Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-18

DNs ChhHNhh oN pLANhhN.-lt was found 10
be impossible for Rev. DR.. Cheevcr u be in town
to lecture last night as had been announced, and
hislecture was sccordi gy delivered at Plymouth
church on Sabbath evening The church was
densely crowded to hear him lie Is an eloquent
man and speaks right TO the point without fear or
favor, but his delivery is not plea ant His lecture
would read as well as it could be listened to, and
yet at times be swayed his audience With master
hand.
DR.. Cheever took iorhls text the following.
"And he that stsaletk man. aud se1eth him, or u
he be found In his hand he shall surely be Iut 10
death. ."-ENodua IIr 10.
The text was the truest history and description
Of the slave trade aud the slave system ever put
iuto language. Slavery was stea,ing, aud under
this stigma twas forever under the reprobation
Of the Almighty. The language Of tho Lord upon
the whole subject Of slavery was like the noun.
tains Of the eArth-nrm and imprcRnable. in which
there occasionally broke forth volcanoes Of feeling
that should make the whole earth trembe. Texts
like the above, broad shouldered as Mount Blanc
and high towering as the Hmalayehs from whose
sides whole avalanehes ofindgnation rollod down,
could be found throughout the Bible lie would
like to gather general mass convention Of all the
upholdcrs aud defenders Of slavery right in the
path Of one of these tremendous avaanohes, and
then ho could shout "In the name Of the Holy
Trinity, cut all loose :" The word of God in the
gospel is tremendous blOw-pipe, and these Of.
tenders should be placed directly under its fame.
He should divide bis remarks under several heads,
as follows
lst, Demonstrate the iniquity Of slavery as set
forth by the gospel, and all The Word of God.
"a Demonstrate the nquity Of American
land
Sd. Show that the trahc in slaves in this coun-
| try is piracy as sutey as that African slave
trade which Is acknowledged as such
4th Show that the egalizltion ~ slavery 10 this
eSuAtTy is the cause of tho continuance of tue for
5th The inefiicacy Of all oppositions 10 slavery
which are not urged against il as sin.
6th, The responsibility Of the Church and of
Gods ministers TO speak and act boldly against
slavery.
The law is against making merchandise OF men.
That is the phrase which God uses and his curse ls
pronounced upon all who violate his command
There cannot be slavery; no buying, keeping or
selling without stealing. The foreign trade cannot
be conducted without stealing the victims. Even
the Southerners say that il the foreign trade is
piracy, then the holding Of slaves here is, and so
they are now trying to prove aud to hold that tho
foreign trade is but a legitimate mart OF Gods
providena institutions for the good Of the colorod
race
The origin Of American slavery is admitted to
have been stealing the subject stealing him from
himself and his Maker. II one Of tho prominent
church members of this city buys horse which
he knows has been stolen you cannot but say that
be is thief So with stakeholder
The performance by such STAKEHOLDER OF his own
personal particular duty would soon put an end
20 slavery. Il ia asked by some Of thom, What
can We dol" Why, fulfil the law OF God ia regard
to yourselves, Gather your slaves about you and
set them free. Whatever becomes of the human
law, obey the divine The institution and system
of slavery haugG upon the ndividua, buying and
selling of each man, aud Il wa can get the person.
al duty DONE the system must fail. God will hold
each and all to an account Some Of 0nr Judges
do not see this. and transGgure into innocence
what God has denounced as iniquiy
American slavery is rs complete and absolute
piracy as the foreign trade Ii is true that accord
ing to the southern Church State, and Government,
il is transformed from crime into ylrtne, and
the system stands redeemed and dsinthraled by
the ingenuity Of judicial tribunals; but It s piracy
for all that If the Government catches men en-.
gagged in the African slave trade (which It takes
special not TO do) it hangs them, but as soon
the negroes are landed here they are transformed
from the victims OF piracy into two thirds OF a
mans dearest right-thst Of franchise. The max
i'm that the eblld shall follow the condition Of the
mother Is Of the same class with the verdict Of the
sneering Pandemonium tina. has said that black
men have no right which white men are bound 10
respect,
The righteousness, Justice and mercy Of domes-
tic slavery are thrust forward az sWeetmeats for
all who will take them, and the fifteen Dry Nurses
Of the Tract Society distribute these gum drops
and lozenges OF slavery to all the pulling Infants
whom they can dclude and deceive,
This whole nation is like vast sponge, satu-
rated with this evil aud yet II a minister preach
against It, It is denounced as desceration Of the
Gospel.
Our only hope is that the church and ministers
Of God will wake up and work. We are surely on
the eve OF the abolition Of slavery, or Of the out
pouring Of the wrath OF God upon tho nation.
The preaching Of lukewarm minister will do no
good. The seed sown only falls upon the top Of
the groundi there is no subsoiIng or narrowing.
Ia fact. there Is no ground-it is all cotton, and
some ministers seem TO have provided themselves
with special seed machines which scatter all seed
except that that should bear fruit against this
evil.
Mr.. ChoeVer spoke for about an hour and
half
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