Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-27


THE BURIAL OF STEvrns AND HAzLETT.-Ths
reniains 81 Stevens and Hazlstt were brought
70 tOEaglewOod, 4, J., foF interment. The ex-
eculiOh took place on Friday. The renains
were forwarded BY express, and reached Rsh-
way On Saturday, when they were taken at
once to Eal leWOOd. The coffins were opened
but the bodies we're not submitted to the care
Of an undertaker. The features were scarcely
recognizable, and they were not shown either
to the intimate friends of tho deceased or at the
funeral. Attached to the buttoR,hOle OF
Stevens coat, by rcd and blue ribbons, was a
plain black IGdia-rubber ring, but fot whom
It was intended his friends were not informed.
HIS betrOthed accompanied his remains from
CharlestowD, and was joined at Eaglewood BY
bis father and sister. f. f-t tLr-.a -I
The funeral services were held at the house
Of Mr. Spring. Mr., Aaron Stevens, the faith
sr of A. D. Stevens, Mrs. Pierce, his sister,
both of Norwich, Ct, Mr.. Mech, his uncle,
from GriswOld, Ct, and Miss Dunbar, his
betrOthsd, from Ohio, were present. No rel
alive of Hazleit attended, Ths Rev. II. P.
Arms, of Norwich, pastor Of the Church Of
which the father Of young Stevens iS q mem
Der, conducted the religious services. He said
he had known young Stevens only as boy
at whi,h period of his life he was noted for the
promptness and zeal with which he always
espoused the cause Of the weak aud the de-
fenceleSs. Mr.. Theodore TiltOn, of New York,
msde an address, and Mrs. Spring read some
extracts from letters written by Stevens during
his Incarceration, showing that he considered
an honor to die in thseause OfIibsrty,and that
his last days were chssred by the hope Of a
blessed Immortality, The young martyrs were
inferred in EaglewOOd cemetery side by side,
near the graves of James G.. Birney and Arnold
Bufum.
HazIett was in his 2sl year. The Indepsn'
dent says:
He had serious and thoughtful mind, YET
was fond Of adventure, and often exhibited
much personal courage. Of his views and
purposes against slavery, he wrote in letter
on the day before his death, these honorable
words
81 am willing to die in the cause of Liberty
If had ten thousand lives, ! would willingly
lay them all down for the same cause. Ny
death will do more good than if had lived.
Mrs. Pierce, the sister of Stevens, had re
psated interviews with him during the las
eight days preceding his execution. Mrs
Pierce asked him ''whAt was his intention II
going to Harper's Ferry !"
at was for good" he replied; at was t.
help my fellow men out of bondage. YOl
know nothing of slavery; I know great deal
It is the crime of crimes. hate it the more
and more the longer live. Even since have
been living here in this cell, have heard The
cryings Of slave children torn from their pa
rents."
On another occasion, his sister asked if h'
had been reused to bitter or revengefuI spirit
under his wounds and during his imprisOn'
ment, to which he replied
mo; for 1 believe can truly say that
love every man, woman and child on earth;
can forgive the man who hangs me. when vi
went TO Harpers Ferry we had no intention tC
injure a single humIn being; our design wa
to free the slaves without boodshed, Just al
we had done in Missouri we carried rifles anC
pixies only for self,defence, and to inspire, b
the appearance Of military force, fear Of re-
sisting Us in our .ProjecS. l think that no
man was killed by any of our party until afte
! I was shot down while bearing a flag of truce
Some of the Yirgimans were killed by thei
own party, by mistake. As for myself, di,
not shed single drop of blood, except from
, my own wounds"
Stevens was pierced in different parts of hi
body, by six bullets, two Of which he car
ried lodged in bis neck, to the grave.
Il am glad" he sa d, after reference b.
bis sister to the great pain he had suffered, 81
am glad that did not die Of my wounds 70
I believe that my execution upon the gallow
will be better testimony for zee truth and lib
erty."
The letters of Stevens to his relatives AM
friends manifested the strongest love to his fel
low man and the highest moral courage. W
quote few paragraphs;
: March I9th-"It makes my soul overflow
with sorrow to see men with great talents us
them in defending what is both curse to them
: selves and to all mankind.
, IL have had a glorious time with my Biste
here; she is sueha bundle observes that / an
{ almost ashamed Of myself when compared will
her. There is no greater joy on earth, for me
, than to see a noble woman; for in her SCI
, more of God than ia anything else.
7 81 hope you will always, as you love your
self, as you love woman, as you love man, q
you love God, work with han 10, head, and hear
for the happiness of all mankind"
On ne afternoon before the fatal day, neJ
: visitor was admitted as a welcome guest int
! the cell-Miss Jennie Dunbar, an intelliger
and amiable young woman from Ashtabula CO
Ohio-Wbo had just been to Richmond on
fruitless errand to the Governor to plead for th
prisoners life. Her coming was not unexpect
ed to Stevens, for frequent letters had passe
between them, Of such character as had serve
to strengthen a friendship, which, though
was not las stated in the neWspapers) an aft
anced love, was only made stronger BY separ'
ton and misfortune. The prisoner regrette
4 that she should have lost 30 much of the lal
remaining precious time, by going a uselel
Journey to fall on her knees before an unpity
ing Governor of an implying State. She say
y that she had buoyed herself up with the HOP
1 of obtaining pardon until the moment Of hC
" entering the Governors Office in the Capito
''but," said she, ''the moment looked into b
. eye, / saw that there was nothing in him I
which could make an appeal" It is suficier
70 to say that she was coldly received and cold
dismissed by the Governor, who had alread
u taken the pains to say that be could not say
. the prisoners life, and that be would not If
. could. t----
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