The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-10-18
John BRowNs PARALLELS.


1RsDING PosT, kas., Jan. 1859
GESTLEMES You will greatly oblige a
humble friend by allowing the use OF
your columns while | briefly state two
parallels in my poor way.
Not one year ago eleven quiet citizens
OF this neigh borhood. vizf VIM RobinSon
VIM Clopetz~r, Amos Hall, Austin Hall
John Campbell, Asa Snyder. Thomas
Sitwell, VIM. Hairgrove, Asa Hairgrove
Patrick Ross and B L Reed, were gath.
cred up from their work and their homes
by an armed force under one Hamilton
and without trial or opportunity TO speak
their own defense, were formed into line
aud all but one shot-hve killed and Eve
wounded. One fell unharmed. pretending
to be dead All were lett for dead The
only crime charged against them was that
OF being Free State men. Now, | inquire
what action has ever, since the occurrence
in May last, has been taken by either the
President Of the United States. the Gov
ernor OF Missouri. the Governor of Kan
sas, or any of their tools, or by any
pro slavery or any administration man. to
ferret out and punish the perpetrators Of
this crime2
Now Tor the other parallel. On Sunday
December ~. n negro man called Jim
came over to the Usage settlement. from
Missouri, and stated that be, together
with his wife two children and another
negro man, was to be sold within day or
two, and begged for nelp to get away. On
Monday (the following) night two small
companies were made up to 90 TO Mis-
souri, and iorcibly liberate the five slaves
together with other slaves One Of these
companies ! assumed TO direct We pro
ceeded to the place. surrounded the build
ings. liberated the slaves, and also took
certain property SUPP o.ed to belong to
the estate.
We, however, learned before leaving
that a portion Of the articles W. had taken
belonged to a man living on the planta
tion as n tenant. aud wbo was supposed
tn have no interest in the estate We
promptly returned TO him all we had
taken. We then went tO mother plan
tation. where we found Eve more slaves
took some property and two white men
We moved all slowly into the Territory for
some distance. aud then sent the white
men back. telling them To follow Us -
soon as they chose to do 90. The other
company freed one female slave, tonk
some property. aud. as | am informed,
| killed one white man. the master who
fought against the liberation.
Now for a comparison. Eleven per
sons are forcibly restored TO their natural
and inalienable rights, with but one man
killed, and "all hell is stirred from
beneath" IL is currently reported that
the Governor Of Nj lsouri has made n
requisition upon the Governor Of Kansas
| for the delivery of all such as were con
cerned in the last named dreadful out
rage" The Marshal Of Kansas is said to
be collecting posse Of Missouri (not
Kansas) men in West Point in Missouri,
a little town about ten miles distant, TO
enforce the laws All Pro slavery, Con
servative, Free State and dough faced
u@n. aud Administration tools. are filed
with holy horror.
Consider the two cases and the action
Of the Administration party.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN BROWN.
TIE RESULT or HIS RAID
was marvellous. Bates and Veron counties
were denuded instantsneourly Of their
slaves. Some were sold South: some fled
into the Territory. and others were re-
| moved into the interior Of the State
The Governor Of Missouri offered So 900
reward for the arrest OF John Brown,
which the President supplemented by an
additional inducement Of two hundred
and fifty dollars, to which Brown retorted
by offering two dollars and Fifty cents for
the delivery Of James Buchanan to him
IN camp. lie moved slowly northward
with his four families of liberated slaves
along the now abandoned line Of the
Under ground Railroad, reaching Hol
ton, in Jackson county. late in January,
pursued at q safe distance by a valorou-
quad Of thirty heroes from Lecompton
Not feeling COM etent to cope with John
Brown and his seven companion, they
sent 10 Atch on or inforc .ineuts