The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-30
Present Exercise Third Having
National Importance.
WAR DAYS RECALLED.
Battle a Brilliant Episode"
Words Of Ingalls,.
Thirty Thousand Persons Pres
emit at Semi Centennial.

John Brown lived with his family at
North Elba. N. Y, when he made for
himself world wide fame by his raid
in Virginia In 1853. He never lived IN
Kansas and while in Kansas he stop
ped as often and as long at many other
places in Kansas as he did at Osa-
watomie; he commanded force in
fight at osawatomie. and also com
las county, Battle Mound in Ander-
son county, also in Johnson county
and Linn county. 1t was In FRANKLIN
county he was known feared and
hated to the greatest extent among
the pro-slavery people.
his death on the scaffoId in Charles
tvon, Va. December 2. 1853. brought
mis- name in honor before the liberty
loving world.
Immediately after his execution, the
anti-sIavery hosts of the Union became
his sympathizers and credited him to
Osawaton1ie, whether TINS snouIo nave
been done or not is not the question.
However. this was done and in death
he was christened John Brown OF Osa-
VVatonie.
This title was given by the poet
whittier to one Of his most famous
Horace Greeley calls him that: on
such high abolition authority the
world accepted it and SO It mas Deen
Through the honor, by the verd1ct
Of mankind given to Osawatomie as
being the home of John Brown the
city has on two occasions held exer-
cises of commemoration of national
Irnportance, The second affair was
much larger than the first; ana TINS
wear on August 81 q third one IN
which former President Roosevelt
Ewes the address which makes the
battle ground, just outside the city
limits and which contains twenty-five
acres national park.
IN 1860 at the suggestion or Rev.
G. T. Adair, the bodies of the free state
men were placed in one burial ground,
as up to that time they mad oeen
buried in different places. Charles a
roster donated the ground ana PIT
vate cemetery was made and the bodles
laid there in the west part OF the 'hen
village of Osawatomle.
Only a Few Present.
only a few persons in the village
were present on the day the bodies OF
the dead heroes were reinforced.
Rev. Adair, Mr.. Foster and Major
Ivil1iarns delivered addresses. After
=, wards this ground was 1nelosed by
board fence. There was some tax OF
erecting a monument. but no actloh
was taken until August 6, 1872, when
the Osawatomie Monumental assocla-
ton was organized with II. n: VIII
Iiarns. H. b.. Smith and s. L. Adalr as
trustees 1t was the intention TO dedl-
cate the monument on August go the
Anniversary of the battle, but it was
not procured in time ana notn ~ Z Z
more was done until November OF tnat
wear, when an application was HAaue
.s-r,he object of this association is to
erect a monument to the martyrs who
fell in the battle OF OsaWatonlle- Au-
The date of the charter was Novem-
her 4, 1872. Nothing further, how
ever, was accomplished until the
spring of ISL: Il t mlg had H0' il "n not
been for the women OF Osawatomle
who helped to raise the money. -.
The monument was purchased OF OF
rzsnvav brothers of Lane. Had the
women been permitted to buy the
monument a much larger one could
have been bought for the price paid
At the suggestions OF Jonn danWay,
father of the Hanway Brothers. and
contributor to various publications on
earivr Kansas history, that the inscrip-
fion go on in memory OF John Brown
senior. The inscription on the monu-
xnent reads:
East Side-Theron. Parker. Powers.
born Oct sll;ad 1S9S Lnar3e Garrison,
/: Georse w. Partridge. born Dec. q,
|: West side-Frederiok Brown, son Of
!: Capt. John Brown. born Dec 81 1880;
|: the Soth day Of August 1855, gave up
their lives at the Battle OF Osa-
North side-This Inscription Is also
!. IN Communication OF the heroism of
!: the Battle of Osawatonie August so,
1855. who died and conquered Ameri-
L can slavery on the sca ! lss at Charies-
ton: va, Doe!i"e =
charleston Wrong on Monument.
It will be noticed that Charleston
on the monument is wrong. Charles
ton at that time was the county sea
of Jefferson county, Virginia Now tn
tako fo cal virginia..
was captured at Harpers Ferry,
town on the Potomac river north o
the county seat about fifteen miles. oil
october 16, 1859
He was indicted for treason agains
the state OF Virginia. His trial bega
November IL. ended in conviction No
vember 1s, condemned TO execution @
the scaffold by the court, November 2
and Governor Henry A. Wise signe
the death sentence November % and h
was executed December 2. His bod
was buried in the North Elba. N. Y
cemetery, where it now lies. His ag
at the time of his death was SO year.
While the dedication program wa
being prepared, it was not expected t
be an elaborate affair, Osawatomie the
had no railroad, no newspapers an
only one hotel: the mail was brougl
from Paola daily in a hack.
Several names were proposed as ora
tors of the day; among those wante
by the people were Frederick Dougla
ex-slave of washington, D. c., Robei
Lincoln, Governor Geo. T. Anthony, an
United States Senator John J. Ingal
was finally agreed upon. 1t was a gres
event.
At the time of the dedication of IL
twenty-first anniversary, the livery st;
bles OF Paola, Ottawa, Garrett, MouT
City and LaCygne were exhausted
rigs The day was very warm. perfec
" clear sky and a slight breeze blow
ing. The roads were somewhat dust
The exercises were held directly ca
of the monument. A temporary sha'
was erected over the speakers star
and board seats Forty women workt
IA dining stand and served dinner f