New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-21

about VI. II own mer,i.s 10 IA aiken their gratitude
ibid ,otd them home prasiDg God and It Ne entirely
If lace and out of tune with Thanksgiving iest.
VI. have the Of the Prosecuted Or the drte-sed
OF he e1slavec thrust u2on hem especially OF tlose
oopn s.d by our own law and Cow. nmen' apd Who
o. no helr AID one 10 speak for them There were
alwayt some persons ID the audience sho
witt such governmental oppression We adj bothng at
all 10 co. and il made them feel tdto have the SUBJECT
T. uol ID upon at all blanks giving days aud tuee-
fore, for the sahe Of goodfrei,g &, II was always, by
col sent hyoioed Butt your prayer neetlogs was II
lever msde subjecti Did you never hear OF The op-
Ibesstd the shaved, the p.rsecuted, Ia Kansas or
e sewL,re, there All We aid indeed. sometimes, IN
Indie and the South Sea lsands, ami other places IN
distsnt be athtn regions where the missionary work
was going on, but not in our own country,
for ibis was too lear home, and too political Ii WAS
e>sy apo popular TO preach about dolay az rcfsecu-
ii n and os'I.ss among the heatoen, aad u speak
about rsisDg the people TO Freedom and DreaSlg 'neT
chains ana we tung:
90 TO m.py npe isle,
In the bosom OF the deep,
Wber. TIE .kies forever smile
Aud the oppressed for ever weep"
Tb was proper for the Sabbath, and proper for thanks
giving but ~ talk about Kansas and Slavery, an the
opIrtst in land, only reused up opp ,sltIon
ana wrath and spoiled mshy good persons oi their
t.asis both church and in their Own families - that
v,ry plainly it lot wise, not expedIent and so be-
~ IN Ill parties there wac no place lelt - Plead tor
| the dumb and Il emslaved, and We did nor believe
| ab, thing about them.
Row 4 any think This s a carcaure, there are those
WI ably NJ solemny know that II is not. And, at
ali event. We al know that the very best Offering Of
| eIaiute To God, and the proof of truly grateful
b. ai TO sympathize with those who are deprived Of
the Ieat blessings which we ourselye enjoy. We sr
at cur cheerful fe-idts to-day, but how mtny family
in ON land, LII that portion OF u to which wish
to uIL your attention, and for which would awaken
your feyen sympathy and against the oppres ors OF
wbtb udeAefe your n.en.es! righteous iad'gna-
iIoD aba such indignation need Dot Interfere VITA a2y
mas dgeeti n grateful joy before God, say, We
sit ia our happy bones, and attend our beautiful
ciprcbts but how may fannie Co. accustomed to the
tame blessing in ewEDg and and their native homes,
| lar or region, to eany the privileges OF
| Feed, III hid OF piety there, are this day de-
riy,o of all these bessiugs just because they do
| peer F,ectm and hate Slavery Nov, as @e - 10
ur ellis, ad easts this day, or sng our songs OF
Ise To- God for oar accuttoned merciee-so sccns-
Cd n at Amos. lose all of them, and re-
qLne or whole Thanksgiving 10 be spent in eoumera
ting tb.p oder To the b.. g,nDng OF an ~ i
| nation ii our treasurs-ss We partaSe this day OF
Goo'r bopntes, LET us complain, II We dare, 10 our
| conn,n God and Fathe, that the claims of hs Op-
ts,d al d. stjtute children were br ught before
aru II ade tn. theme of our Thanksgiving serlnons,
al tLat our grateful feelings disturbed and our
| hbrpy worship prevented by such themes
Oh To- my br.thren this nOtbe way to manifest our
eTsiirc and heavenly Father assures US that the
ODy way 10 ihcseas- Que graceful aud prove it
70 be- gel uine the sympathetic Consideration and aid
| OF ,hoe who oppressed, and naked and hungry.
We 81. uid hsstsn 10 embrace suitable occ1son; ARD
VII a. RAJ tfiect likewise, ~ 70 DC pr'uucru
b, the eXprt ZION Of sympathy and OF our niigna-
noD o. al suh oppre.s on, we cAhno' out fee That
70 neglect il for the sake of being comfortable and
pbs EFT 10 oar review Of our ocn uefcics, woaid
be 10 10 in the cry and he practice of some Of old
thin q. p.cyS,.; "Soa Ting. We have the cry Of
II n.sndr Of destitute, starving, cruelty harassed and
i9ur.d men, women and children borne to Us this
| ds1-A 6Ty lot 10 be mistaken not TO DO denied aud
y. cannot Ietuse ~ give bead To It.
We viii therefore consider freely the enormous crime
Of fubveiing the fundamental elements and principles
Of Ltus lew aId COVE rnment III country, snd ice
.hr ing Of Slavery and Oppression in the place Of
J Ere. dom AID Jrttce The choice and obedience Of
| wicked laws is Ike building reservoirs OF poison for
m'ns daily drink For even as the water of tae Cro
rD Aq eclcf gathered in colosssl ciserDs, passes by
uIson pipes into every dwelling, and into ali the do
ntc utts VI this essential eleni VI life thai, il
Of. on be uiDg in H. il through The b nd Of
e,tIy creature Just SO it is with the fountains OF in
sturt,n morolfy 10 law. The statutes are Tor the
part ont Of view many OF them have never even
btn read by rome OF the lawyers much less by the
| e,p peclle; aBo The sHbooks ale d truly hid
den 90 tie non pipes under ground yei DO they col;
Wy the f blood " society; they are ss lis VEINS and
| hiGIs aid whreyei there R OF wrong principle,
teaching, uDis hteous ipjunctlot-nhatever OF
III oalily IN any ~sy goes ~ The heart OF tocie'y,
alG is dfused through the whole circula'iOp. ga this
account The niscb ct and nisery wrought by Upright
.ous A~t, by inquiry fasbiohed iuio a', "a No, oniy
ret at mems pc, but forced u.on them as their
duty, E6Urceyate and immessuraoie Toe oest
uilDbs tlNtjleO utCt TIC EvIrt 'nc ncunDSti4u
ia .u lie 20 much the extreme and dep rate 10
n OuLOltss slldevOuIiDg malsDlty AID depth OF Dis
te,Ia,i,, by how much be haa be- Jailed sad GO
IL heaven IS be Son Of The Morbng, toe light.
LetuI star emos, in aoorirg ranks of woBnip sud
lIuie. And when evil principles are set upon the
brere j, IL as if The very court and majesty and
prem, dominion Of he'll Itself set upon the earth.
snd 6s If He there 10 pc sJn 'srarTste law,
WHO dared 10 say Evil, be thou NY Cool And IN pro-
puIun the tvI Of unrs hteous law, which is liint
able and unbelievable, the guilt of hs I'll ,ctment
hid tLfcIc,nen:.
Here Dr.. Cheever went into development Of Code
vIs,b against II jews for jus, the vi ikedGess
ard q. siTa,ion Of the precise simDsr'y between
ikr per- erpchs and trassgIessons and ours; in
4uiiier. under the siese, hight Of the New Dtpcn,a-
top, being amot fac sime Of those for wbhn they
were Destroyed under the Old. We have taken pro-
ctSufss that BY the statutes Vt the Old Tsssmea.
rIrobuttd If Goo, and have enthroned them under
tie iglt Of the New elements vi prete,dsd right
eou,Iess The oppression Of he stranger aud the needy
ssD ped dIsbolical In the Old Testament and fore
hIese On pain of Gods terrible anger, We have e,-
tsbFthed ard pationslized VI der the Nov ths
ttes. and most improved missionary methtd Vi Chris
bsD,ty
The snbvtzsion Of jest Constitution, ard the en-
thru II the principles and laws Of injustice and
cIptsecn, 10 the greatest possible crime againss the
/, art and life Of people. Such Wckedn<ss and lis
ceraqnnces csnaot DO thought upon without shudder
ing asuYpation such this 10 the Last blow, ord-
nsrily, By pbich nsioa dss. II 10 crime the pos
sblty " which must be prepared for By sses Of
Tup'ip spd decay. And YET We have In fall swssp
and strength sgepg ua Il 70 Asusurpa,ios BY the
inupb.p II n H6sps from . separate 6sate, viossssiy