Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-07-05
NEW SERIES-VOL. V.-NO. 81.

hand, and the shrieks Of the dying and
the mutlated on the other. | think
sometimes that hear sbrieks so loud, so
wild, so clear, that even listening angels
stoop from heaven to hear. This is the
man for whom an apology is offered. |
did the Senator the justice to say that he
dsclamed all sympathy with Brown, and
yet ] read what, in fact was an apology.
What furthermore did the Senator say
/ We have shown, and tho fact is not con-
troverted, that he murdered five human
beings on the 24th Of May. They have
shown, in trying TO answer lhiss tnat his
son did not receive this ili-treatment from
. Captain Pate until the last day of Nav.
We have shown that his other son was not
killed until the 3Oth of August. Let US
remember these facts, and come to the old
man as being thiefaud murde' er.
want these modern fanatics, who hayo A.
doptel Johu Brown aud his gaIlows as
their Christ and their cross, too sec who
their Christ is. The Senator says again:
"Iregrst that gentlemen, in speaking Of this
man Brown, should bo pleased to speak of him
as a roJOcr W thioG or ylglIOnI in the or o
diuary sense of the term. Sir, it is Of the es-
sonce Of robbery and theft that tho robber or tho
thief who roDs or steals should act from tho de-
sire of gain. Certainly no such charge can be
made uguiDst this man, a. that be was aculnted
" tho lust Of gain, lie acted from far different
motives. Ho sought To riy, lberly fa tbo cn
shaved, and laid down his life for that purpos, :;
freely and Oraysly did he do it,"
That is, you may steal and commit theft
Iif Won do i, IN aid i'm ,bo cop.e NJ ,I,o aLa
nt,,n OF slavery. Uaye ,yn ory rroar 'I,S,
this isfoy. What does Ms VitE;rs,,,
sav in her aHidayjlY When JaL1 Grr,.r
- land ai. co,Dradr were there ON the NON,
,crths 2ln. when iber took WlI,i,,sn,
Io.t and murdered him. inst hat,ra rl,.y
left ,npv took his propcyiy and rs onIy
- horse suprose taev uerdrl tLe Iorsc
10 and in the euanc,ogtion or s,,y..
Horse stealing Is carried or to q cre,t e,.
tegt sometime, IN A frontier ronntry
- Mrs, Dovle states that they INQUIRED where
! their horse w.s, and were ,oId il was on,
on the prairie. What took place at Har.
I Ippv's Ferry? They took Colonel Wash.
. irston's silver and his watch. What doe.
he ADMIT in his own confession? Thai
, he during the last winter had stolen. had
. kidnapped, and run OF eleven slaves from
/, the Stale of Missouri to Kansas. That i,
| not stealing, though: suppose that /:
+ not THEFT, that is no! robbery; aud we
S oaght not 10 talk aJou, this old man n.
@ stealing in the common accep.Ion of the
- tcrml What is n, ak the country,
. ask the Senate, if it Is not stealing, robbie
ry, highway robbery? And YET these
things are lu:0wu Out, perhaps n0t iaten.
D d,d, but theyG) operate as an apology
/ and excuse In the minds OF many Tor tn.
, ImMmy, tho murders, The theNiug, TIA,
, lreuc4cgous copdac. OF tli5 man BgoTu
p VINO was nothing more than murderer O
& Irgbbcr, q lnl4t, aud a traitor
, tnuk Mr.. Ire5Idcnt lGa. so iNr %,
john brown is concerned, tie facts which
nave presumed stand unCJuGOycr.cl.
, -uo Senator has failed t. t0ucr them. lie
. has not removed them, but has added
IsuenglA and autluoua, proof 10 what
J said IA reference TO JDem. IT was not my
e Intention to consume this length OF time
] and should Gol ua,e sa.d a srug,e word
d, on the subject if tao resolutions could
! have been adopted withou. Discussion
aud sycculy 50 it reference hal not
been ualg to Joan Brown not being q
e. maruglur aad q thief involving The rcpu.