New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-07

e. uiflI z, therefore, Ier-Obhlbct htiHtf
tim u fLets that G. w. Brown evades charged
biz IL leing a coward and lIbeer. lie answers;
"Tlce who sill uike the trouble to turn back 70 the
flee OF THE TRIBUNE and The ". y ItHes OF June,
lS!6 VII ind lesrly every important stAtele y "a
regard 10 myself made by him N that communication
col thy ered ard that BY letters copied into TIE
/ TRIBUNE, &c, written By this same RedPath.'
How very characteristic As not Que IN every zen
II ou,bId If TBE TRIBUSEs readers has copies OF nc
fes n n, referred to- very safe in Mr. Brown to
thu Wriie lie indirect. The communication mus re-
eIred 10 IL account Of the arrest Of G W. Brown,
Is relofed u h. and reported from her lips by
ne Til, satemeIt Of facis was afterward delied by
/ al er equally Trustworthy suhoriues-who spoke OF
Pr, euIabct az eowardly in the extreme, instead
# having teen he through bis wife, caimed--as
brave 30 tie Circumstances OF his position admitted
His col duct m camp was eorrboraye Of hs version.
He Wcnd crawl on his belly 20 Jerusalem to save
LIE miserable neck" the sarcastic phrase OF Gov
RoiirsCn IL speaking Of bis sycophaney to the Fed
ersl Cfeeholders aud his general conduct while IN
camp.
Ut Tuiting his story Of bic cowardice aside, and
steeI ting liz own version of the arrest is thai the only
irciddtI brought forward to sustain my charge Of
| Gov fIdice
join Brown was living wounded and near to death,
suiroUIded by enemies and pre-condemned to perish
III Virginia prison, for having herolcally fallen IN
| eIOc attempt 70 benefit bis fellow-men Every
! lraye enemy Is disarned when his foe has fallen:
No hut a coward Of the most ignObe nature would
81 ,ucl tine assa the unfortunate, whatever the
ciine Of which be stood accused. But q. w. Brown,
AT tbs meIr, rushed forward and threw ms columns
| of flb at the won nded hero There was not manly
eat in the North whatever hs political belief how
ever much tie filth aided his party who did not feel
| coiiomIt for The thrOver Of it.
| denied the truth Of the towards accusations and,
yseraed at the failure of his attempt to detle the
old man lie strove 8gain TO repeat the act. lie pub
ls ed uunher Of athdayits rhfeh ere conceded "a
! HesfpOit Missouri, ty Gen. Wh'pfld and Mg0T
hosoecot Oirer; in oUy one Of which is the state
n,tnt that Old John Brown was Potawatome at
n time when ii five n ans there were kled. ms
IL the statement Of rne OF me yest of the
Gan parfl--a nan whom no one in his own township
wtutd t.lie, under oath on honor.
And his is tie fit evidence that G. w. Brown pro-
duces TO support bis .rdly and viiainous libel
IN godly John Brown.
A. vCu have not published the letter, permit 10
quote fr, m The Enc True American passage from
a conversation with John Brownin prison, as narrated
By a Mr. Lowry, an old friend and neghbor OF the
valiant old man:
Il remarked to Mr.. Brown that there had been
different yerson given to bic Kansas exploits by The
Head 81 r. eedom from that which his friends gave,
and venture the opinion that his reputation demanded
an explanation. lie replied that he understood my
sllusion Tat hGt rGs mistaken tn sHPposiHg thGf
neeced ons rcfHtatioR from him Time and the hon
EFT verdict of postery said he, will approve OF
every act Of NINE TO prevent Slavery from berg ex-
tended in Kansas. Herer shed the blood 81 any lef-
loo man ezoept IN selt-dteHse or IN p omonoH q a
rteLieous eoHe.' He spoke in indignant terms of the
editor Of The HeTad Of Freedom, eharaeterizing him
as selfish - unjust -TerengefHl- HERcESARf-aH-
'trpfhtvi and corrupt remarked that regretted
10 hear him speak of c. w. Brown in such terms, as
| lie was an old acquaintance of mine and had been
trusted and respected. His answer was:
"Mr LourE, tOu are mistaken II you suppose that
anUtkfng thai George Washington BSorH could say
can farnish tie name Of John BrOuR."
"During our conversation, the martial music where
Gov. Wire was reviewing his army near the PRISON
II ade great noise and thinking might annoy him.
stked Lm if it didn't. No said the man. 1t is IN
'sIning."
three words only to render il perfect portrait These
words are bypOcritical lasciyiOus, and cowardly.
g. W. Brown tries corruborate the perlured state
ments of the Border Rnfhans by saying That when
Jim Brown, ir, was brought into the camp before
Leccmptor-a NASIAc-he disclosed the fact that his
father Killed the Potawa,omie Ruhians
Why then, did not q. w. Brown, long 6etore John
Rrown, senior was prisoner in the power OF the
Virginia sem-sayages make affidavit of the fact, and
procure hie arrest as a murderer Was the coward
eiyaid or did be know that the old man would have
compelled him 70 HghTs R amy ny SS sd not
charles Robinson, whom, lately, he said he would Lot
suI port if he supposed he was tinetured with John
Erownit long after his relea give the old man
Gu ogisiic letter The fact Of itself, dlscredts his
statements.
But to prove that G. W. Brown was influenced in
making tie accusation by mercenary motives ony-to
Lelo tie Administration whose servant he ls-iet NE
quote the last sentence of the last paragraph OF the
sst of ttelre different articles IN The Herald OF Free
dcm in reply to my fret letter to The TRIBusE IN de-
fense Ct John Brown;
eli the Republican press wish more facts bearing
On this subject let them continue their yILLAIsoUs
charges of igisehood against U.S. and will continue
he history and Damned be he who fret cries-hoid,
| enoughr" .
Not satisfied with unearthing the political afidavits
Of the Border RutiaDs, not ashamed OF forging con-
fessions from the pretended rawlings Of a maniac son,
rendered insane by Pro-Savery outrages this cowardy
sanderer of glorious John Brown, conscious OF having
failed in establishing is humanity charge, calls Tor and
| .t Of fcu anu VCh
is thoroughly posted ON the subject" will render 1t.
To break ny own testimony in behalf OF the old
hero be states that am strongly suspected OF hay-
ING been party the death Of the rutians at Poa-
watomle. | hope Mr.. Editor, that you will so far
Kermit me to allude to this sanderers accusation
against NE as state that he says that was in the
| camp of John Brown, junior at Osawatomle on the
ed Of Nay, and that left in company of John Brown,
senior two days before the killing of the ruiians at
| Potaw otome. verybody-he, toO-who was Kan
,ss al that time knows thai then at LeavenwOrth
"a hundred miles dsant-in attendance at the sessions
| q the Congressional Committee lie knows tins iacti
be knuws that 10 one IN NJ believes him. but he
hopes by making screen himself from the recO OF
his ccwardly accusations against the brave old man IN
| Cbarestowp prison.
need not solemnly deny this statement, as shall
protaly dsproVe in Court IN suit for libel against
The Bo.tOn Post which has republished Browns arti-
Gle ard appears ayerse to speedy retraetion OF IT,
| Let ne here correct typographical error IN my
! frst letter 10 The TRIBUNE. sad that John Brown
wes stxfeea miles distant from the Of the Pota-
| wstame homieides when the deaths there occurred.
It was printed sixty. |, also, Incorrectly used the
| word per,oHGI $50 a grammaran tells me-, la saying
that had personal knowledge Of the fact that John
| Brown was not at Potawatamie. when DOYLE and
II other ruifians were killed. | knew it from the
evidence Of who knew the history of the affair.
John Brown, since his condemnation, was asked by
distinguished citizen of Massachusetts, Il he was pres
mi sLeH DOYLE and his comrades killed-and, If
90 how he justified that stern Transaction The old
r an replied that be not there. John Brown never