Year: 1859

BEECHER.


OLD BROWNS COMMENTARIES ON BEKCHER's HARPRR'S


PERRY sERAON-A CURIOUS AND HIGHLY INTEREST


me DOCUMENT.


Henry Ward Beecber delivered at the Plymouth church
Brooklyn the Soth ult the subject Of the
Harper's Ferry pcursion. copy Of the Spiras, Tle
groph, containing verbatim report Of the discourse,
sent by gentleman Of this city to Q friend in Charles
town. by the latter placed in the hands OF Brown
that he might read and citcise it, Brown willingly
dertock the task and with his own hand wrote marginal
notes, expressing assent dissent the views and
statements Of the preacher We have received his copy
of the 81 ritual Telegraph with the marginal annotatons
in Browns plan unmis,akabe chirography 1t is Of
the greatest literary and political curioscs Of the day
We subon the paragraphs from Beechcrs discourse
which there any particular comments, and the re-
marks thereon by Brown


BEEcHER-s old man, kind at heart, industrious,
PEACEFUL went forth, with large family or children
seek new home in Kansas. That infant colony held
thousands of sous noble as liberty inspired or re-
g,on enriched great scowling State ts nearest
neghbor sought TO tread down this liberty loving colony
ana to dragon slavery into BY force Of arms The
destroyed the freedom Of the ballot box prevented fair
expression of public sentiment, corruptly usurped law
the saw assaulted its infant settlements with
armed hordes ravaged the fields destroyed harvess and
herds, and carried death 10 multitude Of cabins.


BRows-Not well posted.


BEEcHER.-* The United States government had NO
marines for this occasion No federal troops posted
by night and day for the poor the weak the grossly
upfurled the banner OF Union but on the side Of
the wrong doors, the side Of the injured Il was
D This field that Brown received eel bis impulse tender
born seized Ike feon, chained driven the


try crazed by suffering and heat beaten by the ocer
charge like dog and long lying at deaths door. An
ether noble boy, without warning without offence IN
armed, in open day, In the midst Of the city shot
dead.


BRowS-Truth.


BxEclER No justice sought out the murderers. No
United States attorney despatched In hot haste. No
marines or soldiers aided the wr pged and weak.


BRowS-Docs not understand his subject.


BEDHKRThe shot that struck the childs heart crazed
the father's brain Revolving his on and narsrg his
hatred g at deadly sysem as breeds such contempt jns
cc and humanity al length his phantoms ASSUME slender
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BRowS.-Is mistaken in he man.


BzzCHxR-When a great State attacked handful Of
weak colonists the governments and naon were orpfd,
but when seventeen men attacked sovereign state then
Maryland arms ana virginia arms and the United states
arms and they three rusn against seventeen
men.


BRowy-Truth.


RrrsUxx-Ie no man pray that Brown be spared. Let
Virginia make him a martyr Now, he has only bunder-
ed His soul noble; bis work miserable But cord
and rbbet would redeem all that and round up Browns
failure with heroic success.


BRowy.--Good


BxxcTER shall proceed to show the wrong way and
the right way.


First, have right 10 treat the citizens Of tho
South with crmony and bitterness because they are in
vowed in system Of wrong doing Wrong is TO be ex-
posed Bat the fpr OF rebuke may be wicked before
God as the spirit Of the EVIL rebuked. Simplicity and
frDncss in truth powerful than any vehement
bitterness. Speaking the truth in love- Ia the Apostles
prescription Some men SO love that they will not speak
painful truth and some utter truth 80 bitterly as 10
destroy love; and both are evil doers A malignant
speech Of slavery will not do any good and most Of an


viii not do those any good who excite our sympa
ny-tne children OF bondage. We hope " amelorate
the condition Of the slave tho first step must not be taken
by setting the master against him. We may be sure
that GOD will not employ mere wrath for
wisdom and that he will raise up and send FORTH when
MS DAY comes fearless men, who shah speak tho truth
for Justice, in the spirit OF love. Therefore matter
not merely Of political and secular wisdom but of Chris
tan conscience that those that have heart the welfare
Of the enslAved should maintain Christian spirit This
can be done without giving up word Of truth or one
principle Of righteousness man may be fearless and
plain spoken and yet give evidence Of being sympathetic
and kind hearted and loving.


2. The breeding Of dscoLient among the bonimen of
our land is not the way 70 help them Whatever