Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-15
"The day is done and the darkness
Drops from the wings Of night"
NORTHERN SYMPATHY FOR BROWN.

NORTHERN SYMPATHY FOR BROWN.
The sympathy expressed at the North for the
"Martyr of Freedom" on the day of his execution,
Syracuse, Philadelphia, Boston and various other
places, public and prayer meetings were held,
expressive of the outraged sentiments of the free-
dom-shriekers."
At New York, songs were sung speeches were
made, and prayers offered up for Brown and the
cause in which he had sacrificed his life. That
day would be baptized "Martyr's Day." Brown
was declared to be "the purest and best man OF
this or any other age" Such of the clergy as re-
fused or neglected to preach abolition sermons
were denounced God was invoked to inspire
continual thought of opposition to all oppressors
and tyrants (of course the South only meant) ;
and to overthrow, himself, 'this terrible system
ofiniquity." Mr.. Lewis Tappan, in prayer, felt
happy that Brown had been permitted to lay down
his life in imitation of Christ; and Rev. W. S.
Hall thanked God that in our sin-cursed land
there was one who would do right, when all did
wrong. Rev. C. 2. Brace, in spite of the incendi-
airy tone of his prayer, had one good wish:-
"Lord! show us what is rght."-to which we say
"Amen!"
At a meeting held in the evening, a lady said
she believed not only in prayer but, also, in the
efficacy of bone and muscle; and, woman as she
was, would have headed an army to rescue Brown
or perish in the attempt. A gentleman said he
would no,o do everything ''to emancipate the
slave and humiliate the South"
At Albany-a hundred guns were fired tc COM
memorate the execution of Brown. A cannon was
taken from the State Arsenal and fired by the
Deputy of the Commissary General.
At Syracuse-the City Hall was crowded in the
evening; stirring speeches, delivered for three
hours; strong resolutions, adopted; and large
sums of money, contributed for the relief Of
Browns family. The City Hall bell was tolled
sixty-three times-that being the age of the "mar.
tyr"
At Philadelphia large meeting assembled
in the National Hall in the morning. Rev. Fur.
Miss read number of letters from Brown; and
addresses were delivered by Lucretia Mott Mary
Green and others.
At Boston-the negroes held meetings day
and night in their churches; crowds collected a.
bout the newspaper Offices, as the evening editions
were issued but otherwise there were no ''mani
festations unusual to every day life in the city
In the evening, fremont temple was crowded
with whites and negroes, ladies and gentlemen
Many prominent Aboitionists of New England
and the standard of Virginia, with its coat Of
arms draped in black, adorned the platform. In
front the rostrum was decorated with large
black cross, underneath which was Photograph
likeness of John Brown, draped in mourning."-
The usual glorifcation of Brown and his associ
ates took place and Garrison, the venerable hero
of thirty years standing, thanked God that the
sympathies of men of rank were welded to his
own sby the acts of to-day's MARTYR" and thai
he might leave the arena of strife.
Worcestershire church bells were tolled from
ten till twelve. In the evening three thousand
assembled in Mechanics Hall; "and great many
came who could not get in" Prominent clergy
men and others addressed the meeting; and a
large collection was taken up for Browns family
At Providence R. l., E1-Mayor Barstow presi
ded over large meeting and made lengthy
speech. Several others addressed the meeting
all of whom entertained extreme views on thu
slavery question. The feeling of the larger par
| of tho community was against the meeting
From these and other places mentioned, and
doubtless from hundreds of places, notmentioned
the cry has gone out-"Down with the Tyrant!
GA fellow feeling" makes them 'swondrous kind
to the memory of old John Brown. They spout
his praises-call him "martyr"-.even compare