New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-07

: elicvo he that they might be destroyed They
are suffering sll the horrors oil war Al tnls monl'n,
because dtluded by their moral teachers, hot, al
tir North and at the Sou'b. Look Il It II they
,,Cnt IN cturot where ucn profess 70 srcak by the
authority OF God. What did they herr on Inc hhp
i.rt of slavery Vhv, this: That Jesus Chrst ala
Apost!es though they walked IN me presence Vi
Roman Slaycry-Whch wac far more severe ,haii
ourf-nov lere condemned the eystcm 'hat 'n' new
Testament urescrihed and enjoined Obedience from
,aves 70 their masters that even 70 catch ard re-
tnrn runaway slaves WIS ia acCo5dapcc win aios'
tic exeuple end that the main feature OF the Flu
,,iiive Slave bill WAS IN harmony with Psuls Fps
lie to Philemon. lLaoSh'er.I They learned iropi
rheir moral 70 chors thai they might whip, hold,
bay, aEd s,ll men and women llIo,enIy, ioT
slavery was Of Divine 81 poutnent, established by
the law of Mosos, and regulated by the law 81
hrst. Slavehclders are tie modern AbrIhans,
LaGcs. ana jacobs in The Church OF God. Re-
ueved laughter Such WIS the teaching At the South.
Mas d c clse uea better stt.e North You know
md know that even tere, the b'Gc. mantle OF
Slavery wus everywhere hauuted in our faces IRON
Northrrn pulpits. If ut ANY time during the last
thirty years preceding the firing upon Fort Sum'er
any Stakeholder bad consulted inc leading dlvits 81
tue Nortn as TO tie snunefs 81 Slavery, he wOGli
have found that the teachings Of the Northern pulpit
oitirfed very little from that OF the south. few
heierodoX aud stiil fewer orthodox ministers, hling
nuWCe pU,rts ana living upon sinnll salaries, have
cspoused tie Of The slave but the rnnlefs oil
a man on lie side VI Slavery, and did tier best
70 defend the system from The assault. OF the AbO-
ioniss. They steadily denied the inherent sinful
e-s Of Slavery, aud 70 far from beng rehuked rs
an olendel, tie sLyeholder was ectivei aud wcl-
coined a. a .sint. Every Il fuental pulpit OF Koch
ester, where | live was open to Shareholders SO
atoly as two or three years ago. The old Scn0ol
General Assembly met theIe-;he city survived It
Il, tia; time. Laughter aud applause. The late
DR.. IhOrnWall, Il Champion, alike OF Secession aud
Of Slavery, was there. lie was eonr.ed and vel
coined by every prominent pulpit Of the city, while
hat faithful champion OF the rights Of human
nature, Dr. George Il. Cheeyer, was coldly re-
pulsed from ali such pulpi.s. What was
true Of Rochester tlroe years ago. and tIae
Of the W hole North, woud become true again If this
war were settled OH the basis OF compromise. Nay,
sLould exlect that the Press would be .cttcred at
tie North nearly As heavily M it is at the South.
slavery would re welcomed and honored III North.
ern pilpi's, with a tefvility more disgusting ard
shocking than ever before. Why do make theee
remarks | will tell you. Much as | value tie
prc ser; apparent hostility TO Slavery at the North,
lanly see That IL is lees the ougrOWth OF high aud
intelligent moral conviction against Slavery, O.
suca, than because Of the trouble its friends
Gave brought upon the country. would have
slavery hated for that and more. man that
hates Slavery for what it does to the white man,
stands ready 10 embrace il the moment its injuries
are confined TO the black man, and he ceases 20 feel
those injuries IN lis own person. lCheers con-
lees, ii could possI ~ doubt tue salvation of tuis
nation, il would Lot be because tie traitors hnd
iebel are strong, but because we are weak at this
vital point There is yet among us q cCwardly
drinking from full and frank acknowledgment 81
the manhood Of the negro, aud whole-Souled recog
milton Of his power 70 help in the great struggle
through which we are ra'sng. lCheersl But 10
proceed: TIC saying that the Children Oh this
world are in their day and generation wiser
than the children Of ghi. II verified In the
history Of the conflict between Slavery and Freedom
History will accord 20 the Abolilionsts a large
measure Of WELDON, aud heroic courage and forliude
DISABLING Slavery II is stronshods OF Church Gud
state; but il cannot award TO them that prophetic
vision that sees the end from the beginning. IL is
Fortunate think that they did not it-tortunaie
tha, they walked by faith and not by sight. Could
they have fofeseen their country torn aud rent by
the giant footsteps Of this terrible reteAor-cogld
they have feen "a million Of men, confronting each
other discussing the question Of Slavery with can.
non-coud they have seen the rivers red with blood,
and the feds Whiiened with human bones, they
might have fhrunk back from the moral coniest,
and thus only have postponed this physical
contest to future day, and upon more
| From the very fret the enemies Of AbOliionisin
comprehencCd one ioatuie in the nature Of the
| test between Freedom aud Slavery. They cav at
least the evils attendant that cOafic. Merchants
saw their trade with tho South embarrassed aud
ruined. ChuIches sgw their denominations divided.
The old political parties saw their organizations
broken up Statesmen saw the Union dissolve d aud
terrible border wars inauguraied. WOrshJing at
nammon's altar themselves they knew The mighty
mold which manmOn held upon its Southern wor-
SLIPPERS. They said that the shareholders would
strike down the Government before they would
ye up Slavery. They predicted that the South would
recede If we did not stop talking and voting against
Slavery. By their very predicuons, they belped on
the fuliilmeut The South was flttered qua en-
coursged by what was thus expected Of her by lead
ing men at tho North. She doubtless expected that
those who said she would CissOlye her connection
with Union without once denOuncinR her doing 30
AZ crime recognized her night 10 DO 70, aud would
rather think Der wanting IN pint II she did not DO
40. Foreseeing the evil thus predicted, these men
rred with one Accord give Us The Union; give US
Slavery aud property; give Us Slavery aud peace;
i've ne error ii slavery be an error; aud as for what
you call truth aud human liberty, cruelty them"
The world has been 10 gfeater txnmple Of patience
md persl yeTencc than that exhibited by tie Adolf
iionsts ~ meeting tho objections OF their OppOnen'e
Weapons o, war they had CT I from the battle. No
Adolf iOust ever drew sworn against Slavery until
Slavery drew DISCRIMINATING tWOid ayalst Liberty
on the sol. Of Kauhas Ii Oaly after lie saw hls
brave sous hunted like felons aud shot down ike
wo,vea tLat noble old JOhl Brown went 10 ilar-
GERS Ferry. lCiecrs. Until this, Ant->MverY men,
OF III shades Of opinion were enIneItly peaceful.
The grand mistake Of tie AbOiOniats was IN sup.
rofng DO American people better iunn they were.
They did that evil 81 gigantic 10 Slavery
70 interviewer with the social arralg emen's man
ners, and morals OF tie country, could LOT be Te-
moved without something ike the f0,a eartAq uakc
now upon mr.. They Oug4t 10 have known thIt The
huge LeyIa'han would cause Tie deep 10 bo-nye,
70 how J., and risr, and foam in se,ouioid agony.
Great, however. o. was our mistake, iucompuGbly
greater ald vastly moro harmful was me mistake Of
thctc who catered themselves AMI tic nation that
al was peace aud p.0speIiy, Ind tnat the nation
had nothing fear iron. any ming but Aboitoni-'s
IAey tOI bit that tAis nation could 30 On year a-or
s-af. rad a. IL nd
irampug upon tie sacred nghls If human ultlIe,
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