The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-28
Dr. Cheeyer ON the Foreign anS
Domestic slave Trade.

A correspondent of the Detroit Tribune,
writing from New York says:
In the evening | was fortunate enough TO
reach the Church of the Puritans, in time to
secure good seat, and hear DR.. Cheever's
frat sermon son the sin OF the foreign and
domestic trade in slaves" DR. Cheever is a
giant, master spirit, man speaking with
power and authority, bold man, lover OF
the truth. He has all the calmness and wis
dom of Luther, the bold out-spoken manli-
ness and talent of Knox. Had he lived in
the times Of the reformation, none would
have excelled him in burning zeal and fear
| less advocacy of the right. His arguments
unansverable, his logic perfect. And pity
the man, If any such there was, who left the
church that evening unconvinced that the
slave trade, foreign or domestic, could not
be justified by the word of God, human law,
the power of the President, schemes Of m
principled politicians or the black, damning,
wicked and unjust decision Of Judge fancy.
Had Buchanan or fancy heard that sermon,
sleep forever would have fed their eyes,
Said he in the opening know what it costs
to preach against slavery know the effect
produced on the church, by rich pew hold
er. rising and walking out of it, in the md
die of the sermon; but, said he, with rising
energy, no man or church shall gag me-
When the time comes in which | eanno,
speak the word Of God for fear of giving of.
: fence. will then throw the ministry to thu
winds / will nnuar yiAla to p.oash to sui
the popular taste, 80 as to fill the pews, draw
large revenue to the church, and go rount
like coward and sneak, and ask this ant
, that, will this pay? will that pay will thi
please? None Of these things will do.
has ~ t.xsr
God, and will proclaim his Judgments agains
every wickedness, boldly and fearlessly.
Y have counted the cost and am ready TO suf
fer for the truth.
!. The boldness of his position, his sublim
eloquence, his fearless bearing, his convinc
ing reasoning and powerful appeals to on
d better judgment, sent thrill Of sympath
: through every heart MIR. Editor, get tn
sermon, publish it in full, let all Michiga
: see the sinful wickedness of the accurse
J, trade.
GIVE were shown an original Pike
. Peak letter day or two since. 1t was writ
& ten by . gentleman who had been sent out b
J. q company to ascertain the facts. He mad
q thorough examination of the country, an
= returned to Wyandott, X. T., whence
y wrote to his employers. He says that an il
- uGrtEiouo Vhu HhAc HOuuy ilNluS WI
Is ges, and that he intends to 20 back in II
Is spring. The range of daily collections bein
between two and ten dollars worth of dus
> The great blow, he says, is made by spec,
J, lators, and that it is not justified by II
le facts. This has been our opinion. I'll
al chances for big fortunes are not to be du
!. out Of the Cherry Greek mines but will |
80 fshed out Of the pockets Of dull emigrant
rs Fortunes will be made there next season b.
1t. it will require the labor of hundred hone
at men to make one sharper rich. If you a
"A not the sharpest and most successful man
I. all your region of country, you had bett
e' stay ut home, for there are those going 0
t. who are keen enough to slip through a kn
ks maui without bit Of driying.-[Decat
4 Qowa) Spirit.