, 1870-12-06
HIS SOUL IS MARCHING ON.
The Eleventh Anniversary OF tho Ex-
%cusuou OF sDr4ia " 0Sotuin hF0Wn%
tIa Ne.. s,,.n NJ

The Eleventh Anniversary OF tho ksX"
&cus'on OF Or-sh " otonic HFown.
From the St.e FORK Sun, Ok. ,.
Eleven years ago yesterday john Brown was
e1. cu,ea ia Charieatuwn, Va, for the CRIME Of
!. kding an armed force against the State OF
yrgitiA for tho purpose OF libsrating the
slases. Every recurring anniversarJ OF lis
dLAth has been eoleulnly observed BY the col
o1ed people Of this CITY. and 1Ast night, IN an
ewer to IN extensively circulsted invitation,
large lumber assembled 1t Shiloh Pfesbytt-
1iAn Church, corner Of Prince and Marion
ktreet-, to ArtiAt in ccmmemoratiug the sacri-
fec Of the dead patriot.
After singing prayer, the Rev. =. High
an address pertinent to the occasion. He said
there we're peculiar reasons Why the memory
OF John Brown should be honored by the con-
Grcgatton Of Shiloh Church. Just previous
to lis departure for the South, he attcnded
divine service here, and occupied the pew IN
the elders. At HIS request, On that accession,
hia fayorite b. mn, allow 80 tho Trumpet,
Blow y was sunR to the tune OF Lenox. Tho
speaker said: knew hiua twenty years bcfore
be undertook the great croWning deed OF his
life. knew all his plans. md wAa in his con-
fdence uspectit s the Virginia movement: On
hih last appearance in this citF, he told me
That he was On his way to the South, where lie
xould coon strike = blow which should bo felt
long aficr he had Passed away. said to him:
My friend, The time HI. hardly come for 90
graud and 60 dangerous IN attempt iou
! will be left alone in the hour OF trial. iour
men will dtsert sou when you most need their
aid, and you yo,isse!f will fail sacrifice"
THAT may all be, eaid the bravo old man.
| "tut my purpose is fixed. I apprehand that
If do ro moro than cali the attention Of the
world to the crest object Of rny life. my pur-
| rora eIlaIl have been accomplished. I feel
God'e hand upon me-, and must 50 wlero
| am cent" He waa strict Caiyiuist. aud had
IN abiding faith in the obligation to fultil big
! mir. ion. lie begged me 10 advise the colored
people to buy cotten cloth ard other necests-
ry msteEia!s, 'for" ssid he, II shall sooa saisc
the prices OF all these things"
What has resulted from tho great work Of
the self-devoted pl.i1anthropist \ nation has
naen 10 day. One stroke Of the pea has
made four millions free. Enlightened teuti.
mett has given to the once degraded rsce the
nights OF citizenship. 0na OF these davs the
etosy will read like romance. John Brown
fi1rt object WAS to rouse tue colored raan tc
actinn in behalf Of tier freedom.
When be was WOO! merchant IN spring
feld, Mass., he invited me there to confel
WITH him, and it WAS during this visit that he
| made Preparations for the reprintlnG o.
Walkers Appeal" work that was after
na1d widely csEcnlated. Ga tho % Of Decen
Of John Brown. > large meeting wss held i
this church. We assembled here, hundred
| OF Us, II 10 O'Clock, and prayed and exhortet
til1o We we're ia great Danger, for, in th'
then exietng State Of public opinion, We d.
not know how eoou We might BE- attacked
Te knew, too. that on the publication OF on
proceedings There we're nsne reporters pres
eLt} 4ny OF ua m,gh: have been a1Eesse'
tie daT was Tue venerable Henr
johnson, Of Ithaca- Tho edoct OF the o.
! mans thrilling cloquence w2a wonderful. Ih
/ women sotbed aloud; strong men crlod l!&
| children, and Yone Of tho reporters huEie
their faces in their haras aud wept. Th
evening pape1a contained despatch An
nourciug tho death Of the btave old msr
I | and. account for it ~ you mas, the nomen
xhep the wuraa Of Father Johnson Beeuae
to have gone to the very qui:k Of tbs heari
Of his bearers WIS that in winch the SOU c
!: | the martyr vent home to God.
At the conclusion Of Nr. Gaznets address
which was frequently applauaed. Mr.: Tisr
read John Browns speech, detisered aftt
| sentence had been pronounced upon biz
Th1s Wa followed b. IN aidreea from II
Crosby, i young orator q much ability.
y Standard, vas then introduced. Be instlt
:. ted companion between Clay md Webste
s.the elAyee Of compromise" And John Brow
d. the answering adsocate Of right and 1ustic
O. much to the BELL tlement OF tae great STATE
q; men; and launched ehAfts Of keenest aad
4 conaict. Who in his itet Senatorial speech,
(, which he made IN inefectusl bid for the Pre-
dental nomination, declared that John Bro
bad been "justiy hung" Tho speaker Al
removed Salmon P Chase for his lose OF py
cip1e, and placed the Chef 1uetice in
light vhsn cont1asted with John bso*n
O. goJeIal other speakers Addressed the me
g Ing, which continued In sessaon till after
e o'clock.