call
were not without interest IN the great issue I'd DE 10
cid.d !, the 4tL of November next: They were mer
of 10 party-they were not idenuued Dy cohPac. WIN
apy party and interests whatsoever yet they prayed
and labored for the OF those who HAD gwen
the pledges tor the right for God truth and human
lily (Applsuse The moral and religious aspect OF ,hr
oS. stion was, sficr ALL its great aspect. What
were the underlying ideas of American civil
zation? They would find ttem expressed
these three which we've brought by their Puritan
kath.rs across the Fust OF all religious liberty
and ieedom in jhe worship of God. Next to this tho
into gritty and sbnctty of the family and next TO this
II difusion ct Christianity. All the grandeur Of
of the principle of religious liberty the guardianship
of the family under the law and the propagation Of the
Kinpds m of Christ by SCHOOL, churcl e. missions ana
colleges The interest which we were called upon TO
contemplate End which have been moving on with
The mighty strides that have been 80 feauly piotuied
here tonight are hostile 10 every one OF these funda
mental ideas of their civilization Alter examining At
somc length the relations Of Slavery To the fundamental
id, as of Freedom and narraing several interesting
incidents bearing upon this branch Of tho
.utiect, which tlmc aud spacc will not per.
mt us to give here, the speaker concluded
fis eloquent address by saving that the world was
srown with the ruins OF empires that had persisted ~
tie visitation Of God, because OF oppression- They
81 oud guard this Republic Against such fearful vsita'
ton Soon the mrs. mby now gathered in these walls
would be called to act in judgment upon the great
ou,,ton of the farther exteDssn OF Slavery lie III
tic paper that they would fold between their tagers
and cat into a little wooden box might enioid me
Test.pts Of this great nation. II might decide tho
Question of Freedom Slavery, for Kansas, for
OregoL-the quertion Of Freedom or Slavery IN tais
country eytrywhere--the question OF tho righS ana
liberties of their children, and the extension o. may
OF eat Christian civilization which God began II tnen
fathers and which had been transmitted TO them
The Rev. gentleman then Concluded his address"
with most eloquent perora,ion, urging upon all pres
ept the duty of depositng such vote as wosd ~
c,rc the success of the principles of freedom.