Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-07
HISkr WARD BrEcaEs ON faE rxxs.


HLSKT WARD BEEcHER ON TAG TIXEs.
From report in tie N. York Herald, Of the dscOurfes
n tbit ciGy, on Ercolns thank giving Sunday April
Is b. We copy the following:
Yesterday .raiug Plymouth Church, BrocklyD, was
uaeomiCraoly SLED, buLdred., no doubt rsssoAGoly
suuposiug uat Rsv. Il. W. peeeLsr would make lie
Fl, siduls proclamation ceiling cr thanksgiving cor our
recent victories Tie sob ect OF discouFse TAtrr anc
paliGEs we're fully realized.
lhe usu4l in,rJduc org devotional exercise, having
beeu performed, NJ. Bsscher proceeded % deliver bis
sermon, choosing Tor his the third verse Of the lhr
teeu.h chapter Of RsbreNE-Remsmoer them tia. are
in toaGs, az bound With them; and they which suf,r
I'd .eraily a. bsiGg yourselves also in the pody."
After some in.i oductory remarks in reference 70
s,fsducss he would III order the. they might bs pre-
pafed 70 give asss&Gce and ;hlukssviug OF Ghe right
ned take thar through scenes where ttey
bound Ch.isians 10 fulfil tLe command OF the toIt'
They should FIST rSlenbe. those gho we're in tr0utl
as bound 9Th lhen. Never since Coiunbus looked upou
tIoso shores bad there beel such burtsnea year. Il
I'D, BEEN yc.- Il oatto, Q: blood, Of breaking sld
rendirg of crying aud vTechetIessa year OF hsFosm
aud suffering. Bitterness je,lousy, rage, woundis
and Of dying Toe Whole iand i died win Agitation
G.d the continent has besl sHed with tho tramp 0.
mi lien armed ;-en. Pr=oas and hospitals wgra iGl
while dEeling4 were empty III. gsecher vent on 70
cav hat !or )ng period this nation had given Itself up
10 material property aud tor the sse OF gach kLG
ptuspsry hsd slleFaisd its religion aud amos. rev.
oungn zsd It's faith We tss been goring e!3s build
iug roads, erecting f-c.Uries and building ship
aud the energy OF ths great hatcn had shown IL
seli manly III material achievements he thought
il the nation had sept pace in mcrils With La
col rlctiyeuess thag We might have much more
occasion for Wanting than NO have loS. Tie
affirmed that 70 very great extent the religious organ
a lions Of the at reused TO remember those IN bonc
and en- aFged this point Of he DISCOURSE admin
iug severe cAsissuoD 10 those churches that reus
q educate the national conscience 10 respec. to the sin
OF slavery Over fifteen StsIes had reyclronzod thu r
opinions aud the church had aposaEsd from the iunos
mental doctrine Of human ii hs. 10 this country the
church that was not oTgsnI 70 msdde sith political
matters otganz TO ddis with acy thing, for
the very Tucure u the government was IN the hands
o. the common people. Political and vii orgAnission
had SO been wanting in d, y 10 cSated acts Of pa.
y;isra Thcfo YVES llmoat literal application Of TIE
tgI TO % OF thousauds Of capiyes 10 our laid for
tisfe never lIny Of our ciuzhns In prison az a.
the present time. Thoy torrounded by enemies
and we're sr1sring great pfiTidons. SympAih zigg
thoughts should DO gwen 10 them. Nor should the
Thousands Of tue Southern people who held In d.
rance at the North be forgotten AID our elsgs To-.
wards them should be without bitterness. They tad
lone srcpg, but they Lsd greatly sronged then.
selves BY their sickedcess snd by trer wicked rlsrs
who mislesd them. The SEEKER then sGud.d 10 the
prisoners OF ccnfned IN oras ard SIMILAR places and
ke in severe terms in IeteTe 10 tue oil
BIal1n gEmer who teEt lrIuti,s 10 dr3tics u.seed-
or more properly speaking, rooscuIiraitors. There
Ought he said TO De- oonosu pu1ishmsEt VISITED By PUB
10 sentiment upon such meg. 1acfs sere many son!h-
err leaders ant generals bu! there Was no; one Of tem
hsa heart and ccaSst, and eder conBt e!inns
bone. They should hl5o remember t-Sie Eho were
c.lhItd for alleged criuls Of which they might be
guildsfl Tic thought ths hsbii Of sT:e,tlg men cEd
tGSGauy tbCm into prson Without altgsi1ys o. lFis
vas wrong Toere nigh: Occasionally be al eJFeIne
Instance wberc the auror,dar would &C iafsd 10 de-
timing maa without. charge; bu il MS dIHsercls
thing Ia free gogrrnI.ent ID: taoIc IL power 70 take
INNS liberty from hun NiihOus tie opportunity CT r
tria aud Il dangerous shiuy Tor op!7 &c sub
anti 10 laye il Gone aud never speaf (fbs remnk vas
gr,e.ei Win GenonstraticEs Ct sposust.) Let them
uJroil "a, goNrlnsnt; Dol they s4osii forget thai
our geVerhnsn. STOOD ON great prrcipss, and ibose
pdycpss sht I'll 10. be vioAe1. Esf sao,i TOE pc
DE o. z=eo uni Is shown tb.t rse speech aud
fee prl;Lg liSois 10 overthrow the government.
IL bad policy and dar gtToda precedent to lake
away the fresst liberty OF Pablo printing, for govern
mont nigh; wei l.ke away the Sir breathe 81 70
take away tie fullest liberty Of prirtng He uttered hs