The New York herald., 1867-04-01
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

In the Church Of the Purtans last evening Rev. Dr.
Cheevcr delivered discourse "Tne Right Of the Col
ored Race Convention &C." After the usual Sabbath
evening services Dr. Cheever proceeded with his dis
course taking for his text the twenty Of the
second chapter OF the Epstle Of Paul to the Romans
Thou therefore which teachcst another teachest thou
not thyseifs Thou that preachest u man should not
STEAL dost thou steal 7" THE question submitted
by the apostle applicable the Legislature Of the
State Albany. The Northern people had shown them
selves prompt and ready TO lay down the law to the
Southern States and was ready to give light to them
that dark ness, whc they themselves continued
in darkness and committed iniquty before the world.
Thou that preachest should not STEAL dost thou
stea9 This question was particularly applicable 10 our
present legislators We, who say TO the south enfran.
cnise your negroes and extend TO them the right OF
suffrage deny to the class Of people here the right
send delegates to the convention for the revising OF
state constitution This is high handed outrage
before Goo and man II one OF the most surprising
things in the world with the process OF reconstruction
gong before u.s. in the midst OF providentia ad.
vancemen OF public opinion towards equal justice to ALL
to this prejudice against color having such hold
the minds Of Northern legislators. 1t is high
handed legislative outrage this recent rescrip and
the wonder is that il could be perpetrated with
out rebuke and without scarcely public notice
or or'A the .A~ people. on tho part Of the church
or ministers OF the gospel. No public notice
is taken OF the great outrage committed large
Der O. our fellow citizens Thou who preachesi man
should not steal dost thou steaf Thou who wouldss
compel people of the south, before permitting them
coIored within their borders the right OF voting the
right enjoyed by white people. thou must in thy AFRO.
the same right tho colorcd people In your States
There were three things consider this connection
II s ns Of q he
ature assembled, and thirdly The responsibilities of the
people Themselves in the work OF Tbs SOL
enty Of this opportunity to do equal justice TO all classes
community should not DO overlooked by tho churches
Our legislators the trustees Of the rights Of the
people, vested In the people by she Almighty hmself
and the right voting OF the original rights
OF the people committed 70 their trustees and the
Cd Ss and the
people or any portion OF them defrauded by ther
q .sss Eh lit - robbery and the ., trustees s;
and great injustice which Is being perperated In this
slatc and tho duty Of the whole people 70 call their
rulers 70 account and with the blessing Of God they will
do il IN the convention which will be held In the
accounts Of conferences between the people and their
solemn compacts between dod and Moses all the people
called ON ~ the reading OF each particular
20 =: a%' a. az ms fgns 9, o e ~
srcised for tho good OF the whole people, and all the
people shouted amen 70 show that they all shared in
obsying and executing thsm All the people citizens
have right from Goo tho fudiment Of this.aw, and
Ing that the government executes them fairly and In
justice 70 ALL Go TO Albany and 70 Warrington, and to
individual that comes back from hoss halls Of legislation
who had opportunity OF looking within the vail and
they viii tell you that they are ! nss.s est of Of bribery
to be the purest or aIl nations, with respect
TO the great crime Of corruption egsaton but the
unvcrsa testimony that legislators controlled
by bribery and corruption aud that judges demand
reward for their decrees. Legislators and judges arc
sharper than brie aud thorn hedge In the pursuit OF
bribery The right Of suffrage grows out Of the right OF
citizenship All the people are citizens, and the right OF
suffrage rs the primary guarantee OF this by whom
should The condition Of the vote be settledy BY the
people themselves the condition Of their citizenship
The conditions Of citizenship the conditions Of
reignty and must belong TO the people They are the
condiious OF freedom and the people cannot be free
the settlements OF these conditions Is out OF their
Suffrage in convention, and exercised tho primary and
elementary right Of seifgovernment BY voting in
vcntion snd the right OF voting belongs 70 every ndi
vdua or the people, citizens out OF whom the
ventou grows and The exclusion Of any portion Of tho
people from that right is high handed injustice and
and freedom II the French or Germans excluded
from voting that would not take away tho right Of those
people . part o. .nS ana y be snd dna
would he absolutely necessary Tor them 70 vote 70 send
delegates 10 such convention And what have our egs-
lstors NJ Albany Passed iniquitous rescript
which denies the right OF thousands OF our fellow
citizens TO vote. This is an unalloyed and
pnder the pretence OF legal power. II sucn
thinqs are In the green tree, what shall be done In
ID: TINS asss s.a away ne sI,
the expressions which the white man wishes 10 inic
Certain magistrates in ono Of the Southern States who
refused 20 permit negroes 70 vote were arrested and
compelled TO admit the right, and tho Legislature who
would refuse the negro the right for delegates
convention
equal justice be arrested for such unjust act against
the people and against The constitution These legsia
tors In their Injustice acting the representatives or
huge monopoly. The question, who shall be voersf
IN the vital question which the liberties and the
rights Of the people depend; and the object Of
. convention OF tho people was 70 take that
very question out Of the hands or monopoly clique
and OF an olgarchy and commit 70 she whole people,
e the only Of delverance from the dominant power
Of such ogarchy who would vote away in sion
every reht Of the citizens forever The sin Of ths in
ouitous Law against the coorsd lies ~ the door OF
the Christian churches the land Tho ministers OF
the Gospel not moved In this great work Till has
become laseindeed their silence has given consent
70 the monsrous inquisy Il for the people thcm-
selves settle the question, and on their own beba
on behalf Of humanity and justice. 70 right the wrong
which their legislators have committed
Service nc %. PasPick,s Cathedral
Yesterday divine service wss held In 81 Patrick's
Cathedral for the nrss time since ~ destruction BY nre
The early OF low said in the cathedral and
nigh mas, q hslf-psss ten A NJ celebrated In the
chapa. Il 10 sxpected from the rapid progress with
which The church is being recoustructed that will b
completed 10 three or four weeks thai the regular
servcss Whl be held there.
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