Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-12-11

Lie OF captain JoiiH biNNh, tN.ilcb tit>
before me-. Captain Avis holds the honor
able and responsible Office Of justice Of the
Peace in this county.
l ask now that yon will avail yourself of
facilities offered by the public press Of this
country especially the northern press and
in England, to remove from All injured
Christian AID humane community the I'M
just aspersion- you have cast upon it in this
matter. 1t is useless for as to see. through
the northern press to ovortake and correct
the errors owing to the prejudice in that see
ton against us. ask it Of got, however,
in assurance that the high character and
love OF trath which have marked Tom
Browns School Days and 'he Manline,s
Of Christ" viii not Withhold the truth, and
willingly offend the innocent,
1t seems strange that one accustomed to
weighing evidence should be misled by Red
paths book, whose extravaganza classes it
among works of romance and fiction, and
awakens thssuspicion ofPure sensat tionalism.
Lying before ne is another volume, Rem
iniscences of Old John Brown, by G ".
Brown, ~ d., Rockenrd, Illinois, 1880 The
author of this book was co-worker with
John Brown in Kansas. in full sympathy in
politics and with him, but no, in his wicked
policy of violence, murder and massacre.
lie asserts and proves that John'lirovn was
the responsible and gailty author Of the
Observation-Disclosures Of five families in
Kansas. with torments and cruelties worthy
ofsayasory The Hon. Eli Thayer Of Mas
sachusseiis, an aboii,ionisi. ia review of Or.
Browns haa1, Saws The writer's conf
denee ha. been many dmes abused, bat
never ia any other ipslanco 50 grossly and
wickedly abused as lay John Brown
Bat vhoiher sane or insane, he acted well
thepartofhelry cUianin the Nan.a- drama
Italics hisl " kp9r, and rc-e,ls srorc,
tbat Joha Brown. after fo'i anl fair trial
before thop,opet civil tribunal wa, duly con
pioted OF murders, including negro slaves,
You wll hardly feel surprised. therefore.
if people of the South gap, in amalemcut
at finding ,hat YOU introduce sach mans
character and behavior into your book on
the Manlinoss Of Christ, or tIal Christian
readcr. .amiiiar wi,I. the fact, OF his inn
pri.onmenl aud death, feel offended In see
ing brn brought Into comparison vita
Christ Ihg very capy OF she Gi5le, owicd
and used As him IN jail here, lies ueiogemc.
les passages touching oppression" etc,
etc, are heavily aud frequently peacilled,
bntsno fcnci mark ai-dayI{ i,os ~ ,'a'-
phasizc- single passage ,hat is dis'ineteeg
lari,taa HoW.,s .c''0ions, but not Chris
fiqat 7ol's.os was thc crutch on which bis
fanaiacsm walked It was the higher
law religion under whose balciul influence
many tears have been wgnng from che in
nocent, aud ihs buttsesses Of go,ernmcats
have fairly rum5lcl, and the order and
stability of society have beon malc 10 trem-
bic on your continent and our. Ii has
ioaAd further developmsn. inas.assinations,
OF the Czaf In Russia. of the Emperor in
Germany, Of your own Lord Lieutenant
aud Secretary in Ireland. and Of our own
President. Thore are n.aagpoinis Of rosem-
blanco between tho bahavior Of john Brown
aud Guiteau both claimed TO be " Gods
man b, he doing Gods work, 70 be re-
ceiyiug strcngth irom God; eBd Gulteau
exceeded Browni .he resolution with which
he NE. death cannot imagine that any
man will use Gui,caa'a death as the analogue
Of Cbrists no more should lohu Browns
be se:usod,
Rut truth and bro.herly kindness have re-
quired me to write this letter to You private
ly, 20 give yoa .Lo opportunity Of making
the proper correction and amend,
Your. very truly,
ABNEn c. HopKiNs.
PSI take'the liberty Of referring YOU
to Rev. Frank Agiionby, Of the Church Of
England, whose charge is near Oxford.
This Do, however. without his knowledge
or consent