Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-22

HAsovrR, o., Dec 10, 1889
EprroR OF THE LnApsR .--Yestsrday ] at |
tended the funeral Of EpwiN CorFIc atFriends'
Meeting near whin,ry's Mill JosnuA Cor
nc, an uncle Of his living near there, left here
last Wednesday for Charlsstown to procure his
body. having received telegraph despatch the |
day before to DO so, from the Virginia author-
ties. He, with one OF two other friends, return
ed last Saturday to this place with the body on
the evening Express, when notice was given
that the burial ould take place next day at 3
o'clock Before their return it was expected
that the body would be taken 70 Iowa, but for
reasons satisfactory TO his friends it was decided
to bury him here.
The time was very short, but the word was
rapidly circulated through the neighbcrhood,
and larger funeral was never at. 1t is said
that hot less than 1000 persons came 10 look
at the victim Of Virginia's revenge aud malice,
during the few hours from morning till the
burial took place.
OF course there would have been q much
larger attendance had a longer time been allow
ed. heard several say to-day that they would
have attended if they had known it. COPPie's
friends are members Of the Society Of Friends,
and of course the funeral was conducted ac
cordng to their rules,
A very deep feeling appeared to pervade
among the people, and great deal of interest
to hear of the dongs during the last hours of
| CoPPlc's life; and have not the least doubt
but every anti-Slavery man and woman left the
ground with deeper hatred Of the vile system
of American Slavery. thought ofJefierson s
words that he "trembled for his country when
he reflected that God had no Attributes that
could take the side of the oppressor;" and well
may we tremble for He will not suffer his
creatures, even the humble African to be always
oppressed, and to my mind circumstances indi.
cate that the day Of retribution is fast Fastening
upon us.
But to return to the funeral. All could not
gain admIttance into the house to see the corpse.
1t was taken into the yard and placed on a
table, and as each one came to the side of the
coffin they appeared to linger over it with more
than usual interest and sympathy, notwithstand-
ing the designation Of the face, caused by the
mode Of death
The feeling produced on one was very differ
ent, from the feeling in looking upon one dying
! from natural causes. In loosing on him l
thought, OH if he only had succeeded in his
effcrt TO escape the night before his execution
His friends made strong effort before the
Virginia Legislature to have his sentence com.
muled to Imprisonment, and nearly succeeded,
there being tie vote in the Lower House and
only three or four votes against him in the
Upper They thought it would have been
granted, had not the letter to Mrs. Brown been
tYrodueed and read before the final vote was ia.
ken. They ssy that at the last Gov. Wise eX-
hibited a great deal of sympathy for Coppic
and used his influence with the Legislature tc
have his sentence commuted. l was told at th
funeral that he said if he had the power b,
would send him home to his mother. Blu
, after declaring they should be hung and acting
r as he has, his sympathy at the eleventh hour i
not OF much credit D.