The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-07-23
Another Brown in Trouble.


working for pay. We do not happen to
ride their hobbies in their most orthodox !
style, and Of course must be held up to
the public as bad man, mercenary man. |
We even are guilty Of the enormity of re-
memberiDg among our personal friends
men who are Democrats. Furthermore,
we have had awarded to US the very work |
so earnestly figured for BY the opposition
Republican press-the public printing
and that is held valid proof that We are
sold to the administration. Judging Our
opponents by their own rule, the Law
renee Republican made most desperate
effort to sell out to the administration last
winter; and if the administration rejected
its overtures, it foupd ample justification
in the fact that thesSir Johesh Windbag,
who does the sentimental writing for that,
sheet, could be of no possible use.
Looking over our exchanges. we find
another Brown in trouble. He lives in
Wisconsin, edits the Wisconsin Chief,
talks temperance when he pleases, thinks
for. himself, and snaps his fingers at party
ties and drill. He does not believe VIM.
H. Stewards connection with wholesale
liquor-shop in Auburn, N. Y, should be
CLOSED over because he is Republican.
He has no very exalted idea of the mar
tyr Booth, or the clique with whom he
works. lie believes that Democratic
statesmen in that State can boast Of hon.
esty as well as Republicans, and supported
for the State Legislature Democrats who
were honest temperance men. He has a
habit of telling people the truth, whether
they wish to hear it or not. OF course,
he makes enemies, and it becomes quite
convenient for them, when they can't
meet his logic, to raise the hue and cry
that he is "mercenary," "works for pay"
is sold to the Democrats" or not above
Z ouSplCAOu do " LILO OllAOQOASs
! No nobler, truer specimen of manhood
can be found than Thurlow W. Brown.
Giving his early years and the best ener-
gies of his manhood to the advancement
of the temperance reform, he is compelled
by wasted strength to retire from unre-
munerative labor. But to the article,
which we clip from the init Slavery
Standard:
A "MERcENARY'' LEcTURER.-There is
pretty numerous class of persons, calling
themselves Reformers, who, while deem
ing it perfectly right to spend all their
own energies in efforts to make money,
contributing meanwhile only a small pit
lance of their income toward enterprises
of beuevolence, always assume that it is
the duty of lecturer on temperance, anti
slavery OF any other reform to go hither
and thither at their call, at whatever sac
rifice of time and business, if not without
compensation, yet for the smallest pit.
tauce. that will keep body and soul togeth.
err. The meanness of this class is well
hit of by #. W. Brown, editor of the
Wisconsin Chief, in the following reply to
reasons assigned for not inviting him n
lecture on temperance in certain place.
"BrOsen is mercenary-io'U not go to tail
temperance s0ithout pay'
Guilty We have a large sum invest
ed in gratuitous reform labor, and now
retire on the income. Our bank account
of ''good wishes" and votes of thanks
shows several millions in our favor, and
we are above the necessity of lecturing
and footing our own bills. We are nov
speculating-puttiDg potatoes in the ground
and enjoying the increase.
ale is rich, and iUes in palace at TIN
Oaks.'"
All truth. We are one of the nabobs
Like the fellow who would have foul
cbipmunks when he killed the one he
was after, and three more, so we shall
have some land when we get it. Oul
palace is principally of pine, 22x30, one
story, and most sumptuously furnished
1t is neither plastered, papered, nor paint.
ed inside-such furnishing is too pie bian
J We use the stove-pipe for a chimney, and
our parior for hall, reception room, din.
ing-room, kitchen, library, sanctum, wash
room, place to spank the children, etc.
etc. Our Brussels ingram is made of old
} coat-sllirts, shirt tails, dilapidated pants
and other things too numerous to men.
ton. Our furniture is common cherry
and our chairs bottomed with cat-tai
flags. Onr spoons are mostly pewter
silver being rather common. Our chat
tells personal run up to the handsome fg
ure of several millions.
One wife, value not to be computed.
Three young 'uns, ditto.
Three pigs So q
Twelve hens, and more Matching,
Cnot paid for or price known)
One Cat and four kittens 50(
Two cows, and calf in prospec-
tive so OK
Two jackknives 2 5C
One quarter acre strawberries 5000 OK
The above, with little matters diver,
and sundry, give figures the spasms wher
the total is enumerated. We dare not 60
into details, for fear of robbery. If Bro
- expects man of such means tC
60 out and talk temperance, he will be
disappointed. We are growing more and
more mercenary every day. We shall
add three more pigs to our stye, and push
the setting hens to their utmost. And il
our farrow COW should add another cal
to our horned stock, we shall be above
lecturing entirely.
"He struts about the farm and plays tx
lord in bToadcloth."
A fact Our home rig was once broad
cloth, though badly ventilated now. Rents
range from the knee upward. Our hat is
straw, and now in its fourth summer wea.
Our shoes and kids came with us into the
world. And when we walk among the
Lawtons, Catawissas, Houghton's seed
lings, the spacious strawberry patches, and
look upon two apples. and a half dozen
pears, one quar-. of currants at least, sew
eral gooseberries and as many raspberries,
we do feel like lord, and above the be.
nevolent business of lecturing and paying