New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-24
OS4WATAMTE BROWN.
r,.~ II. rties9o Pres, 6Es T'i5s.e

Iohn p,ov,-v,ri.a,iy kto~u - % Brown
" Fistttg Bro.n' ard "b-ATsan- Bf0~a -
mare he hTs. pubic .ppes,A4o 10 LlA h''T.1nly,
Kau.a. IL the year 1855. 7 a. shieh 81 probably
p,ys ,i- lat took Place ~ the reader >. already al
v,.J Of Hsrpsr. Ferry, Nngin's, % ho-ds7 sui
Tues. az last 10 srange cafe-T y ~ % nG -
rested the public rter'on sirce Joe SIND 90 sa0s IN
the Csntsg. jail fiji. rank among TIE ~Ords nntS
b,ies viii b. smopg Such fsn.'.c. "a ls.er Tie Her
nj. vt believed hims~if conIssionef ~ 'irf % re-
deem the Holy sspuctrs from The nzeds o. the 'lt
de's-,Josnua So1ti cote VINO hF%fi~1 oe's~h ~ 10
the promised stHob-Isna,il. L)yos, Eno u u 9
TIA, the Son Of hsn appeared - am, 5-s'uy -
cross on b., -hou dsrs s1d gave rim Lpic c)un.s-
siop Of nish'y import Don 9 iTrt-, ~ 90 nay
civ. hin place 10 bi-'JfYl 40 F.s p-'sisi.f 'n.,
he had Inis.lon 10 r.-cus al the psr-ecufe1 dsns-8
In Sos;p I, va. Browns % Jsrs,iicu ma. be d.
via ely arpoin,sd n brog American slavery 70 suf-
den ard vio.eDt end.
OF bis birthplace are rot advised, bat We BE-
leye tbst bic home prior he sposs.n "a ksas.s,
VS. in Northern Ono and that be migrated .hi,h-r
from North Elbs Essex 90, Ns~.York " ths ls.tsr
s,.'e be snss f,D.r, Of The ii o. Germ smith acd
w.s oiteo befreDded By tbs geUtssa al er tis iesr
atom Of hi. fHm.and The .kiog % of ~ family 10
Ksns.s bad mare him eusull. chrsf n the border
COZ hiss Of tbst rsrIitCry TIE earlier sEiTnsAes c7c
s.quebt q the BUrce' Rnti.u IvsSloDs Of ksnsss,
developed fighting qualities 10 B'Osn, snich gave hin
imnedi.t- DtoniDebcs snlorg tue er'sulDofs military
lesoers Of The invaded clunrry. TIE sec.on 81 The
Tsrrsory where BrOsn lived, not beng brought into
scIon 80 esIly a. the regoo aoont Is srd
Lssveb9or-b Brown took pat, az oesve, 70 -
.'WakeIuts ssr." When TIE RutIi 50 army under
the lead Of Atchi-on am D.pGty- i.'sd. Fan,
marched ppon La.r.pes III Msy, seJo. Boon pre-
c.ded them v,th smsl company from O's~s'pn'e,
srd offered 20 take the command IN defense OF tna
'o1n. Robinson PUneTOy, sLd O,0er pTctnineLt ~
zens bsviIg decided TO offer res.'anee - toe d's
sourisLs Brown retired in much disgnst. TIE rysd-
in. force uttered and piisgen the t0Fn bsrterin<
ootptle Free S,se Hotel Win pounder, aud
throuits the coutep,e OF Tie ,feT1d Of FTsed57l
int he n ds.- 1f'e 7.
D 6ght occurred a. Potswa,snDe, in Which fge Rat
fsus were killed. !, l. believed that Brown sas N
the secret OF their taking off On he IL Of 1ne,
Brosp f. In with party Of msrsudsr. under the
conn aid Of II Cisy Pa'e, thO bad raised aomPiny
specisliy for the puI pose Of capturing Old Br" sn
This s. the battle OF Black JACK. P,'e s:s taxed
prsorer together with tssrtyone OF his i-J F'rui-
hsD', and large q1a.ity Of Pqodsr, 'ecs oa1 ossp
Those bo witnessed hi affair s,y toss che co"n>7e
and skil di.p aged By Boogn, ard the sFkwar1n@s'
and coxardice OF his snagOD -, Fere equally Lotce-
sble Brosn's force sns cou-fersby inferior .
Ps,,'s. The prisouers were nbersei STEW dsys al.
ferssrd We believe that Bf0sn vas 30, present ?.
the first sackiDg Of O-a1s,,mis (J1ne :, sob a,
which tine tis own house vss Destroyed, ard hoIno's
atrocities were DsJpeIs.ed on BIG DelR o'is. va
the occasion of the second babe Of oss 'lanie
August 29l Brown was Tiers with soCe forty
men. the hiss5urisDs, utder Red IN noef1a
300 - 100. Bfo@us company bad ory I'VE
rounds Of Ammunition bat ihese ~eIe u-ei TO 20 goa
of dead bOdie, tbonsh they erkuoSledged the loss o.
only Eve men. One OF Bfoea's soos lFfsf-res %
DaL.e) taken prisoner, aud murdered IL eo!l o9od
by The Rev. Martin White, who nac1np4nie1 R.ii 20
he capacity Of chaplain. There il rstiti IN 10
ID as that sbOut this time BfO~a cso.urei i've pre-
daoiy M,ssouIaps a1d ia the dakoesi al light fisd
them by martial lsw, convicted sod eI-cu'eh .uesn.
Al the s.cOJd iIvasl Of Lawrence ID! Rslhl bn"1
commanded q smsI psTty OF his own men ard routed
an scvsrce guard Of the eL.ny tee miles fro Las
reIce, killing hsf dozen or tn-m IL running nan
This il also of the history of the n nes Tolch
tie rexspspers on the Ro side cid DO; CD 70
admt and sbich tae other p.rty did nj care 70 make
public. Brown then eft the Territory, proceeding
through Nebraska and Iowa. AMI ndipg two lays VITA
conpapy Of L. 5. dragons Sno were L pursuit Of
= Old Browp!'
Psssne through this city he ven. /, his Did home IN
NewYoIk, end vi-isd several eastern cities, endesv-
oriI 10 raise funds for eq1ppirg O men Tor intufe
oper. Il In this he sas manly un.1acessili Dat
be nevertheless made conIa,ts for arrs, sgons sal
des &c. in various places, 9th shich he reappsafen
in X .nsas in the Summer Fall of 1917 SeVhds
gan B0ur bon Co.. he occupied cis fIr 30 ne tuo
under issuued nsme, intending a, hi' TRENDS sup
10 red pre- pt . for his aon. The - ScoV troip
les ncluoing the Msr,s des Cygpes massacre, acd The
night stack on Capt. Montgomery we're the next
events which called BfoSn into acton. sh) tine
previously, hosever IL became noi-s1 .oroAI ~ MS
seuti that cod Brown" nsd re;Qi Oet, aud reports
wee dispatched - the cOugry that he haf three or
fou. HUNDRED men under bic CON nsad, all armed vito
Snaps rfes, park of artillery, ard co col OF an
mupop. Nobody Cd the border behaved these stories,
as l. al ls 10 the fact taa Ms-olri SnsrI s1i Mis-
s,nr morse of twenty or thirty men, Sc. on, csstnre
him AID Montgomery. Brown duly notidsr OF il,e
proposed ,spure ana though sick VII the a,ue mus
er.d seven of bis iuenos aud neis hor' scd took s
ton in a log house, where be awaited the csptd'lpg
party. The posi-. came up and ordered t1e nnaes 10
suriepder. The later replied no. dscid-1ls. lac
Sheriff hen called until Of var aud .fer deoa'lns
several plans Of ettsck, executed retr0Sr sds move
meDt ~iih appearance OF disoroer and prsApitalou
- L.. tfat Rms n II on
tired vaitng ard WAS abont dong something on obs
own accoont There is no d0nbt that Browne pres
epce in Bourbon County az that time hal Referees
to his divine mission, though II d,es uot appear
that be to1k the i1s,ve II the Fort Scott troubles
Shortly after the Narais des CycRc, a-s scr- Bro VA
conceived the IDEA Of carrying the war lato AiG aal
eachpg tie fighters on the other SIDE OF tn7 o)tiSi
that Continuance of the war ~onld III 27i 'ne sac
of ali the slaves in Western Mlss0ud. he rsnocuug
on Tins tlsn negro came across tle Ike 10 tue Ls IT.
il. poIing assistance for his family SIC icA'"s Tio
were about 10 be separated and sod 70 TIE cotton 1oi
rice planters at the South. me n'st persons NC es
were Brow and half dozen Of his pe'snoJis ~ho
were oscussins the enterprise tIae sogH'ry tlroNh
IN ,hei. woy. Summonrg dozen or more assii'soI'
thew moved immediately TO the DO der aud dVldi x
INTO two paitet they made ngit OF ~ Wild we os
hberste purpose OF taking all the slaves tney coli MAJ
vho had al pchna,ion y DC zee, anc m,siog prsa-
O.. of all Who shl al1 interfere VI ther derlga %
result, of the excursion Wa the loea loo 81 tnr
,sto.s the capture Of several vnI-e men, aud the k
ir Il ore person who mako vsoTou- tesis- srcS
TIE homicide ges not committed blythe Division ut the
ATTY 10 ~h,ch Brosn belonged, bat the rssp0o.i 1.,y
Of il atsehe, TO him 10 degree as The mJVios
scor o. the wholo pr csedine. Both p.res 20 sn re-
furI ej "a the border with the proceeds O ihs fUrsS-
iug. The csptured Missourlaas we've th-n SCI a.
liberty ard told 10 20 home AID raise rescung free
-Bro~n a Co. wou'd give then anps time 81
sw ait their return, when they you'd settle the qne.
ioLs at issue BY open battle. very load noise "ss
~ .de In half Dozen counties 10 M-soan bo. no vo.-
urleefs found for tire proposed seiion. Aner