New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-30
TIE PROVIDENTIAL NECESSITY OF TIL
PRESENT CRISIS IN OUR NATIONAL AZ
FAIRS.


FAIRS.
BY HENRY W. BELLOWS, ID. ID.
Or. Bellows took his text the 2lst chapter Of
Matthew 18th verse:
Add Jesus hnew their thoughts and said them Every
hsdsm divided against Itself brought to desOsOu and every
.sy OF house divided against itself shall not stand
He commenced by reading Gov. Morgan's Thanks
giving Proclamation written two months ago, and
inucd:
1t Is not two months since these cheering words
ealing ms TO universal congratulations and praise,
uttered and received into hearts conscious Of their
truth and pertineDey The day to which they pointed
has arrived; and the hour for our Thanksgiving has
,truck. But it finds anxious and disturbed in the
midst Of sudden and severe trials in our monetary
sfsms-with our whole commercial community panic
ETH, ken and paralyzed-the banks of the country
hreatened with suspensionthe usual intercourse of
the States North and South embarrassed or stopped;
the newspapers filled with threats of a broken
fedeIary; and the alarming and painful prospect of
civil In the boasted ana happy land Of Washing
Ton. What has occurred 70 change 30 suddenly tue
prosperity and patriotism of the country What
makes the Governors late flowing proclamation read
90 hLLingy to-day Nothing but the lawful and
constitutional expression by great popular majority
Of tLi country, OF opinion hostile 10 the extension
OF negro Slavery Nothing but this. And yet this is
sn sll-suihcIent cause.
Wien the public sentiment Of the Free States Of this
Uuion has Tipeued into such solemn conviction Of
tie danger aud wrong Of allowing Slavery to
tend it's bane any larger portion OF our common
territory, Of any longer having the Federal power
sWHyea by its intgresls-as 10 sink all other po-
bVa distinctions, break up all other party OTgdni-
nations, in the sole desire embody its will thu
point-when this conviction has virtually elected
Pie,ident OF tie United Siatesthere il undoubtedly
natural OccS,ion, II not proper cause, for alarm,
uonstane and threats Of dsuniOn the part OF the
slave States. ] can have very little respect for the
esrdor tie comfy Of those who affect surprise the
me- nssltt afrtsINp nt AQfaa
the South. l should think very mealy of their ga
ga,ity, they allowed themselvesto be persuaded tina
nothing bad appened TO call for anxious and solemn
debteIalOn on lielr part. zee nothing ludcrOns nor
light IN their dirtTes, The seriousness resolution
tie selsaCnhclng temper Of their people is very APP
parent. 1hOte who trying 10 persuade that the
Governors and Legislatures and Conventions of the
Slave States incorporating the feelings Of the
people at large; that the present excitement there If
temporary ebulion that seoesSonary action II de-
sigLeG; tiat stovk -obbers and selfish politicians are
authors OF all this connection, mi ht well attempt
30 that the late IN the Free States
dental and partisan movement guided by self
ih politicians, that II mad no serious principles aud
ylcions behind IT. and that the Free States did not know
what they about in their recent solemn prOcans-
ton at the ballOb and were not prepared for
all its cOnsequencesi DIR. Bellows stated the Circ-
stances under which the Constitution was formed and
proceeded To say:
Now, my brethren, do not suppose / am about to
hold Glitter part OF the country speedily responsible
for the change Of circumstances feelings and cOGduct
lTONluenildlly the CROWN THESE
St&es- Tie South is not TO blame if this compact in
respect OF lis bearing Slavery has, under and
unforeseen conditions, turned out OF unexpected and In
csIcGlsble Importance 10 them. Iney are not to blame
that Institution Which they once thought unfor
inner anCe and terrible burden has under the
development OF machinery and the stimulus OF vast
foreign demand for their great staples, cotton ce TO-
bac,o and sugar become the principal source OF their
wealth and Importance, and more shaped their
whole industry, regulated their eoci1 and political
policy, ard enlisted all their pride their interest, and
AeI Leal IN s encouragement and defense. Nor, now
ever depOr2tle, IL il strange, considering what human
nature Is that It'll tits vast change IN the industrial
and political aspects of Slavery, ideas Of their
statesmen, moTahsts and clergy should have under
gone an almost complete revolution in respect of
ihe moral character Of the Institution. DO you
think my brethren, well OF your disnterestoi-
ness imagine that your excellent and enlightened
iniOns respecting the utulness OF Sivery would not
undergo some great changes ii you owned large and
productive plantations Ia Mississippi and Alabama
Would IL not then be very much easier for you 10 think
She African negro being born 10 the yoke, incapable
OF taking OF himself and fortunate in being stolen
from heather AfrcA 70 ENJOY the protection OF Chris
Alan master In South Carolina or Alabama! Would
not tie arguments Of the Southern clergy respectinghe
scnItur origin and authority of Slavery sound very
differently In your ears If you were already sayehold
srs and might not DIR. Mott and Otner Southern eth
nclogEts more readily persuade you then that |
the negro's brain, and heel, and color all pro- |
q AIMED him incapable Of freedom l believe that |
have than ordinary respect for human nature;
sxpest the moral and religious theories Of any
Peofls to be persisteDtly at war With |
Thar glosed social and peeunary interests. do not
SsS people, except for shs periods aud speca ctses
~ rse very much above the level OF their ayvage cir
cunstances look Tor, pardon the Southern senti-
uents in respect 10 Slavery. After stating that he
thought no better state OF iety possible under the
instances than that At present found in the South
.xpressing his sympathy Win the hOnest pride and
,eheIous seli-sacIiice which fired the Southern
Jreaet, Dr. Bellows went on 10 give the other side
Nbe the South bas been drifting under natural
nd political laws, into the position / have de-
cIibed and excused, with It's accompanying atti-
ude Of mind and heart, il ought to be under
TODD there that another kind Of dnit hae i!enia
Inv been moving tie mind Of the Free STATES in the
Erection Only just now made Enthusiastically apparent
0 tie whole world. II il merely impossible, IA the
resent state of civilization and with all the lights OF
nuosLe for those who have freely received the eth
al aud political principles Of tie nineteenth century,
nksdbIpded by local interest aud preudice-to TANK