Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-12

oppression. Ii the American people honor
Washington for resisting, with blOodshed, for
seven years an unjust tax, how much more
ought thou to be honored for seeking to free
the poor slaves.
Oh, | wish could plead for thee as some of
the other sex can plead, how | would seek to
defend thee II had now the eloquence of
Portia, how would turn the scale in thy favorl
But can only pray "God bless thee |" God
pardon thee, and through our Redeemer give
thee safety and happiness now and always
From thy friend, E. b.
JOHN BROWNS REPLY.
CHARLESTON, Jefferson Co., Va, |
Tuesday lst Nov, 1859.
My Dear Friend f. b. of r. I.-Your most
cheering letter of 18th October is received, and
may the Lord reward you thousand fold for
the kind feeling you express towards me- but
more especially for your fidelity to the apoor
tina, cry, and those that have no help" For
this am prisoner in bonds. 1t is solely my
own fault in military point of view, that we
met with our DISASTER mean that mingled
with our prisoners and so far sympathized with
them and their families, that ! neglected my
duty u other respects. But God will, not mine,
be done.
You know that Christ once armed Peter. So
also in my case, think he put sword into my
hand, and there continued it, so long as he
saw best and then kindly took it from me.
mean when first went to Kansas. wish you
could know with what cheerfuness am now
welding the ''Sword of the Spirit on the
right hand and on the left. bless God that it
proves mighty to the pulling down of strong
holds always loved my Quaker friends and
| commend to their kind regard my poor, be-
reaved, widowed wife, and my daughters and
daughters-in-law, whose husbands fell at my
side One is n mother, and the other is likely
to become so soon. They, as well as my own
sorrow stricken daughter, are left very poor
and have much greater need Of sympathy than
!, who. through Infinite Grace and the kind
ness of strangers, am "joyfnl in all my tribu-
| lations"
Dear Sister write them at North Ellis, Essex
county N. ", to comfort their sad hearts. Di-
rect to Mary A. Brown, wife of John Brown.
| There Is also another-a widow-wife of
Thompson, who fell with my poor boys in the
affair at lIarper's Ferry, at the same place
do not feel conscious of guilt in taking up
arms and had it been in behalf of the rich and
| powerful, intelligent the great--as men count
| greatness-if those who form enactments to
suit themselves and corrupt Others or some of
their friends, that | interfered suffered sacr-
feed and fell, il would have been doing very
well But enough of this
These light Affections, which endure for a
moment, shall work but for me a far more ex-
ceeding and eternal weight of glory. would
| be Very grateful for another letter from You.
Ny wounds are healing. Farewell. God will
surely attend TO his own cause in the hest pos
sihlc way and time, and he will not forget the
| work OF his own hands. Your friend,
1 JoHS BRowS.
The Richmond Enquirer, of Saturday last,
contains the correspondence between Mrs.
Child and Governor Wise. She addresses the
| Governor as follows
~, and all my large circle of Abolition ac-
quaintances, were taken by surprise when news
came of Capt, Browns attempt nor do know
of single person who would have approved
of it, had they been apprised of his intentions.
| But |, and thousands of others, feel natural
impulse of sympathy for the brave and suffer-
ing man. Perhaps God, who sees the Utmost
| of our souls, perceiyes some such sentiment in
your heart also. lie needs another or sister to
dress his wounds, and speak soothingly to him.
VIII you allow me TO perform that mission of
humanity? If you will, may God bless you
for the generous deed
~ have been, for years, IN Incorporating
| 4Abolitionist, and should scorn to deny ii, or
apologize for it, as much as John Brown him
self would do, Believing in peace principles
| ! deeply regret the step that the old veteran
has taken. while honor his humanity toward
those who became his prisoners. But because
it is my habit to be as open as the daylight,
will also say that if our religion justified men
in fighting for freedom, should consider the
enslaved, everywhere, as best entitled to that
right. But | should despise myself utterly, if
any circumstances could tempt me to seek to
advance these opinions, in any way, directly
or indirectly, after yourpermisson TO visit Yir-
gina had been obtained on the plea Of sisterly
sympathy with brave and suffering man. |
give you my word of honor, which was never
broken, that would use such permission
solely and singly for the purpose of nursing
your prisoner and for no other purpose what
soever.'
The subjoinedrcply of Governor Wise is en-
inently characteristic
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 20, 1850.
Madam: Yours of the 26th was received
| by me yesterday, and at my earliest leisure
respectfully reply to il that will forward
| the letter for John Brown, a prisoner under our
laws, arfaigned at the bar of the Circuit Court
for the county Of jefferson, at Charlestown,
Va, for the crimes of murder. robbery and
treason, which you ask me to transmit to him.
will comply with your request, in the only
way which seems to me proper, by enclosing II