Sections 1 THE BEGINNING OF THE END. 2 To set this plan in operation, money and men, arms and ammunition, food and clothing, were… 3 These forts were to be so arranged as to connect one with the other, by secret passages, so… 4 While at my house, John Brown made the acquaintance of a colored man who called himself by… 5 His face wore an anxious expression, and he was much worn by thought and exposure. 6 When I found that he had fully made up his mind and could not be dissuaded, I turned to… 7 Such then was my connection with John Brown, and it may be asked if this is all, why should… 8 On the 12th of November, 1859, I took passage from Quebec on board the steamer Scotia,… 9 While in England, and wishing to visit France, I wrote to Mr. 10 I had at this time been about six months out of the United States. 11 Early after the insurrection at Harper’s Ferry, an investigating committee was appointed by… 12 Though disappointed in my tour on the Continent, and called home by one of the saddest… 13 When among people known to be indifferent he could say, “I do not care whether slavery is… 14 As I have said, this southern threat lost many votes, but it gained more than would cover… 15 It may indeed be well regretted that there was a class of men in the North willing to patch… 16 The reaction from the glorious assertion of freedom and independence on the part of the… 17 While this humiliating reaction was going on at the North, various devices were suggested…
Start Learning THE BEGINNING OF THE END. What was my connection with John Brown, and what I knew of his scheme for the capture of Harper’s Ferry, I may now proceed to state. From the time of my visit to him in Springfield, Mass.,…
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