Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-11-21
bld lain Brown.

Il ~ 3totiOWiA5 ui5loty " 1lS shiatr
whose name heads This article, is taken
from the Lawrence Kansas HsraldQf'
Freedom. well known TO be a bitter Abo.
lition sheet. the editor Of which has gone
through all The kansas war, and is ac-
sauainted with IAN ihe leaders III that
stripe, and ofStheir actions while IL Kan
sasadd llieH aoipgs before, and while NE
4 war was pending. lie was personally
acquainted with John Brown. and speaks
from knowledge. We would not have
published the history Of Brown, had n3l
Eli Thayarss. orgsa, the esrsdo Csesreat,
endorsed and published a ''historY'' 81
him in its last issue, which from all the
evidence We have seen. and which
egety man who seeks for truth, would
sparnaslhs vetisse pack Of abolition1falsa;
hood ever published even in the blackesi
abolition sheets Of The most infamous fl,
hates in this Or any other country
. 8fdagOhn BfoWTs$ a s.sHs.
s4s. OF him, we might say with truth. Hi
wrongs have made him ma. There was
itstime when John Brown, the Pensylsa.
mia farmer, and his sons. were as, peaeea'
Bile and peaeebyi,ig. citizens as could be
foundiin our country. He<eameIto Kan
sas early, and loving the caused free.
dom was an earnest free State niah. Fol
this he suffered. He saw his home inya
acd and destroyed T-he mourned tile deatt
BIZ a beloved son. And these grea
wrongs 'crazed the old man, and made
him 4 fanatic, a monomaniad, with Blu
one thought one idea, one impnlse--yel
geaace on the slave power. whichihad de
stroyed his peace revenge On the mer
who had murdered his kindred anc
friends II is said that he took antawfu
oath, that while life remained his haht
should be raised against this power, ane
lie would war against il to, the death Fl
14tclisons Champion. +lzi5 g
I The first thing the people of kansa
heard Of old John Brown WAS inlthe sum
mer of 1856 A meeting Of the ultr
I.Abolitionists was held lat Cazenoyia. Ne,
/ York, if we recpllect rightly. Which
session, Brown, who is . native of Esse
county, N. Y., appeared injlhat Conven
ton and madea very fiery speech, din
ring which lie said lie had fourtsonsEi
Kansas, and he had three Others VIII
Hwere DESTROYS Of going there. To aid i
| lightning the battles Of freedom II
could not consent to go unless he eoul
| go armed, and he would like4to arm a
This sons, but was not able to do so.-
Funds were con attributed upon the spot
principally BY Gerrit Smith. A l34
II. The four sons had located on Potta
Ewattamie creek. lii Lykins county, and j
1.-THE fail Of 1855 weres joined by the fathe
land other ibrdthers. WhenEthe Wakaru
lisa war was pending The old8man aud fou
EIsons arrived in Lawrence, tlle balance h
reported sick. Ashley drove uplin fror
.Eof the~Free State Hotel they were a
standing in a. small lumber wagQn. T
feaeh.of their persons WAS strapped shol
heavy bread swSrd. Eachfwass supple
with goodly number IF fire arms, an
navy reyolyers. and poles were standin
sEendwise around the wagon box Wit
fixed bayonets poinfin pwards.E The
Hooked really formidable and were IL
Eceised with great eclat. "A small milit,
i ~ company was organized at once, an
~ the command was given todd Brow
II From that hour hs commenced fomen
| fng difficulties 10 camp, disregarding h
Il commands Of superior officers, snd'try
ing TO iiEduces the men to go down 1
II Franklin and make an attack upon II
The Pro Slavery forces encamped ther
i The Committee OF Public Safety wei
II called upon several times to head of h
!, wild adventure, as the people Idf Lay
i renee had planted themselves on the .las
claiming that they had not been guilty
t its inffactiofl, and that no armed bod 4,
| men should enter the town forIany pu
pose whatever and that they would n
go out of town to alta, any ssuehsbod
81 Peace was established and sold Brown
/ retired II disgust !
When the news Of the threatened sic,
I Of Lawrence; reached John Brown, j
j who was member Of the Topeka Legi
I lature, he organized accompany Of abo
sixty men aud marched towards La,
|. renee. Arriving at Palmyra he learn,
3 of tho sacking Of the town and the pos
/ ton Of the people. He reconnoitered
!, time in the vicinity, but finally marc
I led back toward Ossawattomis tT
Y night before reaching that PLACE, VIII
2 only a few miles away, they eamped
b the night. Old john Brown, who. !,
! believe, was witli'lne party, singled d,
i with himself, seven men. These i
/ marched to a point eight miles above /
I mouth Of ,Pottawatannie creek, and eall
e from their. beds at their several reside
Y ees. At the hour Of midnight, on the. "a
i of May, Allen Wilkinson, NV d. Sherms
VIM. r. Doyle. Vim, Doyle and DIR
. Doyle. Aliwere found the next NOR
E ing, bv the roadside, or III tile highwa
p some with agash inftheir. heads and sid
Il and their lhfoats cut; others withtth,
4 skulls split open in TWO places, viii, no
! in their breasts, and hands cut off /; 4
Others had holes through their breai
with their fingers cutoff. VI
Z No man in Kansas has pretended
i deny that Old John Brown led that mi
81 derous foray, which massacred Itht
men. Up 10 that period not hair