New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-16

edncss, ruin, Of denying ballots 70 The loysl ssS
giving them ell to the disloyal. Above all, let ma
not content with trying our own influence On c.
gress, supplicate, day and night, God's inAaeas.
upon 1t.
There are but two evils which threaten its destrae.
ton. OF one Of these, lntemperance, / epaka
evening before last in this Hall. OF the othse
Slavery, 1 have spoken this evening. Both thes.
evils can be overcome. Congress can nut an ana
to Slavery by putting the ballot into the hand a
the negro. Altogether delusive is this sole reanos
on Constitutional Amendment for putting an snl
I'd it, Though tho Legislatures Of all tho StaS,s
should approve the Amendment it would not ssvp
the negro in States where he is denied the ballot
from the worst expressions and from virtual
Slavery. Infinitely better than this Amendment
would be one that forbids the gaining or losing q
civil political nights by reason Of race or ongin
and that makes, as | would prefer, simple manhol
! the sufficient title to both those classes OF rlgau
But on nothing that there is, or is TO DO, in ths
Constitution, would j depend very largely 10 ssys
| the Southern negro from Slavery. Arm him WIT
| the ballot rs Congress can now under the gsr
power do, and he will save himself from il. h,
means OF tho ballot be can, when necessary. arm
himself with the musket. Congress can dessna
him from Slavery; but it can do 80 only by puttls
| him in circumstances 10 defend himself from il.
SO much fox tho triumph that can be and that
we must hope, will be achieved over slavery And
then let the friends Of Temperance add to Il thu 10
| less important triumph over the eyl Which thsy
combat. This thcy can do by cobsecratlng thef
ballots to the suppression Of that evll. Whhahap-
~ transformation would the next generation Pce
sent. should this one shut up the dram shop snl
leave no public place where intoxicating drinks su
be obtained No more, then, would there be real.
ing drunkards in the streets TO make US ashamed
our common humanity. No more then would msa
bv their drunkenness turn the heaven OF their Fam
| ily into hell. No more, then, would largeI,st
OF the labor and large part of the soil be pefveiN>
to tle production Of the drtlDkard3 drink, anlts
the consequent doubling of the prices OF food q
tho hungry stomachs OF the poor aud OF clo1ns
FOR then shivering backs. Religion wonih men y
broader more. beautiful, more pervasive ana
Astounding. The means Of education would tssa
be very greatly multiplied and improyou,e 20, 'oo,
vonld the means for health-proInouns ienhing ia'
nocent recreations There are persons VINO looksom
an oh all amusements. They should rsths.
holm IN increase their variety. a wr!ter says; III
,,arro are no anusements in your religion, thsn
will be no religion in your amusemeDis. Amuse-
ncnts will, in that case be gross, sensual brutal.
| La word. bring on the reign Oh lcihpclahce-and
tben nigh health for the body, high health for Tia
brain and high health for the soul viii b. tbs IL
| tion's ideal AID tho nations realization.
Ter then. The friends of freedom and tho fri9nia
Of Temperance, each in their sphere, do what they
can; ana they will make tins nation emphaticsl,
worth loving ana hNIhg w. III wiz %, lleh, nv
ton o good - il is great-as rich N virtue saa
moral excellence az in material wealth IT vii,
! then. be a nation attaining sublimer mora, hibah
ndmore ofoutward grandeur than auy other aslos
ever attained.
DO any of my hearers feel that have Ignored
the agency Of religion in the production Of thess
blessed re.ult,l Surely, have not meant 70 DO 40
love 10 own that TO power short OF that Of ths
true roligion--the religion which does n It wouA
. D.. llama hv-a tirl ipss iuStly loves nj roy AMI
walk. hu,nbiy with God-can sustain the friends u
freedom and the friends OF temperance IN an oiiecs
.ye ynd successful warfare with the giant wrongs
OF the land 70 the principles and sPirt Of taia
religion be al the credit 10 the God Of thisc -
lig0n be all the praise!