New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-07
THE DUTY OF THE NORTH
LECTURE OF THE REV. THEODORE PARKER
AT THE TABERNACLE.


The Tabernacle was crowded last evening by very
large and intelligent audience to listen to the lecture
announced to be delivered by the Rev. THEODORE
PAfEEB. At O'Clock Oliver johnson Secretary Of
the New-york Anti-savery Society, appeared on the
stand, accompanied by Mr.. Parker.
Mr. JOHNSON said:
LADIES AND GESrLENES: There Is in Boston
cergymsn, who, within very short PERIOD has given
to the world South Side View Of slavery viodcating
it in the name of Christianity and philanthropy. His
praise Is in every slavepen from the Chesapeake to
the Rio Grandc in the camp Of the Rorder Ruffans
Of Missouri in the mouth Of every slayecather and
kdnapper in the land There Is another Boston clergy
man who loses opportunity, whether IN h. own pull
pit or elsewhere TO give Northern view OF Slavery,
10 testify against it as a sin against God and crime
against hum nity. The savebreeders and the slave
Gathers don't think very wei OF that clergyman; they
are alagre in denouDcing Ln a. an nflde, fanatic,
disorga1izer; but praise Is uttered by every out
ragged free colored man by every flying bondman who
thanks God for such q brother and for such friend
lApplause. By some bOcu- poeus, the first OF these
men il counted as an eminently Evangelical, Pous
man; the latter is generally estimated Is an infidel.
How il has happened in this that the grapes have
grown upon the thorn-bush and the figs upon the
thistle bush / don't know; but so It has 1t seems
have the pleasure, ladies and gentlemen OF nitro
duclDg TO you the Kew. lneOoore farher Oi Dos'ou
Loud cheeringl.
MIR. Parker said: Ladies and Gentlemen, your
friend Mr. Johnson has introduced me to you as one
who labors under the name of infde while others
get the praise of orthodoxy by taking the South side
view of the iniquity of Slavery. II /, through taking
Northern view OF wickedness, and rebuking the
wrongs of the oppressed, earn different name, L
trust shall bear II with becoming meekness Suifi-
cient is it for if the blessing of those who are ready
10 perish rests on my head. The BATTLE between
SLAVERY and FREEDOM-wHAT SHALL, THE NORTH
DOT That is the theme, ladies and gentlemen, to
which | ask your attention tonight. few
weeks ago we were startled by strange tale,
vet not strange one which came to us from Cincin-
Iati We were told that mother, rather than suffer
her child to 60 into bondage, overcame in moment
what il supposed to be the strongest instinct III a
woInans heart-the love of her chid-and slew with
her own hand her frstbOm son. When she was asked
whether She would 90 back to bondage or be tined Tor
murder. with a chance OF beng hanged, she said'
Rather than go back to bondage | will 60 dancing
TO the gallows." Ladies and gentlemen, she da not
have an opportunity TO 90 dancing 70 the gai-
lows The United States Judge Livingston de-
cided that if fugitive slave commits murder
in the State Of Ohio, the savemasters claim taxes
precedence over Ohio Jaw, and the murderer must be
delivered up into bondage, and the laws OF ONO trod
den under the hoof of the Slave Power. just now,
the great question before America-the greatest ques
ton she ever had-s, What shall we do with slavery
or what shall Slavery do with Us 1t IS very plain
that either Freedom must go down OF else PonLage
must perish, and this generation is to decide which
of the two shall prosper. Now, Slavery exists
ly the act of the American people. 1t is q
Federal institution; it has been the favoute OF the
American Government for seventy years. 1 know 1t
common to suppose that Slavery belongs TO the n-
diydual s. ates and they alone responsible for II.
No mistake can be greater. The Constitution, in the
fourth section of the fourth article has these remark
able words: 1.-THE United States shall guarantee to
" every State in the Union Republican form of gov
eminent That clause puts Slavery completely IN
the power of the Federal Congress whatsoever that
Congress shall declare that Slavery lsnot kepubhcan
shall establish Government Ike that OF Catholic
Rome absolute power vested in an inialble Pope WIN
a body of Cardinals whom he appoints "a his frvy
Council then without doubt 1t would be the duty OF
Congress to interfere and establish republican form
of Government in South Carolina. If North Caro-
lima should establish Government Ike that OF Rus
sia, then Congress would be called upon constitu-
tionaly to interfere and guarantee rePIGLcaH ioI
of Government to North Carolina. Which IS the
most ant-republcan, =. Papal Government, the
Cars Government, or that state of things where
own 4no, 900 and buy them cattle, breed them rs
cattle scourge them as CATTLE mutllate them as cat
tie and AZ cattle sell them from hand to hand mat
clause Of the Constitution puts the Institution vi oa
erv a. completely into the hand of Congress as IL pdS
ni;acy on the high seas into that hand lAppausel'
slavery exists not by the act OF carolina anu hsst
spp aid the other Slave States, but by the act o tne
aCducscence of the whole people OF the Chleu '!o'
II "a moi the Slave States who extend Slavery II Is the
United States. 1t is not Missouri VINO puts
bondage into Kansas it is the people OF me
nit
tbe Border Rufians but the central power legislative
judicial and executive. Read your President Proca-
nation and bis message; read the defense oi Do.,el
Rufans made by Northern Senators, ana you see MS
plainly Missour-why those poiu .hr aani'ns,
tbfy were only the cot s-paw which the other amman
at the CITY OF Washington made use OF Laughter anu
cheersl. Now Slavery, which Is existing py 'ne a.
of the United States, gives everything 10 SGv
400 600 shareholders; it gives them pecumary
and ecclesiastical and political power which
tbev conld otherwise never attain to by then,
selves These 100000 shareholders own 4oVV noo
of bondmen, whose market value ls al easl e-,gOOi
COO OOO These slaves engaged chiefly IN agricu-
tural labor They produce cotton and tobacco, Wnicu
form considerably more than one third part OF al tne
exports Of the country. Now as the 3OooVV save
boder own the 50 600 900 900 and furnish slOOClV
Geo cf vaue TO be exported every year, that gives
them great power in the money market Accordingly
thew control the money markets IN this country; 'ne4
control the leading capitalists the great gu
the great manufacturers. Ihefe aie oneT.
very honorable exceptions but as 6enG..
nj thing Slavery controlled the great capt.,
alists. Controlling these, slavery rs -.
of most Of the great commercial eenteIs' IL Is
Of Baltimore, New-Oreans Cincinnati, pt5
NewY ork and Boston, with oil the vassal towns whcn
are subordinate to these WheresOeyer the sou =
nayed over with stOne-the stone OF commerce anu
concentrated weath-there Slavery Is the hlas'el'
This is the way 1t gets It's pecuniary power. . ,;
trolling the pavement, master OF the purse, easn!
CONTROLS the wealthy pulpits OF all denomnalion';
There are some very honorable exceptions ana nee1
not 90 great way from the City OF New-fork 10 nHu
some of them IApplausel But as general thlng the
which controls the pres ,S control, a'I blpe
great Protestant denominations N thus country me-
the sect of Trnitanans, who worship God as Three
that of Unitarians worship God as One and ina, OF
Nothingarians, who worship God as Nothing and NO;
BODY. 1t is a very large sect, and popular anu
counting 1 God as Nothing and Nobody and Nowhere;
Now in the pulpits that are bottomed on tne
dollar. Slavery Is Pope. know 1t is common
TO suppose that the creeds OF our chuICue si