Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-20

Vallsndigham, and the New York
World, News and Express. These three
papers have devoted their entire editorial
ability to gpologizing for the action Of the
mob by saying that the arbitrary acts Of
the administration have Fe1cited the people
to tOresistanes" They endeavor to fasten the
blame, not on the cut-throats, scoundrels,
thieves, murderers and demons who have
burned and killed, but on the Administra-
tion and Abolitionists The New York
Herald, which is supported almost entire
Iy by the identical class which composed
the mob, has not yet dared to publish
one editorial denouncing the mob, but with
a complaisance that is perfectly devilish,
has described thes scenes Of carnage that the
empire city has passed through, without
one word of condemnation, except to de-
nounce the Abolitionists
On the other hand, the order loving pa
pers, the Tribune, Post and Times, de-
nOunced the mob without stint.
Governor Seymour made a speech in
which he claimed these candidates for the
internal regions as his friends"
archbishop Hughes issued handbill
calling the mob to meet at his palace for
the purpose Of addressing them. He had
the assumption to guarantee that they
should not be disturbed by the military
and police, although he was not author
lied to make such a guarantee. de ad-
dressed the crowd, " not as rioters or as
gentlemen, but as men Of New York," and
proceeded to say that the latter title was
the most honorable. His speech was
wishy- washy, Irish -blarney sort Of an af-
fair, in which he had much to say about
the ewrongs of Ireland, C) but not one word
denouncing the wrongs of the unfortunate
people murdered by the rioters, or Of the
1000 houseless Protestant orphans whose
home was burned by his "men Of New
York his flock. After endeavoring to
tickle the fancy of his hearers, he re-
commended them to 60 home in peace and
submit to the laws of the land. -.r
The Times, speaking of the address Of
the Archbishop says fuy:
I" We were surprised to learn yesterday
that the call purperting to be issued by
Archbishop Hughes Ito the men of New
York, who are now called in many of the
papers rioters" was a genuine document.
1t did not seem to us possible that any
! person holding a position of so much dig
nifty and responsibility could say word
which could be construed to imply that he
did not regard as rioters" men who had
burned down public buildings, plundered
private dwellings, set fire to orphan ssyl-
ums, asssiled with bludgeons and stones
the legal defenders of the public peace,
hung innocent and defenseless men, mur-
dered, with every conceivable brutality,
the officers Of justice, and done everything
which men could do to overthrow the law
and plunge society into the very depths of
anarchy and crime. If the mob had
burned the Catholic Orphan Asylum next
door to the Bishops Cathedral, somebody
beside the papers" would probably have
called them rioters that Archbishop
Hughes could regard the term as less appli-
cable to the men who burned the COlored
Orphan Asylum, sermed to us incredible.
Nor did we dream for q moment that in q
City cOnvulsed with bloody and raging
riot, Archbishop Hughes could presume
to call q meeting Of the rioters, and, of his
own authority, say to them, "you shall
not be disturbed by any exhibition Of mu-
nioipal or military presence" Such an
assurance implies the assumption Of a
power superior to that of the law: and
whatever the Archbishop might feel, we
did not think he would be unwise enough
openly to proclaim the possession Of such
personal or official supremacy"
The death of Colonel O'Brien, who COM
manded part of tie artillery, and who
rendered his services in aiding to sup
press the mob, was the most awful we
ever heard Of 1t appears that being very
indignant at the course his countrymen
was pursuing he went and addressed the
mob in the street very severely, using
strong language. He was attacked with
stones, brickbats and clubs, and hundreds
Of the rioters endeavored to get an oppor-
tunity to have hand in killing him. He
was finally carried into an alley, where he
laid in dying condition for several hours,
receiving at times additional blows and
kicks from the demons around, many of
whom were Irishwomen. We condense
the following account of his horrible death
from the New York papers. The body lay
on the street from two o'clock until six.
It has been reported that the body was
hung, but it appears that although a rope
was put about the neck, and every prepa-
ration made to hang him, it was not done:
"About three O'Clock the Reverend Faith
er CloWery arrived upon the scene, and
began to read the services Of the Roman
Catholic Church over him. The occasion
was one Of marked and solemn interest.
"The priest stood over the dying man,
while q large crowd surrounded him, but
standing of in silent attitudes while they
viewed the solemn scene. Around the
neck of O'Brien scapulsr was placed,
which was recognized by the crowd, and
added to their silent and quiet attitude.
This scapular is regarded by the Roman
Catholics IS a sacred relic. 1t is blessed
by their clergy, and placed round the necks
Of those who desire to enroll themselves
in the order Of the Virgin Mary, which it
represents. When the crowd saw that this
was worn by Colonel o Brien, they desisted
for time from their work. They fell
back until the priest had ended the oere-
monial Of reading the services over the
body. When this was concluded, the priest
turned to the crowd and requested them to
keep quiet, and not to assault Colonel
OBrien any more, as he was fast sinking.
The reverend gentleman then left, and this
was the signal for another onslaught on
the body, which was entered into with en-
erRY BY the assembled mnltitndn