Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-22


ADvxRrIsENsSrs tof eight lines 10 the q .ars,
inserted tefss timss Or %, every oshss dag, or
twice week, 0fz onos vssk. 50 osnts Ser ssuars
for each frssrtior. : = - :.
skEIck OF cApT. JOHN BRoNN, rHK
LsABEn % fHE sN8UHREcTI0N.
Capt John Brown emisraeed to Kansas from
lied in the towssIib q Ossaw awattanie' 'Hs vss
accompanied by ssyen sons, the youngest be-
ing old enough 10 earn his livelihood. The
birthplace Of Bre1n ID NOS posiffvslv lsnovn
to the writer, bux report has IL that ke wss
born IN ksninsky; and Is about sixty yeau Of
age Hell about medium height, siim, mus
blue eyes, sharp fsstures, and long ersy hsir.
wearing full beard fAzf''-1l' ai5l,,
In rpseeuber lss5, during the ssshanpon
war; Brown frst made his appearances among
the free State men at Lswrepce His entrance
into tbs place st once attracted the attention
OF the people towards him. He brought Q
wagon ioad OF cavalry sabres, and was accom-
panied BY tvslye men, seven Of whom were
his sons. He first exhibited his qualities at
the time the free State and pro-slayery parties,
snder the lead Of Gov. Robinson on one side
and Gov. shannon on the other, met to make
treaty Of peace .After Gov. Robinson had
stated to the people who we're gathered around
stand, uninsited, and opposed the terms Of the
treaty. He was in favor Of ignorinx all tfsA-
ties, and such leading men Is Robinson, Lane,
and Lowry, and proceeding ct once against the
border rutfnn invaders, drive them from the
soil OF hang them il taken.f Gen. Lowry. Who
was chsirnlsn Of the COMMITTEES Of Safety, and
also Commander Of, the. free State troops, or
dered Brovn under arrest. The latter made
no physical resistance, bat It Vas soon discov-
cred that ne was altogether too combustible .
person to retain ss . prisoner, and a compro-
mise Was made with him BY the free State
men, and be ras released. He was informed
By the leaders Of that party that his remarks
were intended to undo what they we're trying
to accomplish BY means Of The treaty; that he
was stranger in Lawrsncei and Kansas, and
ought not by his rash remarks TO compromise
the people Of Lawrence until he had known
them longer and knew them better. Q : q q
One OF his sons who was elected 10 the Leg
islature IN February, 1855, was seized and
taken from Ossawattamie to Lecompton in
chains, a. distance Of Thirty miles. His feet
and banda were chained together with 3 large.
heavy chain, the size of that used upon OK
tesms-Hswss compelled TO wax the whole
distance beneath q burning sun. The iron
wore the heshfrom his ankles he was attack
ed with the brain fever, was neglected. and
died IN two or three days. He wzs acompan-
Lans,) and some eight or ten otIers Anothef
SON Of Capt. Brown Has shet ct Oyau attan,ie
by a. mafsading party from Missouri. Amer
the death Of his frst son, oecasioned by the.
tortures and fatigues' Of his forced march,
Brsun sgere vengeance upon the pro-siavery.
party, and 1t was frequently observed By the
more prudent Of The frss STATE men that he,
was evidsniiy insane ON The subject. he was
always considered BY them - adsngerous man;
was never taken INTO their counciis, and nsyer
consulted by them with reference TO their poll
cy1cr movemeuts.s = - lAIo Al 8 Y
The destructiol Of the Free State Hotel and
presses At Iawrepce, tn Nay, 1855, iucitsd him
anew 10 aetio1, Ard he organizsd 9 ANAL eom-
Pany. composed chiefly of men. Who had bssn
by the proslsvery party, and at the head Of
this band armed with Sharp's rifles, Colts re-
yolyers, and bowie-kniyes, he scoured Southers1
Kansas, and the name Of 0ld. Brown hocame
terror 70 all who opposed his viii In thai re-,
gion While he was thus naraudine. i've pro.
slavery men we're take0 freuE- their eAbinsr @
Pottssattomie creek, in the night, and shot
dsaa. The Pro-slavery party charged this
deed upon Old Brown, while the free State
party asserted that they could prove him in
lawrence forty miles distant, when il happen
ed, and that the horrid deed was perpcfrated.
BY eBuferd 3 Georgia Rufiaas, ,, ssupposine
that the Victims were fres State men. sttsf =
=, The news OF this nassaere reached Westport,
Missouri, the place of the rendsxvous II the
.horder rufians," the same evening that the
Kansas Commission sent out By the q. Z s.
House OF Representative srrived at that plsoei
The excitement was intense, and uas indncsf
almost 1 much BY the appearance Of the Com
mission as BY the news Of the massacre. z The
humans srore vengeance upon the members
and omeers Of the Donnission, declaring that
their blood should recompense fur the slaugh-
ter al Psttax sttamouis creek, and but for the
intercession Of Mr.. Oliver, the tpro-slayerv
member Of the Commission and Others II vax
believed that the Commission would have beon
attaeked. II was It this time that the notori-,
Gus II Clay Pate Organised . hand Of men in
the streets Of Westport, No, with the svowsd
ing +0id Brown - He raissd 'sbout fbirfv
men, and went into the Territory about twi-
iisnt one evening, and wu urpfised nt sun--
rise next morning By ss0id Brown who was
In command OF nine men, armed a. stated
above, Pate sent dag Of truce to .Brotn,.
who adysneed some rods IN front a. his com-
psny. and ordered the dag bearer 10 remain
with him, and sent ons Of his own men TO In.
form Pate to come himself. - ssrsssq ~ 4
Pate obeysd, when Brown ordered him to
lay down his arms. Pate refused 70 dive the
order TO his men, when Brown, drawing q re-
voiver, informed him that he must give the or
az, OK pe snof upon the spot. Pate immcdf<.
were dsArmsd ana insreKsd into ravins' sss1 -.
by snd kept anti liberated ard sent bask 10
Missouri, ~ Col Sumner. ssv dsys subsss
auentiy, who also ordered "0Il Brown to dis
band and 90 home: The latter agreed 70 DO 20
IL the Colonel Would also agree to protect tlls
settlers In that region Il the Territory. This
was She celebrstsd sss Bsttle Of Black Jock
Psint made famous By ths ssH. c. P.o Kan
sss correspondent Of the 81. Louis Republicans,
WHO was the heroic eommsnder Of the sur-
Rounding party. Capt. Brown uas not much
heard from again until the notorious Can't.
Hamilton made HE incursions into Southern
Kansas from Missouri In 1853, when he raised
another company, and with Capt. Montgoms-
~, drove Hamilton and his companions back
to Missouri, and, marching his men into that
stste, took possession Of one of the Villages,
shot one or tBo men, and liberated sevsrsi
sisvss This course Of Brown We repud;sfad
By Gov, Robinson and the leaders Of the free
State party, in and out of Kansss' vhicS esScsS
Bprn to p1biish letter explaining his posi-
tion, IN which he sssuned the entire rssponsi-
bifity Of his aets, and relieved the free Stafe
msn from any share therein. This Letter ~
csiisd the ,'fwe PsrslIels'' % on account Of the
peculiar distinction made By the uritSr.
Capt. Brown Il = veFV atrOn~ baIiever IN A.