, 1859-11-05
Fred DousEass on the Brow n Tragedy

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Ne bnd IN the hochcs1ef papers a let'ce from
Fred. Douglass, dated "Canada West" in
which. after repcl}ins the i.uputation Of Cook
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Gays:
Tie taking Of Harpcr's Ferry Was measure
neyer encouraged by nv word or by mr. votc,
nt anv fine or ffp,a mr. wi,dom or mT COW
ard;rs has mt only teuf me fTo,i, Uarnef 8 Fer
r. bu, has equally KEPT me from making any
pron.ise to 70 there. desire to be quite EN-
phatio hcreefor Of ali guilty men, he is the
rujltjest who lures his fellow men to an under
taking Of this sort, under promise Of assistance,
which he afterwards fails to render. / there
forc Jcc,arr Tint there il mn man l;yine. md M
nan dad who If living. could trutIfully say
+ho. r srsr nroIr;spd 1,im or anvhody q sr eitl.
sr nt|;,;ona1ir or otherx;se hat + wou1d be
nrcscnt in ,,cr.on nj the IIarner's Ferry iusur-
SLAYER, has not extended to an attack upon
thr Tt;f+d Etates nrsenale, In tie teeth of the
,lncn.rtn,x nfrpadv nuhlished and of those
wb;cl, ,,,r hereafter be nublishe.. affirm that
~ NAV conn.r,c ri .r;th Int insurYection, 1rom
~ ..'an i, ,e4t':.. 1,sas. jnr, -. rnros.t
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s'a'Ss ~ s'ats sal'" ano .HHn'a. 1lon' tne'F
e1'le. 'asA .naS1e's. nas nos ri s1"s asa n'a5
, ne's' eoa's. az !"s ueh'al Mu'eM -, nass = %"
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sIl mi!sn s"ei: isUnao'E .:"! nopr ~ s"eeess:
.ie: "Io i've " 'oo ,i"e 'ne.s ie,'u" men ot
taG.e laoor anu Aoesiy hase 4os1eatea 1heif f'ght
Io hh''" anstn'us ot tne tnouenS' teei."s5 or
H. H. i".S o. a"ose "noa' 'ney loo ena h'unuer'
iIes nH:c - tnS Sns.e az - o'as eno't'us
sonn,a.s p.1cea 'nen'ssss peJona INC aa@a =.
~ y, 1s.se anu Geo amG hatS ussone "n!y % ~,
,,,l:i sv' ',",s H. u ogu ..''u ~ naoAnu.
Nh.'S y snan oe eonslo9Iea r'gat 70 pro1ees
oneself Against 1hieses' ea.eiats, !onosrs ma
assass'ns, ana 10 stay Z Wild beast IN the oct Of
s' ceson'tng h's human ples; Is can never ne
wren! 1or tnc nnern'eo ana whlp-scarfca slases,
as .'e.i t1'saas TO- n"a' na.Iass anu even st'ase
ao"n WY tiai''she's ~ nnn'an nesn. u any.
ocaF Is assposeu 10 'olnk 'ess o. me On occoahs
o. LUIS s1nnsn s or because . may nase nad
~. n4o"'ease VI "ua1 was "9on. ~ peeu,, ata
alo not assn9ne tae nase ana detestab'e eh"rac'
,er OF an 1niostisef, he Is man whose GOOD or
na1 np,l.o'I VI nc .1as ue e9haat! .eRpsoan1
aaa de,n,Gan,e 49,, snterta,nng IT. .a's SenImen.. h
''as oe Isheu, WY aio not JON John n,o"h
we nope olo nero "hese one 1lgnt manu- mas
snaken lne !aunaauTn :, OIL me .ametiean ohton,
~ HnVsi suos. ~. % naas tne og9.snaatvs!s
Q! u! toc porn anu UNBORN oascno'1ers Of ; IT.
gina through az tAe1r generations: nltng thetn
WIN a'at!h ana CONSERVATION! ny answer 70
tnss mas ai,s tay peen gwen, at least 'm2l'ed'y,