New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-08

have generally fought Of tie cattle brokers upoJ
iour or i've weeks time, and 10 is estimated that
their liabilities to them Low $4,000 or $780, 600.
This Tor time VIII make tic sellers very cautious,
particular y retail butcher has also " gone up
on fast team. We have 10 doubt that these tail-
urcs iniure drovers in this market g g head on
tie ayerage--leIhaps more, which can only be
guessed al wien % seen how the market closes to-
morrow.
TnE PAST YEAR, AND TIE PROsPrcTs OF oCE
Country FOR THE FUTuRr.-0n Sunday evening
the Rev. Dr. Cheever preached at the Church OF tbs
Puriiana, 10 large and attentive congregation His
subject was "a Survey Of The Past Year, and the
Prospects Of our Country for the Future He took
for biz text tie word, "The year Of NY redeemed
is come" l-ailh, xiii, 4. He sid that the year
referred 10 by the prophet was the year Of jubilee
"a crisis accompanied with vengeance npon the
head. OF tie Oppfo@ors, WHO had refused 10
obey God in not ceasipg TO hold His people in
bondage. The reverend Doctor reviewed the grand
OPPORTUNITIES which the Government had been OF
fered Of obeyipg God IN subdllng tie rebellion
OF tho Southern S,a.es. Such be c0D.deFed
the expedition 10 lIat.eIas, next The pToclama-
ton Of Gen. Fremont, next the expedition 10 Port
ROYAL, beside others which God in bis providence
had provided for the salvation of ne country. Tie
Senate II the United States had resolved 10 furnish
the rbo States with protection iog their Institution
# slavery, by name, IN the Constitution, when TO-
God interpo.ed in behnlf Of the country by permit
ting the mad assions vi tie rebels 10 oen their fire
UPON Sumter. Amid al this warning and opportu-
nity the Church had taken what II called L cOnserva
tive position, and was resolved 10 stand and see
the salvation of God" ia IN the past God had
been left to 30 IIs work alone, hence lie bad sad.
" And | looked, aud there was none 10 hep; ana
wondered that there was none ~ uphold; therefore
mine otT, arm brought salvation INTO ne; aud ~
nng & upbeld mr. And / will tread down the
people in mine anger, aui make them drunk IN my
fury and | viii bring down Their strength 10 The
earth Tie freedom of the slaves to be al
Inevitable result of the rresent war, and tie
question was left with the nation TO de-
cJe. whether tie redemption of the slaves
would te Simultaneous with the rum Of The
milton. 1. waa AOH IN our power 10 send iof,L tNe
e6ict With Lille il abolished that most Internal
nj Slavery, would also the nation.
Otherwise we might wait for "the salvation o!
God. but not 10 US. Tie duiy OF the Goyeruuen.
wa, 10 proclaiIA Ii ery TO the slaves IN the rebel
States ard thus enable the country to become par
ti.ipsnts il the pending salvation. III the saves
were loyal the Government could not tieet them
Otherwise than rs ireenen. Indeed. the Govern
ment has no power g treat any poIson odefWl'e
linn ~ a freea n. Slavery WAC local institution,
esiablished and sustained by local laws, asd the
insiant the Gov, rument undertook TO treat the
slaves as properly, INA moment II 9 ol.',
erv. an ac; Which could ind not the shadow OF n
garoptee in the Constitution. Union black men
were ~ nla 70 toe welfare OF the nation as Union
ssyeiolders, aud any ac.Iou by ire government
or under its auspices by any COMMANDER vas treason
ng,inst the nation. Tie people would not lote
tolerate the inactivity which bad characterized the
war 40 G,r. Tie mai lna interests were OF more
consequence to the people who had 10 susisin the
Government than the tender feelings ol ChioA slaVe'
boli.rs in kentucky aud the border States. When
Wall street and Stat. street and Chestnut street
declined furnishing their money, the Government
would a last, be bOusd 10 resort TO tire great heart
Of the natiou-the people, AID they would demand
tie cru hing Of the re5elI n without sisrlnieeiuk
any rights To- SLAVERY. IL woui be iuiosabie aue
reielous even to Try 20 reconstruct hi. lniop with
slavery guaranteed IT, all the rebel States. The.
must cone intO the possession OF the Goverl'
reni az con lue-od Territory. The retes OF rebel
li5us iftee-i- nu-, not he allowed to dictate the
policy and he course y! this Government either be-
lore Or Of ei the war. Vow war the iioe To choose
Tor ou, sclyef wha. he res IL would be, before God
bo1ll exercise liz q reegri ven eau,e ~ Oh us tor
our great i:iqnity. We mist proelAim, voluntarily,
tie eai.t Of emar, pali0n 10 the slaves anu secure
or own sily:..ion, or tod would issue hi own
,dict with ovation TO the slaves, AMI our ineyisa-
lie ..il.