Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-12-23

rum tht DmNhktuN Alneas
FUNERAL OF JOHN BROWN-WEN-
DELL PHILLIPS AT VERGENNES.
John Brown was buried at North Elba, the
highest tract Of inhabited soil in the State of
New York, on Thursday afternoon, 9Th inst.
at o'clock His remains reached his home
in North Elba about o'clock p. NJ. on the
preceding day. About two hundred and fifty
persons were in attendance at the funeral, -
mainly his relatives, friends and neighbors,
with some persons from the surrounding
towns, and few gentlemen from distance.
The exercise which we're held at Browns
house, were the singing Of favorite hymn Of
old Browns a prayer by Rev. Mr. Young
of Burlington a feeling address by Wendell
Phillips, commemorative Of Browns virtues
and brave acts. The body was then buried
according TO Browns directions, at the foot
of the west side of a large rock, about 20 feet
square, opposite the east front of his dwelling.
As the body was slowly lowered into its hum
bic grave, amid the sobs Of the group Of sad
widows and sorrowing children who stood
around, Mr.. Young repeated those noble
words Of the great Apostle:
81 have fought good fight, ! have finish
ed ny course ! have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid mp for me a
crown Of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge shall give me at that day.
Mr. Phillips. with his compnnion, Mr.. Nc
Kim of Philadelphia, then took sorrowful
leave Of the bereaved widow, and returned to
Vergennes
Mr.. Phillips, on Friday evening, in obedi-
ence to pressing invitation Of the citizens OF
Vergennes, addressed them on John Brown
and the Lesson Of Harpers Ferry. The
Town Hall was filed to ovcrAowing, and the
eloquent speaker was introduced by General
Graudey for the first time to speak Of Free
dom to an audience Of Green Mountain sons
and daughters. The orator then for nearly
two hours enchanted his hearers by the magic
power Of his eloquonce.
John Brown, said Mr.. Phillips represented
the idea Of the Northern people. He was
emphadcally one Of those old Puritans OF
whom we love to dream 1t is the deaths OF
men that make the greatest changes in the
world. John Browns death would effect a
great change in American politics. great
man is one who becomes centre for people
to crysiolire around. John Brown was such
a man. One such man outweghs a common
wealth he stands beside sir Houghis and makes
million The plain farmer and his brave
sons going down to Harper's Ferry to fight
for the slave, showed what Puritan blood and
orthodox faith could do when Powered out in
to the production Of men.
Gov Wise went up to Charlestown TO say
Murderer but his lips could not form the
word, and it came ont Hero. Daniel Webster
lived seventy years, and taught tho nation
many things but in his forty years of public
life he did not teach America one-hali as mucl
as did old Brown in the last fortnight of hi
life. As the first gun at Lexington and Con
cord severed the tie between the colonies ant
George the Third, so did the first gun at Har
per's Ferry say to Virginia, "Your slaves ar'
emancipated." John Brown has awakened
the sympathy of the American people; he hai
touched the religious sentiment, and wal
change the church. In three years, hundred
pulpits will exclaim, "Do you want an Anti
Slavery Martyr; See. the holiest man for
century, John Brown the Calvinist Hero !!
Mr. Phillips ridiculed the idea of Soutl
Carolina and Virginia going ont of the Union
Said he, South Carolina and Virginia 60 ou
Of the Union why the toions poor might jos
as tDeu separate from the torn r. Mr.. Phillip
then went on to pay high tribute to Yer
mont and Wisconsin, for their strong anti
slavery position and the enactment Of strin
gent personal liberty laws. He closed by
beautiful apostrophe to the memory Of Brown
We are informed that Browns remain
were received with marked tokens Of respec
at many points on the route to North EIba
At Vergennes procession of seventy-fye cit
izens headed by Mayor Grandey escorted thu
body to the limits of the city, when, dividing
into two lines, they stood with uncovert'
heads while the body passed through. A
Elzabethtown, n. Y, the body, at the in
stance Of Sheriff Adams Of Essex county wa
kept i'll the Court House through Tuesda.
night, while Mrs. Brown, Messrs. Phillip
and McKim received many testimonials o
kindness and respect.