The New York herald., 1862-02-27
The Cause and Cure OF the Rebellion.
LECTUKE BY THE EKY. DR. YINrOH


LECTURE BY THE REV. DIR. vINrON.
large and highly respectable audience filed Irving
Hal last evening to listen to lecture by the Rev. Or.
Vnton Of Trinity church, upon The Cause and Cure Of
the Rebellion" The lecture delivered under the
auspices Of tho General Society Of Mechanics Trades
men, and the last Of tho for the season. At
eight O'Clock the lecturers by tho President
OF the society," Comptroller Haws Colonel Robert Ander
son and other gentlemen, appeared the platform Az
the hero Of Sumter recognized the audience gave
vent TO their pleasure by loud applause Three cheers
were proposed by gentleman tho defender Of Fort
Sumter. which were heartily given.
Dr. Vinton was introduced by the President and pro-
ceeded to say that he believed God would restore our
country to better health than 1t had known and
would stgmatize rebellion OF the foul diseases
like smallpox, that could seize 1t but The speaker
remarked that Calhoun had proesssd reverence for
the constitution and the Union and South
Carolina Hotspurs for advocating the doctrine OF nuli
fcaton DR.. V. read from an unpublished let
ter Of Mr. Calhoun to this effect The war that we were
waging was war for Union, liberty and national life.
and sacrod OF the principles OF unity In
the natural, material and moral world. Unity was
the source Of the harmonies of nature, and
the source OF strength stability, security and happi
ness II was also the instrument of peace and order,
10th in Heaven and on earth. Tho happiness OF the
family, the church and the nation were dependent on
unity and each the type Of the unity Of God SO
sacred tho principle Of unity that war to defend
and preserve II was holy war in which angels nigh
enlist When the principle was applied to this nat
IL became illustrous. The lecturer then eloquent
pictured the capaby Of America TO expand and become
United States Of America whereas the only boundary the
Coniederatcs had was human bondage which of
Co.'s 60 appontipg The war for the Union was not war
but was defensive When the rebels beeag Fort
ter at Charleston they inargurated the An uson
to COL Anderson and his gallant band greeted with ap
pause The rebels assign three carrying
rebelionvz the right Of revolution the sovereignty Of
each State and the maintenance OF negro slavery The
rebellion stands falls was supported or exploded
on these three tripod Of air. Tho lecturer
denied the claim that Americans had the right Of revou
tion for the constitution had removed a occasion for
revolution as remedy for all political grievances The
for the rebellion to cherish for law
dence to the powers that be pious duty to sus
tain the government by lives and fortunes and seek
IN a a % q
trpe Of State rights next considered, when II
shown that their great thirty ago talked
OF States rights but did not advocate modern South
ern statesmen the doctrine OF State sovereignty.
DR. W. knew that large number Of worthy Christian
in the Southern States had been educated into the
delusion OF State sovereignty and conscientiousy
up arms against the country which gave them birth
~ ana nourisSed them. He paid an eloquent tribute
10 the Union. The lecturer made quotation from the
inaugural address of jeff Davis the first and last Pres
don't of tho Confederate States said that the Southern
politicians locked upon State sovereignty a masked
battery He not only denounced this doctrine. but
fonsated from the constitution adopted by the rebels,
that the doctrine Of State sovereignty and the right of
secession faacy. The third assigned by the
robels rs jusiyng rebellion was slavery. Ho allud
cd to the association Of the Knights Of tho Golden Circle
and expressed the belief that the design Of the rebels
to construct monarchy with sword for its emblem Of
power, wageg aggressive on contiguous country
fer the purpose OF propagating system Of slavery
throughout tho western hemisphere. This refined bafba
rism concted with the spirit and genius Of free in
stitutions Dr. yinton spoke at length in reference
slavery alleging that tho system Of domestic slavery
countenaneed by the Bible was benehcent but that the
system of Southern slavery bitterly denounced
superinducing tyranny licontousnees. se!hshncss,
harbarism and robbery. In conclusion, he said
that the cure for this cause Of the rebellion was
victory by the arms Of fresmen. This medicine
was boing rapidly administered, with good effect.
After tho rebellion is crushed the border States the
capital Of the nation should be made Free tho slave trade
should be abolished and the inhabitants the States
should be guaranteed republican form Of government
He (Dr.y.) would have the constitution amended
10 recognise slave not thresnfhs Of man, but
whole man. An extract from speech Of Mr.. Calhoun
in tho Senate, prophetic Of this result, read. He
closed with the sentment-"Our country, with the
Union and the constitution forever Esto perpetud.n