Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-12
sas. He quotes froa Pryne's reply the

following
"And lie, me tell ydp, freedom in Kan
sas was secured by frm resistance 10
this spirit of slavery. Po you think it
was Congressional speeches that secured
freedom in Kansas You are greatly
mistaken; il was GLORIOUS OLD
JOHN BROWN WITH\HIS ARMED
MEN. The Demon OF Slavery was bea-
ten back, because he and his brave band
were on the ground to let her minions
know that they had caught tie spirit Of
rs, and we're ready to ish for freedom.
While on this subject, er4uSe little
seeming egotism. / I'm pfoud TO sag
that before JOHN b BROWN ecent TO
Kansas, HAD THE PRIvII EeE, in an
.Ani MaUery Conueni ion at Syracuse,
of mouing a resolution to buy rifles for
him and his boys, l nj ade IA speech in ia
vor of the resolution, and though il did not
escape opposition, it was carried through
enthusiastically ; the C plleciion was Ia
ken up, and JOHN BROWN AND HIS
BOYS were assisted 10 buy rifles
Brown'ow then says 10 the Reverend
Mr.. Prvne al Hsd you, as a preacher
of righleousness,' exhor led lhe old scoun-
drel aud his villanous boys to repentance
and faith, they might ha ye been religious,
instead of dying in this dlsgracetul act ol
rebellion and going 10 hell, as they doubt
| less have done. ShamS on you, you vile
hypocrite How do ybu feel you hyPo-
critical philanthroplst, @hen you reflect
that you have urged ,hfs old murderous
william on 10 death and Ihell /!
The Reverend Mr.. BrownIow neat in
forms the Reverend Mr.. Pryne that he
believes han 10 be engaged in this same
insurreclon. He says that Pryne exact
Ily answers the description of one of the
prisoners who escaped, and who is said to
be "abou, fee, 7iuches high sallow
complexion, dark ihair incllning sandy,
beard on his face . nd chin long, but not
heavy" This description, says Brown
low, suits the Rev. Mr.. Pryne, and so
does the cowardce in abscondirg, and
leaving "gloriOuS old JOHN BRoWN' to
help himself.
81 honestly beleve,' concludes MIR.
BrownIow, "youl have been at HarpeTs
Ferry in person, and inglorously fled
when danger starad you in the face. II
you were not ,her& in person, yourfetters
10 GLORIOUS old John Brown are ~in the
possession of Gov Wise, showing that
YOU were aiding and abetiing i'll this mur
derous work. nd pc the letters will be
published, and that requsilion will be
made upon the Ne " York Governor for
YOU. ShoOld you be brought 10 Virginia
and hung, il will bS curious fact, if am
there, and present 4n the scaGold, 10 ad-
minister 10 you, in gour dying sgonies,
the consultations of the Gospel!
You recollec,. that in our discussion
at Philadelphia, only thirteen months ago,
you notified me the Shareholders in the
South would be made 10 sleep with revol'
vers under their pillows at night. This
Harper's Ferry insu4ectlon is the open
ing of the campaign. Resulting disastrous
ly to the scoundrels al ASSOCIATED with you.
We have put some ofEopr party 10 sleep
with cold plankS undei their heads, and
others Of you we intend shall sleep with
ropes around your ,fcks. Hoping to
hear from you soon, | BaSe the honor to
be, &C.. "W. G. BrownIow,"
editor Of the X ho&ville Whig,"