Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-08

meets hun with the cOurane ul "A DAVID aud says
Gin the name Of the Lord will destroy you,
shall soon see how unequal the conflict When
truth and error meet Oberlin alone, ii bap.
tized with the toe spirit Of martyrs would be
a match for the world This glorious company
Of youths clothed in the panoply Of righteous
ness-sirong in the boldnesa Of truth aud fred
with the zeal Of the Lord could soon send the
huge but really weak monster, Slavery, bowling
to his native hell.
John Watson was next called out and was
received with applause. His speech was lsi.
pned to with marked attention. He declared
lis firm determination to aid the oppressed
slave on every occasion and under all circum-
stances.
The evening was by this time far spent aud
the venerable chairman resigned his seat to
Professor Monroe.
The Professor infulmed the audience that Mr.
lIorr, OF El, ria, was present aud would enter
tain the audience with an account Of how the
Kentuckians didaH succeed in Eyria, and how
the writ ieasnt served. Mr.. II. cane forward,
and met such a warm reception as must have
been cheering lie spoke as follows
MR. HoRRs' SPEECH
Just before leaving home for this place, met
one of the prominent Hnnkers of your county,
and observing that he looked rather downcast
and crest fallen, said to him "What is the
matter r. Why, " said he, there has been a
contest goiug on between Lorain County and
the United States, aud Uncle Sam has kicked
the bucket! :"
Poor man how pitied him 10 his affection.
But have been asked TO give some account
as to how they didn't serve the habeas cor
pus," down ct Elyria. Some two weeks ago il
was rumoved in our village that an attempt was
going to be made to release the Kentucky Bid-
nappers from our custody by the aid Of a writ
of habeas corpus, which would be issued by
Judge Mclean. In a conversation with our
Sheriff as to what was best 20 be dOne in such
an emergency, he info4ined me that when such
a writ reached our town he should probably
have business in the remote pan of the county!
On saturday last the District Attorney, Mar
shal and prisoners anived in ElyIia, just as our
Sheriff happened to be leaving the same place
Tue Marshal Immediately dispatched post
office clerk with message that Marshal john
son, Marshal OF the United States wished 10
see him, and that he should return as soon as
possible to ElyIia. The Sheriff was in Am
herst attending to the sale Of isome property, and
sent back word , his honor, the Marshal, that
if he wished to see him he had better come
where he was, as he might be detained rather
late. The Sheriff reached town early in the
evening The Attorney Belden, the Marshal
and the kidnappers Immediately repaired to the
office OF the Probate Judge for the purpose of
suTrendering the prisoners into custody, the
bail being present to make the application. But
10 and behold the Sheriff was missing Then
commenced search for bin that lasted until / l
O'Clock All hands turned in and searched for
Burr. But wonderful to relate, no Burr could
be found Some of us had OF en- heard
the remark, that it was a great help for
person in searching for an individual
whom he wished TO find TO kRCiU lcksrc he
was, but we had never before fully realized
what an advantage it was in search fer
one whom we dill not wish to find But not
being able - find the SheI fl, the matter was
pos pOned until Sunday nOining. when an at
tempt was made to get the Sheriff and Probate
Judge together, and so do their work on the
Sabbath But both officers refused TO open
office on that day. Then came the game on
the part Of BeIden and johnson They asked
the Judge it he would be in his office in the
morning He replied that he should. They
then informed several of our citizens that they
should leave town Immediately, aud not return
until after the Fourth, and it was generally n.
derstood that they had gone But instead Of
doing as they said they wOdid, they confined
themselves in their room, and no more was seen
of them until evening. 1t was then rumOred
that they had been playing a double game, and
that all the talk about going to Cleveland was a
mere ruse gotten up solely to throw the officers
Of our county off their guard Under these
circumstances it was thought advisable that
judge DOolittle should visit his fiiends in
Painesvile, whom we all knew he had neg
iscied vely much of late The Judge objected
on the ground that Belden end the Marshal ex-
pected - see him IN the morning, but being in.
foImed by Judge Sheldon that they had both
told him distinctly that they should leave, and
that nothing more would be done in the case
until Tuesday, he finally concluded to go, and
that he might have plenty of time to celebrate
the Fou,. III, he took an carly start!
On Monday morning Mrs. Dooliltle was
waited upon by Attorney Beldeu, between four
and five IA the morning, who inquired for Judge
DoOlIttle You may imagine how be looked
upon being informed that Judge Doolitte had
been gone some t,oO hours But said Belden,
al had appointment with the Judge {"
True" replied MTs DOOlittle, he spoke of
that but Judge Sheldon informed him that you
had told him that you should leave tow and not
be back until Tuesday, hence supposing that
his sci 'ices would not be needed he concluded
to 'sit his long neglected .riends" Attorney
Beden le,G with that pecr lar expression on his
10 ;e that always attends an Individual who ht q
b, IN caught in his own trap The kidnapping
squad then left for Cleveland, aud returned
again on Tuesday molhiug but Judge Doc
little very unfortunately (D had been unable to
tear b'nscf away from his friends" z" and Bel.
den, JobusOn Co were compelled to return,
with the consciousness that unless sOmethin ing
could be done, the kidnappers must be tried or
forfeit their bail But to complete the farce,
Belden ordered johnson to serve the wits on
our Sheriff, but he not being inclined to take
them, they afterwards SCI yed them on our iail
by leaving them at the residence of Sheriff
Bun
Here we have United States Marshal serv-
ing wit commanding an officer to bring GER
tain prisoners to Cleveland, who he well knew
had not been in that officers custody for nearly
two months. How the wit of habeas corpus
was ottained is difficult to tell, unless il wss by
false atiidavits. TuesdOy evening Hon ID X.
Cartier arrived IN town, who had been employed
TO assist in the prosecution lie at once COM
muricated the intelligence that he brought pro-
posals for an unconditional surrender ON the
part of the General Government The condi-
tions you all understand, and the resut of them
is the speota Gle now before us.
Many Of US have come here o.night for the
purpose of seeing the twelve men who stood up
boldly Of freedom, who have asked for no quar-.
ters from the enemy, who are here tonight
victorious, with no Rolie con 'eadre to dim the
ustre Of their fame. This should be proud
evening for them. They have taught the cuuu-
Try great lesson they have shown to the
world that men who would steal our citizens
must do it at their peril They have established
the fact that hencelorth in Lorain county the
Fugitive Slave Law is nulty, and for their
reward thousands of hearts areto night beating
the response, "well done, good end faithful
servants"
Mr., W. T. LINCOLN WOs called out, and was re-