| OCR Text |
Show Letters from Northern Men. Your courage, my brother, challenges the admiration of men; your faith, the admiration of angels. Be steadfast to the end ! l3c patient! Farewell ! I am yours in Christ '' for the life that now is, and for that which is to come." Farewell! Your affectionate brother, TnAnmm HYATT. AID FOU THE FAMILY OF JOHN DROWN. In his letter to Mrs. L . Marin Child, John ll1·own says : "I have 11t h omo n. wife and three y oung dnughterH, tho youngrst but little ovrr five years old, the oltlcst nearly sixteen. I bavo also two dangh ters-i u-law, whoso hu t~ bands btwo both tilllen 11cnr me here. '.l'hore is also another widow, l\Jrs. ThomJISOn, whoso }lusbnnd foil horu. Whether she is a mother or not, I canuot 8uy. All thrRo, my wifo included, livo nt North .Elba, Essex Connty, New York. I hnve n milldlc-agNI son, who hna bet•n, in some dl•grco, n cripple from hi!! chiltlltood , who woultl have ns much ns he could do to eurn a living. llo wns t\ most drcallful sufTprct· in 1\ ansa~, nnd lost nll he bat! Jnid up. He bas not rnough to clotho himsl'lf for tho wiutlll' comforlnl.Jiy. I havo no living son, or son-in-law, who uitlnot su(f(•r trrribl_v in Kan ~:t!<. "Now, dr1u· friontl, would yon not ns soon rontrillllto fifty cents uow, nn1la like Rnm yenrly, f\W tho rC'Ii r f of those very poor nnd dccply-afllictcd per~ons ? 'l'o r n:.blo them to supply tllcmsl3h'CS nnd their chiltlren with brend nntl very plain cl o thin~, and to enn.blo tho childn·n to rcc<'ivo a comlllon J1nglish cducntion 7 )'r'ill you uiHo devuto your own ctwrgiL'R to in<IIICO nthcr1:1 to j oin you in p;iv inp; n like nmount, or any othrr nmount, to cot\&tiluto n little fund fut' tllo purpOHO named ?" Fri~>nds of Freedom at the North, to these Rimplc and touching words nothing more effective and affecting cnn be audcd. The story is here in its bimplcst and ~addcst f01·m. \Vidows nnd fathcrle. s children! all for liberty! , lain for n principle! The heads of the entire family slain! All the male members cut off! And this in the Nineteenth Century, uncl this amid a free people ! If there be any braver man in the country than John Drown, let him criticiRc John Brown at Harper's Ferry. If not, let another generation pass upon the fact and its author. Our dutic;s now arc with nnd for the living. God and hi!:>tory will haven ca1·c for the dead. Friends at the North, what will you do for J ohn l~1·o,vn's family? 1 have a photograph of the old man, presented to me by his own hand , an admirable likeness. Let all "·ho sympathize in the purpose send each a dollar, and I will forward for each such sum an exact copy of the original, and with it, if possible, John Brown's autograph. The f>rOCCC(b from ten thousand such copies will produce n fund of eight thqusand dollars for the benefit of the hclplcs::; and afHictcd ones, whom the Knn$as hero so touchingly commcntl::; to our sympathies and care. Suitable acknowledgment of funds received and applied, will be made from time to time through the columns of the N. Y. Trib- Letters from Northern M en. 391 une. The photographs can be sent by mail, a music ia sent, at the expense of a tnmp, which mny be enclosed with the order. Address me nt New York. THADDEus HYATT. I\EW YORi\, NO\'. 1·1, 1859. FllOl\I A LA VEITOLDER1 ' , ON. Dear Brother: My father was a slaveholder, and when nt school I commenced :-;en rehi t~g the l3iblc for sanction of the d £vine insti tution but have not found it. I nm Old f-iehool l'rcsbyteriun, and believe' with our friends, the Quaker·. Christ's kingdom tcilt be peace ; hut now Christ tolcl hi disciples, lie that hath a sword, let him take it. Therefore, I <:nnnot say 1 thinK you exceeded your commission, and I rejoice that n man has been found worthy to suffer for Christ. y cs, dear brother, God Himself will send liiR angel, December 2, '69, to release you from your prison of clay, und conduct you to your Redeemer and mine, where you will join the Rouls under the altar, crying, How long before your blood be avenged on the earth ? Truly, your ignominious death has a glory equal to that of the Apostles, in the eye of thousands 'vho arc praying for you that ull your sins may be blottt'd out, and Christ's Cause, for whi<:h you suffer, mny be speedily supplied with other witnesses for Hight. Enclo. eel [is] one dollar for your u!'ic, because I want to do something to aid you, hoping others will do much. Kind regards to your family. One of the Seven Thousand the Lord knows ; to every one known by man, who hate slavery because the Lord docs. [No signature nor date.] FROM COLORED CITIZENS OF CHICAGO. CmcAoo, November 17. Dear Friend: \V e certainly have rrrrat reasons, us well as intense desires, to assure you that we deeply l'ympathize with you and your beloved family. Not only do we sympathize in tcurs and prayers with you and them , but we will do so in a more tangible form, by contributing material aid to help those of your family of whom you have spoken to our mutual friend, Mrs. L. Maria Child. How could we be so ungl ·atcful as to do less for one who has suffered, bled, and now ready to die for the cause ? " Greater love can no man have, than to lay down his life for the poor, despised, and lowly." Your friends, II. 0 . \V., and others. FROM AN OHIO CLERGYMAN. CLEVELAND, November 19. De_ar Sir: Though personally an entire stranger, yet as a friend to the nghteous cause fo1· which you have shown yourself willing to !>~tf- |
