New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-12

- ~ rer,oual acquaintance with Mr.. Brown
He md never looked on his face Ill u was cold IN
death. Bat he bad become acquainted with h1 oy
the dcvslolr, eris made in the lat few weeks. How
be -onored loved, and admired him, words ecGa hY'
exyrrss To stand under his roof and aid ia his burial
vs the greatest honor Iha; had ever been Tpociiea
him. -,
That John Brown was a brave, msgnsHislous, truth
fuI corsit,er; man. rested nCt The teFiimony Of
sdnirHY friends bat freely coHccded by ms open
enemies. Mr.. Mokjm had enjoyed, IA they knew
the privilege Of ACCOMPANYING YRS. Brown II Der
,acred AID soemu mission ~ Virginia. He had WIZ
ressed TIE resTect and the expressions OF symTahy
with which ske was net by the beet classes Of people
from the time she crossed the slave border TIL ihe
tine Of her return. In Baltimore, on the rhl-
way st UaueT's FeTry-whereyer she went
Southern Ioen treated her with respect, and com
forted her BY stories Of her husband and her chill
dren, usrafive Of their bravery and consistency.
A blunt officer, with epaulettes on both shoulders
bad said in the pTesenoe OF promscuOus group 81
the Hart,errs Ferry hotel: III tell yon what my
opinion is Of Brown; he's one OF that kind Of men
:" that God Almighty does not put many oil above
" ground" Another ofBcer equally hlgh N command,
and one Of the most thoroughly pTo-sayery NlfFnian
hat "a met during our visit, TOOK aside the ngi
before we le;i and said do not like 70 make IA
Request Of MR.. Brown at snch time a this, but
" should IKE very much TO get from her some LII
" memepto Of Captain Bfown-his autograph, or son
other Ike relic any trfe that she could give ne
" fLoud greatly value"
Nh. MEX m ilen went on 70 detail some Of the last
incidents before the execution how be stepped forth
from the rrison door with fare serene aud RADIANT
with whai care be mounted the wagon in which he
WAS 10 be carried 10 Tie scaicd, and how cheerTaiy,
an lie sat on bis coffin, by the side Of hs aiioF and
friend Captain Avis, lie eonversed on Their way now
de6rhted lie Was with the landscape. how empnaCc
be was in eondeInning the exclusion from tho neG Of
czels ard allowing Only the military 20 witness the
execution; with what elastic step be asoended the
scaiold and with what dign y, conpOsGre, se-Poe,
and understandable grandeur he passed through the re-
,-;,.,. it.ed etfs of lr lr4ttlc Cilaufpr.
HT. Mokim would attempt nothing az tribute 70
john Brown. Tie facts Of his lfe and especially me
latter Isri Of IT, were bs best euOgy, and be needed
to ray nothing 10y way OF comfort 10 MS DeFeaFed
widow ard children. Most sincerely did he syinpa-
tlize with them. But they borrowed not as those hav-
ing no bcpe They had much TO console them. Dear
children, said Mr.. hckim, my heart bleeds Tor YOU
bu your father your husband your brothers net only
died brayely bat they died usefuly; they were all
benefactoIs; they were all martyrs III h holy cause
Not only had he heard testimony borne at the South 70
the bravery and uprghtuess Of the Raider IN the extra
ordinary undertaking, but similar testimony, ony IN
less Ge1eo, to the same qualities on The part
OF bic sons. Oliver Brown, Watson Brown,
Dauynin Thompson William Thompson, All were
attested 10 bt--with the exception Of ths
ore act. Tie sssaGlt on Harpers Fery-wthout
rerroach az well az without fear. Don't weep Tor
then then az though their lives had been spent n vain
sndtherde atb would prove Otno effect Toe world VIII
vet acknow ledge tsel debtor to them and history viii
entaim their memory And it is due 10 those who
in rrifou ray that they TOO are not unworthy trio
ute on THE occasion. OF Copeland and Green we had
heard nothing while at Harper's Ferry. This was
euloRy. II they belong &c the oppressed aud hated
raoe and if ANYTHING could be SAID 10 their dsadyalt
age We should have had 1t ere this. Stevens we had
heard was a bad man; but when young Anna Brown
took leave Vi him Last summer, be said Gave my love
TO Gil good Joopie-to all that love the truth had
men send DO such mezsage. Az for Coppic, a letter
which ic held III his hand would Illustrate he character
II wss brought to MIR. Brown al Harpers Ferry. by
the men who delivered 10 her the body OF her husband
1t is az follows:
LrrrER from EDWIN coPPIc TO MRS. BRows.
CHARLEsTowH jan, Va, Nov -, 1889.
Mrs john HE0wS-DeGr Madam: I was very
sony that yOur request 20 see the rest OF the prisoners
was no, complied with. Mira Avis brought me a
book, wboee I&ges full Of truth and beauty, eat
tied Voices ofthe True-liesred, which she told me
was present from You. For this dear token Of re-
men,biarCe, please accept my many thanks
My coInii.de, j. +. Cook, and myself deeply SYM
pathize with you in your FAD bereay ement We we're
both acquainted with Anna and Martha. They were
to sisters, and as brothers we sympathize with
them in the dark hour Of trial and ailicuon.
/ wac with your sons when they fell. Olyer lived
but a very few moments az er he wac shot He spoke
no word but ielded calmly to his fate Watson was
shot AT 40 oc'o:k Monday morning, ara died about
8 O'Clock Oh W edbeeday morning. lie suffered much
Though MORALLY wounded at 10 o'clock, yet n
O'Clock Monday afternoon he tonight bravey against
the men who charged un Us. When the enemy were
reIulsed and the excitement Of the charge was over,
lie b, gan 10 sink rapidly.
After we were taken prisoners, he was placed in the
euardhouse With lie mplaned OF the hardness of
the bench on which he was Wing. i begged hard for
bed for him. OF even blanket but could obtain
for bin. took of my coat and placed il under him,
and held bis head il my lap IN which portion be died.
without q gro.li or struggle.
have slated tbese facts thinking that they NAV af
ford 20 you, and 70 the bereayed widows they have
leit q nCurEiul consolation.
Give my love TO Anna and Martha, with our last
farewell Iours, truly, EDWIN COPPIc
How beautiful How drinteres'edl Here there
was much weeping.l Some OF Capt. Browns friends
speak though they regarded the result at Harrers
Ferry as disaster. Disastrous in some respects il
wac. but IN respect failure Mr.. Brown SAID, IN
Gre Of Lis last letters, The Captain Of my salvation,
"wbo is also a Captain OF Liberty has taken away
"my sword Of steel snd put rito my hands the sword
Of the spirt. This Ii well said like all his utter
snces. With bis sword OF steel he struck the hollow
she'll Of Southern society political and social, and
ycalod its emptiness He made such developments of
the weakness, nbecily ana utter powerle-sness, N
emergency, 81 Il slayeioldirg Commonwealth, AZ
are certain result the extinction OF the whole
slave system. lie has buiidrd better than he knew.
He did much better than il he had established ~ il
would appear was his purpose, an armed eXodls OF
fugitive slaves. lie dd Infinitely better than II nc had
orgauzec-wbich certainly was not his purpose-an
nsuITectlon.
And with the sword of the spirit what work has he
done. " 4 twccdged sword" II has been" piercing
10 The dividing asuEGer OF soul and spirit" And how
admirably has lie welded dl None could resist him.
His in the demonstration of the spirit,
and with power. They have gone cat to the world
and dong theiT work. Hey were words Oi lnspi-
ration needing neither alteration addition. Thus,
with he sw orr Of lie lesh aud The sword Of the spirit
John Brown hss performed double mission aud the
handwriting thai dooms the system already hames qui
upon the wall
Mir. d, Kim said that, in selecting the place for The
grave they had followed he directions given by lr.
Brown 10 bis wife IN their last interview. lie also
said that MIR. Brown lad given directions for an IL
fcripon his Tombstone and 1t this poin, be read
the In; ard last part OF a paper which Brought
TO Nils. Brown after the eNecution-the whole Oi