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

and Freedom. All, my iri,nds, mo lanouspo can
portray the sccuce that there have transpired
within those prison walls Aud now / close,
my beloved liiends and fellow students. by say
ing, let US 70 aud do likcwirc
Sheriff Burr, Of Loran, after repeated and
urgent calls came forward.
snGRFF BURR's srEKoH
lie snid.-Sham Democrats have raised
groat hue and cry about my dodgiug dodoed
nobody. | had business TO do aud 1 attended
to il az though no Belden or kidnappers were
about l was in town for a considerable time,
aud when | got ready TO 90 TO another part Of
the county TO sell some property, I went --
Marshal johnson sent for me to come home as
quick as possible. Ihe Marshal is apt TO order
lolks good deal, and to add with, o how
much impOrtunce-'l am the United States
Marshall But, continued the speaker, / sent
word to the Marshal that if he wanted to see
me more than did him, he could come along
If he liked. They had a writ which they could
not have obtained without the perjury Of some.
body, which represented the kidnappers sa ia
custody when 1t was notoriousy true that they
were at large. | did not care 10 trouble myseIf
much under such circumstances made 10
my mind to put the matter through straight ii
| should be compelled to lie in Jail Tor tie of.
fence till the bars rusted of
Sheriff Wightman was demanded Il can hard
Iy say called for) and rose up before tue audi.
ence. Never, in all my life, did listen to
more hearty, spontaneous and tremendous cheer
ing than greeted them lie stood for long
time awaiting silence but it seemed as though
the people would never be satisfied When the
repeated bursts Of enthusiasm were over Mr.
w. spoke as follows:
SHERIFF wIGHTMAN's spEECH.
Sheriff Wiahtman said it would be Impossible
| for him 20 express his feelings on behoding such
a mass Of people lie was M speaker and should
| be tell people when he got home that he had ad-
dressed such an audience, they would be aston.
ished, lie loved aud respected the prisoners, and
| bad done what be could for them. lie had been
glad also, to their friends the Jail They had
always been welcome. There was but one tuing
to mar the pleasure Of The eyening--the absence OF
| Simeon Bushnell Let us all remember him. Let
those wives who are permitted to enjoy the society
| OF heir husbands TO night sympahze with bis sad
and lovely wife.
Mr. Wightman closed with hearty expression
Of applause from the audience.
| Mr. Monroe said" Our friend need not suppose
fora moment, andI presume does not suppose, that
we are IA any danger, TO night Of forgetting Sim
con Bushnell. As God lives, AID as my soul lives,
and as we all live, when Simeon Bushnell does
come 10 town Well give him reception which
will convince the tyrants who have oppressed him,
that there arc hearts here that love him.
Father Gillet--the grand old mantle white
haired patriarch next arose will not attempt
g. describe the splendid reception he met.
life of faithful adherence TO truth would be
we'll rewarded by such a hearty greeting from
such glorious audience
FATHER oGLLErr's SPEECH.
He spoke in a lively and witty manner lie
said that at ler being taken out of jail the Mar
shal told him not to 60 back 10 jail. II said
loW go, l want TO get my clothes and beside l
i0ant TO bid my friends g0od- bye So he took me
down here. lie took me in his carriage right
beside him [Taint often get ride in car
| riage While we were riding he said "Iou
sec we want to get rid Of You Wellington folks
and then don't say nothing bout il, q, no."
says ], 81 amt going to say nothing about IT, -
But supnose this is ike all other things, when il
Is over with You can tell out And then we will
put those Oberliu fellows through 10 The lrIV 30
Never made speech in my life; don't know
how to make a speech, aud | amt going to make a
speech; but ll just say that everything 5Gadcr Hg
hearcHS that was taken down tn jail for was just
! for being ketched down at NelimgtOui and that
| amt all. ] hav'nt confessed it all yet am
ashamed that didn't do more than just be ke:ched
down lhele and if there is ever another such
| time am going to have more to be accused Of
and IT other folks are towards I'll rescue the fugi.
| tives RySeC used 10 think Oberin was pretty
bad kind Of place but I've changed my mind
about it now
Prof Monroe then arose and said When we see
a good old block we always we always want to ask
| il there are any more chips of the same kind The
other day, when | was at WellingtOn a young man
stepped up and handed me three dollars tor the
benefit OF our friends here; and when asked him
bis name he only smiled and then disapl cared ia
the crowd, But asked pcrson who stood near
me, and he told me his name was Gillett, and
understand that he is not the only one but there
are several more OF EN-
The chairman then said, 1--WE have given
you tonight specimen OF an honest Professor
Of college and perhaps that is not the most
remarkable thing in the world We have also
brought forward an honest Lawyer, and per.
haps that will not surprise you But We have
another specimen to present. mean az honest
Post Master (Cres Of bring him out Let
as see him!") I introduce to you MIR. Henry
r. Smith, whose unceasng efforts to make the
prisoners comfortable have received their last.
ing gratitude. NEARLY two thousand l,trers
have been sent from the jail during the confpe.
nent of the "Rescuers," and Mr.. Smiths kind.
ness in mailing them has secured him his odiccJ
Mr.. Smith came forward. To give an ac-
codnt Of his reception would be but to repeat
the warmsst and most enthusiastic His little
speech was just the thing
Mr.. Washburn, Of the Elyra Demcciat wsa
introduced to the audience and made d capital
speech
GEO. G. wAsHBURN's SPEECH
Mr.. W. saddle was present at the great
Convention OF ireemen, IN Buffalo in lS4S and
heard the eloquent Chas b. Sedgwick, as he
gazed over the vast multitude, oXclaim, My
friends, my eyes in THEN widest dreams ut fancy
had never hoped to look upon a scene like
this ~ With truth, he could adopt the lam
guage Of the eloquent orator lie had watched
with deep socitude, the events connected
with the prosecutions which had Just beeu
abandoned by the government, and, although
at times the future looked dark and gloomy,
he had come here to rejoice that glorious
day had dawned upon our c5use. lie felt It
was well the blow had fallen where it did
upon a community who had the boldness to
meet II, the lorttudo to endure it, and the dis.
cretlnn TO act IN such manner as 20 result ia
the triumph they had met to rejoice over
lie urged the friends OF the slave to make a
city OF refuge for the oppressed in every town.
ship, and 10 permit slave hunter TO enter it
IN pursuit OF his victim.
1t was now near the hour Of midnight, yet
the audience gave the prolOuudest attention to
the very close Of MI W.s speech, of which
we have given but a brief report
Principal II. E. Fairchild next occupied
few mo uents in appropriate remarks, and then
read the following resolutions
RESOLUTION OF OBERLN