New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-14
r. aence between John brown anu
Ss s1 q o1a1Eer Lasly.
I'm 4 is ], \ Bossop AIS, November 81

4 NJ a0yt c6nnee1 Tar John Brown and Gopple. 4
arrived IA evening from Charlestown. W. MT. Wis.
~nia sSfl continue The defense Of the remaining
49,. Tr H0yt n2aces the following letters in eur
i,slsssF rsgsTI FnoN i QUAKER LADY TO JoHs BRowS
NxwPoRrs X. II. Tenth month, 2a 1883,
5sir FSisssd s Since thy arrest have often
thouaht Of thee and have wished that, like Eilza-
beth MY towards her prison friends, 50 mlgn. I.
console thee in thy confinement. But that can
sseuess W. and SO can only write thee few nnes,
which il they contain any comfort, may come 10
thee IKE some little ray Of light
You can never know how very many aeaf irienas n .
love thee with IN their hearts, for thy brave efforts
in behalf Ut the poor oppressd; and thongn We,
who are nnn-residents, and rehgiously believe It
better to reform by moral, and net by carnai
weapons could q pooasnea, ye. W.
ands nh3ianthropic motives. Very many thousands
nnas'IV Snpf0ve tly Intentions thongh most Friends
wculd MI tkink II right 10 take mp arms ),
prsy ~, thee every gay; ana, p.o,1 on,
w a. fhee iustice. If Noses led out the thousands
II JeYviahs slaves from their bondage, and God de-
stroyed Ire Egyptians ii the sea, because they
went after the rAelites 70 bring them BACK to sia-
yeIy. lien surely, 81 the same reasoning, we may
;,siss fhee i defivefer who wished to release mil
EnHs 1Fnll y rlnre cruel oppression If the Amerl-
can3 5peopie honor Washington for resisting with
bl6nf 1ksd for seTen years, an unjust tax, now
lnsieh more ought thouto be honored Tor see KING
(li: j. ish could plead for thee, as some OF the
of{,aT - can plead, how 1 would seek to defend
isS! II IhAd now the eloquence OF Portia, how
od ib bIsss s thse It " God pardon thee. and
HfSjt1k onr Redeemer give thee safety and happi-
Rss sSys ''ss " From thy friend E. B.
s III 81 JOHN BRowN's REPLY.
cH aatEsrowx Jefferson County. VA. Nor. i, 1859
1fF DEAI FRiESD II b., OF r. III:
Y0nr most cheering letter OF 9th OF October IS
reeeivAd, and may the Lord re ward you thousand
f0ldSfor TIE kind feeling yon express toward me !;
b6t aore especially for your fidelity to the poor
fAsf CIV and those that have no help.' For this
TAN prisoner in bond II is solely my own fault,
III military point Of view, that we met with our
diiSsse mean that mingled with our prisoners,
md II All sympathised with them and their fami-
lf6s; tint neglected my duty ist other respects.
Ha$5odss vii, mot mine, be done. 6t
Y0a know that Christ once armed Peter. So,
alao, ID my case think he put sword into my
hand, and there continued tso long as he saw best,
and then kindly took it from me.s,I mean when
first went to Kansas. wish you could know with
wtat cheer rfnlness am now welding the !" Sword
of NE SPIRIT = on the right hand and on the left.
bless God thatit proves 6 mighty to the pulling
down Of strong holds.H i always loved my Quaker
friends and commend 70 their kind regard my
poor. bereayed, widowed wife, and my daughters
and daug ghtersin-law whose husbands fell at my
side. One is mother, and the other likely to
become SO soon, They, as well as my own sorrow
stricken daughter. are left very poor, and have
much greater need Of sympathy than l, who,
though through infinite grace and the kindness OF
stranger am # joyful in all my tribulations.n
Dear sister, write them at North Elba Essex
county n. &. TO comfort their sad hearts. Direct
to Mary A. Brown, wife Of John Brown. There is
ala0 an0ther--a widow of Thompson, who
fell with my poor boys in the affair at Harper's
Ferry at the same place.
do not feel conscious of guilt in taking up arms
md had Il been in behalf Of the rich and powerful
de intelligent, the great--as men count greatness