New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-27
SECESSION AND SLAVERY,
BY THE REV. DIR. vNTON.


Trinity Church, Yesterday, xas densely crowdeds
the musc was specially good the opening prsyerS and
lessons appropriate sud the Rev. DIR. Vinton
then delivered sermon from the text:
Tbsy from but they not Of us, Tor hey
hsd been they would doubt have coaina.d -ih
6u they ven. OF ihsi hey might be made manifest 'A. h's
These words. DIR. yinton sad, were spoken In
reference TO the Of Gnostics which secedef from
the sncent Christian Chanch about seventy yeasaf
rs organization PERIOD be remarked, curiouFy coin
Gliding Ia length with thai which has elsed siuce the
adoption Of the American Consultation. In the text
wac given for such step, aud al1o al ool@1
After dwelling briefly upon unity ~ hrst principle Of
good and schism orignated by the hrst seceder tie
devil the speaker cns 10 e0psfer how this isnd once
teemng with every variety Of prosperity and bappi.
Dess was to-day called upon TO pray God TO avert tie
calamities of Secession. War, civil war, had been
proclaimed ny the Rebels TO accomplish their seces-
sion, and war bad been accepted by the Government
for the preservation Of this Union Ia the United
States be showed that there existed fundamental
of disunioH except that found IN contrary and
conendng civilization. The Constitution sfys Itself
shall be the supreme law in each State anything IN
The Constitution and laws of that State TO tue con-
trary notwithstanding" Art. By the very
terms Of their own edic., the sovereignty
Of the United States was ordained, csrSbs
hsbed, and ratified By the Legislatures and State
s,yereignty theuceforth became history, al extinct
power in every State. In connection with the war,
Secessouists ploadrst the night Of revolution, which
implying political rights; third, the right Of manu..
ing aud prospecting Slavery, which is moral so6
social claim. On tbs political ground adduced, the
preacher said State sovereignty certainly .
fanary; Calhoun bimself did not believe in Il, and
warmly repealed as false the assertion Of Daniel
Webster that the Rebellion Of Modification woad lead
10 the treason of Secession The contrary civilizations
Of the North and South were anaiyEed and the ro-
specfIve antagonisms shown. The relation between
master and slave was recognized IN Scripture, bob
Jewish and Christian; II based on the simple
principle of human socety thai IL must be for the mu-
tusl benefit Of both parties. This principle might even
forbid the manumisson Of slave, should IL be "a his
disadvantage While Slavery is confined to the laws
dirinely marked on, and s governed by aeclionsis
impulses, or when 10 is strictly prtdiai, 80 az 70
attach servants like children 10 tho patHarchsI
estate there was no feature IN it which deforncd
the face Of society, anything whereby l. impaired
civilization Rat il abused BY denial 20 the slsye q
social rights personal dgui y family ties and be 10
duced % chatte that may be bought or sold his mar
rage nnlied, the person Of either teI violated, thes
the civilization becomes debssed aud social Law 10 -
at nsught. Power mere unUited arbitrary power,
was exercised. In inquirng into the etiects OF sues
Slavery DIR. Vinton sustained himself By quoting from
Jefferson.
The sermon was full OF interest, and regret thss
we srs unable TO do IL better justice. g