The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-13
lGbuire ReaDin0,
The SUM and Su5sfaRCe OF ERu-
man slavery, as Dr. CheeErr
understands III.

At tae first meeting which Or. Cheever ad-
dressed after his arrival in England he made
the moA passionate summing up of the enor-
mities II slavery and the slave traffic that was
ever mhe in the English language. we
quote, as a specimen nf--he:, IN the way OF
] iinvectvs, ear tongue is capable Of, the follow
ing pass fge from the full report in the British
StdRdarai
"Thellife and forces Of country are
expressed in two directions-itS religion
aud its liws. These comprehend in their
moral gr%p and sanction the energies and
actiy. .tlesof commerce, literature, the arts
and sceSces- s--the who ic economy, indred,
Of the nation, down upon which they IA
diate thelight and obligation, professedly,
of heaven& Now, when any evil is en-
shrined aud armed, is protected and en-
forced by both these establishments OF
opinion ard authority, these batteries Of
power, its ebdurance is sure to be for ages.
/ But mere. evil may be borne in patient
resignation, or left to time aud gradual
ism for its ameloration. The revenue
/ forms and cactious of nation, for exam
pie. may berery oppressive, and yet a
submission te them may be a religious
duty, even as ,nnounced distinctly by cur
blessed Lord. But, when not merely a
burden but a 81 is laid upon mems shuul-
dcrs, and boud there by the religion and
the laws, thenand there, coeval with such
a wrong, thereari>es an obligation Of in,
cessant protes, disobedience and moral
resistance; anG if this resisting dictate Of
conscience audbf God is not obeyed, ev-
cry man becoms a voluntary party TO the
guilt, conplicaed personally in it, and
accountable for t. Those are bound to
resist first and srongest who are nearest
to God, most completely and clearly in
His light-thats, His church, His peo-
pie, armed with lis Word, commissioned
from Him with lis Spirit and truth a
revolutionary pGer, in a world lying in
wickednesS, to perturn, and overturn,
and overturn, til things shall be settled
in accordance 9Th the principles of
! Christ's own kindom This is our rad
icalsm this is tod's conservatism, the
removal of those lings that may be shak-
en-, that those Thugs that cannot be shak-
en- may remain pelect aud secure. lfthe
servants of God, io, really fearing him,
as Burke said, fes nothing else, would
just take this worland pursue it, there
would soon be asettlement on right
grounds, and no iAuity could stand be
fore a people arIFd with Gods right
eousness and trushg in Him. For this
work they are girenot with carnal weap
ons, but spiritual such as arc mighty
through God to II pulling down of the
strongholds of Sata, and the assault OF
;, spiritual wickednesin high places.
Now, mark yUujust in proportion to
the strength of sun stronghoIds, their
comprehensiveness, nbition and defiance,
their insolent supruacy and power of
position--just in til degree is the obl;-
! CATION of attacking tim not lessened, out
: increased just IN lat proportion the
l duty of opposition al aggressive warfare
on the part of the turch and ministry
= becomes the more inant and inevitable.
There is no other boo or power that can
take stand successllIy, by Gods au-
thority, against both te religion and laws
of country when theenshrine and CON-
J, mand that which is sIaeainst God. If
e we were silent, if they,uld put out these
r fires of the law of Godnd the Gospel of
2 ? Christ, then, indeed, lika disabled steam
chip in which the watehas risen so high