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

HOMER ztied Friend Dr.. H. C.. GU:
afAave jsst received your welcome let
] ~, and Nv I proceed, u once to -
swsr it. let me assure you, that you
letter did not fail to cheer the gloomy
prison hours, within my lonely cell, =,
all letters from you have done; you vhe
vas the persoual friend Of my brother
and who administered to his wants ia
\ his last hours, md served Is comforter
:. to him, is still true to duty; is still
speaking tome through the tongue Of th.
abssnt, to cheer me 10 my last moments
still as true to me y to him 10 youI
friendship. 4 8, g i 81. s.
4 aThos. VIM has bcsn b see re, bu'
has gone back to Richmond. He did
not get in when he first came, suppose
the reason was, the Commander. in. Chief
did not think it prudent. l 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 fifteen
hundred troops in town, aud nine pieces
of cannon, which were all drawn up in
order rea'y to receive him, but enough
OF TINS. "A a.4aE~Fe Tr q
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, on the morning Of his execution.
There has been some false reports in re.
gard to the interview between him and
Us. 1t has been stated that the lie pass.
ed between him aud 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 . treachcrous
memory he then turned to me and said,
lie had heard that 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
ne. Before leaving US he told me that
he had a little change that would be Of
no benefit to him, aud he would give it
to me, and he give me fifty cents. [ did
not wonder that he had heard that had
made false statements, because the pa
pers are full Of them. They undertook
to report the remarks I made just before
receiving sentence in the Court, but they
got but very little | said, and u grea.
deal did not say. 1t stated that l said
l had been induced by Captain Brown to
come into this affair, but i, was false
did not say I was induced by any one.
notice in some of the papers that they
| are trying to make it appear that We are
all very much frightened, aud have a
great adherence Of death but the citi-
zens here and the tenants Of the prison
will all testify to it being false state
ment. @R-T 6r e-aAaE gz-sz~ g.. -v.z-
Mrs. Spring. Of Egs'swood, N. j.,
sent Us Give dollars, a few days ago, to
be divided between Copeland, Green and
myself, and to-day We have received a
box Of nicknacks from Philadelphia, and
the citizens, some of them, aend US in a
pie occasional'y-so you may know We
live fat, but it is only fatting US for the
gallows rather poor consolation. ia Il.
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. If it has not been
published, | want it published along
with some letters l will send, that have
received while here. Thomas expects to
remain here until after the execution,
and then BY my request 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 stay on
earth is short only six more short days,
then my race will be finished. When
you write to Barley tell him to keep
dark, for | do not want Virginia to glut
her vengeance on any more Of our little
band, who sought their country's good
who interposed IN behalf of the four and
half millions who are now grooming un.
der the yoke of oppression.
must now elose. Give my love to
at. Tell L. and C. I should have writ
ten to them as well as to some others,
had have had time have = great
many letters that will not be answered.
| hope none will think hard. FIJI
Yours truly,
EDWIN COPPOCK