The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-17
x POLITICAL SERMON,

outh Church by HENRY WARD BEECHER.
AZ II discusses the tremendous issues Of
The political conflict with = ciearness Of ar
gsment aud logic unanswerable. and With
he eloquence OF Patrick Henry appeals to
the people and demands their suffrage in
favor Of Democratic ideas. the Union and
Abraham Lincoln, ~ We think it is the
most concise, the most convincing and the
most powerful stump speech we ever read
or ever shall read, we have concluded to
reprint il, even after the election Asnoue
Of the questions Or issues It discusses are
really dead. except that between Mr.. Linz
colin and Mr. Mcclellan, it is still worthy
Of careful perusal and attentive cousilerara
ton. Our readers can lay It aside as poe
ltical appeal Of the most stirring kind,
appropriately and properly delivered in q
Church on Sunday evening. And when
they have read It we think they WIN agree
with us in saying that nSthing in theshape
OF stump speech superior to It ever got
into print. 81 1tsge} faa 'sst Ast'ot nad n
ssRMos NJ REV. HENRY WARD BkEcHER.
.srhen M0rdecai icnmmandedt to answer Esther,
Think not With th1 self that thou shalt escape
Tcf II iho1 sltogesner Modest thy peaee a. This
tune. then snall there enlAE9oment and deliv.
ss ass 8 Rses
and VINO kn6weth whether thou art come TO the:
ningdon for such = time as thiss"- EsrRER iv..
a0i.uf sis' bss sna ----3 4gssr, 80 es -.
Il Eae noA because this Jewish queen
vas faithless 70 her Tace thai MOEdecai sent
this message, but that she might not be left
10 - faithlesa. II was quarrel of races.
A gi8antic conspiracy was ON the point Of
shreaking forth, with murder and cruelty
and lextsrmlnaiisn.r BY stealth the decree
had been obtained; and on given day in
al the provinces of the kingdom, ,fhe Jews
were to be put 70 the sword, ana was
n9edf0ls thai 1hey that loved the nation
should bestir themselves. But little time
,vas LETT. The danger was great, was imI'
mipent and having the royal ear through
E.ther, Mordecai, her uncle. sent to her
thls message: .'If thou thinkest that in
this storm and sweep Of destruction that
shal break upon thy people thou canstes.
cape Tesponai bility, and pursue q middle
course of. conservative safety, doing MOTH
ing 70 procure mischief, but on the other
hand doing nothing e prevent i. thoo
cred" 80 |,4 III asss.ss 4ss4@
a. We are In times Of great peril We are
The power OF cruelty, OF ignorance, and Of
3 wickednees, are combined TO destroy all
that il brightest and that's best There be
many that are mp and girded for the con-
nics, pesiling everything. 9.., Thsrs ee y many
fayed against that which i right, and juat,
and good, and true. And there are per-
hapo full a. many that stand Winktng and
blinking. afraid to b. wrong, not wanting
ITO b wrong. but IN danger ct dodgtng
down between both, and saying, I'VE win
! q aoehing:'.i And q them have mss.
Who suppose wisdom to consiat in holding
.still and doing nothing In: times that re-
Quire every man 70 act with energy ana
1eai aud true patriotism.
Christiap democracy 10 upon trial In orr
land. The voice OF Gods providence calls
every clti1en who owes himself to this
those ideas and that training which now
are themselves in jeopardy. g vindicats,
maintain and make vigorous Christian de-
mocraNy in this nation, ~ s
q What is political democracy : II u gov
ernmept bssed upon the great truth OF the
natural rights Of men, q sen simply,
position. Political democracy does not as.
Sume the equality Of men IN their social
relations, nor In their personal ply ysical re-
1ations. It simply assumes that any gov.
ernment which ID framed over, men must
regard every creature that is . subject Of
that government as being equal before the
law, having the same rights and privileges.
No 'fAvofit1sm Il to be extended BY iaw or
by government TO the highest. Nothing
that they have II to be withheld from the
lowest. All are - - alike in the view Of
q ne Govefn fneaki And this ID founded upon
~ radical idea that men. are born with GER
Itain inalienable rights. Democracy is not
-4.~AH
I duties q men IA hivu governnenk Is.
That all men, BY virtue Of their common
j natureg ere equal before thelsws 10 the iir5t
principle of true democracy. ! That ali it1eu
4 are equally entitled to participation tp
fkaming laWs, and In fashtoning govern
1lsat. add Poaicies g governments. is the
ali eovernmsnas,E therefore, are derived
u 1ko9 tho oOomnO1 people-that II, from the
!. Wholo peoplos-and mot from any class
'11monf AenN md that Ill rulers, al mag
i ist1Seo, IA O0iOeT05 Whal1oeveF, are mere
y trustees oftho people, holding power. and
i Ereep0usiblo 10 them for it, right Iadminis-
tration. is The third principle Of tfus a.
siMoNracV.z Sfss re Ss@ b @1I
Icinnoe rssd the doStffae better than
from the Bin Of RiGhta--is should say ol
the New EnGland- States, there would be
many that would curl the lip andeayl "Ohl
les, Of Oourpe;" III should say Of New
York, you would say, e:TO b sure thu
universal Yankee nat1on invented it,
cannot read the doctrine better than from
the Bin Of Rights of Virginia. I ask nt
better definition or OWL democracy thar
= given In that. It was prefixed to The
Oonstituticn OF that State in l776. Is was
adopted again by the Convention OF 1929 80
u Was re.adcpted by the Convention O
1a60 81. II II old enough 70 be venerable
and modern enough to show that Il has no.
been We ri ont. II reads:
n. All nien arc by nature equally fres
and independent, and havo certain inner
ent rights Of which, when they cntes
into . state Of society, they cannot, by any
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