The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-05

utte4Iy feRHTdIe The corruptIOng that
boring to The very centre Of their own institutions
There vs. corruption equally marked In
spect 70 We Opinions Of men. We had go,e
through . revouts9D, and were being guawed T.,
death BY vsrmia II only might die by the Intrusion
Of some lion like enemy would 90 satisfaction, eat 70
receive death rom within our ownsslves, by the
ruption Of our and avs was not only
wicked but de'essAbly wicked There period
since th. government established when there
such boundIem corruption 10 the use OF money as the
present hour. He 1.-THE speaker) was In conversation
a few esys since With gentleman OF West
chester, who largely concerned In public affairs,
who told bin that man could conceive the extsn
to which bribery was employed 10 voting. They had
and The lobby was nothing but codio. They nsd ouly
to turn leaf Of Albany history TO see the shame
lees and of,nable corruption OF justice in legislative
halls wher noen went swaggerng heavy with po kets
fu Of goh, and coming back with pockets full OF bills
for their selAshr The gentle alluded TO told
him Beecher) that votes we're sold 10 the country at
from dfty cents TO 500 Tney knew tha. men we're
brioed the Five Points, but 1t marvellous to hear
that fory miles out Of the city men SO. q price
for the i0rmance OF their duty We going do
step by sep, and We had resched such condition Of cor
ruption that there was not Christian resistance to It,
would be carried down into the sewer. ae knew II
would b % when, ten years ago, declared that
Gods lau was more solemn and binding upon q man's
conscience than any mere human law There was an out
OF deision and an atheistc howl beginning at the
capital, md echoed from pulpit to pulpit until I" the
higher hS" became byword, and nowhere else much
ss in the commercial m,tropols Nothing was more
than 70 man When they, had knocked every
Ocean come inS When the whole force OF public sent,
ment q ten years mad been 70 undermine integrity OF
conscience he did MT wonder that directors OF railroads
were defaulters In conclusion he thanked God that the
great struggle wh ID had been preparing for twenty We
yealsthe growing Sentiment and conviction Of equity,
justice liberty and hunanity-had gathered such force
that after repeated essays and trials WAS assure lily ad
vsncipg 70 the oonsunmaton Of victory Ia the hrst
| sermon that he preached TO them, thirteen years
| ago, he decUei that he would preach Cos
pei that carried liberty TO the captive; that
OF
dom Of this great eple. whats history 10 these thir
teen ye.rs. What hopes and struggles aud cheers What
wonderful excitement and conflicts This nation had
been destroyed Ave lines In that short space and the
nation, ruined 50 oft bravely out Of ruin. rney
again they hai sresk Of daylight and thought the
day OF deliverance aad come; but the blessing was
@ sSo , god and TOO Tsss to be bad for or 50 SOIL, ~
be 1br. Beecher) Ms permitted to 60 into the
neld and labor for The Tnen he verify
only one thing that cd him doubt and that
was 10 good 70 be true I'VE did not succeed " said he
and 70 TOT The victory II Was the truth declared ID re-
soect 70 the national isses In that memorable campaign
that laid the foundation not only OF tae great revivas
mighty ieaven for the four years siace, that
vnan, was now bringing - nch results |. ere long We
denoe they were brought TO the eve of struggle
that could not be turned aside or defeated He knew
there were many man alarmed but neither naturalization
nor any brbes could sto this victory OF God Almighty
now. he thought they nd come 70 the time At last and
that the nleDt forces OF million OF Tuesday
next would bring back this nation bv legitimate roads
and by unforcet normal and right, TO the
foundations from which hey had aid by the terrible
be The result no, reveal bis couuss to
| anybody. He would tel them what would happen.
Nothing (Great laughter) They might depend up,n
but no bidng afterwards II there was, thing was
cerainha cowards and essential injustice 70 together
There void be reaction against virtue truth. ust
and rgh,sousness tha, could avail for single hour
that II had made up bis mind 70 emigrate and
convert b. money uto e.es As being the mos. p,rss
st nlo their cradles ami get their grandmo.hers
natural TO- baby 70 be AFRAID Of wolves aud witch
res, but or full grow man free citizen be AFRAID
! corsrsrs,sn % be man or nothing; he did not wan,
them stand between TO get the kicks Of both sides aad
had ali their ght in Their middle and they were dctesta
bic III did not believe that any member Of his congre
CATION vas . middle man, for he believed that they :.
woold NJ follow. He gloried that be lived In this era
and Wa thankful that he permtted 70 labor for the
hearers 10 60 10 work earnestly aud courageously n
ympaey with God and in charity with men, and when
would rse the curtain would rsi upon one bad dram.
and . upon another sun glowing with new life and
hope. nier Tuesday next he thought u would be said
the wke bad passed the centre and from that tne for
ward oressop and fratricda wrong aid cease, aud
justice quity, truth liberty and love would be esiAb
| tshed " ever.
/ e. ".
sRKEr METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Pote, now the only topic OF interest In New York,
has ., egth reached the pulpit, and called upon
this wes 10 record sermon in which II Is get forth
that poics Aad rxon ought 70 be nseparabe In ordcr
70 preseve the Union whole and entire. sermon Of
this chsacter was preached yesterday mornng by the
| Rev. Carries T.. Harris, OF the Greene street Mo
thodst Episcopal church. and was listened to
by very largo number Of people, who, BY
their attention. manfesed considerable interest the
teaching Of the reverend gentle nan.
After he usual exercises, the Rev. Mr.. Harris came
forward and n introduction stated that he afraid
that he houd say something that might perhaps eat
upon th Of Of hearers but that he could
help ,hA there was but one course 70 pxrsue and ha
was thcpath OF duty.
He tod his .ex, from the EpstIe 10 the Philippians, rs
chapter 27ih versc"l<t your conversAt!on be II DO
cometh he Gospel Of Christ"
Anera few PREDATORY remarks he said Mat there VA
no anAgy between the past government Of tho ancie .
republic and own, bccaur the Ameri IN nation has
thrown % a aIcSiance 70 the past Americans no,
for old hsttutons and vied .antqutce They have no
regard n vcnerasc for ancient things Nc, go ahead
,beirmot.o and /, IL only naara for wc are oaiy fol
loving the example shown m BY the cree Of tue Nay
flower.
Independent and happy By The exercise OF free laws
free Institutions and free opinions He Vas opposed V
Wide AyAEe AND 0tuer sScaetes UcCslsc bcul ~
the erection Of mobocracy and wherever moe succcets
the republican form o, government must BE hilere
Bosdesthat this sort Of thing must have tie effect q
making the present republic ike the psst-ihngs to b
hereafter SPOKEN o, "sose forever" He cautsodei
that 10 10 good citizen yos us. exe-e'se pesy 70 God
and be s6le 70 religion Ia eyerythins =
IN our every day duties, IN politics, and 50 every
thlrg that ini 1cnces our asti0ns Ia Ns lie
some VIII s1cit that religion ba, somethng % do with
everything bs, politics. and when minister OF iac Cos
Del touches tpcn that subject will order hlm 10 ste and
ie him hs t1e duty OF the minister " presct Chrts
orucided Noe, he wished 70 know What Carlst cruci
ccd ~mf e Il not 10 make all feel With towing and
| erothery feeiIC towards eace otherg aud doa mol
| politics conc under this heaff Bat What v pslI,is
1.s question he culd In short tme. fIerc
a.me whcn The ksine Liquor av consderet poll. %
ye when minister preached upon Temperance and .s
ssss Of drsnkeness he touchot upon The ghosder
arc informed that DE infringing upon tue rtget o
The people and shorld stick 10 q rst crGcihed Gsi
N Utsh were 10 be admitted 10 STATE be srp
poeo1 that the mnater would not 10 so vel 70 greecn
agag,n poTgamy for fear Of orsucng some of The ros
| deuu II sbe nee sAte. Tue same wEh slavery "a,
pis,cr OF Gods las could MT tell who they were
onsbdsog when prsschioE sgin4 the crsSn
of the day. The tasI., said be, IL saN o. pou -,
for the meaning AZ the word convUsaton Ia tho
nrhlp. therefore tie text might