Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-04

cape from the hands Of robbers, is % DO right
and only right
Weare charged with 90 doing, and L is called
a felony. The charge is monstrous; and we
have only to say, that when, under sueA eireWm
sionccs, Il is demanded that We give security
or 70 10 Jail such security we viii never give
We think that pgiving bail" when aittated aa
we now are, would only tend to weaken the
cause Of freedom, and strengthen the lnamous
Act 30 thinking We will not yield an inch.
If the bail demanded were a speck 80 small that
IL would require Lord Ross telescope 70 dis
cover Il, we would not damage the cause by
giving il, II We knew we were to be shot On the
public square tomorrow morningii II we refused.
We will "stand up for Jesus" or die in his
cause.
But how can we account for such terrible
state Of things in this good land Of ours Self
ishness, my dear children, is tho root Of It all
Selfshness is the essence Of all sin Selfish
ness, that mean principle which, desiring the
good that another possesses,--rObs him oft fit
can--has robbed poor Africa OF millions Of her
children. Il has strewed che ocean bed from
continent to continent, with tho blesohed bones
Of her sons, and has brought wailing and woe
to our otherwise happy land. Selhshness has
secured the Legislation under which we now
suffer, and every officer who executes the hated
law is actuated by selfshness alone A high.
way robber acts upon the same principle, and i'
as good every way and as virtuous as these men
| Yea, he may be better, for his light may be less
than theirs. They are acting contrary to theil
former published convictions and have only h
know themselves in order to know that robbel
will be justified by that which they plead in jus
tifcation Of themselves. But what shall be done
when righteousness hath fallen in the streets
and judgment cannot enter 7" Answer pa
tiently endure suffering for the truth, rathe
| than do the least wrong The excellent Mr.
Jolliff we'll said, before the Supreme Court, re
Gently, 1--WE must obey God and 90 to Jail, ol
we must obey the Fugitive Slave Law and 2,
to hell I" We cannot deny that our imprison
ment is painful. Our dear homes never looked
so invitingly, and the dear associations Of ou
abused, but much loved Oberlin, haunt US il
our sleep. But we must endure So has th'
truth been sustained by the good in all ages
and though we blush to compare our smsl
sacrifices with those of the noble souls of ole
'of whom the world was not worthy" yet WI
see and know that we suffer for the same cause
If we are criminals then tens of thousands o
noble men all around us deserve to be in jail
| And if it be necessary for the oause-f the
public cannot be otherwise aroused-lei then
20 to jail. Let this venerable father at my
| right hand, and these excellent men all around
me, go into the teioa's cell. As my blessed wifi,
congratulated me when she saw me in prison
and as my oldest boy when he heard Of it, ex
claimed, "Good, good--if l were man l would
be among them $50 say l. Let the chains
be put upon the good, and let the iron burn
deeply into their souls that the world may be
awakened to righteousness"
Again we must all protest and exclaim
against this wickedness. You little children
must protest, as you have done. The siTty
letters which received from you in one day
not long since, utter your protest well, and
the world shall see them.
AgaiR, Goods on our sHe-we need not fear. y
His truth shall live and all those who defend
it shall hDe toreDsr.
Before close Iwish to read sweet hymn from
this little volume, which must, l think have
come down from Heaven. / do not mean that
it came down all bound in this way, but il
was sent TO Prof. PEoE from whom ! know
not, and its sentiments / am sure came down
from Heaven;