New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-28

as upon our reputation. When our neiQhbor bav.
been calling us bad names for long cine. W. AZ
IN danger of coming to think that some Of ths; -"
ders are true especially if our present
do not enable us to refute them. But we shonIS
prove ourselves Very unworthy Of our father, -,
day, and very thankless toward God, if we failed :,
appreciate our social and civil blessings II IA ~
these mat hundreds OF Thousands are offering tb.iS
hves II is 10 exaggeration OF egotism to reure.sns
our national blessings by the symbol of cold ~
who will say to-day that God did not Qlye ne -
people, the most kind and benefcent Goyerpmsn,
low varied and vast have been our adyantsoss
under 1t. How rapid our growth; how safe our r.
YET who ever felt the weight OF the Government
All this we are learning to appreciate. A rooS
Government is tho best Of earthly blessings 70 4
king that siteth on the throne of judgment scssr.
eth all evil with his eyer"
out our gold IN the fire. A real, complex ais.
aster 10 upon u.s. God has seen tit 10 afiict us with
sore distress. Our troubles call for no sketchin.
lhey are photographed upon millionof sad hears
lhey are written IN tears and in blood. What =
year have we struggled through! year Of graves,
year OF lanentation; year Of fear, of disaster Of
disappointment.
| We want an idea; great principle TO live upon
throughout our trial. With all our materialism ws
ere yet creatures Of Intelligence and Of spirit Foe
an object wiach comnends itself TO our appreciation
We can command all needfal heroism. Grea, prius
cpes create geat men. Strong ideas produce strong
nerves aud muscles.
Our aim to-day shall be to feel after some sreaA
principle, running through times, which sLaI
serve . lamp to cheer and light our gloom.
| On the great question OF the day, Mr. Clark said.
our position reveals gigantic struggle. The sob.
stance Of the strife every body knows isSLAyIRr.
Settle this question, aud our battles end. Over ,bis
vast problem we are fighting the most desperate
war the world ever saw. The ques' ions TO be do.
cided too profound Tor mortal solution. No usu
has yet risen up to tell Us what to do with this
institution, or II once md of it, what we shall ID
with the race thus emancipated.
There IL great deal OF thi liking, and praying,
and rational discussion this sub ect as well e
great deal Of wr-ngGng and foolish petuiance.
And while as nation We are forced, in the proyi.
dence Of God, 10 gapple with this problem; while
each and all, In our own way, are doing what We
can toward It's soution;-while We are talking.
preaching, voting, fighting, dying as our fearful
task this crsis VI the nation, we lind ourselves
ectured, abused, depreciated and informally warred
against by England. We ask what all this means1
Iha, most christian nation 10 the only one wnoss
flag attempts to run our blockade. That people,
which We thought 90 much akin TO US In religion,
aud commerce and humanity, are furnishing ilae.
finite supplies those who are trying to overthrow
our Government.
The fact should be kept in view, as matter Of
simple justice 10 nation, that the original yerdict
Of our colonies was against Slavery and the slave~
were ever 60 uuanlm nous. The conscience and heard
aud interest OF tue settlers from Massachusetts TO
Georgia, opposed 10 this iniquity. They did
they could at tue outset 10 shaAe oil The tern,
bic curse. But England was memorable. Sac was
building up her commerce, and the slave-trade was
lndispe nsabe TO her poI,y. Ii The opium quess
ton ouly a century earlier. British commerce. de~
manded slavery III this country. The market wto
had, and we are paying the fearful COST to-dsys
Massachusetts and Rhode Island no more earnestly
- a-TaA
the outrage. But they were forced 70 accept tre
system. Virgil id petitioned the crown to spare her
the infection, or il would endaDger her very ex.
istence." Georgia saij 1t was against the Gospel
and the English law, and also " horrid crime.
But England was iuexorable. She overbore the
con science aud the rights OF tie colonsts by sheer
power. The slsye-trade interest was paramounts
Parliament 81 resolved. England made treaty
with Spain by which sue got the monopoly OF the
traffic, engaging 20 transport l4O negroes 10 tho
West Iudies IL 80 years. Queen Anne and Phihp
v took "a quarter each OF the stock. Thus 200 years
ago there was a perturbation IN the moral worlds
An Infinite wrong was committed for gain. IL was
successful. L, paid. Eng aud snatched so mach
fruit from a forbidden tree.
The frn;, bas fattened the nation. II has become
the most influential thing in the land because The
most proG,able. We found 1t first founding on
our door stone IL grew up 10 rule the house. We
hsn,;,ed II and called 1t Christian. We canonIsd ID
I'D csIIed II Saint We deIfied II, and served it an
God. God waited: bat did not forget. II God 70
lust 90 huge IA wrong can never die natural DEATH
III. dsv ot reckoning has come. VIVA. we have
hesn hearing for yrar ID only the runblDg Of tha
worlds great clock before 1t strikes the hour Of
Cods fnil time. God has taken this great question
ont OF the hands OF States ana statesmen, ana poll.
teans. lie decreed that 1t should not be al usIeds
and this because be is just. We are powerless nowt
We can fgh, and die, but we eau decide nothing.
WHY did we not conquer at Bull Run Our Gene
eral never failed before. Our supplies, our roopsi
our courage, were enough for victory. Why then
defeat
Victor Hugo Gays of Waterloo: Was II poe.
sible that Napoleon should win this battle We
answer No. Why = Because of Wellington Be<
cause of Butcher No. Because Of God. Eos
Bonaparle TO conquer at Waterloo WAS not In tho
law oil the nineteenth century" adopt the suolne
idea.
We would have conquered a hundred times ous
God is Lot ready His retrlbulions are incomplete
He Is holding everything In suspense until me
world shall pause To give attention. lie has .
sublime work TO do. The retnbutions now falling
due rsing ike tide, and running into all ing
coves and assures OF society. Our land - more an0
more finding out what God means
- God IS Just. Nations must remember their ems
God is doing thug IN the earth, which ali nations
will see and remember. Let US pray God to do tnls
work thoroughly, if we can bear it. May be se1lle
our troubles on the principles OF truth and justice
Better have the gold In the furnace twenty Year,
than have II come out aught else than gold. To 6oo
we commit, with implicit faith, ovr bleeding eoan>
try "Our soul waileth for the Lord he Is our help
and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice IN him
because We have trusted III his holy pane
Gods Method OF Establishing Freede" 10