The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-16

abstraction and mans law the practical rghtthc
only present obligation John Brown hanged for enter
Ing his protest in action against such atheism John Brown
Gods Word assisted by his prophets Jeremiah and Eze-
kie in view Of the very oppression against which John
~ natural y Ss aas ss set ss
there be any that execueth Judgment that seekeh the
ing passage in Eaekiel-ssThe people Of the land
have used oppression and exercised robbery, and
nae ys1ed the and ys y
for man among them that should mako up the
hedge and stand in the before me- for the land that
is Gods gapman (Hisses.) God found him, and men
killed him God prepared and commissioned him TO pro-
test against the nations crime and against the govern
ment that egalizes IT. and Of old, they caught Gods
messengers and slew them, and cast them out SO now
they have slain this Of God because Of his message
from God, and his fathfulness with it.
[Again the meeting interrupted by hisses and con-
fusion man the platform shakes his cane at the
speaker and is Immediately seized by the police and put
out Another in the audience is hustled out for attempt
ing to interrupt the meeting.]
Or. CHxxvER again resumed-Ther language h, "Run
be any, that executeth Judgment that seeketh tho
truth, and will hang him. He must be hanged
ment for government Is treason against God, and
he faithful to God be is traitor TO government and
consnd nss Wrsns was hs @ N puns John Brown M to
death for the violation Of unriehteous law All law in de-
fence Of slavery is unrghteous and forbidden of
the violation Of such law is judicial and govern
mental murder. Il is that shedding Of innocent
Jezebel under pretended authority OF the statutes Of
Omri Il s that crime the commission Of which lls up
Che cup Of nations inques, and the people accept
and Justify IT, shows them have passed the limits Of
Gods forbearance. Besides, the Word Of God whose
commands to deliver the spoiled out Of the hand Of the
oppressor to break every yoke and proclaim liberty
every his brother and every man TO his neghbor
John Brown acted upon to the letter. There is another
method by which the quality Of his action may be
weighed which is this suppose that all men acted in this
matter Just as John Brown acted what would be
the consequence This is not a bad criterion Of
course; for all men acted precisely TO the letter
as John Brown has DONE in regard to this wckedness
exist would be peacefuy Abolished: the wicked laws
maintaining il could not be executed but would have 10
be repealed the rights Of the black man would be re-
more kidnapping or slayehuntpp: beneyoence and Kind
ness would be the law violence would no more be heard
in our land nor wasting nor destruction in our borders
The course which would Be lust and blessed If ali men
sned Il cnnld not he changed into innsce and crime ha
cause oriv ono man soiiooysa n and 9hat a fh , R
T.aS s h % =. E n;ht % -. ;. =, ~ 49,. ~ ;v - = JUN , M own
,nacu ~ God,s las oror ra,. 70 Gov ,hs, 49,, 1 y,
against Gods has no authority but on The contrary you
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non and any law that ana Teudsrs
s object and enirt s mil and void hoth IN ;,ser h
cause Il s uncopstitonal cs Imen and hsaes J Io%n
ISa1u p " & - Sss s ASn S au nisses.l JUN ~
which CRIMES ,vas rored o1s;ns, him ana ~ ;th "
h;ch was he % % da o, ;.a aMu ;,h ~ d "a
,a;s, was nc sIny o ua ~. .sn g,eI' aeOty oI
indIecty out SIMPLY intended 70 give liberty 70 as many
h Oh shddn s ~ h1J Th n i.,o % m .s & =,
of the sjave6oaers and the savahoIdnr covernnen IN
darar.a - ~ ,nr;rh.oomr .;a 20 & 90. So - . @ ~
ors;nst Iohn Prnsrr a.. ,ha renrosous",; ~ W Ga,
1evarnnsnt Iobm Rown s =" roor ~ ,,r @ ~
reason or nf crrna In anaaaHor;nr 20 roaasa oS dy
The slaves hisaasI nnriahtaousi 6ald in hondago no @
nartv than the abrabanr moe ru;,w ,vh h
armed his trained servants md wont ,e;ns; rhadna m
n,nar ond tha r;n,s corradora,o r-,.h ; s uh ~ o ~
war bad taLer con,o ,ho ;nhah,an.s ~ SoS 49, ia - f ~
mor,ah and Tnt alone with them He svidad his,r
nranst them he and his servants bv nght and smoa
. I d,osn nu a ,h s % ~ msns, ann snose %
In this raid We not but he s neither
Of treason for invading the State and Of Che
doraomer nor of mnrder for rnting fo the sword
those who resisted his attempt To deiver the cantves
On the contrary their resistance against hts attempts was
sath Severtbesss r. the ders 0ver y
which Chedorlaomcr was President Rad connnered
Abraham ana caught him. they would havs hansad him
as traitor and murderer On the other band II is
obvious that if John Brown had had Abrahas 31S train
cd men instead Of IL the tables would have been turned
and the hanging deferred indefinitely. But it is
much greater crime in virginia to hang John Brown than
IL could have been Chedorlaomer If he had hanged
gnia in maintaining that it is Christian right to MAKE
merch andse of men and forbdding all opposition to such
property treason corporation OF pirates In com
heaihen that he was (Clapping of hands and Kissing
John Brown could not commit treason against Virginia in
epdeayorng to release the capvcs for be wed that State
10 more allegiance than Mclchsidec He could no. com
init treason against the federal government in that en-
deayor, for there is no article or principle OF
the constitution which makes 1t the duty of
apy Of the citizens OF the United States
to respect slavery or its defence as an element
OF loyalty or requires any obedience 10 It's cruees On
the contrary the principles and letter OF the constt
ton rightly interpreted forbid it, and one OF the most
eminent Of American iuris,s the Hon. John Spencer
dependence rendered slavery unconsutlona and that
the first act of our nation being solemn recognition Of
the liberty and equality OF all men ana an alrm ation
that the rights Of liberty and happiness are naenabe
was the corner stone of our conederacy and is above
all constitutions and all laws.U John Brown. there
fore, was perfectly loyal TO the Constitution aud
to the federal government in acting out the prn-
ciplcs of liberty for which the Constitution was
framed and by which il must be interpreted
This being settled we have shown tnat John Brown could
not commit treaso avaips. God for Gods law forbds
slavery: and in setting himself against slavery John
Brown was obeyinr God HIisses We have also shown
that II human laws established slavery and command
men to support it, then again Gods aw command men TO
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