New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-11
William l.. Chaplin Mt syracuse Rnfhusiastic
Reception by the Peepie-An Account Of

NOtfcpotc ccce OF me lfloulc.
SYRACUSE, Monday. Janasrys
The reception OF w. L. CHAPLIs at Syracsse
this evening took place at the Congregational
Church, and was all the warmest friends o.
Human Freedom could desire. At o'clock every
seat was filed. and at 81 o'clock not nook or
Granny in the building but was crsmmed. At
yearly O'Clock, attended by Rev. 8. J. May and
others, Mr. Chaplin entered and was received with
tumultuous aud prolonged applause. The ladies'
constituted a large portion of the audience and
they always turn QUE here at meetings in behalf
Of Freedom. In this respect suppose they are
like their sex everywhere And l am happy to
add that the men Of Syracuse rank favorsbly in
this respect.
AS soon as Mr.. Chaplin had taken his seat in
the desk, Mr.. c. A. Wheaton Of Sy racuse read en-
appropriate and excellent song, which was wei
sung by powerful choir, led by Mr.. w
The throne of grace was then appropriately al.
dressed by Rev. P. H. Snow, late OF Baltimore.
Rev. s. J. May said he would do that which was
hardly necessary-formally announce the presence
ofW L. Chaplin. lCheers.l He reioiced that he
was no longer in prison, TOR obeying the com.
mandment of our Lord Jesus Christ. For what
had w. l.. Chaplin done that the Good Samaritan
did not dol He had done only that which he.
with circumstances reversed would have desired
TO have bad done to himself He had been 70.
leased upon an amount of bail before unheard OF
in all our Courts and throughout the civilized
world. He rejoiced exceedingly at his release,
not only on account Of our friend, but on account
OF the effect it will have on the country
Mr. CHAPLIN then rose, and was greeted with
q storm Of cheers, capping Of hands, &c. and
more gratfed set of people we never saw assem-
bled together The ladies-God bless theml-
were not backward in manifesting their delight
at the scene.
Rev. Mr.. LoGuES 70 Methodist Clergyman Of
Syrscusel then rose and addressed Mr.. O. sub
stantiay as follows:
W. L. Chaplin | am fugitive from Slavery.
On behalf of myself and the other iugitives hero
present, bid you welcome 70 Sycracuse: We
thank God that w. l.. CHAPLIN has hvedl We
thsnk YOU for the love you have so recently mani
fsted for the slave we thank you for the labors Of
your life in behalf of our oppressed and downtrod
DEN race. There are many happy families in
! New.York and Canada, who owe the privilege OF
breathing free air to your labors Cheers
mighty victory has been won by your unyield.ns
integrity Cheers May God bless you. We
| trust that the name Of WILLIAM L. CHAPLIN will
ever be borne in remembrance by our children
and our children's children-that they may never
forget ore who has proved so noble friend OF our
oppressed race. Cheers. Mr.. l.. referred In
most touching and eloquent terms to the prayers
that had been put up day and night, for his deliv.
e'S Mr.. l. sat down amid the cheers of the audi.
| ence, to all of whom he is well known as every
| inch a MAN.
Mr.. CHAPLIN responded The terms in which
his brother had referred to bis lsbors in behalf Of
| Human Freedom were too hattering. He had
done no more than his duty. For fifteen years he
had done what he could for the cause. Ifthis &C.
cason were to be regarded only as congratuls'
ton on account OF the fact that whereas some
! three weeks ago he was an inmate OF jail, hunt
ed by the authorities of the United States, and OF
the rery sovereign State of Maryland, yet that he
] was now free, he would not regard it of as much
| consequence as he now did.
| Mr.. G. then said he would state the circum.
stances of his connection with the affair which re-
| suited in his imprisonment in the jais OF the
United States, which those present were taxed to
erect and support and in a jail in Maryland. which
| he should think nobody was taxed much to sup
| port. Laughter.
| He said the thought would often arise, WAS HE
RIGHT He did not go to ashngton-nor did
| he remain thereto aid slaves in their escape.
| He was there in the regular course OF business, as
] he had been most of the time for three or four
! wears past 1t was true, that for years he had
| learned to think and talk of Slavery hard az the
| ianstical Abolitionists Of New.York. Feeling.
thinking and talking in this way. it was very nat
| ural that the colored peope-or poor people are
| apt to find out their friends-should find him out
| They did, at all events; and for years had been Ia
the habit of consulting him In regard to sending
news TO friends at the NOrth-in regard 10 edUca-
TORN regard TO their troubes-and also In re-
gard to their legal rights for he found in the
course Of his Investigations that many were held
in bondage in violation Of slaveholders' law. Last
Spring the Slave Trade was unusually active
| good Boys were worth much more than usud
and scarcely day passed that gangs Of chained
| slaves did not pass through the city, or one or
more smart young men were not sold and put int
| the slave pens, TO be taken TO the Southern mar
| ket. This created alarm, and produced cases of
unutterable hardship and agony, the tales Of
which, from bis position, directly 10 bis ears.
In the course of these events. it came to his
knowledge, that two young men were confined in
a very small space-with scarcely room to breathe
and that if detected, their secretion would in
vove many others in condemnation, and expose
them all 70 severe suffering and the untold hard
ships OF the worst forms OF slavery, with chance
OF redemption. 1t was at his option to do what
he could to relieve them, or TO let them all alone.
He thoughthe could aid. he thought he could save
them. Was he right in making the attempt
That is the question.
He would make suppostion. That is a Yan-
kee way of doing the thing, whether il was rea.
soning or not. j. w. G. PESSIEGros-it was
long name-was born very blsck-was born IA.
consttutionally Roars Of laughter in the
State Of Maryland, near Hagerstown. la 1921
be was nineteen years OF age, by great hard
ship escaped into Pennsylvania. was taken In
by Quaker family named Wright, asked TO
stay all winter, did so, and the children taught
him the rudiments Of reading. He was good
blacksmith. In the spring he went TO Brooklyn
was coachman-the woman thought be was q
little sleepy-but he was good man. In visiting
the family, DR.. Cox observed the man, and was
interested In him. At the end of three or four
years, Pennington went TO the Doctor one day
for explanations in regard to something in the
Greek Testament! He had mastered the latin
and Greek all alone! He then became School
master in BrookIyn-afterward a mnistern New
England, and now in New-York, and recently
German University had conferred upon him the
degree of DID. During all this time he had