Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-12-24


When Mr.. McKm had finished Mr. Phillips
took up tho theme, and in the tcndercst and most
beautiful manner pursued it till all tears were
wiped away A holy. pcnsive Joy scemqd, gradu-
ally to dispel grief and a. becoming ilial and con
ljugal pride seemed to reconcile these stricken ones
i to their destiny.
'' JOHN browns RESTING PLACE.
I The next morning had an opportunity, for the
first time, of seeing the place as it appeared in
daylight, and of beholding the surrounding couu'
try. On opening the front door, glorious sight
sauted me. Directly in 'front.' apparently per-
haps from the thinness of the atmosphere within
two or three miles, but really much further of,
loonis up rugged chain of the Adirondacks
broken, rugged massive AMI wonderfully pictur-
esque. OFF the left stands, in solitary grandeur,
the towering pyramid called White Face"-de-
irving its name from the color of the rock on its
summit. The Saranac and Ausabe flow at each
side of it and just at its base, they tell u.s. is
Lake Placid, sheet Of water famed through all
this country Of fine lakes for its exquisite beauty
On the right is to be seen, in the distance the peak
of McCreary, and on the right Of that again, and
still further on, McIntyre the loftiest pinnacle OF
the Adirondack range raises his towering crest
Just the country, my thought was for the heroic
soul of John Brown, and a proper place, too, to be
the receptacle of his ashes.
Mr.. Brown had expressed a desire that his body
should be laid in the shadow Of great rock, not
far from his house. This rock, after the more
striking features of the scene just named, was the
first object to arrest my attention. 1t stands about
! fifty feet from the house, is about eight feet in
height aud from fifteen to twenty feet square, 1t
is a very striking and picturesque object, and the
recollection of it would not unuaturally suggest to
the mind of Mr.. Brown place for the interment
Of his body.
CAPT. BROWNS FARM.
The Brown Farm at North Elba, is on the high
est arabic spot of land in the State if indeed,
soil so hard and sterile can be called arabic. The
question was asked in my hearing, why Mr. Brown
should have chosen spot so difficult of cultiva.
tion, and yielding SO poor requita 70 labor and
the answer was that he had come there in phrsu-
ance of the great purpose of his life. This land
formerly belonged to Gerrit Smith, and lies hear
to those large tracts which Mr. Smith had present
ell as free gift to certain coiored people and it
was to aid these coored people, and through them
to benefit their race that he had originally.
to place SO unpromising to the agricuturist.
| THE FtNtRAt.
The funeral was to take place at l o'clock from
the house, and before that time the neghbors were
gathered and all were ready. The country is
sparsely settled, and there was room, with some
crowdihg, for all who came. The services were
commenced with hymn, which had been great
favorite with Mr. Brown, and with which it was
said he had successively sung all his children to
Sleep
"Blow ye the trumpet, blow.
! The gladly solemn sound
Let all the nations know, . -s.
-. To earth's remotest bound e,.
! The year of Jubilee has come" &c.
! 1t was sung to the good old tune of Lennox. It
will be at once recognized by all who know any.
thing about the old fashioned sacred music, and it
vii! readily be seen why it was favorite with Mr..
Brown. The mir has stirring, half.military ring,
and the words smack of liberty. Its themes are
Jubilee" 'ransom," &c., and it seems to blow the
trumpet Of freedom. ...
! Tho Rev. Joshua Young Of Burlington, Vt,
made ah impressive prayer. when Mr.. j. NJ. Nc
Kim. Of Philadelphia, spoke of the noblo quail
ties and characteristics of Capt. Brown, his heroic
sons who fell at IIarper's Ferry, and their brave
comrades. He related the following Incidents
VIRGINIA RESPECT FOR BROWN
n blunt officer, with epauletts on both ahoul-
ders, had said in the presence of a promiscuous
group at the Harpers Ferry hotel "I'll tell you
what my opinion is of Brown; he's one of that
kind Of men that God Almighty does not put many
of above ground" Another officer, equally high
in command, and one OF the most thoroughly pro-
slavery Virginians that we met during visit,
took me aside the night before We left, and said:
~ do not ike to make the request of Mrs. Brown
at such time this, but should like very much
to get from her some little memento of Capt.
Browh--his autograph. or some other like relic
any trAe that she could give me should greatly
value"
Mr.. McKim introduced the following letter as
illustrative of the character of Coppoc. 1t was
brought to Mrs. Brown at Harper's Ferry, by the
men who delivered to her the body Of her hus
band.
/ EDWIN CoPPoC TO MRS. BROWN.
CHARLEsTowN JAIL,
i Virginia, NOyember-,l859,
Mrs. JoHN BRowN-Dear Madam: was very
sorry that your request to see the rest of the pris
oners was not complied with. Mrs. Avis brought
me book, whose pages are full Of trdth and beau
ty, entitled "VOice of the True-lIeartcd," which
she told me was present from you. For thi:
dear token of remembrance, please accept my
thanks.
My comrade j. E. Cook. and myself deeply
sympathze with you in your sad bereavement
We were both acquainted with Anna and Martha
They were to us as sisere, and as brothers W.
sympathize with them in the dark hour cf tria
and atficton.
! was with your sons when they fell. Oliver
lived but few moments after he was shot. III
spoke no word bu. yielded calmly to bis fate
Watson was shot at 10 O'Clock on Monday morn