The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-14

representation does not DeOng 10 MIN, Dut net nc uss
be thankful to receive as grant the clvi ngnts when
are enumerated in the billf What white community
would endure the doctrine that all the rights which are
not granted and guaranteed that bill taken from
and reserved tho property OF government 70 90
withheld at peasureS What white community will en-
dure be told that the State can at its pleasure ake
away their rights citizens Of the United States destroy
their representation and the possibility Of representa-
alton in the government OF their country by local laws
against their race their paren,age their stature or their
girh about the wastf
SCENE In BALTIMORE i,
We recently saw the record Of scene in the cars IN
Baltimore a colored woman entering and none forbid
ding looking offended, or surprised, or indignant
on the contrary, and women inviting her 10 seat
beside them moving to make convenient room Tor ner
What of this wondrous courtesy She had
a white babe In her arms; that was the taisman Her
reception the testimony Of the supremacy
OF the white As servant In the family OF rec
DOM and homage the white babe-for the sake OF
the white babe illustrating the advice OF President Lin
coin. that suffrage might be gwen TO few nasmuch az
they might help to preserve the ewe OF uey 10 .ne
might be admitted into 1t for the sake OF defending tho
privileges and rights Of It's arstocracy as the regning
simple in possession Of the family they might be ad'
mitted as tenants at will.
No admission Of any right of suffrage In them; the
white alone presumed TO possess the right ana
theirs alone is the right comforting the right, II they
please on any Of the blacks Of Withholding y alto
gether And If 1t is asked Is asked Tor M
sake Of the white nation pure ssn we
ship is of expediency, but is province Of re-
hgous obligation and wisdom, attaching US directly 70
Of God is tho protection OF the innocent and the security
Of their rights; and the punishment OF the wicked mere
Is expedent for the Of the justice OF preserving
and protecting rights corded of God TO them that do
we'll and the freedom OF we'll doing and conscience 10 Cod
the colored race the right OF representation, the
right Of sefprotection by suffrage and throwing Them
helpless on the government for those rights when inc
white need no laws to grant or protect, holding
them irrespective of the government Tho Cvll Rights
bill that those rights which the white race
hold inaenabe by virtue Of citizenship and representa-
on the colored hold only by special permits
SION Of the white mems government. In other words,
the Civil Rights bill, leaving the right of suffrage,
and taken 10 connection with Colorado product Of
the bred Scott decson taken IN connection with
with the word "whtc" excluding the coored race from
representative citizenship, thus positively leg Stating
against them in this particular, and so assuming the
right have legslated In their favor had 1t pleased.
Assuming the entire sovereignty the subject, and
having the opportunity offered unqucstionabe, abso
ute OF giving the right to vote to the coored inhab
ants the white have deliberately taken
IL from them, have voted away the right TO vote in an
receive only from the votes Of the people they vote
away from portion Of the people that right and
power Of voting TO which they owe al .heE own own
berry they exercise the ground of the color Of the
skin, as qualifying and designating portion OF the
the peoples representatives They are legislative
thieves. But worse than that, the theft being Of
which constitutes vital o. republican
freedom they moral assassns They stab the fc of
political manhood, which in this country Ia part OF the
In England John Stuart il has recently distinguished
himself by appealing to tho sense justice and glory
tho fc Of national glory among empires on earth and
for the people OF England obligation to posterty
for that every government and age and Christian people
bound to I've for postery and II they do not they
degrade and deny their own Immortality and man
hood
OUR REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION DENOUNCED.
But here in this country, we have nation, govern
ment and administration, whose staemanship is 10 de-
CONSTRUCTION Of foundations Of many generations is pro-
vidng for the perpetual degradation and moral assassna
ton OF many millons statesmen who teach the infamy
Of legislation the ground Of the color Of tho skin and
transmit to their poserity that record and example Of
thor own infamy And tho ngratitude and exccrablc-
ness OF this maddess is accepted by muudes in tho
church, and men in high place and influence as Christian
teachers do not hesitate to denonce the Efforts OF lead
ing friends justice coored race proving them
devoid Of true craftsmanship because they aver that all
craftsmanship Is expcdiency and what dr. sumner
denounces as injustice is the highest expediency for y
s not expedient to give the colorcd suffrage and
no man can be called statesman who puts suffrage on
the ground Of moral right All this only shows to what
an uprising Of tho church against this iniquty
30 spontaneous, and convocation and voice
stormy, that IL would have swept all before IL
There protection, stay insurance against the
selfcsructve madness Of human depravity except God
Justice some regard 10 be adopted and held on to
as the rule Ia human society Whoever expects to sup.
ply place by remission OF the penalty against trans
grssors and severity of emotions towards innocent and
loyal and submissive citizens mnoh mistaken ~
he should undertake to feed his household with pills OF
arsenic loayes OF Illuminating powder instead Of bread
THIS mpious reversal and confusion OF all divine truth
and injunction administering injustice TO tho worthy
and license 10 the wicked penalty 10 the loyal and I'm.
punty and reward to The rebeous under pretence Of
generosity and forgiveness cannot prosper There must
be In 1t the causes and insurance Of anarchy and ruin
There are combinations OF human prejudice and pas
sons, occult stealthy unobeervcd, uncpcuatcd impos
sbe to be measured that occurring at suitable conunc
lures in human affairs may tear empires asunder may
heave up, dsntcgaie and the best apparently
Constructed States in explosions OF which the terrific
earthquake power OF such compound as that OF nitro
glycerinc is but symbol But such long working
and seemingly blind congregation Of elementary forces
pieces the solid globe II occurring at lis centre so may
the forces Of human depravity enter into conspiracy
perfectly unnteuonal the result Of which may uphave
tho foundations OF society," and tear asunder and scatter
tho nrmest institutions.
TnE QUESTION or THE HOUR
The question is whether the American government is
Gods plan Of government for all the people, without
spect 10 persons, the white mans government, for
the white mans rule for the white mans rights sole
and supreme to the subsection and exclusion Of the
black man's-a government OF the whites with supreme
and respect 70 ey the o0or o. e s
practical wisdom and rcconstruconn fact, the ulti-
mate principle OF Craftsmanship. the compass and helm,
thermometer and Bible Of captain and mates Have the
blacks in this country, under this government, any
rights that white bound TO respectS II Ia not,
have they any rghtsS but, any that white men are
bound respect in their interests supposed
TO stand In the wayf Justice fancy denied that
Of justice and practical legislation that they we're not
equal TO the white MEMS but must give way u the white
pleased, IL white mems rights and black mems
|scame In competition. II white men chose to enslave
black men, then blacks had right TO freedom. And
white men alone must determine every question of
rights the blacks. The whole government must be
in their hands with supreme reference 10 their own
interests and II those interests In the Judgment OF the
whites should require the taking away Of the rights OF
the blacks then In all those respects the blacks have
rights that white men are bound TO respect Since the
admission Of Colorado this Is national legislation
This closed the Sermon and with the benedction the
congregation was dismissed,
Sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Omley.
BAPTIST CHURCH, MAcD0UGAL STREET.
Service commenced at half past ten yesterday morn