The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-01-28

but II enters largely into our religious
and social organizations.
Last, though not least comes the io-
ray of John Brown at lIarpci's Ferry,
nshcrcd in with stealth, fraud, robbery,
murder, treason, and attempted insurrcc.
ton This miserable man and his asso.
ciates have paid the highcs, human pen
atty for crime, and were it not for those
who are as guilty as hims"'f, but less
manly aud courageous, hi. she's might
rest in peace. But, his history remains,
and when il is attempted to invest it
with sanity and brave and heroic vir-
tues, the truth should bc told even
thou h we would gladly be spared the
recital His course in Kansas was
marked by every species Of wrong and
violence, his pathway can he traced by
bloody footprints along his whole career
from theft to murder He went To the
ncighhorhood of his exploits under a
false name, and gathered arms and i'm
PIGMENTS whcrcwl,h to enable iniuriatcd
blacks, if he could arouse them to muir
der master and mistress aud children,
aud the peaceful, unSnspccting iuhabi-
tan,s generally and then, at the dark
aud silent hour Of midnight. when not
even the pale moon aud trembling stars
looked out. when homes, men were sleep.
ing, whei thieves aud murdcrcrs prowl
aud evil hearts roam for their prey, the
assassin whet his knife and brandishcd
his bloody pike, and murdered the unsus-
pcctug and dcicnccless aud for this.
a.. Il
sugarc1 over with pancgyric, and he is
called brave and heroic by those whose
.yn roH sci and more evil sentiments
I--cd HIM ON. aud 10y those who furnish.
cd the >lhrws for this unnatural and
wicked war. What would have been a
l,statdly murder ia others, was hcroism
in him. aud the sentimental struggle for
the privilege Of claspiug his hand, yet
dripping with the blood of his victims
auti-slavcry woman. gentle, kind, and
virtuous, pass, u 10y all other sorrow and
,icstitutiun and suffering, That e,c ight
TIC pcrmittol tn 90 to the !clon's cell gnd
nurse the murderer who had sought To-
arm and turn loose at midnight l" 'r
nnrant. aud lawlc.s. and .r.uUape s H
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., @ .,cend - John in the wilderness of
nlrper'- rc.y. who was to prepare the
way III. u.. rim deity, and make his
path ra- hy H underground rail
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