Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-18
MORNING GLEADER.
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AenrY Wero hoeenef NhfeAteti.N'
Daring Sunday last rumors were rife about
EeW York and Brooklyn, that en- attack
would be made that evening upon Plymouth
Church and Henry Ward Beecher mobbod.-
The universal sentiment seemed to be that
Mr.. Besoher and the Church must be Proteo-
ted Of all hazards, and ct an early hour crowds
besieged The doors, and when the sntrapcs-
ways were opened thousands struggled for
admission. The consequence was that hr,
Beecher never lad q larger audience than the
one Of that evening. In the adjoining Lee
ture-room there was 6 company Of MetrOpOl-
itan Police, while two hundred Of the same
force were scattered, dressed as citizens,
among the audience.
Tue sermon progressed quietly for a time
when stone went crashing through the
window. Mr.. Bescher, advanced to the front
Of the platform leaning on the side Of bis
desk in an easy manner, and taking that
usieuy confidential air which can only be
assumed by an orator who feels master Of
himself and Of bis audience, continued
Some people ask me, Why dOn't you 60 down
South and say these things2 Why don't
You 20 10 Charleston 2 Because prefer that
| Charleston should come to me. Why don't
YOU 20 70 Mobile and preach these doctrines Z
/ Because have no disposition TO ran into
danger. Because they would hang me.
have observed that pulpits are not very long
/ lived In Mobile that preach such things l
| have no desire to be killed, Not that fear
DEATH do not fear il, But / do toUs
/ % cork and have no mindi p have my
work cut short II can help It. do not
/ mean 10 run my head into the halter that is
dangling there, because they want to hang
me-. have no desire TO die perioatsyS-
/ dLaughter Ny Master has commanded me,
saying: they prosecute you in one city,
Zee to another.n And q man is a fool who
would not get out of certain danger il be
could. ana escape TO where be could fight
/ a0dia. TLaughter.1 So much for going
/ down South mean 10 stay in Brooklyn and
preaeh--yes, and preach just pfat think
I Disturbance has been threatened. We have
had intimation that We were to be mobbed
| here Tonight. But we have not been, nor
shall zoe Be. / don't think we are just the
people 70 take mobbing. Nor are we the peo-
Die who would be mobbed. Who would do
! it2 Why If you 60 to the lower orders Of the
people. YOU win find no one to undertake It.
/ Our young men are visiting the prisons and
the penitentiaries, they are relieving the poor
4 clothing the destitute, feeding the hungry
and lust the people whom you might, per-
hans, think would do this thing, have child
rem under your teaching and care. No, you
will have to import those who will do it
/ They are not III this city. The house is full
/ Of policemen am gladot it. They are well
come here--not because think we shall
need them-though if we did, am sure they
would fight like lions for law and order: but
thew are welcome because we hope they may
hear something that will 90 them good
Perhaps they don often get q chance to 60
to ochurch Sundays-but here they are IN the
house Of God, and on that ground am giaa
to see them.
/ No, l fear no danger I shall preach and
you win hear me just as you aiways have
done. TSensation. ] shall preach agai inst
the wrong Of Slavery, Just as preach to you
You who are proud, avaraeious, selfish
lust as I must preach against all sin. am
asked q Do you suppose you would have done
any better if you had been born and educated
in that State Of things p No, am AFRAID
should perhaps be even worse than many of
them are. dDo you think thstyour people
would be any better if reared ssslayeholders p
No, I think very likely they would be as bad,
perhaps worse. But that does not alter the
fact ofslavskoIding being OToHg. Nor does 1t
free me from my obligations to oppose it.
But while fighting against it with all our
might, let US be patient with those holding
opposite opinions Their right to talk is as
good as ours. Discussion is what is wanted,
Free speech on both sides must be allowed
Men say, sob, these everlasting takers
what do they amount to? tell you men
raust talk. Why, your very tea-kettle pughi
: to teach you that. If the steam cannot gel
out at the spout it viii blow off the id-and
if it can escape at neither spout nor lid, it viii
, burst the conhning barrier. Men will e1-
. plode dangerously if they cannot let OF theiI
steam.
At the close of the service. Mr.. Beechel
was escorted home by a crowd of his friends
and made a little speech as be bid them goot
night