, 1869-03-15
BRIBERY.
CoFrupiiOn-Its Evils and III
euro.
Sermon by Rsv. HI. Bartlett,

het. William A. Bartlett, ptstot of tho Ply
month Con9feg gAiunal huEeh. corner OF E,drldre
eeun Ano Wsha:h avenue. preached last night
OF M'oery Tic following Is Z nacss abstract
OF Eas tstuarks:
onung paiods ct popular urhelvlcR The public
niio osc-tas m r'ld. AID was carried away win
pn1 fP'Ft' At sl'nsion vas tortured into N A.
oc., 1o a.eo edled III charity. Tno rnbilc
mo1a H WA restricted In hts dcnupet s1ion. OF
sc. CtHupHou became nmpan: on the plua Of
nmeEAGJ: Dav1d nlRtt be ove.hanlea bat no.
bn III an = s.1 ap.nta' msnt b tortured
5oe sasa-trn u 70 consume 1hs t4brf ac.ts 4
nnpety-se sas teeussa Of polttlc4l hesesy; epr
,h<a TT IS So1la 70: ple.sh fFatkly On tuen TOPICS
INNS Il III uid certainty continue to uphrald
sheseirict fcnttses 81 tie day, iol wing lre &.
stt IN tie q Me NV Ttst4Eent. = inc s.vlor H.
HSHeo mo se1RninR devil ol the day,
20 cct1ea 10 call tnelt Atte1t.ou to the crime
81 bribery, n orit od1x srd .etpce' abe stn The
MAt e W.s ta1sn ttem 'te eieh :eusn ret1e Of lhe
ft.t ehsplef Of the Ac'e of to ,ostl;s.
II haLolit 2 such subject one needed u,t.eps
ot dfe. bsshers eM R!stug sume:hl. TO lndu. q
~. 70 DO Fe,s 10 sn.. to se .eksd
and eonit mpla nE fEaud. It ap.eue1 in tne
eouEs aId eF el2t.ss halIs. In oar eovesn tuvnt
Tbs olkcsse Of Aner1ean frroaum w.s tue csnc.r
Of bribery. he b!hlc bad ret Its stamp op This
aE. 1he 1eWian rspuollc g.yc way TO 4 hte-
wse rtcateo A. oi,.n u any ratloa maae tno ex
tesiment. GRIMES q ali aotn prevailed unul N
indiR. ut populsee soee-
afar tha exse1tsCce of n yra-e and Of she prraent
Wictet, when the pF-isic hzetz, was I1ak Win
corruption a ahe pei e had not nosteed ,neiF
"a tJ.,tnnizsa ard called he
essy ssesy Inv. h,oDps IT, sHsss W
t1osis. preferred thrtr present position. 10 that
A. Wa't'ie q O. n he shaee Of Tensile loboys,s.
tartkr41g smiles for votse, ytt1Aung Iee1elauuo
aEd s"eepilR z away the Judgments OF man. Tno+t
@ 9asrs M ei ns.ee1Z we.e not sa,r trades: That va
ofrtal estAte bLao1 its value. Tho devl spme.
h9se appsstcd u n angel q ll,bt
THIS t!k Wa 20 d'rR7c.fullJ current tha. tho
a,,tn'1on 20 The ssnupt fsaie Ct aaalfs IN Nes
Lore 1osk aa efsnphntd hy eend'ne Mofr1esey ta
CoIg'ef': hs VA ittena,rg, however. TO epess
WfAt ft catld { uncover this moEtter. CHARGES
Lao bsen mado aRnrat men lrun New Yost
JUDGES up 70 aent'ote. and Jet there was 10 eur,
= b. remit OF this was universal suspicion.
wealthy men uld commIf crln.s . and buy IN,
Thr tdect oi bribery WIS cppress'on. I'D q now y
mtde tt's uailen Qutyet ostws en dounl AID TOYS
7 VS. ofse on progress. ana II men aga.ns.
tntcGoaut o metit. Tee Iata va. We wess pc
cnl!aElt ren.l ponple. Omc"rt, from poi,c<m ,s
TO PIT etneat. FAD heu scale Of va1ua fcn. Thtl
spphed 10 all elsteea and Professions Pnds oi
nedicIet and na-h,tes were seen with ra mes oi
ee!gynen attEcht d to toero. Ills own had been
anG re ftpenlsd hereof.
Could ran Who was hE,bed be rhtistiAn
The prol htt Amos had et1oed th" RtAts OF at
1s1rs rhsn hrires3 ertued. It vas the lae
staEe cf cefFadatao1 when th- prudent nad Il
w'nk st tnlQulty- Yet there were dlns} up ,lc
R,es for tnls crime, which At NJ llme ton tar.
MY ueence. aro aeNtst wnich laws have hess
| made from the A1licst time Yet though there
| were stf1t geLt laws IN New York, 70 naa hat
gone 10 ps1son fos tr,hsry. Re wanted puh't
aiEtaln ,ns la~; 1he bliosr eoaId GO
i,es lit otherr ~ s1n 's' va va n =,
snswef. Theirs had aswaJs petn b.laers. hu
nore than N accidental a4s cta:'an b:wer1
| blood and rz1oer. TIE bttnet cid wha. the oeyl
DID 70 thr!et-Fred . rtward for vrotR R,vi.g
| Wien man hroka his tolcEn oAth, tos ,u1
thtJ hep for 1be Eeeutlty Of the vs11mentt
tt Is rtsthed down into tho conlt9 genera torl
uhith VI utd he htlc down in horoaeo By Rs-l
s:nr stealth quietly ano outlly forward. mo-
ilE .tliJ onr.!d ,S, Ike A the i.l!,tR FLAW Bnoes
nobler Itnesm MS ol men. The blood Of caly.s
WAS a ~ltnets agslLtt II. The reward
tIlbe3 ~ss moral corruption and deatl
cane ros ior ho. e, bar f-f cetpsu. Every pr1,
t1ple Of ra:Hn,ltm called on them to uoact th
olrhopcr. this t11'.e Norse than tbs tiivc tad
R1er7 pnplt aeoud cateh ite CT. Ato ever, .
deus o! The peop'e removed. Taere were hoce
zen. bat 1tty were pushed On ate eide. Yet
Eoped. Tte5 bad ar honest Presid nj. sent Il:
a1nl.- thu should 70 j.. banner st.te Of bone
y. II VAS shur1 to the Prtsidant 10 naye the
steIctta 30 up frcm Spfruate!d.
| The euSe esa aEaput2s:on. They must ctar
lte,on a,d the blood Of the aan@r lsI tae mta
Of fedfess.