Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-07-01
History of Old John Brown.
tBY PRESIDENT JoHNsoN,l

ioice that "ihe North has Vindicated the
cause Of John Broson, and ~iped out
slavery" Nor is this any foolish or un-
considered boast il is strictly true. The
policy Of the Republican party, since II
came into power, has been faithful car
ryipg out of the work begun by cid John
Brown. The administration Of Abraham
Lineoln was John Brown raid on the
grandest scale and it was no more. That
is the place it will occupy in history
The bloody business is done, and we do
not write for the purpose Of amendiog the
great crime. We do not seek to raise the
dead. We accept the facts as we hnd
them; but il is Oar business TO tell the
truth about these facts. 1t is our business
to strip of al these bandages of shams'
bypocricies, and lies, and lay bare to the
bone this monstrous carcas! ot frauds and
despo ism. The record of this party is
10 revolution and blood in the revelation
and blood inaugurated by John Brown.-
1t has finished tbe raid which that prince
Of assassins aud thieves, John Brown, be-
gan. AS a part Of the history Of these
times, which We wish to leave in the col
umns Of THE OLD GUARD, we copy be
low part of speech delivered by Presi'
dent johnson, in the Senate of the United
States, December 18th, 1859. II is q fail
and truthful history of the most important
period in the history of Brown, who was
one Of the chief founders of The Republi'
can party, the inaugurator of its policy
Mr.. johnson was speaking in reply to
Senator Doolittle, who had offered, in thc
Senate, an apology for Brown, by declar'
ing that his son had been mu dered in
Kansas, and that he acted in revenge foi
the wrongs he had suffered. In answer
to this excuse, Senator Johnson, the pres
ent President of the United States, mad,
the following speech
at seems that we have some new bori
Christians, who are making John Brown
their leader, who are trying to canoniz'
him and make him a great apostle and
martyr. Were these the elements of {
Christian and a Christian martyr! How
do the facts stand in this case 7 WheI
was old man Bro wn' son killed,an wher
did he commit these atrocities Eve,
admitting the truth oil the statement o
the Senator from Wisconsin, they are no
justi6ablo, but when We show that the fact,
are different, they are less 60. The cir
oumstances are stated in the evidence O.
Mr.. Harris, which will be found in re-
port made by committee Of Congress
and repubished in the HerdM of Free
dom, OF Kansas paper that has at its
head for President the name Of Repub
lican, Mr.. Chase, Of Ohio, ,and Mr.. Banks
of Massachusetts, for Vice. President:
"The circumstances attending VIM shern,ans as
sassina,on testified to by James Harris of Frank
lin county, Kansas Mr.. Sherman was staying eveI
night at the house Of Harris, when, the 2l,h o
s Nav, at about two O'Clock, Captain John Brown ant
party came there, and after taxing some property ant
questioning Harris and others, Sherman aSke Il
walk out. Mr. harris, in his affidavit says "OiC
man Brown asked Mr. Sherman to go ost with him
and Sherman then went out with Brown. | heard
nothing more for about fifteen minutes Two of the
northern army as they styled themselves. stayed
with us until they heard cap burst and then these
two menleft Next rorning about ten o'clock, found
Willism Sherman dead, in the creek near my houss
] was looking for him as he had not came back
thonght he he'd been murdered. l took Mr.. William
Sherman (body) out Of the creek and examined it,
Mrs. Whitoman with me. shcrman.s skull was
split open in two places aud some OF his brains
washed out by the water large hole in his
breast, and his left hand was cut off, except little
piece Of skin on one side"
"This was the Gath OF May. will