Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-12-03
A RACY CORRESP,ONDE ENCE
WILL REV. A PRYNE ANSWER?
KNOXVILLE, Oct. 25th, 1859

KNoxvILLE, Oct 25th, 1859.
Rev. A. PRYNE-SrR: In my debate with you
in Philadelphia, threw up to you, your agency
in stealing negroes, and the fact that you were a
stockholder in an Underground Railroad, having
its depot at Syracuse. Nay, l charged you with
assisting in raising funds to send out certain
derous ruiaus to Kansas. When you cams to re-
ply, you used this language, which will be found
on page 300 Of our Debate, in your fifth and last
speech.
And let mo tell you, freedom in Kansas was Sc
cured by firm resistance to this spirit of slavery.
Do you think it was Congressional speeches that
secured freedom in Kansasi You are greatly
mistaken; it was GLORIOUS OLDJOHN BROWN
WITH HIS ARMED MEN. The Demon of Sla-
very was beaten back, because he and his brave
band were the ground to let her mnions know
that they had caught the spirit of &c. and were
ready to fight for freedom. While Oh the subject,
excuse a liule egofism. am proud 10 say that be-
fore JOHN BROWN wentto Kansas, l HAD THE
PRIVILEGE, in anti Sldrery Conren.ion at Syrd-
cuse, Of moring resolution TO buy rifles for hin,
and his boys. | made speech in favor Of the res
olution, and though it did not escape opposition,
it carried through enthusiastically; the eollec
tion was taken up, and JOHN BROWN AND
HIS BOYS were assisted to buy rifles !
Now, Sir, your glorious old John Brown and
his Boys. were the originators of the late revol'
at Harper's Ferry according to their own confes.
sion. The boys dead, killed in the engage
ment, and old John was wounded, and will short
ly be hung, as you deserve to be, upon your OWL
testimony. Had you. as Preacher of Righteous
ness exhortei the old scoundrel, and his villain
Gus boys to repentance and faith, they nigh. have
become religious. instead Of dying in this dis
graceful act of rebellion and going to He'll, a,
they doubtless have done. Shame on you, vile
bypocrite
This old Kansas free-soil rufiar, Brown. nigh
murder, at Osarafomie. had you not in the ssra
cuse Convention, raised furds to- equip them
Brown and his boys, and the whole set Of ma
rauders, mischif makers, bad men, public plum
derers and murderers, who have been arrested u
Harpers Ferry. might have escaped the gallows
How do you feel. you hypocritical philanthropis,
when you reflect that you have urged this old mur
derous villain on to death and He'll :?
When told you, in my second speech, of beinl
and an Ex-Member Of Congress- but then the Lib
erty candidate for Governor of New York, you re
piled as will be seen on page 130, of cur Debate
And the best thing to be said yet of Gerri
Smiths good deeds in that direction, is that h
is to-day on the stun? in my own glorious Empir
State, as candidate for Governor, under th
pledge that if he should be elected, and efor
should be made to take a fugitive slave from tb
State Of New York, he ,ciW call out the whole mill
tary force Of The State TO resist il And, gentle
men, let me say, that when this debate shall hav
been concluded, 1 shall, with pleasure, hastel
home to my native State, to take the stump 70
Mr.. Smith
Now. your would-be Governor Of New York, i
found to be connected with glorious old JohI
Brown in this sinfnitely internal nsurreeton, ant
letter has been found in Browns possession from
Smith, inclosing him check to aid him in hi
wUrk, endorsed by New York Bank. Gov. Wise
of Virginia, has this letter, and will, as matte
of course, make a requisition upon Gov. Morgan
Of New York, for the vile incendiary and mur
} derer, and if lie shall refuse to give up Smith
Wise will call out the whole military force of tn
State of Virginia, and send after him. Thus
will be seen, that troubles await your patriot
friends engaged in this Harper's Ferry expedition
and they are said to be numerous
But, Mr.. Pryne, believe you to be engaged i
this same insurrection. Not ouly will you
letters be found in the possession of glorious oil
John Brown and his boys but believe you wi
turn out to have been there in person, under th
assumed name of Stercns. Such man is descril
haut utpn Il
: his escape. This is the description given, and
. is yours, Mr.. Pryne, to the life.
Said Stevens is about feet inches high
sallow complexion, dark hair, incning to
Q sandy beard on his face and chin long, tut NJ
heavy. He is quick spoken, fierce and excitabi
, with quite store of information on all subjects
This description suits you. The cOUdrdice
abseonding, and leaving glorious old John Brow
to help himself, also suits you. Add to this, yot
: challenge to me of last month, dated at William
son, N. Y, to renew the debate on Slavery, whic
was intended to throw US of our guard, as to yor
Q abouts, and 1t is clear to my mind that 20
:. were in this movement And until you prov
o where you was on the 10th, 18th, and 18th, day
of October, 1859, l shall regard you as one Of tt
murderous and cowardy hypocrites, in the Ha
1 per's Ferry insurrecton, nnder false aid assun
t ed name
You are mistaken. Mr.. Pryne, in the cbaract
/ of the Virginians. You counted on the Lefch
party acting with your glorious old leader, b.
d il SCENE they did not come to your rescue. III
a Southern Democrats will vote with you in ele
i tions, and thank you to support their nominee
0 in all Presidential contests, but when you con
/ into the South heading an insurrection, they W
a take you up and hang you, and appropriate 20