Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-08

Thus saith the Lord have healed, there shall
not be from them any more death or barren
nesa."
Slavery is fountain whose waters spread
along all lie course dosolation, misery, despair
and stodity more dire then the dreadful Upas
shade
We Americans haye wondered NJ its death
course from is fountain, at ita deep springs IN
CoYetoumess aud Lust 10 It's "otnsunimation OF
all vllany." We have stryen TO heal ita
waters by compromises, by Websterian Slave
Laws; by ignoring all the rights Of ooored men
IN Supreme Courts, and have miserably failed.
We have called on the church Of God for help
and she by calling good evil and evil good
hoped TO purify aud cleanse the abominable
stream. She has traed the banner of Love in
the filth Of sin, and amd the scorn and
jeers oi the ungodly she has failed, miserably
failed, reaping dragon teeth harvest of scorn
iug infdelity. We have tried political excite
ment and have Jailed. Now wise, let us seek 10
God and the waters shall be healed Let us
gird ourselves with hlth and holiness, and then
under the banner Of Almighty we shall move
on to certain victory We shall thus cast into
the water salt from the new cruise which has
ever healed the world woes. This made the
difference between the reeult Of the labors Of
the ancients on the one hand, and of Luther,
Cromwell and the Puritans on the other The
ancients with powers Of intellect 10 which our
masters bow as pupils, failed because there was
no Christ, no & 3D. only a Pater Omnipotens, a
Jupiter TO aid them These noble modeins sue
ceeded and founded the only liberties of earth,
because they thus spoke and trusted.
"Here | stand, ] can do no other God help
me-"
'Men fear God and keep your powder dry"
Let us then with gentle, firm spirit be SUI
viter in modo litter in re, Initiating the good
mes of the Scotch wile so well illustrated by
the wives Of the married of our party, and
sweetly illustrated by the "g6ntle friends" of the
non married Of our party; let us with the cannie
wife say "your majesty rather than my husband
should break GODS law, n obeying you
would receive his head in my apron here
The Chairman here remarked that he would ask
the audience to excuse him for the Introduction Of
another subiect-the subject Of finances. Expense
is attendant upon all our domgs, and we incur ex-
pense to night. You remember when the slave
woman was to be redeemed iu Henry Ward
Beeoher's church, the pastor said he did not like
to hear vulgar noise in church, but he had no OBJ
lection to gody c,apping of hands" We have
had various kinds Of cappjng here 10 night, aud
the Chairman would now suggest one additional
KIND namely, c'appng-their hands into their
pockets
Nimble youth moved through The audience as
collectors while MIR. John SCOTT, who wos ca'ed
for, addressed the meeting in few lorcible and
appropriate words
JOHN sCoTT's sPEECH
We lett our loved home ere the SHOWS of early
splDg had melted uud returned not till the gar
deus are filled with flowers, and the fields clothed
with green1ess. We have endeavvTed " maintain
the truth, end we are not ashamed to send down
our example to our children. God has been very
merci al to us, and we and our famiies have been
Ia hag lie fA.h hnH
ps ever after this to stand up for Jesus"
HENRY EVANS SPEECH.
Friends when use the term Friends, l do
not use it a mere figure of speech, it comes
| from the utmost depths of my soul. Your pres
ence here bears testimony of the fact that you
are our friends The care that you have taken
to provide for our families during our impisOn.
ment proved your beartfeltsym for which
we are grateful. Never durngour confinement
have you been forgotten; in our daily devotions
10 Almighty God you have been remembered.
| We lelt that your cause was our cause, and
your presence in such numbers this evening
more than substantiates the conviction While in
prison we were cheered by daily communication
from your breathing a spirit of prayer in our
behalf | profess to be n believer in Christ,
knowing that without prayer and His presence
no great good can be accomplished. The Bible
has been our guide. through it we have real
lied the presence of the Holy Spirit, which has
led us on in the discharge of our duty, aud
| buOyed us up to faithfully accomplish the work
that ad been assigned us; the result of which
is victory on the side of truth, triumph in.
deed over wrong.
For Is years have been seeking to know
what the Lord would have me do in my humble
position in life Duiing that time he has visit.
ed me with Affections. lie has taken from our
earthly embrace darling child He has taken
from me loved and loving mother. All this
bore patiently in submission to His will When
| was cast into prison, my heart again said let
thy will, not mine be done | need not tell you
my friends that 10 suffer for humaDity's sake
has been to me pleasure aud not a pain |
rejoice to say that | had resigned myself into
the hands of HIN who is the wise dspOser of
Us all Ever ythiug of an earthly nature my
mind had given up My soul had entered into
the work that God had called me to accomplish.
feel that we have discharged our duty we
have flushed the work given us to do The
telegraph wires have flashed eur victory through
the country. 1t has gone up to heaven--anges
and a-changels are now singing hoSanuas to
the Lord for our delivcrance. and there are no
words that 9etter express my feelings than the
following which by way Of conclusion l will re-
peat
lraGe Him al c.eatures here he-w
Mr.. LYMAN was called out, aud every one who
heard The cheering ws7 well assured that the audi
euoe we've glad to see him.
Aw LYMAN's spgEcn
Upon a Gene like this language has no pow
er. The occasion speaks for itself NV own
hea.y is too tUll for utterance l am glad to
see you. l am glad to meet friends aud asso.
ciates. am glad to meet the Fire Department
upon this occasion, of which am q member.
| know there are true and devoted hcaIts to
the great cause of freedom in that Department,
who would sacrifice their lives and their all to
the cause Of lbei,y. What has brought about
this great change Was it a compromise upon
our part Did we get down upon our hands
and knees, and crawl in lhe dust at the feet of
the Slave power No! 1t was the govern
ment that wished TO come to telms They did
not wish nor did they dare prosecute the mat
ter any iuIther They were not only afraid of
having those Kentucky Kidnappers sent to
Purgatory, but they were afraid that the whole
Democratic palty would be sent there We
have heard those tina. have visited US during
our confinement say that We must not adopt
any policy that would damage the Republican
party. l would say if there is not power and
Vhtue enough in the Republican party TO re-
pudiate the Preat evil Of American Slavery,
and the Internal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
then | say let the party 60 believe there
is yntue enough left in the party to do it, Let
US 60 to work and get rid Of the conservative
elements of the party, and those old Fogy
principles that stick tighter than a tick on a
sheep's back. Our Fathers fought at Bunker
Hill and on the plains of Lexington for the
rights and liberties which we this day enjoy.
Liberties did l say No. We do not all enjoy
libeIty it was the design of the Fathers sf
this great Republic that all should enjoy the
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