New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29
EMANCIPATION A NATIONAL DUTY.

sERs5ON by THE REV. ,. X. w. SLOANE.
Mr. SLOANE preached at the Reformed Presey-
teriau Church in Twenty.third street. lie took FOR
his text Exodus 9Th chapter, let verse" Let ny
people 20 Free" In the course Of Bis remarks be
said:
Thore are many striking analoeies between the
c0aditirn Of our own country sud that Of T. Fpt
when this command wac given. Egypt WAS foremost
In Civilization, aud chief in all tie elements Of
national greatness md power. We do not hesitate
to aesert, Mr. Bl kle and Mr. Gnizot notwithstind-
ing tnat, apart om he baIbaiism Of Sl.yery, the
United States occupy foremost place ia modern
advancement. In both We find the ,ju Il oppression
prevailing 10 a remarkable AID serious eXieut-.n
either case tie oppression OF foreign people. Tins
important di,imctOn, however, Is TO be Observed,
that Tie oppression of Pagan Egypt beare no bro
portion Ia point OF severity to that Of Cn'is'hn
America. The slB akO, ia our Gaze is aggravated
by tie possession of greater light, projections OF
attachment TO the principles OF liberty, and the
possession Of that GOSPEL whose fundamental
principle is GAS We would that men Shout
90 to you do We also TO them likewise
Egypt was warned; God raised mp Noes to demand
emancpatiou aud to threaten Judgment on cOncl lOn
Of refusal Pharaoh did refuse, aud long seiles OF
Judgments followed, commencing with The plaque OF
blood and ending with the iirsborn elgin. We, too,
have been warncd God has raised ~ faithful men
WHO have, in words Of surprising power and elo-
Qnence, charged home upOn the ralon i's gun,
called 10 speedy r.psntaueo and io.et0l1 with Al
uost prof hetic vision the present cslamiies We
have had signs Of deeper por'ent than tie Fiery sword
and conflict Of soadowy legions IL the clouds, which
are said 10 have presh ed the fall Of Jerusalem COL
Giets ia tie Halls OF Congress, Disputes slayed b.
IguO5le compromises, only TO be retewtd with
greater vlolence, aud he manifestation OF more yO-
lept and more dabncal pas iOus; assassiIa ions at
empfed in The hall. OF Congress and the streets Of
the Capital; bsuisbnents and burninys III macy
States; civil war waged by lirelIng bands,
bounded ON by Slavery, have been 70 u.s. the
signs Of coming wrath Pharaoh hardened
iuself against God, refiIred TO LEI The people go,
becaine the mose obstinate the more teTcely tell the
judgments of God until Egypt was destroyed AMI the
monarch and Liza hosts dTO~ red IL The waters o. fhe
Red Sea. God led forth lis people from bondage
with u high band aud an outstre,cbed am. We
4 O. thus far have proved deaf 10 the call OF God,
as a nation Iefu,e to let tic PEOPLE 60; aud even
now, wheD the plague of blood is poured out, he
ned horse Of war aud bis rider passing through the
land ind in many families the cry Of rome one ssin,
we pcrsist in obstiDa and 60 not proclaim Id
erty 10 The euslGved. God grant that here the anal
o,-y may Close l. il nov too late for eIentanCe;
there aie Cheering evidences that we are coming %
our right mind; We both hope and pray that our
tenrts nay son lie cheered by the performance OF
this great act II justice by our Government. We
believe that the Government is ready for The meas
IRE ~ soon they assured that they Will be sus-
tanned by The public sentiment Of the country.
| 1--we arc called TO ills duty as simple act Of
Justice TO the enelaved.
! H. Az additional obligation rests npon ne from
consideration Of the opportunity which God has iur-
uishej MS.
Ill. Emancipation is Absolutely necessary in order
| 90 cave the couutry.
~. We must have emancipation "a a moral basis
Cor The war, and IL claim of sympathy UPON other
nations.
The preacher, after duly considering the foregoing
heads Of discourse Observed that men could not fight
well except under the inspiration Of great idea
| Emsnd ati,n would furnish that VIXEN nothing else
would. Foreign nations would not sympa'bize in !
strupg in WI irh beth Earies avOw their oetefmlna
Ton 10 suafe slavery. Let tie war be placed thai
Ground ssd the void would sympathize.