Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-11-17

srespondenc.
The heroic wife Of Capt. John Brown
passed through Worcester, Mass, on he,
way TO the prison Of her husband in Vir.
ginia. The Worcester Transerips says:
Mrs. Brown passed through this city on
the steamboat train, en- route for Charles.
town. She is a hrgs and noble looking
woman, and worthy Of being John Browns
wife, She says that she has always pray
ed to God that her husband might fall in
battle rather than BY the hands Of slave
holders; but that now she does not regret
his capture, for the sake of the noble words
he has been permitted to utter. She says
that she is the mother of thirteen children,
of whom but four survive, out that she
would willingly see the ruin of all her
household, if il would only help the cause
of freedom. What a speech for wife and
mother whose sons have been SO lately as-
sassinated, and whose husband is now ly-
ing under sentence of deathi Mrs. Brown
was provided with letters of introduction,
by Mr.. Hoyt, 10 the sheriff, the jailor, DC.
There is no reason to doubt that she will
have ready access 10 her husband"
Mr.. Hoyt, the Boston counsel for John
Brown and Coppie, arrived at Boston from
Charleston oo the Sd, and placed the fol-
lowing letter in the possession Of the edi-
tors of the Bee for publication. It will be
seen that Thompson, the prisoner so btu-
trally murdered by the son of the prosecu-
ting officer Of Brown, and who will no
doubt go entirely acquit Of punishment for
the dastardly act, was a son-in-law Of Capt.
Brown. Read the correspondence. It
shows that John Brown like 10. Smith,
supposed himself commissioned from on
high for the work in which be engaged,
and that be meets his fate with the resigna-
tion and abiding faith of martyr in the
cause of the oppressed. His reference to
his bereaved wife and children is most
touching, and should soften hearts scared
BY the sin of slayeholding. -
rErTER FROM QUAKER LADY 10 JOHN
% NEWPORT, r. L.,
Tenth month, 9th, '59.
CAPT. JoHs BRowN-
Dear Friend:-Since thy arrest I have
often thought of Thea, have wished that,
ike Elizabeth Fry toward her prisoDfriends,
10 l might console thee in thy confinement
But that can nerer be, and so can only
write thee few lines, which if they con-
ain any comfort, may come to thee like
ome little ray of light. 's-
You can never know how many very
lear friends love thee with all hearts, for
hy brave efforts in behalf of the poor, op-
pressed; and though we, who are non-re-
stants, religiously believe it better to re-
orm BY moral, and not by carnal weapons,
ould not approve of bloodshed, yet we
inow thee was animated by the most gen.
rous and philanlhropic motives. Very
many thousand openly approve thy inten-
ions, though most Friends would not
hink it rightto take up arms.
Thousands pray for thee every day, and
h, | do pray that God will be with thy
oul. Posierity will do the justice. If
loses led ont the thousand Of Jewish slaves
rom their bondage, and God destroyed
he Egyptians in the sea, because they
rent after the Israelites to bring them back |
D slavery, then, surely, by the same rea-
oning, We judge the deliverer who wish
to release millions from more cruel
ppression. If the American people hon.
: Washington for resisting with blood
ned for seven years an unjust tax, how
'uch more ought thou to be honored for ,
,ekiDg to free the poor slaves il
Oh, wish could plead for thee, as
,me of the other sex can plead, how / 6
,ould seek to defsnd thee! i'll had now
ne eloquence of Portia, how / would turn !,
'e scale in thy favor! But I can only I
'ay, "God bless theer Sod pardon thee, /
I'd through our Redeemer give thee safe g
and happiness now and always. i
From thy friend, E. B. q