Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-07

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|xs senate Of tie United Statee, Dec. 18th,
1850. Ills ! - and tslAfslhasasry Of the
nest Important period In he history Of
Brown. Who vas one Of TIE chieffoundsrso f
~ rspublican party, the iaaugurstor Of is
po,icy. Mr.. johnson vas speating - Fspy
70 Senate, Doolittls, Who bad offered IN the
Senate. "a spolssy ltos brosp. BY declaring
that his SON had been murdered in Kan.
~, and that be acted 10 revenge for the
wrongs he had suffered. In answer % THE
accuse, Senator johnson, The present Pres
idSat Of the United STATE; nade ~ 5pllos-
ine speech. ' hO
ut seems that We have some new born
christians, Who ere making John Brown their
leader, who are trying 10 canpnixe him and
make him . great apostle and martyr.-
Were these the elcments Of . christian and
christian martyrf How do the facts stand
IN this case. When Was Old nan Browns
son killed, and when did he commit these
atrocitiesg Even admitting the truth Of the
otatement Of the Senator frou Wieceaeiu.
they ~ not jsstifiable, hnl vbeu Ne show
tha! they are different, they are less so.-
The circumstances ara seated q The evi.
dsncs Of Mr.. Harris, which win be found
" report made by . committee Of Con.
Cess, and repu6lishcd in the Herald d
Freedom. Of KansasAa psper that has At il,
head for President the name Of republic
an, Mr.. Chase, Of Ohio, and Mr. Banks, o
massachusetts,, for Vice President
Tho circumstances attending WIN. 6hsr
mans assassination Are testified by Jame1
Harris, Of franklin county, Kansas. Ar
Sherman was staying over night ct th
heuss Of Harris, when, On the 9lth Of Nav
q about 2 o'clock, Capt. John Brown an,
party came there, and after taking SON
property and questioning Harris and other
sherman WA asked to walk out. Mr.. Har
RI. in his affidavit, says: "Old man Brow
asked Mr.. Sherman TO 70 out with him, an
Sherman then went out with Brown
heard nothing more for about fifteen min
utes. Two Of the Northern Army ss they
.styled themselves. stayed with Us until they
hard . cap burst, and then these two mer
len. Next morning, about 10 o'clock,
Seund WIN. Sherman dead, in the creek
be had not come back thought he had
bssn murdered. took Mr.. VIM. Sherman,
body out Of the creek and examined il =
Hrs. Whitcman was with me. Sherman
akull Was split open IN two places and som.
u his bruins were washed out by the water
. large hole was cut in his breast. and hi,
len hand was cut of, except little piece o.
skin one side. =
This Was the oath day Of May. vii
read from the same paper another extract
"When the news Of tho threoAened siex,
q lawrence reached John Brown IT,, VI,
was member Of the Topeka legislature, b.
organized . company Of about sixty met
and marched towards Lawrence. AJ7ivin
ct Palmyra, he learned Of the sack,ng q
the town and the position Of the people,
He reconnoitered for time in the vicinity
but finally marched back towards Ossawat
tonne. The night before rsachihg tha
place when only few miles away, the
camped for the night. Old John Brown
who, ws believe, was with the party, single
out, with himself, seven men. These h
marched 70 point eight TITLES above tn
mouth Of the Pottawattomie creek, and cal
ed from their beds, at their several residence
= the hour Of midnight, on the Gath Of Ma
Allen Wilkinson, William Sherman, wi
i!.@ = g.yAs .Mil RsGdsc v MA I'D ss;si.s n- an
their throats cut; others with their skull
split open in two places. " )th holes in thei
breasts, and hands cut of.
HE seems to have had q great passion fol
cutting OF hands.
NO man in Kansas has pretended to de.
~ that old John Brown led that mnrderous
iorsy which massacred those men. In ia
that period not = hair Of old John Browns
head or that Of his sons, had been injured
~ the pro slavery party.
II was not until the 3Oth Of August, three
months after the Pottawattolnie massacre.
toas the attack vas made on Ossaw atomic
~ the pro slavery forces, and Frederick
1sown. con Of old John, WAS killed."
tie show oil the facts in regard to the
massacre Of the cath Of May, l win read to
me Senate the atidavits Of some of the eve
witnesses ofthe transaction. Allen Wlkin-
con was member Of tie Kansas legislature
- quite lnoficnsivc man. His widcw. Lou
~ Jane Wilkinson, testified that on the
night Of the oath Of May, 1866, bstwecn the
0ours Of midnight and day break, she thinks
2 party OF men came to the house where
shey were residing and forcibly carried her
husband away; and they took him in the
nfoe Of the Northern Army add that next
nesuing be Was found, about $50 wards
nom the house, dead. Mrs. Wilkinson WAS
vsry III 1t the time, of measles. She says
Sasthsr:
begged them to let Mr.. Wilkinson STAY
With ne, saying that was sick and help.
-. and could not stay BY myself. Nv hus.
nand also asked them to let him stay with
ne until be could get some one 10 wait on
me; told them that he would not run of.
out no would be there next day or when.
ever called for; the old man who seemed to
oe IN command looked It me, and then
around ct the children, and replied. svou
aevs neighbors replied, so have, but
they are not here, and cannot 70 for them.
Ine old man replied, 1T matters not and
eo'd him toget ready. Ny husband wanted
% put on his boots, and get ready, 70 ~ to
= projected from ths damp asd sight sir.
eet hey would not let him. They then
NIX ny husband away. - >r..s
"After they were gone, l thought heard
~ husbands voce in complaint.
Next morning Mr.. Wilkinson's body was
leund about one hundred and fifty yards
scm the house, ia some dead brush. A
~ Who saw my husbAnd's body said that
easre was = cash in his head and side.-
Ueosa said that be was cut iu the threat
twice." - -"
.'sllR iDcyle'Ana his sons wefe murdered
= u sasls night with Sherman and VII.
,slnseo; and ets Dcyle's deposition gives
~ eecsunt Of It: ..i..4