Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-03


Characteristic Letters from john Brown
grnl'rmrn of New York. who has re.
we'd tie following let tr from john
Brown has handed II for Notification lo
ithr Times:
Ch rlcs'own, Jefferson cr. Va. Nov. II
My Dear Youag Friend Fl hav, JUS
received your most kind anil welcome IrI.
Ter OF The l5'h inst, but I'D not gel any
:otner from You. am TN Irr many obi.
galI"n. - you and to youi ia her, foi all
the kin mess yon have shdwn me. especi.
ally since my disaster. May God and
your own consciousness ever be Your
aNarders. Tell your father iha, au
quite cheerful-thal ! 20 inol feel r,ySe b!
III Tie Lea; degraded by my impr', on
'nrnt. my chain or the n ar prospect Of
The gaIi"ws. .3isn cani" -tnl'r .on or
chair or hang the soul. Il 90; 10Y fully in
behalf Of miIlHus that 'haye, no rights
that This great and glorioCt, ihls Christian
/ Republic is "bound to res pec.."' Strange
change in morals, pol. heal as well as
/ Christian, since 1916 | look forward
10 other changes 10 take place in Cod ;
! good line, fully believing that the Lash
ION Of this world passe,I away" Fare
we'll May God abund anrly bless you
| all Your friend, joins Brown.
The Independent, pub Ishes longer
letter from Brown, writ In in, response to
note from Rev. II. l.. Vail, of Lilch-
( field, CT. The Italics ark Browns own {:
Charle$town, Jefferson Coz, Va, I
Tuesday. Nov. Is, 1889. s
Rev. II. l.. Vail -
My Dear Sleadfast Friend Your
most kind and most welcome letter Of lie
9Th instant, reached me I'M due time.
| am uery grateful fir all the good
feeling YOU express, and $lso for the k2d
counsels Won give, logeh er With your
prayers IN NV behalf. Allow ne here TO
say, that nolWiIi standing "my soul Is
amongst hons, sill | bdIieve that "GOd
in very deed is with me- You will not
therefore feel surprised When tell you
HAT Il am yiuI IN all N y rIbnIanons
that | do rot feel con kemned OF him
whose judgement is il Isl; nor VI my
own conscience. Nor db feel degraded
by my Imprisonment, my chain or pros
perr Of HE galIows. have no! only
hecn though utterly I'M orthy) permitted
to "suiicr affection with Gods people, y
bu, have also had a greA many rare OPP
pnrtuni'ie, for "prcschih g righteousness
IN the grea! cnngregan$n.' trust 1t
HiH not be all lost. rife iAlor q whose
charge | ann and his ia hi.v. and assist
ants, have al been moj klEd and moi
wilh>tandIng he was onf o! the bravest OF
all who fought me, hf is now being
abused for lis humanity. SO lar as my
observation goes, none but 0r"re men
are likely TO be h,man4 10 fallen foe
"Cowards prove their courage by their
ter0ciIy.' Ii may be 4 one IN 'hoI way
with but llnle risk.
wish could write you about few
only OF the interesting Il mes here eXpe-
Renee with GilIrtenl classeS Of men, c'er-
gUmen among Others. IChn>I, the great
captain of liberty as We as Of salvation.
and " no began his miss ION, as I"retold oI
him, by proclaiming IL saw fit TO take
from me a sword of sletl after | had car
RED il for a time but hb has put another
in my hand, (''rhe sword Of The SplriI, }
and pray God to make lme faithful sol.
"'er, Wherever tie may S9'" '''' "'I 'I 80
VII '''' ''0''"'" '""" WV y
my "a,me'' symp"'"'ze1s'
Wy Gear "'d Iiieh"' uo assure y"
nave "o' o'S"''''I '"' ~.
our retrospective Iooh o'Fl '"0 i""N ~