Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-05
A Rcmarkablc Discourse.

A remarkable Discourse.
Gcrril: Smith. fern quarter Of century g
ilesdsr of tie Abolition party 1t the Nort!', :;
nan ol gr-st wealth. com'reT'iing ,niucnc.
All distinguished lale,t, deiivered avery re
ns.kahle sermon at P";ertvro, New York,
on TIE 2ls: Of day, fam the following text: (:
"vi,.k ye that tteysars siuno's above all
uca +? .viI ;on Nay buc.exrspi 5e repent,
=. su,l Il! !ikas;sa parish Luke XIII; A.
We co..y gf.e concluding paragraphs:
II evsr there WIS a ce,e whore 0othparties
s,,r.. c:.n.es.. ;h.. +,y-go,ies be By, goGes, it
is ,:;s c,s2zi Of t.e NoriA s=d South. They
-u..::; per,. 20 be torg'Ten by each other:
q. d t;:er 4orali deed 10 sar .ne f''rrivc;l. 8:
oi God. the pnlicy OF INTIMIDATION mus. be
l!ar,ioaed. lie Sautherh peape bavs gir.''
abundant rroor tia: ,hry c:Xl'os be int'mida-
,r.::. A:;; # they eoai bs. it IS not waa' ''
wa"s -: L,yo is ;hc lack. HAT IS ihs
~ w.. sd e;;.n states:ncn will yet ieaTn IT,
VIC: TO-! rad. men 20 Il. .waycd by. The.
;ny. g; .;,s N3lIt for I'll, Sou.. w,'l,l q:iick
~ ne.:et . rssurnmg love. IL: North. leas;-
ing the w:s in ropsrshce, would quickly he
toiiowed ty the South. For il 1t is true that
rcpea'auce leads to repentance, it IS tha:
"g,a.i;ie,s of Col lea,eJh" to it. That is 8
,nater il, xmeh man as we'll ~ God is caps
BIZ. II, ~, yi!rciv: lead.
As ?.u.re aw:re, hut seldom preach. i
lar.. .G e.7;.rii ,l,r thu .!s7ea a quarter OF a
....In.. s.T, os;ca.,s. 80 .cw Ut tne ministers
u,,..: i, asc.sH ., u,,ac- i,r i'm. bad t"
.el i ,,ie,in ca, 0i dn,rs rii Ill crIvs+,
en-, ;i ..:ye s..o -aa c arss 81 ;ae churchs:
.u;d ,,er,lsa ta,.a re iu, to 50 unpopulaT, 81
& spis. j /. 1nd ~ saesis use. Perhaps ore
ri. :. ;, !o;ty iyr. pe.sc :ns. '.cw. My apology
--...n ...;lie IL The present as. in the former
,us "a ..c..--,s Ia. cc.ssiy of tie case. Fe"
III Irc m,uis e:s Az, preaching ior such Ter
y.ir,.,rn If this var as lhs principles and
sp;,i, of Christ c..s Tor. NAM OF rhem ars
;c.pl,r over Christ and tue New Test!ment
% rausack' tue barbaric Jewish theology for
lex no,t responsive aud grateful to.the'r
blcnd t.iiis,ip.fs. ONE Of them shook Us b;
tac leyi,y wi1h which they speak of tho hang
lug of thu rebels. Qthers by their vulgar
and malignant shouting of hang them
u.rg t.lora high IS HDmanl" All ever the
Iaad this cruri ami Christless theology is
calling ON tho G9verrmenS to shed blood,
Cod graa. THAI it allail prove Itself too wise
src tao iust to lisien to the call. 10 crag
nat from ,u..;,e, toe law Of var, and TO punish
for treason under tho. Constitution, eyen,sc
much as a single individual Of tbs many mil
i;nns With whom we agreed that t:ls war
should be conducted by the law Of wsr,.woud
be A stu uendeus breach of faith never to be
forsoi,en. and therefore never ccSsinls tn dis
,r,c. It xoul:. he long backward step
r. ,i;as.icn. aud sta,pc'u igao-'ug ne tae
py,rcioles and spirit of Christianity. More
over. M ona thing, gould da nofc to hinder
.ne salyit"n ol rba c0'intfy .-'
do NOT forget how often it is urged that
E,plauJi. who clai, 20 be foremost OF al!
the nations in Christianity and civilizations
,upshsa the leaders in the late Irish reocl-
lion. It is true that she did so. Bot, in the
first place, tina: rebellion dad not reach tue
roiaatsyhere it would have come urtsr tbs
International coda Of war. Tie reb-:s DID
mt rise from traitors into "encmlcs." In
tho ssconil place, though law would tAte. u;
tifisd great severity, she punished, bu, iew, oil
tho rcnais. and even these With poucletion'
In tho third place, although We honor and
thank Epsla,d and utier ndtiora for wsat /.
wia;. sud uac,ans in tt=ir example, we rev.
! .riheIass brld that, Aluerica, shn'lid be ahoge
rrad.is.;ae her .wo nora!itias anc politics b!y
I;loss cf cysn tie n.o,: cn!ichsere'i EuGopea n
rsaos.s. Thy began ...eir exi.tsuce and
cave. shape tn ,helr Institutions in age, .,
d,rkncss. But sue was moulded IN a.. age oi
'leht A hig:.:.r w;sdo.a, therefore, than that
wi,i,;, tiiey have bean in circumstances to
pe.co. mus, govern her. u justice far
! aizper L,srl tGer conyvll i,'nai an,: defective
j,.s:i.e .us,: sle aspire; re, even 10 sbs9lde
/ n.s,ice-!., the lie;lvGn inspired, the Chr'st's
/ iilm.,ra.rd ius ice, WouIl' GID, We were up
there 1o.E! ihes shot.!d We, lnsiead OF dis.
daitinp l,a iigi,:sS positions of llbcrali'y and
, mercy. in tue ru.,st autil:,ratiVe writings IN
/ th., law of war make it the biessscdnrss and
yi.;ry of ocr.- cuu,itrT TO oul d. even those
4 1iuSest positions. Tnen shiu'd Wa end thi.
war in suca a Chris,.spirit aid Cbrist-:ove
! toward enemies as would mako 1t dlnlcpll
fos 't;a tue l.aliol.s under the winning light o
our cxa:ape, TO ed th4ir wsrts otherwise.
| nav, 40 Sodid make il :ilEcuft for sithe'
! tae,o or us 10 nekln any moro wars. -
! Il retsrred To che Injustice and hypocrisy o
4 tbt Nvr. b in camorng lor punishment. Thsr.
/ ia rota ngit. this connection in which sh'
.tor,.ars wurs- .L.n in her endcsyors by ths
paip,, a;a ;'rtes, by popular meetings, ant
! hu y,-,.iar.c .,,i ;ultres, tn irc tho Preslden
!; With |, se.s- u.wshs repeats. and gloat
over ..iis =. -; ...on ia! treeso' is crime Il
i, eu.,,'na! NJ yus ds'Hss that treason i
;l,m.- g.ess c'ir.s-and that. as s.gsn
..fI proposition, Il shouli be ,pu'ashed--st
1e.: y.punis :e,, But in his. cass there is II
Il ea4o-: 20 pudish. do not Say there is u
III. raj ,rrcs.,, in this case. 3i this there
an spr:.d..ece. Wilt I say is Lat there
NJ, tsr..s,,a i. the eye Of law. ANhen the re
b.,;,i.,.i n.ok. nut all ,he rebels wers traitor
|. and we aad lhc lcgsl righ, 10 punish them 6
, suca. But, however slowly and reiucLantl
i no aeYefthslsss became convinced tAssv