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Tho Boston Atlas and Bee publish., u.
following letters, placed 10 i,s posse.si"e BY
Mr.. Hoyt, the young Boston LAWYER Who
came to Chsrlsstowe 70 take part in defend.
ing John Brown:
LETTER ERon A QUAKER LADY TO JOHN BROWN.
NEWPORT, II l., Tenth m on,h, 9th, 80.
GAIT JOHN BRows Dear EiIad:-
Since thy arrest l have often thought Of
thee, and have wished that, like Elizabeth
Fry toward her prison frieuds,so that might
console thee 10 thy confinement. But thai
can nerer be, and so can only write thee =
few lines, which, il they contain any com.
fort, mag come TO thee like some ray Of light.
fou can never know bow very many dear
Friends love thee with ell their hearts. 70,
thy brave efforts IN behalf Of tae poor Cd.
pressed and though We, who aro nop-re.
sistants, and religious'y believe it better to
reform by moral, aud not by carnaI weapons.
could not approve of bloodshed. yet We know
thee vas animated by the IN o., geuerou. and
phils nthroPic motives. Very many thou.
sands openly approve thy intentions, though
most Friends would not think il right to
take mp arms.
Thousands pray for thee every day and,
90, do pay that God wi u be with thy soul
Posteriiy will do thee justice IL Nose.
led out the thousand. Of Jewish slaves from
their bondage, aud God destroyed the Egyp-
hsns IN the sea becsuse they vent sfer The
lsrselitss 10 briog them back TO slavery, .Leu
surely, BY the same rss souiug, We NAV ;usse
thee deliver Who wished TO release million.
from more cruel eppr sssion II she Am,r;.
can people honor Wa shipRton for resisting
With bloodshed fos ssysn years an upia,I
tar, how much moro ought thou 10 be honor
Cd for seeking to free the poor slaves.
Oh, how I wish could plead TO, tbe. q.
some Of the other Sc Z can plead, how would
seek TO defend thee IL 1 had nov tho elo
qsencs OF Portia, Row | would turn the seal.
10 Thy favor But l eau only pray, God
bless thee :" God pardon thee, snd through
our Redeemer, give thee safety and bsppi-
ness oow aud always. From thy friend.
E.B
JOHN BROWNS REILLY.
Charleston o, JEFF Co, Va. Nov. SO
Ny Dear Friend u. Is. OF Your
most cheering letter Of the 27th Of Oct. i.
received, and may the Lord reward You .
thousand fold for the kind feeling YOU en-.
press toward me hut more especially for
your hdelIsy to the poor that cry. aud those
ttst have DO help" For this | am . pri.
soper 10 bonds. IL is solely my ON fsuI,
IN militasy point Of view, that We me, With
our disasttr-I mean that 4 mingled With
our prisoners, and so far sympathised With
them sod their families, that 1 neglected nv
duty ~ otAer respects. But Gods will, no,
mipa, be done
You know that Christ once armed Peter
30 also IN ny c,se, think he pu, /. sword
into my hand, and there continued IL so long
~ he saw best, aud then kindly took !, from
me. L mean when first vent 90 ksu,as 4
wish you could know With shat eheerfulnsss
sm Row vieldipg The "Sword u tho Spirit"
on the right hand aud on tbsIsft / b.s.s {; cd
thss proves mighty 30 the pulling down Of
.tronghoIds.' | always loved my Quaker
frienfs, aad l eommesd 10 their kind regard
ny peos betssyed widowed wife, and nv
dssssters aud dsaghtsrs-in-lsv, whose bus
bsads fell ., ny side One 10 . mother,
snd the other likely 10 become 90 sooa
Ihsy, ss veil ss ny own sorrow strioksn
daoghtsr, are lsft very poor, and base much
gFsa'er need II sympathy tbso T. ubo.
through tbhniis GTses aud the kiodnsss Of
strangers, AN joyful 10 ell my tribulauons
Dear Sister, write then ~ North Eiba'
bsseH county, N. Y, W comfort tbsif sad
hearts Direct 90 Mary A. Bfoua. vie Il
jobs broun. There u also soo,het-a VI
dos sifs Of Thompson. ~bo Gsu sitb nv
poor boys in The shAif 81 Harper FsrJ. At
The same place
do not Eel eoasc.ou. q gvH, IN t.hios
up s'ns; and bad u beea 10 behalf Of ,bs
rich snd powerful. the ihtslligsR', the great
- men ooaet gSsatps..--d those uho fo,n
ssasisnsots 10 SUIT themselves asd eor,upt
ether, % sosss u their ffiesds. that ,s,-,.
isTsd. suffered. sacrificed, aud f,h. IL soul
h.se ben dong very sell Bu, ssoseh o.
this
Thee light IN eiioss shieh shdsrs q, a
moment, shall work on; bf me "a far more
sEessttaE aaa stsS,iai roRh a sisyg |
souid b vsfy grs,sfal To- ssoibsf lssisr from
you ny sounds are healing EarsN,H -
God Sil sorsly ntead - Lis OLA s.uss 10
'ee beat Pssfible way ssi ti@s, sbd he sail
not forget The work 4 ha oub han5s
foss ly'sad, JoaS BsO~x
~ HssoksOsisdgs ths r,osit, from tie
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