The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-05
Capt John Brown,
ThnIIIng IncIdenl. IN HI. In.

We lhingmost of our readers are not tir-
NCd Of rcading Of this remarkable maa. Al
though we ggye pretty foil sketch Of his
life ln our paper last week., We have since
found another evidently from lhc pen Of one
better acquainted with this hero, u which
many of the incidents Of bis l.fc are brought
out with thrilling interest We give ex-
tracts from this writer, who communicates 10
the Tribune from Pcnusyl,ania, What O
commentary his l.ie Affords upon the acts Of
sU6tHed persecution, violence and murder
which made John Brown the dangerous man
that he now h.!
"Johu. Brown Is an extraordinary man, and
although all r.ghtmu-.-I men must con-
drm9 bio last Umd sxulaJ.Iherri,uor rea,nn
vos-t-eru 600 Sew England, which hc len at
900 early age and has Travelled most Of his
l.ie .a uA.a- -..d pegass .s4g44- l4c eHsigfa
t.d from Pennsylvania 10 Kansas, and settled
600 the Usage country, lie was decided am
ti-.lNcry muu-a religious enthusiast o rlEi3
ptrshlpdm-eorfoct aul conscientious io
900 his relations aud conduct, and modest aud
uuissuuug BOO his manners, At the same
time hr Na' man OF T"" "''' OF unU''nE
energy ana "i N"hoNNd'' nerve y" """
knew him afr impressed with thc belief that
Lc never knew iuar, and that 900 man ever
i've" ""' 'Ne...'I Dam 'n '""' o"' e'rns ,n'
,rcp.diy In an bis al.,s in Kansas be-
embarked 100 the most dangerous ana oppa'
D q
trh''} desperate enterprises a'" 'n'onu''i'"
'Nr greatest o'"' "''h eo"' s''''r'''''''""
"ad an g"''""ard confidence 90 he own sue
cess. u. Mas w"'e lhr object oi the most
cuu' prreauu'n' oI lh' M"'"Af''n'' ana '''
ino "''i'rnr'. and 'i'rg determination o' h''
nature wru stirred uP ifam lhurNcIl depths
900 reclamation. one OF his sens was met
alone on 'he road h' % large party OF in'''
dug N'f'o"rau'' aud cruelty urui''ly mur
".r'd WITHOUT " e'"'r' Another son was Tor
no cause but bis political opinions loaded
with c''in' a"d d"'cn on foot before the
horse, "i hs '"Wor' i"m o'''""''m' 4"
T'eom''h' uudcr such ''relmNancc' Of cru
city '' {" destroy hr'' DIS reason ana then
h., hi"' H., own house AVID 'h' house OF
"'' bon were both h'rd and DESTROYED Inc
"omtu Of th' family were grossly in'uI'cd
and committee appointed oro public meet
'aF, following the example of the pro-''a'c
~ men under Emory, who h..I'4 and drove
.''e' l1tr it"'--i7lr w''. "i lr'"''"""'fhA ~"
''.,,a Brown and Other ''r''ic. men on
Poov-Hmic Creek that 20 thcy d'd not leave
tup Territory ~ thr.r days they ~ould be
hung Ills friends 'nd nr'sh'or' "err mur
- opi,d around I,m he was forced in'o Wal
ot sr.'ir',ucr aud finally prfc wafspuhIc
ly tou his head. The effect ol ihesClh'ng
iu connection with ol, the other outrage op
precision and murder pcrpcua'cI nroun'
him, upon man of Browns Temperament
cam uc conceived. IL" became. a lighting
man, and developed qualities that excited th
admiration and surprise OF h' ircnd" on'
made Linn the terror OF bis enemies. IhougI
, rcmor,iess and rclcn,.c" -, death ITSELF b
did everything uudpr q SENSE Of duty an
. high religion, oNrlvmcut, The more icI
vent hi' PRAYERS, the harder irIi h's blow
d aud 'hr more signal and bloody h's Nicioric
- the more heartily did hc return thanks to ia
, Lord alter the iigIt wa. over
: \ committee 81 i've called ON him on on
% occasion, aud informed him that hc mu'
10 leave the Territory iu three days or die-th'
they would come To .h's house with sui'
s cent force at the end of that time and If the
g found him still there they would hang hin
d The old man thanked them for the motto
q SAYING very coollyi You will not find II
c here then, gentlemen. Before the next su
II rose the iNc members that cummittC1NYc c
y in the other world Watcher Brown kN,
Pc ,hcm or not, i, unknown, but it is ccr,a
had they lived that they would have kill,
4 him, and no man knew that better than h
~, VA one occasion '',' "'',.N"'"" ''',,i N'