The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-16
JOHN BROWNS LAST LETTER TO
HIS FAMILY.
INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFE.
From the New York Herald.
CHARLEsrowN PRISON, /
JEFFERSON Co., Va, Nov. 80, 1859.

From the New York Herald.
CHARLEsrowN PRISON,
JEFFERSON Co., Va, Nov. 30, 1859.
My Dearly Beloved Wife, Sons and
Daughters, Every One AS l now begin
what is probably my last letter that shall
ever write to any of you, l conclude to
write to all at the same time. ] will men,
ton some little matters particularly ap-
plicable to little property concerns in an
other place.
recently received letter from my wife,
from near Philadelphia, dated November
22d, by which it would seem that she was
about giving up the idea of ever seeing me
again. l had written to her to come on if
she felt equal to the undertaking, but do
not know that she will get my letter in
time. 1t was on her account chiefly that l
asked her to stay back. At first had a
most strong desire to see her again, but
there appeared to be very serious objections;
that she will in the end be satisfied that
it was for the best at least, if not most for
her comfort. enclosed in my last letter to
her draft of fifty dollars from John Jay,
made payable to her order. | have now
another to send her, from my excellent friend
Edward Harris, of Woonsocket, r. l., for
one hundred dollars, which shall also make
payable to her order.
am waiting the hour of my public MUIR
der with great composure of mind and
cheerfulness, feeling the strong assurance
that in no other possible way could be
used to so much advantage to the cause of
good and humanity, and that nothing that
either or all my family have sacrificed or
suffered will be lost. The reflection that a
wise and merciful, as we'll as just and holy,
God, rules not the affairs of this world only
but Of all worlds, is rock to set our feet
upon under all circuEstances-even those
more severely trying ones into which our
feelings and wrongs have placed US. have
now no doubt but that our seeming disas.
ter will ultimately result in the most glori-
GUS success so, my dear, shattered and
broken family, be of good cheer, and
believe and trust in God with all your
heart, and with all your soul for Hesdoeth
all thinks we'll. Do not feel ashamed on
my account, nor for one moment despair of
the cause or grow weary of well doing. l bless
God have not felt stronger in confidence
in the certain and near approach of bright
morning and a glorious day than I have felt,
and do now feel, since my confinement
here. am endeavoring to return, like a
poor prodigal as l am, to my Father,
against whom have always sinned, in the
hope that he may kindly and forgivingly
meet me, though very great way off.
Oh my dear wife and children, would to
God you could know how I have been
Travelling in birth for you all, that no one
Of you may fail of the grace of God.
Through Jesus Christ-that no one of
you may be blind to the truth and glorious
light of His Word, in which life and i'm
mortality are brought to light. I beseech
you every one, to make the Bible your daily
and nightly study, with a childlike, honest,
candid, teachable spirit of love and respect
for your husband and father.
And beseech the God of my fathers to
open all your eyes to the discovery OF the
truth. You cannot imagine how much you