New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-01
DISCOURSE BY GERRIT SMITH,
In Peterboro, Nov. IS, 1860,
BIBLE CIVIL GOVERNMENT.


i1fuonc,s ard s wide havoc of virtue AMI happiness.
We ave again vused through the great qa'drennai
Den oralin,ion, wi e sinks into lower deep tens of
tlou.lrts Of drunkards; which turns into drunkurds
t,e Of Il oufunds Of the sober; which makes tens ID
tiousI Or OF ars and makes worse tens Of thou
tands Of old ones; which cbcaTens sincerity and sim
lcity, by putting high prices upon intrigue and dir
loresiy; which puts flsehood for truth and drkne's
fer Bgt and makes ten apI ea 10 passion and prela
dice where il make one 10 reason.
Willie, however, we affirm that this is the general
cllra,ter Of Presidential Election, We are free TO
admit Il at some Of tie in it candid, and sone
Of Il i1Guerc, in it enlghtening aud eevating But
with all ils, AID every other conceivable aleviaton,
still wlo does not zee that Presidential Election
figifuy lowers the standard Of morality, pour tides
Of wioktcnes through all ranks and classes and preys
fatally with its rampant vices on numberess bodies
tud umterlets souls. Many and mighty are the nfu-
81 cts needed to redeem great popular Elections from
Il coarpeuess and corruption which eharcerize them
PIotii cit au,g iLtueJecB Il tie presence AID
| the Iart Of woman. TIE condn,t and character Of
en- as voters will become far better after the advsns
Ing fat ~ of civ iliz.tion sLa lave brought up women
| to vote by their side,
Ard wLee we're our church peol lie in the late elee
ti,nr Tl,y yoing for tlaye-atci ing and drain-
ri CD iai Cidlts. Nay, sOle of them themselves
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with tie aLon iuatiOls OF the eecti,n, and not few
| u ilCm were GIeLd I'd i'll its corrupiiJns
tuIn for ent FROM the church people 70 noti'e
q lat that tie OF slaves dbl, with very
few exception H. vote Tor 81 ere candidates. Ii their
III, asmtlOs lit nilteEcy aid inftuailon, tley voted
ON.I Into ready 10 use it both for reseizng tie
hNe ard Iul isl ing bis Doubtless these Ia
COl tstet bLd infatuated men will still wonder that
We ould loute TO tn item in celebrations OF slave
| TCfCCts.
10 return TO tie church peoIle. 1t must be con-
fe,,d al tltusLGs Of Il I'm hOI eetly believed III
81 cir care would be found faithful TO all the cims
OF freedom aid righteousness, and IL must also be
e,,,a tat but for ii is belief, they would not have
voted for i'm. Adm it, too viii we that Thousands Of
voted they dd because they believed the Con
,tit tiOn Ter Slavery, aid thousands because they
La lie, ed tie Lii e suttsius il. b. heye both TO lie
aliiti it, But What il both are for it : Way, only
tiLt both are far void f Obligation. The Ri le AID
q OIL ution al. ok OF men, but Freedom IA
Il g,at Iii, If ii Great CID. Hence, bell Wing, az
de- Vi "leter and the OTTER Apostles that we
OF 81 10 obey God ratLer tlan man. mutt ii, list that
all ,la 70 Tor Fr,eGom, however the Constitution and
tie bill le may CO. The Law Of Ia God, or, III oi er
woot tie law Of Jusli c, was Daniel law, and 1t
hol IL e every an's law the Constitution and even
| III Bill lie 10 tie contrary not" I'll ht.hdi 4.
Will e cLmeh Trol er never believe H. the religion
O, tie Lii lei They Ltleve in lis theyOges and its
II iloful its in what Re interpreted TO be sucn
WY will tbey not believe il its reh5 ion also OLe
aLtwtr il that they tecti that their sets are
OIL 81 z,d 10 uILCd, some II AIT and some that O
t &c H.. al p osVI hies and that III this wise
r,li,n is In eener.l greatly undervullcd and often
qie IOi,d OF lCst tigLt Of Indeed the mistake be-
c, e. amCt universal among them, that these theolo
t or Liloeopl les tene Ives rc iJn or at Last
mat o il aid that their zeal and cOnteni IN for item
ave all he merit of zeal and contention for rel
its,h Al otter eXI hnaliOn If, that while the good
nun alone II Willing TO be rei iJur Ihese theol sitr or
nj toI i,s substitute for res 80 cheap and
eaty that Il NiCk,dest finds no IL adopting
II m And ftil another explanati Of tie refusal OF
thee church Ito lie ~ receive the religion OF the Bible
i, that while Il is Ielig enters mans heart
thIoulh il LeaveL 1hten,d and aven-sanctiied
leas,n tley are educated 70 distrust in the
pIo,in,e Of religion, and 10 receive upon anthony
llftcs viii t, EN- for re ion. Much, Too, might
b, A. ID to show that rel i)bs imposed by authority
net OF y like ~ Giier very widely from the religion
WI cl .OuLd under staIdi ara sound heart MAX.
II ,iI ON L. but also letuliiy effective ii shutting
i IL out. ~
Have srok,n of the religilu Of the Bible ~ one
| with Il true religion. IL mal esy k; aid nowhere
e. that true ,ision presented - simply, 70 sub
In ely, ,r 20 Ieie,hy. Foohth tkepli sn reject
| Vl il cow. But reasOn-t resoa blesi with d.
in iliun iI6iion-the reason cou led witt renewed
leini-tl gL fitting II bound 10 DO In stern and
III la il T. " lie vet meek aud humble Judgment, on
tie Lii Il. au de- ing Tor itself on the popular inter
DthtoIs Of IT, and the theolo. iAl and phil )sophi
structure. hit uICn IT, ZONES 1T ltt 10 aeknowl-
ette Il iLence Of Ito iAsl ralions and the truth
| Mia il TIE religion Of the Billet The churches
Itkttht il is Lug, " cont ihed in tLeir specul-ons
A II eoIies rejecting Trinity, Atonement Heaven,
He'll &c, But Tie Bible resOl itch into love, espe-
i n, love to Il detiitute and ai ted. IL says that
Too il love-, and That man should be also IL says
thai "loNe il u iulhh-g Of the law, and that al
thr lw Is fulfilled III word, even IL ills, Thou
ia Il love thy I,g Dor hs thyteL IL eys Shat 70 do
utl etc Il pCoi and Leedy Is 10 know GOD. tJere-
nj, h. AHu l6, 1t says at Pure religion and un-
.tleo leioIe God tie Father, this, 10 Wilt The
FIJI t, q. nd " i.Ows il tn, r LiictOn and 10 keep
| hin s,li Uni ottcd iIon tie woiiI' IL says he-
4 l.,t a IN, list llT,
uto ia, III " Inch suffer gdyerity being yourselves
al in the Lody.' II says, Who !, weak, and am
| moi n,Lkl Who is Offended, aud burn not T. IL
az, in thOr Il at the wh.s Of reli ion conrlsts IN
| d1y,p n would Le doLe by The churches make
,.iif II 10 tob,iI IL. Ily III creeds, but the Bi0e
wi IN, in de,dr aud la the lit OF which they are
tie It,tal ry outflow. Church religion drvainu but
/ Ii, le rth ion lids US do ace
xIib ubs lSen w r.t ct before men ule HE Oi the
latI.r AID in wi ich the haral ter OF TOD ln"s out
n cImcter Of tie God-hllod Man, Is 30 rich IN ten
d.t1 O. ind eauty ard powerful IL nppe TO 1--we
ina aau ira ton s portrayal OF righteous c1'li gov,
,rueit Not ing With that excepIon 10 clearly ana
attractive ely ei.ls genius OF the religion Oh nc
Bil le how htte tie church peol Ie appreciate TINS
Il ion l. mantle Il nom their indheI ence Ia lie Bloe
| ,i,tU a civil loS enm ent. Altogether wei ONE ~
Il I'm OF IL he u il view and altogether correspondents
viii il tloir loh,icAl nctiJn did they but 1--we this
| r,hgiCr. H.. oo,,o,,.
e GAZING or each e u people-the oomblHa-
lio Of al tor tie protection Il each one Snch " IL
ao il eIiil and scope on the pages OF the boe. we
eie re it TO lie, neat to GOD himself, the Bea. IT.
,.rto,: h1d us IL reasonable the eciI Protector oil
u ia noteIt And he'll less poor The Bible requires II,
civil IuleIs able men, such as fear 600, men OF
| I'm In atiup co, tOutLersi' men WHO shh J"DbS
tie ttol lie viii just Judgment shall not resPct. per
on ,,iller take lI !" shall Judge i'd Justice tol
al. DOL # tic col le save tie children oil me neuyI
hlo bie.k in Ger tie Oppressor' ol TINS tu9 hn'
| lille tyIe OF civil ruleiS wuS JOB, VINO ssys' nc