Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-11

been prosecuted to that extent as to make IL
worth his living, for advocating and defending
slavery. We stigmaiize this assertion as a con
temptible slander upon the Free North,--one
fit only 10 be made by democratic politician.
The reverend gentleman again says " As Il
r spects intolerance, Charleston in South Caro-
lina aud Cleveland, in Ohio, may be fairly con-
sidered twin sisters" The people Of our city
must feel highly hattered to be placed upon a
par with the nulifying, mobooratic and egotis-
tical City Of Charleston Ia city which will not
allow the existence Of a Republican press
which will not allow such men as Seward and
/ Chase to make JeHersonian Republican speech,
without endangering their yes,-a city which
publicly feted the late Bully Brooks for his
cowardly and murderous assault upon Charles
! Summer city which drove out the venerable
Mr.. Hoar for presuming to act for the State Of
Massachusetts, in testing before the Courts Of
the State Of South Carolina the constitutional
ty of the law imprisoning free colored citizens
of Massachusetts, who may happen to sail into
any ports of that state,-a city which would
gladly sanction the mobbing of our esteemed
! felow-citzen, Mr. John L. Severance, who last
winter came near being driven out Of the village
Of Aiken on suspicion of having written let
ter describing negro whipping scene--a city
which produced grand jury who refused TO
indct the crew of Echo for being engaged in
the piratcal trade of stealing hapless Africans
from their native country
We will give Mr.. Brown the benefit of our
doubt Of his being serious in drawing such an
absurd parallel between the law abiding CITY
of Cleveland and the City of Charleston. We
shall take it for granted that the reverend gem
tleman was only preaching for bltncombe If he
was not, then he has sadly neglected the oppor-
tunites which be says he has had for observa.
tions in the North and South No man can
/ truthtudy say that Cleveland is as ultra and
faratical as the City of Charleston. In this
city, three pro-slavery papers speak and defend
the sentiments of the South without moesta-
ton. Pro Slavery U s. Judges, Marshals, and
their satellites, can seize and mprison our most
respectable citizens ministers, and members of
churches, without being interfered with other
than by legal means. The poisoned chalice of
the fugitive law can be forced to our lips with
out resistance, as a punishment for rescuing a
fugitive from Southern kidnappers Southern.
ers can como up here, defend, advocate, and
preach the glores of the system Of American
Slavery, which is pronounced by John Wesley
to be the "sum Of all human villainies," without
being interiered with otherwise than by argu.
ment. And yet the Reverend gentleman with
a coolness absolutely refreshing during the hot
weather, says that Charleston and Cleveland
are twin sisters so far as intolerance is con-
cerned
We would advise Mr.. Brown to take his stock
of ISLANDERS to some other market-to some
union saving churches,-where they will be
more acceptable,--for his wares are unsaleable
on the free Western Reserve, where, NJ like as it
is at the South, her people are educated in her
common schools, and are posted in regard to
the beauties of Slavery.
! The reverend ggntleman's reference to the
I
ceived in this city, is equally as unfortunate as
his other assertions. Pray what. treatment did
DIR. Plumer receive! 1t was simply a severe
letting alone by the good people of Cleveland,
10 not attending lecture delivered by the Doc
tor before the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion in January, 1856 They did not mob and
tar and feather him, as the good citizens of that
Immaculate City of Charleston, would be glad
to do to Henry Ward Beecher, the Revs Messrs.
White, Thome, and Brewster. of this city, if
they should happen to be caught preaching one
of their usual Anti-Slavery Sermons in their
city The people of Cleveland appreciated the
fanatical views of DR.. Plumer on the subject Of
Abolition twenty years ago as expressed in
letter by him, and which was published in the
Leader at the time of the Doctors visit to this
city, by staying away from hearing him preach
or lecture He. is simply another DR.. Ross, and
that is all