, 1876-12-03
Sc JOHN BROWNS BODY"
Seventeenth Anniversary of the
Execution Of the Great
Aboiitionist.
A Sketch Of the Raid on Harper's Ferry
and the Capture Of the
Invaders.
An Interesting Lecture by Mr..
Zebina Eastman.

It fs to bo feared that very few people knew,
or rccollcctcd If they did know. that yesterday
was the anniversary Of the day on which John
Browns body swung to the breeze on the gal
lows at Charlestown, Va, Forgotten by the
many, 1t was, however, remembered by Mr.. T.
Eastman, who, in accordance with his custom
for many years, did something to refresh the
memory Of the old Abolitlonists by delivering
a lecture last evening at Plymouth Church on
s.John Brown" Mr. Eastn,an's. audience was
small one, but was nevertheless very apprc-
ciatiyc, much to the qualification of the lecturer
The following Is IN abstract OF the gcntleman's
remarks:
The speaker began BY quoting from the poet
Wordswortll's address to Milton:
John Brown! thon shou}dst be living at this hourl
Return to us AGAIN..
And give us manners, virtue, freedom. power.
Thy soul was lfkc a star, and dwelt apart:
Thou hatlst voice, whose sound was like tho sea.
Shall We make this appeal from Plymouth
call back this ga11ows-taintcd culprit from
dislonored grave, to teach us manners aud give
us virtue and freedom, and power3 It is just
B,,ch lesson US this which VIC ncad. We want
again the revival OF the spirit that actuatol
john Brown in the body, and set his soul march
ing on.
This day is the seventeenth anniversary Of the
execution OF this man. We might say lie died
seventeen years ago, and use q term that would
~ tS ;s S''t ~ y. oo1t e. ~ tn nast
mo ~ sa2 30 ta ~ eVes,tion and ar hero to comncm
orate 1t.
But, though he was hung, he did not commit
no. - w sorlioht thn fodv of horse
thief, or perhaps black voter, Is seen dangling
from the limb of q tree; but he died on COIL
stitutional gallows, under Judicial condemna-
o' 10 .s - oe "nnvictoi If rum
;.o' suS ~. ;,s,,-rnti ,,nr1nr and troosnn
sl;a::y} as1oos .r,s T hosncd 1,non
nm ,,' me Was as no a.s aaanst % The State Of
W;rona o. Ine1 tbat IT. W. m con;mttcd these crimes.
nisghM; r.; @ anas n m1 avar eari of who wos
evcr v . a,,pc1 a1n traitor in this country, and
e,st ~ s,,ah ~" oreat Rnheiiion cos1jnp
hnnuIeas " LHousanns ~ -. ao 7,1ora1 cutr
ta:I, hoToro w. sho,I ever know officially
us"1I 1,,,a ~, trai+ors ,n,onr us Jain
w!e.ngs % w. lase ans ~ deyoted attachment to
the doctrine Of the equality Of ali men, and this
uocsa1no W. ~ ne1 no"n,e1;esn Gorcrnmcnt. Vir
e!o.o v! 'inn @ ,', ",S 1;rn;3r as Stote re
grsa gsna Sa tat en M Rrown shonl die and So she
4&u!I & ~ 4:n1 s: a .at;"+a3 Mi, her ;net;co We
1aye NJ complaE IT, TO n mdHe ora ~ nil - The real
1onn nro"ll se sou.h ~ .,ria a,,a nostert.1
ma1tet WIS it,ed Lore, 'e1 o' IN arcr snce
anu !. ahe se,t'.1i WY ~ i,,'9 in ~ eeeA e''A'
aV W%at -. cI,annrs have come about IN these sey-
enteen years Mn ~ no orerturns
cohnneo 70 our wv county ~ -" ~. ,nnni,
lnss tnat nave tanem p.aeMg Mornara n Terrv md
turnGu upon 5n!t cIetle Eha,;a.tnn ~ wrh John
faptt Brown was the central e. dgusc! And plymouth
has mol ncel wi Nlnae ~, 40 1,,t1a s.ori- n John
a!so. sne oncS Th'uhta too1 ;,.a thcse thc marvel
n.om ras aat1 pra1rn,s trnthf7,incss to Himself
ous talEv t o,, o,a ub,t he hnrc in his uncrushcd
Chr1s.tan !ilannooo' afs 1ess4n2 4as ncnas;on
"9nlu ~ IelNs ,snin "a ~ ~ That execntion Dec
1osn ,.o,, 1nv "a 4n1sgran,, had confirmed Whit
! iooo' "nen .i 10 stha, won11 IN that
day ar7 to John Brown, an important meet
ing Which nau paths4oGHfh,y pth Gh;y,rc,,Nthts chnrch
Wns nelu an 1isnoItu ~ 'a,., ,ron1on hn;1'inp on
tnen ~olal'E!eE H. ~ t,n p,1rnn streetsZtC
me corncI u na nar a1nethino ahont that exc
90 sometIlhs or Say so,.,e.n 1S;aht veil have
cution. Lo"pressppI9 px'ti, nt4h 9!hHrrh to do with
asseu WIZ nao ~ az. nan IN Virrinia9 They
| tne e9ecutoa ls.,,.a - ;dan ~ what: they wou|
had no very aenn'te t nue1 - ear that th1s was
Atseapt ~ ro.iGcot;on mcetinG. or m iudigna
sa,nh1;ng IN = c1urrh. or as d church, can do or
| III oa'.s,;onc ,vit1, rironrety-theY can pray
| az ocesls!ons VIII Piop4A P1vmn,,fl
lnat WIS y u4eesus; enn,a If whom are q,
nusc aa th,t wnrshin here now, while somt
the o,ethren taa. s.a ana - tfrr Inst sleen
have lett, and more nase Eorr w h1t i
II was GIisu l,ls Du.,.1' - 1,1oatng and of ;
was J9Ah7o1u"n ;.s..iaa ;uIi T. 1neotinps i,
splIl1 tliat Iau tsa u.'so Jnhn Rrown,s footstcp.
had been hcardin that ~. ouias, iias ,ne Is had bce,
measured tones ol lls nanu VIZ ,;s n ,nant;ne
heard IN its llttle pIayeIrouhh; wrF
had oeen saiied h aaaJ ~, ; hcrc As tie auditorium
ftw VAS called by fhe young enterprsing pastor
the Rev J. = Roy, now 4a'ha h w rethrcn Of tn,
name. and was approved nY Inc tt ,no1, ~ tn tn