Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23


ground withouta groan, while Waldo and Mon
tagne quickeued their steps towards the spot
where the Rangers horses were confined, with
the whole troop in hot pursuit Seizing the two
nearest ones, they mounted them, and punging
the spurs into ther sides, they galloped away at
a fearful rate.
suppose, y said Waldo, after they had pro,
ceeded some miles, G that we are liable to be
arrested as horse thieves
!" Better as horse thief than to be in the
place Of the mnrderers of poor Brown,
Yes, thousand times better. Aid such
are the men that rule the affairs of the Terri
tory "
" Upheld to by men who have graced, or dis
graced rather, our national councils
" You mean Atchisonl''
Yes"
Well, day will come when reckoning
will be had for all this, and then at the great
tribunal, where no hand is potent to shield the
guilty, Brown will receive his just reward, and
MS muruererS tnelrS.
81 believe it, Waldo"
And well you may, for it is true
Where do you intend to go now ?"
+ 10 one of my old haunts, FIVE or six miles
from here. We shall be safe there for day or
two, and then we can decide as to our future
course"
A ride of an hour brought them to the spot
which Waldo had mentioned, and turning their
horses out to Craze they shouldered their rides
and went in pursuit of their morning meal.
In every human breast, no matter how long
1t has been callous to all good-no matter how
long it has shnt out those heller and bette
feelings which cluster around and ennoble tn,
character of the true man-there are time
when it is agitated by good impulses. An'
thus it was with the murderers of Brown, or
at least with few of them--though the mia
jority would rather have seen his bones bleac
upon the spot where he fell than that the,
should have had Christian burial. But b
was not destined 10 perish thus Placing hin
in wagon, his captors conveyed him to gre
cery upon Salt Creek, where his wounds wei
pretended to be dressed. We say pretended, to
it is not probable that men who had the hruta
lty 10 murder him, and then carry him in a
open wagon for mi es-hs gaping wounds TN
protected from the bitter cold which prevaile
would be over-zealous in caring for the gu ffe
ings of their victim. But it was of no avail
and with lateut spark of humanity burnir
in their bosoms, they carried him home to h
wife Agonizingly she bent over his bleedir
form, and asked him how he came thus.
81 have been murdered, because dared to
my duty" and with these words upon his lip
the spirit Of the sufferer passed to land whe
Slavery or Oppression was never known.
Thus died Brown, the Martyr Hero Champ
on of Human Rights, against the dominion
the Slave Power-a Power which makes of I'll
soul Of man chattel, and recognizes beneath
dark skin nothing save the instinct common
the brute. Yet men-Christians, if you will
eustdlu unu pcIpetudte tue GldnlC III uulut
flesh, and taking the inspired volume, they tf
you that within its sacred pages is the con6rr
alton of their views the express licence tn
man may enslave his felow-man. They 60 n
deeper than the outward man, or if they d
, they see not that enshriued beneath the unpt
ished exterior Of the slave there is a soul
S precious in the sight of the great Author
e our Being as that which swells the bosom of t
proudest arisiocrat in our land, who may glo
in the possession of hundred bondmen.
is While the name Of the Martyr Brown sh;
p remain fresh and green in the memory of tho
sands of his countrymen; calling forth eulog
upon his noble course in defence of the gre
IS principle of the equality of men, those
'e Stringielow, Atchson and Lecompte will
down to everlasting infamy-infamy so de
that their names will never be called to mi
save to utter anathema maraaaha
TO BE CONTINUED.