New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-21


had the costing Of the gun, AID the nanagen, ;, -
Tie attempt 10 spike il viii only resuii 10 hL.s
he very nuzIIe with grspe-shot and slViog e..
fury 70 he connoDsding SPIKE the guns o. t'e NJ
pei against mems sinsf Try the eIper;h =, aa,b
than forty men once bound themstives Win 40 I'll
that they would neither eat nor drink u 'uey -
spiked Paus gun by killing him but 'hes onJ P,,s
before him q wider and more en-ctosl ~, ..a,,aa
ance and meantime we do not rean u - ". -; o.,h
themselves TO death though really all tns 'neu yo
ceuld do WAS only 70 spike their own stomachr 'u'
so the Pope uied 10 spike LntDer. S.11.iIv
tan. BIT him how to load and fire more en-c'u h and
And liz ID the o ect which ouuasee uPotp 49, $50
ir,iice always will have and ought 10 nave, up Pm
faithful and noble Fouls il will only MAKE tnem 1'',,
moe .arrest ard resOlute. Certainly, "hen u" -
fallen i'll the street, and equity cannot tT sy !, IA
that deparieth from evil maketh hiin'eh pa! tone
tine for gsp-men time for the Dukes gLaIa,, 1s
tTr CrumwlITs inyincibles time 10 storm the enemy
With greater energy than ever, but not 70 coi'P
our PRINCIPLES or tplke our guns - ,on,a
The Truths that have been outraged are 70 o. ~,
claimed in the spirit of outraged t'utn: q. e raore
cop,tieIce in tie service of God. 1hey may 49,
IN. voice Of loud alarm and impassonea W. ,h.
"sucb .s,t Coleridge "are il our own uuioo -S
"sei,s,ing ruth. with which Thomas Cisrks4. sod
bis excellent confederaies the 2H.He s,eDs,ealers
conquered the legal zed handful OF lle. ia a.
"tbe numerous and po~erful ,PefPseiL c,,;lt ,nan
Gates Of rspne, murder, and OF oiSker sW.nnn'
either, Slavery. Truths OF TINS KIDD Dtpe 80
"ssbe TO man. considered a. q moral beng arc soo.o
all e1pedience, all accidental consequence ~,
"ture ar God is holy ana man immortal, mere oan I
mo evil great as the ignorance OF un 20 ts.Gns
them" Both the duty and the pnVllege VI oea ns
such ;estirr ony and Of rebukpg such rickeonss.,
peciay in high places has been defended ono ueui'n
ttrs,ed with illumination so dazzling, on occ~ioHs -
ilusiri, u.s. in n manner go Doble, ahd WIN 80
Ces 80 grand, that the instances are inc mus i
sye and in, tIuctv. chapters OF history nave seuy
d ct with prouder and more fearless avermeh OF me
grandeur solenni'y, and impcFlous necee,i! "
testnony in the teeth of tyranny tnah ust Vi "a.
Frskine wht n the minions Of the BTiil-h CT p"n a
crinerg. tyrsnnical judiciary were endea'oIIus .
for, tho gil, of constructive treason upon innocent
men and 70 compel jury u bring III chai se Va
guilty Just as they are now DONG win on.
In Kansas but IL that Territory IN manner moie ou
Jaeeous more deficient Of truth, freedom ana HshF
eOu.ness than ever before in any nation under heaven
"Gentlemen said Lord ErrkiLe to the Jury, ulls -
"such horrible proposition, the impuanon ot reason
"to men who we know never oeeigneu IT, onu ue
"proposion 10 hang them by law on accoun, VI Il,
"ibougb thew could have beeo indicted only oy per
aversion OF the law that would rather, Of the end OF
"o these causes when had finished my duty t, their
unfortunate objects, die upon my knees thahSinS
God that for the protection OF Innocence, anu Tue
safety of my country, had been MADE toe lasuu
"nent Of denying and reprobating such wlckedness,
Chan live 10 tue sge of Methuselah for letting II pass
"une1Iosed and uurebuked
The religious .acredness and nobeness Of testimony
se ainst opJr. ssioh never moe graDdiy lusua
ted but II such be the convictions and exalted seht'
meIs Of an advocate at al oppressive earthly ulouh
surely they who occupy the place OF ministers OF 800
truth in Gods OWL sanctuary ought to be animated oy
iupulses not less sacredought 10 glory IN their tes'
noiy with On ardor not less sublime.
But WHY do We refer to mortal Instances, when we
have the EXAMPLE of dvinel In the Judgment hal oil
PLATE. Christ Jesus himself trantcendenty glonhed
and illustrated the duty Of bearing testimony 70 OPP
pte s,d and persecuied truth, By declaring mat ms
own object even in becoming incsrnste, was 10 give
i, u,e,snce and to stand sp in behalf Of IT, To this
end was | born, and for tbs cause came INTO the
world, that should bear witness unto The trotn.
Now when we hesr God declaring that the throne OF
niqLity which frametb mischief by law, snai no'
have fellow hip with him; and when we hear hln ssy
ing " oe unto them that decree unrRhteous DEGREES
AID write priev ances which they have prescribed II
is be, OF all possibility of doubt that the deouncaton
fiom the pulpit Of spch vast, creative, geInnauhe
and accrmuIatpg wickedness is pleasing in His sigh.
II is ole object for which He has established the pull
pit and given it a sacIedness in The opinion ana
bold upon the hearts and ,nsciencee OF men But lei
minis eIs beware how they lose that reverence, by
Welding Nd the freedom of the pulpit TO the fear OF
II an and suffering the bypoc'i'cal oufcry OF Polh
cal preaching" to prevent them from pouring the Light
Of Gods Word on political sins
Lord FL ak inc Denounced The wckednese OF the inn
putaton Of treason TO who were known TO De true
lover Of their country and of ire ION, and the iDsny
OF tie proposition ~ bang them up by an Indictment
which itself could not be framed except by peryerson
tf the law But the wckedness that Lord Erkne
was called TO battle against might almost boast OF
sancity in comparison with the complicated vlllainies
transacted in ansas, and enforced by our Govern
meDt. For we have there the unTivaied anocry OF
rretepded Territorial Legislature, proved and scknowl
edged by OR own Government 10 he violent fraud
and usurpaon, and all its authority null and Vod yer
sustained by own Fame Government, win the
whole available force Of the United St1tes army; We
have in the second place the atrocy OF laws ena,ed
by The same Legislature and pronounced by the Sen
ale and House Of Representatives to be infamous, bar
bnrous uncci sutOna, aId hit only to be broken and
tramped on yet enforced by the same Government al
hava in tkx hird N lap ~
the ransce nden farce and wckedness OF the very best
mep in this outraged Territory indicted and Imprisoned
for the crime Of high treason in peacefully and consi
tutionally oppceipg this dabolcal usurpation, and
their letters vtn and their prison Arded by the same
G.yerpmept with the came army. defy all history,
fir, M the foundation Of the world to show any usurpa
tic 10 be compared for atrocy With this unparalleled
tdLess for usuTpaiion entered INTO aod sus
tanned for tie extension and peIpetuity OF Slavery.
Apo if the people of this country ame submit 20 such
shsrnel.s % and prostitution Of law aud COM
pcsion ofpjustce, their Liberties are dead and buret
ircm this time and forever And yet the Executive OF
this updeniabe and enormous tyranny remains unlm-
reached; and there not wanting men bearing the
Christian pame TO paate if not TO Justify and sancty
the wrong! .
This could never be, if we, as people had kept
the Word of God in view, ana had not forgotten o,
denied ITS principles We need 10 return to them and
10 examine this Bquity and conc uct and position
in their light Even as politicians IN regard to ths
matter we must take cur stand on Gods Word, ana
square our policy platform, according to IT, or We
surely perish as nation, and with such destruction
ss the world never beheld
invite you, therefore, in the first place, to calm
investigation Of the judgment i'll the Word oi God III
regard 10 the system of Slavery In the second place
il 6,ng proved to be a in the sight Of God, IN
wife YOU TO consider the defiant iniquy, the daring
and abominabe mpiety OF making it the great chosen
ard perpetual policy of the naton-a system not only
tolerated but to be protected defended extended and
enforced. ,
That the system is sinful in the sight Of God is cspa
be q demonstration by several distinct lines Of proof
broader induction. irSi there is the law Of love