, 1863-12-08
An Uppub1ished Letter from o. d John
Hr0VEn.
fFron tho Cleveland HerAld.1

from tho Cleveland dE1a.d.
To-day-Deccmber 2d-is the aGE]s
Of the execution Of Captain Joir p-osaa .selsal4
heroically, be suffered ont .eslgnedly, how
LIS LIS 2oon1,s1 rom BECOME free, history
full ofgcat md evnnfs nofs p13;so aMay
one eaSa1ajr I,e .come trators, and the war Of
t taG tSoc ts IN has desolated not only Virginia,
ts.a une ~" whole realm Of slavery. Millions OF
~ enslaYed have become free; and our loyal
'Jlunteer Union armies, white and black,
sing and shout from victory to victory, =.
"John Browns soul is marching on"
IN tie hanging Of John Brown, slavery
s"..: me-. sne -. match down to tho powder. This
lc foresaw under tho shadow Of the gallows,
and in one Of his last letters wrote-"Wc
shall reap in due time If We faint not.' That
letter was addressed to relative and old
friend in Windhau, Portage comfy, and has
never before been published. It Is character.
istic Of one Of the most remarkable men Of
tits age, and will be read with interest on tho
anniversary Of his death.
CuAn1EsTowE, Jcflcraon Co., Va,
10th November, 1859.
Rev. Luther Humphrey:
MY DEAR FRIEND kind letter Of the
18TH instant is now before me. So far as my
knowledge goes rs to our mutual kindred,
suppose nm the first since the landing of
Peter Brown from tho Maytlower that has
either been sentenced to Imprisonment OF to
The gallows. But my dear CD friend, let not
that fact alone gricve you. You cannot have
forgotten how and where our grandfather
Captain John Brown fell in 177u, and that
he too, might hnye perfshcd on the scatf0ld
hod c;rr,,,Sstances been but tery ylitUe different.
The foct that iIisI; dies under TIC hand Of an
e1ccutioner Tor otherwise i.: hut little to do
with his true character. as suppose John
Rogers perished at the stake great md goo:
mama suppose; but his doing SO docs not
prove that any other man who has died in
the eame way was good or otherwise. Wheth-
CT I have any reason to "he Of good cheer'
Tor not) in view Of nay end, I can assure you
that feel SO, and that am totally blinded If
do not rca1ly experience that Strengthening
md consolation you SO faithfully imploro ii
my behalf Cod Of our Fathers reward your
fidelity. I neither feel mortified, degraded,
nor IN the least ashamed ofmy imprisonment,
ny chain, Or near prospect Of death BY hing,
heavenly Father" also feel that I have long
been cndeayorlng to hold exactly " such q
fast as God has chosen" See the passage In
Isaiah which is quoted. MOI part Of my life has
been more happily spent than TINT have
spent here, and ! hnnbly trust That no part
not say thfs boastingly; but "thanks be unto
nitc grace.'
Iehou1d be sixty years old were to live
TIL May 9th, 16GQ. I have enjoyed much Of
life as It is, md have been remarkably pros
porous, having carly learned to regard the
welfare and prosperity Of others rs my own.
have neyer, since ! can remember, required
great amount Of sleep; SO that I conclnde
that hare already enjoyed full IN average
number Of waking hours with those who
reach their three score years aud ten" I
have not US yet been driven to the uso Of
g1asses, but can see to read and write quito
Comfortably. But more than that, have
generally enjoyed remarkably good health.
might go on tosrccount unnu1nbcrcd and un-
merited blessings, among which would bo
some Ycry severe af11ictions-and those tile
most needed blessings Of all. and now when
think how easily might be let to spoil oil
have done or suffered in the cause Of free
dom, hardly dare wish another voyage. even
II had the opportunity. It Is long time
since VIC met; but we Bhall soon come to-
gcthcr in our il Father house." I trust. "Lct
as hold fast that we already have" romc1n-
bering tive Shall reap in due time If ne faint
not" aThanks be ever unto God, who Civ
eth US the victory through Jesus Christ our
Lord" And nov, my old warm m-hcarted
friend, "Good bye"
Your affcctionatc cousin,