Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-11-25
From the Richmond Enquirer
hnrmcter John Brown, the Murderer and Negro



SteaIer.
The following is copy of letter recently received
by rominent citizen OF this State:
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, November 2, 1859.
Although unknown to you, personally, the moslve
which prompts me-a desire to see an unexampled VII
liam receive his deserts at the hand of justce-will,
hope, be my pardon' excuse for this letter.
By the telegraph | see John Browns pluck as eXhi-
bed in his trial and the late disturbance at Harpers
Ferry, have excited III your breast would naturally
be the with every chvaric man, an admlriDg SYM
patty. My purpose is to relate to you passage in
Browns life that may place his true character before
you. He stated 10 his conversation with Senator Ma
son. Mr. Vallandingham, and others, that in fair
fight, he shed human blood In June, 1856,
ries of the most bastard murders perperated
Potowatomie Greek. Mr. Wilkinson an inotfensve and
quiet farmer, who had taken up in Kansas
was dragged from the side of his wife, who had been
confined but two three days before and had his head
split Cpen his throat cut and his hands cut off, and his
body aud members thus mutiaed thrown back into the
house at the leet OF bis vile On the same night, the
houses of two brothers, named Doyle entered by
the band, eight in number they were taken from
their beds and fouy murdered. That night five MUIR
ders committed by that party of ght Kansas out
laws, These murders brought on the difficulties that
devastated the erritOry in the summer and autumn OF
856. you may remember. Mrs. Wilkinson, young
brother of the Doyles and every conceded these
brutal murders were committed by John Brown, who
| has Just been convicted in J,fftlsOn county, Va.
Samuel Walker who took Capt Titus, in 1856, now
sheriff OF Douglas county, K t, and prominent Free
State man, with Carmi Babcock, President of the late
Council (Senate of the Territorial Legislature Sun
day last had quarrel with Thatcher editor of the RE
publican" abolition newspaper in Lawrence, who
justified those murders. Walker and Babcock denoun
ced them Walker said he had large party of men
Brown among them; that late in the evening Brown
came to him to get permission to take party to exc
cute some prosavery men. Walker refused. Brown
took his and six men, making eight, and went
III iUh
committed and the next morning old Brown rode up It
wagon and threw into 1t sabre, bloody from the hill
to the point, saying at the time with fendish smile
don't that look like it had done some work? Walker
said that nights horrors made lunatic of Browns
who is, believe, still so that his return next
ing he was mad that he rode day and night without
heed and perpeually starting as from some terri
BILE object. Walker added These were the most bru
tai murders ever heard Of; and when told of them
expected the Mssourians would come over and murder
every Free State man in the Territory"
These simple facts and will, hope, disabuse you
mind of any mistaken feeling of mercy you may have
tertained for this human fend.
The FASHIONS IN PAR1s-The Fashion editor of th,
Boston Post makes the following report
In ladies dresses the style OF the First Empire is sa(
to be the prevailing tendency in Paris. In an OLE
Columbia Cent,nel We find letter from Paris which
gives idea what that style 1t says, describing
an evening costume" The dress was a loose muslin
robe drawn up and festooned at the right knee
show the whole of the leg The robe passed under th
left breast which left entirely Naked and was as
tened above the left hip. Both arms naked from
he shoulder; their length was relieved only by tw'
bracelets The effect of this dress l shall not attemp
to describe but the gentlemen all allowed that it wa
fascinating 10 the extreme. The ladies have dispensed
entirely with the chemse the folds of it, they say
prevent their elegant shapes from being and tn
aeta robes they suited to display every grac
in the most striking manner
WANTS BROWN HUNG.-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
who supernteEded the rifle meeting in the north Church