Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-13

drews made bis speech. For myself, wos
ken ali aback, and cannot but think the
vud and people were no less surprised, 1t
seemed to me like an eruption OfsOme PentuP
well, not volcano exactly, nor yet Beer BanelL
but pent.up somsthiNe one could not tell eH
actly what, from the grain or the flavor.
In the first place was surprised that any
plea, speech or appeal whatever, should be
made on the occasion. What need For, had
not other ofthe Wellington rescusrs been set
At liberty with but one days imprisonment and
500 fine upon the bare plea of NoLI coNrEN.
DIRE.
Why then any plea on behalf Of these most
and more respectable citizens Did they ex.
pect to receive the thanks of the Court without
any sentence or penalty If so they missed
Tie mark, and got just what their less distin-
luished comrades secured without begging.
But was surprised again that Judge Andrews
.hould be the man to ofliciate on such au occa-
sion. Not surprised that he should be employed
IS counsel TO enter their plea, bus to make thai
speech, to see these three most distinguished
citizens, most distinguished in the Rescue, aud
as well as in refusing to give bail at first or to
waive their intention to contendto set these
men right before somebody.
But was most Of all surprised at such a
speech from such man, and for such pur-
pose. IL was not the plea of an advocate for a
client, for there was none required Just TO
say nOli cOhteRdre aud the doors were opened
But the occasion must he improved to sci
right tbOdy -before-sOmebody. TO turu
a penny for purpose aud so the great mar
volunteered an uucalled for speech Il wa,
hard to make beginning---veIy hard right onthC
cIielimax Of that manly, telling speech o
the convicted negro, Langston. Ii toas hard
| was puzzled at the uneasness and unusua
contortions of irown and smile which broke uI
the usual countenanco of the Judge while Lang
ston was moving on so nobly with fact, argu
ment and appeal But when Judge Andrews
got at his work the explanation was plain.
Well he went down on 10 his KEGS for iavors
and up to the Bench with compliments, ani
over the counsel for the defence, and away tC
the Jail and Oberlin with petty sneers and pi
Gus jeers, and deeper maledictions. These mer
whom he was setting right before-somebody
we're none of your higher law men.
They had not been taught in that school where
men set up their own consciences aud opinions
against the laws Of the land and the decision.
Of the Courts No, not they They wert
taught in a school Of less modern date--taugh
to obey the laws right or wrong And / won
dered where that school was-who was at the
head of it, and when they were in attendance
Surely it was not in the South No suct
schools there Not in the West, for it is moi
old enough to have had these old pupils No
yet in the East, for have been quite conver
SAINT with the schools there, in Family Churcl
half
lry Fathers-much less the Puritan Father.
Of New England, the steru old non-conlormit
Of England taught no such principles nor ye
gave us any such examples. No, indeed, no
| they but the reverse.
However, two things were accomplished by
this speech. First, the Judge set himself right
We, the people now know where, about where
| he is This 10 q great gaiu and great good
which 1t may be no other opportunity would
| have given US To be sure it put the great mar
| in the little shadow of LangstOn-the contrast
was painfully oppressive to the audience
! They could but cap outright more that once
| while the noble black man was speaking, not
withstanding the threat of the Court But wher
the Judge made his speech, it fell like fuuera
lirge of some distinguished citzen-rather, th,
uttering his own requiem in minor key ant
falsetto
| 1ub stCollu an WIS tue Itlltl VI lutac buECl
distinguished rescuels on a fine of $50 aud ON
days Imprisonment. Cheap aud easy And ye
who would not rather a thousand times have
been in Laugstun's place with his noble defenst
of his own case and manly assertion of his own
| rights, as a man, without single covering loot
in the presence of power, or lone of supplica
ton for Judicial favor-who, l say, would not
rather have been the author aud utterer of tha
| speech, with 30 DAYS and n SlOO penalty, than [,
have been in the place of Judge Andrews an,
the Wellington rescuers paying such price
masked, for such a trile at such time
Thus has ended the first act of this Judicial
farce--this equilateral triangle before the FEEDER
al Court of the Northern District Of Ohio 10
the year OF our Lord, 1859
The curtain will rise again on the 18th of
| July next-on scene--or tableaux-of which
the characters aud parts are not yet aGranged
In the meantime let us go down to Lura'n and
witness "'Ihe Forty Thieves, with "ground anC
lofty tumbling." Music-"Carry me back {,
| old Virginuy.' -