The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-18
THE SERVICES YESTERDAY.


In the Church Of the Purans last evening Dr. Cheever
preached upon the subjcct-"A Friendly Warning from
Jamaica" The text selected from the Prophecies OF
Zcphaniah, third chapter and tenth verse-"From be-
yond the rivers Of Ethiopia my suppiants, even the
daughters OF my dispersed shall bring mine oering II
OF the most surprising bndnesses Of the people
Of the country that 1t has yet done anything for the
elevation Of the coored whom God had set free II
scarcely possible to dwell upon the importance
OF this subject. II was wonderful with what apa-
thy the churches and the federal government
blindness. Never such apathy witnessed.
The question is will the nation break forth Its sepulchre
Of apathy and presudce; will 1t break the stale idol
against the colorcd race The grand subject which
hailed last Thanksgiving day. and made II one OF great
.a,.nr soar millions Of slaves free The old ,dca that
the white mans government was still maintained, as
might BIO seen from the mode OF reconstructing the
Southern States, by which the coored race were TO
be excluded from voting. This was crime that
will bring It's own punishment Contrast the treat
Snent Of these people with instance he would
refer TO- A general OF the army was sentenced
for crime TO five years imprisonment But the
President intcrfered and pardoned him IN consideration
of gallant services But the colored soldiers, who had
also served the country In the field Of battle, when the
over-they claimed their wages and refused
An order issued that deprived the black soldiers Of
their bounty because they slaves when they
listed Thus crime rewarded and faithful services
punished This was prejudice and wrong tina. GOO
to so back again TO slavery to reenact the black
codc-that but whites should VOTE He, the Pres
himself has ordained that this s white mans
government and that none but whites should vote. In
stead Of acting justly and rightly he has done evil be-
fore the Lord He has left TO the reconstructed States
the power Of passing attaindr account Of color.
He has conferred those States power which did not
exist The President was the moral assassin in this and
the Lord will hold him responsible for H. The Chief
Magistrate might have tramPed out slavery, might have
rooted serfdom, and the moral death OF millions; he
nasea hss but he did NOT Su. s the
bravo men who saved the nation TO the tender
mercies Of their old masters This the President has
TO consider this question II was necessary to call TO
memory this terrible act and proof Of the nations in.
fanny II not the spirit OF the age that struck OF the
chains Of the slaves but the interpositon spirit OF
God. The spirit OF this age more did 1t than the
spirit Of the age OF Pharaoh when has people cried out TO
him. "Let the so free 10 the Lord their God
or ourselves will be destroyed The work Of ee.
waiting the which God had set free grand and
noble work. and the question will the work be doneS
IL only for the government give the and the
work would be- done but tho government dsin franchises
loyalty and elevacs treason This must not be done
the nation lost The exclusion from their right vote
the great bar that stands IN the OF the elevation of
the black The religion and the people that submit
10 this is capable OF any suicidal act This was giving
IMMUNITY TO treason and setting mark 10y
atty for suffering and oppression. IL was the
right OF the government to give to the people
they made citizens all the rights Of citizens
The Southern States had right interfere in the
treatment Of th sc irced citizens Of the government of
the United States, the government has the sole right
and the obi CATION Is imposed upon TO defend and pro-
lcct Us citizens from those who Would defraud them Of
their rights He would prefer TO live under the most
dcspote government in the world that could protect It's
citizens IN their rights, than live under government
like this, that cannot will protect its citizens 1f
color Is crime II must be tried and conviction must be
had and sentence pronounced before penalty be
ecutcd The nation has not yet begun 10 realize the
great crime and injustice OF this prejudice and oppression
of the black Matchmaking them the parahs and out.
casts OF society, while moral leprosy walks unscatncd
through the land II monsirous hypocrisy TO TAX
OF re-esablsbng republican form Of government in
Mexico while we deprive four millions OF ope at nome
OF the rg hts and privileges OF republican citizens This
IL the rrtacst example Of total deprayy that any pco
sic or government ever exhibited We Insist ron the
ra 10 AnIl Ln vote as an aC 0I Lhrl.llan w,