Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-11-03

) hned IN q store. linen it was an express
visited Fort Leavenworih and begged the
United States troops might go to the spot
and save Brown from being murdered
That was refused. and refused too in COM
pliance with positive orders from Wash
ington. What followed? Capt. Il. p.
Brown was helpless and alone in the pow
er Of the pro-slavery men; that band Of
ruffians struck him. and he'roseto his feet
and asked to be allowed to fight the best
man among them-hc would fight for his
life-but the towards dared not give him
that chance. Brown then dared any two
or three Of them to fight him, but the cow
ards would not comply with the request.
Then the fiends in human shape rushed
upon the unarmcd, dcicnccless Brown, and
actually hacked him to pieces with their
hatchets A. Shareholder named Gibson
dealt the fatal blow, burying hatchct in
the side of Browns head, splitting his
skull four inches, and scattering his brains.
Brown fell, and his enemies jumped upon
I him while dying. Brown cried ont 'don't
kill me, am dying" and one of the pro-
slavery wretches-sincc then rewarded
with a commission as United States Mar
shal--stooped over the PROSTATE man and
spat tobacco juice in his eyes.
"Ola Brown has sinneG fcarfully and
will doubtless suffer for his crimes, while
Buchanan and other Democratic worthless
who Taught him his fillibustering princi-
pies will escape unwhippcd Of Justice
but he has likewise been grievously sinned
against. Another one Of his sons was sci
zei and taken from Ossawatomie to Le-
compton in chains. His feet and hands
were fastened together with a heavy OK
chain, and hc was compelled to walk the
whole distance (thirty miles. in the sun
without covering to his head. The con-
sequence was he was attacked with brain
fever, was neglected. no attention paid to
him, no friend to minister to him, and in
two or three days died.
Is it any wonder cold Brown" and his
remaining sons became desperate and sworc
to devote their lives to the work of retalia
ton upon their pro-slavery prosecutors?
1t was natural that they should class all
slave holders together But. are they any
greater fanatics than NJ. 4. o. Packard,
the Democratic Trustee of Centre township,
who said I'D Ike to see the Black Reput
hiruas SHOT DOWN." Or. than a
certain Democratic Postmaster in this
county. who gave uttcrancc to similar
sentiment the other day. They may say
they were exaspcrated when they made the
remark-so was "Old Brown" How
much worse is Brown than Buchanan him
self, who proclaimed in his Ostend Con-
ference manifesto that might makes
right?''--that the United States wanted
Cuba. that. being able TO wrcst the island
from the grasp of Spain, it would be right
and proper to make the conquest. To bor-
row the language of the Madison Courier.
Every bogus democratic meeting held
in the States since has rc-afiirmcd this doc
trine. Was Capt Browns enterprise more
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abhorrent than a similar entcrprise-that
of Lopez, for instancc-would be in Cuba?
And would not the j. b. dogma Of might
makes right" delugc Cuba with blood in
torrents, in rivers, in comparison with
Browns recent attempt? How far does
the "grey-cycd man Of destiny" General
William Walkers attempt upon Central
| America differ in atro-ity from that OF
Browns? The attempt to rcvolutionizc
Nicaragua is particular and pet villainy
of the slave States. Browns was like un-
to it-a fiilibustcr expedition to the bor-
lers OF Maryland anil Virginia. If it was
right in Walker to hunt down and murder
the people of Nicaragua-to burn and dcs-
troy their property-because under the
principle Of the Ostcnd manifesto, he tho't
Nicaragua necessary to his interest, bust
ness and future happiness. can old Browns
abortion have been very far wrong? How
the chickens hatchel by the fllibustcrs
come home to roost''
The slavery propagandists enjoy the
sport Of sowing the wbirlwind, hugely,
when it devastates the property of their
neighbors and inures to their advantage.
bu. they think it terrible piece of injustice
when they have to reap the storm their sell
fshness and folly bring upon themselves.
If they would prevent such occurrences as
the Harper's Ferry Tragedy in future, all
they have to do is to do unto others as they
would be done by. Let them cease their
threats Of dissolving the Union in case they
arc not allowed to reopen the slavc-tradc
and extend slavery into new territories, if
they do not want their precepts applied to
themselves. In a Republican government
the majority must rule, otherwise there is
an end OF free institutions. and those who
refuse to abide the decision of majority
and threaten to dissolve the Union are c.
qually as great traitors as old Brown.
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