The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-12-17
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of people together, and believed this act
of Virginia would strike at the heart of
slavery, and that the name of Brown
would live hereafter as historic. Mr.. Davis
closed with poetical quotation describing
a scaffold scene, in which the victim ex-
hibited noble heroism, as was the case
with Brown .
Mr.. Garrison here responded to call.
lie said for thirty years he had been Ia
boring for the abolotion of slavery If
possible, he hated slavery thirty times
more than at that time. John Brown was
IA Puritan and a Cromwellian. He be-
lieved in God, and also keeping his pow
der dry. Though differing, himself, from
some of Browns sentiments, he admired
him as man. Mr.. Garrison then paid a
tribute to the courage and character of
Capt. Brown. His mission, the speaker
alleged, at Harper's Ferry, was peaceful.
He did not mean to shed Blood and if he
had weapons of war, it was only to put in
ito the hands of slaves, that they might de-
tend themselves in retreating to Canada
The trial of Brown was here made the sub
fleet of pungent remark. Mr., Garrison
said that Brown had been iudiciously as
Fascinated.
The speaker read accounts of the cruelty,
lon the part of Virginia, towards those who
were taken into custody at Harpers Fer
Try. He thought there was nothing so
lmean as the heart of the stakeholder. Mr..
Garrison justified the act of John Brown,
land maintained that it was good and no.
Ible, if those of Washington, Warren,
Adams, and others were. If a tax on tea
justified revolution, did not also the souls
|of men and women? The men, he said,
|who decry Brown are dangerous men
the old tories Of the Revolution. He
would that we had the spirit Of the
Revolution, that it might make the Com
|monwealth too hot to hold them. lie the
linen of Massachusetts had as much love
flor liberty as the shareholders have for
slavery, there would be a wonderful clear
ling out of some of our cities at the North.
/ The speaker was peace man, ana rnere-
fore disarmed John Brown He was also
Ia non-resistant, but he was emboldened to
say success to every instruction against
slavery, here and elsewhere. His heart
was always with the oppressed-t therefore
Success to revolution. 1t was the way
Ito get up to the doctrines of non-resistance.
The verdict of the world had always been
lin favor of thore who die in the cause of
freedom.
He asked what they were to do, now
that Brown is executed. Are we to be
content with the mere display of sym
|pathyl He was fearful that it might re-
act, and the slave after all have no benefit
from it. AS for Virginia, she was too far
gone for help; but we can say that no
slave shall be carried from the soil Of our
Commonwealth.
After being further addressed by Rev.
j. E. Clarke and Geo. I'll. Hoyt, Esq, the
multitude joined in singing "All that
dwells below the Skies at the close of
which the meeting adjourned.
SYMPATHY MEETING IN NEW HAVEN.
At a mass meeting of the colored citizens
of New Haven, convened in the African
NJ. E. Zion Church on the evening of Dec.
LIST, 1859, the Rev. A. G. Beman was called
to the chair, and H. W. Foster and w. Fl.
Ealbeck appointed Secretaries; portion
of Divine writ suitable to the occasion was
read, and prayer offered by the Rev Mr..
Washington, the pastor Of the church.
The Chairman stated the object Of the
meeting was to engage in prayer and ex-
pressions of sympathy relative to the exc
cution of the martyr, John Brown, on the
I'd inst, for his heroic and praiseworthy
efforts for the oppressed slaves in the
South.
Mr.. Farran, a gentleman from Kansas,
whose acquaintance with Brown was ex-
tensive, arose and gave an interesting ac-
count of many incidents of his life.
Mr.. Townsend was next called upon,
and in the most eloquent and feeling man.
ner addressed the meeting He said that
ne regarded the heroic and selfsacrifcing
Efforts of Brown for the overthrow of sla-
very, as sufficient to entitle him in the
neart of every lover of truth, Justice and
second only to George Wash
ngton, the idol of the American nation.
Loud applause.) He next proceeded to
.emind the audience of their obligation to
contribute all in their power toward the
support Of his family, and finally took his
scat amid almost daafanipo roarc Of on