The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-05

the rights of man and the civil liberties Of
natirns l. New England now hated by every
afistocrat OF the plantslion. and BY ever,
sneasing sympathizer with oppression in tn,
tree StsIes. Applause When in the his
tory OF tLis people was not tse New egland
name The synoaom for liberty! (Applsuse J
She is the true iouadrr of this continent, 0
popular government. New England gavs
TO America republican institutions Lee
men take the testimony of the impartial d,
Tocquevile. The noolest political philos
opher OF this agr, aad the best writer on
liberty of any age. He does not hesitate to
declare that this nation is indebted not only
10 New England but TO New Eayl.ns
townships Tor the best ideas of our institu
tons. New England was teacher Of tn
political philosophy OF this continent, whe,
an inferior from tropical seiz Il the capital !,
its IDEAS represented by the deadly missmr
OF the Gull, liberty was construed by Judge
that were foes oil liberty, aud the govern
ment that was ordained to main ain univer
sal Liberty Tor hity years has been controlled
by man who sought 10 establish SLAYER,
forever by its forms AMI its power. In tni
infamous revelation. openly and secretly.
individually aGd collectively, New Eaglan,'
has been unbribabls and would not revol
inexpusnable fidelity to liberty. (Applause
Il she would yield her philosophy, if sh,
would 50 TAR yield it that il wouli he bu
the philosophy of the schools AMI the lecture
room. if she would withdraw the power tha
she ex.r upon the min lis of men 10 bath
tyranny. aud destroy the most infamous o.
all tyr,nny-that of the intelligent white
strong. over the poor besotted black, wes
If New England would consent 10 over
throw al this doctrine that made her ow.
original life AMI stamped her for immortal
ity, she would become popular in half At
hour. She is hatei in every S,uthern 5 al
for the Very reason that Five Points hate
tn. churches -of New York. that the turgla
hates the law, thai the thief is against the
jul 5e, tn i cri ne hates virtue. as oppression
hates liberty snl the b~ightess s;ar that
has showa oit in her history yet, is TIM
New El gland stands roady TO be burned "a
martyr yht. will not finch bearing te stin ony
to her own ori :ins ,litical doct,inss.-
{ rrem aulous applsus-.
Bsslda there are her religious PHILOSOPHERS )
AMI thl. has bsen Cause OF ofsnsa, and
will be 50 long as conscience, and fidelity
aad honor remain. Christianity throbs in the
hsar.s Of men that have experienced lis di
viEe power. And in New England chiefly
Ithiak it may be said. you will fad tho
frepre essn ta.ipa OF the great de aocratic re
ilgiDus teniencies as antsgonis.io to the
h,erarcnic tendency of religion. There
have bAen Substantially two great divisions
in regard to Christianity As a power and tha
mode Of applying it. One holi~ that Chris
tianily comes t, all kingdom within 3
kingdom. ,mpcrium imper.o Tae churc.,
is t. b. bai!t. aud into IL are to be invited
al, -. l.
ter hold. tia. they are not to % into th.
crowd they ar. the servants OF the m Eek
aad lowir Jesus, they tell yon, and the =
gather themselves into the seclu sion Of ths,
i temple. and stand in dim an awful lig.t De
+ fore tbs altar th- 4 l,ne that ha, no sound
hit only fire All sight. So woli! ths-
stand, not active forces among men bl.
servants oil the church. Tnere is another
i l!ea. the Plrian idea, which begins will,
the declaration that " G. ID So loved the
+ worli.' not the church. 1t accepts the
church ace)rIing 10 what it can do, as u
i co-:vorkep for humanity. II holds that tb
| business OF the mn .lister is to take the thing
of salvation and bear them righ, DOWN to th
/ hearts not Of a select few, but of maasind
Applause. The Puritan conc spton Of tn
duties of the minister of religion is that h
is the drawn sword that Cnris. declared b.,
came TO send into the world that he shal
| learn that bis business is to asitale men Ii
| thanks g ID that he is true to bis chlracter
| Tue Puritan holds that G1 rs tr;Ish is a tn.
sunlight. and there is no plac. Oh ear h ss
| cred tro n lis intrusion, an / he bts yirl,
! ID carry it III re, because hs is or iainei =
miu's'er Of the Lord Jesus Christ Tn
| Minister of New Englaad from the earlies
days, they have been pleased to call msddIe
some, especially in public affairs. | hol'
that to be a literal truth. Applause. J
hold that the glory of New E1 slaad was il.
these bright days gone BY when every min
| lister of the gospel felt that lie was part o.
| the Commonwealth, and that there was n
| citizen low that was not III. brother an,s
his friend, ani that he was called ci,izet.
and Christian brother. to 60 down, mar
| among men. to bear their burdens, brin ync
the C nsolatioas and the warnings and tn.
truths Of the gospel TO every man. thing.
that made New England. For the last fit,
years that doctrine has gone into decline
and the ministry have been deceived for q
short time to believe that their business wa
in the pal pit and not in the forum. and tha
has been the most despissble period of New
Englsnd's history. But the bandage has
been torn off, ami that spirit has come back
a yain to New EngIand. and the voice Of the
minister sounds through the whole contnen'
aud it is the gospel Of liberty preached by
New Eogiand ministers that makes the of
tense. Find me a man. fat with his Iudo.
lence. pleasing tn all men, that rebukes no
profitable sin and that holds himself too sa-
cred to touch citIzeE's duty, and you may
look at him from the top to the bottom and
you won'l find that passion or reproach has
ever toached him. He is not dstested -
Find me a man that with the spirit Of the
old fathers that wrough; out on his anvil the
doctrine that broke the fetters and that dis
crowned crowns find me such a minister
that of his own spirit wrought out the doc
trine that every man BY the right and title
that God pat 10 him has right to civil lib
erty. AMI there is not whelp Of the devil
on the face Of the earth that shal, no: bark
and howl at his heels. Aud this is the De.
cuiar glory of New England. intermitted
but Tor short disastrous period. II. then.
these two things could be changed, the Do.
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