The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-27

Receeuer, 70 love neaghborsnd. rsgaraloM 81 AS
authority to do to others Whas wssiA al souls with
anguish doas 10 ourselves Lst u.s. wish families,
enter the dungeons which Northern politicians have pre-
pa ed, rather than hazard ssulsby rssdis9 eSsd
eAce to the requirements Of this wicked law" Bat what
said The clergy o. tho free Satesf few uttered ndis
Aast truth The great majority ware silent Dss some
prccsimed what cannot read without grief, aud NOR
H.. sass.y py y:
snd inquired What effect bad the Gospel n coiag away
with siAvsrys Nose, whatever" DR.. Taylor, an Epls
The contrary the Law Of nature, OF
uers, or to the viii OF GsdS Is sos II thers shadow
reason oI saying h.ye not BEEN Able y discover
compliance with their laws, fugitive slaves, fev the high,
the great the mcmen'ous interests Of those (5outhern
slavery denouncc slavery and the Gospel In tia sSme
bres,hf Nothing but miracle could prevent H. Rev. W.
wbec The slave ssss me- % stand icswssn BIN and HE
nastsr what does he aak he asks mo 10 murder
ten e and VIII not dot, because have conscience
Fugitive slave law sdouId lead The maggraoy 70 caG
' . sss to 2
nest, "n the name Of God 70 take H." rhs Rev. Dr.
speaoer. Of BROOKLYN, New Yerk. pablshsl sermon N
highly auded DR.. Joel Psrker, d Phiiadsphia aka
What are The evils inseparable nom slaveryf Thsrc
SSs ssss not s equally 'n
Sprrg, the eminent Presbyterian clergyman Of New
York protested IN tie paipn:-"K by enc prsysr no
dare offer It." Exquisite ooEsolsnuousnsss gsntls
man In Edinburg was In New York some time snoe. and
TENDED ihs church Of DR.: Spring. ne perHua OF the
came u ysses 81" not this the fast that have onossni
70 ioeee the bands ~ickcduess to undo the heavy bar
b. opsd AID
fensaave ptety which restrained bis prayer expargaed
the ofptrcd word Of God Last and not lsast cannot
rious Noees Stuart Of Andover College, declared that
Though We may pity he fugitive, yet tho Mosaic Law
to their stolen or sraysd properly How
care the great Hebrais 70 conound volustary
setvnode amongst the Hebrews with American sisverys
And low he 10 fosge that the way
forbidden TO be delivered 10 his by the Mosaic
law Rightly averred Albert Barnes, the commentator,
OF very few faithful Ones Thers Is no power out
net sustained it." think that this e ntie word
copDivarce requires to be strengthened to guilty
pliciy The resolution Very sincerely mpahises
any ministers CHURCHES who may DO resolutely pro
testrg sgAnss this national sin" We that theyo
arc sucn s nSnoI - mem Toe %
presented by the Rev G. B. cheever, DID" The lrst
thing to be done 10 70 define DR.. Cheevsrs position Ho
Of God. This Ia the conclusion Of all Brit sh anti
slavery advocates who unmistasd by the direct or
a; noss o. on ysry ysa ny
Platform DR.. Cheever, simple man, requires that ain
should be treated a. Sin. And Why notS why should
treated sbs and not slsyeholoipg which worse than
Any and often includes and prov0kes alp Dr. Cheever
esnan honest straight Forwarded church action
ing this ain. He nststs that political action should
direct and sincere. We want Reform bIl, the 70
peal Of the Corn laws have outspoksa and hearty
constitutional sgltanon about It. Plenty Of ministers and
churches call themselves anti slavery people, but eli they
90 . remain SILENT or very occasionally blow % liz
To pent up talk which not q all intended 70 be followed
BY practical action either In Church State Dr. Cheever
V simply consistent In tho second place. sketsh
Dr. Chsevers course Ia 1850, when the Fugitive Slave
When the Kansas atrocities occurred sbout 1884, aud the
slave party were bent on oblterasg ths landmarks Of
freedom By 70 Evolutionary vioience he In Ike
voked tho condemnation Of the Word u God When the
bred Scott decision pronounced which excluded tbs
testimony Of man Of color from every OF justice
der The heel Of tie dominant population, ho ed ap his
voice with the energetic constituency As you would
expect. great dissatisfaction fet in 1850 As the pas.
louder and louder In 1855 tho discomfort broke out In
open rebeon and since the usual have been
pied 70 sS quo Dr. Chssysr resign h Sn: Or ct
that Dr. Chcevers uprgntnen u the reason why he
stands alone In New York am not unaware that there
who not implicated in the sin Of slavery sven BY oon
nivanoe. bxs there - man " ANY poste. pubic ~
e'''e VIE Aa, ~sds as AsrosoA ooy He.d D, Chez
n NeU Fork tie wrongs and ne rights u s slsus Aaps no
mention n pruyr from year 10 ysav. COssnivis0 cIsoy
Essis.,s ON :oaru rsais As;r eSasY ss 1T .Sss
!. one way Or Other, have been tu.nsd oai q tAsIr
assins. slavery. They are these-ths Rev. NJ D. Con
way, Washington, Columbia; the Rev. DadIsy ryns
Epsi ,s SacI p rnaSSRna sor one sermon se.nst
indsua Presbyterry Of Cumberland FOR aid ng fugiGve
slaves he prosecutaon beng Get foot by his clerical
the State the Rev. Samuel Sawyer Of RogsnvilIe for
giving evdeace against Cooael Netherlands brutal out.
rage on ha slave, 1857 the Rev J. D. Long, Episcopal
Philadelphia Cpuference 1857; the Rev. Moses NJ Long
Icy; the Rev. Boardman for the uteranoe Of free
speech, 1885, young Presbyterian olergynan last sun.
a ,sf prsaSI,ng Two sesons o, slavery IN New York
ha church session. who admitted the OF h
course advised him % resign 10 these must be addsd-
for refusing ha nane TO nendaton Of the rufisn
who attacked Senator Sumner In 1885, cloud cheerrl
You VIII observe, that large number Of these c.sss
trate the difficulty Of Dr. Chsevers pospa you win ana
asserted IN an official document, lately Issued By Dr.
tees affirmed, thA the church must 70 down. and fur
ther remarked that In his opinion, thorough anti
slavery ministry GOULD be- sustained In the city Of New
York" henry Ward Beccher consesses in his Harper
Ferry sermon October 3d. 1852 that 'the churches Ia
The North, O.. the free States, twill not as body
.e a s the responsibility Of bearing VT
Cheever denomination being held In Edinburg Dr.
Cheever was beng burnt in ensy near his own church
cspros By The question wRioh !. INC Sa.'e Rsos
"How is That Dr. Cheever % 80 assAiled, and Henry
TO compare the merits OF two anti slavery advocates in
my own denomination and attempt to strike the balance
between their claims Ny feelings shrnT from the DUTY
but my conscience demands that IL be done. These NIL
niesers differ ia opioion do net find in Mr. BeecAers
optnsons the h1youeh goisg awi sTiptrala:s Of lapry
49, tA radical salress u any such relation amongst Au
SifIer n H. cloud appause) Next, these gentlemen
Hssch.r h,s,as nHblic teaching this question Mr.
snd ~ s vu IT, and then In indignant par aphs
nrs.Sh.s aierva go The Harper Ferry sarmon
prssenes wnoe discourse against IT, Dr. Cheeyer has
encl'ed the revealed mind OF God on ina
mnoie sng,n ana breadth OF the immense inquy. More
ors, III chsever watches and crtices the course Of
an 1Hies every legislative evil ia he
Dashce OF INSPIRED truth The Fugitive Slave law y.
Constant BE-. psd Scott decision
saw IN New York paper thai Mr. Beecher had mot
oaSs % sv15y for some aeen moohs before
mnal Fugitive Elave law Kansas &C. XfteS ts naSs Sr
o. that ruthless statute the Southern planters resorea to
,ne most measures to silence all Opposition
About 1928 document sent from al.vcn a.er.
requiring the principal firms in New York to sign an
agreement TO abstain from sn.i slavery agitation onp,in
OF losing their patronage am Informed that onv fe~
houses withheld their signature The terms OF The all
2uafion 90 far Al know, have never got into print
Ibe eetaoiishment Of Bowen McNsmee ia boporablv
mentioned ne having spurned the indigpity retoeny