Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-12-26


EEa1ls applaaded BY the republican presses
and orators. and also by many clergy men
who have commented upon Browns com
duct and desth.,, Ii is ans important
question. Was the apparent indifference
Eof Brown; as manifested on the occasion
Iof his execution, the result of Christian
ffortitude and ma1ly heroisnn , or was i
the natural expression Of that utteraheart-
Ftessness which is frequently noticed in
the most deprafed criminals 3,
b That John Brown had committed more
murders Than any man Of his generation.
Eiliying iii any Stare Of thes American
Union, u unaeniables The pumberQoi
| his murders in Kansas can never. be
known. There is abundant proof how
ever, that at least FIVE men were butch-
cred By him, and most inhumahly butch
cred. IN single night He was leader in
a guerilla expedition which resulted ip
the death Of thirty men IN 4 singla day
and il sope or two pitched battles he..was
said. to ,have1:exilbited great daring, and
caused much slaughter. fIe Was EN-
FphaticalIy man 81 blood. -2a 5tss -,
There is1tno evidence that he eEessre-
fpenisd Of these crimes fhe telegraph
has stated Thai za few days before bis
death he confessed having murdered
sherman, Wilkinson, and The Dgyles5;
| but instead Of manifesting penitence far
This brutal conduct, he tried to}excuse y e
On no pther occasion did he manifestSa
fpaftlcle Of Pealtenee.t When l,s Gtbbs, the
pirate, was funs, ne preserved manly
demeanofs but he protested Penitenee fot
his crimes, and asked forgivness .oi
those who stood about him; John w.
Cowan, tie nhamart III murderer,
me united itheN gasloWs With h nm step
oll ne haa confessed f3s ms crimes i5 John
WashbNrn, the great western rooDef,
| who way implicated IN about thirty muir
ders dled. bfasety, put acknowledged ''. ms
s.tth Drownlt4s ~ and md The rhnapps
did not lack courage, bal there. was 10
doubt as ~ Their quit '1oeI Ctongh'
VINO WAS nv hung Tor the mnuraefsel MIS- ~
Hamlltpn, ~ New Jersey, said NE was i, 10
atra'd u die' thqusn nos nt 20 NE Pc l. p. ne
seven brothers laag hmoor' whose GRIMES
were blaeksf than midnight, died llke ne.
! l T. Laattlt'es the pirate, showed ne
signs q PIG cg war w ith the death MN
ID hs eyes ne graspedhnis dagsSsr'. and
tT'eet'ss y III tae3 zap saP'aaa q br,.is 4
m, in ,ha GnldaTI Marieo Ha vas ant 3 ii,
,aIa ,,sthe lasi # N1y Il u tr,,e of ailtb,
,s.s,ss f<,Jhask { IA. ,5;,snt NJ ba,s syai
is.d s,sss t,ay1. :. ~ II mo- u q by,Ya
y - Mas Z, ssas,ba 81 tben, rana,,tsf
Il. tI,,s ! fzore Ia, va. a., al
\ IL Mid oyaF sb'ow.,d NV AL IL conraoa,
innoce1 % I'M sSailf .baa, themselves w,
80 al;pa n 5sx.,,,,;on An . = fel%.
me- III eyer : ,rna|.ba i ,fIa nan;
-, sI,,;;n.l M ~ ;;nnocan9 y;rti1,. ~ !
~ aia'.',s raan;fas.' I'm Mar 4 =
as J a. , ,s,sa, ] 49, If tbe;r arr,
~, ~, n,s.s "a tlie;r crimes of ii
IN a,;a.Is 49, Il 50, A. ! 4;
,,' ilr 80 T.. q a ~ ar;r1; i i
~ 80 u =. - sss,l ho III ."aane
~ ~ IL ~ i ,f' svae,,,;on tn 800
HAAS NM. ,sorld Ia. syar n,an,,esd nv,
III IN - H. . sfFo1d ya,v ronnb g AZ,
800, 800, M SaIEsd ~ s,hs;r a;naee mi.
saS.,ha1 IN Rrosn b;s;sad ~, !. ~ u
az I, s;a ~ IA I'D i g. ILL., :,
= ~. = t a. 900 IT,. t,,;nT1 ha,,o
4 rea : poIS~bsd ,osn IN 80
4 slan T"
/ But we aye lt not without evidence lead
ling in acontrary ~ direction. brown Ga
5freer n Kansas was not that q 9 or 1tt :
man N the nobler SENSE 81 the tenn. 4
D as proved 3tiiat when CHARLES l. hooinso
Offered algdefenslve poiicyS ne deaounc fae
Robinson and at once organized eti-l 3 pa. pan
Eof free hooters. ~ rs proved. also, tt1 fa
i his FIRST mulrderops attack was upon 7 me e
4 who bad not identified themselves, MI
THE border dithculI'es. Nobody pretend
chat either LOT the'hye men ne butch a.l
on the 24tir OF May, 1856 bad ever l.lte
hand against tl1e free- ntate men. 7 he
were al Pesc 'ss,, lnsa ~ n's -, ous
mem WON DluIn is,isou NJ, W. ~
" Y J as auSss'as y 90 -. ~ !
he VIZ y io:eu ia U my H. ~.
spared eut sle 1''tes'slis ann iholfs.e. u.as
geo lh ~ my .Ae 80 guy 49,. III
MN. rs nf ~ ~ sl,icut', .as tou' - II :.
mouse 2, y elS my s y - .he ~ nv
ia'e. Neh 8 came ny l,n poy vs. IL .as
were ofassea ron ahs :, ana ai' ,h,
and 1 slau snte'eu WIN 1ess 49, \ y s.
MANLY aaa aecehcy IMAM y , u llia
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