John Brown will live in history; but his name will not be found among the names of those who have wrought for humanity and for righteousness; or among the names of the martyrs and the saints who "washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
"YET SHALL HE LIVE": but it will be as a soldier of fortune, an adventurer. He will take his place in history as such: and will rank among adventurers as Napoleon ranks among marshals: as Captain Kidd among pirates: and as Jonathan Wild among thieves.
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[APPENDIX I]
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LATE D. W. WILDER CONCERNING JOHN BROWN
Topeka, Kansas, Dec. 18th, 1902.