Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-30

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We do not remember to have lately met with a
more refreshing piece Of cool impuience than is
narrated below. On the 10th inst. 1.-THE evening
of the day that Stephens and ilalctt exeeu
ted ut lIarper's ferry.l large number Of their
sympathisers met Mt the Court house. in jefferson,
AsLtabula county, o. Among those present were
John Brown, jr., Owen Brown, Barclay Copric
and James Redpath, NIL of whom addressed tho
meeting, expressing their deep sympathy with
the enterprise in which their relatives and friends
had persisted. In the long report of tho affair in
the Ashtabula Sentinel, We find the following.
which was not put DOWN in the bills, and which
relieved the otherwise sombre aspect of the occa-
sion. Deacon Gray. Of the Cleveland Plain Deal.
err, VINO had come to report the meeting for his pa-
.per, was loudly called for.
In order that readers may the force oil
tho joke we will remark. that the Cleveland
Plain Dealer ia next to Douglas homo organ in
Chicago the most influential Journal in his interest
published in the Northwest and ha' often been re.
ferred to by the Democratic papers South, in terms
of warmest endearmsnt and commentator in
deed the Plain Dealer has been rcckoned as one
of the staunchest and most reliable opponents Of
Black Rcpubcanism anywhere to bs found. Bat
To our story Tho Deacon aforementioned, nftrr
having been loudly called for by the Black Rrpub.
lcan crowd. worry modesty came forward and ex-
pressed himself in this WISE
lIe could not believe after tho courtesy he had
met in Jefferson, that this audience called him
out for the purpose III kissing hun down. tCrirs
Of no! mol 20 on. &c.) II they could see his
heart they wodld know that he not 80 lar IN
feeling from any Of them. M they might think =
lie had nothing to object to in tho remarks al
John Brown, or in the quaint. odd speech Of ow.
en- and although he could rot indorse the posi-
ton Of Mr.. Redpath. hc had quarrel with him.
lie would not make speech but ask 10 be lot of
by telling story. They might know TINT there
were two Grays-j. W. GIny. Of the Plain Deal
or, and himself or Deacon Gray, ns people cnllr
HIM. Laughter. lie THE speakcr) was once Il
Deacon OF tho Presbyterian Church. Mt r,tsbure
One day he saw n negro limplng along aud II
white mnn following with n drawn revolver in his
hand. Now said the speaker. mind YOU, I'm not
talking of my theories. but practicc Laughter
lhs negro was fugitive, who had once before
escaped into Pennsy lsania bnI bad been followed
shot down and taken bnck. THIS was the eccond
time he had been captured.
These two men--black and wh'e--wcrc cross +.
ing a covered bIidee--nt one end Of which waq
the Presbyterian Church. As the negro was sonr
ways ahead, he (tho speakcr) managed to push
him into the church door, Mt which the sexton
hnppencd to DO standing, They then l,rknd the T
door aud ran the negro up the st'eplo. aud there
they looked down upon tine stakeholder who vi. I
passing about in all directions. in trying to find
where the negro had gone to.
Three cheers were given Tor Grny.s Democratic +
practice.
This speech was wonderfully well received /
The DeacGn'- humorous sty le ut telling ITO story,
and his cool Gonlcsslon of practical hypocrisy,
were inimitable in their way