New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-26
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The sum of 81, 450 90 had been previously received
by the widow of Capt. Brown and other members OF
the family. The balance remains in the hands OF the
Boston Committee subject to the call of those to whom
it belongs. / submit the following letter, signed by
Capt. Browns widow and children: .
NORTH ELIZA, Essex Co., N. Y, July Ia, 1861
"THADDEUs HYATT EsQ.-Dedr SIR The great
kindness YOU have manifested toward as a family
in your efforts obtain for the means Tor our Pc
cuhiary relief, which you yesterday distributed 80 lu
diciouely to the various members OF our family, mas
placed Us under new obligations. ,
ave feel confident that the amount (26OO) could
not have been more equtably distributed than IL has
been by YOU The generous and selt-sacrlfcing man
ner in which you have performed the work OF KIND
ness YOU undertook on our behalf calls for our warm
est thanks BE assured that will hold in CRATE
full re remembrance your affeetionate regards for u.s.
In conclusion we would say that the grateful feel
ings of hearts cannot be expressed In WORDS iIr
the noble stand which you took in defense OF civil Id
erty and the Constitutional rights OF every citizen
against the usurpaons Of power attempted TO be ex-
efcsed by the United States Senate and for the many
sacrifices that you have made for the cause OF unlver
sal Freedom and suffering humanity.
"May your life long be spared to gladden., by your
active sympahy other hearts You have ours, the
earnest prayer of your grateful friends. o,,
M S6HN k a 6E3wE r.. SALMON SAM BROWN,
" "5ASpN B Bk0WN' MARY n THOMPSON
Friends am fully recompensed for my aborsin this
matter II is something to have "Ooked into the eyes OF
John Brown" II il something to have looked into the
eyesp of his noble fdmy-lnstrl0u5 SURVIVORS Vi al
jlustrious sire Charestown has not put outline hero
his fires still live and burn in his DESCENDANTS burn In
the seethpg blood of the third generation.
"PIl stab him |" was startled at these words as
they fell from the lips of robust little boy john
Browns grandson, child of John Brown, jr. The
child was playing the green sward before the cabin
on the mountain. 1t was a bright morning after my
arrival among the Adrondacks. Not dreaming OF
what was passing in the mind of the young prattler
carelessly observed, "Oh! no, my little boy; you
wouldn't stab any one, would you?" With a solid
ard defiant air. that bespoke his inherited blood and
with no wavering of purpose in his MEN, he repied
GO Yes, / would stab them if they hurt my grand
father!" Behold, oh Virginia The blood OF the
martyr is already bearing its fruit In the future Oh
the third generation see God the Avenger!
Eight hundred persons assembled around the grave
of John Brown on Independence Day; and, standing
upon the great rock that marks his grave the prophets
OF fiery dispensation reafirmed his principles
Cbarlestown throttles in vain God and the Adiron-
dacks still stand John Brown has passed from earth
into the everlasting heavens but the mantle Of Elijah
remains. And what though the heart OF the prophet
lies stiled amid the shadows of these Mountains ana
cold and puseless forever A myriad still survive
him; still left still loving; warm and throbbingi ms
heart beats perpetuating; taught by his example that
lifes great end is life; taught by his example that
he ONLY lives to self who truly dies taught by his Elk,
ample how even felon's fate and felons scafold
NAV become irradiate with light supernal by the bap
tism of a life celestial immortal, and divine
North EIba, July ls, 1860 THADDEus hfAIf'