Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-04
From the New York Statesman.

terai Blown bears 10 tne pubic history OF fhs
ii his If, Wi Il few obs-r, atoms which are
iir'esi,tihiy extilcd by The circumstances of ms
EXT.
GENERAL Brown was born in the wear l775, in
Duck Iou"tv, Pennsylvania, where &c v, sided
unt' re hal attained he Goth year Of is ape.
1 ne w" suo' eedlng Years re PASS d in the ,,a,.
oil ONO, where he was princ ip,llv engaged in
surveying public lands. On hi, return to = e
atidnlc States, he fixed his r, sldenre in H.. civ
OF Ne" fotk, where, in addition 10 The dlrccIlon
Of Iarg" and respectable schoo, he eoraped
In the study Vt the law. But he S, o .einqu n.
ca THESE pursuits as uncous' nial with HI di ,pu-
sltion: and having made a purchaN Of iaud in
the North Western part of the ,iae Of New
i"ik, on tn" borders OF LAX Ontar O and ,h,,
RIVER 81. Lawltnce, he emrgr a,rd 10 ,b,, 70
glon While II was yr; Wild AID unculiivated.-
LII first human h bi alton within hir,y miles
OF lie Ike. Is sal TO have been IVA Il, under h,s
d'rtr'ion; and Brnwnvill., whc thir wear,
40 the INST inroad was male upon The rude
d"mi"l n of the for 81, j. ow II ,mris ing. TO-
man i, and beau lrni Iagr, nd yc, bu, sin
gf urf upon arirh, o'namrn cd an wItI,l w |
extended la" scape. General Brown was the
n st rion tr in ia sbrllIan' mar, h of ri liza
ton; and 10 his activity an PERSEVERANCE, ~
snrmo ting the first O S, c,e d thu inf -
eh-e W i'h he ha' aCquiI ed ad a., ed
stages, much OF the gr' al T. sui when i, now
VS. he in the we u h and embrllishment of m.
county, is t, b traced
The cay nft ot general Brown was di,,in>
guished ny an active aud adventurous spiriu-
a spiri wh,c WIS chastised by long and irvine
'Hpe, renee. Blu, his energy of character aiwa,S
Remained: IN 'hr asst act, of his If, as in the
his, the Impression OF iearlrssnes> and deser- c
MI 'alion Is 'Isibl IN d. ep and indebie trace, O
HIS ta'ly arcr was one Of constant xer;lon b
and difficulty He 5rca ne depend nj, when q
mere youth, on his own efforts: he had hi, ed "
ica'ion to acquire al 'h",ery moment when he b
vas providing for hrs own subsistence, but he 4
no ed on, in spirr Of all opposing obstacles. d
o success ard fame. "
The public life of Gen. Brown commenced l.
win the wsr OF 1912, when he was called in,o n
rr,ioe a, militia general and entrusted with !,
he protection of a frontier 90 miles in extent.
h"ugh he had but little opportunity + xhb- d.
/ S MS Capacity Tor war, his Judicious ar IN
angem MS, and The energy with witch ne re- #
used an ATTEMPT ofIhe enemy agans O.d-n> IL
urgh, attracted the notice Of the government. u.
!, u expiration OF his term Of SER, Ice he was St
Hrred regiment IN ihr r gular army which d,
= refused, because he would not sacrifice "a re
hich h. had been accustomed torxerci,e. he
In the spring Of 1918 he was i.vi,ed bv Col.
80 kus, who mad the Command uf Sa k"t's ii
"rbour, then In,es'ed and menactd by the ha
'emy, to assume the command AID defend it, Co
OF b. had Jus, arri,'d al tina, place, and WIS sc
norani Of its localities He knew the ,ili.y If
Gen. Brown, .na in az eie, atrd splrl, Vi p,> biz
lo'Ism, h. did not hesitate to resign thr per- ze.
nal ,"'eres,, which he had in. Iet.i"ing thu a
mmand, for The ben 6, which tie pub i, d
Ign r.an from the ac'. Gen. Brown, ry 81"
ries Of skiiful aud spirited mo, euen,s, com. "c