The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-24


mesc and social CIRCLE over every prayer oonle'eno
and church meeting, every pulpit ana piauor al
every legislative, judicial and executive oeparcl
Of government ana he will edit every paper, and COVER
Virginia and all the States, ana presae over Sonsres
guide its deliberations, and contro' al oauou''
and elections for year 10 come .
In a wnrd John Brown and him hung will be the on
Thine for eternal Life to freedom, and aspeedy death
slavery. hENNl y "N0nA'
LETTER TO HON. HENRY WILSON,
rououISa TIE NATIoK RESOLUTION AND sERvIL
RESISTANCE AND TNsURREcrloN.
BOSTON, Dec, 10, 1859.
SlR-In the Senate Of the United States, 20
were called upon on Tuesday, December o, to give
account of yourself to the savedrivers for attending
meeting in Natck, called to discuss resolution afrmin
right and duty Of slaves to resist their masters AM
the right and duty Of the North to ad them ar
to countenance such q mectngs" You explained AM
said, cit was lecture attended generally BY demo
Gratis and others; that nobody interrupted tn
proceedings; that only some dozen Garrison aboh
tionists voted for the resolution and that tne
gres mass Of the meeting came from curiosity
driver who held the lash you said ~ am sausneui
But another Mr. Iyerson still fourshed the lash over
you haunting you because, "being Senator from Massa
Chusets you heard such reasonable sentiments avoWeo
at a public meeting in your own town, and did not a
rebnke them instead OF sitting ana giving silent Is
instead Of rebuking those insoen lords Of the lash for
presumnx dictate to you your course OF conduct at
home amsng your neighbors, you m6missvey attempt
cd 70 explain them the why's and whereores Of your
action Out OF Congress- anxious to deprecae their
frowus and stripes
Tia. meeting was called by public notice discuss the
question of Resistance to slavehslders obedience
70 God, In reference TO John Brown at Harper q
Ferry" It was hoped and expected that both
ing OF tho meeting, you being present, that it was
moi q lecture, but q meeting for discussion. A
prominent citizen OF Natck appointed chairman, who
introduced Mr. Wright who read the resolution and COM
mented on IL some forty minutes, and gave way. You
III mistake not by nsme) were invited with others, TO
give views for or against as your reason ana con-
ho,ld
and duty if your reason SO decided. Though all
would have gladly heard you, none blamed you for your
silence.
II was urged in that meeting that the right and
duty Of the aud Of the North, 70 embody their re-
ssance to Shareholders IN every department OF hie,
wherever they deemed right TO vein domestic Social
ecclesiastical political and commercial life; and that
was the right Of the slaves to defend themselves against
the us the thes robbery and rapne Of their masters
by arms and blood in the that il is the right
of the masters to defend themselves against ike out
RACES the part OF the slaves
As TO military resistance Mr. Wright denied that 1t
ever right or expedent AT time he said, fever it
was right resist yrant by arms, was the right and
duty OF the slaves and OF the Morrill, resist Shareholders
that human being deserved death at the hand or
another (which Mr. Wright dened every STAKEHOLDER de-
served the hand Of the slave and that according to
the religion the government the popular opinion and uni
yersa history Of the nation John Brown had done right
and only his duty God and humanity in resolving to
run of slaves and TO shoot down all who should oppose
him in his God appointed work.
Three things distinctly urged in that meeting, as
taught by the ministers, legislators, Judges presidents
and governors OF the entire nation l. The right of slaves
to away. Their right TO defend themselves against
all who shall attempt to modest them 8. Their right to
call the people OF the North TO aid them, and the duty
Of the North to nce them to run away and to defend
them against ALL whether governmental officials or not,
who shall oppose theH exodus.
II was urged upon Henry Wilson, Charles Sumner, Vim.
h Seward John Hale and all Northern Senator'S and
representatives, III and out OF Congress, duty, to
ince slaves 10 nsurrecton and resistance OF soul against
Shareholders, and all who would enslave them. The
hope expressed that the Shareholders in Congress
might have opportunity TO affirm in Congress the sent
nnents they are known entertain at home e., that
Is the right and duty OF slaves to seek freedom by
ming away, and TO defend themselves against all who
would intercept them and that is the right and duty of
the North TO nce and aid them thus to get their free
dom.
Such sentiments were uttered in that meeting in your
hearing, and not word said by you or any one
against them And said that your silence would be
taken for consent Why then, do you intimate that you
silent because you did not wish to interrupt the
proceedngsf' You well know that, had you spoken,
not one would have considered it an interruption.
The feeling was that you silent because
your sense of justice, truth and humanity for
bade you TO oppose the resolution / do not believe
there ten persons in the meeting who would
have said that it is not right for slaves away,
tina, John Brown did not do right enticng them
away, and in helping TO defend them against ali who
twas not "curiosity" but sympathy with Brown that
brought them there would be difficult for you TO con-
vince your neighbors tina. deep
life and fate OF Brown that brought you isue,
as verson says, "sy your silence you gave your
ton the resolution. You we're invited to oppose il:
you declined Had you openly and earnestly sustained
there probably IN the hail. doub. if there
was one, who would not have admired you all the more
for it.
aIude to this meeting not because IL ia worthy Of
special notice in tse-for thousands like are being held
the same subject all the North in which stronger
sentiments may be, urged without contradiction
but because you and other members OF the Sc
nate and OF the House are trying 70 throw glamour
in the eyes OF Southern MEMBERS and make
them think that republicans have no sympathy
by 60 doing to The nation 70 its great sin and
ger. You would have them think that "regret aud
domination OF Brown and his objects universal at the
North Well may they, in their terror and agony, ask
you, "Wbat mean those mighty gatherings, and that
tollng of bells all the North the day of his
cutony What mean those speeches eulogisc of Brown
and hH doings and so condemnaory OF Wise, and vir-
gina, and their doingss What the almost uniyer
gal applause bestowed on the remark OF Ralph Waldo
Emerson the most prominent literary man. lecturer and
moral philosopher in the nation that the execution of the
hero and saint Harpers Ferry win make gallow
as glorious as the croesy Why it that the
trial and execution Of Brown felon, sweled tue
publican vote the recent elections in the Northern
Statest Will you, in the face of ten thousand facts ik
these, still the quakng shareholders that repub
hcans have no sympathy with Brown Well may they
retort upon you--"Yo take queer way to show it,
Please show the dongs Of the Massachusetts, Legislature
on the day OF tie execution FRIDAY December ~ to the
Shareholders and tell the tina, evidence Of the truth
your remarks What we're they? Ia the Senate soon as
the session opened Mr. Luce, OF the Island district
moved, That Ia view of the Of John Brown in
Virginia the Senate 90 now adjourn" This motion was
again moved, "Tha, as was probably about this time
tina, John Brown was being executed in Virginia. as an
expression OF ympathy for him. the Senate do ad
journ." debate ensued:-
"Mr. ODIoRSE, of Suffolk, expressed admiration fo
Brown as man. declaring that he had the greatest sym
patty with him.
sMr. WALLER, Of HamPden, said he yielded to mar
in ympathy for Brown. He looked the acton Of Wiz
gina unjust and condemned the unsesmly haste witt
which the trial and execution had been hurried for ward
"Mr DAVIS Of Bristol, did propose TO condemn tn
acts Of Brown he wished them TO be judged by pos
tery and be that heroic brighter
woun be found In history than that OF old Osawatomi
Brown Brown, with the constitution Of the United State
in enc hand and the Golden Rule in the other marche
straight forward and attacked the slave power, and
was to be honOred for it,"
"Mr WMKRR, OF Hampden, said he did not believe, as
lawyer, that John Brown had been legally convicted Q
treason or murder While he did not wish 60 into th
save states to run off slaves himself yet he did not OF
Ject 70 Others doing it in any way they saw H.
mi h0ciklss, Of Franklin said he States right
mar IN the fullest sense; but he thought it would
perfectly proper TO adjourn out Of sympathy for Brow
AZ Tor any oter great and good man. aud he consdere
John Brown one OF the noblest werks of God. II Brow
had done wrong, was Of the head and not
the heart He held the Governor OF Virginia guilty 3
wul murder and this act would be the hanging Of Ia
Governor and Of the whole State Of Virginia brown ha
notbeen proved guilty"