The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-11-23
CADlZ OHIO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3D. 1859

to, could suffer. lie remembers seeing his lit
tie boy once, and kissing him, but cannot call
to mind the mother. He learned by some
means that warrant was out for his arrest,
charged with murder Conscious OF his own in
nocence, and having still a little spark Of mem
ory, he resolved to give himself up to the au-
thOrties. which he did. They, believing him
to be guilty ofone Of the baSest crimes ever re-
corded in American history, and hardly equaed
in atrocity by the savages of the forest, when
led on by revenge and madness, treated him in
a very barbarous manner. ' A...."
1t is true that he was chained and marched
In burning sun seme twenty-five or thirty
miles, to what point we are not advised, prcb-
ably Paola, but certainly not Lecompton. The
fatigue, burning sun, excitement and chains did
not, of course, improve his mental condition.
BE continued wild with delirium, and when
brought into camp with treason prisoners, he
showed evidences OF a wandering mind for ma
ny days afterwards. Yea, for months, whenev
or conversation turned, as it sometimes did, up
on the Pottawattamie murder, and we attempt
ed to excuse his father for that act giving the
mitigating circumstances current among Free
State men at the time. his eyes would sparkle
with unwonted briliancy, his manner would as
sumo the widest excitement, and in loud and
boisterous voice, which was uncommon to him
on other occasions, he would exclain: DO not
attempt to offer anything in palliation of such
crime! nothing can excuse it! 1t was une-
qualed in atrocity, and displayed only eo.cardics
Had the same thing been done in open day, it
would have showed more manllness; but to call
men from their beds at midnight, and to cut
them down in cold blood, isinfinitely more say
age than was the chopping in pieces, by drunk
en- rabble, of r. P. Brown, Of Easton." And
thus he would run on for long time, much
more vehemcntly than we can possibly describe,
until his attention was diverted by gradually
introducing some other topic, when his excite
ment would quietly subside t< "
John Brown, Jr., is man Of education, and
of more than common abilities. Strictly hon
est and conscientious, he could not consent that
the blood of any one should rest upoh him or
his father. aF arT .f "sn. .-fn 8
When released from imprisonment he ex-
pressed determination to leave Kansas, and
its excitements that he might engage in some
peaceful locality, in tilling the SOIL in the hope
that he would forget the incidents through
which he had passed while soiourning in tn the
Territory, and that his brain might attain its
equilibrium. %: "a 7f E#'# q &"F
From this statement it will be seen that the
insanity Of John Brown. Jr., owed It's first
cause to other than the barbarity of the border
Ruffians, though their outrages upon him were
enough to drive one mad. 'a3 t.'. .
We may also state, in this connection, cor
reeting the many statements to the contrary
which have appeared in the press that the
dwelling of the Browns, on Pottawattamie
creek, were not burned until after the Potta-
wattame murder alluded to, and then in retail
alton for the damning crime of which John
Brown, Sr., Frederick Brown and their party
were guilty. rs #.es. ........ s-. .tHr
We sincerely hope that the future historian
of Kansas will take pains to post themselves on
these subjects, that they may not do injustice
to innocent parties.
Old John Brown has figured as hero in
Kansas. The time will come when history
will be rentilnted, and instead OF hero, he will
stand before the country in his true character.
Under cover of the night, and in the name Of
religion. he committed crimes too base "ior
common sinners to meddIe with" Should his
celebrated victory over Henry Clay Pate, at
Black Jack. be properly inquired into it would
be found that Capt. Samuel Shore, now Of Prai-
rie city, was the real hero, though too modest
and unassuming 10 even put in his claim partic-
uarly after seeing the statements Of the letter
writers, who gave all the glory to Brown.