, 1859-10-20
OSiWATONIE BROWN.

3foHn, flEutIuR bsoHHs auA - OSaWat0nl$
3roun"--1naae his first public appearance IN
Lykins County, Kansas, in the year 1856 That
vhich will probably prove his last, took plaos,
Is the reader is slrcady sdvised, ut Hazpers
Ferry, >Tirginia, on Monday and Tuesday last.
50 strange career rs hi1 has not arrested the
public attention since Joe Smith was shot in the
Carthage jail. His rank among the worlds no.
liabilities will be among such fanatics as Peter
the Hermit, who belic.ed himself commissioned
Of God to redeem the Holy Sepu'chre from the
hands Of the Iu5de1s-.Joanna Southcote, who
deemed herself big with the promised Shiloh
Ignatius Losola, who thought that the Bon Of
Nun appeared to him, bearipg his cross on his
shoulders. aud gsre him Latin commission Of
mighty importer Don Qui1ote. III VIC may
give him place in hi1iory,) who was persuaded
that he had \ mission to rescue all the persecu-
led damse1s in Spain. 1t was browns supersti-
tion that he was divinely appointed to bring
American slavery to sudden and violent end.
or his birthplace VIC are not advised, but We
believe that his home, prior to his appearance
in Kansas, Was in Northern Ohio, and that he |
migrated thither from North Elbs, Essex Co.,
New; York. In the latter State be was tenant |
Of the Hon. Gersi. Smith, and WAS often be- |
friended by that gentleman after the dcso1ation
Of his farm mud tue breaking up Of his fan,ily
In Kansas, had n,ude him u guerrila
chief in the border conflicts Of that
Territory. Tho earlier skirmishes consequent
upon The Border nufiau invasions Of Kansas,
developed fighting qualities in Brown, which
gave him immediate prominence among the
e1tempore military leaders Of the invaded
country. The section Of the territory where
Drown lived, not being brought into action 50
early as the region about Lawrence aud Learen-
worth. Brown took part, We believe, in the
"Waketusa war" When the Rut1ian army,
under tue lead Of A'chison and Deputy Marshal
Faiu, marched upon Lawrence in My, 1856,
Brown preceded them with small company
from 0sawatomie, aud offered to take the
command in defence of the torn. Robinson
l'omcrov, and other prominent citizens having
decided 10 offer no resistance to the Mssourians,
| Drown retired in much disgust. The invading
force entered and pil1aged the town, battering
down The Free State Hotel with six-pounder,
| and throwing the contents Of the Herald Of
Fre<dom Office into the Kaw River. Fire days
after this erent fight occurred at Pota-
watomie, in which five Rufians we're
killed. II is believed that Brown WAS
in the secret Of their taking of" On
tue I'd Of June, Brown fell in with party
Of marauders under the command Of II. Clay
Fate, who had raised company specially for
the purpose Of capturing Old Brown. This
was the battle OF Black Jack. Pate was taken
prisoner together with twenty-ono Of bis fcl-
low rufIians, and large quantity of plunder,
| which had been 1cyied on the courtty through
which be had marched. Those who witnessed
this affair say that the cooiness and skill dis
played by Brown, and the awkvardness and
cowardice Of l:s antaponi... were eoua],v m.
ticeable. Drogn's force was considerably ipfe-
rior to Pate'a. The pr;soners were liberated a
fer DAYS afterward. We believe that Brown
was not present ut the first sackinp Of osavato.
m;e. guno 7. 1856, at which time hiz MN hou,e
was DESTROYED. and horrible atrocities we're
pcrpetrated on his nciobhorx IN tla
occasion of the second battle Of 0.avotonic
{Aueust oe1. Brown vas there with some forty
men. The Missour;ans under Reid numbered
800 to 400. Browns counanr had ontv i'm
rounds of annrn;t;on Init thesa .rera r.ad IN