Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-02
LeraI Record---Aurust 1.


BOstwick was yesterday morning convicted
of eounterfeiting. He had been on trial for
nearly week.
The following persons composing the gang
of counterfeiters arrested week before last by
United States Marshal johnson and his as
sistants in Burton, Geauga county, were sen
fenced to the Penitentiary:
Jesse BOorn, $25 and costs, and five years
in Penitentiary.
Samuel B. WhitcOmb, $25 and costs, and
two years in Penitentiary.
Henry WhitcOmb, $25 and costs, and two
years in Penitentiary.
Josiah Dixon, $50 and costs, and one year
in Penitentiary.
CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-JUDGEs BOLTON
AND FooTE.-City of Cleveland Us. GAINESVILLE
& Cincinnati Railroad Company. Without
argument counsel agreed to a special verdict
for plaintiff, and defendant gave notice of
appeal. It viii therefore go to the District
Court
In our report yesterday, the note of the
case of Forest City Bank vs. John Crowell
was not strictly correct In delivering the
opinion of the Court, Judge Bolton declined
to hold that the Bank was not regularly or
ganized, leaving that question to be decided
ifquestiOned, by higher Court.
The Court adjourned yesterday morning.
POLICE CoURT.-JUDGE LAwRENcE.-Mi-
ehael Fsrlsnd, drunk, 81 and costs.
James Hogmann, same, 81 and costs.
Mary Burkhardt, keeping disorderly
house, $40 and costs.
Maud Smith and Mary Ann Hanl,ler, for
visiting the same, fined IS and costs each.
ANNIVERSARY ExERcIsEs.-The 26th Ami
versary oftheWest Indian Emancipation was
celebrated in this city yesterday by our col
Ored citizens. AT 10 o'clock they gathered
at Chapin's Hall to listen to an address by
Prof ThOme. A good audience was present.
Clsrk's Brass Band furnished music for the
occasion. The exercises commenced with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Jones.
Prof: Thome congratulated his audience
gathered, the commemeration of that event
which tells us the cheering truth that if
slavery is in the world to curse the world,
abolition is also in the world to bless the
world, and if slavery is mighty, abolition is
mightier. We are told that slavery is an
cient, and that our Forefathers and Found
ers of the Republic admitted slavery into
the Union and threw around it the safe
| guards Of the Constitution. We are pointed
to England and to France, riveting chains
upon their colonies, and so we are told that
Slavery is too well established as an institu-
tion to be torn away without fatal rendings
/ Of the body polite. But, in reply, we say
that abolition is equally ancient and Christ
ianity has either swept away Slavery, or the
Nations where it was recognized and protect
ed, have fallen. Abolition, not Slavery,
reigns triumphant over the once proud en-
pires of chattel bondage.
In Mexico, Chilli, Bolivia, and other coun-
tries, abolition has triumphed over Slavery.
So Slavery must ever fall before the instinct
i've hatred of oppression in the human heart.
He spoke then of the West India Emanci-
patton, as the contamination of protracted
exertions of the philanthropists of England,
led on by the noble Wilberforce, and upheld
by Pitt and Fox. After twenty years strug-
} Cling the legitimate African slave trade was
: abolished, and then the conversion of 800
900 things into me7, and l0omen, on the Ist o
= August, 1884, followed in its due COURSE
g subsequently, the French and Danish colon
n les received their liberty from their owl
+ governments, and Cuba alone remains of tn
West India Islands, cursed with Slavery.
BY this emancipation act, Great Britail
placed herselfright upon the political recor
of the world, and evinced her determination
there to stand, let what would come. If sh
decided the destinies of Europe at the fel
of Waterloo, she decided the destiny
Slavery on the 1st of August, 1884.
In 1888 the first American anti-Slaver
sr Society was formed. In May, 1884 the fir
/ anniversary was held at Philadelphia, and b
ID (the speaker) was permitted to speak upO
Or the platform at that meeting. The emanc
patton ofthe West Indies came Just at IL
right time to show to this country the prar
- teal benefits of such course. Henry Cls
y and other statesmen of that time denouncc
10 this act of oppression ofGreat Britain as ha,
u ing put back the cause of emancipation ha
a century, but now, in quarter of a centur
~ it has redeemed about ali of the civiliz,
W. " world and is shortly to take possession Of O.
u whole Republic.
The address was a good thing and W,
Dy received.
The company then formed in prece ssh
lis for the County Fair Grounds where pier
he was held, documents read by W. E. Ambu
he and speeches made by various gentleme
m All passed off pleasantly.
or, The following resolutions were unanimoU
ne ly adopted at the close Of the celebration
nsJ Resolved, That we will ever hail wi
by heartfelt demonstrations Of Joy, the retu
m of each anniversary of the West India Ems
yes cipation, looking forward with firm re
ance in the Supreme Director of all even
su 10 the day Of American Abolition, VIII
there shall not be single bondman TO we
beneath the glorious Stars and Stripes of
country.
!. Resolued That we return our united thar
70 these stern advocates Of the oppresi
va slave who have been with US to-day Mess
Thome, Crooks and others our faith in tn
u sincerity is unboundsd, as they have alWl
'rd; fought in the front ranks Of the great bat
of human rights,
ok We are glad to know that nothing oceul
her during the whole day in any way cslcula
to mar the pleasure of all who participa
+aa n the exercises.