New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-30
THE REV. DIR. J. p. THoMPsoNs SERMON.


The Rev. DIR. Joseph J.. Thompson, Pastor OF the
Broadway Tabernacle Church, preached from the fol-
lowing text:
Jeremiah 11x 81: And their mobiles shall be Of themselves
and their governor shall proceed from the midst Of them
DIR. Thompson opened with an allusion TO the cap
vity into which Israel had been under the great
law of pTOvidental retrbuOn that the oppessOr shall
be made TO feel oppression-bat they who impose the
yoke in shall be brought TO bear it. But after
this discipline of captivity, the people promised
restoration 10 their native land and 10 their early
political privileges II should be matter Of special
Thanksgiving with them that they would enjoy il
dependent nationality full civil liberty and the sub
stance of popular government. The Jewish polity,
az laid down by Moses, substantially free, popu-
lar government; each tribe Wa little republics and
the several ribes were united by history, religion
customs, and a community Of interests. From the
and its circumstance, the preacher deduced the
following theme Of discourse:
The 0dUGut0gcs Of 1Rd,peRdert Rat'oHdlHy and
popuiar @g.g0rerHmeHt aud The means by 'chtch
hcse teneft can b. Dreserred and prp.tu0td IN this
,0tioa l. Independent nationality fayOrs the highest
interior development of eople and their country.
>. Independent nationality, the autonomy of the
nation, ia indispensable to the security of personal
freedom.
g. Beside independent nationality civil liberty re.
quires that there be PopuLor satg0Cernmcm ia each
independent nation; that IT. that the government shall
represent the will of the people, and be administered
in teir interests. In order 10 maintain and perpeuale
this civil liberty, he cOntended that should be DONE
|. BY maintaining the highest degree of local izdepcnd
cnce compatible with general government at once ef
fCent and free .. To guard our national freedom We
must maintain and defend the rtgkts n nan, upon
which that freedom Is based. IL 10 the peculiarly of
owl liberty nation, that it rests not upon
distinction of race claim Of territory inheritance
not upon political traditions cOmpacts of any
sort, but directly upon she primal rights Of man.
Our rights not derived from BIRTH color race
10 1.At
ground; they are vested in that manhood winch God
has given NJ. We cannot trihe with such right.
We cannot deny TO others these primal rights of man.
without impailing and dshonoring our own. We can
not deny freedom and equality 10 the black with.
oct making the white mans freedom a cheat and
sham. OW freedom rests upon the rights Of man a.
man. The System Of Slavery il not only Incompatible
with professions Of freedom; il is destitute OF the
very idea upon which our freedom is based We have
no light OF title TO freedom that does not vest equally
in every original endowment Of the Creator.
IT, u efeiOre, you ask me TO sanction Slavery by
political compromise, you ask me 10 surrender that
great natural charter of liberty which God has given
to me and to every man A. an inaensble right. No
matter what beides, 1 cannot be party 10 reducing
any man 10 Slavery-for the reasOn that he ID a
man. 3. To guard our National freedom, must nd
here NTH uHcOmp promising FrmHeSs 10 tie C0Asiitu-
tOR0i forms through Vhich HlSerpreSsed and rcguat-
3D. The people of these United States peaceably after
full discussion with open nomination and by forms Of
Law, have designated Of their own number " be
midst Of them" On "Wednesday next the electors
will discharge their duty nnder the Constitution On
the designated day the President Of the Senate, in
presence of both Houses Of Congress- will open aud
count the votes transmitted by the electors and de-
clare Abraham Lincoln duly elected President Of the
United States. BY the Constitution tlis must be DONE
and nobody doubts that it will be done. On the 4th
day Of March next If living, the President elected by
the people will be- quietly and safely nauRurated 10
the City of Washington; the Chief Justice will adj.
minister the oath Of office; the President will
solemnly swear that he will faithfully execute the
office Of PRECEDENT Of the United States and will,
to the best Of his ability, preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of the United States" No
zane man doubts that he viii thus be installed
that he viii all bis native wisdom and
frmners, all his known patriotism, and al the power
Of his Office, 10 preserve, protect and defend the
chartered and well ordered freedom transmitted
by our fathers. He must DO tLis and the people
must and Will sustain him in doing this or our
national liberty and relfgOyemmcnt AT an end
The certainty of changeo Administration has created
huge vacuum IN the hopes and plans OF those who
for thirty year,, have mainly controlled the General
Government IN the interests Of a section and who
like the JucOblns, "haye advocated ffaternzsion 20
long they could cOntrye 10 be the elder brothers.
In confusion he SAID let IA bess God today for the
COM ecrattd Gift Of national nde Evidence and selgoy-
eminent Let bless Him for the union of these |
State Let u- humble Ourselves before Him for our
abuse Of that git by pride ard luxury and tine oppres.
ZION of u poor. Let W supplicale lis bessng upon
our country our whole country, onr United State.
NAV Ie who made these States free aud independent
and who las made them in a .r freedom and tbe-
letiny, guard, preseye, perJeuate their union Tor
freedom for Justice for humanity; -caiter the counss
If bloody and deceitfl men; break the rod Of the op
lrerfOr the wrath OF man 10 praise lla; and
IKE il the Thanksgiving Of our children ~ il l. ours
o-day that their mobiles Of themse,es and their
Governor proceeds IRON Tie mids! Of ihem."