The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-09

che othsr omitted notice The foreign depressed
the n,ur market and prices fell on about 30 psr bb,
sbisnv en- the common and medium grades. Primo wheat
was nrn, with ssles Of good oprime Southern white 81 81
wa 81 e2x. Inferior qualw neglected. Corn ~as
heavy Tho chief sales were oonaned TO new Southern
yellow 81 CSC Western mixed was held st eac Pork
was In fair request and rather nrmer with sales Of
mem II S1S 30 $2S 80 the spot with sales 10
arrive private terms Sugars were nrm with lees
offering The GALES embraced 4ot 500 bbs. 1t prses
given elsewhere. Coffee quite steady With sales Of
CARO- Of 2t0o bags Bio q 1850. 3to MArAoa,bo q
1870, and zoo mats JsVa ss l6ko 10 Liverpool grain
and flour were nominal while naval stores freel,
both for that port and for London rates given
In another column.
Revolution I'm the pulpit rhe Higher Law
Expounded and Proclaimed.
One of the most remarkable political dis
courses that has ever emanated from the pulpit
in this city, where the preacher did not belong
to the ultra rabid class of fanatics, was that
preached by the Rev. DIR. Cheeyer in the Church
of the Puritans last Sunday evening, rebatim re-
port Of which we publish to day. 1t is the last
of four similar discourses delivered In the same
church by the same divine in denuuciation of the
Supreme Court of the United States for its deci-
sion in the bred Scott case. These sermons
were listened to by as large audiences as could
gain admission into the church audiences re-
presenting the most intelligent, enlightened and
conservative classes of the community. Aud
yet, Sunday after Sunday, these intelligent men
and women-those having the greatest interest
in the support and maintenance of the laws and
In the permanency Of our social political insti-
buttons came to listen to the enunciation of
doctrines the practice of which would over
throw all laws, render impossible the existence of
any government, and enthrone anarchy and re-
voluion throughout the land Such alone could
be the results of the carrying out of the higher
law doctrines and principles proclaimed and en-
forced in emphatic language from the pulpit of
the Church of the Puritans-the same doctrines
and principles embraced and defended for seve-
raj years past by the Hon. VIM. H. Seward and
his associates, and which form the staple element
in the theology of the three thousand clergymcn
of New England.
The idea that pervades and makes up the
whole of this revolutionary sermon of DR.. Cheev-
er is that laws are to be Obeyed or disobeyed just
as they happen to jump with the inclination or
suit the conscience of each citizen. Ne law ever
was or ever viii be passed which did not or will
not prove distasteful to some portion of the CON-
munity; and yet, according to this higher law
doctrine the dissatisfied and disaffeoted- includ-
ing, of course, the criminals of the community
would be justified in not only refusing to obey
and in violating the Law, bat in attempting to
overthrow the government which enacted Il
Monstrous - such proposition ID, 1t is never
thelea that solemnly proclaimed by minister of
the Gospel Hear Dr.. Cheever q he cxpounds
this higher law
NJ s,lHss.as. o, s.rsghasoos Nv ~ entire s.d -.
Il 5. human nv commands you 70 do .,.s'. thing
'c 60 ssss, s:sssss: :. r:sp. from q. ssu.us. 70
ebey sAy commsAds Of m'quiv.
sasuissios isslf b sin; car subnissioa - eompnav
o. any V car,a md ~ Gospel oo.ssr.,a q 70
oppuss his guilt
But not only does this revolutionary divine
counsel disobedience to and violation OF laws, but
be declares that the government Is outlAwed and
aocursed Of God; that it is most dabolical ty-
ranny, existing in defiance Of Gods law, and that
It ought to be put out of existence as q piracy
against mankind.
Now where IL all this to lesdf In what are
theee absurd and fanaticA higher law doctrines
of VIM H. Seward and his religious and political
supporters to RESULT Why, they can result in no
thing else than the utter Generalization Of the
community, the humiliation Of all respect for
law and the rending 10 pieces Of this republic
The fame, excited by q few fanatics and enthu.
sAs.s, is spreading and will spread from pulpit
to pulpit; and in short time all the New Eng
land churches will echo to inhammmatory ap.
peals, urging the people 10 resist the laws and
overthrow the government Political traders
will avail themselves Of this religious fanatcism;
and agitation and dissension viii enwrsp the
country, and lead to the most deplorable resulta
II Is time, therefore, that these religious fire
brands should be rebuked by the sensible con-
sentative men Of the county. Their aim Ii to
upset our present form Of governmcnt-to over
throw our representative and judicial systems
and 10 establish In their stead Q theocracy, not
unlike that of the ancient Jewish commonwealth.
There Is no reasoning with these cnthuaasta
They cannot be brought 10 . rational common
sense view Of matters. They must be rebuked
and put down. If not we will have four years
Of di~ension and agitation, 10 end, not improba-
bly,, In terrible political revolution In 1860.
RELIEF or BRoADwAY.-After debating aud
discussing the various plans laid before them foe
the relief OF Broadway for several weeks, the
Corporation Committee in the premises have re-
ported the skimpy, botchwork, disauring expe-
dent of reducing the sidewalks 10 make more
room for the omnibusea Now, az we understand
the matter, Il Is the sidewalks that give TO Broad
way lie sscendancy, its beauty, Its wealth and
the high value Of It's property. Take away the
sidewalks altogether and give up the street en-
tirely 10 the carriage way, and what would
Broadway bef A back street, aud the front Of
its buildings would be on Church Mercer, Croe-