Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-02
: Moro MISUNDERSTANDING Revela,ions.

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In addition to the letters heretofore published.
suggestive Of the extensive famieaton of the plot
which has lately exploded at Harper's Ferry,
and conclusive as to the completely therein 5f
such Abotionists and Black Republicans as JOSHUA
r. GIDDESGs, of Ohio, GERRrr SMGTn. of Peterboro,
F. B. S4NBoRN, of Concord, Massachusetts,, and Dr.
HowE, Of Boston, the New York Herald of Thurs
day last publishes five columns OF letters, written
during 1855 By one Col. .HUGa FoEBEs, purporting
to disclose the fact that for the last year and half
at least the project Of the Hsypers Ferry outbreak
was known to Senators SEWARD SuoiyRR HAZE, Gov.
CHASE, of Ohio, and others, and that they suffered
the project lpenand bear the disastrous fruit that
has been borne, without effort TO the contrary These
letters involve much higher game. -
The first letter is addressed to f. B. SAyBoRy, Con
cord, Dass''-the . F. B. 81 from whom BRowS ac-
knowledged several remittanees of money, and who
is or was, the secretary Of the Massachusetts, Emf
grant AID Society. The following head note is pre-
fixed to the letter: s..s ss.--oc.- .-
"Onthe 9th December wrate to Senator Charles
Sumner at Boston, requesting him to seewhat could
be done in the; ease. Theeopy was not taken. Mr..
Sumner transmitted the letter through Dr. Howe to
Mr. SanEorD, who replied. LIST January, alleging 10
noranee ct nay engagement with Capt Brown
The next letter is to the same pePsOa, and Is pre-
faced by the following head h6te:F 7a sos
On the 18Th Of January, Mr. Sanborn replied to
mine of the 9th. lie explained that lie had done
much to aid tire cause that he had caused $4,000 in
moaey and arms TO be given to Capt. b. also So 0e0
to he roted TO him by the Chicago committee of
which Ire had received $500; also, had done many
other Things of similar natureas $780, recently,
for .secret service adding that if he had known
of the engagement between Capt B. and myself. he
would have supported my wife and children, rather
than allow what has happened to take place.
It appears that Brown and FeiBEs were brought
en- rapo1f by one Of the reverend editors Of tbeN New
York Iadepenleat that IS Rey. TosnTA AEAYfTE
The letter which connects SEyAgD with the affairs
is dated Was Sngton. May g. 1858. and Is addressed
10 DIR. s. G. HowE, Of Boston. 1t reads as follows;
Ion Saturday t1st Mayl had an interview with
Senator WEi. H. Seward, Of New York, having been
introduced to him through letter from 4 leading
tAbolitiorist Dr. Bailey, OF the EyU. | went fully
IsinIo the whole matter in al lis bearings. Re eX-
pressed reJref that he h~f beeg t0 ard sad That he in
his position 5tyFt not to hcs been INFORMED q the cir
circumstances In part agree with hiD and in part
|. I differ | regret that the misconduct of the New
Englanders should have forced me to address myself
to him but being now enlightened on the subject,
he cannot well let this business continue in Its pre-
sent crooked condition, instead OF causing 1t to he
| put straight --yil syHI.t
To Senator HAZE, in his Interview at Washington,
FORBES says he did not enter into the details of JOHN
BRowx's projects, but did of the other matters.
FORBES says hesent letters 10 Gov. CHASE who found
money; and Governor FLETCHER who contributed
arms.
The Herald, in commenting on these documents,
says: a...5 s
There is a curious history connected with this
correspondence and suggestive Of The truth OF the
old maxim about the effect Of thieves falling out
| A certain Hugh Familiarity known as Colo
| mel ForbesLan old eonrade of Garibaldis in 1878,
and since then refugee IN this country, seems to
! have been hired on the Dugald Dagetty principle,
to go to Kansas couple OF years SINCE to cooperate
| with OssawattQmie Brown and to impart to his raw
leyies little instruction in the art of war Forbes
! and Brown pulled together wei enough for some
! months until there came 10 be misunderstanding
/ in regard to the pay and prOvcnder Forbes 'ap-
pealed from Brown to the general Abolition COM
inssariat in this region. but found that he was DOOM
! ed to be cheated all round. Greeley fell back on
tbe strict letter of the law and pleaded that he was
! not bound by Forbes contract with Brown. san
bonn who was the secretary of the Massachusetts,
i Emigration Aid Society, and Howe we'll known
AhOlitionist of Boston, kept pahering with Forbes
until in the words of one OF his own letters, his
familys credit stopped at the French or Italian
restaurant where they used to get their meals
| Forbes became indignant against Brown and the
| humanitarians as he styles them, and denounced
them all in pretty round terms but sun the oupes
of his flmilv did not wean him altogether from the
| work towhieh he had lent his hand On tue contra
| nv. he devised n plan which he submitted to his
kboitonis friends North, to perform effecually the
SIX ausas work. THAT GeP1it Smith speaks Of IN his
1 letters. - 'rs.d sa@ '"s.
4 Forbesi plan was simply an organized system OF
stanApedng slaves along the border States. and thus
gradually driving the institution farther South
1 browns project was deelaPed-sO long ago as May
1S5S-to,be identcally that which has had such 3
miserable failure at Harper's Ferry. Forbes was
toojexperenced stager not to see the inevitable re
suit of such ridiculous project, and much OF his
correspondence that has fallen into our hands Is Ia
4 ken ND with denunciations of Browns crazy idea
and of appeals to the leading Republicans to step
Brown or to denGunGe him. ~. - ....
1t appears beyond all peradventure, by this cor
respondenee that among the persons to whom h'
5pno,nced the Harper's Ferry project, year and
interview with that Senator in Washington city, ii
Nav 1855 and, as appears by one of his letters h
went fully into the whole matter. Again he had in
teryiews with SumpePqnd Hale also in Washington
and in fact it appears that all the leading Republican
j and Abolitotists of the country fully cognizan
of the plan of Brown and if they did not actually
identify themselves with him, they did not denounc
him to the authorities. On the contrary, they KEEP
him furnished with money and arms and carried oil
| correspondence with him. s..s
The main thing proved by this correspondence is
taat for the last year and half at least the projec
of the Har1,er's Ferry outbreak was well known t
Seward Sumner Hale, and others, and that they, il
their intense selshness and to forward their pOliti
q cal or commercial speculations suffered the prolec
to rpen and to bear the disastrous fruit that ha
borne They-not the crazy fanatic John Brown
are the real cuprits and it is they, not he, who,
justice were fairly melted out would have to grac
| tlse on flows.