New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-25
Forty.si1th.st. Baptist Church.

In the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, on
Sunday afternoon. Rev. DIR. Arintase delivered
very able discourse the above subject before large
audience taking bis text from Joshua, /; v. ID
endi ng "As was with Moses. so vii! be Win tleo:
II not fail thee forske thee" Dr. Armitase re-
that amid the exciting scenes a one DTiei week
we can have scarcely have recovered from the staena
lion which had seized the public heart last Lords day
but already the public mind IL seizlng the CONVICTION
that We have Moses and Joshua as wen as lsrael
bad theirs and that God gives and takes them ne occa
SION demands. Selfmade men. as the world calls them
are Gods choice instruments for the accomplishment
Of great enterprises. After speaking OF the peculiar
atoms OF Mr. Lincoln 10 carry the nation through
The crisis In which the Rebellion placed u, under iolr
headsas man u the people, as himself the possess"
of all tho pleasures OF freedom, as broad-inlnuel
Statesman. man OF steady CROWN ana 10. Ji SUI
den impulse. and M constitubonaiy mlid gentle aud
meek-cyen to the extreme. d. A. sald, no man
ever had such work 10 do he man ever had such
success IN doing H. Now God has brought Us 10 aOter
criss Abraham Iiueolu II seems, not adapted TO
it, and unknown to the nation ,iod has been trailing
another man for his place. Could tae emancipation Oh
the poor whites at the south be ough, ont Is
eectualy by Abraham Lincoln by another Ii seems
not Then how does God propose 70 lit thell NJ ?
From this lowest and most abeci Of white men IN the
world God has stopped down and taken fer us fres
dent. Andrew johnson Is the hrs, man Who was
ever elected President from The pool whites OF TIE
south. Truly. God intends 20 vindieate Southern In
dustry well rs African freedom ana 10 put ms inaA
upon what Andrew johnson hlnit III Gals, In MI own
tTcucu dous language an q" !nsoent, lnsllcere ignos
ant uuf"elng hypooEitIcJ. nefar"Cs dlaD)hcai sn'e
nrisfOoracy. Now, then, what sort of tDan dld W.
need 20 deal this aristOoracy STEPPED IN insoen
treason, IN the lature answer Just such man as
God has thrown into the crisis Flr1, We needed man
ahO had only had ohsers alton, as Abraham lncoh
Iof the niserics al men. hut one who had actually
and practically felt the eggay stcd forms OF oppression
Imposed By this corrupt ggstocracy uTOn their poor
white brethren. Secondly. We need man who poe.
keen and thorough Of the dreadful guiit
OF treason with full determination Ia uphold thc Law
and Constitution ami % mete ont justice with an even
hand to all As man. In all .Lat relates 20 MS private
affairs mag strGte has gbt Ia be morcilli nat aS
mIl stTate lie has no right 10 be mercliul; lis oGth
b de him not 10 Dee mcIcu but 20 carry OUT the law
magistrate Is never permitted or expected 10 eNei
cso mercy where IL Iili weaken law; he cannot for
give where forgiveness destroys Inv. Nj. Johnson
Knew thar when he slid last week. that mercy to ;rn.
tors u .nustice 10 the state The future honor ana
safety OF the nation require that stigma he put upon
treason. A voluntary Rebel SHOULD never occupy al
post OF honor responsibility IN the country lie who
has welded u sword against her yitdls shOud
never have a voice In controlling her destiny
n sr4 We need man who IL thoroughly and Iudi
caily Democrat, not ia name and manners only, bat
IN tie love of Democratic truth and principles; that
Democracy which will trust the people with their own
rights when military power ould wrest hose rights
from them That principle is now sanctihed. for the
lrst time in America Ia the martyrd0m OF Nr Lincoln
and the whole li.e of Mr. johnson shows that he VIII
maintain and dcend il 20 the end II gu, country can
ouve the assassination OF Chief Magistrate u can
onve ey erythne without rolapsng Into anarchy anC
our Dcmoc aoy is ccmentcd IN tie martyrs blood. hr.
johnson Will defend that Democracy until BIS hand is
par ais scd ana Canaan gained forever. lie Is our
Joshua, 10 bring Us IA.