New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-15

eolop Wa reserved as posAese oniy io' a.
coiVl I'd nrofessedly Csris,an Judge, ana phaer
nas,or, pnan form Of government, boosted A. o,lnS
Iop sast tbat ever eXis,ed. But as Oh oIo, ebe
Ine ,;s and uncomfortable yillAinies ut ieng'h DE-
,royed the nation 30 i'll they now, except they oe
oLb3r,ed and repent1d Of, and Pnt away forever;
"H os of Old ust before the final catastrophe, God
granted last opportunity OF repentance, regenera-
ION and sslyati,a 80 Aud III OF OLD, the con-
sequence of the rsfusal of this opportunity, anu The
determination not to obey God IN II, but 10 nOId 90
TO the sin, was the Issuing of Gods eot ot pe-di-
lion so we kase reason 10 believe 1t will be now,
we dsosey God in like manner; as up 70 me res hl
lime we are doing. "Thus saith the Lord, le have
not hearkened unto me in prOclEininR liberty; be-
hold will proclaim liberty for You to sword, pes.
thence. and famine; aud viii give the mel that
have tI.nsgIessed my covenant, the princes, tne
priests and all the people into the hands OF heir
epenes and into the hand of them that St. Elk iheir
life and into the hand OF the KING OF BSb Ions
army' 1t was said by the false prophets: " IL lie
impossible b at God should let the heather thus TN.
umph over His own people; these predictions OF
Gods wrath arc false and injurious, and only give
aid and comfort TO the enemy; we shall nave victory
and peace, and can reconstruct the Kingdom on 'he
same slave basis as before, which is profitable, ana
therefore righteous, basis. Our cause is the cause
of God, whereas, our enemies are Gods enemies,
| and he will not suffer them 10 triumph over u,
Tie people believed the false prophets, retained the
forbidden niquity, and perished in that an Inc
sin peIiehed with them, but III no other way
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fu mechanics of depravity by which this terrific re.
suIt was brought about and the people nodded ana
foredoomed TO it. cOmprehended false iDterpreta-
ton of tho Divine law, the Jewish Constitution, and
the displacement of it by appendages fastened on IL
subysrsiye Of its righteous purpose and saving
power And, astounding though 1t be, yet 1t is
dread and solemn truth, that when this nation Was
raised from their graves by one OF Gods great mira
cles and brought back into their land, and new
temple constructed for them and their Messiah ana
-, Dadoa i'm IL
eternal lite il was again the peryeflon OF their
rulers and ieachers the fase interpretations OF the
Word of God, and coGruptions OF their own const-
tuition Obstinaely adhered to and o0eyed, thst mace
them reject this last opportunity OF merry, ana
plunge themselves 10 the bottom OF the gull, where
thew are now wallosiDg in lnidehty and misery
We must take warning by this madness God las
given us u last opportunity 1t Is day OF Merciu
visitation with us, even this most internal rebellon
and moss dreadful war, if We will improve it as God
offers it for our complete deveranee from the III
i0uity by which we have been brought TO the verge
Of ruin if we will take the power OF seli-regener
alton that God invests with IN the edlet OF Tree
dom that he enrolls before us, and puts II In our
mower TO issue and the redemption for
Ourselves from all evils in this act OF benevolenee
to Others in obedience to HIM. We put it on Gods
GROUND, on Gods authority, as Gods demand; 1t Is
impiety TO put il any other. IL If terrible auda-
city for us 10 say TO God, "We will not obey Thee,
nor do Justice 10 Others till necessity conpes u.s. tl
il becomes manifest necessity for our own txlsI-
ence." 1t is blasphemy in religious teachers to
assent to such mpiety and counsel continued die
obedience against God under ,be pretense that any
active obedience part, any positive measure
of obedience in the removal of Slavery
because the march OF events will abolish IL, without
any need Of any Intervention OF ours against IT, we
cannot endure the thought OF our Perdiion being
sealed by such unfaithfulness and hypocrisy on the
part of the representatives Of Christianity We can
not endure the thought of our compelling God TO
abolish Slavery only by abolishing us, instead Of
offering ourselves proudly, gratefully, reoicingly, as
bis instruments 10 do his glorious work 1T the call
and by the power Of His Word, and to the glory Of
, HE great name.
A writer in India recently declared that he could
not believe that God would let Christianity be de-
frauded of the bonner Of putting end 10 Slavery
Certainly it is painful beyond all expression to have
the opportunity refused by the very minsters OF
Christianity, TO have even the effort TO honor God
in obeyiDg the Gospel rejected, on the ground that
God himself, by the progress OF his providence, n
sure TO put an end 10 Slavery without the need Of
bis ministers agtsinR with the Gospel to that end.
We owe double PREPARATION TO God and TO man.
kind for the odium 60 long thrown upon the Gospel
and religion and upon Freedom and our own Con-
stitution We owe il to all Europe, to all mankind
TO redeem republcanism from the shame of beisg
in alliance with Slavery, when almost every mon
srchy in Europe rejects 1t. England, monarchy,
has got rid Of Slavery Russia, an imperial despot-
ism, has put an end 10 Slavery. Our Republican
Government is seen regarding and enthroning it, as
more sacred than any other institution. II is now
for us TO say whether this shan be war to our
eternal disgrace or 10 our regeneration and prHlse
whether q war Of selfshness, or O war 10 Gods
glory, and TO the advance Of the whole world TO
higher elevation and nobler plane.
1t must be admitted as highly desirable TO have
God with as, and since there must be war, TO have
II carried on on Christian principles-to have 1t
Christian war. We may place II on such basis a.
to challenge the admiration Of the world for its JUS
tce, its sacredDess it's philanthropy. We may make
it part one Of the moot blameless and right
eous wars ever waged on earth. But if it be war
for the protection Of Slavery then one Of the most
pet ought now to be heard procaiming the annibi-
lation Of the wild and gully fantasy that man can
hold property in man. God has given the opportu-
nifty; ID forced upon us it fills the soul with shame
and agony to see our Government still polluting
itself with the incredible wickedness and neanness
Of slsye-cstching.
Look at Wss6ipgtons own declarations in regard
to morality and religion as the foundation and sup
port of our Government. AT this time, when we
: are abandoning those foundations, and throwing
ourselves upon sea Of selfish expediency, We must
return TO the Word Of God
We have got to settle this mighty catastrophe and
conflict upon divine principles. We have got TO take
Gods material not the politicians for the beams Of
the new Government. For O new Government IL
must be; q resurrection from the death Of sin to
life Of holiness; not Lazarus shrouded in the grave
clothes Of that old wickednets but clothed anew in
ChriS's own image as the King Of Righteousness
and Justice and henceforth ready TO go about the
world and teach all nations no more TO hear the dis
graceful and unsnswersble taunt, +" Physician heal
| myself" We must take Gods material Bat
traitors are at work, an army Of contractors, de-
manding the job as Satan's artfcers, and intending
to reconstruct the fabric Of government out Of tim
bers already 10 brittle gingerbread with the dry
rot Of their accursed slave robberies and doctrines
Our blessed Lord indignant at the decoration OF
the Temple by merchants and merchandise selling
doves and changing money, took a scourge Of small
cords, overthrow their tables and drove them all
out Of the Temple. And when they demanded bic