Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-06
cnARLEsrowN, Va, Dec. |, IS

carriage from lhrper's Fcrry, accompanied hy
! Captain Moore II tho Montgomery Guard, now
stationed a that point. The Captnn was on his
way from Richmond yesterday to join his compn-
| ny at the Ferry. aud while On his way from the
| Relay House was informed by ci, Eon Of the
! Stute, who Was passenger On lmard, that Mrs.
! l'rwn was IN the cars, accompanied by two gen
| tlenen and lndy.
! Captain Moore. on getting to lIarper's Ferry.
| took the whole purity III charge, and tel, graphed
! L. General ialialcrro informing him Of tho n1ri-
| val of the party, Tho Generals instructions
w"re. to have them detained. until further or.
! dcrs.
| 4 detachment of nine cavn' ' was sent on this
| morning to conduct Mrs. Brown hither, and ,r
ders sent to Captain Moore to have tho lady mud
| two gentlemen who accompanied her detained On
| ihcr way Ia this town. The Captnin rre1ucntly
rricrret! T., the sad !ute If hcr husband. hut she
was in M way moved by this reference; sho seem
ed, rather 10 regard him in the light Of II mar
| tyr.
| Gen. Tainferrn. before Mrs. Brown entered the
roll, asked Brown what time he would require for
an interview. He e,cd. Two or three hours"
'luat, sad thu General, lis too long for Mira.
Er wn has to 20 10 Ilarper's Forty Tonight"
"N'N, 4 en- said Brown, II want the favor
| from the SUITE oi Virginia.
"A letter ol Browns has been Published, in
which he expressed doubts as to the propriety of
his wife visiting him in prison to bid him faro
wei, ana u ~ HroDnDle Uht the kuD1olncu letter
from Brown to his wife and children wns written
undnr the belief that no interview between them
would take Ince:
JOHN BROWN = LAST LETTER TO MS FAMILY.
CHARLEsTowN Prison,
JEFFERSON Co., VA. Nov. 80, 1859.
Ny DKAnLY BELOVED WIFE, Sons AND DAuoHrERs
EVERY -nNE:--
AS now begin what is probable the last letter
shall ever write to any of you. ! conclude to
write to al Mt the snmo time. | will mention some
ntlc matters particularly applicable to little prop
| crCy concerns in another place.
| recently received letter from nv wife, from
near Philadelphia dated November 81 bv which
! il would seen, that she about giving up thu
idcn of seeing me again. | had written her to
come on if She felt equal to tho undertaking, but
! do not know that she will get my letter in time.
| 1t was on her own account chiefly that | asked
her to sny hnck. AT first bad a most strong de-
sire tn see her nsnin, hut Il GO appeared to be
| nv ~eriuu, objections; and should VIZ never meet
in this lifc trust that she will in tho end be snr.
iet' it wns for the best ut least, il not most for
her comfort. enclosed in my last letter to her u
draft f r lfy dollars from John JAY. made paya-
bic to her order. have now another to send her
/ fr.m my crrcrnt old friend Edward Harris, of
/ Nulnsuhri, L. H. for one hundred dollars, bch
/ sl all ul.o htnhc payable TO her order
| | am waiting the hour of my public murder
! with great c'mposure Of mind and chocrfuncss.
fo"ling the strong assurance that IN no other pos
| siilo way could he used to SO much advantage
to the Of good and of humanil V. and that ~
thiug that either nr ni my family have sacrlti-
cc or suffered will be lost. Tho reflection TINT
wi>c and ,ncrciful, NJ well as Just aud Holy Cod
rule. not hr nsalrs of this world but of all worlds
is rock to sci feet upon under all circuin an
ecs--ev those more severely irving ores INTO
which our OWN feelings and wrongs have placed
us | have now uo doubt but tlat our seeming
disaster will Ultimately result in the most rlori-
tIntIo ornl md
family be of good cheer and believe and trust in
God with all your heart md with n your soul;
for Ile docth NIL things we'll Do not tel a,hnm-
ell ON my account nor for one moment despair Of
the cause or grow weary OF we'll doing. lIess
God never iel, stronger confidence in tho certain
and ncnr approach Of bright morning and glo-
rious day than have felt. and do now feel, since
NV confinement here nm endeavoring TO re.
tn,n. like poor prodigal as | am, to my Father,
against whom hnve always snned, in tie hone
that he may kindly and forgivingly mect me,
though very great wny of.
Oh nv denr wife and children would to God
YOU could know how have been Travelling in
birth for You all, that no one OF you may fail Of
the grace If God.
through Jesus Cbri-t-thnt no one ofyou DO nd
to tho truth and glorious light Of his Word. in
which life and immortality are brought to light,
heeccch YOU every one TO mako tie Bible your dai-
Iy and nightly study, with childike honest, can
husband md father,
And beseoch the God Of my fathers To open all
vour eyes to the discovery Of the truth. You can.
ct imagine how much you may led the
consolation of the Christian religion. Circunstan-
ces liko my own for more thai u month past have
convinced mo beyond all douLt ofou great need
Of some theories treasured up in our prejudiccs
are excited vanity worked up to the highest
pitch. Oh do not trust your eternal all upon the
b,sterous o,ean without even heve or compass
to ad you in steering. do not ask any Of you
to throw away your reason: l only ask you to
make candid sober nso of your reason.
My dear younger children. will yon listen to
this last poor admonition of one who can only love
your Oh! be determined at once to give your
whole heart to G,d. and let nuthing shake or
alter that resolution, You need have no fears Of
regretting it. Do not be vain nnd thought
less but sober minded and let me eutrest you all
to love the whole remnant of our once great family.
Try and budiup again your broken walls and T.,
make tho utmost of every stune that j. left. -
Nothing can SO tend to makc life blessing as tli.
consciousness that your life and example bless
and leave you the stronger. Still, it is ground OF
the utmost comfort to my mind to know that SO
many Of You rs have had the opportunity have
given some proof of your fidelity 10 the great family
of men. Be faithful unto death from the exercise
of ofhabitual love /, man ii cannot be very hard to
learn to love his Maker.
must vet insert the reason for my frm belief
in The divine inspiration of tho Bible, notwith-
standing am perhaps naturally skeptical. Ger.
tainty not credulous. wish all to consider it
most { 'oroughly whom you read that blessed book,
and see whether you cannot discover such evidence
yourselves 1t is the purity OF heart feeling our
minds as we'll as work and actions. which il
everywhere insisted on, that distinguishes il from