The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-23
SENTIMENT OF CANADA ABOUT THE JOHN
BROWN RAID.


MONTREAL, Jan 16, 1860
shall no. only involve the Northern England.
Sr nsr o s s Of
to the Southern medical students
With desire 10 defend England from the impuatons
thus thrown on her by the Governor Of Virginia, pur
pose In the following to give Gas far not search
ing examination will allow) few particulars concerning
the general sentiment Of the people of Canada John
Brown raid the sentiment and feeling of the white people
towards the negroes aud few statistics, necessarily
accurate. since the last census taken In 1851.
Ipreme by saying that Of the great incidents
mos call them what you will OF your republic have created
such deepfet excitement in this province the Harpers
Ferry Instruction Its outbreak at first doubted by
many-few could believe It; but when subsequent de-
spatches confirmed the few particulars that had been
received all but the most rvent enthusiasts conectured
its speedy suppression. Knowing the resources of the
South and the many sympathzers at the North is here
thought impossible for any serve insurrecon succeed
unless backed by the whole power of the North, The
educated classes, a rule, sympathze with the save
but approve Of the hand raised against the oppresor
rather they, follow the example Of England and
opate the slave by hard gold pieces raise the slave
IN nsurrecon against the white brother Of the enanci-
pator not disturb the social system founded upon the
crest Of centuries but Auay bring outside pressure
the form of free labor and intelligence TO bear against
system that the prejudiced Southerner knows
heart to be wrong
Demagogues and pothouse orators of this cline,
however, entertain different opinion Led by preu-
dice and desire for notoriety which this theme
win hot here give them, they call out loudly for the i'm
mediate suppression Of the Constitution and confound
the Souherner with hard names-oppressor sinicger
driver, "tyrant, not the least of their epithets
and obvious to the fact that the sudden forcbe downfall
of the institution" would also tumble millions Of their
white brethren into the ntter and force them TO give the
kiss Of brotherhood that the demagogues
mighty trumpetins linen are born equal aiihavs equal
rights which the South must not trampe under foot
The enigma Is as yet not solved; win not attempt the
task but believe as many here who do no. admit the
feroriiy OF the African or hold in contempt that no
force that the abolitionists bring to bear will nti
date the South into giving up her domestic Institutions
The sickness will bring its own Free labor foreign
cotton elds, machinery, other causes say they are
destined TO bring about change that 70 far seeing
denotes an entire revolution In labor and consequent free
dom to the slave. f.
Az in the Unon the people Of Canada read with deep in
teres the law proceedings that followed the of
Brown and his associates, and but sentiment
terained f the press is taken indication of pub
lie sentimen, that rightly was be placed at the bar
charge of the sovereign State OF Virginia swh
al lis Accomplishments or murder, and outrage -
But the animus, 1t is said should have palliated the
sentence The naa was fanatic" SAID some; ga lu-
press regretted that he and his associates who had been
tried and condemned 10 death had not died the death Of
soldiers lighting their way to freedom, like the Greeks
prominent paper in the Lower Province the day Of
his execution said
While asn that aocouu, for blood Of all those
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Of the attempt . No man who loves freedom and hates
oypresacn fail 10 sympathze with mistaken ILL.,
planned efforts which bcspcsk brave heart though they
show, lack Of wisdom and dscreion. His zeal
and tose fanatic and such sssms . have
been h of thought revealed In the pubshed letter
and ooAversato0s which have reached NJ
The same paper, IN . lengthy article, published at
about the date concurrcd In the sentiments cnun
ciated by your Journal and concluded BY saying
cordng to all the received axoms OF political necessity,
be Brown has been rightly condemned. Any man who
undertakes By o 10 asser the pAnest right,
unless be had adequate force rational hope
Of suOoess-whcs nee&lewy sadaagen Or causes TO n