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James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Preface. (search)
itute family. This volume is the result of their request. I have written this book, because I could not resist it. Equally at war with the cant of conservatism, of politics, and of non-resistance, and a firm believer in the faith that made Bunker Hill classic, I think that John Brown did right in invading Virginia and attempting to liberate her slaves. I hold God in infinitely greater reverence than Congress, and His holy laws than its enactments. I would as soon think of vindicating Washington for resisting the British Government to the death, as to apologize for John Brown in assailing the Slave Power with the only weapons that it fears. Therefore, reader, if you think that white makes right, or might makes right, or if the opposite doctrine is abhorrent to you, lay this volume aside at once, for I will not promise that I shall try to avoid giving you offence. I have no apology to make for this book; not because I am unconscious of its defects, but because it is the best
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 11: the political inquisitors. (search)
m free, sir! Q. Your intention was to carry them off and free them? Capt. B. Not at all. Bystander. To set them free would sacrifice the life of every man in this community. Capt. B. I do not think so. Bystander. I know it. I think you are fanatical. Capt. B. And I think you are fanatical. Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad; and you are mad. Q. Was your only object to free the negroes? Capt. B. Absolutely our only object. Bystander. But you went and took Col. Washington's silver and Match. Capt B. O, yes; we intended freely to have appropriated the property of slaveholders, to carry out our object. It was for that, and only that; and with no design to enrich ourselves with any plunder whatever. Q. Did you know Sherrod in Kansas? I understand you killed him. Capt. B. I killed no man except in fair fight. I fought at Black Jack, and at Ossawatomie; and if I killed any body, it was at one of those places. During this conversation, the woun
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, chapter 2.44 (search)
, while the latter was the very impersonation of fear. His nerves were twitching, his eyes wild and almost bursting from their sockets, his whole manner indicating the dreadful apprehensions that filled his mind. This fellow was a member of Congress, under the Provisional Government, had been very daring while guarding the arsenal, and very impudent while in the engine house, but when the marines entered it, he jumped back among the imprisoned, and cried out that he was a prisoner; but Mr. Washington thrust him forward, and informed the besiegers that he was one of the guerillas, upon which a stab was made at him, but missed him, and he still lives to expiate his guilt on the gallows. These statements, with regard to the negroes, are in all probability false. The Virginians, who had not dared to fight them armed, mustered courage to insult them when manacled. On the same evening there was another panic at Harper's Ferry: it was Cook, this time, who was murdering all the peopl
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 2: Judicial alacrity. (search)
s design, and to act, ere their heroic liberators were either killed or imprisoned. But one negro, I know,--a slave of Washington,--whom Governor Wise pretended had probably been killed by Captain Cook in endeavoring to return home, was shot in the e did forcibly capture, make prisoners of, and detain divers good and loyal citizens of said Commonwealth, to wit: Lewis W. Washington, John M. Allstadt, Archibald M. Kitzmiller, Benjamin J. Mills, John E. P. Dangerfield, Armstead Ball, John Donoho,he Jurors unknown, to induce certain slaves, to wit, Jim, Sam, Mason, and Catesby . ... the slaves and property of Lewis W. Washington, and Henry, Levi, Ben, Jerry, Phil, George, and Bill, the slaves and property of John H. Allstadt, and other slave their malice aforethought, did kill and murder, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lewis W. Washington, John H. Allstadt, John E. P. Dangerfield, Alexander Kelly, Emanuel Spangler, Armstead M. Ball, Joseph A. Brua, Wi
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 3: State evidence. (search)
wn, in his name, asked that the cross-examination might be postponed till the following morning. It was already late in the evening, but the prosecuting attorney resisted the request, because: If the cases were not pushed on, the whole balance of the term --would not be sufficient to try these men. He thought there was no reason for delay, especially as it was uncertain whether the counsel could get here before--to-morrow! The Court, as usual, ordered the case to proceed. Colonel Washington described his arrest, and testified that Captain Brown permitted his prisoners to keep in a safe position; that he never spoke rudely or insultingly to them; that he allowed them to go out, to quiet their families, by assuring them of their personal safety; that he heard him direct his men, on several occasions, never to fire on an unarmed citizen; that he assured the captives that they should be treated well, and none of their property destroyed; and that he overheard a conversation b
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 4: State evidence closed. (search)
called the trial of John Brown be completed, I will not divert the attention of the reader to the fears and hopes, the crimes and prayers which were agitating the world outside of the Court House and the Jail of Charlestown. On Friday morning, Mr. Hoyt, a young Boston lawyer, arrived as a volunteer counsel for John Brown; and, although declining to act until he obtained a knowledge of the case, was qualified as a member of the bar. The testimony for the prosecution was resumed. Colonel Washington, recalled, stated that he heard Captain Brown frequently complain of the bad faith of the people by firing on his men when under a flag of truce; but he heard him make no threat, nor utter any vindictiveness against them; and that, during the day, one of Brown's sons was shot in the breast, the ball passing around to the side; but he took his weapon again and fired repeatedly before his sufferings compelled him to retire. Mr. Hunter then laid before the Jury the printed Constitutio
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 5: the defence. (search)
is indorsed on the back of the indictment, and which is upon record. The second count is under the following statute: If a free person advise or conspire with a slave to rebel or make an insurrection, he shall be punished with death, whether such rebellion or insurrection be made or not. But the second count of the indictment is, that these parties, who are charged by the indictment, conspired, together with other persons, to induce certain slaves, the property of of Messrs. Allstadt and Washington, to make rebellion and insurrection. There is a broad distinction between advising and conspiring with slaves to rebel, and conspiring with others to induce slaves to rebel. Whether he was to avail himself of their irregularity by instruction from the Court to the Jury to disregard this second count entirely, or whether it would be proper to wait until the conclusion of the trial, and then move an arrest of judgment, he left his Honor to decide. He proceeded to argue the motion that the
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 8: the conquering pen. (search)
not think it right to take up arms. Thousands pray for thee every day; and, O, I do pray that God will be with thy soul. Posterity will do thee justice. If Moses led out the thousands of Jewish slaves from their bondage, and God destroyed the Egyptians in the sea because they went after the Israelites to bring them back to slavery, then, surely, by the same reasoning, we may judge thee a deliverer who wished to release millions from a more cruel oppression. If the American people honor Washington for resisting with bloodshed for seven years an unjust tax, how much more ought thou to be honored for seeking to free the poor slaves! O, I wish I could plead for thee, as some of the other sex can plead; how I would seek to defend thee! If I had now the eloquence of Portia; how I would turn the scale in thy favor! But I can only pray, God bless thee! God pardon thee, and, through our Redeemer, give thee safety and happiness now and always. From thy friend, E. B. John Brown's r
The Daily Dispatch: November 12, 1860., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
ount Vernon the speed was slackened, and the bell tolled — an empty honor paid to the poor, ruinous, neglected house of Washington by every steamer or vessel of any kind that passes up or down the stream. At 2 o'clock the boat reached the littleabins. The train crossed the Rappahannock river, and stopped for a few minutes at Fredericksburg. At this latter city Washington was born, and here his mother is buried. But the house in which the Father of his Country first saw the light has, of enerally the case with all the public buildings of this continent. In the hall of this building is the noble statue of Washington, the first erected to that great patriot, with a simple, dignified inscription, worthy of the hero it commemorates. Thce of its members in a loud conversational tone, audible to every one.--While the Prince stood looking at the statue of Washington, to which I have already alluded, some called out, "Guess he whipped you Britishers;" "Oh, you like him, don't you? Sa
The Daily Dispatch: November 12, 1860., [Electronic resource], Marriage (search)
Marriage --At Clover Lea, Hanover county, Va., on the 6th instant, Col. Lewis W. Washington, of Jefferson county, Va., to Ellam, daughter of George W. Bassett. In this marriage a singular coincidence occurs: the groom being the great-grandson singular coincidence occurs: the groom being the great-grandson of two brothers of Gen. Washington, and the bride the great-grand-daughter of the only sister of Gen. Washington, and also great-grand-daughter of the sister of Mrs. Gen. Washington. singular coincidence occurs: the groom being the great-grandson of two brothers of Gen. Washington, and the bride the great-grand-daughter of the only sister of Gen. Washington, and also great-grand-daughter of the sister of Mrs. Gen. Washington. a singular coincidence occurs: the groom being the great-grandson of two brothers of Gen. Washington, and the bride the great-grand-daughter of the only sister of Gen. Washington, and also great-grand-daughter of the sister of Mrs. Gen. Washington.