Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-12-10
HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT,


SION.
HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT,
.,, st UARrEs's FERRY, Dec. 2. ,
l left Baltimore this morning bound for this
Charlestown to gather the facts relative to the exc
cution of Osawatomie Brown, full particulars Of
which l send you. AT Baltimore, crowds endeav-
ored to purchase tickets for Harper's Ferry.
among whom we're a number Of Northern editors,
but the company positively refused to sell any
tickets except to through passengers or to those
whose business and character were known to the
officers of the road. As a consequence, many we're
disappointed in the effort to crafty their curiosity,
and the number of passengers upon the road was
unusually small.
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At the various stations along the route between
Baltimore ard The Ferry, groups of people were
gathered, evidently awaiting the arrival of the
down train, carrying news Of Browns execution.
Our train reached the Ferry ut q quarter before
l2 o'clock, and we found the platform carefully
guard I'd by soldiers, who closely scanned every
passenger and kept the space in front clear. Ev-
e~sywhere about the town soldiers were stationed,
and the Government buildings had been turned
into barracks, in which we're q~uar,ered the U. s.
troops from old Point Comfort
But few strangers were in the village, the WISH
tors consisting chiefly Of people Of the adjacent
country, who had come to hear Of Browns execu-
ton. a military company, which has just been
organized here, was being marched through the
streets with a drum and fife, and both sights and
sounds c~onspired to remind one of the pomp and
circumstance Of glorious war.
I learned that Mrs. Brown, with a lady and two
gentlemen friends, from Philadelphia, were stay-
iug at the Wager. having arrived on Wednesday
aight. I Immediately sought one of the gentle
men, named McKim, who was loud in his COM
plants Of the manner in which they had been
treated by the military authorities, and gave. me
the following narrative. lie says that last week
Brown wrote to his wife, saying If she. thought
che could bear the tm~es6AgANhh caAmnsss, he
~s~ia be glad to take leave Of her; wssreupon she
determined to see him opcs.mOre before be died.
Mrs. McKim, knowing the value Of a woman's
sympathy and com partnership, under such trying
circumstances, volunteered to accompany her, AT
aisosdid Mr.. McKim and another gentleman. The
latter supplied themselves with the best testimo
mails as to responsibility and character. and also
with letters Of introduction to Col. Lewis A
Washington and others, and reached Harper.
Ferry on Wednesday night. l,s--
On the next morning, they communicated with
the officer in command Of, the Virginia mili.ar,
here, that Mrs. Brown had arrived. and that they
wished to accompany her to Charlestown. Thu
ofhcer courteously responded. that he presumed
there would be no difficulty 10 granting .heir re
quest and Immediately telegraphed to Gen. Tall
aferro, at Charlestown, who, in turn. telegraphe(
torGoy. Wise for instructions. A great humble
OF messages were then exchanged, and finally i
was, ordered that Mrs. Brown should be sent alon,
to see her husband, and under an escort of militia
~, and the others of the party should be detained
and watched. Mrs. Brown was greatly distressed
at being compelled to 90 without her friends. bu
finally consented, and was taken to Charles:owr
and allowed an interview of two hours with hel
husband, but was not permitted to remain during
the night. An anecdote is related of Brown in
this connection, which is eminently characteristic
When Gen. Taliaferro had arranged for the visi,
Of Mrs. Brown, he called on the prisoner and in
formed him that his wife would come and see him
and he wished to know how long an interview ht
desired.
Brown said-'Three or four hours to which
the General responded that was too long al
hour he thought was enough. Brown replied
Very well. cir. obey your orders, and do you
duty. l have no fayors to ask Of the State o
Virginia chew.
This iadoaiitable spirit was manifested to Ia
very last. In his final interview with Cook, b
accused him s%ternly of falsebood in representa-
that he, Cook. had been m:sled by him. He shoe
banda uith all tha nrisonars and bandad a.oI, ,
them twenty FIVE cents, rsmarking that the none
was of no further use to him..
When parting from his wife, he asked the iailo
as though 1t were the most casual and indifferen
question, AT what hour am l to be executed
And on being told III o'clock, he turned to hi
wife and said, Very well il / think of anythin
else to saypl will write il down and leave it 70
YOU IN
On the scafold he refused to make the usua
signal to the Sheriff 10 let the drop fall, and resc
Iutely declined the services OF any Clergyman
No one attended him but the Sheriff and hs az
%sistants. lie has lief. two wills lone ~disposing Q
some small landed property. and the other rela
ting to the disposition Of his pixies and Sharpe
rifles.
OF tbs 6nsi Interview between himself aud wife
IFS too sooD 10 speak. learn chat she is sleeE
less and nervous, bot stsrRly rsprssses sxterna
manifestation Of her feelings.
,wisx's LETTER TO MRS. brown.
-.q RICHMOND. Va Nov. &c, 1859.
T5 Hrs. MAY. BaowN, now in Philadelphia
Madam Yours Of the 2lst inst, addressed |.
m from philadelphia. came to my hand this NOR
ming: Believe me. madam. that l sadly thsok 70,
fof your trnst in, by feelings as q man. Your si,
:psfQl touches these feelings. dseplY. Sgmnathiz