New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-26

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| qrieved at these moostTous errors, loudly snd
earnestly demonstrated, the p,eumptuous Preacher
would not listen to them with docility AMI meek
nes,, but often rebuled them. Fourthly, he as
.umed arbitrary power in the Affairs Of the Church,
and, on one occasion, did carly bis usurpason to
.uch dsrips hight as actually 10 preside at an an
nusl meeting ritlout roe or inritation Filthy,
his bereyolerce was Of too expansive nature; IL
would not resric. it,eIf to them and their families
but like that of Lis Divine Master it would reach
forth ard grasp in its embraces the poor and down.
trtddsn of every eslor and Of every cline We have
one or two other most objectionable oiienses
There IT, for instance that sacrilegiou' statement
sent by him. in answer to a message, TO sensitive
Deacon, th.t a fals,bood rds faliehood And
then there i, that deadly insult to dienhed Pro-
fesser, cruelty offered to him before three members
Of Bible. can-ths! deadly, wanson insult OF
silently goipg into the room and then going out
again Seriously, the,e charges must have been
devised for purpose. They bear upon their face
the stamp Of an after thought. Ia what painful
dilemma must these men have found themselves be-
fore they could have ventursd upon their produc
ton In their letter to DR.. Cheeyer, they
male no ausOn to them Whatever, but
ascnbe their difficulties solely 70 the Ia.
frHit:es ard dversties of human nature.
| Why did they not, at the outset, honestly stats
the truth Why did they not declare that they
differed from their pastor on the subject OF Slavery
| Why do they still attempt to ccncealit' 1t is as
plain as the .uulight. 1t glares forth from every
| page CT their document They admit it is trae,
| tie right of discussion. Bot so does every Pro.
Slavery man in tie world, provided you will only
10 manage tie argument as to favor his views
They profess also to be opposed to Slavery. But
who Goes not The verie,t fre-eater in the South
would condemn Slavery in the abitract-he would
profess to dislike the psme-if he should approve
tie principle in the care Of another, he would
certainly object to it in his own-if be thought it
WIS not sinful per Sc, he would yet think it very
siDfal pro Sc. Tie Democratic party in the North
are opposed to Slsvery-they say it is wrong, very
wropg-bst yet it may rghtfully be extended
Indefinitely, and haLdfoll Of men in any
Territory may properly, at the appointed time, fss-
ten this wrong up:n it, to polluie and backen it
with its curse foreveH A large party In Missouri
condemn this institution. But the ground they as
sumo is simply econt mic. They prefer free to slave
labor, and wisely Judge that under the former, all
their material resources would be more rapidly de-
veloped, and their State might become rival Of
New.Yoik. -One Of their leaders, in an able speech
on the floor Of the State Legislature, thought IL
Necessary, at the outset, to guard himself against
the slightest suspicion Of sympathy for the degraded
slave, and bravely disclaimed all mawksh feelings
"A st;o NJ I'm NIT Or iuafic
African race Aman may even be true Republican
ard vigorously resist the exteniion OF Slavery, and
yet by no means relish the opinions of Dr. Cheever
or sit at all comfortably under bis theological blows.
There is wide difference, we think, between the
duties Of Preacher and Politician. The former
derives his commission from God; the latter fro n
man. The former is bound to proca the will
ard laws Of God; the province Of the latter is to
prepare laws fer tie government and protection OF
the people, in accordance with their weluuder-
stood wishes ard opinions. The Politician, what
ever may be the originality or extent of his views,
or however far be may be in advance of his age,
must. in a measure, confne him,elf within the
rsDge Of its ideas ard civilization. Of course he
may not violate bis conscience; bat be may often
lament the impractcabllity Of carrying out what,
under other circumstances, would be its dictates
He msy have to fight u any hard and doubtful bat
lie with bows and arrows, when, ifhe could ONLY per
sua6e the masses to adopt the weapons and the
tactics with which bis genius could furnish them,
he could lead them on at once to certain victory.
The Preacher is under no such limitations, and he
has no such discretion. He is the messenger Of
God TO map, with written system of dostrines
and laws, which be is bound to proclaim at what
ever cost
DIR. Cheever has long been known to the world
as profound student Of the Bible, and one of il"
most able and eloquent eIpOunders. His works on
various moral aud theological subjects, evincing
profound research and keen observation, aud
abeunding in rich and original thoughts, cle'e ana
logical reasoniDgs, brilliant illustrations and incOm'
parable descriptions, have given him high reputs-
tcp a. q scholar and writer far beyond our shores.
He has lately made a critical examination Of what
is called the Jewish slave.code carefully aralyzng
the Hebrew phraseOloey; and, 10 series OF dis
courses, and in most instructive and interesting
work recently published, entitled " God asansf
Slavery" be has announced bis conviction that the
principle Of property in mai is not embodied IN tnat
sy.tem Of jurisprudence; and has moot earnestly
dicsted the Scriptures from all completely with or
sanction Of Human Slavery Nay, more: ne has
ccntended and established that they do most en-
pbatically ard severely cordemn ard denounco 1t.
Thus it may be seen that he takes high position,
and that he strikes the ak at the root of the tree
With him, Slavery is sin, great crime. 1t i's
ain established and sustained BY unrighteous law,
ard therefore a poison in the fountain Of govern