Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-10
MARTYRDOM OF JOHN BROWN

him.
For Herod had laid hold on john, and bound him,
and put him prison for Herodias sake, his bother
Philips Wife For John said unto him, II Is not law
full Tor thee to have her. And when he would hNve
put him death, he feared the multitude. because thoy
counted him propht.
But when Rsiod's birthday wan kept, the daughter
Of 1erodias danced be fore them and pleased HsTod
Whereupon be promised with oath 10 give her
whatsoever she should ask.
And she being before instructed Of her mother said
Give me here John Baptist's head in charger. Aud
the King was sorry nevertheless for his oaths sake,
aud them which sat with him 1t meat, he Commanded
It TO be given her And ho sent and bsheaded John
Ina the prison And hit head brought In charger,
aud given to the damseli and she brought 1t t. her
And his disciples came, and took up the body. aud
buried it, and went and told Jesus"
Il is unquestionAbly true, indeed it is a truth
founded on the immutable principles Of Gods
moral government n this world, that scripture
times, scripture events. and scripture persona
ges representative Of all timos, of all history.
and all biography This gives 10 the Bible It's
perpetual freshness, and its universal pertnence.
Not its prophecies only, its histories also are
prophetic. and have their fulfments in every
generation. We have frequent use to make Of
this pregnant Truth. When great occurrences,
that Tivet the attention aud divide the opinions
OF mankind, are passing, We are hardly prepared
to pronounce judgment on them without refer.
ring to the Holy Scriptures aud finding there
accounts that foreshadow them.
You will have no difficulty in perceiving that
the passage Just read presents the exact coun-
terpaFt to the notable life drama which has on
this day reached its tragical close amidst the
tcars of millions Of Freemrn.
There is a remarkable correspondence in re-
spect to the facts, the principles, and the char
acters--the men--lhat figure in the two scenes,
When you hear the text you almost think you
are listening to a version of tho story Of John
Brown and Governor Wise: it seems incTed-
| ibe that 1900 years should have ihtervened
| between the two dates.
| am sensible, my friends, that the events OF
the few weeks past, beginning with the insur-
reetionary measures at Harpe-'s Ferry, and
concluding with the infamous execution to day
at Charlestown stir your souls now with emo.
tions that no tongue can do justice TO and
which will hardly be tolerant of illusions to
past occurrences, however apostle. In this
engrossment Of thought and feeling heartily
sympathize. But let us reflect that in the duty
Of this hour there is more involved than the
outpouring of cur lamentations over q Chris
tian III TO inundated on the bloody altar Of
Slavery, more than the utteIance OF our repro
baton of the Unsuitable demands Of the South
ern MolOch for victims. white as we'll as cOlored.
We have also TO strive TO do justice to the
motives and the movements OF man who has
been worse than slaughtered, who has been
slsndsTed. and that not Ivy shareholders only
but by malignant tongues at the North, We
are called by our common humanity, which in
these days Of recreancy has produced one
worthy exempar, by our American citizenship,
which has been adorned by one noble Patriot,
by our modern Christianity, which has trained
one prophet aud furnished one martyr fit to be
enrolled among those of the olden times we
are conjured by all that is dear 10 liberty and
sacred In religion, to yindicate good and great
msn-of whom, alas our land was not
wOTthy-from the aspersions of his enemies,
and equally from the apologetic imputations,
more aspeTsiye, OF his friends-who like Job
friends, have been, in Some Instances, his tOOrsi
GceuserS.
We confess moreover that we have pioul
zeal to digniiy, yea, 10 sanctify and enshrins
these grand transactions of our day by assOei.
ating them with kindred transactions which are
recorded and endorsed in the Book of God In
tho name of that God in Ohrist who is in al
history, we mean TO join by an embalming ritz
and office of brotherly affection tho name o
John Brown, tho Prophet Of Emancipation
with the name of John Baptist, the Prophet
also of Emancipation; and we mean to fasIeI
to the name Of Henry A. Wise, Governor o
Virginia, the stigma of fellowship with th'
name of Hcrod Antpas. TetraTeh of Galle'
and Perea tiEL go eGHHIIff
May God help us to hoaor his servant, and t
expose his perseoutor; may be give TO US no
Lho spirit Of lear, but tho spirit of power, RDC
of love, and of = sound mind! And may yOl
0 hearers, sitting now in judgment, on VIVA
shall be said and on what has been done, acqui
yourselves as they ought who hold 10 Ons hant
! ! the blood Thought charter OF Freedom, and Il
the other the blood bought Bible. Let not tn
blood Of Brown be found in our skirts; let u
, not be OF the number who build the sepalchre
Of the ancient prophets and stone the livinI
prophets that are sent unto them. "a Iyq
We now proceed TO trace the corresponden
ces in respect Of facts, of principles, and Q
: characters, between the story commemorated i
9 the text, and the thrilling story Of Harper
: Ferry and chArlestown.