The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-06-03

light the following documenis:
LErrEn vRon yElHAEDo wo,D TO sov. WISE.
Nsw York. November 2. 1889
MY nyAR S:s-Rssd this letter over
carefully, and. whether concurring OF nc'
in iis views. believe IL emsnstss tsom your
friend. snd . msn who hss . thorough
knowledge Of the puise Of the people u the
free S'sses Your proceedings end conduct
thus Tar. in the matter Of the conspiracy 81
H-rprr's Ferry. meus with general approval.
snd slici,s commeudsiion IRON your eLemis.
The 6rmness end moderation which hss char
src.er.s~d yous course esnsot be too highly
spplsuded. snd to-day you stand higher than
any other msu 10 the Union. Now. my
freud. dare yos d. . bold thing. and stem
per jus':cs with mercyr Have you nerve
enough to send Brown TO the Ssste Prison
for HE. instead OF hanging hint Or. rather
consistent wish your own sense of duly. Tor
| know thst that 10 the sole controller oil
yoos oficisl conduct. Brown 10 looked up
On here ss TIE mere crazy Or iovI hardy EN-
,ssary 81 o'h-r men. Cncuinsiances create
= sympathy foe him. even ain The most ul-
trs irieuds Of the South. am u this latter
class. ss BY recent speeches. you msy have
observed. No S5uihern man could 90 tur
ihvr than m srIfiu beasIi o' Southern rights,
Su, yet. were l the Governor Of Virgins,
Bso~ should not be hung, though Seward
should be, u 1 could catch him; sni 10 such
. courss. my conduct would BE- governed by
sound policy. The fou,h will gain BY show
ling thsi Il can be msgnsnimous % . fsustic
lin i,s power. We &ho tough, iis battles
] can gain largely BY pointing 10 such 10 in
ls,snce Of "cbivsIry.' You can judge Of
lScuthesn sentiment better than myself;
esr judge Of Northern sentime,t better ihsn
I you. II the South ~ill s0st.in such an sct
The whole North will rise up. en- Dssse. "a
. espplsud H.
I have thus briefly and frankly. dischsrg
q ed my duly. - your friend. 10 give advice
,. under i.ying circumstances.
:, Very truly. you're.
FERNANDO WOOD
i: Hon II A. WISE
!. lAsswER o. cov. wIsE TO FEsEAsDo WOOD
81 RicHnvsp. Va. NV. 4, 1883.
J. M DEAR SIR-I have cuy received an
: weighed every word Of your letter. civ
y Il, al credit Tor good mo,ives and good NOR
> ais. snd % sugg stIng what. PERHAPS. is geo
y policy. Nov. listen to ms. for ny minc !
1 IinH-xibly made up
!. Had I reached Hsrpers Ferry befor
IIthess men were captured (sno would hsv
' reached there 10 time had I been forwsrde
|, ii % ought to hsve been from Washington q
!. Relay House. would have proclaimed mar
l. Isisi lev, have s,ormed them in The quickes
"A possible ,ims. hsve given them no quarter
,dlsnd il any had survived. would have trie
m and executed them under sentence Of court
4. martial But wss TOO Iste. The prisoner
"a were cspiives. and / then determined I
4. protect them 10 the uttermost Of my 2oweI
,e snd I did protect them with my own person
"a II escorted them TO prison. aud pisced sroun
.e them such force % to overswe iynch-lss y
4 Every comfort wss given them BY my ORDER
.n Aud they have been scrupuicssly sfords
~ :sir and speedy ,sial. with every oppol
q nifty Of defence fos crimes which were opes
's.Ily perpsrssed before the eyes Of hundred
n and @ openly confessed. They cou
o, escape conviction only By technical exec
} e,ions. aud the chsncssfos these they b.
esio . greater degree. By the expe' is'oo
!. prosecution. And the crimes deliberate
- done by them sss Of The despess sad dss
.dess kind which cen b committed sgsin
y, our people. Brown. the chief Ssdsr. b
~. been legally and fairly tried and admits q
led humanity Of bic treatment % : prisoner. Il
.a,|tsush Of the indictment, and the trushiulns
~ of the Witnesses sgsinst him. He has be-
allowed excess Of counsel. end the ireedc
q. of speech beyond sny prisoner known
u. |ns 10 our srisls Il wss impossibIs not
"a, convict him. He is sentenced 10 hung; II
is the sentence Of . mild code. humsnely I
jndgsd and requires no duty IRON me excs
ves 10 zee lhss IL b excu'ed. have 70 81
~ no dssth warrant. II the Executive int,
80, poses q alI. his 70 pardon; sId 20 pare
esshim ] hsvs received petitions, pssys