Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-04-18

THE EINcARoERATED..-T The twenty Oberlin citizens
who are inoarcerated in the ounty JAIL appear to
enjoy life as we'll as they could be expected to do
under the circumstances On Saturday they had
an almost ceaseless round of callers and friends,
and President Buchanan hardly holds greater le
wees than did these men on Saturday afternoon
A large number of ladies made the reception
room" (l2 feet by ls) cheerful and happy with
their bright smiles and lively conversation. There
was no lack of merriment and laugh for even the
''stern Oberlin saints" can enven the routine Of
lie with a hearty laugh when occasion calls for H.
The spirits of the prisoners can bo seen by the fol-
lowing correspondence which was written for the
Plaindealer, but, being accidentally left out, was
solicited by us
A VoIcE FROM THE JUG.-My good friend
Gray asked me to write this and said no was 60
ing to head 1t
| "IIark fromthe tombs,"
SO shall save him the trouble and add for MS
benefit the remainder Of this solemn siADza -
here is the whole:
'IIark from the, ,tombs doloful sound
W living men come view the ground
Where YOU mast shortly lio."
Apropos to this sacred quotation, some one In
the further part Of tho room is just now saying
that Mr.. Anderson jennings, to whom we rascals
are especially indebted for our comfortable quar-
ters actually is, as Attorney Beldon intimated, a
distinguished member Of Hard Shell Baptist
Church in the chiyarous State Of Kentuckyl =
Comments upon such statement are quite un,
necessary. Every man to his own differences.
But you arc aching for items-sensation items.
How came we In jail, and how do We feel here
Came wo the defendants here by order Of the
Honorable u. S. District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio, motion Of the U. 5. District
Attorney. Tho immediate prOYOoation OF the im-
prisonment seemed to be the extraordinary posi-
tion taken by the defendants In declining to ac-
cent rs competent TO decide upon their liberty the
Jury which had just rendered verdict Of guilty
against one Of their number This Mr.. Beden
thought 80 impertinent as to destroy ALL his preyi'
Gus confidence 10 US. Hitherto We have come and
gone upon our word. Bat now We arc safe only
within stone was. Not feeling very guilty, we
do feel very happy. We are 10 jail, and though
treated with kindness are none the less prisoners,
for Sheriff WightmRn Is a faithful officer ns well
as q gentleman, and allows no personal iealings to
interfere with tho rigid dischsFge Of his official
duties. and here in jail, In the beautiful city OF
Cleveland, Ia tho FREQ Stato Of Ohio, we shall qui-
etlV lie not for the oFme Of violating the act Of
1850, not for the charge or suspicion Of 30 doing
but for declining to entrustou liberty to tho keep
ing of ~ men who had just announced under
oath their Gxed opinion Of the merits Of our case
Now how do Wo look and feel
The glass IL passing freely around, backed by
huge pitcher. The contents are aa good as the
Cleveland Reservoir can furnish but still little
behind Oberlin wells. The Deacon brought Al
armful Of exchanges just after tea, and tho Jun
ior of the Leader came with as many more az
hour later Mr., Benedict had already supplied
us the evenings Herald. The liteTaTily Inclined
are therefore buried In news and the rest ohRtte
quietly between. A steady current Of callers ed
dies through our room, leaving cheerful sedi
ment Of anecdote wittioism, discussion, argument
queryiDg end comfort. Very respectable caller
these are too, without exception. BarrsteTs, cd
itOrs. Legislators, merchants and elergym6n. An
now comes our courteous Marshal Johnson 10 unit
oounsels with the Sheriff, the Jailor and the ladie
for tho l0dglng Of 60 unexpected aud serious a
addition TO the number Of the public guests
Next comes q friend with an aTmful Of book
n Then gentleman and some ladies' Really thi
ID is q lively evening. But alas every echo Of ou
~ laughter rings with the hollow premoDihOn Of
=; sunderng Union, dsafeotSd South, and an %
% cited community. What shall be didi Some
y thing TO quiot the distracted nerves, something
rs throw another hoop about the parting Unioi
on something to make still more secure the slipper
tWo-egged property Of our unfortunate southeT
:, neighbors.
~ But they are laughing at Us for writing for Il
80, Plain Dealer, and your readers will laughao muS
more yet 70 see such an abolitonist incendiar
q Freedom, ,shreking, Kansas humbug, Republiea
m Oberlin article In your columns, that may
Js we'll stop oG IL you feel infected, fumigate you
1 self with sulphur, dear reader and Be II Court
lEe Monday. DUNdEONhh.
IsF CuYAHoaA OoUETY JAN,
}. Friday Evening April 10th, 1882