Nevada national., 1860-02-11
. And was John Brown criminal We

.And WAS John Brown criminal? We
so n,t iudge men by mere muscle work. but
n IA the motive BY which they are actuatsd,
and 90 judQing John Brown, who dsre say
that be has done wrong ~ Black Repnd-
hean papr
.who dares says that rapine, aud murder
10 wreng! Who dares cay that treason Is
wrong, Who dares say that the 1t. John
Brown-tbe martyr to Black Republican
Principles and TO Black freedom was wrong
In hi, i" Kansas work. at Harper's Ferry
We must not Judge him by his muscle work"
bat the n,otire by which he was actuatsd,
esd 90 judgius John Brown, ~h' dare' say
Mat be did wrong :"
Such ars,tke sentiments Of the Bl Ack Re
pablican press the " irrepressible conflict
doctrines. Of Seward SO tru,hfuily illus
,rs,.d by old Brown at Harper's Ferry.
Who da,es say that the Union is not in
danger in the event'that the Federal COVER
uent should fall into the hands Of men ad-
vocssing such diabolical doctrines? Who
dare. say that the Back Republican Party
are not responsible and alone Responsible
for ,he " Kansas work" and the muscle
work. of Ossuwatamie Brown and HE ban
ditti."
The fact can no longer be disgui sed. that
there is q strong undercurrent of sympathy
throughout the Republican Party for old
Brown and his :. compatriots,"
Gov. Morgan Of n Y in his late message
s,er very patriotic and just denuncia-
tion of the Brown raid, let the lion skin slip
and exposed his real sentiments by endors'
ing the fallacious doctrine Of the = ir repres'
sible cofct" between different sections oil
the Union. and spologising, with hypocrl
teal complacency, for the. - muscle work,
Of old John Brown and his associates.
The Republican Pstry, we say are alone
responsible for the blood she'd in kansas and
at Harper's Ferry and the threatened DIS
solution of this glorious Union, is not improb'
able IL they should succeed In practically
carrying out their irrepressible conflict doc
trine.
The following resolution was recently
passed at Republican meeting held at
Asbtabula, Ohio. II speaks for itself
Rrsolved. That we do not lack the power
TO do right in reference to slavery ana save.
holders. We can out-vote them, out-"it
them and Outright them. We have more
men. more money. more learning. more en-
terprise. We have more railroads, more
manufactures, more shipping and more pui-
lets. We can burn as well. and bully as
we'll, aud In case Of emergency there Is Kan
s.s Canada and Mexico, TO say nothing OF
tbs Seminoles and slaves. and why should
We be trampled upon by the cradle-piun-
dersrs OF the south.
We do not suppose all that belong to the
Republican Party endorse the sentiments oil
the above resolution but that many oil the
leaders. and the masses Of the Republican
Party, in Ohio. Massachusetts, and several
Of ,hs northen States take the most raolo
and ultra abolition ground is beyond doubt
The conservative element in the Repub-
lican Party, is melting like snow in the
noondsy sun. and II is fast merging into
boisterous. fanaiical, and de-picahle combi
nation, Of Free lovers, rpiriualisss. aboll-
tiouists and disunionisis. Shades OF Washing
ton, Jefferson, Jackson, and;he Heroes OF %
protect, us-save this great and glorious
Union. If such men as Seward. Phillips
Garrisoa, Beecher. Greeley, Chase, Hale. aud
Wilson. should be our rulers. The irrepres
sibls conflict doctrine" would then be
fully tested and anarchy. bloodshed, and
1isunion. would not be unlocked for results.