Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-15

How the Chivairy Treated Mrs nrown,
In his letter to HE family Cen AS Icy says
before he len Harpcr's Ferry for Charlestown
he had an interesting interview with Mrs.
Brown, two gentlemen and the lady who ac-
o,mpauied her aad who expected to 90 with
Mrs. b. 20 Chsrlcstown Mrs b. had letters
from Gov. Wise granting her request TO have
an int rview with her husband before his execu.
lion, but to avoid tho possibility ofany uupleas
aal occurrence. il was thought best 20 consult
the officer iu comm MI 90 ChaJlestoNn before
lpt1oeding thcrc What followed is enough to
make the gorge rise. Such pu illanimous aud
hcariless conduct has no American PARALLEL
/ We quote from Gen. As letter.
General raliaisrj was teegraphod, aud he
replied by Telegraph, wotd for word as follows,
as know, for obtained copy ofsue dispatch.
| Read il, aud then think Of the claim act up 10y
the "olnvalry,' to being the only gallant and
polite people among u.
'tDetain Mrs. Brown at the Ferry, and tho
lady and gentlem-n ace 'mponylng her, until fur
ther orders WAI,H rHEN."
This ~ the work of "chlvalry,' No language
can express their fee ings, when this despatch
was read to them. A poor, brokeD-hearted wo.
man, with two gentlemen aud q iaker lady
friend harmless and unarmed, after having tue
permission of the Governor TO proceed 10 Char
iestown on their errand of love and mercy, are
detained" by order Of the commander-iu chief,
"until further orders" and instructions given
| "icaich them" And this, too, when there were
two OF three hundred u. 5. Soldiers stationed
at the Arsenal-almost every citizen in tac
town armed, and at least three thousand persons
under arms in the county Gov. Wise was
again teegraphcd, and late in the afternoon aud
sometime after l had gained admission within
the limits at Charlestown, carriage and de.
tachment of cavalry were sent to bring up. as
supposed, Mrs Blown and her friends. What
was my surprise, to find on the return of this
grand cav ,lcade of fuss and feathers" that
Mts Brown came alone, and notwithstanding
her earncs. eutrtaties, the military hero IN com
mand would not eyen permit the Quaker lasy
to accompany Mrs B., aud she was absolutely
compelled TO sit In a close carriage with some
/ distinguished individual dressed in Iegimentals,
, and thus 20 10 Chlrlestown, or rem1in and not
see her husband. Ofcourse, she chose the only
alternative lcft her, and went
! Iassure you that her entry into the town OF
, Charlestuwn beggars all description Before
the arrival of Mrs. Brown, but two brass can
non were planted Ia front Of the prison. Af
! soon as her approach was announced, however
D three oher brass pieces, making fre " all
were planted in the street in front Of the jail
and from eight hundred to thousand men,
with glittering bayonets, pistols and swords
stood ON all sides from four to six men deep, ant
. formed q hollow square through which The
carriage passed with Mrs. Brown. Though
e this file of bayoncts the poor woman at las
c entered the Jail, hoping at once to see her hus
4 band as her stay was to be short, in compliance
& with orders. Here again she was doomed Il
- disappointment, for the distinguished Comman
> der in chief took it into his military head, tha
a Mrs Brown might possibly give her husband
I poison ard he aud the chlvalry might be de-
prived of the extreme pleasure OF choking The
old man to death SO he had Mrs i. stripped
= and her clothing all subjected 10 rigid scru-
G tiny. Nothing, however, was discovered OF
n or about her person more formidable or danger
ous than ladies' usually wear, and she was per
mitted, after delay or nearly an hour, to SCI
a her husband in The parlOr, in presence OF th'
d Commanderin chief the jailor, asd perhapi
p. uthers--the two former certainly, as l Learned
from Mrs. B They could not be permitted
moment alone although the Jail was guarde,
by at least a Thousand soldiers and tive brass
cannon The pretext that Mrs. b might, not
withstsrdirg tho search, give him something
e with which TO commit suicide, is simply pre-
/, posleruus. John Browns whole life and ever
act from the day Of his arrest until that hour
" was guaranty against his committing self
) murder. II they had feared that she nigh
? give him some terrible weapon, by which Ia
Would put to flight the gallant General and hi
immense body Of troops, perhaps their conduc
would be jusiiiabe certainly on no Other by
pothesis eau such a formidable military ARA
which surrounded the prison and tho clsse in
ID specton of Mrs. BIS clothing be accounted for
Is The whole conduct exhibited more fear on tn
r. part ofthoso in charge OF this manacled un
armed old man, than ever the despots of Eu
avhititaI hon NaNNlpnn tarrifnI tn
=. whole world with his frats of hoorism and dpI