New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-27
cool, gentlemanly bearing Of the New-E'tlapder
ives in fine contrast with the violence Of the intel
lectoal bully frOm Georgia.
JOHN BROWN AND MIR. ARMY.


SIu; In TEE TRIBUNE of The 2tst inst, Ind an eN'
tyact from The testimony which it is reported gave be-
,re he John Brown Investigating Committee OF 'ne
United S,sies Senate, in which made to s'eak oil
Browns ooaker yeace principles" As other papers
have nubli,lsd this extract and some have gwen tue
nm, rcss;on that stated that Brown was Quaker
20 INV d,,ire TO correct tie enor. did rot nse the
term opal err in my testimony. spoke OF bis
,e.ce nrireip,es when frst knew him and not
single = o,d Ike Quaker" He wss Presbyterian
the .ic,e,t sect spd at that time he believed that
10 ,sst Teacher came 70 tie earth TO establish his
reli,ion nv moral and peaceable neane and thet be
,susbt hi. foloNen not - resist injuries" aud that
So Christ MSS the Prince of Peace" he was opposed
In mn interviews with John Brown since 1854, 1
dseov,red chsnge in bis views and, ia our couves
,a,iops found that he had cor ceged the idea that
God all sges, raited up servants TO accomplish bis
purIt see aud to rel eve bis oppressed peools. Aed
That as Moses as raised mp and chosen of God to de-
liver the Children of lsrael out VI Egyptian boedase
ID Gods own good tiWe, he would De made the
humble iDstumen for the deversnce OF the people OF
God who were IN Slavery in THE land. He w)nld
have hing TO do with politics; believed that the
Republican the best political party, but that the
never eOuld estblh universal Freedom 10 this Union,
long as ihey wore Oppose to Interfering with Sav
cry IA the States where existed. BE thought It
wat folly and "pOlincsl madness TO be eouten' with
efforts 10 prevent lis eSteI zion nee territory in-
etc cd Of insisting that IL should he universally abol'
,sbsd. In his converfa ions, with Others as well as
N, self be jospf,O biz views ahieh ere ID conflict
W Oh thote Of both politicians aud pbanthropissl by
Ieisr1 ng to the bstory Of Ka sasthe invasions VI
that Territory The sggrefs'ons of the Slavery pIcpi
gaudstf and the murders and robbenes that wee per-
Zen sted upCD emgrsl aed settlers III Kansas lie
knew perfectly well that, III 1883 Atehison aud others
bad declared that Slavery should exist in Kansas at
whstev' cost of blood treskure that the Liberty
Arsenal was broken open by citizens of Aisso1n, ia
1855 al that with the stolen they Invaded Kan
sas N he Issults Of ,hose iDvasons In his
tstioIs be impressed my niind that he was not
sctpaed by desiie 10 crafty bis revenge, when he
wst tpeai Of the murder Of bs sop and the 0npOr-
tul,es be had TO kill the murderer, Preacher White
| Of Mtsonli. lie said he commanded not 20
sve1se huself. Upon the whole, have come 10 the
conclusion tlst he conscientious aud truthful aod
July convinced in his pind that he to De tie
instrument il the hands of God eec, the nopa-
! ton II he slaves As j have been charged bv The
Boston Courier with "tslse swtsDrg" felt it due 10
nD sclf that should correct the il tue report
| pIblhbeo by The NJ y. Herald fin which pager OBJ
serve it has aimee been corecEeol as also by The
| TRIBUNE. w. i. Al. Army.
UGskiEcscR City, Jan. "a, 1861