New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-26

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ed that Col II. Forbes who bad joined in the move
ment, had gwen information 10 the Government This
Of eourse, delayed the time Of attack day or two
aierwaId mo+t OF our party took the boat 70 tlrNe-
Iand-JnO. ii. hae Richard Realf, VIM. II. Deen4if
Richard Robertson and Capt. Brown remaining. Capt
g., however, started in day or two for the East.
kagi think, went TO other town in Canada, 70
( NJ up the type and 70 get the Constitution printed,
VIII Oh he completed before he returned to Cleveland.
We r.rmained in Cleveland for some weeks. al which
= place for the time being, the company disbandel'
CAPT Bn WI had bad the plan Of the insurrecton IN
contemplation for several years-in fact, told me ina.
il had been tn chief aim Of his life 10 carry out and
accomplish the abolition Of Slavery.
IN hs trip East be did not realize the am0Et OF mo,
ney that be expected. The money had been promised
iona 6de but owing the tigtuess Of the monsy mar
ket they failed to comply with be demands. hefandS
necessary to the accomplishment of his plaIpy
afterward learned that there lack of confidence
in the of his scheme. Ii wss therefore, necss
sary that should be made in another direc>
ton, to demonstrate the praccability Of his plan:
This be made about year ago by bis INVASION oil
Missouri and the taking Of about dozen slaves, To-
getLer with horses cattle, &c. into Kansas IN defiance
OF the United States Marshal and his posse FROM
Kansas be took them to Canada, via Iowa City ana
Cleveland AT the latter place he remained some days,
and think, disposed Of his hOrses there IL seems
that the United States Marshawas afraid TO arrest him,
and this all that wanting TO give confidence 70
the waverng in the praccabilty Of his plan and s ul
innate success. He came to Harpers Ferry about the
last of June, though did not him till late IN July,
I
doah street, HarTer's Ferry, opposite Tearneys
store. do not know who his aiders abettors,
but have heard him mention IN connection with It the
names of Gerrit Smith Of New York, Howe OF Dos
ton and SanbOrn and 1haddeus Hyatt of New York
City. What connection, and how far connected with
bis plan do not know but know he wrote letter
few weeks previous 10 his attack 10 gentlemen in
Boston, which read, near as l can recollect, as
follows
shan be- to start them in few days unless prevented BY
special Providence Everything working well shall want
all you you're. re e " lev STILL
In the mean time the men who had engaged TO 20
with him had most of them arrived at Chambersburgh,
Pa and been sent to the place which he had rented in
Washington County, Md, about i've miles from Ilar-
pers Ferry. The greater part OF the men kept out OF
sight during the day, for fear Of attracting attention
The arms, Munitions &c. were carted from Chambers
burgh to his rendezvous. The spearheads and guards
came in strong boxes and the shafts passed for fork
handles. They put together by our own men, at
the house wbsre most of them were found. Letters OF
importance came to the Chambersburgh Office and
were sent by some Of our own party to headquarters.
The letters Of minor importance came 10 the Ferry TO
j. Smith q Sons. All illusions to our business were
made in such bind way that they would not have
been understood by any outside parties even should
they have been miscarried The attack was
made sooner than it was intended, owing to
some friends IN Boston writing letter, nnd-
ing fault with the management of Capt. b., and
what to them seemed his unnecessary delay and ex-
pense. / do not know who those persons were, or
But do kRoc that DR.. HO1re care Capt. ,Opn
breech-looding carbiae and par OF mazzte-lOading
Dlsf0kS, all of Government manufacture. They were
left either at the house of Capt. Brown or at the
schoo-house here most of TIE arms were conveyed.
At what time and for what purpose they were given to
Capt. Brown, do not know. 1t was supposed that
Col. Hugh Forbes dead. | was told by Capt.
Brown that when on East he had been told by Ihad-
deus HYATT of NewYork that some of the negroes AT
that place had informed him Hyatt that Forbes had
gone up'-a phrase which Cap,. b. and the rest OF
our company understood TO mean that he had been
killed. do not think that Forbes had any cognZance
of our plans from the time of leaving Pedee,
wear ago last April. Previous to his quarrel with Capt.
Brown, We considered that he would hold place next
10 Brown in command. l do not know the present
whereabouts of Luke h. ParsOns or Charles Motett.
The last | heard of Parsons through Capt.
Brown who informed me that Parsons had started for
Pixies Peak and that he (Brownl thought he would De
pretty tolerably peaked before he got there snort
time before the attack Harpers Ferry Capt. Brown
requested 70 find out in some way, without creating
suspicion, the number of male slaves on OF near the
roads leading from the Ferry, for distance OF or O
miles and to make such memoranda that II would be
unintegible to others, but in such "A manner that
could make it plain TO him and the rest OF the COM
panv He gave me two dollars TO pay my expenses
with. took the road from Harpers Ferry to Charles
town under the plea of gaining statistics for work to
be published by John Henri, and to decide wager
between him and MIR. Smith. i did not go on any
other road. few days after this Capt Brown sent
ms wagon over by his son Oliver and Jeremiah Ander-
son. to bring my wife and myself to his horse They
gave note from MN winch, rs near az SdhicOoi
lect, read as follows:
mn CooKE-Deay Sir You will please get everything ready
to come with your wife my house this morning y wAgoa
will you. shall take your wife to an
shall start early tomorrow morning be expeditions as pos
sibe very careful not to do anything when VIII
you can say your wife is going make visit to
friends hers In the country Be very careful that you DO not
let any of our plans leak out Yours vi . SMITH,
Nv wife and myself accordingly left Harpers Ferry
that night, accompanied by Oliver Brown aud Jere-
mah Anderson, for Capt. Browns house IN Washing
ton County, Md.
Watson together with my wife and child started for
Cban,bersb1rQh. When Capt. L. returned, he told me
that he had got her good boardngpace in Chambers
burgh at Mrs. Rerers and that she liked her board
ing place very WELL ., =,
not know ANYTHING Of oar Constitution, and as have
since understood also ignorant OF the plan OF
operations until the Sunday morning previous TO the
attack. Among this number were Edwin Soppe, bar-
CAV Connie Francis j. Merriam, Shields Green John
Copeland, and Leary.
The Constitution was read to them by a. ID. stephens,
and the oath afterward administered by Capt Brown
Sunday evening previous to our departure capt
Brown made his final arrangements LOT the capture OF
Harpers Ferry and gave 10 his men their orders In
closing. be said "aRd nor, genttemen, let ne press
fkts one thing on your minds yoH an kRoc A0W dear
" bfe is 10 EOu and hoe dear yoHr hres are 10 your
trends and an remembering that, e0Hstder mat me
"res Of others are as dear to mem as - y0a
do mol therefore, take the life Of eng one q yoa can
Doss,Jiy aUoid a. but II n IS necessary 10 take Ige
an order 10 yOHr orH, then MAKE sure 10rk
sci IT,"
Stephens who received orders TO proceed to the house
of Col Lewis Washington and TO take him prisoner
and TO bring his slaves horses and arms, and as we
came back 10 take Mr.. Alsadtt and bis slaves and to
bring them all to Capt. Brown at the Armory. When
we returned STAYED short time in the enginehOuse
20 ga, warm "a WAS chilled through. After got