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James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 2: the work begun. (search)
rom Lawrence; but, despite of this accident, the territorial militia --as the rabble from Missouri was officially styled — were called to arms; and, in December, Lawrence was invested by a force of fifteen hundred armed men. Not more than seventy-five, at any time, were residents of Kansas Missouri, confessed Governor Shannon, se them, as their leader confessed, was, or had ever been, a resident of Kansas, or had any social or pecuniary interest in its present or future prosperity. To Lawrence at once repaired the fighting men from every district of the Territory. Five hundred Free State men were soon gathered there, drilled daily, and prepared to defeis rash remarks, to compromise the people of Lawrence, until he had known them longer and knew them better. called John Brown an impracticable man, but their own subsequent history, and the history of Lawrence, afford an ample vindication of his conduct at this crisis. His predictions, in less than a year, were historical facts
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, chapter 1.13 (search)
e effectually to enable them to carry out their purpose. An excuse was needed to march against Lawrence, in order to destroy it; for while it stood, they could hardly hope to succeed in their nefarion marauders assembled at Lecompton; and now, in order that they might march together on devoted Lawrence, under the shadow of the wings of the Federal eagle, it was determined to arrest Governor Reedeg on Lawrence, under the authority of a United States Marshal. The news spread rapidly, that Lawrence was to be destroyed. John Brown, Junior, at the head of sixty men, or more, My personal ruthor, Gihon. preparations were going forward, and vigorously prosecuted, for the sacking of Lawrence. The pro-slavery people were to wipe out this ill-fated town, under authority of law. They hadbmitted to the power of the invaders. All the towns on the Missouri River were in their hands; Lawrence had been sacked, its prosperity checked, and its prestige broken; while Tecumseh, and Lecompton
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 4: In caucus and camp. (search)
ature. He was too large a man to stand on any party platform. He planted his feet on the Rock of Ages-the Eternal Truth — and was therefore never shaken in his policy or principles. My first journey south. A few days after the sacking of Lawrence, a startling rumor reached us. A messenger from any stated that a Southern squatter from Pottawattomie had arrived there with despatches for the Governor, which announced that five pro-slavery settlers had been murdered, at midnight, and their bn and wrote a description of the adventure, which I entitled the Confessions of a Horse Thief. Now, how to send it? The mails were not safe ; the country was covered with guerillas; Leavenworth was in the hands of the ruffians; to send it from Lawrence was impossible. I heard of an old preacher, who lived a few miles off, and who was going to Kansas City in Missouri. I went to find him. His house was situated on the southern side of a creek, which is two or three miles from Prairie City. I
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 6: H. Clay Pate. (search)
tters from Prairie City, are thus narrated by my friend, Mr. Phillips, in his Conquest of Kansas:-- While near Ossawatomie, he contrived to seize two of the old man's sons-Captain John Brown, Jr., and Mr. Jason Brown. These were taken while quietly engaged in their avocations. Captain Brown, Jr., had been up with his company at Lawrence, immediately after the sacking of the place, and at the time the men at Pottawattomie were killed. He had returned home when he saw he could not aid Lawrence, and quietly went to work. He and his brother Jason were taken by Pate, charged with murder, kept in irons in their camp, and treated with the greatest indignity and inhumanity. While Pate was thus taking people prisoners without any legal authority or writs, he was joined by Captain Wood's company of Dragoons, who, so far from putting a stop to his violent career, aided him in it, and took from him, at his desire, the two prisoners, keeping them under guard in their camp, heavily ironed
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 7: battle of Black Jack. (search)
d for the unconditional surrender of the whole company. They surrendered forthwith; although there were only nine Free State men in the ravine, or in sight, when the demand was made; and four of them, by Brown's orders, had remained where they were stationed. Five heroes, therefore, of whom John Brown was one, received the surrender of the arms and persons of twenty-one men, exclusive, too, of the wounded marauders. A large number of arms were obtained, many of which had been taken from Lawrence and Palmyra; twenty-three horses and mules, many of them recently stolen from the Northern squatters; a portion of the goods plundered at the sacking of the Free State store, two days before; as well as wagons, ammunition, camp-equipage, and provisions for the men. The wagons were all injured by the bullets. The prisoners, being now disarmed, were ranged in file by the slender band of captors. The boys on the hill were induced to come in, thereby swelling the Free State force to si
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Captain Pate captured. (search)
d for the unconditional surrender of the whole company. They surrendered forthwith; although there were only nine Free State men in the ravine, or in sight, when the demand was made; and four of them, by Brown's orders, had remained where they were stationed. Five heroes, therefore, of whom John Brown was one, received the surrender of the arms and persons of twenty-one men, exclusive, too, of the wounded marauders. A large number of arms were obtained, many of which had been taken from Lawrence and Palmyra; twenty-three horses and mules, many of them recently stolen from the Northern squatters; a portion of the goods plundered at the sacking of the Free State store, two days before; as well as wagons, ammunition, camp-equipage, and provisions for the men. The wagons were all injured by the bullets. The prisoners, being now disarmed, were ranged in file by the slender band of captors. The boys on the hill were induced to come in, thereby swelling the Free State force to si
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 8: the conquest of Kansas complete. (search)
2d of June,--only a few days after the fight at Black Jack,--and, after two or three hours of firing, chiefly in the dark, drove the ruffians out and captured their provisions. We then retired to Hickory Point, and there concentrated to oppose the invading force; which, although doubling us in numbers, we saw with great delight, on the 5th of June, in battle array on the prairies near Palmyra. Every one in our camp was exultant at the prospect of obliterating and avenging the disgrace of Lawrence. But the Federal troops hastened down, and induced the Missourians to retire; which, knowing our readiness to fight, they willingly consented to do; but not until, in cold blood, they had murdered seven Free State men, not one of whom was armed, when they were taken prisoners by the invading forces. Mr. Cantroll was murdered by a ruffian named Forman, one of Captain Pate's men, who was wounded at Black Jack, carefully nursed at Prairie City, and dismissed by his captors uninjured. Of suc
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, X. John Brown's defence of Lawrence. (search)
refore, no personal knowledge of John Brown's conduct at that eventful period of the history of Lawrence; but from a friend who was an eye witness, and a brave actor in it under the command of the migs and their fortunes to the Mayflower and to their God. Immediately despatching a messenger to Lawrence for reinforcements and a small six-pound howitzer, with directions to come via Topeka, Lane wit Ossawattomie, there were several other companies in different parts of the territory, leaving Lawrence unprotected by a single company. The number of available men-citizens, parts of companies, and from our view — the announcement that twenty-eight hundred Missourians were marching down upon Lawrence, with drums beating, and with eagles upon their banners. Yet such was actually the case. Suche force of Missourians, variously estimated at from fifteen hundred to three thousand, and that Lawrence would be the object of their attack that afternoon. At about four o'clock in the afternoon o
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, Chapter 11: return to the East. (search)
Chapter 11: return to the East. As soon as the Missourians retreated from Franklin, John Brown, with four sons, left Lawrence for the East, by the way of Nebraska Territory. When at Topeka he found a fugitive slave, whom, covering up .1 his wagon, he carried along with him. He was sick, and travelled slowly. Northern sqppeared as such to them. He had a light wagon and a cow tied behind it. His surveyor's instruments were in the wagon in full sight. Letter from Joel Grover, of Lawrence. As soon as the military supplies had been stored, I left Topeka in company with a friend, and overtook the troops a few miles from Lexington, a town site onanies. Passing them, and travelling twelve miles farther, I found, lying sick in bed, at the solitary log hut at Plymouth, the venerable hero of Ossawatomie and Lawrence. My companion was a physician, who at once prescribed remedies for his fever. I urged the old man to move on, as the troops were approaching, not knowing that
James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown, chapter 1.27 (search)
of my sons, was called out, and travelled, mostly on foot and during the night, to help defend Lawrence, a distance of thirty-five miles; whore we were detained, with some five hundred others, or the sons and a son-in-law, was called out, and travelled, most of the way on foot, to try and save Lawrence, May 20 and 21, and much of the way in the night. From that date, neither I nor my sons, nor m The government troops, at this time, were at Lecompton, a distance of twelve miles only from Lawrence, with Governor Geary; and yet, notwithstanding runners had been dispatched to advise him, in gotime, of the approach and setting out of the enemy, (who had to march some forty miles to reach Lawrence,) he did not, on that memorable occasion, get a single soldier on the ground until after the enemy had retreated to Franklin, and been gone for more than five hours. This is the way he saved Lawrence. (Laughter.) And it is just the kind of protection the free state men have received from the A
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