The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-02-11
LETTER FROM DETROIT.
DETROIT. Mich, Ja.


inst, pursuant to previous notice, a large
meeting convened in the Second Bap-
tist Church, to hear report from the John
Brown financial committee. The house
was called to order by Mr.. Frown, Vice
President of the John Brown Liberty
League. The Throne of Grace was ad-
dressed by the Rev. Mr.. Anderson, after
which Mr.. VIM. Lambert, in behalf of the
committee, presented and read the follow
ing correspondence between Mrs. Brown
and themselves, in behalf of the colored
citizens generally, which was favorably re-
ceived Speeches were made by Revs.
Messrs. Anderson and Webb, Messrs. J.
D. Webb, Geo. DeBaptist, Geo. Fl. Par
ker, w. Lambert, John Malone, and
others.
DETROIT, Dec. 20, 1859.
Mrs. JOIN BRowN,-Dear Ma0am:-
Now that little time has elapsed since that
mournful event which rended your heart
with sorrow and anguish, and destroyed all
your earthly comforts, and left you and
your children and your other relations that
surround you all sorrowful and bereaved
families, exposed to the cruel and unjust
censure of the wicked portion of this gull
ty nation, for being identified with those
noblest of Gods noblemen, who dared to
obey the holy mandates of their Lord and
Master rather than to submit to the unjust
rule of wicked men, and thus became mar
tyrs for the liberty of our enslaved race
allow us, therefore, as in duty bound, hum
bly, to approach you and your relatives
with line of coincidence and commisera-
ton, as token of our gratude and high
veneration of the character and acts of
their noble companion, for the loss of whom
you now SO justly mourn.
To many of us in this vicinity and Can
ada, old Capt. John Brown was personally
known; the fruit of his labors in the holy
cause of liberation is here daily to be seen
among us.
The last time we took the parting shake
of the old hero's hand, little did we think
that we were bidding him final adien-
for we knew not the magnitude of the bold
and noble design that occupied his mind.
But when the news from Harpers Ferry
fell upon our ears, then were our dark
minds illuminated, and the desires of many
burned to be there And when further
news arrived, that the whole force of this
guilty nation had been thrown against that
little valiant band while under flag of
truce, and that the old hero bled from nine
wounds for liberty, then did the blood boil
within the veins of many, and anguish and
sorrow filled the hearts of all. We anxious
ly watched every movement made in his
behalf, hoping that we might render him
little assistance. And when we read Mrs
Child's kind letter to him, and then read
his feeling, impressive and Christ-like
answer and his humble request of her,
then we were aroused to a sense of our
duty. A public demonstration was made,
a Capt. John Brown Liberty League was
formed, and at its subsequent meetings the
resolutions were adopted:
Resolred, That we hold the name of old Capt
John Brown in the most sacred remembrance as
the first disinterested martyr who upon the true
Christian principles of his Divine Lord and Mas
ter, has delivered up his life to-day as a ransom
for the liberty of our enslaved brethren there
FORE will we ever vindcate his character through
out all coming time as our temporal redeemer, |
whose name shall never die
ReSolred, That we tender our deepest heartfelt |
sympathy to the families of our devoted friends |
in this sad bereavement, and pledge to them that |
they shall ever be held by dearest |
friends in whose welfare we hope ever to manifest
a deep interest.
We, the undersigned females, were APP
pointed to act in conjunction with the fol- |
lowing male committee in forwarding the |
holy cause, to which our attention was di- |
rected by him whom our souls love. The
result of our effort SO far, is the small sum
of twenty-five dollars $685. which we
now, after your mind has become little
would most humbly beg to pre-
sent to you and the rest of your sadly be-
reaved relatives, hoping that you will re-
ceive it, not as an act of charity, but as
heartfelt offering of gratitude from those
for whose cause you are now SO sadly be-
reaved.
With many considerations for yourself
and family, we are, and ever hope to re-
main, your devoted friends, who are ever
anxious to hear from you.
(Signed by Mrs Agnes Wallace, Mrs Julia
Lambert, Mrs. A. V. Wood Misses Sarah Webb
and F. Richards, and Revs. VIM. Webb, VIM.
Lambert, and 0. C. Wood.
North ELBA, Dee. q, 1859.
To the individuals composing the COM
mittee, through whom and by whom ex-
pressions of sympathy and charity have
been made to me and mine, in view of our
bereavement and affliction: Much beloved
and respected friends. To you, and
through you, to all lovers of equal rights
in your vicinity, and more especially to
those who, by their contributions, remem-
Der the widow and fatherless, we would
hereby make our expression of gratitude
and good will, thanking you most sincere
ly for SO clear an expression of your good
will to us in the free contribution of ($25)
twenty-five dollars, which we hereby ack-