Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-17

meet that &iRa. the people should mourn
Melodeon Hall was draped in mourning for
the meeting held there IN the evening. The
stage was hung with heavy folds Of Grape
caught up with white rosettes. Festoons Of
Grape hung from the walls the pillars were
wound with the insignia Of mourning Over
the centre of the stage hung a fine Photograph
ofthe Hero of Harper's Ferry in a gilt frame,
encircled with wreath Above this was the
motto
"Amiciis humani geReris.
On the left Of the picture was; fa
"John Brown, the Hero of 1897
and on the right
"He being dead, yet speakeih'
Still further TO the right were the following
.rHr ESD c"o"SrTH THF WoRK.
''Hs Noble Spirit makes Despot quail r
The whole was arranged with fine effect,
end showed that the Ladies had been in no
wise inactive.
THE MEETING
AS early as half-past six o'clock the dense
throng crowding into the Melodeon testified
the universal interest felt in the nature and
objects Of the meeting, and at o'clock there
was not vacant seat in the Hall and the
standing places were all occupied. There
we're not less than 400 persons in the Hall,
about onethirl of whom were ladies. Tie
strictest attention was given to the exercises
| roughout-deep earnest attention.
After the adoption Of a series of dcnuncia-
tory and inilamatory resolutions, Judge SPALD.
ING was the first speaker called out, and in his
speech he claimed JoHN BRowN as Hero,
true to his God" ave have met, he said, "to
honor him (Ossawatomie BRowN) and his faith
fulness to his convictions of duty and his prin-
ciples We hare met to honor those princi
pies and the cause in ,ohich he died"
Judge Tilden said that amid the feelings
he felt on the death of his old and valuable
friend, he was unable to express himself as
he otherwise would But he could not fail to
express to them his respect, his ADMIRATION
and VENERATION for the old man that
Virginia has this day executed on the gal
lows. John Brown has gone Ia
his grave, apd we cant call him back, but
propose thatioe bdptize Ourseloes IN his spirit
and stand upon foundation Of adamant in
unalterable hostility to slavery (Cries o
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driven the first nail in its own coffin.
" And it seems that there is a special
Providence in Browns suffering Just at this
time as did Luther, Cromwell and Russell and
all of them, except Luther have died upon the
scafold, but their works live after them, and sc
will John Browns"
The Rererend Mr. Brewster said: 1--WE are
not here to advocate an armed invasion of the
South. The time has not come for that-Hov
SOON 1T WILL tce are not prepared 10 sag
We are not here to sympathise with or fol
Brown, for he has gone, and before his death
thank God, he didn't need it. ! can only say
as ! sit down, John Brown one of the i'm
mortal names that will never die.
After some remarks in about the same strair
from the negro LANGsToN, (the same negr,
who delivered the orationin this city on the
lst of August, ls6OD the Rev. Mr. Crooks
took the stand and spoke of the "noble Johr
Brown" and the RerereRd Mr.. ToOHEY follow
ed in the same style.
After Mr. TooHEY, the Hon. ALBERT G
RIDDLE was called upon, who among othc
things, declared:
"But this event has also developed and ex
hibted the nobleness aud greatness of Brown
and his associates. The HrelieSt imagination
fails TO show as the .tuiineSS Of ihe lesson
,chich has been taught on tie Scg6oid, as TIN
pearly gates opened and as pure a soul en-
tered as has passed into the hereafter IN III,
last thousand gears.
This same ALBERT G. RIDDLE was regular
ly nominated in full convention, on the 2ls
August 1860, as the Republican candidate fo
Congress in the Cleveland District
Ralph Plumb was prominent among til,
"Oberln Rescuers," tried in Cleveland, May
1859 He and his brother Samuel joined il
giving the negro Copeland, Slj to pay his cx
penses to Harpers Ferry, to join John Brown
and "wished good luck to him and Leary,
negro who was killed near the Rifle Works a
the Ferry, This was the same I.eary referre,
TO in young John Browns letter of Septembe
2, 1859, as follows; "Friend Leary, of Ober
lin, will be on hand soon.
This will suffice for to-day All those from
. whom we have quoted reside in this STATE
r and are aetioe in their iabors in behalf,o
LINCOLN and the Republican State ticket
Can National men in the Republican rank
longer continue. to act with party which elC
a Yates into paces'o honor, and trust men VIII
=, entertain such sentiments?