New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-01

tle South that he entered upon HE Inflated move
ment. For he argued the same elements Of resist
TO oppression which would result IN all bloody
excuses if not wisely and properly directed might Do
made subseIvent 70 the Omplishment OF higb pur
poses of humanity, if the governing Intelligence Was
at their side. Wherefore IN order TO supply that W.
tellectua sagacity which tbe slaves lacked, ana lnu7
enable them 10 achieve their Freedom, whde res.i
ing them from the craeties into which their insuoets
wond hurry them, he gave himself 20 this enterprise
In " gard 10 bis personal character must tuSus1
reside in the South, where expect TO hve anu u', va
permitted TO say that II has been most b'uVto"y
slshorately msre presented. There never hVed mdh
whose desire 20 promote human welfare ana hun4a
happiness was more inexuDgdshaoe' heu haso
grown hoarse with calumniallpg DIS Ineue by, VINO
were never worthy TO unoose the lache OF his shoee
Venal noliticans crown sleek upOn public plumber,
snd men who cannot perform an act that not stained
with some deadly sin have lifted lp their hands in
holy horror and yelled oqt heir eSecraoe eXecrauons
AGAINST HIS name. John Brown was no tongue-heco-
no yirtue-pratter. He was a reticent man. and when
be did speak the utterance was from his heart aud not
his lungs. His faith was very simple. de desired
society 10 be pure free, unseish-full Of liberty and
love He believed il capable of such realization. The
whole history of his life is that of an upward en-
deavor. Liberty % that was the key 10 his sOu tho
master-passion which controlled all his other
buions, personal social, political. IL swayed him
ike a frenzy. But he had too much indivldnalism OF
character and he was too sensitive TO the suiermgs OF
others TO be able to calmly on the everyday
practical concerns Of life where abstract ri Is mod
fled by thOus md conditions OF eXpedenOy; and he
WIS too indignant AGAINST all forms of wrong TO be
able discriminate bttween theory and It's practices
aud thus by his very tdenial, his benevoeDce ms
moral courage, he was precipltaed upon the deed
which brought him 10 the scailOd. Seized by this
principle of liberty, he proceeded, as he thought, to
carry II Out never stopping To think no it was linn
tied ana restrained all sdes by other princlpes
thus drawing his purpose so near the eye as to shut
out all other things; and thus, too, becoming mono
maniac installing his own cOnsclentousness for call
unto him from Heaven.
have now q word TO say in relation TO myself. Ii
is known that was formerly associated with John
Brown and il is known that i now reside IN the
South That which follows Is IN regard thereto.
There was time when | thought our con emplaed
psurreCiion TO be absolutely Ytght. had occasion 10
alter my opinion: thus. The evidence upon which
committed my self 10 that enterprise was available only
i'm the court Of conscience. Now in the depths of my
being even below the law Of distinct consciousness
there iurked the instinct and impulse OF another law
that forbade the exercise of those feelings which
would connect themselves W th such a deed With
III impulse thus dlmly working, the promises bad
made came IN conflict; and my conscience, DIVIDED
against Itself plucbed ME Oh and pucked me OFT, sug-
costing the resolution bot preventing the performance.
| However much | multiplied reasons and motives III
favor OF the deed there yet sprlDg up from depth III
NY nature which rehec ION has never fItbomed, an
impulse against it which coul0 neither account for
nor resist. could not translate that which appeared
to be outward call Of duty into free, spontane Gus
moral impulse; and, as l could not perform it until
had translated It, OF course 1t was not performed
at all.
Upon returning from Europe, | passed into the
Southern States, for the purpose of pvesg 4tng the
nature and character of that Institution, TO oppose
which The faculties and resources of my being have
been so taxed and strained have my own thoughts,
nv own feelings i'll relation thereto; and it may
chance that i'll The end 1t will appear have not been
as uumindfu Of my duties to Humanity as have some
of those who, at the safe distance of thousand
miles, are 20 proiuse in hp'Phlantlropy. Bat have
gained one lesson which thought never to have
learned Tbs, namely: that while the North is 0Orsc
than hor Professions The South is latter than her lave
Most respectfully RICHARD HEAlF.
WGshiagiOH, ID. e., Jan. go, 1860.