New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
HENRY WARD BEECHEBs ADDRESS
BEFOag THE VOLUNTEERS AT SOUTH BROTHERS
ISLAND.

followed in which the Rev. speaker enforced the idea
that they were going forward for the purpose Of en-
forcing obedience 10 the law. At sbe close cf the
vices it given out from the plseform that tue Rev.
II. w. Beecher would address the soldiers at about
3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
About that time the steamboat Corr, ,la was ap-
preaching, and soon Mr.. Beecher, with his family and
party Of friends, came ashore. Mrs. Ii. B. Stowe
was present. In few minutes the regiment was
drawn up the paradeground aud from ecovered plat
form Mr. Bee cher said that the ervces would commence
by ringing TO the good old tune OF Old Hundred
lional hymn, written by DR.. Holmes Prot Robert
X. Raymond then read the hymn, and afteEward gave
il out two lines at time, when large numbers joined
in the singing. The frst stanza was
40 Lord Of Hosts. Almish,, King!
Behold the sscrihce We brings
To every arm thy strength imp,t
Thy Siirit shed through every hosIt-'
Prayer was then offered, when Mr. Beecher said he
would READ few from the fifth chapter of Mat
thew:
S9t & a. st' G S r God; {,
er for 10 the city Of the great King Neither .ha, thou swear
Bat t your communication be- yea ycA nay for hat
oeyer m9s than hso c,meth Of syl Ys have heard t 4
say you That rssst evils but whosoever shall .ne
a.s ~ ee s G " % ha s M y coat AnG M &
have thy css a.o And who.oe,e shall compel thee to 60
hin tsst would borrow tou sw,y Ye base
ard hath been said Thou thy neshbor and bate
,h esf you do food to them ,h., hal. you snd prsys
them wsicg use You .nd eeeue ,ou ths. ye gray
The evil and the good and serde.h rain
the Ju't and on tue unjust
What blessed day, said Mr.. BEEcRER, that will be
when sll nen shall five in the srit OF the passage
Lave read. Il is indeed the very spirit OF the gospel
OF Chli,t and the world will be Kingdom OF love
where men stall live according to that spirit of return
ing good or evil, bleeding for cgrsing loving for ha
- ..at rHaE 10 In nat fhaTa
won't be sny hating or curing. We have that day
prouped to us when all men shall be brothers. There
is 40 trouble them The oDly difficulty Il 70 know how
~ act ill we ge, there. How is a man going TO be
Christian when yon wont let bim return good for evil
when they meet him not only with private and per-
soual wrong but with oryatizcd mischief The qucs-
ton c mes 10 every Christian aud inster, How can
yoa over give coInlensnce to war, since you
want Of th. Prince Of Peace want TO tell you this
afternoon W hat ! think about that.
You all know that it il possible TO use violence
witLous usAg temper. IL boy o. SIX years OLD haa
notion that he good deal older than you are, and
ou know that no has done wrong, and he comes 10
YOU full of obsinacy, and eays he wont stop I'll he
ha. done Il again, You first try 10 reasOn with him.
And this s iiyh:; II You make him turn by ap-
You r. ason Of swhiIe and be Is s full Of obrnacy,
and yor say: IL you wont 90 IT, you shall DO sent
to led without any thng TO cat and you cannot go TO
tie ,c-nic with your brothers aud sisters to-morrow.'
pIealed his moral teengs, and now yontry
ley lo1ef, taxing away something he Likes. II alter
this e rcnains otsinnte, what do yor do You turn
him mp ard give it to him. MIR. Bcec er sgesiculaions
wer. 90 ilisrT,ye Of the matter in band that con-
siocrabe laughter eusued What did you Try TO 90
You began at one end and went clear through TO the
other. You tired 10 treat him a Christian child,
then you tcd inter, sts, and then You found that
the only way TO treat him was ~ mn animal; aud 1t
brogRt him h.. Thir was the way TO treat grown up
cbilaTeu. III bes. thing 10 appeal TO frs, was con.
science the affection; the ueAt interest; and the
ast hing was force Bat this was better than letting
n retelliJas boy Lave his own way. But when
father punished lis boy it was lot In spirit OF re-
yepue. When the boy was struck it went clear
through the sskin, and he ict 1t more team
the child. Although wax was the lowest and worst
way of governing men, yet they might 10 20 bad tina,
you could teach them IN no o'ner way. ana II There
ver was war that could be entered into with Chrls-
tin feelings il was the III which they were now
called to be actors He had only one wish, and that
Was that they should either come back glorious, every
an crowned with lsuels else that they should not
come back a. all. Irepreseiblc cheers broke ont
through al the lines at this sentiment There never
was a cause where the men engaged In 1t had better
nigh, topray for Tho Divine blessing.
What, continued the speaker, do yon 90 ioth Tor
l. this TO Le crusade of emapcipationi No, no. L
hold that no shall slrpass me in detestatlon oil
Slavery. do not mean black Slavery alone. l hate
Slavery everywhere. i love my iellow-men: be-
Geye all born 10 be Free Believe inet nd
ery ID the born right Of every man. And yet cannot
say that this i, the going forth of an army for euapci
patton. Because the fifteen Slave States have their
rights guaranteed TO them by the Constitution OF the
Unitet States. We have not the night nor IL we mo
ought we 10 have the wsh to violate any one OF The
principles of that Constitution which has been over
his land for good ~ long. We cannot send forth ar
sies purpoeo euaDcipate. Bot II IN sendihB forh
or armies 10 qaell nsurrccton emsnclpa'ion comes
alcng with it, that is their lockout Cheers. If their
slaves set free, that 10 par. OF the punishment
they bliug upon Themselves for bringing war and de-
yisa,on into this peaceful country. And II II cones
military necessity, and not With violation OF me
~. I nf i a mo
ling 10 say tha, believe that when white man and
black man &c, before the throne OF God, they wiI
both be as white as snow. But while you 90 not go
South for emancipation, you DO not on the otheI pa
90 South 10 be a Diggcr. hunter 70 far as am con-
cerned would zee my arm wther 10 the socket De-
fore would send slave back to his CHAINS agsih'
lCheers. Mr.. Beecer then referred 10 the giving up
80 their Of slaves that He'd 10 the camp oi la
18th Regiment snd remarked that If he had been sent
with them he would have sad TO the niggen; " There
il husband ii you get there sooner than do you
are good fellows" Cheers. And know they would
get away, for shoud be taken lame IL tried 10 rum
after them. Chcers and huabtsr.l In maintaining
the integrity of the laws and the Consultation, do not
be afraid r. incidental TO this, Is the cause OF an ever
spreading Freedom. What do Jon suppose wouIa Dg
the effect If emancipation wore to become unsersai
at the South. Some think that negroes would
pour into the North and make wages loGer.
! do not think The blask man was born 10 k,fs
the sun. The further he gees toward the north poe
the out OF place Is h9 neHro hut The nearer ne
gels 10 the elWuOT, WAQe You ucit, Nc oek w
spruce up and i.sl better. They would work better
free than as slaves. Ii your muscles should hrst De
cut, and then you shoald be- told 10 shove the tools
could ycu do 1t But syppose q man has no hope
what motive is there ft,r such man to work II
you return 10 the slave al tho motives OF which ne
has been deprived, do You not suppose he would wor5
better IsnppOse he WoalJ. II eIancipation should
take place at the South, every black man would 90
back. Canads, Ne@-York and all places North would
be drained OF then, for they would rather live South
Ii they can be se<ued their rights. What che would