Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-10-07
The Grave of John Brown.

While jourueyiug recently in northern
New York, visited With special interest
the former home and the grave Of 'Ol2
John Brown North Elba is surround
ed by the widest of the Adirondack
mountains. 1t is most easily reached by
landing at Port Kent, on the west shore
of Lake Cbsmplain, opposite Burling-
ton. From Port Kent there is good
stage road TO Keesville, thence to Jay
and Wilmington, and an added ten miles
drive through the greatest of mountain
scenery takes one through the Notch,
and dense uninhsbited wilderness to
the settlement of North Elba.
This settlement consists OF half dog
en- diminutive houses and barns. Two
miles further on, leaving the main road,
crossing an open field, and penetratinga a
forest of original growth we reach the
John Brown homestead. The house and
barn are of moderate size, plain and un-
painted. In the yard near the house is
a rock Of huge proportions. By the side
Of this rock lies buried the body of the
distinguished martyr, aud whose s'soul is
marching on" The grave is marked by
plain granite slab, formerly used to de-
signate the burial place Of Captain John
Brown, the grandfather OF the hero Of
Harper's Ferry, Upon this stone are
the following Inscriptions a
In memory of Capt. John Brown, who
died at New York, Sept. yv Sd, l776, in
the 4Stb year Of his age.
John Brown, Born, May 9, 1900, was
executed at Charleston, Va, December
2, 1859. 4 be
Oliver Brown, Born, May 9, $780,
was killed at Harper's Ferry, October
II, 1859.
In memory of Frederick, son of John
and Dianthe Brown, Born, December
81, 1880, and murdered at Ossawa watomie,
Kansas, August 80, 1856, for his adhe-
renee TO the cause of Freedom.
Watson Brown. Born Oct. z, 1885,
was wounded at Harper's Ferry, Oct.
IL and died Oct. 10, 1859.
The humble stone inscribed as abovs
will have a sacred place 10 American
history. A few rosebushes surround the
grave. The grave and the rocks are
enclosed by plain board fence. 80
The homestead is eompletelyisorround-
ed by the finest of the mountain and
forest scenery, for which the Adron-
dack region is so justly celebrated. The
Notch through which we pass in ap-
preaching North EIba, is a mountain
pass unsurpassed for grandeur by any
thing of its kind on the continent. .al9
Mrs. Brown, Salmon Brown and wife,
Anna, Ellen and Sarah, who continued
10 occupy the homestead until withina
lew months, have left to seek another
and more eligible home in California;
They undertook the journey by the over.
and route, taking with them some cattle
md Vermont tine-wooled sheep. There
painful rnmor, not yet fully confirm
ID, that after leaving Missouri, it having
'een ascertained that they we're John
Browns family, they were pursued by
Missouri guerrilIas, captured, robbed and
murdered. Fa8
Ihe homestead is at present occupied
y Alr. Hinckley, brother of Salmon
3rown's wife. Though not of the Har-
'er Ferry party, be was deeply in sym
alhy With the anti-slavery purpose of
he old man whose grave be now has the
are of. was informed by Mr.. Hinck-
ey that, during the present season, ma
y tourists from various parts of the
ountry, who have gone to the Saranac
'kes, and among the Adirondac noun
'ins, have made pilgrimage also to
le grave of old John Brown. Thus
pes the nation begin to do honor to him,
bom it SO recently as 1859 crucified
ecause he loved liberty too well.-Anti-
1are,y Standard.