New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-10
JOHN BROWNS INVASION.
JOHN BROWN AND THE UNION.

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mac. Governor and Commander IN Chief Of the armies
of Virginia, his exceuhoner, is exalted. The one
mistaken, injured earnest fanatic in the Of OPP
pressed humanify-the other fdgtty, fussy. camor-
ous, ambitious politician unserupllously boodihirsty
IN the death of Brown, as be was two and twenty
wears ago in the Cilly duel consistent man, Gov
emor Wisel We could have expected nothing other
w.e we could not. for the great cause Of humanity,
aside from our sympabies for the life Of his victim,
have wished anything else.
Brown is dead We deplore bis loss. We defend
not nj, Last rash mad act az Harpers Ferry. He has,
Ike hundreds Of others IN the desperate pursuit OF
single idea pad the penalty of bs tenerity, and reck
Lesy involved others not in the degree Of his guilt,
eooally 20 IN ifs consequences Conld Fe have known
hi. intentions beforehand We you'd have advised hin
Of II cir utter speraon and impossbi y and warned
hpthat such Nas not the way 70 accomplish his pur-
nose. We personally knew Brown, years ago, in
pIiyaie business life; ardent, energetic, earnest
man. enthusiastic in whatever undertakings valua-
bic. useful member Of society; bot we did not know
then a. pow bic iron viii, his cool forgetfuness Of
self and consequences in tie supposed integrity Of his
resolution. and the acts 70 which they led.
John Brown died a hero So the world outside Of
Slavery will saydo saya victim 70 the bloodihrsti-
pee. of Slavery Some think Gov. Wise would have
hardened him, il be dared. 1 think not have
known bin too long and watched his public acts too
closely TO believe any such thing. In his private life
m many things amiabe, Jacable and kind, politically
he ia high reaching Buckingham" who viii suiier
no obstacle apparently in his way TO power and place
IN stand between him and the object Of his ambition.
He has achieved the topmost rbng IN the ladder OF his
career. lie mas hung Old Brown y He has saved
the Union for a month or two That will do. Henry
A. Wise, by the aid Of 0sawatomie Brown, has made
himself immortal as well as infamous in history JEFF
freys and poor Alice Lisle, Napoleon and the Duke
DEngben, like the bloody Judge and the ambitious
despot doomed to immortal infamy by the hde OF their
victims.
Now for tho consequences. The emancipation Of
negro Slavery in America viii be accomplished fifty
wears sooner than if John Brown had not persisted on
the giOws His attempt, and bis trial has been borne
on he sheets of the thousand newspapers into every
hamlet and FIRE side of great, wide country, from
the Northeastern shore Of Maine 10 the Red River of
the North from the Capes If Florida to the confines of
Texas, along the shores of the Pacific from California
to Oregon and even into The remotest miners dggngs
of their highest mountains
Millions Of people Of all ages and conditions ofmen,
women, and children, have read and heard the story
and suferngs Of Osawatome Brown in the streets IN
public assemblies and upon their heathstones, in the
heart Of each Of whom livSs higher law, implanted
there by nature Itself than the law Of Virginia or Of
Congre-that of humanity, and sympathy for the en-
shaved Suppose John Browns taking Of the Harpers
Ferry Arsenal was rash, unlawful, and unustii-
able act What was the necessity of bringing him with
such hot haste into court sick bed his head bound
up in pasters his bruised body enervated by weakness,
his faculties stunned by violence, no time scarcely Tor
able counsel TO attend him. bis rapid trial, one-sided
conviction, and summary sentence, such as would not
be hcted on the greatest criminal in any other land,
for any other act How cowardly Such is the Ian
gusce of millions which all the sophstry of Slavery
and slaveholding cannot dissipate or put down.
"John Brown died martyr to his humanity, and
victim 10 the bloody laws of Slavery"
The upsbot of this whole matter is, that the Slave
question is precipated upon the attention and synpa
thies Of the American people years before it coul
otherwise in the course of ordinary discussions hav
taken place and given il an intensity of action hardly
before possible Even the sordid heartless doughiace
of the North will quail before it, and mereenary nteres
and ootton.iobbing stand aghast at its effects Men
who never thought before viii now begin to think on
the subject with an earnestness that will bring conve-
ton They can no longer resist facts and consequences
But the ProSavery politicians and oicehoders still
hold fast and below the platforms and in the news
papers. =" the Union will be dissolved If we go on at
this rate and the slavehoding hre-esters Will roar IN
Congress, "that If you Northern fanatics don't STOP
your noise, we siH dissolve the Union, and set up
Southern Confederation for ourselves"
Well, what then Icannot better Illustrate this
consequence than by relating conversation between
myself and distinguished public mana STAKEHOLDER
and gradual ncpatoust--resding in Southern
staie few weeks before the Presidential election
1856. 1t occurred at his own house,
How will 20 the eleetionin your State T. he asked
" For Fremont was the reply.
swell, if that be the case he viii be probably
elected"
"Ptrhaps so; but hardly think Fremont viii carry
States enough 10 elect him."
"Idontknow aboutthat. This Soilism is creep
ing stuff aud with the evaporation of feeling which
the Kansas impurities has created in your Northern
people, fear the worst. 1t will be bad business,
fear" A.
Suppose Fremont should be elected; whatwOul(
you Southern people do r.
sSubmit, Of course when they find that their threats
cannot frighten you. Our sensible people under
stand this matter well enough. We know it is al
nonsenee; but there are always demsgogues enough
20 kick up fuss, and keep the fools in trouble for
fear the Aboliionsts viii come down among u.s. andrun
of our slaves and thus destroy property. But, to
illustrate ny sentiments, III tell you story. few
days Rgo, was down in -. At Of the princi-
pal public houses, fell in with company of people
IN The evening, and, among other topics, the proba-
bilities of the coming Presidential election were
canvassed.
"WelL" saws one, "if Fremont is elected, wen
rebel - /" How 2 in whatway 2" asked him. "Why,