Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-30
Old nrown,s Eursers in Kansas.

We haves heretofore published the aiiilavits of
wives, and mothers and sons, toJoHS BRcwy and
the gang o cutthroats of which he was the leader
ia Kansas, taking husbands from The presence of
their wives and children from the presence of their
mothers, at the dead hour eli night, and numbering
them in cold blool so near their own dwellings that
the moaning of the dying could be heard by their
wives and mothers who durst moi 60 to moisteu the
lips Of their loved ones with drop of water. One
of their wives (AIrs. WnKIysos) was lying sick
when her husband was taken from her side and
murdered nor would OPP BRowN listen to her en-
treaties TO allew her husband tosend for neighbor
to care for her in her illness. These atrocities
Lave been recently denied by the parties who want
to make martyr of OH BRowN. and who declare
that he has made the gaOws sacred and imm0r
tai as the Cross The following letter to the Indi-
annapolis ia Joa3,al, Republican paper, tells the
danriing tale in way that will carry conviction to
even unwilling minds
LAwaENCE. Kansas. Dec. L.. "A John Brown" anti
slavery meeting was held in Lawrence last evening,
December IG. After some of the speakers had laud-
ed Brown a second Jesus, and one of them alluded
to the POtoWatamle massacre which haa been lad
at Johns door, Mr.. Stevens said he did not believe
John Brown had anything to do with 1t; but there
was gentleman present who could testify to the
fact '.Name hin" maine him, several called out
"is it CAPTAIN Maker" (now Sheriff of Douglas
IT, and one Of the travest of the EreeState leaders
Captain Walker arose and said: "Gentleinen, there
is no use in keeping back the truth OF pePyertng
facts. John Brown told me himself that he was
| present at the murder of those men on PottOwata-
ME Creek" This startled, like thuIder-riap. the
defendants of Brown He proceeded 81 am ready to
take an oath that John brown has made such state
| ment to ne. know more about this matter than
state especially as it would implicate as actors
in that murder, some persons now in this room. John
Brown had those men in his power, and he could
have held them prisoners For himself he never
could Justify taking man prisoner and then deLbe-
ratey cutting his throat. Old Titus, whom he took
prisoner had threatened cut his throat had insult
ed his wife and threatened her life, yet he never felt
| justified in taking hi9 life when his prisoner
| Gov. Charles Robinson also said that he believed
/ John Brown had acknowledged to him he was pre-
Pottowatame Creek. He had not, and could not
Justify the excuses committed by Free-State men,
| after thew had the civil power in their hands.
DR.. Adalr, nephew of John Brown, was ques-
toned in reference to John Brown connection with
the Pcttowatamie massacre He said John Brown
told him that he eqs present at the Killing Of those men,
But there were palllating CIRCUMSTANCES connected
| with it,
| may add that there is no question whate 'er,
from what have heard from persons who know
the facts that John Brolrn planned and carried out the
| massacre. The facts come to me from men who
stand among the most truthful of any in Karsas.
The truth is the less Republicans linnze Old Brown
! the better. Redpath. who is lOnizng him for the
purpose of making money from the sale of his life,
may stand well swith Eastern Aboliticnists as to
truthfulness but he does not stand with the peO-
pie of Kansas Cur hest Republicans in kansaa tRo1o
that he has wfully lied in his recent statements
| about John Brown.