The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-08
The Constitutional Amend
ment Denounced.
REV. Or. SPEAR ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The Constitutional Amendment the
Ullimatum Of the North.
DR.. sayYH on THE VICES on THE CLERGY
Services at Plymouth and Other Brook
lyn Churches, at Memorial Church,
ST. Luke's Cathedral,
IL. ~. &s.


ae. ~. As.
Church Of the Psritsn.-scr,ssn by Rev. DIR.
Cheever. M
Lat evening, At the church OF the I'nrtans, large
congregation assembled to hear Dr Chesvsr deliver
discourse, ~ announced the press the Plans Of
Rebel Reconstruction, considered the gb, Of justice
revealed in gocIness OF Gods providence Aer the
reading o. appropriate hymns &C. Dr. cbs~vcr took for
hs Isaiah chapter ten ns and second and
delivered the following discourse
wo that decree unrsheous decrcss and thai
write srevousness which they nave pranerbed 70 urn r
the from Indignant and tsAs away the Ght
tho poor OF my people.
Rights are sacred things The right Of suffrage or
religion; and CONSCIENCE neither changed nor ami
Inflated by the color Of the skin Governments ara
bssed OF God conscience, which u not ono thing IN
black and another In white man
rarIr,cAL NIGHTS BLACK MAJ
II political rights belong 70 white men As membsrs Of
society, 20, and in the same degree 10 black men
Where il the white who would admit that political
rights do not belong TO him - vol A. civhy II there
b. any right % suffrage inhsren, IN The white man
mana And this question Of Impartial suffrage j. the
great question OF the age In oar country Y con.
cerus ths present and uinre welfare 0l niiions indus
trsl sociai OWL educational religious. aonn ict OF
races inevitable without IL rlghcons settlement 1hs
millions of today viii be enm,iliens - another oensus
rights Cor revolution and revenge When they become
nllecfl millions u will not b. ia the power 81 may mil
loGs 10 keep them DOWN, Then comes san DonlInko
iragedy a. vide ~ continent Ii ia religious qnes
lion 1ncse m,llions nin u y proposed 10 dssf~chiae
hss ,ssy are poor and I.ss snn 81 ~ -. sssa
poitcaly ana all iner means 81 peaceful se'ide'enor
il il aige rosivu thu. consents 10 rob our fellow
n,,ssionsrirs aud lesrhoar We mus BE- Ius, before
We ,nn 10 There are three torns OF Iut 10
q, The right sSs r,rss q n.noss sss,s
FROM God. irrespective ~ color, ssssna the 7gn %
spcria, guarantees Of republican iorm " govnHo
v,aht Nesting IN the frssn ny specssl tnhstitnn< and
Ain, "a The abollshlns Of slavery mia n right
.,s,ss = y VI. s 60 az ~ess I'D 49, 80
synv ie pegfoes couid no longer he refused IA equal
shsre rsp.,s ,..s MN s osnsr = rs.,
national cvje, hut the proposed disrsnchisemeni of
ths co'orsJ race by smerdmsni Of The constitution
for that puryoss would bc the Violation " them all ard
n unparalleled climax ~ impsty, ingixi,ude tyranny
and trcnchsry. This trial Of our government and
character nyolv'' s ~. ss,n pa ~ ,o zoo
nAnts, az Sorss, fsusi1as and evil oblgAons.
regard 10 cods VIII, humanity, benevossnce, and
ara watching the r.nh INC swiss couvenisons have APP
rcalsd a. ~ conversations ~ European churches have
done the zane. and the most hu.,,ons psr". o. Eng
iare ~ In behalf OF mfartia saflAss The Europ~sn
world voad " appalled, ~ the phsnosenon u the gov
strcfed on the Foundation OF the ~ the skin, aud
human xhs determined ~ INST owe snd b~s~f Of Al
forms Of tyranny ~ r-srcc' o. p-r,ons freedom End
age To say thai portion 81 The people abAii b.
errsd by the coos % the shD aud excluded from al
representation In tho government By The 1ains pen-
Iaritv IA N change Gods ordinances from irse and
reasonable government " immortal being. on prinepi~s
OF justice into The sosenmen, o. eao'ed sn.'iss aud
science u j. admitted aud svsned w leading sdvo.
Gates Of
.h.t IN. topo.ad sfrsbchs~ment of the colored
Involves -four thing embraced IN thai kind Of recon
ssruc,,on First thai uoder sbsi r. canda republican
tate tse BY rnIleg css~ second. that he white con.
s,isutlne clan may restrict OIL power 70 'hsmsssss.
,hogah niuor, u the whole people third, thai any
stss NAV mold psr Of IT, population TN gnorancs ard
vassaaye p1wefs unadvcsisd, aDfanc hisea fourth,
tina, 'he wac es.,s may sssp The hs s,srmors IN
provides for 81 tnx findspyth'nx wore n yoa can N
the Austrian daspoii1n. shew ~ any such atfocy or
enovnltv M constitution " The Bnsh Or ne Ris-
goxu o. o~asysa
In order 10 protect The psoies rights ne ons~ss nss
.S sn's ,s sses' o snss s.s sp-s,sn,son
by s1nrayo The very Amendment, which u deemed
rs ,ssy 81 ,ss es.sSs o. *. rnsa
states ls pler not only pre-nppo~s thai - The
ron.tuson stands y fort,ds such ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
tuition 70 proffct frota yh disrspehlssasnL II NE
Congress could transfer million of the coloy~d citizens
o. the Unlssd state oys. INTO hs power q a.s sovs,
forbid such transfer and psosect ihc c,,ixsus from
such tyranny has that power Of prosecos over shs
s,sss~ 10 fuln the blsai1nt Of ths constitution - a 70
In regard 20 them Bat q cannot confer power u
I" srttrssy inesr-ettsi,on nor esn hs peopIs rant
such = poser "hao"' me s'"vsr"'s '"s' 90
hbsres -
No rgrton u the people be dssfrsp>hN~d egrspt
by ouscsssons fos vanx lhsi clothe sI cssse& imsr
tally With the right % arStssng ~ tncs~ e>ncsfions.
..s en- To- :, az s ,s ,gsss : ss
which al sxres all touched equally BY them
aud they guarantee The etlxsnsbip AZ 81. Noe shs
srary inrzpsc,sssios vh,ch Burke shovs 70 p~fes
sion or government and d~ssrussioa ~ s bSdins rsd
cal psiseipisA and sven o. scsissy nssh
There are two plans ~ rebsi rrconmuoiion ~ AMI
lions Of and The color u The skin The frs u thss
cos r.s'ss ne , s.. ssa a,ss re
ret~i States the whols b~nehs O. the srrsued macs "
.sgssssa..ou ,rsass fro@ , . sh . q sss 81,
Il we've As~s ~ ~bhs rspss~snssion Al the rr-s
dents s.cssuos. ~. military psesl.msuen. -thoss
oily ss,sss ssp woe, bat ,hr.s-sris e hs
freed bot disfrancbissd. bsscks eount ~fiis
vo'~vs ms plan rs,sns TO ne rstsis az W. pss
ponderanoe of political power In the reeonsrncsf tsou
.vsr enjoyed ~ them 70 ths pslny days q a.ssry
Yor example, Ia sos.h Carolina gives The rsssis
sss 100 ms plss makes ..rf.. q me -:
frsnchs<< sisv~~ - dsfranchrba fr~smsr, b.'
.nss'>s sss.r ,osm,s ns.s.rs % ", sssm ~ ~.
ssooud plan , thss ~ shs osssr~~orsl sshsrss v
sssszrnrns u the conss assion. sgsy nstns sss u
sueb dIsrur en- snss ssns sppls1 70 bs isrssse
u ne rsalsscsi peer ~ Ne rsoss 10 w~ss aesAs
plan oct b>rsuss ssks- swsy ~ rsbs ~ Ne eesossd
but shs right u Ne r~b> fses " rroei - hss 80
bsry; r~ssesss Their bass q frDwss~nunoe ncM NJ
~ 7Dl. 900. thss yrrdsrins imc~~abs ne ures enh<
p.uns N snsnafsrsu~1 sogas vhns voter ess - Ne
ssrsSsa 81 DE ssss Sss = T-fsr.sss y Ne esasvss
rscs tls~ tso plans ee ~1sziiy Iniuriess 80 nSri
s.s. Cor As iHsssas . xisass'if,ssss = s1e{sS1 y