The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-19
THE CezsIEIUTIoHALT MlDnEHr.

The CVNtI1IUIIUun kMkuDXE
sernss Of Rev. Or. Cheevev as shs Church
! Of the Purtsans- His Idea sf the Attempt 20
Rsb she Cslsred Racs-The Voice Or Gsd
Condemns IL, DC. N
large audience cougrsgatsd at the Church or the
Puritans Onion square, last evening, TO listen to Dr.
chsevsr, vho had announced q sermon upon Of his
favorise TOPICS The following report Of the address,
which listen cd with marked attention. Taking
his text from Deuteronomy xviii, 9th Cursed
be he that removeth his neighbours landmark; and all
the people shall say, Amen He said :-Ths just and
righteous law is illustrated by many passages The
petition Of them shows In what manner we, as q nation,
government and people, in danger OF subscting
selves the operation OF this Thou shalt be
partial in the law, break perve the covenant
Of your fathers deal rcacherousy with thy neigh
Dor and thy strangers But ye shall have one law for
the stranger and the home born for thy neghbor and
myself And ye shall not respect persons in judg-
ment, but shall judge righteous judgment be-
tween every man, his brother and the stranger
with him. Thou shalt love him myself I"
The nature and operation OF this law respecting land
marks may be further learned by the history of the
Jews whose national perdton the consequence of
its transgresson. It law connected with tho
Jubilee and the law OF liberty to all the inhabitants Of
the land and the law Of security to every and tribe
for the that were theirs by heritage accord
ing to Gods Just ordinances The jews violated this
law. recorded In the fourth Of Jeremiah, verses
sixteenth and seventeenth and the context The land
mark Of the inheritance OF freedom that by the Jewish
constitution had fallen to the servants as we'll 70 the
masters was violated by the and for the crime
OF returning into subecti0n those whom God and the
people had liberty according TO the divine coven-
ant with their fathers God swept the whole nation into
captivity. r.e st
rMQupY THE AMENDMENT.
This Is the very nquity proposed the constitutional
amendment We propose TO obterate, by means OF the
color Of the skim the landmark and guarantee Of
neighbours inheritance which fathers Get with our
own in the constitution That constitutions which was
respect to color to blood, the white race propose
amend FOR the exclusion Of tho black from the
heritage OF representation, which s the law OF
republican form Of government without respect TO per-
II is proposed that we give authority 10 the States
or this Union 70 exclude the blacks bv reason
color and without crime from that right Of representa-
ton by suffrage which IL the fundamental and governing
right of American citizenship There no possibility OF
videe that shall be chosen by the people
of the several States and shall be apporoned, along
with direct taxes among the seyera, states according 20
the old landmark Free persons constitute the basis OF
representation There now none but free persons IN
such inhabitants entitled by the law Of the consttu
ton the right Of representationhst s the right of
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s.s' 1ss s' e Sasd Sss Ss os
sntsiSh and cihnot b excluded from II without crime
That Is the old landmark Now Ia proposed BY amend
ent Of the constitution TO remove or override and null
lily that landmark which is the same thing removing
please to take away the elective franchise or in plain
Saxon the right TO vote which B the right OF free repre-
sentation. the primal right Of every American citizen
II is proposed to take away from as many citizens ss
the States please for other reasons than crime, that IS
for color Of the skin This is the proposed removal OF
And whereas the people ore called upon to say
anon to the proposed removal God provides curse
for him who removeth his neighbours landmark,
and commands the people to say amen TO that
Beyond all question the Ave millions or the colored
ncehbcrs and II there be any right Of suffrage
iutely the same in the black mans And II any man
se lion q g ssgs s1s sS millions y ss
ssnsston and the night 70 vote s ssssfs Il k5
rebel States an insane idiot asylum would DO deemed
the right pss 70. the Of such s0ss Ins
get far the door Of Of our State legislatures
could not have been GAINED proaFe oonsis could
DEFRAscHrEMEyr IS PRACTICAL ENsLAvEMENr.
No stste can rightfully dsfianchse citizen Of The
United States The right 70 DO 80 for anything but
ton Of the right and power TO bestow or withhold the
right TO vote strikes at the foundation OF our liberties
II taxing from the people their sovereign rights as the
people and transferring them TO the States state
rights rather moi rights at ALL but mere dgnities and
70 os o. sT = s !. e
The second section OF the proposed amendment ssys
70 the citizens q the United States. "Yoa
representative In your coun,ry's government; but 4
belongs TO the State Legislatures TO whether You shall
be voting ctiycns or not Subject citizens taxed cit
zens soldier citizens, madss, you shall be at any
rate but not free voting citizens, uness the State
ogarchy chooses Your sovereign right o. citizens Of
the United States for representatives in Congress
is abdcaed for you by this proposed amendment and 10
transferred into the power and al the disposal OF
the state which arc thus rea s,, e
from voting for the United States government II this
passes, then in regard 10 the millions OF free colored
to the displeasure OF the States, the government
will have abdicated Its own power Of pro
viii and disposal Of rebei STATE olissrchies
And what their enemies have done in the Memphis and
New Orleans massacres even before the amendment
do whom the amshdmsnt 10 part Of The constitution.
TEE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HIrouSDkp nv irs d.
II is mot the philistines that have sst Dsgon on
hts place again, but the wcrshlppsrs o. the true
God and the profsssed friends OF freedom. The
-Uaiss, with sSs y power Of ssrissa provldsd
for and authorized In the constitution The leading
advocates Of the Ameudneut have acknowledged this
Thsy say ths. the amendment in granting 70 the States
the power Of denying the elective franchise TO any race
Or casts for no crime, does in other wo,d establish
the right for any state that chooses to hold part OF
ne population In ignorance ana vassaass. powerless un
sducaied unfanchsed The only penalty for this State
Ctmo OI ~ tuhk TUG oteso euos
ing is free population ssrs "sha bot count that
portion 70 balance the educated Intelligent trfranchsed
citizens Of oshsr 6tsteen The ruling oasts the South
are notinsd that thsy may keep any other race
caste IN serfdo by denyinu political rights 70 them
The ruling caste the white caste and the amendmen,
provides that she white caste may keep the blacks
evsrmore in serfdom.n That is the decianton OF the
friends and expoundsr Of the amendment IN their ma
tiona address proposing end defending H. md 10 prove
that II 10 not severe upon the South, hut mildly just
they that far from taking ftoidding the
power Of serfdom, I'VE only notify them that We win
longer bride them TO cxercise ~ I'VE only notify
the ruling class Of the SOUTH that will NO longer bride
them 10 keep their blacks IN ssrfdom." Whai can be
be more infamous than all thisr II reminds
OF the impudence OF the jews OF old IN narrowing and
justifying q similar wicksdness. We're they ashamed
asks the prorhet when u was proved upon themf
Nay they not ct all ashamed but stood in the tenn
pie and declared that u was the privilege their own
freedom TO commit Just these denominations BY this
authoritative national Union exposition, mo fret and
second sections Of the proposed amendment are demon
srated 10 stand thus In relation TO each otberftrs-
All citizens Of the United States shall enjoy The rights OF
citizens evermore SecondNo citizens shs1 enjoy those
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