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James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 1: Whetting the sword. (search)
eady in time. Please keep very quiet about the matter. Yours, &c., John Brown. I made all my arrangements for starting at the time appointed. Parsons, Realf, and Hinton could not get ready. I left them at Lawrence, and started in a carriage for Topeka. Stopped at the hotel over night, and left early the next morning for Mrs. Sheridan's, to meet Captain Brown. Staid a day and a half at Mrs. Sheridan's — then lift for Topeka, at which place we were joined by Stephens, Moffitt, and Kagi. Left Topeka for Nebraska City, and camped at night on the prairie north-east of Topeka. Here, for the first, I learned that we were to leave Kansas to attend a military school during the winter. It was the intention of the party to go to Ashtabula County, Ohio Next morning I was sent back to Lawrence to get a draft of eighty dollars cashed, and to get Parsons, Realf, and Hinton to go back with me. I got the draft cashed. Captain Brown had given me orders to take boat to St. Joseph, Mo.,
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 2: some shadows before. (search)
e thus continues: A talk with John Brown and Kagi. On Sunday I held a very interesting conversters of our men of anti-slavery reputations. Kagi, at the same time, gave me to understand that tin had, in the interval, with the assistance of Kagi, Tidd, Stephens, Leeman, and another member of r the farm was abandoned, and Captain Brown and Kagi came to Mr. Adair's, where I met them. The othwn documents, if they contained but six lines. Kagi interposed, and made some remarks, which calmede is such as to deserve the blessing of God. Kagi unfolds the great plan. After dinner, Kagi hKagi had some conversation with the Captain apart. He then asked me if I would walk down to the Marais-de and removing them to Canada. On the contrary, Kagi clearly stated, in answer to my inquiries, that forage, as also arms, horses, and ammunition. Kagi said one of the reasons that induced him to go n them pell-mell, as well as all their slaves. Kagi said John Brown anticipated that by a system of[6 more...]
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, John Brown in Southern Kansas. (search)
he land, and Synder agreed to sell. But though a brave, he was not specially an upright man, and, soon after making a bargain with John Brown, having a better offer, he broke the contract. The Captain had, in the interval, with the assistance of Kagi, Tidd, Stephens, Leeman, and another member of his company, prepared a very strong fortification, where they could have successfully resisted a large force. In my journey through the Southern border counties, I found that a general feeling of conthat a general feeling of confidence prevailed among our friends, because John Brown was near. Over the border the Missourians were remarkably quiet from June until October, from the belief that the old hero was in their vicinity. By the bad faith of Synder the farm was abandoned, and Captain Brown and Kagi came to Mr. Adair's, where I met them. The others were living in Linn and Anderson Counties. I called at the house about ten in the morning, and remained until past three in the afternoon.
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Kagi unfolds the great plan. (search)
Kagi unfolds the great plan. After dinner, Kagi had some conversation with the Captain apart. He then asked me if I woKagi had some conversation with the Captain apart. He then asked me if I would walk down to the Marais-des-Cygnes, as he was going to fish. I acquiesced, and we started. About half way to the river we stopped, and sat on a fence. Kagi asked me what I supposed was the plan of Captain Brown? My answer was, that I thoughy of slaves, and removing them to Canada. On the contrary, Kagi clearly stated, in answer to my inquiries, that the design refuge for the slave, and a defence against the oppressor. Kagi spoke of having marked out a chain of counties extending co as possible, in order to retreat when that was advisable. Kagi, however, expected to retreat southward, not in the contrarbsistence by forage, as also arms, horses, and ammunition. Kagi said one of the reasons that induced him to go into the entorth was upon them pell-mell, as well as all their slaves. Kagi said John Brown anticipated that by a system of forbearance
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 3: Fleshing the sword. (search)
f men were inside, turned about and fled — fired at, as they ran, by Kagi, who had been lying in another bed. During this period Captain Br to the cabin of John Brown, on the Little Sugar Creek. Stevens and Kagi were its only occupants. As soon as it was known that this posse waquarter of a mile, about one hundred and twenty strong. Stevens and Kagi went out to meet the officer, who had ridden up within a few rods ofhe wanted. He replied, To disarm them and demolish their fort. Kagi told him to produce his authority. You are an illegal body, and ihame, and have to leave the country. We can't help that, retorted Kagi; it is no business of ours; there is no use having any nonsense abou county. To the devil with the high Sheriff of Lynn County! said Kagi. Hand over that gun. John Brown returned from Ossawatomie as sooith one hundred and fifty men, officered by John Brown's followers,--Kagi, among others, and Anderson, and rescued his friend whom the ruffian
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 4: Exodus. (search)
asion. Of these two parties of liberators John Brown and Kagi were the Captains. The old man's force consisted of twelve men; Kagi's company of eight only. The slaves were to have been removed to Texas on the following day. Captain Brown went to take property to the amount thus due to the negroes. Kagi went on the southern side of the Little Osage, and called afadder, when you's free? These incidents were related by Kagi. These liberated slaves constituted four families: one two or three weeks. A fight or two. Captain Brown and Kagi returned to their fortified position — known as Bain's FortLynn County. During the absence of Montgomery and Brown, Kagi, who had been left in command, had two or three fights withmpelled them to leave the town. The overland journey. Kagi, in the mean time, arrived at Topeka from the South, and foChicago, he sent his men in different directions, retaining Kagi and Stevens with him. A gentleman who conversed with him in
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 5: assembling to conspire. (search)
ut as they were directed by Captain Brown or J. H. Kagi, I do not know the parties to whom they were Convention, I think, was called to order by J. H. Kagi. Its object was then stated, which was to ccolored minister, was elected President, and J. H. Kagi, Secretary. The next business was to form a was unanimously elected Commander-in-Chief, J. H. Kagi, Secretary of War, and Richard Realf, Secretst of our party took the boat to Cleveland — J. H. Kagi, Richard Realf, William H. Leeman, Richard Rhowever, started in a day or two for the East. Kagi, I think, went to some other town in Canada to mble stand as read. Carried. On motion of Mr. Kagi, the Constitution, as a whole, was then unani by acclamation. Mr. Realf nominated J. II. Kagi for Secretary of War, who was elected in the saslin, Isaac Holley, James Smith. Signed, J. H. Kagi, Secretary of the Convention. Memorandumnder-in-Chief-John Brown. Secretary of War--J. H. Kagi. Members of Congress-Alfred 31. Ellsworth, [3 more...]
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Saturday, may 8, 1858-- (search)
a call of John Brown and others, and was called to order by Mr. Jackson, on whose motion Mr. Wm. C. Monroe was chosen President; when, on motion of Mr. Brown, Mr. J. H. Kagi was elected Secretary. On motion of Mr. Delany, Mr.Brown then proceeded to state the object of the Convention at length, and then to explain the general fes, with the schedule, were then adopted in the same manner. It was then moved by Mr. Delany that the title and preamble stand as read. Carried. On motion of Mr. Kagi, the Constitution, as a whole, was then unanimously adopted. Mr. Whipple nominated John Brown for Commander-in-Chief, who was, on the seconding of Delany, elee, was then unanimously adopted. Mr. Whipple nominated John Brown for Commander-in-Chief, who was, on the seconding of Delany, elected by acclamation. Mr. Realf nominated J. II. Kagi for Secretary of War, who was elected in the same manner. On motion of Mr. Brown, the Convention adjourned to nine P. M. of Monday, the 10th.
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Monday, may 10th, 1859-- (search)
Monday, may 10th, 1859--9 1/2 P. M. The Convention assembled and went into balloting for the election of Treasurer and Secretary of Treasury. Owen Brown was elected to the former office, and George B. Gill to the latter. The following resolution was then introduced by Mr. Brown, and unanimously passed. Resolved, That John Brown, J. H. Kagi, Richard Realf. L. F. Parsons, C. H. Tidd, C. Whipple, C. W. Moffit, John E. Cook, Owen Brown, Steward Taylor, Osborn Anderson. A. M. Ellsworth, Richard Richardson, W. H. Leeman, and John Lawrence, be, and are hereby, appointed a Committee, to whom is delegated the power of the Convention to fill by election all offices specially named in the Provisional Constitution, which may be vacant after the adjournment of the Convention. The Convention then adjourned sine die. Signed, J. Kagi, Secretary of the Convention
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 6: making ready. (search)
d neither be prudent nor just to trace his movements too minutely; and I do not propose to do so now. From the 20th to the 30th of March, he was at Cleveland, with Kagi. An incident of this residence is thus related by Wendell Phillips: Prudence, skill, courage, thrift, knowledge of his time, knowledge of his opponents, und which, by the laws of the United States, is an indictable and penitentiary offence.. On Tuesday, the 22d of March, a large meeting was held at Cleveland, at which Kagi and John Brown were invited to speak. Kagi described the scenes I have endeavored to depict in the chapter entitled, Fleshing the Sword. John Brown was then callKagi described the scenes I have endeavored to depict in the chapter entitled, Fleshing the Sword. John Brown was then called on, and made a speech; but the report preserved of it is exceedingly imperfect. Such as it is, here it is: John Brown's speech. He prefaced his remarks by saying that he had called for an admission fee that he might use in place of money he had expended upon the slaves on their way to Canada. He remarked that since his