Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-12-07
Voice from the Prism Cell,

John Browns letters, since his capture
and imprisonment, are remarkable for style
not less than for the sentiments expressed
The following was received by his son, ia.
son Brown, of Copley, last week. and he
kindly permits us to publish it. Few rca,
,ders, we think, will peruse it without ad.
.miration for the courage and fortltude ex.
hibited in every line-a bravery like thai
We read of in the history of martyrs, anj
which. in this doubling age, has become
mythical, if not incredible:
CuARLEsrowy, JEFFERSON Co, Va-,l
22nd November, 1859.
DEAR CHILDREN:-Your most welcome
letter of the 18th inst, l have just receiv.
ed, and | feel to bless God, that he has
enabled you to bear the heavy tidings Of
our disaster, with 50 much seeming resig.
nation and compcsure CT mind. That i:
exactly the thing I haye wished you all tC
do for me-to be cheerful and perfectly re.
signed to the holy will Of a wise and good
God. | bless his most holy name, that
am las | trust) in some good measure, able
to do the same. l am even joyful, in all
my tribulations' even since my confiDe.
nent, and l humbly trust that Il know il
whom l have trusted" A calm peace
{perhaps) like that which your " deaI
mother felt, in view of her last change,
seems to fill my mind by day and by night
Of this, neither the powers of earth OF
he,I' can deprive me- Do not dear chill.
.drea, any of you, grieve for a single mo.
mont on my account. As l trust my life
has not been entirely thrown away, SO
also humbly trust that my death shall moi
be in vain. God can make it to be of j
thousand times more value to His Owl
cause, than all the miserable service Cat
.best) that / have rendered it during my
life. When l was first taken, | was too
feeble to write much, so | wrote what
I could, to North Ella, requesting Ruth
and Anne, to send you copies Of all nay let
tiers to them. ] hope they have done 50,
and that you, Ellen. will do the same with
what l may send to you, az it is still quite
a labor for me.to write all that l need to.
/ want your brothers to know what | write.
if you know where to reach them l wrote
to Jeremiah, a few days since, to supply
a trifing assistance, SIS, to sucA Of goa,
as might be most destitute. i got his let
ter, but do not know as he got mine. ]
hope to get another from him soon. aaise
asked him to show you my letter. know
of nothing you can any of You nov do for
me, unless it be to comfort your own hearts,
and cheer and encourage each other, to
crust in God and in jesus Christ whom be
hath sent. Ifyou Will keep his sayings,
you shall certainly ''know Of his doctrine,
whether it be. Of GOD or no." Nothing can
be more grateful to me, than your earnest
sympathy, except it be 10 know that you
are all fully persuaded to be Christians
And now, dear children. farewell for this
time. / hope to be able to write to you
again. The God of my Father, take you
all for His children.
Your affectionate father,
JOHN BROWN.
NorK.-The remittance referred to, vas
unquestieaably intended for Owen Brown,
whe escaped from Harpss's Ferry, but is
supposed to be destitute, even of a change
rL;no Tho significant allrsion in the