Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-06
9 Daily stir9lnian.
Interesting Letter From Old Browns Sec
rotary of State.

The following is letter from Richard Nenlf,
old BrnWn's Secretary ol State IL the m"thcr-in-
law al Caok, who was executed for participating
in the Brown raid;
W,>uiNcroN, d. G.. Jan. 30. 1850.
nrAR SIR: Your avor Of the 9th INST. al
dressed IN cate of the Senate Investigating H,m-
mjt.cr. Is rcteived mud hasten t. assure vou of
mv sympathy aud confidence with yuursrji aud
family III Your refcnt s0rinwlul bereavement. lou
Wiil. kem sure. rardon me for not saving that. In
relation tn Your deceased BROTHER, rnnnoto nsent
Il MI ant a. my own the sentiments With which ynn
nppnnr l. Icsnel him. cannot, TINT i, consent
to ra him unfortunate. nauhtlr>s lie is dear
and liberty sweet, and 10 die bs the exerutouel's
band s nn igrnamnuus doom VT. in the lapse of
tune, the decd for which John Edwin took ucur-
sed The extreme pcnnlty If the law shall lar -r'n in
ifa tue pr'lnttiohs, and calm unnlN 80 shall hr
snh-ii,alel lar h,Il monlhcd horr nn'l the no
tNr- whlcl imvellcd - the net shall Ms they WILL
d.Glminc tie verdict upon it. the name and mem
cry ot Nour dead hrth,r may become unto yon
glorious inheritance forever. tax" 10 sh nae un-
t. my eli thai dssnlvel my connection Wijh that
IN >atrn aud iil-lat"d enterprise: npd vet IL jus.
tf,c IL 10 '3enn henl. must confess that lhr
si,it Il tcnevocncr, and self sacrifice, nnd high
nndarlly 'i c"u'hyr niun winch it rested. rrtl'se
- surprisingly my ca ef ! rru=lrnc ani prar
cauthtn, hat thou,h the result has confirmed lin
Justice Il my ludtrlnus fears, elnuut ehnrsc but
d. lonms," Ia their memories, ns hrin.s VIII, in all
mobile attributes ot character. wefe infinitely lh1,c
mNNcI.
3" fte fAtA error Of ,Iahn Brown consisted in
taAir = Far g.an'ri the luomtscs nron Which his
movement W., ,rrliratel, aud without th' uh-o-
lutc rrrr,rturs. Of which it could not po-si lv
c',d l. was ha-ed nn the mistaken superstition
tial tb' lave tlrn>cltr. were nNnuslv a. oitiut
an ullrftuutty 81 striking ior Il ',r llrrlnm. NIL
j 'hu Ron laborcl uhlrY an iuia'uatioaa Il 'n',i.
lccluai ol.tu~is IN attempting II rN"cnte hts pr.
L. l. tlut,3l4,hlN assured
IA heh rrly Gpln their coaparltl II. llr wns
svaNcl hy u'I er errors. lie cpi.luuu,lsi h.s owa
iut.reasr; Il. II duty with dnfy n.eIl, l. Loving
taut thr =. uchaslats Wh,"h hoond h- clu,ricnce
were binding an the canse;"ucrs "i all II, .er nrn
al h. translated tho aru~Iisclcss 81 his bcnrI
anil IT, ,u.,,'-fi1u- ot his Iilpssnrrncie. Ia be
{ mmana uut9 Inn isam Heaven r4e-r rlin..s
Unnamed li,- trlson, Hnl prevented Inn cllher
ii,.ui tainILss# Itararially or ludHug accurately
nud wtsriy. iut rs hr po,-c-,e1 that .tra se pby.
cr whach ounsias cue mao to nlri many vlJh his
vi,Ws he 80 r~yrA lotlzcl his a>soclate }hn'. 49,
iug only tlIaa- Il h, medium oi vision, lhcy IN
scpurntiv w"tr unNhr t'controHrrt lls th' 'rles
turrr}pfr the Mptr'urut went hltudly on. l"r my
,rl IL. 1t certain that hil | not been >rnt
New York where. out ut the reach Of hi' .,gett
nlr-me,ic ,iiuel"r, could in sou,c n,5t |.er
the questions involved, should have lcon with
the enterprise d,wn to the hitter end. 81 rui,
uicr#, !alr hal Other choice. Hat j I'm
brown sent arnan uu an crrnai Ia Iale- lie must
have sia'trl tal',!'r, .2I hc Wa Que o O. uwn
| commanders
- knew \ III brother We have been frea,l'
Permit mo to saF IT him that h> fuult4 wrrc snth
n bel NJ t. Il Harm. impul.vc, cbi,alrous nature.
He wn. qulrk.,eaUcl, sNiit.hio,dci hrltc gnD
/ r., kle>s,r-s. "rnrruns unto ptoiignty. We have
b,.n to-. lea n the samp in tho saiitul, o the
!r rre. in the r'ial circle, in thH re;lrcin"a II
oUr oVu homes. mad n"ttr knew him ulhcr than
That which hnrr sncl. In Tie history II Kan