Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-16
The Yankee Pulpit.

The surrender of Mason and SidelI is stirring the gall
of the yalorous non combattants Of the North The
warriors Of that belicoss region hang their heads In
shame and silence But the bloodthirsy professors oil
peace are boiling With rage. The pous CheeVer has IA
vOured his congregation With appropriate uluhion
on the subject He begins BY dencuncirg the Northern
Government as accursed Of God and man at has be-
come (he says,) kidnapping government on scale
fearful to contemplate. 1t had sanctioned slavery ard
vas violating the law of God and the Constitution
war carried on with such view was an unjust war
Slavery had taken away all our manness nooenes' and
Independence and made trebe at our enemies, and
At the command Of Great Britain, justice had been de-
uded of its due by the release Of two Of the greatest
criminals"
The reverend and christian gentleman continues:
The leaders Of this conspiracy ought to be singled out
and made the subjects Of punishment II there were
class composed Of certain number Of men who had
executed this vast treason then that whole class ought
to be annhilAed If these exermnated all sources
Of division and motives for rebellion would cease. The
save-owhers being the prime movers in the rebellion,
price ought to have been set upon their heads for II all
The slave-oWners were condemned to DEATH it but
carrying out what God had appointed to be done before
hand. God would certainly blast government and
people who persisted in such wickedness this IL vas
the reverend gentleman considered nothing but our in
refusal TO exercise justice on the slave confederaoy
that has given Great Britain the advantage and
driven US the humiliang necessity Of submitting to
almost any concession, even when in the right
God would allow any nation to take us by the throat
and though the demand be ever so unjust We could not
help it, for had hampered ourselves by defending
the right OF the confederacy 10 trampe upon the slave
that Heaven would recognise the right OF any ma
ton TO trample upon Us.
The preacher would call the attention Of the audience
for momen. to Mason and Sidel-leading traitors and
rebels be was going to say-now in power. He
bad medated this subject during his recent visit 10
Toronto where be had carefully watched the progress
Of the fever aud be felt il his duty TO investigate
the matter by the Word OF God. He would ask what
did Justice lire in regard 70 these rebels traitors
and criminals Why it required that they should be
punished for their crime II smaller criminals tried
shot, and hanged for simply following the example OF
these men; il dessrter mutineer, a man engaged
in the slave trade Punished with death, how much
more should Justice be melted out TO the leading consra
tors uho bad plunged the country into this war ruin
By the judgment Of God and all civilized nations they
we're worthy OF death
The course Of dignity and honor and Justice before
God and man, would have been to have apprt hended
Mason and Sdel Immediately and sOemnly have tried
them for the crime Of high treason and il their compile
ity in this vast conspiracy had been fully proven they
should have been taken from the prison 10 the scaod
sud hanged till they dead no matter whether all
the nations Of the earth threatened make against
ug, This greeted by the audience With
two rounds OF appause It was God appointed justice
was lstce already allotted by the Government 10 the
siver Captain Gordon, and Why should not Mason and
Slidel meet the same ates The crimes Of the author OF
the Fugitive Slave Law were against the race but those
OF Capt Gordon oay against individuals. 1t not
lstice thai the uuderstrappers should be hanged and
the principals feed upon thanksgiving turkey and be set
free (ADuausel