The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-30

coat, which would better suit his taste,zand
which the brave cid Puritan might not think
toe, geodsfor him TO put on He neverin'his
life has used tobacco or ardent spirits, and
never, until within the last few years, has
taken tea or coffee. His mode of living has
been soirigidly temperate. that 10 Kansas. he
would sometimes go for days with scarcely
monthful of food. and suffer no faintness or
exhaustion. 4a saisasi4ss -ss ase- seq g-5s
, HIS LoHG-MEDITATED DESIGNS. s sszt
| referred incidentally to the design upon
Harpers Ferry as having been premeditated=
for two years, to which she Immediately re-.
I piled, Not for two years. bat for twenty -,
He had been waiting twenty years for some
opportunity TO free the slavep we had all
been waiting with him the proper time when
he should put hisresolye intoactien, and when
at last the enterprise of Harper's Ferry was
planned we all thought that the time had how
come Mr. Brown was sanguine of success2
We all were equally confident ;he had no idee.s
ror did. any of the family. that the, expert,
ment would result in defeat, We all looked to,
it as fulfilling the hopes of many years 7
l wrote down these sentences few me.
ments after they were uttered; and as Ire
peated them she added LG54a s7a zReiy
For he had borne the yoke of the oppressa
ed as if ,upon his own neck for these thirty,
yearsr
She made several and repeated references to
various newspaper accounts in which her hus-l
bands character had been misapprehended.-s
She had been cpained tossee him edesctihed as,
a cruel man, for. as she said, no man ever had.
a kinder heart He is generous by nature
He has always aimed to Impress his family
with spirit of benevolepce. He has always
taught his children to be unselfsh; to act al!
ways for Others before acting for themselvess
His sympathies for the poor and the oppress,
ed have always been too easily excited
| inquired as to his habit of carrying fire.
arms about his person She said that since
the many threats upon his life during and since
his efforts in Kansas, he carried a revolver
but never before. e8fsss !s! hos bs5-537s IS
lses eg--rysisi is HE INsANEl ,,i. -.eia-f.,-ss
| then put the question which I had been
chiefly soieitous to ask: 1T is the common
talk Of the newspapers that Capt. Brown Is
insane; what do yoa say to that opinionf'i'H
i Il never knew she replied, of his insanity
until 1 read it in the newspapers. He isla
clear headed man. He has always been. and
nsw is, entirely in his right mind. BE is al.
ways cool, deliberate. and never over hasty;
but he has always considered that his first per
ceptions TO duty, and his first impulses to &C.
ton were the best, and tile safest to be follow.
ed. . He has almost always acted upon his first
Suggestions. No, he is not insane. His rea-
son is clear. His last, act was the result, as
/ all his other acts have been, Of his truest and
strongest conscientious convictions s5zs'1q
HIS RECENT LETTERS TO MRS. BROWN.
! may mention that saw last evening
letter from Capt. Brown to his wife, dated
Nov. 9Th, and brought away by the lady who
visited him in Oharestown This letter is too
private and might almost gay too sacred to
be exposed in print to every eye. Mrs. Brown
is unwilling that it should be made public
both for her own sake and her husbands. Bat
violate no confidence in saying that this let
ter, written in prison. is no. less remarkable
than the memorable speech delivered in court.
1t breathes the same heroic spirit; it is mark
ed by the same simplicity of style; it express
ed the same conscientious conviction of the
lrightfulness of his undertaking; it exhibits
Throughout the same unwavering courage and
the same strong faith in God. To, the. many
overhowing expressions of his sympathy for
his wife and children, given in this letter, do
not feel at liberty to allude, farther than to
say that they are as warm, as tender and as
\ delicate as were ever written by husband to
a wife. ssafs sri baa gatizai IS - e2assss.I
:, During the evening another letter came, di
rect from the prison, dated November 10th.
This fresh message was briefer than the other.
but of the same character and IN the same
spirit. o EMO" -si* 7-3'2Hi'f 3asz2 ad5
: s,iss' IA BOX FOR CAPTAIN BROWN. bgsiqs
Fer several days past untillast evening. Mrs.
Brown had been actively engaged, aided by
some female friends in preparing articles of
clothing 10 be sent to her husband. A sewing
machine had been busy at work from morning
8 till night for two days.. Last evening the box
t was packed, and this morning sent to the cars,
:. containing shirts, stockings, pocket7handker.
r chiefs, pair Of easy slippers some writing
+. materials, two or three favorite books and
| some preserved fruits and other delicacies.-
. A great number Of friends crowded around
: it. each anxious to add something for the old
mans comfort. before the cover was nailed on.
: From this scene Mrs. Brown retired, sobbing,
t to another part of the room, and for few
: minutes was unable to control her emotions.
exclaiming, Poor man he willnot need them
; longp IN 81 rrsz ~ as 10 7E31s3 adf
? u But perhaps the troubled Governor of Vir.
3 ginia and his Sheriff who is making ready for
f the I'd Of December, may find, before the time
!. shall roll around, some other victim to keep
up the honor Of the fatal Friday, and may be
! glad, after all not to hang the brave old man
, Owen Brown Safe,
There were three sons of John Brown with
{ him at Harper's Ferry. Two were killed in
, the affray-one was killed in the engine house,
and the other died of his wounds a few days
subsequent to the affair. These two were
Oliver Brown and Watson Brown. The third
one, Owen Brown, escaped, and We have it
from source correctly informed that he is
!, safe from the reach of pursuers. We do not