CHAPTER XIII.. John Brown--Hero and Martyr.

JOHN BROWN--HERO AND MARTYR.

John Brown's Appearance in Kansas.--He denounces Slavery in a Political Meeting at Osawatomie.--Mrs. Stearns's Personal Recollection of John Brown.--Kansas infested by Border Ruffians.--The Battle of Harper's Ferry.--The Defeat and Capture of Captain John Brown.--His Last Letter written to Mrs. Steams.--His Trial and Execution.--His Influence upon the Anti-slavery Question at the North.--His Place in History 214