Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-07
LETTEI; FROM FRED DOUGLASS.

| CANADA WEST, Oct. 81, 1907.
notice that the telegram makes Mr.. Cook
| lone Of the unfortunate insurgents mt Harper's
Forty. and now prisoner in the hands OF the
| thing calling itself the government IT Virginin,
but which in fact is but an organized conspiracy
| by one party of the people against the other and
| weaker,) denounce me rs n coward and to assert
| that promised to be present in person at the
IIarper's Ferry instruction. This Is certainly
| very grave impeachment, whether viewed in its
bearings upon friends or upon toes, and you will
not think il strange that should take some
what serious notice Of it, Having no acguaiEt-
nnee whatever with Mr.. Cook and never having
exchan gei word with him about the liarpers
Ferry lnsurrection, am disposed to doubt that
he could have used the language concerning me
which the wires attripntel T., him. The lightning
when speaking for ii.rlf il among the most d-
rect, reliable and truthful If things but when
speaking for the terrars stricken sIaychol1ers at
llarpers Ferry it has been made tho swIftest OF
lnrs. Under their nlmhr End trembling fingers,
it nagnied II mon into 700 unu has since filed
the columns Of the New York HERALD for dayswith
interim nable contradictions. But assuming that
it has told only the simple truth. as 10 the sayings
Of Mr.. Cook in this instance, have this answer
to make to my accuser: Mr.. Cook may be perfect
" right in dcnouucng me ~ IL coward have
not one word to say in defense or yndcation OF
nay character for courage. have always been
more distinguished for running than fghtning
and tried by tho llarper's Ferry nsurrectipn test
| am most miseIably deficient in couragc-cyen
more 80 than Cook when he deserted his brave old
captain and fled TO the mountains. To this xtcnt
Mr.. Couk'is entirely right and will meet no contra
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