Because they thought he was trying to do the right thing
John Browns intent was to start a revolt by slaves, with the slaves killing their masters. This outraged many Southerners, and widened the division between North and South.
After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, southerners feared that his actions would incite widespread slave revolts and embolden abolitionist sentiments in the North. They perceived the raid as a direct threat to their way of life and the institution of slavery, leading to increased paranoia about the potential for violent uprisings among enslaved people. Additionally, Brown's raid heightened tensions between the North and South, deepening divisions that would ultimately contribute to the Civil War.
At the time slaves out numbered whites from state to state in most county strongholds anywhere from 10-50 to 1 (maybe even more with the labor required for these huge Plantations); there was also the knowledge of the brutal Haitian revolts, not to mention the mostly rural and isolated existence endured by slavers. It must have been quite frightful for them. One should not characterized the southerners response as anger, but rather fear, i.e., that others might copy Brown's tactics.
Many northerners saw John Brown as an abolitionist martyr, dying in a righteous cause. Most southerners saw him as a terrorist, using violent means to further his extreme agenda. The South geared up its militia training, as a result.
Because they thought he was trying to do the right thing
NovaNet- Some northerners viewed Brown as a martyr, while southerners prepared for war.
With mixed emotions
Virginia
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
John Browns intent was to start a revolt by slaves, with the slaves killing their masters. This outraged many Southerners, and widened the division between North and South.
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
harpers ferry was a hub of trains and canals ,which provided escpe routes.
After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, southerners feared that his actions would incite widespread slave revolts and embolden abolitionist sentiments in the North. They perceived the raid as a direct threat to their way of life and the institution of slavery, leading to increased paranoia about the potential for violent uprisings among enslaved people. Additionally, Brown's raid heightened tensions between the North and South, deepening divisions that would ultimately contribute to the Civil War.
At the time slaves out numbered whites from state to state in most county strongholds anywhere from 10-50 to 1 (maybe even more with the labor required for these huge Plantations); there was also the knowledge of the brutal Haitian revolts, not to mention the mostly rural and isolated existence endured by slavers. It must have been quite frightful for them. One should not characterized the southerners response as anger, but rather fear, i.e., that others might copy Brown's tactics.
Virginia - in what is now West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, Virginia