, 1865-05-17
ANOTHER LEAF OF HISTORY,
CLEfIENCY INVOKED IN BE-
HALF OF JOHN BROWN.


The Philadelphia Press publishes The fol-
lowing cu.ious correspondence, which took
place ct the time OF the John Brown mAssa-
e1e At Harper's Ferry;
LEVER FEok rEEs1pEsT RCcnAsAH TO GOV. WISE.
lrnvatc.]
WAsu1sa7os, Nor. 10. 1852:
MY DEAR SIR: On yesterday morning gentle
nan =alled TO zee nc. and presented h:s card. Of
winch tne following Is copy: "Col- James Pit
sn1 ieck eonstne5, Post o1es Rox No 65l, ROY,
n. /. Residence, No. 52d Seventh street., Troy.
n T." lie sauc at!h another gentleman. They
ton snd v .nt away. Altar be had len be retasn-
iant eonnunitatiun 10 me, sad told him to
H ala he knew company Of men who had
been formed tu Troy to rescre Juhn Brown, and
he had no do1hE they would rake t1e attempt. I
ea,ista:torJ e1y1anahoo on the subject. but slll
expressed his conviction that such company
did not i F. I
fcreut light stl', upon reflection; deem u best
to state the circumst1nce to you II 1t should CO
Jcutt your alive Vigilance will prevent the dan
ger Of any retcue. am re-! % fe.pRsGaai'y, pRGca.yy,u
11T1EH FROM FERNANDO WOOD TO GOV, WISE.
NEW YoRk, Nor. 2, 1862
MT DEAR s1n:-Ke7d this letter over carefully,
and vt etet cnncuFrpE ar not IN 1ts Fi-U% believe
thn1ouea knowledge Of the pulse Of The people
o! the tree State..
Icur proceeding. and conduct thus e, T. the
meet With general approval, and ellcits commnn,
astton from ,your, enemies. The ttraness and
] cznrot he too highly, ,ppl.uded, and to-day yon
stsnd higher thsn any other man In the Union.
Now, my friend, dare you Do bold thing and
cropon to send Brown 10 st.te Pfison Tor Iii: in
stszd NJ banging him: Or rather shouId ask
whether such course wonld be consistent with
your owu sense Of duty, for know ta.t that Is the
hardy emisfary Of other men. Circumstances
tfa Dds of the South. IAN Of this latter clats,
at by recent Fpeechea Jou may have observed.
No Southern man could no further than myself
tb q e V1eei should
though Seward should be IL could catch HIN
ard IN kueh coutse, my &C conduct M would : &C g9v-
showing that II c.1 he uaen 1nmons 10 fasa!tc IN
It. power. We wno fight t's battles cae xSin
b. POINTING to tach e az instance o. eh,y
ter than n,yself;1 eau jndse or NortAo1n 4enti-
such an sci, ,he w6ole North vii fi:a up eamat'e
have thus ,,ried5 and frankly discharged raS
duiy 1s your freud, to give advice under tryint,
cireum.tanecs. Very truly H..s,a youss, wo..
| uon.~u. 4. W1sE.
| AasMEn OF doT- WEE 70 FERNANDO WOOD.
| R1cHaoaD, Va, Nov. 4, 1865.
Ey Dear Sir: have op'y received aud weighed
o1s ss
nc, esis for ny a,,nd j. inaexsely aaa= up.
were captured taDa i would hare rcschea there il
| time had been ia, wardcd - ! ought to hlvt
Lesn 'fon wathiegtoa ard a., tss 3 Re1sy nou,s,,
| s1M {f*f ~ - B1H
them NJ quattcr, sud il apF had survived woulf
bave tIiea snd executed then under sentence .
were csp,lver, and Then determined 10 ptotec
them to the unjust Of my power, and dtd pro
tect them with ny o"u person. ,a -;
them sncu lorce as 10 osera1e Ly9eh law. Ever.
| comfort was givtn n them ~ ny orters And the:
have hssn sesapnousry anorqea 1 ,s ~, aIa spS9o
which were openly perpetrated before tue eye
OF huudIeds, ssd as openly coGfeseed.. The,
csntions. and thc chances for these tnef bad to
greater deg1en, hJ the e1pedtnpn OF prosecution
And the crimes del'ir ra.ely done ty laem are 9
| nitted against the pooplE.
KrowD, the chief ads!. has been legally an
fa,rly tried and convicted. and admit ths hnna.a
~ u his t1eatncLt az prisoner, the truth OF t.
spsft It ki1a He has been allowed excess Of couc
III IL % tss
no, to conylcl hu. De IL sentenced TO be pan ked
taat ts the SCltenze OF 4 f1t CuGt, 1uMauety &C
| fudped and reuu,rcs no dufy from me except
! | rce thst it be executed. have to sign no aeat
} warreut. II the Executive interpo.es at atl It
! to pardon; and to parco1 him hare rece1ved p'
| t,tloss, prayer. threats from almost eTesy ire
: From honest, patriotic men lika yours Il, nj IN
| OF them, an warned that hau cling ~lll make hi,
| martyr. All will II? Why! The nhYlou. d,
| fwer to that question shows me above aHytn1n
l | ttr neees.ity for hanging him. You SAX: ~ Has
, | you nerve enough to tend Brown TO- the sta'
I Priscp for He, 1Estead Ut banging btuf" Yes,
didn't think ne OUGHT to hsTaung, sud that
; won d be 1rcxcu .aole III. mitg7tia: his puntal
.ncnt. i could do 1t without aiuchlng, without
| nnfrer ol muscle agafnst nn'vcr, a clauof 4
t Ills life, But Vrs It erer known before maj
wou;d b. impo.iuc for State to execute her 1xs
I rrsin.t thc t4chcst crimes, WITHOUT hting,n
; Sn1:n nnsu hersc the vengeance o. pnblic &c
. t,mert OUTSIDE OF her limits. aud hostile 10 n
( iawe$ g.. ,o- ,h.+ cha h.
: bs1ter snsrc 4 murderer, robb:r. : traitor. .
+ esnte pub|Ic ecpancpt elsewhere ~! e!oE!y
fnsnrrectioui.t ri,h nsrtJrdom! 80 y - ~ IL
= | sn dnexeeut OF upon him sna az IKE rsla. a.
4 fthsrtfn,e sar 10 yon, firmly, that nate =.
ci,%ty the nerve enough 10 tsf aitn Us IasSus ~,
= with the certainty OF lis condemnation: he ~
J h. ex(cuted cs 'hs lsw sentences hsA. aaa =,
II hnnv shall be delivered over to eur:eogst =, y
sHpif lIe resurrection without e1a.sh htsh ~
3 su,I. hare shown htso all ahe marty "a'ea
J. n0nt,y can c!n1m. Yours truly; wiz,
noH. F. Woop.