The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-01-05

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I aiskays y Y iessiysd yosr welcome let
\ ~, 'aAdnss Epsocssd, - once 70 -
ssss i. let me aassss yoa, that your
leitsf Gid not fall TO- cheer The gloomy
ptises hosw, wishiA ny lonely cell, q
ell lstters from yos have done; yoa Who
waa.the personal friend " my brother,
and who administered 70 his wants IL
his last hours, Sdd served ~ comforter
! to him, i still true to duty; i still
speaking t6'ins through the tongue of the
sbssst, 70 cheer me 10 my lass nowssts
still . true to me u to him il your
friepdship. .:,,., ;9gs ...,,,.i,. A..s
aThos Wiss hss boss . sec s1e, b,
has gone back to Richmond. He did
not get in when he first came, l suppose
the reason was, the Comma ander. in. Chief
did not think it prudent. ! do not think
in my humble opinion that there would
have been much chance for him to rescue
me, as there was At that time only ffteen
huodred troops in town, and nine pieces
Of cannon, which were all drawn up in
order rea'y to receive him, but enough
OF this. H. s.AEE~ss M n
suppose you have heard ere this Of
the execution Of the Captain. lie came
into Cooks and my room to- bid Us fare.
we'll, GU the morning Of his execution.
There has been some false reports in re-
gard to the interview between him and
us. II has been stated that the lie pass.
ed between him snd Cook, but it is false.
He charged Cook with making sine
false statements in his confession, Cook
thought he did not. The Captain then
told him that he must have treacherous
memory; he then turned to me and said,
lie had heard that l had made false state
ments too, but was glad to learn that be
had been misinformed. When he enter
ed the room he had smile en- his coun.
tenauce, aud believe he left US with
me. Before leaving US he told me that
he had little change that would be Of
no benefit to him, and he would give it
to me, and he give me fifty cents. did
not wonder that he had heard that I had
made false statements, because the pa.
pers are full Of them. They undertook
to report the remarks made just before
receiving sentence in the Court, but they
got but very little | said, and great
deal did not say. 1t stated that / said
| had been induced by Captain Brown to
come into this affair, but il was false
l did not say was induced by any one.
| notice in some Of the papers that they
arc trying to make it appear that We arc
oil very much frightened, aud have =
great abhorrencs Of death; but the citi-
zens here and the tenants Of the prison
will all testify 70 it being a false state.
meat. yr&T s-.E- ss-<~ y, OF
Mrs. Spring. Of Ess'swood, N. j.,
sent us dive dollars, . few days ago, to
be divided between Copeland, Green ssd
myself, and to-day We have received 4
boz Of nicknacks from Philadelphia, and
the citizens, some Of them, send rs in =
pie occasionally-so you may know We
live fat, but it is only fatriug US for the
gallows; rather poor consolation. ia Z
l received to-day an address read be-
fore a society in Columbiana county,
Ohio, called for the purpose Of sympa-
thizing With Captain Brown, and his
confcderates, which l will send back
along with Thomas. 1fit has not been
psblishsd, [ want il published along
With some letters I will send, that l have
received while here. Thomas expects to
remain here until after the axecutiou,
and then BY my rcques. will convey my
body to Springdale-it is my wish to
be layed BY the side of my brother and
sister
This is probably the last letter you
will ever receive from me my st,y on
earth is short only six more short days,
then my race will bc finished. When
you write to Barley tell him, to keep
dark, for do not want Virgins to glut
her vengeance on any more Of our little
band, who sought their copntry's good
who iutcrposed 10 behalf Of The four and
half millions who are now groauing un.
der the yoke Of oppression.
! must psw. elaes. !. Give my love to
all. Tell L. and c. I should have writ.
tan to them a. welt as to some others.
a.ass kvs sAad sisnssy Igsays ]. great
many letters that viii not be answered.
hope none win think hard. ..sl
s Yours truly.
EDWIN COPPOCK.
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