The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-19

the way from Harpers Ferry, could not occupy their
attention tor hat an hour in giving them nara
of the recent chariestown bnt ne would
mpart 10 the audience OF the facts as they
communicated To him. The speaker then entered into
recital Of oifcuns tanccs attending tho
OF Browas body from the place Of home
Of tho deceased Ia Essex county, n Y He held up the
military display OF Gov Wise 10 rdicule, and bitterly de-
noupccd the system OF espionage employed all the high
ways throughout Virginia When Gen Taaferro, the
converse with her husband longer hours, the
"old hero remarked-"Genera Taiafer o execute your
nave no fAvefs to ask OF Virginia" Even while
watched and beeeged ON all sides by the Chi.
vary, who were fearful tina. somathiaas terrible
more frightened than the prisoners they hal under their
guard They were afraid OF their slaves afraid OF the
execution the od hero walked out OF tho gates OF fame
and with face calm and serene, b~vey his death
The Old Puritan father, who never omitted the morning
prayer and never sat down 10 meal without asking the
Divine blessing met his death he should have met t.
A year ago, said Mr.. PHILIPPE, he said to me- can
and held for twenty four hours and he aid Il Mem
say the enterprise failed How IS that Brown captured
inc ,Own q Ferry and IN one sease OF the word
Not the vrgnians for he kept possession Of their town
hm--troops for the maintenance Of which YOU are
taxed, forced him to surrender II it had not
been for the interference Of the federal troops john Brown
might nave marched from one end OF Virginia 70 the
other Nat Turner, with l0l men, insurgents marched
through I'VE counties OF Virginia. whites ala not
ready for insurrecton What did Governor WISE mean
by concentrating $500 troops around Was
nc AFRAID q ms white brethrens No. was the slaves he
Saratoga Yorktown The brsvest men were those who
threw aside their business in the commencement Of the
Revolution and shed their blood in the struggle Ihave
spoken OF the death Of one person. there was group
With the old farmer went two in all the bloom and
S youn o. h mo Like their father they thought Of
the freedom Of the slaves. What beautiful group il
wal They went down from their quiet homo at North
thn Vipnn tkak ct~x
sin, and with quaking lips Virginia said Amsnl No
doubt they struggled hard % get OF the old mans in
word murderer on his lips; but when he the old
his mouth refused 70 utter any other word than hero
they could not ,evie the prisoner for single act commit
rake up some old SANDERS John Browns character for
truth and veracy stands as high any mans in the
timaton OF Gov WISE When of the suspected nsur
gents arrested and brought before Wse the lat
ter discharged him upon Browns stating that the prisoner
was border rnfian, and thai he knew him such in
Kansas On that occasion the mere word of John
Brown shielded an innocent man from imprison.
ment, and perhaps punishment. John Browns word
unable TO afford hm-his liberty. When
the first Of the Harpers Ferry foray reached
ton and the whole affair was wrapped ia mystery, i'm
Brown" The next day the marines captured tho nsur-
gents, and my conclusion proved to be John
Brown showed that the South was nothing but tnsel
and parchment Go to Virginia and you will ind yourself
arrested. You CannN travel there without passport
Go 70 telegraph office and say you want to send de-
ferro and II he allows you to send all right You
not move without permit The young men all in
arms to protect the State whenthere 10 be
found Who revealed this despotisfn l ask you? Why
John Brown and his comrades, who equally as
brave as those who fell at Baaclava. None of that
little band ran away Every one stood at his post
the last. Not one turned his back Virginia. Brave
hearts every Of them. They kept Virginia at defiance
until the federal troops came TO the And when
imprisoned within four walls the head Of the band could
be down by such Governor Wise or Sena
tor Mason Before them John Bro wn looms up and he
III NOR uarfc cou,N od
with him. You cannot be neutral on the slavery ques
ton. Children Of the Green Mountains aud descendants
Wise with muskets to keep the poor slave bondage
initiate the glorious example Of him who sleeping
given their strength to the masters but will give mine
to the slaves, whom my fathers forgot Public opinion
is formed by the press: One half Of the news
Brown, while the other half justify and praise him Even
Southern people cannot help praisng him. stakeholder
in Baltimore sent me $40 day or two ago for John
Browns family and have heard said that il is not I'm
usual for SOutherners in drinking their glasses
and drink to the memory Of the departed. John Brown
has gained heart and touched religious sympathy
In less than three years from q hundred pupits
will excIaim, "John Brown the martyr!' The idea Of
ten years old. He saw black man severely punished
by bis and from that day he consecrated 10
has bOomed into martyr Daniel Webster lived Ss' So 30
veny years. and taught US nothing He accomplish
Brown awoKe q great Commonwealth, and She trem
bled before him. Virginia Will never sleep soundly
conscience
breast every STAKEHOLDER within her territory Az the
first gun fired at Lexington decided the fate of the colo
Mes so will the guns at Hapers Ferry decide the fate OF
slavery What Washington and Lafayette were to our
forefathers. so will John Brown and his companions be
TO the oppressed race for whom be gave up his fe You
all know that am disunionist-not that want TO sever
the Union unnecessarily, for ought be one nation
but what want to see is that constitution abolished
which gives one man right to hold another bondage
Probably Virginia could exist out Of the Union but rs to
South Carolina she would not have cruchs to stand on
exceptshe procured them from the North In the South the
principle retrogresson Instead Of increasing wealth
and population like the North actually decreasing in
botn and this is the effect Of the slavery system How
is It in South Carolina for instance? There minority
holds the majority in chains and it is called govern
ment Cicero, two thousand years ago, declared that
concord of robbers or community Of pirates could not
form government. How can South Carolina be State
then without the consent OF the majority? She cannot
show title deed She knows, though that her subjects
should be Free but she cannot afford it. The white
there don't pretend TO work. they eat, drink aud clohe
themselves out Of the of the poor negros brow
The consequence s the black degraded and indo
bly, commence the work with a hoe When you
tell him that the work should be done with
a a, spade, he goes of, stays away half an hour
find the spade You check him for his careessness and
remind him that he last had it in the barn. when he replies
"tha he never thought Of looking for there" He Is
not bound to think, you know You have only bought bis
blood and muscles not his mind heart Now il that
same negro had little of his own and could buy
his wife new dress with the product of his labor don't
you think be would know where find his spade and his
hoey the negroes were free the Southern States would
vice. but would be able TO pay their own indebtedness
and have something TO save up in the bargain. The
speaker then referred to the act recently passed by Wis
consin, which protected the fugitive slave and the Per-
sona Liberty bill of Vermont and hoped that all the North
ern States would pass similar cnactnen,s and concluded
bis eulogy on John Brown in the following Ianguage:-
John Brown has shown that there life or military ex
periepce 10 Virginia, for with twenty two muskets he
demonstrated the fact He died great cause but the
gratitude OF the broken hearted his ashes with
tears Every word he uttered struck of month from
inc endurance Of slavery He went down to the grave
and four million slaves exclaimed, sWe may yet see
liberty OF John Brown aud his little band what further
can say than that we should 60 and try to do like
wise. ~
The speaker was warmly applauied throughout the
entire address, and at It's close received vote Of thanks
from the audience.
CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATION IN JER-
SEY CITY.
A GREAT GATHERING AT METROPOLITAN HALL
UNION SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
In the face of storm of rain and Of the severest
character, large, highly respectable and enthusiastic