American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-12-08

Iohn Uroun - Dead.
tIs hss paid The penalty Of violated law
I've eibbat hks done ils work. On Friday
st bali past eleven A. NJ. be Was hung.
without word. without murmsr. no cco
Esstio6 gdil. no expression Of hops. no
anaihemiss iSr HE enemies. No lasdaii0ns
Iof bis irissds No martyr svsr ngsse apl
the ehossp with more appaseni faith apd
e6nf6s6le lie died % be had sllEed, q
stronger q fear. An enemy 70 slavery, his4
great besrt sursting wish that missuidsd
phyia1ffsophy thar brought him % the
sAIIows. He iu dead. Visginia's greedy
soihhxs drank mp his blood. The place Of
his iAllinR u the. hirthsplpos Of tteason.---
virgins hadan enemy 10 John Brown liv-
ing: ID John Brown dead. she VII end tss
thoazand. frightened. al his shadow. abe
wiil no hauntsd BY bis ghost sterually. To
crSnssSunts wiliavaili them nothing. The
drssd. tbe terror Of insurreosioD Is abroad
1n.lbsir hearts, aud win rise up ike hOry
gid.spestre ars smile them uDto death.
Nopropheiic vision is required TO trace
this.result. Uulmhe John Browns msda
usss iks tbe u.l,dbtains Of ,he sea, would
have reacted upon itseU Without sympathy,
II Sould have beensoourne4 snd dsspissd,
but serving to tx the monster slavery
6rnisr in It's seat, the moctety Of trial;
Tia rsmpsnt Psnie shaking Virginia like 4
reed, the hasq md Infamous attempts 10
impieate y rtb. the military farce. the
useless AMI Sapty parade ofarms, the iu-
Siaions and trsasonsbls threats of iissolu.
tion. the attempted sbridgsmsnts of.be
Freedom ofspsech, = the arrest and impri,,
sotment Of northern men withou. cause or
provoealiOn, hsys outraged decency. have
disgaslsd comuon,seuss. have awakened
sympsthy, have aroused revenge, have
sfriendsfor Brown and multiplied the
enemies 81 slavery
The arrest Of Brown and bis crazy com:
pssrs, their trial. condemnation and exscu-
tiou according 10 law, unattended BY mill
tsry faree, silly babbub and oonismpta.
be ciAptrsp, without that Bsse attempt for
partisan purposes 70 implicale 4 political
organization. consisting ofa majority oI
the iresmeu u the Union, would have been
right. would havesdone good" TO Virgin.
ia and her cause. Butssit is an effort to
admlnistsr justice covered up with terror,
folly and rshams. discovering their own
weakness and exposing them 70 redicule
asd contempt. much as We regret Il. fear
faI as itmsy seem, can be attended with
no other results than the multiplication, o
John Browns, the, increase Of fan,ioisml
and folly. Every drop Of Brown blood vii
ne magni6sd into an ocean and swollen, !
will in lime rise up and In lie mad wrath
sweeping oyer,hs South. blot out the insti
ntion Of slavery forever.
But even 10 the midst Of her unnscessa
~ excitement and foolish parade oi arrns
her silly proolamalions and mapifssioes
Virginia hsd shown her willingnessto ad
.ninisIsf justics fairly ,aud punish offender
AIiks inpar.ially. she might have saved .
bsast tho n0sal effect Of the esseution, bu
eves this is tFoyed ia the minds Of q
impsftial. ..hiakiag men. Brown had vio'
listed law. 10 the wild madness Of hi
isnatioism he hsd stricken at an institution
sacred 10 ths South. hs bad violated
league OF our r Mbsrs, acompromise OF th
Constitution. For this he deserved u,
horrible and untimsly fate he has metz
Bat mark you Harry Hunter Of Virginia
pitiabls pusrils that he To-. In cold bloo'
drug forth, Gs the Hyena dFGgs itS pre-
he woun led, bl4sJing. and deisucelss
prisoner pleading for marcy, begging 70
lie anil shot him down with en- a.rooiou
,harbarisy disgrsoeial even ina hsalhen az
aui thsa witha shamslessnsss unparalleled
while yss the bloei Of bis slAughtere
victim smoked warn. confessed and bcasl
.si Of his dsei OF heroism ia opsn Court
justified aai lauded by the Court, Jnr
aa5 sat,thn hung Brswa and threaten
aIdissoIuiion. he now walks a hero upo
the soil. sulogised by the people bis airo'
Z icy ,lisgracsd. SscA an ad~idistratipn (
justice can haze no moyai force. ~
Let not these renwks be thought an at
tsnpisd jas,i6essiou Of 'Browa. or palli'
don sf his erims. Thsy are not intsnds
~ such. From the 6rst We have oOI
dsmssd bis mad ioray. and at the last Y
shall not be feund jusdfying bis henio'
crims, or eoadOuaiag is proper puuisl
ment We hate John Browa's attempts
insurrection with hatred unuttsrable ar
the folly OF Virginia no less. We dsspl
slwery. W lo,lhs i as an institution mo
slrous ia the sight Of God. Bat haiti
slavery We "lovs the Union more" Al
are wiling % forsSo personal aAiaos'
forthe psr7thisy Of that great end.
c6mprouiss ii tive constitution. We VOL
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