The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-29

d ourselves to be fired at repeatedly, and
lid not return it.
A Bystander-That is not SO. You kill |
ID an unarmed man at the corner of the
house over there, lat the water tank and
another besides.
Brown-See here, my friend, it is use
less to dispute or contradict the report OF
your own neighbors, who were my pris-
oners.
Mr.. Mason-If you would tell US who
sent you here-who provided the means
that would be information of some value.
Brown will answer freely and faith
fully about what concerns myself | will
answer anything can with honor, but not
about others.
Mr.. Vallandigham (member of Congress
from Ohio, who had just entered Mr..
Brown, who sent you here2
Brown-No man sent me here. 1t was
my own promptings and that of my Maker,
or that of the devil, whichever you please
to ascribe it to. / acknowledge no man in
human form.
Mr.. Vallandigham-Did you get up the
expedition yourselfY
Brown-I did.
Mr.. Vallandigham-Did you get up this
document that is called constitution
Brown did. They are constitution
and ordinances of my own continuing and
getting up.
Mr.. Vallandigham-How long have you
been engaged in this businessl
Brown-From the breaking out of the
difficulties in Kansas. Four of my sons
had gone there to settle, and they induced
me to go. / did not go there to settle, but
because of the difficulties.
Mr.. Mason-How many are engaged
with you in this movement. / ask these
questions for our own security.
Brown-Any questions that can hon.
orably answer will-not otherwise. So
far as am myself concerned, have told
everything truthful. l value my word
sir.
Mr.. Mason-What was your object in
coming here
Brownie came to free the slaves, and
only that.
A young man Gin the uniform of vol.
unteer company)-How many men in all
had you?
Brown came to Virginia with eighteen
men only, besides myself.
Volunteer-What in the world did you
suppose you could do here in Virginia with
that amount of men?
Brown-Y Young man, l don't wish tc
discuss that question here.
Volunteer-You could not do any
thing.
Brown-Well, perhaps your ideas and
mine on military subjects would differ ma
terially.
Mr.. Mason-How do you justify You
acts
Brown-I think, my friend, you are
guilty of great wrong against God and
humanity say it without wishing to be
offensive-and it would be perfectly right
for any one to interfere with you so far as
to free those you wilfully and wickedly
hold in bondage. | do not say this insult
Ing5ly ssssssasaasssaszs s.ssss'
Brown think l did right, and that
others will do right who interfere with you
at any time and all times. | hold that the
golden rule, 'Do unto others as you would
that others should do unto you" applies to
all who would help others to gain their lib
erty.
Lieut.. Stewart-But you don't believe
in the Bible
Brown-Certainly l do.
Mr.. Vallandigham-Whe did your men
come from? Did some of them come from
Ohio2
Brown-Some of them.
Mr.. Vallandigham-F'rom the Western
Reserve ? ssNone came from Southern
Ohio ?
Brownies, l believe one. came from
below Steubenville, down not far from
Wheeling.
Mr. Vallandigham-Haye you been in
Ohio this summer?
Brownies, sir.
Mr.. Vallandigham-How lately?
Brown passed through to Pittsburg on
my way in June.
Mr.. Vallandigham-Were you at any
county or State fair there?
DrOWn-I was nOI-HOt SlHCo y un6
Mr.. Mason-Did you consider this mil
itary organization, in this paper (the Con-
have not yet read it.
Brown-I did in some sense. l wish
you would give that paper close atten-
ton.
Mr.. Mason-you consider yourself the
Commander-in-Chief of these provisional
military forcesl
Brown was chosen agreeably to the
ordinances of certain document, Comman-
der-in- Chief of that force.
Mr.. Mason-What wages did you Of
fer?
Brown-None.
Lieut.. Stewart wages of sin is
DEATH"
Brown would not have made such
remark to you if you had been prisoner
and wounded in my hands.
A Bystander-Did you not promise
negro in Gettysburg twenty dollars a
month
Brown did not.
Bystander-He says you did.
Mr.. Vallandigham-Were you ever in
DAYTON Ohio