Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-21

bitterness or regret has fallen from my
eyes. Not one moments anguish; not
one guilty fear has disturbed my breast
There can he no proof of the things al
legged against me, unless it be suborned.
If | am not permitted to return to my
family and friends, | have every conf,
dence that every effort will be made by
you, and all other friends, to keep my
property together. sustain my family, and
educate my children. am in Gods
hands. Will not the Judge of all the
earth do right2 l believe it is only on
account of the active part have taken in
the Temperance reformation, &C., that |
am here. And feel now, by the strength
of grace, that for the ties imony Of the
truth, l could not only go to prison, but
also to DEATH
The following two which are addressed
10 his wife, we give in full.
SEPTEMBER %, 1888.
Mp Bel0ved WJe-This is the fifth
day of my Imprisonment, and the Lord is
still with me in this my sixth trouble, and
in the seventh l am willing 10 trust Him.
Although destitute of many comforts
which my own home furnished me, sill
my prison is to!erable place. The pris-
on keeper and family are kind and hu-
manc-lhe Lord reward them. There
are indeed Strong stone walls and rnassv
iron doors and CRATES, that deprive me of
my liberty bat there is no unquenchable
fire, no undying worm, no iulerminable
hell, no indescribable anguish, no frown-
ing Judge, no guilty fears, no haunting,
midnight, frightful spectre, to chase my
soul to mad despair.
| have water to cool my tongue, my bread
is sure. and | am even richer than my
Lord, for | have place TO lay my head.
My peace flows like river, my treasure
is in the heavens the bread Of eternal
! life is mine. -..
Tel my friends and fellow-christians
| love them. l have received acts of kind
ness from them which have united me to
them by bond Of union that time cannot
sever. Tell my enemies 1 love and pity
them, and would freely forgive them
! My prayer for them is, Lord forgive
them, for they know not what they do
Lord give them better mind, CONVEX
them. turn them unto thee. Farewell
Yours till death, J. 3. MAHAN.
.. OCTOBER 2, 1888
My Beloved Wite-Every day | look
throug h the CRATES Of my prison towards
Ohio. | desire TO be with you; hut
am admonished. by my Master, to be pa
lient God knows what is best for me
and oftentimes, in my prison, amidst tn
canking of chains, 1 feel happy. and an
constrained to say, it is enough, Lord.
think | feel reconciled to whatever ma,
be the issue of my case. My hope an
my trust is in the Lord.
Your loving husband,
.... JOHN B. MAHAN.
1t is no small thing indeed, to be sever
ed from beloved family, to whom | ar
enGeared by ties indiseoiublc to be cal
ried ont of my native State, torn from tn
society Of thousands of friends, among.
; and with whom | have spent years
: happiness, to be hurried into a prison in
! foreign State for no crime, and lcade
: with irons like felon. But there
: hope at the bottom of this hitter cup. B
? the mercies of Heaven, and the unceasir
;, prayers Of united thousands, l shall,
confidently hope, eat the bread of joy wi
:. my family and friends, immediately aft
. court. The iron door Of my prison hou
shall, like the door of Doubting-ca
; creak on its rusty hinges, and yield II
> up forever. 90, hope, thou blessed a
Choir of the SOUL"
% But if my fairest hopes should all
20 blighted if a gloomy prison is to be I
lot: if | am to see no more the livir
~ Joy bespaugled countenances Of wife a
. children dear; O. Christian friends :
=. can taste no more the joys of social Ii
~ the sweets of liberty, Heavens boon
a, a all, am resigned. All my words, WI
- added up, shall be, Heavens will
~ done Yours, very sincerely,
.;- JOHN B. MAHAN
- The Governor of Ohio has address
Ae a Letter 10 the Governor Of Kentucky
which he states that he has been put
=, possession Of evidence that cannot
~ doubted, going to show, that there
been an error in the case, and that
md M. has not been in Mason county for
l.. ny years, if ever; and requests that
All- be delivered up. The governor Of L
'sis lucky returns gentlemanly reply, sta
err however, that he cannot give him up,
led, the proceedings are entirely judicial,
cry. that he cannot arrest them under tn,
dictment.
MIR. Mahan is charged with ha
. committed the offence for which he is
prisoned, in Mason county, KY
place Of confinement is in Washing
Mason county. In letter 10 the 90,