Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-21
John Brown Jr,, and his Home.

ED1ToR LEADER Il find myself this splen>
did spring morning of April 18th, 1860, costly
seated in the home paTlor of JOHN Brown Jr.,
of Ashtabula county.
We have just been indulging ina hearty laugh
over the official return of Marshal johnson. It
seems to be an idea here that the U. s. official
must have served his process in some spiritual
form, as he has not been visible in the flesh
(sO say the accused parties) hereabout, to pro-
coed with his official duties. John Brown
refuses to answer to the call of Senator Mason
refuses to put himself in the power of the
executioners of his Father, and the legal hang.
men of Stevens and Hazlett, and the rest Of
the gallant band who have died for Truth 3
sake
Gould Gov. Wise or Senator Mason, OF any
of the advocates Of that glorious ''institution''
upon which rest the pillars of our Republic ac-
cording to their ideas, look upon the scene here
before me, it seems to me if there was one
spark of true manhood in them, they would
turn aside and hide their heads with shame at
having dared to attempt to desecrate such a
picture. There is Mrs. Brown, the true wife
busy with her household cares, while young
John the third, hourishes his new hoe which
his father bought him last eve, in the warm
soil by the door, calling upon both father and
mother no note his feats Of skill in planting
pumpkin seeds, which in his four year old
imagination are to yield him a fine crop OF
pumpkin pies The two brothers, Owen and
John, have gone into the garden to prepare
for the comforts OF summer. Are those two
men, men of blood 3-men that the Law ofman,
in defiance of the law of God, should drag
from their homes, their wives and children, to
answer to a charge of treason 10 their country
Because, forsooth, they have dared to defend
the right Of other men to wiveR-and of other
mothers to children-and of other men, women,
and children to their homes! -r
As look up / meet the fixed gaze Of the
Fa.her-thst "persistently consistent" man
who felt that to live was not of 30 much im-
portance as to live right, and who 80 striving
to live was compelled to dis-there too are
Coppie and Stevens there the bright face Of
young Oliver, who was killed at Harpers Ferry;
of RedPath Of the dauntlsss maiden, Jennie
Dunbar, aud many others. The artist and the
sunshine have painted their shadows and hung
them on the wall. There is the melodeon with
Its music books, where the wife plays and sings
ct evening, joining her voice with her hus-
band in songs Of Liberty, or praise to Him
whose throne is on high-WhO will measure
out to every man according to his deeds
Here is the bookcase filed with well selected
works from the best authoIs who have written
words Of Freedom for the world. Such is the
home of this brave man who Is accused Oi
treason.
Treason to what To the right of the slave,
master to hold property in his fellow men,
May It take an armed force to tear this man
from his home, his wife and his child--a force
so strong that it shall be able to trample under
foot every father, brother and son Of the good
State of Ohio, ere it shall be able to accomplish
so diaboIical work. Ohio deserves not the
name of Christian, or civilized, if it let's tie
deed be done. F. D. G.