, 1860-02-17
TIE JOHN BROWN RAIN.



governor LE7cHEn lit is under circumstan-
ces Of very painful and affecting nature tbat
am now induced to address thee, although
personally stranger. Some time last summer
two of my sons, Edwin and Barclay, left home
without informing me of their destination or
designs. on hearing Of the unlawful outbreak
ut tiarl era Ferry, we learned with great sur
prise and horror that Edwin was cueaced there.
in m action so unlike his previous. course Of
conduct. At first our sJsnpathies were enlisted
on Jour side, feeling that your rights ,had been
invaded. Had you let common law ind Justice
take ITS course, md only punished the intrudcrs
according TO their deserts, the sympathies Of
the world might still have been with you. Du:
since you hare suffered yourselves to run wild
win rage and insane revenge, which you are
endcaroring to carry to the utmost, the tide
has turned against you, SO that John Browns
highest alns may ye. be attained.
Was there ever such farce acted in nro.
fessedly Christian nation: "We haye Law
mud by our law he ought to de-" seems to have
Oeen the ruling principle Of that pretended
court Of justice. Fifteen northern men hare
oeen murdered. 1n one way or another, in re-
Fenge Ior tne hse killed BY them in self defence.
IF they killed more than i've, you bare mt toid
US ofit.) Poor old Brown, kuocked down otier
&c hnd surrendered, and theu knocked after be
was down in a most cowardly manner. Two
we're Killed alter they had surrendered: two
more were shot while bearing nag Of
.,uce 10 ,oe open street; another was liter-
ally riddled with bulls, on the bridge. ()ne
ot the principal actors in this bloody deed.
had the nudacty to boast Of il in onan
court All this is contrary to The law. Of
war, as well as most inhuman. Fire more. after
netns 1nsufted by farccal representation Of
cdly been predetermined. Two more you are
probably reserving for the same fate: ailhouvh
one, whom you call HazIet, no one has hesn
!ound to recognize; Jet Judging from analooy.
It IS presumed be will have 10 die. Thsfe
WeIe bpeGpie Of good feeling and benerolcnce
ting acquainted with Edwin, indiue him to r.. H. -
pleasant and benevolent man, TONED tbs;r
| Efforts with those of Lis numeron. friends =,
other parts Of the United States, 10 trT to h.rc
M h,s sentence m'tigated land although really
cear, ~ tne eyes Of the public, of oil those
the results Why he must be .trnrwies -
death; and fur what? To CRAFTY a rersn..f,1
feeling, SO prevalent in Southern braius wien. :.
spark oi i,nited combustion 1urifies them. This
peculiar quality in the Southern character Lay.
ing will tor its motto, with 80 t;ttf. snoo;G.
grAEity, in the shape Of true Christian i',,n;,r
Is what every ones good. sound sense rid;culss
ana Inc GOD uohors. You hayc hanged iiye Of your
fellow creatures. up between the heavens and
the ea1h' for endeavoripg to put into practices!
lorm tue great principles Of tue brotherhood Of
man, promulgated BY Christ, endorsed by ,tt. h.
fathers Of tue 1epublic, and the basis n ,t,s
Christian church !: thereby shaming humanity.
ani mocking God, who bas raid sThou sl,ni,
net 5hl.n and Love thy enen,es.' Their
blood will be testimony against you, But the
n'os. o'sgraceiu! part, the most contemptjb|c
for the '.Great State Of yirsinia" to do ~.
mains to be told. wv IT,
iou are hunting all through the land a moor
fatherIcss boy, whom somebody las said That
somebody Imagined, had had some connccI,or
WIN brown; but who really never signed any
on eoostno!lon M e or pledge Of atleRlance to Brown;
pers Ferry affair, neither has be at any time in.
19fed any Of you- Yet you are chasing him with
biped bloodhoun1s and big b!oated mar.hnls
secret patrols aud spies, and, most inl,u,nan NJ
AL, the thousand dollars reward for him, dead
or; ar a'fse' TO encourage the o1scour1ng Of crea.
otfe.: Some Of these things could scarceiv
creo1t' mill requ1sttion sent from thrssIf to
ur Governor capped the climax We ali con.
s'dered this On insult to the Governor as we'll n
TO the state OF Iowa. Gould you Get Barclay.
mha. ss mon,u t you have? 1treuaiuds me Of Esops
iaose OF tue mountain in labor, which hro,,..,t
Attsr whom is the King Of Israel rnns ~.,; ou,s
alter whom dost thou purtue: After dend
dog? After aea? NJ son is lust recoye,;rT
from severe, attack Of asthma, 20 bu,l ,i,at II.
could not lie down, nor scarcely breathe, yeta,I
the while rumors were af]oat TINT m ot1ircr ora
mob we're coming to take him. Would v,rcini:.
mothers l1Se to be placed in my situation Our
Northern bibles say, "Do uuio Others as "a
would that they should do unto you;" "Yisit |
tue widow and fatherless, and thin that have
none 10 he'p the'n. lou say, Hang tic faith |
eer'ess, chase them for prey, Shoot tllsm dnwn
let their mothers gray hairs 20 down IT,
the grave with sortow." I would not wr;,o
thus, did not facts stare me III lie G,ce
My spirit grieses for you, aud mr. soui
10 IN mourning for iny country. Al.
though the plans aud schemes of III: ,r;cl-s.,
hare been canfounded and nv uoor consnm,''
tire boy las thus fur been preserved ti,ronyh /
all his suffering by cold and and st,rra1;or, T.
the mountains, and from the clutches of "a.
pacions men, yet would BE- willing to riye m
this son, also with the addition Of nv own liz.
liberated and their masters nnrocd or a; ue
iou hang men for murder, while at The same
time you ure encouraging it by your rcwo-Is
You are hnnging men for treason. when thn,,
taystlf hath uttered reasonable sentiments in
ny inaugural message, and when Southern
members Of Congress are continually ob,rud;nv
it before the people. If you want Ia leave ,hs
Gnlon 80 buddy, why don't sou yos Who far
BIDS you? Where is the Northerner WIN world |
not count it good riddauce. to be tl.ar of hsln.
ing you to hold four millions of hnna i,.;nV!F,
in tlayeryg Who among them wou,d not e'G II
to see the piniuns Of the great american E,"1,
stretch from Maine TO California nor,1, o, H.
son aad Dixon's line, over rr.at md eni;vat.
eaed republic, where free rersta;ion snr;nas
up aud expands under the dews md r,,;ns :,
Heaven, and not under the tears ard hiond ~
Tue sllvc? wlere The cultiyators of tho soiJ ~"
free to think and speak, md free to nrrtorm
helr whole duty to God Fund man rhrrc t1,a
nau.hunter and kidnapper ia uractir.ii, ~.
snown; where honest Irjs[mrn dn mt ~at
lbused and insulted merely for sayinr that fcsa
ahor is batter than slave labor, aud for TRIM
Q ob!ain their just dues where rcsner,ohts ~,
zens are not urren from ,lcr homes brc,nsc
beg hold unpopular opinions: whcra .ror,;.'
chool teachers are not sent oil ut an tour's ~.
ice for Il tr,tl.ng remark: yhera The Lncts ~ ~
minister's Of the gospel ure mt scorad ~. 49, ~
nercless lash; md where tLe ja;ls mr. m, t,aJ
Eith honest men: But if yo1 scnarate d. a so
'cacaLly, and see how long you can boia r,nr Hu
luves without Us. 'o''
Since writing The foreroinr. inflammation hos
ecn received that the Second renuis,ion nas nas
ecn sent from, thee to Cor. Kirkwood. 1tbc f;rst
avins failed through informalty] Mil nra.s@
ng thy hostil,ies against 4 puor old onnEer
'oman und her innocent son, Who never nnrt
air Of thy head, nor that of the viroiuians,~ :
'ut 80 the length Of Jour chain, You ara max.
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