The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-12-09
Letter from John Brown.


Tho following uoblo letter from John
Brown to lion. Daniel Il. Tilden, was road
at tho meeting in Cleveland, last Friday
evening"
CnARLEsrowN, Jefferson Co. Va,
2Sth Nov 1859.
lIoN. d. r. TLDEN
My DEAR SIn-Your most kind and com
forljng letter Of the 23l inst. is received.
hayo no language to express the feelings
Of gratitude and obligation am under for
your kind interest in my behalf over since
my disaster.
Tho groat bulk of mankind estimate each
others actions and motircs by the measure
ol SUCCESS or othrrtpise that attends them
through life BY that rule have been ono
of tho tcorst aud one OF tho best OF mon. /
do not claim to havo boon one of tho later
and leave it to an impartial tribunal to do
cido whether tho world has been tho rorsc
or the better for my Hrng aud dying IN it,
My present great anxiety is to got rs noar
in readiness for different field of action as
| well can Since being in good measure
rriispcd from The fear that my poor broken.
/ hearted piEc and children would como to i'm
mediate want. May God reward. n housdnd
fold. all tho kind efforts made in their behalf.
| have cniovcd remarkable chcerIulnsss and
compOsure Of mind ever since my coufine-
mcnt. aud it is II great comfort to feel
assured that lam permiittd'to die for Il
cduse) not merely to pay tho debt of nature,
(as all must.) | focl myself to be most un,
worthy of so great distinction. Tho par
ticular manner OF dying dsagncd to me,
gives mo but very little mnedsincsN. wish
| had the timo aud the ability to giTo you
(mv dear Ericud) some little idea Of what is
ddiiy, | might almost say hourly. passing
within my prison rdlis; and could my
friends but witness only Il few of these tcenct
just US they occur, | think thoy would ieol
very woII satisfied to my being here JUS
uhdt an, and just as / am. My rhote life
byfore had not offered mo one-half the op
por,unity to plead for The right. III h':
also I fnd much TO reconcile me to both my
presen. condition and my immediate pros
pect. may be rcry insane, (and l am so. /
insane at alb But if that DO be so,insdnitl
is like a ycry pleasant dream to me. | all
not in tho least degree conscious of m.
rduings Of my fears; or of any terrible
visions whatever but fancy myself cntircl.
u. composed; and that my sleep in particular
7 is as sweet as that of healthy. joyous Iittl'
} infant. | pray God he will grant mo con
tinuance of tho same calm, but delightful
dredm until como to know Of those rcaii
} ties which "oyos have not seen, and wbicl
ears have not heard have scarce realzc'
J that am in prison, or in irons at all.
certainly think | was never more cheertu
in my life. | intend to tako the liberty o
sending by express, TO your care. SOM
trtling articles for those of my family wh'
may DO in Ohio. which you can hand to m.
J brother jeremiah, when you may soc him
together with S!5 l have asked him to nd
vance to thom. Please excuse my so Otter
troubling you with my letters, or any Of m.
matters. Please also remember me mos
k,ndiy, to MIR. Griswold, aud to all other
who love their ncighbors. write Jeremiah
to your caro-. Your friend in truth.
JOHN BROWN.