The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05

end prohibited or CARRIED perverted and the lips Of
Jesus himself or the Holy Ghost should suggest
doubt the mind of the slave or or any Other man IN the
STATE, Of the perfect ana me DIVINE mission
are the pistol the bludgeon the bowie knife the
he halter and the stake SO amazing is its presumption
Tat essays 70 dictate laws TO all surrounding States
md " PROSTATE the whole Of the nation
Ger its feet and the mass Of the people dare to
us or s into upon .Gs
The dag of treason let's slip the dogs Of civil war; and
openly procams its GAIN its end or to destroy the gov
eminent IL 10 nothing that the Shareholders only
thousands while the opponents of the millions
What are the people TO the tyrant, what Rome to
Nero, when he wished that all its citizens had but ono
neck that he might sever it at blow? Two words OF
tentious meaning sum up the feral condition of any
non where slavery exists These are barbarsm and des
potsm and the Of history does not record grander
ruth or one perfectly demonstrated than this that
any nation cherish this institution though 1t be the
heaven ever shone, without sinking step by STEP and
rom degradation TO degradation into both OF those con-
Gtions Az sure as Gods DEGREES are written heaven
mare . no alternative Tor this nation but to abolish
slavery or 70 suffer the extinction Of all her liberties her
civilization her power and her religion just here is our
whole, without distinction Of North or South and until
very lately without difference OF party both In the world
ana the church have cherished and defended and even
do not say there have been no varying
degrees in this conduct or guilt, or responsibility but
DO say that the North have sustained the system truly
- the South party really another the church
- truly as the world. Slavery has never had more
un6crupulOu6 defenders
among the politicians the merchants the the
church members and the ministry Of the North but
With this difference that the men OF the south born and
trained up in the system and with every influence about
them tending to justify it, ought to draw largely on
cur charity while their co-aborers at the North, in
the midst Of light and knowledge, and without those
tremendous bases, utterly without Let us
never forget thar, Whatever the democratic party
s was .Se us
advocate, Daniel Webster their endorser and Willard Fill.
more their executor Let forget that the votes
Lad
passed the Lec0mpton swnde; that Franklin Pierce Of
New Hampshire, ratified the one, and that James Bu-
services which, than any other alive dead
ne has rendered to the slave power, ratified the other
But why dwell on what everybody knows 70 be true9
Even A. Barnes charges vast measure of the re-
sp0nsbty for the continuance Of slavery the Chris
tan church, and any other argument be needed than
the daily observation Of every this point let II
be aorded in the avowed position Of the Old School Pres
byeran the Reformed Dutch and the Protestant Epsco
pal, a. well as other denominations, IN the attitude Of the
American Tract Society and the examples of Adams,
Lord and an H. J. Vandyke. To what depths Of base
may others fall when the annonted ministers Of
mighty Breaker and who published himself as having
como to break every yoke prostitute themselves and
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say 1.-THE Almighty has no attribute which can take sides
with its abettors and defenders Is it not calmness
and moderation TO say in view Of these facts that this
whole nation stands convicted Of degree Of wckedness
stupendous that human eye depict it, and
human mind fully comprehend it, until the revea-
tion Of the Judgment day shall all its horrible
deformy before the gaze Of the assembled universep
And this is not the quiet merely Of portion of the
munity. We are one nation, and every man has his In
1uencc and responsibility There be doubt that
In different relationships citizens, voters
members Of society and Christians, have each
trbuted much TO this general result Of niquty and
crime And no matter how great have been zeal and
efforts we have after all fallen far short of our duty
Of what we might have done. This Is time for honesty
and sincerity with ourselves; and be honest
who does not feel the burden Of this guilt and RESPONSE
bity resting heavily his soul Again like Israel
Va that enduring the judgments Of God
on account Of these our grevous offences Like them
have chung our great national spite Of warn
hgs provdences and threatenings, until the Divine pa
thence weared and He has begun TO pour out His wrath
upon US. The signs Of this coming storm have been
ct last 1t has burst upon The wheels Of commerce
have been stopped entirely or dragging slowly and
heavily panic has seized the minds Of multitudes Of
population thousands Of out Of employment
and have visible Of earning their daily Bread
famine prevalent in large sections Of the south and
large States Of this Union enraged at the North and
the opponents Of TINT SYSTEM and are threatening TO
break the government and dissolve the Union Ono
State has already declared herself separate and ndepen
dent; civil war u threatened; masses Of men In
0penrebelon; treason is in the Capitol perhaps even
n the Executive mansion ITSELF and no knows what
day may bring forth. Sad indeed, must be the blind
or the wckedness Of the man who does not in
these things the heavy judgments of an offended God,
and who does not regard them as the sure
still more dreadful penalties if do not hasten TO repent
hs We caed on Of Se
observe this as day Of solemn fasting humiliation and
prayer; and whatever may have been his views and
tves IN so DOING there can be no question about the emf
ncnt proprety and the duty Of such Observance The
question Of all others for US 70 consider is this How
together the house Of Jacob ddto act our souls 70
bewail our sad condition, 10 bow down our heads Ike
burushes and TO exercise ourselves with all the outward
Acts OF humiliation and repentance and that we make
burden OF petitions that God will give US respite
from all difficulties and troubles and perhaps lament
that question of the wrongfunees Of saveholdng has
ever been agitated that have not been more COM
PLEASANT to the South and more ooedcn to the Of
the slave power Should make 1t the great and sole
aim Of fasting TO own selfish ease and in
teress without regard TO the sacrifice OF principles and
the injury the Of humanity and the progress of
the Redeemers Kingdom what may be necessarily in
volved In such resu Should pray that stocks may
RISE manufactures be revived and the demand for dry
goods increased that South Carolina may take back her
ordnanc &c of secession and that the South may be APP
peased, matter on what terms such settlement
should be procured though TO gain II we must acknow
ledge the right Of property in and to take that pro-
perry every State and Territory OF the Union, and
though must find ourselves to protect 1t there by
slave code and federal gunsS Aye, may IL we would
hear the voice Of Cod sayngIs IL such fast as have
ehosens Behold the day OF fkst ye ind pleasure
AND exact s yOur , shs AL Of wcRedness wilt
thou this fast and acceptable day to the Lord
We shall not fast as do this day TO make your voice 70
become like that Of the Jews, the most Accountable Of all
our OF wikedness and to augment yet the fierce
anger Of the Lord. we wish TO have our caamiiies
be and at last like them TO be utterly broken In pieces
70 be rejected Of God, TO sink down IN barbarism and
bloodshed and to become kissing, By word and a re-
proach among all the nations Of the earth Aye we may
II prepared the of humanity and free
dom, the principles Of truth and justice and religion fall
rise again while this nation has being Ave.
we may If we are full ready, like Judas TO betray our
Master and Masters cause for thirty pieces Of silver
and aeward prepared TO receive Judas fate and to
20 unto place. But II not, duty made
palmer the word Of God than is to-day in these
sordss not this the fast that have chosen To loose
the bands Of wckedness to undo the heavy burdens and
TO let oppressed free and that break yoke
Then shall thy light break forth the morning. and thy
health shall spring forth speedily and thy Righteousness
shall 60 before thee, the glory OF the Lord shall be thy
reward. We have need 10 humble ourselves before God
in sackcoth and ashes and in deepest sorrow. We have
need and lament our own sins and the sins
Of the whole nation in thus chershng and upholdng this
colossal system OF wickedness and oppression IL Is no
wonder Gods judgments upon us; the only wonder Is
that they did not long ago come down upon US Ike the
bosom Of destruction We have need 70 experience the
deepest and sncereet repentance for these ransgresson
and to soemnly in Gods sight, aud with his help,
that will redouble all energies and labor and pray
with all might and hearts for the entire removal and
abolition OF this grand OF Gods wrath and all our
troubles We have need 70 set our faces as flint