The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

M0SOn came Gown lIOm WluCHeeter 10
tell me that he had not heard my speech,
but that ii was so noised about that 1 must
prepare ii and publish 1t. said to Senator
Mason: Il am Just getting sheets ready now
Then said he, Il will go right out, because
that speech must be published and put on
IecoIo.'
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke with diffidence. and
undoubtedly withheld from me the foil mar
Tative OF the effect of bis address. He paid
compliment to Mr.. Mcdonald for his assist
an ce in the case
I was led to inquire about Governor Wiss's
refusal to ardon Cook. Mr.. Voorhees, said:
'I can not talk TO you about that matter. 1
felt indignant toward Wise on sccSunt of
my friend Governor Willard, bat shall not
speak on that subject except to tell you that
1 went to Richmond with Willard when Re
asked Wise to pardon his brother-in law.
Wise could not brave the public opinion.
Willard went into another room with him,
and when he came out heard him say:
Governor Wise, all / shall ask OF you now
is to let me have the body of my wifs's
brother Wise sat down and wrote the or
der As we walked down the hill, Willard
being ahead of me, stepped to his side and
he said: i am Governor OF Indiana and Mr..
Wise is Governor OF Virginia. If his wife's
brother were condemned 10 death in In
diana, and the public opinion OF that State
were bowling at my doors, he should not
lave one minute to wait for a pardon ut
was a bitter hour" said Mr.. Voorhees,,
'and as both parties are dead will MOI say
more about it."
Said /: ''senator, did you see anything OF
john Brown and the other menu
YES, they were trying John Brown wnel
l reached Harper's Ferry. He looked to me
like substantial old farmer. There was
nothing vicious or very particular about MS
face except its 6rmness. He had some in-
tellectual ability, too, and would conduct
l.,
statements bV witnesses before they were
made. When be got tired he would say to
the court that he could not stand il any
more that day, ard the court was generally
adjourned for him. He was q remarkable
instance OF how popular impression OF
wrong will lift a man out of his ordinary
level when he rises against the wrong. Any
ideal cause which man espouses aud gives
his life and courage to will raise him intel
lectually and even morally. Brown put
into action what other people were talking
about, and so he rose to be the perfect hero
to those young men. Young Copplck, W 40
was hanged with Cook, was bright, plai /,
candid young fellow. Stevens another OF
Browns men, seemed to Us Democrats who
went there TO be somewhat more of the ruff
fan than Cook or COppick."
SAID I: sd q you find, when YOU re-
turned 10 Indiana. that your defense of Cook
had injured So1?'
''No: quite to the contrary. Even Robin
son, whom have mentioned, the marshal,
came to ne ard said: voorhees,, you were
rig ht in going there / was elected to Con-
gress in the district where | had been de-
fsated not long before. Ones instinct Of
friendship hardly ever misleads him."
Mr.. voorhees, cor cluded his story with an
account of the funeral Of Captain Cook:
Governor Willard and myself waited in
the jersey City depot for the train 70 come
which contained tbs body. / assisted
with my own hands to put the c2tfiln in a
hesTse We had brought there, IL was a cold
and chilly night in winter Tee hearse was
then put on the ferry boat and taken over to
New York and to an undertaker's where a
magnificent coffin was prepared. Some strug
gle arose about having the funeral in a
church, as most of the orthodox denomina-
tons were hostile to the abolitionists. 1t
was finally concluded to have the funeral
at private house, and some gentle
man who was not afraid OF what O. hers
might say gave his house for thai purpose.
There were probably q thousand persons at
the funeral, which was held in Williams
burg, n. Y, where Cook had studied Jaw.
Mr.. Callieott delivered an eloquent address,
and Cooks letter was read. The body was
then taken to one of the cemeteries in the
rear of Williamsburg and inferred. l saw
the body as it was being made ready tor the
cefhn. He looked like gentle boy, as he
was. While he was in prism at Charles
town, Governor Willard provided him with
excellent clothing and eli that money could
bring. Cook was the uncle CT the present
leader OF the democracy in the indiana Leg
lslatDre and the chairman of its finance
committee"
Did the Willard family feel that their
brothers death was disgrace"
NO. Governor Willard did not live long,
but there was hardening In his mind on
the slavery question. Cooz's sisters became
anti slavery in their feelings. l thinK they
set their faces sgainst that condition of
things which brought that boy to his end
But there we were" SAID Mr.. VOORHEES,,
like the first little V, ssel caught on the lee
shore, with the great ocean Of the war COM
ing on behind u.s."