The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-12

cons PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL AND 0UR SLAVE TRAP
FIG AND LEGISLATION cONrRAsrED.
The ball Of the Cooper Institute about onequarser
filed last evening" 70 hear the Rev Dr. Geo B. Cheever
lecture on "Gods Personal Liberty Bill and our Slave
Traffic and Legislation Contrssted part Of the audience
were colored people.
A neighboring philosopher pAtbetcally implor the
audience contribute literally 70 pay the expenses of
lecture, whereupon collection taken up The sue
gentleman stated that meeting would be called at N
early day the city, for the purpose OF uniting Christians
every denomination in an association similar TO that In
Worcester Mass 10 exercise liz proper Influence in the
anti slavery cause.
Prayer was offered up by the Rev. Mr. Plumb.
Dr. Cheevcr then addressed the audience TO the follow
iDg enect-rhe Mosaic legislation against slavery
10 . convincing proof OF the Divine dspleasure
with slavery The word Of God will its way ia this
matter; cannot be turned aside by any party polti
cal 1uege Ia duty to take up the Scriptures and
apply them In the most direct way This NAV bring us
ID ccpilct with many vianes. We have lust as much
rPht 10 oppose slavery in the pulpit as we have 10 de
nounce any other v,llany. We will carry religion
into yonr politics. and we may thus Light and purify the
political atmosphere The burden OF word of God s
heavy against the sin OF slavery full OF fiery
cstiors OF IT, When the politicians undertake TO make
the Prophets speak comfortably in regard this inquy
and sustain the eaveocracy, Them bold
with the Bible, and sbow the people Is not so Tue
tltrtatis IL the freedom with which would scatter
the thunder and lightning Of Gods word seems though
would dsperse political organizations, and tear up party
Platforms only say, II they can't stand the light they
ought fall the they the better
LET consider something OF the cruelty Of erecting
incorporating II into national constitution. AT first tue
evil sma DOW it s by the force Of the Dred Scott de-
csoD extended the whole nation. The FIRST decla
the decision of the Chief Justice In that decision
falsehood. This decision only followed the decision
Of canniba chief who violently seized upon the estate
Of decedent husband and upon beng With
Tor doing go, replied that he entitled 70 the Ian
eordng the laws of cannbalsm because himself had
killed and eaten up the former proprietor OF the same
land By such decisions the safeguards Of liberty
broken down. The habeas corpus broken down, and
men, often as white as YOU are not entitled TO It, Every
grees To abide by the bred Scott decision Even II the
Constitution recognizes property In men, it nowhere re-
cogDzes the propriety of piracy Every day in which
victim Of the slave trade s held IN slavery there
Of the perpeuaon Of that act Of piracy which the egsa
admitted that the slave trade has ceased,
but has been and Is going on with such activity
that the cargo of 400 Africans recently imported is said
10 be the third cargo that has been landed in the United
States during the last six months Toe government and
the officers Of the governpent, the judges sherls
hals and all the people assisting consentug 10 the
existence of slavery have been tn mseves the mere
thieves, and robbers, and pirates, under the pretence
that pound OF flesh was DUE because the whole African
had been wronged. BY what Christian dabolism s
such condition OF things sustained? The b0ttomless pit
could not bech forth any more deviish doctrine There
words that describe the enormity Of the
berry into legal right. The North is in completely With
the south in this matter; Northern merchants
Our national political organization under this system is
like wormeaten ship, ready to be driven down by
storms. Slavery makes government but machine for
he action Of despotic DEVIL which is supported By calf
kissing consoences If this evil Ia not stopped then
county is on the way 10 the most horrible desposm the
world has ever known. Can we treat the system OF
slavery with r0se~ater2 Can GOds minister's FORE
ali knowledge of this niqut, Never unless dare
hazard the thunder of Gods wrath be hurled against
Now, compare the fugitive slave law o. God " the
Hebrews the fugitive slave las Of the United States
Frst the Hebrew law was that ali lost things should be
restored to their owners Ali stolen or lost cbsttels
such or sheep, were to be delivered to their
masters; go II men chattels among
the Hebrews they would have in like manner been
restored 10 their masters. But what says the law?
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master tn, SER
which has escaped from bis unto thee; he
1T all dwell among you II man steal an sheep
and Kill II or sell IT, he shall restore five for
and four sheep for sheep The thief of personal proper
" was thus punished and IL then bought aud
cbaes the thief would have been bound
at least five slaves for slave stolen Again. prophet
she that stealeth man and seeth him. if he be
found his hands, be shall surely be put TO death "
Tie lecturer then went on 10 these provisions
denouncng the latter. He referred to man and woman
now being held in jail in Washington because they had
merely sheltered and given iood tn children.
The children Of four millions OF persons said he are
held slaves. Does infant, child or can
be held to SERVICE as the constitution says? MOI II is
most damnabe lie. And if there constitution re-
ccRrizipg and perpetuang zach crime it would
psult TO humanity and ought to be abolished and burned
up from of the face Of the earth The Personal Liberty
bill s before our legislature and may God guoe aud
sustain the Legislature till this important and sllcen.
statute lie completely and fully enacted behalf OF the
fugitive and oppressed Erect this break water against
the power OF the savearchy and plant upon ring OF
fire. that slave trader will dare 70 seek his servant
this SOIL Let bis claim Of property be made criminal
as God has made II.