, 1876-12-03

ingthis eyes towards the North, and following !
the way his loving wife had taken on their re-
At the next tra. ard his eyes resting over tie |
sic Of Narpcr's Kerry, up ut the notch OF the |
Blue Ridge. there lie could sec Z cloud gather |
iny, the precursor Of etorm. Nothing more
OF its dark shadow over the free States was hc |
permitted to see. rs if that cloud were the
progenitor Of all, it seemed to spread over the
whole north country, and cover It with q pail.
Whether they had sunshine or storm in the
slave country know not; it matters little. 1t
was generally known over the whole land
and that q great national criminal
would cxpiatc his crime upop the
gallows, and, the decd done, the nation would
have rest from all such pcstiicntial fellows.
What q pa,,acca to Il disturbed conscience is the
gaIows on which somebody else is to be hung.
Our citlzcns thought OF It only us II the muir
dcrer Of John Smith were to receive his just do
scrts. But in many places from Maine to altn-
ncsota there was an unlookcd-for expression,
moan In the atmosphere, and the bells OF the
churches sent out u solemn wall, as il struck by
unseen llanils.
A prominent man Of Elgin, then mn uncom
promising Democrat, since an elective officer in
the uslny in suppresslng the Rebellion, said to
ne: "You cannot Imagine my abhorrrence and
Indignation when heard thut day the bell Of the
Congregational Church ring On the execution of
john Brown. Ho vas NJ more to. NE than
any murderer, but bad man rs plotter and
t ~ t1,ot f.1+ So Cnr fr;',I nr1omdo
1sa5ns nn.Sae, thc hontrr ,hcre onn n the early
members Of this church, who knew. what the
chiyalry would do tllat day to John Brown,
was the one
s'That told the sexton,
And the sexton toled the bell.
The bells in Chicago which did not toll were
tt,osa in tie churci-steeples, The meeting In
Plymouth Church was the expression Of the
people of Chieago, who saw the matter from
one sue; anu Iney "sae no' Wt,a,,th Tt,,aab
inly growing IL nui.,oste ~ rae ~ ~,
had no oell' Il hau " steep.c. - Tas ~ u. on
the avenue sue o. etato eeiGee' mt nau psen 3
ORGANIZED TO e1ptess an ,; ueas auat e.. 1uen
was unpopular Sone o.,r1, snd theu r1e
called II Msgc5 eaulcil' atM 1:u snss 1.
shount 81 Las ot H,r IN work1Iv sense But
Brother M4o9y H1st Patseu us 1ei. 4t;,,, .Irc ~
chicago II nau ts lgs'o, ~ Iau % hnty,
TO pcar: tl!at a,, Rrn,,,s hodv bo !. ~
tlts teSLmony. Usst ;i,,tx En,t ,a,ar Inra as
church's idea vas a'll15 pume ~. ',,,,,n %ae
svon q e1, 1;'nh SION fnnis tbe roo1 tn nrrss
A1..tou. - ~ ,,a .ra,,+ horty nnnu ftsalf II
pcrlty ana never Neht patN tpon 1,a.,a a.sel' r.
TOOK up It's n1c " a1inleu ~ ett ~ .ont ,I
saIely pussGn ,I ~, onI ,,n thc arennc and nros
1t mas tfa'cieu ou a ~ ss are ~, 90 ~
perty TO success en ,hors ~ - an1 orostors
AS one OF IT'S o!aest ineiaocle % aa - 4:.t.,
anu VINO Worsatpeu d;.on a.; etraets ns' +han M
nrst On DeaTporn Lau - ~ nrnsncr;tv and have
l. ,,~n3,o
love and reverence ioE hsna orar mnv h.. - ~
VAS and Us II Is, anu ~ 4"p1 1,s Id }e fret
Alter sssentsten ~" - n-a i,opo conoe
meeting IN = OF tnis cule' s' I,o r,ar +ho
agala 10 thnt hpiu GnJ hath wrnnGht in these few
changes thal Gou natn "luusut ~ lucy ~
years. and bclle7lns InaS ~ - nsl"G ~ 1h. thrs
hour, as our lnVocuttoh sa5s, ~ ~ o.a
Brown return 10 ~ the 1a srit ~ th o,drn
power lne "9liu nTGus D.,+h .n pW.,,ra W. ceIs -
and tue better gay: fyouth ta Snulsn eeue @ ~ ~
for the strengthening ol nel eualaese'. ~ snI
emulation OIL ner younger ntoutuels,, .no nssu
the example OF the old man III nolaa l1tssiits
self-sacrlhce: ana m preauth " hn1I this
Nho~ Q. n1 nslsf P1 thani Il thn Tr,1stees md tic
Society for TINS prl'llege. o ,,.oa - ,s mt
10 bring out Inc LESSONS we neeu, ~ ,s ~
necessary 20 lecitG anI raatar ,1ea - %o1j nown nf
Brown " me " y ea. aese =; nrhnoe ~, e 81
all our great anu little men ne Is pG'aIs ~ ttast
understood. He IS sort o. nstnaea. ,,.5c.
To UNDERSTAND hln II nEcessn, - ~ nuuea 'r,
stand the tes ~ ~. n.en ,,'s Ii stato nf +ha conn.
ffict OF Ideas, anu lhe pecuaf oLass ~ 10 @ ~
Try tnat "ou'o eaiA 'o' 'o>1' . AAA1' ~
stand as nv ,,,,,, gr,pzo,n
REPRESENTATIVE NAN ON THE scAEtoan. az.
he Is commonly nnucrsteou IS one wno 70 nrss Us
paragraph in thc potlci eontr1scls1as y. 49,
sas anG aa1em2, Injured, and exeeut
ed. His biography Is curly Hi't.en ~ sns
song which his death became Lnc msPlla'ipn at ~
It illustrates the power q sons -. - sa;sc+ ~ ~
| power ol lA"-1AuA4oE. - u.e - tte a~o,r
commemoratlng Inc anniversary u ~ no sors tho
ton was mentloned We "cre tuo ~ nttor .un -
Jonn bfoM1 nau oia 1a ,ras crazv and til,
life OF mailman coalo l4inlSn it ~ ota .1a en-,
lmiLatloH. put eo.n ~ ~ foor1,,1 end s11ch ,
resignation IN view OF nus !ealul h,. s9, us - a.,
life free from shame, and snch 1ores'slt W ap
nreciate moral action on future events II Wert
q great pity 70 smother under the ASSUMPTION Q
insanity. II such were madness, it is pit.
more were not mad, and madly in earnest.
The speaker said he would not dwell upon
biographical sketch Of John Brown. This hat
| been done on previous occasaonS. AG EHse
pen-p!cture Of the man, an outline oI Inc na
tional issues involved In the Kansas Questloh
from when politicians had shirked, and invltef
- vattlenent in n free fight on the borders
a;,1;1ot;nn m thc nrajries Of Kansas. Thi
Sisa!zaIa, ..s.t Ib,, " R-nwn tn the front The grea
o.t;n5 of lis lite was in the national transfer Q
th;s contest hack to its appropriate field ant
,xhere thc evil existed to be ovcrthrown. Johl
Rrnwn;s anti-slayery principles were to over
th?ow slavery, and il that differed from alos
a., ,.1ssses ~ Abolitionists. 1t wos thing t.
..a1-o ~ t1;rrct war unon.
nivcrcine from the line Of argument, be sud
. do,iv dE,.w = sketcln9f the beautiful town 0
Tarncr's Ferry and its picturesque scenery, sit
ti1aR RI;lc n,,:en among the hills, comparing
w;t7 the scenery of tic Old World, and onl