Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
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THE HARPER's FERRY WAR.

THE HARPER'S FERRY WAR.
Everybody has, by this time heard of the TO-
surrec,ion at IIarper's Ferry. There are but few
who do rot know that on Sunday night ;he l6th
OF October. Capt. John Brown with score Of
men, took possession Of the United States Armory
imprisoned twice their number, and for two days
kept at bay two thousand armed men, But the
terrible conflict ended; the vctors were van
quished. Three Of the twenty fed TO the noun.
tains; Others through the gate of death to the
land OF Free dom, the other six are in a Virginia
Jail. pa--
The first news of the instruction sent chill
terror akin to death, to the great human heart
The first questions we're: What will the end Of
these things be ?" "Will the nation be divided
against itself ?' "Will people, weary with op-
preston, rise up and write with blood the his
tory OF their captivity, sufferings and deliver
ance n These questions are unanswered-the
Future will reply.
What CONSERVATION twenty-nay, seventeen
men can make Brave Ole Virginia. the mother
of heroes grows pale with terror and asks in her
sorrow the United States troops to protect her
from a score of foes. The whole nation, with her
legion Of well trained soldiera with her wealth of
powder, muskets, spears and cannons trembles to-
day with the memory of the 18th and 18th days
Octobsr. The Democrats saw in the Uarper's
Ferry war fine opportunity for political capital
So they cried Behold the great evil brought upon
us by the non.worshippers at our shrine !" The
terror stricken Republicans replied, I'VE know
not these men," Many Of the friends OF Capt
Brown. and his comrades. remember how dear is
lfe and clearing their skirts of all knowledge
of the contemplated nsurrection.
Giddings. Hale Forbes and Plumb are quite
oblyous Capt. Browns intentions. That they
are honest there is no doubt. that their mpathies
are on the side o: humanity 10 equally true.
Greeley has strangely forg tten his Kansas cor
respondent John Kagi Copeland, hoping to save
his life, has turned traitor. Not q few who en-
couraged Mr. Brown in his hazardous undertsk-
ing talk now Of Brown the maniac the reckless
death-defying Brown" Gerrt Smith is silent
and Frederick Douglass, like any sensible man.
feels the great importance of breathing English
air.
But still there are q few fearless out-spoken
hearts who cling lovingly, tenderly to John Brown
of Osawatomie In this trial hour they will be
true to that love, and will not put under ban the
brave words that spring from their hearts to their
lips. Mrs StpEtevant, the only implicated woman.
ia reply to the charge Of aiding the insurrection
lists, said Il did give j. IL. Kag and Capt.
Brown home. welcomed them as friends
of Humanity aud am proud of their friendship" :"
Lydia Maria Child sont her God help you" to
the 'brave old man." and asked permission to
share his prison and dress his wounds. Wendell
Phillips, Parker Pillsbury, VIM. Lloyd Garrison
and Henry Ward Beecher are writing in lOtters
of living light the name o. John Brown.
! Theodore Parker will read in his Switzerland
cottage home "The Harper's Ferry resurrection, 4"
and his pulses will beat lighter and stronger as he
reads, and his great human heart will indite q
blessing for the loving souled prison-bound and it
will come over the sea to cheer and console the
dying hero.
But these few fearless friends of Freedom yill
not, cannot save the condemned Blood for
blood" is written upon our Statute Books. With
the best, the bravest blood of the world our laws,
Civil and Religious. have been written. and with
the blood of martyrs they will be blotted out.
The old man-the Sampson Of the nineteenth
century is to-day,
"Shorn of his noble strength and forced to lie
Iu prison, and at last led forth to be
A pander to PhiIistine revelry."
But he has already done more for the abolish
ing Of Anti-Christiap laws than all the ministers
and members of Congress have done in the last
twenty years.
To-day Freedoms noblest champion lies in pris-
on upon pallet of straw awaiting his doom. lie
will die upon the gallows. Even nov souls, mis-
called human are clamorous for his death, and
a,e looking to the % day Of December as to a
great gala day-~s hiaod-feast. Governor Wise
will sigu the death warrant and Christian hands
will lead the hero of Harper's Ferry forth to die ;
and Christian Minister. perhaps, will be there
aud, in the language Of Judge Parker say: "May
GoD have mercy Oh your soul."
Amid jeers and tears, curses and laudstiors the
spirit of JohI Brown will be loosed from earth
But at the graves portal the world will not leave
him. Three-fourths Of the people will applaud
the taking Of his life. Little children will listen
to the story Of the execution and their child
ish lips will be taught to say, "Well DONE" But
in the years to come they will make pilgrimage
to the old mans grave. and strss it with flowers
and consssrate the sod above The pulseisss hssrl
With tears. So goes the world, es fi+