New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS. 1861


even We, notwithstanding our binding seIEesteem
hardly fail TO zee, that although toe Democratic
education Is incomparsly the best one ior times OF
Peace, i IL not ainly the best one iOr every
emergency and requirement of War. Circumstances
there have been and will be IN the present war IN
which the Commander must forget CONSTITUTION,
statute and pnbllc Option, and DO WHAT nc WIZ ~
freely and fully the veriest despot Neyertbtees,
candoI Obhges NE TO confess that it IS not yet aDu
dainty proved that either people or our rulers,
civil or military are prepared TO fall in with Me calf
OF sc circumstances trained are they all TO btnnd
less ect for law and opinion, and 10 Donholess
dread Of whatever dsregards either.
do not deny that foreigners are lookng forward 10
the possible necessity Of the recognition OF the oou,
EN- Conieder3cy by the nations OF the earth. ana
why should they not be The world IS not bound 10
hear for long time the great disturbance By this war
OF her industrial aud commercial interests Moreover,
she is bound to shorten this time, If she hndS us eis
ing TO put forth every effort to shorten w. AGAIN,
should we persist in our abominable war upon the
blackq and should the South in order to gam favor
at home aud abroad, be pressed into the pohcy OF
EMAScIPATIoY, the nations ought not 10 deier ior
single day the recognition of the Southern hauoh-ay,
and 20 hold il in higher esteem than the Northern one
The continued madness of our rulers and our press
leads me 10 anticipate as a far more than possible
event this honor of the South and this disgrace OF the
North. | add that, Northern AID strongly Northern
as am, nevertheless, the South giving up hJu.uee,
would be oearer to than the North continuing III l'
/ would honor justice, though at the expense OF pa
tIiotism. -
word ust here concerning the great popular error
of coufouIding the Constitution OF the country WIN
tbe nature of her Government. People seem 10 thinK
that an American cannot be in favor OF democratic
oovernme7t unless he ID constantly boiling over win
Concern foe the Constitution. But let me sayI,Wno,
from having stood up 80 long for every me ana e.e
of it, can Afford TO say -that the ~ c.
tbe Government but only the way in which me Gov
ernment eNpresses ITSELF Our Government 10 III iVs
large sens. that grand democratic principle WHEN IS9
deep dowuin the heart OF our people, ana With VIZ
aNAa ind nf
to befor the salvation OF the country let the Con-
t;tution Re thrown to the winds. 10 tnat end the
North maytrample it az deep uncer 1901 s9 te ooun
has DONE The democratic principle whlch our PcopIo
cherish will reproduce Constitutions a. oneu a'
there NAV be occasion for them IL Is re- eau II,
,La Gover,meut and The Constitution Il but the
way in which for the time being, the plhcipls OYER
atea The principle Will, trust, he e.erhai-sye,
and in the md universal Also But the CONSTITUTIONS
which are made 10 carry il ont may be changed from
generstion No generation People are foolish ID saying
at their country will be gone when the Constitution
il gone Town that shall have no country ieit, ana
ANAL with lone LETT, when Der chosen ana cheilsIea
principle of Government shall nave Oeeh oIuS eu Os
81 her Bu; that PRINCIPLE can survive Thousand
Constitutions; and "a long Us 1t lives sud relXDS' OF
but promise. to reign, in my country, TO iohg
| shall have q couHtfy. Our present War -
struggle between the friends ana ioe5 OIL tps'
nrinsinle-tla friends and foes Of democracy
In. friends will prevail if they shall come 10 DC en-
tirely In earnest. But not otherwise Iney are not
in earnest who have time 10 talk and hearts 10 tIeu
Die for the Constitution And they are no. ~ .i l
who ike the late State Democratic Convention ~ Syr-
scu-e or like numerous politicians all over Tue norm,
can al sueh time as this, anuse themselves WIN
getting M OF with threats OF getting up Issues Win
the Repnblions and with the Abollliorists. lhey
nJ b.y only are in earnest who until their country
i. slie 20 Ter nothing but her, nId against nothing
but her enemies.
Let me say, ere Passing from the political part OF
ms, discourse that viii some will argue from the
. in
ucoupeteuce other will argue, and lar more Wisely,
the utc,ssitv of he stringent measures among such
mighty hordes of rebels, and the great mistake oil the
President ia relaxing them
time with NV illustration OF the extreme difficulty OF
getting nd OF an evil habitihe topic beng 70 import
ant. You will pardon me, too, ior having coupled
OTHER things with tie llustrRlion-those o'her thhgs
40 deeuly concerning the cause OF our country
return from nv DEPRESSION 10 repeat that The world
viii De slox 10 cthse from its subiEission 10 the
religion Of authority. But until it does, how slow
must be the progress oil moral r1'n Al over the
earth are good men WHO long TO deliver " from the
reign of Ignorance crime aud vice ana 10 hl up Their
allows TO higher aud sill higher planes o. LIE. bu,
alas good Hndoo- can work TO tins end only through
The SEa,ter and the Neda good Pesians only through
the Zend Avesta good Mohamn eials only through the
Koran. and goOd Christians only through the Bible
How cirouitCus their routes and bow clogged
the travellers at every ttepl Such a NOBLE man
IA Cheeyer Beecher has to make two issues
liyen proposition in contact with their UNDER
standings: lat TIE Bile Is Truth. ~. IL contains me
yj,oporfioa. Bot how different the process OF the
Great Teacher Passing by all books, institutions,
and authorities he went straight 10 the man, insisting
that The man Wac biu elf capable Of Judging ha Is
Iigbt; and therefore. that he must Tor himself ana
no, another for him decide the proposition And what
an unnatural and fdlse religion that must be which
every man cannot understand Tor bimstlf! Surely,
God never gave it-iCr, us We have already snd,
I" babes can understand Ills religion IL Is by Just
this Christ process that such I11 as Garrison and
phls have been able TO sink their great but unpOpu
Lar triths into tens of thousands Of hearts. They have
dragged men out from their skulkng places behind TINS
and that authority and compelled thein In the Use OF
their own reason enlightened by whatever book or
10 book aud above all by the Holy spirit 10 declue TOT
Themselves what Is truth
will detain you no longer This religion, which i
have eet before you-this religion OF reason and OF
Jesus-ths simp pie religion of doing as you would be
done by-is the religion Tor which tbe whole world Is
,.,isbing How quickly i, would save poor ruin
threatened country for how quickly it would let
the oppressed go free and break every yoke This
/. lie religion which ask you to help establish In all
The eatth THIS and this alone 10 what Will scatter
,s bsu,s and suuer,ttons which stand in the way of
H. which darken and degrade the soul OF man. hnd pre-
vent e development Of his godGke nature Come
then 70 our help and leave not that TO be Gone by your
children and chlldrens children, which II Is Bhhuie
for you not to do yourselves,
In commencing this religion TO you, say not that
il will increase your popularity and patronage IL
may take away nom you all public tNOr, ana many
of your customers and blast your every hope OIL po-
itiofl preferment. IL may " cast out your name rs
evil" and sunk YOU in very deep poverty. But the
seli-respeet with which It will inspire YOU and the
increased peace will give TO you will TAR more than
compensate for all the outward losses II can occasion
you. His loving aud living this religion cost the
Savior bis earthly life. Your loving and h'ing II
NAV cost yours. But "a he gained no6er HE
BY losing this, may you. lie that lose'h bis life
shall find it,