New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-13
m. Cheever ON tl,e Proclamation.

DIR Cheever last evening peached a sermon ""
he Presidents ocsmston before as large W"
rreoa,ion ~ could be crowded within the watS VI
sbe Church of the Puritans. Taking his text from
I Samuel %: Hath the Lord great dehgn' !"
burnt offerings and sacrifices as Ia oOeyin5 '1'
Of the Lord Behold, to obey is better '"". ~
fee, and to hearken than the TAT OF r"N,
Cheever, after some preliminary ie"a- 80
ceeded TO consider the Proclamation ~ WV
the first being that which declares 'ne 90" 80
sons in rebellion on the lst OF January
be thereafter aud forever ireei ; s'u ~ 6;nat;ng
yidne for supplementary proc"'i Ne, th a
10 ats ~ narts of States are III reOeiiOhaI snat
.'a "''d ,Isi a repres ntatOn In Congress OF
state shall be considered In eVidehee '""' 'ney "'o
not in rebellion. - IL. ool o.,,, 60 hoyo
so;d Eaedom 10 all the Inhabitants OF tie iand ana
.I orId have been shout that would have
torr tbe conclsve. Inc second part was reliei
from the irs part, if the hrSt part WAS taken as
thai. and hDdrauce from tie first part II Thai
Do tsksn as a declaration OF justice and night. Tie
p,oclamation assumed unluied and supreme an-
thorty over Slavery in every way-the power ana
richt TO deliver wuom We please, anu 10 retain Ill
Slavery whom we please. by the terms ol tie sec-
opd par, if the Rebellion continues, lthe fuSllNe
Slave law becomes Ceudletter as between the re-
belhous and loyal Stater, and the slave would no
be put in ai In the Border States. ana sofa 10 INy
bis jail fees. 1re most amazing ineongrm,y OF the
Proclamation was that 1t excluded the loYaI polua-
ton from the ile-,iug Of Emancipation, While IL
would enforce II upon The dlfIoyai' AZ might VIII
out much exaggeratiOn, be sa0 that 1t admitted the
Rebel Confaderacy into heaven, and shu. up the
Border States 10 he'll.
Ii provideo for The continuance OF slavehoding by
loyal men, as though man stealing Were the dearest
right and IriviIege--oneriug II as reward Tor
=, ab.. A...t xkff
vhert-God bad laid before us, bound with cords
upon the altar Of this Rebellion the monster lnlquiy
Of this country au0 Of modern unes, aAd haO CON-
maudei Us TO slay IL for the deveranCe OF uauklud
But we had slmost ooasted that We would not do II
except ior own safety. Abraham OF Ella would
have sacrificed his son AZ Gods command, but We
had refused to sacrifice our fret born sin. We were
using the rights OF our stock IN trade, our
reserve capital, by tue true use Oi when We wOnid
not be conquered In the War, out agarn set mp the
original firm in yartLerShp. But God commission
In the war TO smite Slavery AID deliver the en'
slaved.
We agree however, that all slaves shall be held
IN bondage couditiOn that their holders submit 10
our Constitution aud Union; but Ne did not own
the slaves, and had Do risht to sell them, thouRh
God to try us, should offer every crys al orb THAT
ehlnes in the heavens We held tue freedom OF the
sayes i'll trust, and not briOe ior our own puI-
poses with our enemies. Supposlng we Were al war
with a nation of cannlbals and should SAY that II
they would lay down their arms they miguI eat az
many men as they pleased But We had no more
right 10 permit Slavery than cauulbalisln or enter
into covenant to protect slavery more Than canni-
balisr. We had 10 more Ilgh, u give loyal man
ownership iu his slaves than Il Rebel. We had 10
more right to agree 70 give them ownership an
ssyes if they return TO oyaiy, than to agree 10 gar
rote the negroes pat them IN cauldrons OF boiling
oil. zS19b
II, according TO the second part, the doom Of
Slavery was sealed if the Rebels did not return to
loyalty, then the prayer could hardly be wrong,
"God grant that they may still continue in rebel
lon." For if the Rebels Will submit TO the Union,
according TO the Proclamation, they Will have their
Slavery in the Union; tut II they will not submit,
,hsn their Slavery will be taken from them aud they
shsll lie brought back iuto the Union without their
Slavery. If we fulfilled contract OF retaining
Slavery we should be guilty Of kidnspping-of Presi-
Dental and natiOoa nail-sies.lIng. Going 10 the
war power for permission TO 90 justice wac just Of
though We should taSe the demand notes of our
own Government ana get Jeli. Davis to sign them
before they could he passed.
Dr. Cheeyer continued TO enforce the idea that If
Slavery were wrong vSe had no authority in regard
to 1t bat that OF breaking it up Immediately and for
bidding il forever. The speaker was several times
spplsuoed and At the conclusion Of the discourse
pounced that the subject would be continued De1t
Ssbbs,h evening.