Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-03
other Jason, who was fruit-raiser, took
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brother Jason, who was a fruit-raiser, took
lot OF trees and vines, and we all
INTENDED TO BECOME ACTUAL SETTLERS
Before we had been there six months we
saw plainly that the matter was coming to
an issue in another form than peaceable
one. All the rest is history In the fall
of 1850 we were called out to Lawrence
against the Missourians, in the Wakarusa
war. A sort of compromise was then
patched up by the free State leaders-not
including my father or any of his people
which lasted until the spring of 81
when they came up and burned Lawrence
Then | first took part as leader, being
chosen as Captain of company of rifle.
men. When we got there the town had
been sacked, and we went home in obedi-
enee to the command of the Government
that all belligerents should disperse We
then found that the United States troops
were being used as posse to arrest our
leaders, and | was soon imprisoned. Ny
father had been more wary, kept his men
together, and avoided capture. the fight at
Ossawatomie taking place while | was a
prisoner. Finally the cases against us
were nolle prosecuted and we returned to
Ohio, all our stock and property having
been destroyed. 1t seemed that we were
conquered, that the State was lost We
had no wish to fight the Government, and
so we concluded to follow our original
plan and
CARRY THE WAR INTO AFRICA.
From 1856 to 1859, when the end came,
| was almost constantly with my father,
but when the fight at Harper's Ferry oe-
CURED was in Canada, having been sent
there on detached duty to enlist a com
pany of trusty fugitive slaves and TO bring
arms and ammunition to Mary land The
blow would not have been struck so soon,
nor at Harper's Ferry, had it not been for
the detection of one Hugh Forbes, formerly
British officer, who became offended at
father, and betrayed his plans. So it had
to come then and there, or the moral effect
would have been lost. | was not looking
for it so soon, and was in Canada, or other
wise | would probably have been captured
or killed with the rest
"At the breaking out of the war | raised
a company of picked sharpshooters In
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
and Kansas, which was to have worked
directly under the Secretary of War. We
were to join Lanes First Brigade of Kan
sas, but | went among the Indians to mus
ter corps of scouts, and in the meantime
the men were mustered in as Company X
of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, | COM
handing. | was subject to great deal of
exposure that winter, and took sciatita in
my right hip, the leg finally becoming
paralyzed, and when the regiment was
ordered to New Mexico, in May, 1862,
was
COMPELLED To RESIGN.
In December, 1862, | moved to Putin
Bay, bought seven acres in the woods,
cleared the land and set out my vineyard.
! was soon appointed Deputy County Sur
veyor, which position | still hold. | am
in the middle of my second term as JUS
tice of the Peace, and filled similar office
in 1854 in Trumbull county. | am mem
Der Of McMeens Post, No. 10, at SandusEy
City, Ohio, and have wife and seven
children, who live on the little place of
seven acres bought so long ago"
John Brown is thoroughly conscientious
An illustration of this element in his
character is given by a gentleman now a
resident of this city, who, in 1875, was with
the Black Hills Government scientific ex-
ploring expedition, with which Captain
Brown was connected. Captain Brown
was one day out investigating, as the ex-
petition was moving north from Fort
Laramie to the South Fork of the Big
Cheyenne. He had found some fine
specimens in a strip of Band Land
country, and had led the scientific
party and the geologist-in-charge to the
place. No credit whatever was given him
for what he had done, however, although
the fossils were rare and valuable Soon
after he was travelling in company with an
army officer, and again found some very
valuable specimens. The officer, who had
heard of the other incident, suggested to
Captain Brown that he keep the specimens,
but that sturdy son of a martyred sire was
very doubtful about it. He said that he
was in the employ of the United States,
and everything he found
BELONGED To THE GOVERNMENT.
The officer urged him to retain it, as he
would get no credit from the geologist-in-
charge or from any one else. Captain
Brown deeply considered the matter. All
that day and all that night he thought it
over, and the more he thought of it the
more convinced was he that it was his
duty to hand over the rare specimens to
his chief and the Governments representa-
tive. After night passed in deep thought,
he arose the next morning early, went to
the geologist-in-charge and handed him
the fossils, at the same time relating the
circumstances. John Brown could not
keep what he believed belonged to the
United States, even if he received no
credit for what he had done. Another in
stance of his justice was shown yesterday,
when the name of a certain Unitarian
minister in this city, who had attacked
the elder John Brown in a magazine article
a few years ago, was mentioned Mr. Brown
replied Indignantly at the time, land the min
listers article was scathingly reviewed bv
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, and others
And yesterday, while he denounced the
paper as ex parte and misinformed, he
took pains to say that he had seen several
articles from the same pen in recent maya
zines and reviews, and had read them with
pleasure and profit.