New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-22
THE BEARING OF THE COMING ELECTION
HENRY WARD BEECHER UPON TIE STATE
TICKETS
DISCOURSE DELIVERED LAST EVENING AT PLYMOUTH
CHURCH.

CHURCH.
A dense crowd assembled last evening A. Plymouth
Church having been Whispered abroad that RI Beeasr
would speak 90 political topics
Mr. Boechor chose o his text the 6 and 9th OF The
l22d Psalm
thee Because OF tho houss Of the Lord God viii ek ny
4, r agi ,ritSGoS n,a Sgi ass,'es W. 1r o,nd
pray for the country and for the city in which dwell and
"a, 1apsTty but nom the deepest religious reasons Be-
oause OF the house OF tho Lord y God Twill seek y good
the church and ss ministry the consideration Of the p
cal duties @ ChTistals toward tael own metropolis LEI tho
was to labor for De redemption OTHER own snd AMI its cite
and towns The Scripture Which read here as o3
so1Taptioai ''S JSu.,cR Of IsTa sG
Of The Prostitution Of kinsly power o! 1e 9oifug
the bargain sale Of justice q tbs fragrant dsrgei Of poor
IT, d u dehpServ n wa we're to tste ava, me con-
sdcation of political affairs ont Of the minor prpei IN e
well the tery remarkable portions Of tho mAo, prophets
and the who says that the Scriptures do not scy o. he
fool OF 10 10 rOdeomet from that only by the oro %
people be sent 10 teach Tor from the beginning O. ne
thing more than another is the discussion Of pubic as
and this 10 Polty where the Church and STATE were P
united thatthe priest was magistrate and
the pending election arc likely % cast into the shade tas m
by this eleciion great city concentrates power or
good OF for evil II stimulates curiosity aud research among
learned 10 be gathered into focus; Il flnLss az o.
before which all learning and education encouraged
!, gathers together many families Of rehneneut ami sle
TO create higher civilization than Is possible a1ong
sparse population The ciy,zatoB comes fom wort
sgnying oiythe conditions the rs alriss the va'ios
friendly collisions and attIons In men OF te
acueness qucknesS and enteTpise-above all e9pefa5r
which the great architect Of business tending ec
Of greet wealth. II gives opportunity 700 70
generosity and great ces usually ar marked sy great
hbonLy-ai least in modern times London, Boston a
New.Yok instances The suas annually given swsy oF
great and wise charities ere nclcuab' me vtle ana ~
pety OF men who have been tried and proved AMONG tAs
temptations Of city lie usually OF higher type an L'se
fashioned in smaller communities There ess dAh1l
mon in oities but / think the most hon@.t men That
i've Tbore Is mischief and fraud In Wdsli but
70 be found In Wal st. In short the eoncenrqlloa q n'ouf
the collision and Stimulation OF mind sympathy inition eo
cooperation tend to augment wealth rohneine ard social
power In cities above every other part OF the n9 e
same causes cast shade the passions also AZ lAA'
find occasion better. Dangerous men eoei'.ce IN
Tribes and communities Passions hkeinferna ars churches
and SCHOOL, banks and siore mansos and ha. OF ae
but the h0aPed accretions Of humanity IN great c A'
the to be found r in cities than elsewhere
The top rlses higher the bottom plunses deeper write &c
rosre1deui there vices are worse and more eoanlL
the cities the most profound IN fraud in ihe ei.etAe
greatest hshnea aud grccd and the most Tads1i u.s.
Others nel wise Hoorrpt and efficient administrator
Nowhere ess Is government more neded and one
City Of New ok and other cities have relations 20 ihe
whole which makes 1t important TO the city and 70 the
good 30 great IN the hrlt place l. tho population.
taa Se @ vote e,s .ss &C.. Ss oo hgSa the sa
State Con rtrated population Ia free state cOncetfftc1
power great power IN small space produces sraRi geo
Stale se - coatgo 80 other counties though TIE popnaR
asiiJ IT. II usac TO have 80 snat space - eros id
seoSd tao cniseieEsd relations o. commerce which i6sel
almost sEs village IN The land the gree wealth nes.ng De-
continent and which viii before long make the banker OF
$3.50 S iot sood Or evil ssd cas Ike blood ron tho
heslit disease 10 the e1tfeaes 0i The na.oh
in turn /. powerfully affected by them There I, not
10 the economist the moras or the paoi question slsn
with profound Interest than thu relation Of gica el 20
the surrounding county 20 the city ana 70 Inc nhL nc
moral condition Of York uen forms question:
OF national importance. Civilization seii : Interested
ia tbs question Of lis night govenHent AHd Of Its Who
some condition mere nave i, I,rhs so'1 a. ,gS,s H.
good morals o. contiguous metropolis The iormaton
ac land controls the domese habits o. It, population Ans q, 20
certain extent their domestic habits ooniro ~ mors of
,.. ,D ons Sai' sT5 Vice s. posiion I've remote
10 withdraw men nom saly family restraints living iai
away from home babituar attending restaurants where
men meet only men and thsi u not ne og.i eoniaal
Intensity that which Il oTcady too heated mpsnsnce
good social and moral Impressions The man i9a never
auys Al home whose house Il az TIE dofmnoiy
that he who lives at home or 50 hear that ne Is
with the tics OF am The geognpieh con'rue
dition and morals Like all commercial cities too y Is
filed with a population VITO regaid % as shop In Which
citys character so s fortune rosers no matter for
the city fortune Such population cannot be good Asy
s sas % Sa5c sentiment 70 dcpress patriot
ism and esprit o. eerPs-Pride Of city put sD1,e s rd
that ohieay among the industrious classes This land Is the
paradise Of the poor Europe sends heT On Increasing
sbandsniy welcome New the aud yesbue where
they 6rst settle dowu Wits the multitude that come are
sSSsd 9S gGy s s: e sGs our sS 1 m s S
relatively remain In proportion 10 the good steng 20 our sea-
good per oentage Of good men but eol much larger
pscsaiss of bad rom the eigRn population IN the city
customs TIER pTeadices and sapeIsons as wen their
virtues their thrift and their good Citizenship t.yI posehes
their presence great political eed By such popaf
ston victims OF INSCRIPTIONS men dL be-cer Wsh on 20
a men ma e r"nsops New YORK had obtained the repuia
f'' even the d h a o. i.'i rss Vs4
worse than its taatt ss , an af' recsng
our municipal s' F,, ss d. tsT Il oaso to be print
ed as eompagn document and PIT into tbe house q es
and administered 10 Illustrate justices not only was the pubic
property sqaendeIed and immense unnecessary maeS ic,
Coas schools Wers bought snd sold the astrsoy had
become term OF contempt - that 20 can man i s
20 the condition ars every search revealed
new wickedness 10 sr u hIed tho err WIN hissn ISM
W rorIot those abuses 10 certain extent ,acce Many
wise men thought the whole character Of the CRY TOY
should be changed Great improvements had been made an
some departmenthe Police The pubic esarss ihe
Grenen In ing them regulars instead 81 nta IN the
creation OF the Board Of Health and Tie new license system
which was great step IN the nslt anee eaS1
NOW The question whether what has been done perfectly
Wheeler some change ought not so be made even IN 'hAs
already secured but which direction and under What iasp
aon shall changes be made hefeafe That IA the question:
shall we work better system or for worse opei sha pe
seek 20 restrain corruption OF 10 pl down We barriers an -
aoVg black on land already reclaimed rom t hha We teAe
cur power from bad TO b. used cI the worst uros OF
shall put back into lef hnds Wild elshseu IT, ii
tosi That tho question witch the pending election WI
settle IN another place cave already given you my reasons
In regard 10 national Questions now that dreflt reg
sons ana equally strong derived from tie State and she "