Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-12-28
The Democrat on John Brown.

Inc democrat On John Brown.
The leading article in the Democrat of
the 10th. was entirely devoted to SANDER
ing ana ~vfiifsfins The memory of John
Brown. The attempt to blackcn the char
actor of any man after he is dead, is IN
worthy of thu lowest politician; and what
ever may be the opinion of the editor of the
Democrat, or of any other person as to
John Browns deserving punishment for
.evioh6pn Of the laws, Of Virginia, now that
he has suffered the penalty Of those laws,
E=isis@barbarous@ to SANDER him, an3 like
ghoulss to prey upon him VIXEN dead
Mistaken in Lis opinion as to the best
way in which to benefit the slave, and mis-
taken. perhaps, in his notions of duty, as he
may have been; mistaken in his estimate
of the help he would receive, in his attempt,
FROM the slaves themselves, as he certainly
was;-still even his erccutioncrs had the
manliness to acknowledge lis wonderful
heroism and courage, and that he died in
maintenance ola priRiplG-and why need
men reared in the atmosphere ola free state,
Democrats though tiey call themselves, be
useaner than Shareholders?
Tho Democrat, says:
We think there have been but few men
hanged, during this, the 10Th century, who
were more deserving of SO ignominious a
death, than Brown. Our reasons for SO
thinking. are based on facts in his history.
~ for Ave years past. His cruel, murderous
deeds. in Kansas. prove him TO have been a
most desperate, bleod-thirsty monster
Ne ask our readers to peruse the article in
another column, taken from a Republican
paper in Kansas. entitled the Truth of
History vindicated. &c. 1t viii be seen
that evidence of Browns murders was OBJ
taincd IN 1856, three years since. and not
manufactured or trumpet up to prejudice
the public against him while on triad for
the outragcs committed at Harper's Ferry.
The. evidence was elected by the Congress
sional Investigating Committee appointed
to 90 to kasas and take testimony. Tie
evidence IS authentic. and it is strange that
a character so blocd-staincd. 50 sunken in
moral reprobacy. and SO perfectly calioused
to humanity. as Brown eyidently was,
chOul0 AuQ ia(u hlilu5 " OdsOuaL@ AlAA4i
when he but truthfully exempted the com
mon proycrb, that murder will out" and
that the wicked. continuing in their crimes,
,7>a iwillsurely be oyertakcn by justice.
"S'1 Following this attack are the afidavits
Of John and Mahala Doyle. James Harris
and Louisa. Jane Wilkinson. Neither of
.sx0thep oylcs could write. and their marks arc
affixed. The ahdavits were got up by pro-
L q slavery men, and whether any such persons
80 as the Doyles ever existed at all. and if
hsi'qa such persons were living at the time. wheth-
sTog-1 er they ever made their marks upon the af-
i@srId fdavits. and if 50. whether they had any
alec, kn,wlelg. of tie contents Of the Aft lavits,
zI-id are matters of great doubt.
.1sTo The Portage County Democrat. in an
-Asei lswer to charges made by the Portage Sen
~ ttiaei. (and which are almost precisely simi-
nv lar to those in the Democrat, and having
vsly the sam. afidavits,) sets the matter at
shsa rest, and We cannot do better than to copy.
aAr 1t says
slisq 81 john Doyle says the complexion Of most
~ of the party was sandy-that "an old man
= commanded the party he was dark COM
p%lection and his face vas slim" All who
have known John Brown personally, know
--9as tlat he is not here described.
= - eNz James Harris says he recognized a Mr.
4r = Brown whose name he does not remember"
49,, Upon the slender proof in such afidarits
or rather upon the absence of proof in these
. ahhdavits, do Democratic journals unheSita-
-;ssE tihgly charge John Brown with murder.
T. sis But this is net all. 1t is not true, as
80 the .Ssatiael asserts, that the afilavits
which it publishes we're taken by the Kan
Gas Investigating Committee at all.
Asn"'A1 Messrs. Sherman. of Ohio. Howard of
y Ego Michigan, and Oliver, Of Missouri, consti-
bazz,r tutcd the Committee. The two first named
- submitted q majority report. in which The
afidavits referred to above. and published
in tie Sentinel and other Democratic pa
-s7Eii' rers, did not appear, nor were they alluded
al Ito. for M such persons acre erananed by
az, The Gonanittee.
Nh. Oliver submitted a minority report,
and 70 that report he appended the afida-
wits referred To-; and yet Oliver himself
Won never examined, or eren sac the pretended
~ ii atfdarit makers.
Al. s,if These afidayits were subsequently got
up BY, some persons and sent to Mr., Oliver.
He says in his minority report, that he
s7i"" has fortunately been furnished with SOM:
is testimony to which he desires to refer"
s.1f9e!tauching the killing of the Doyles.
ss5y Go Out. of such small capital do partisan pa
pcrs endeavor to manufacture the most Sc
rious charges. to blac}rn the fame of one
-aiE who died with an exhibition of manliness
- a; and hereisn which exterted admiration even
: sni frors his slayers. m
JOHN Brown was not present at the af-
fray in which the Doyles and others were
killed: He was eighteen miles distant from
SAL that Border Isuffan scene Of blood. Thisis
ssJu- susceptible of the %clearest and most salts
asdt factory proof. and history will so record it,
notwithstanding the inlammatory partisan
misrepresentation of the present day.
We have said enough to show our real
saia ers the character of these charges against
e. John Brown, and will not protract our re-
ssss.i marks further than to Say, that every man
CT candor and fairpcss should constantly
guard against deceiyipg. or being influenced
by, the heated vituperative charges of par
tisian newspapers-which newspapers are
IHFi not always careful or scrupulOus in theiE
The Ohio Farmer.
This valuable paper has greatly imprOv-
ed in its geographical appearance, and by
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