Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-20


groeg % strike In a few weeks, 90 that what
ever IS done must bo done soon. They have
4 large quantity Of arms At their rendezvous,
and probably are distributing them already.
/ As ! am not fully in their confidence, this l.
oil the information ] can give you. | dare
not sign my name to this, but trust you will
not disregard the warning on that account"
baltimore, Oct. 10.
Some time during yesterday morning the
/ IOReilly line repaircr, whilst repairing the
line between ilarpers Ferry and Martins
/ burg, was shot at by Capt Cook himself,
who he recognized.
lAarER's FEneY, Oct. l9.-The following
/ is the number killed and wounded: Five
citizens and iiiteen insurgents; wounded,
three insurgents; prisoners, five insurgents
The prisoners have been committed to
the Charleston Jail, and will await the ac-
ton Of the Grand Jury, when they will DO
indicted, and tried in few days. Tho ar.
fragments about the jurisdiction have been
sotted. The local authorities arc TO try the
prisoners for murder, and in the meanwhile
the United States authorities will proceed on
the charge Of treason.
Gov. Wise said to Mr. Ould, the District
Attorney, that he had no. objection to the
General Government proceeding against the
prisoners; that is, what will be left Of them
by the timo the Virginia authorities are done
with them.
Brown is better to-day, and has made
full statement. lie says be rented the farm
| ol Dr. Kennedy six months ago, and the
rent Is paid till mkt March. He never had
over twenty-five men NJ the farm at any one
time, that belonged to the organization, but
that ho had good reason to expect re-en-
lpfcenents irom Maryland, Kentucky and
s0atl4 Carolina and the Canadas. lie had
pf0IeiAd arms sufficient for fifteen hundred
men, including two hundred revolyers, two
hundred Sharp's rifles and one thousand
spears, all Of which were LEFT at the farm.
lie had an abundance Of powder and fixed
ammunition. All the arms were from time
| to time brought from Connecticut, and o,her
Eastern points, to Chambersburg, Pa, and
were directed to J. Smith & Son, Kennedy
farm, his assumed name. They were pack
ed in double boxes, 10 deceive the parties who
handled them. lie said he made one mis-.
take in either not detaining tho train on
Sunday night, or permitting il to 20 on un.
molested. This mistake, he seemed to infer,
exposed his dongs too soon and prevented
his re-enlorcements from coming.
The names Of all his party at the Ferry,
Sunday night, except three white men, who
he admits he sent away oman errand, arc as
loloSs, With their proper titles under the
provisional Government.
Gen. John Brown, Commander in Chief
wounded, but will recover; Capt Oliver
Brown, dead; Capt. Watson Brown, dead;
Capt. John Case, Of Ohio, raised in Va, dead;
Capt Aaron c. Stevens, Of Conn, badly
wounded, cannot recover; Lieut.. Edwin Cop
pic Of Iowa, unhurt; Lieut. Albert Haslett,
Of Pa, dead; Lieut.. Jeremiah Anderson of
| Ind, dead; Capt. John Il. Cook, Of Conn.
escaped; Private Stuart Taylor, of Canada,
dead; Chas. 7. Tidd, Of Me dead; William
Thompson, ofN Y, dead; Dolph Thomp.
son, of n. Y, dead. The above With the 3
whites previously sent away made in all II
whites. Negroes, Daugeriield of Ohio,
raised in Va, dead; Emperor, Of n. Y,
raised in 5. e., not wounded. but prisoner.
The latter was elected NJ. G. of the proyis-
ional Government some time since. Lewis
leary, Of Ohio, raised in Va, dead; Copeland
Of Ohio, not wounded but prisoner at
Charostown.
Gen. Brown has nine wounds, but none
fatal. A bushel of letters were discovered
from oil parts Of the country; one from Ger
rilL Jfii,h, Informs Brown Of money being
deposited in u New York bank to the credit
oil j Smith & Sons, and appears to be one,
OF the many, informing him from time to time
as money was raised. The following is the
Constitution, found among the papers:
PRovIsIoNAL CONSTITUTION AND oRptS-
ANcEs FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATEs:-
PREAMBLE HhereaS, Slavery, throughout
y " IN fl,n fp,t tnA :.
other than the most barbarous, ,unproyoked
and unjusti6ablo war on one portion of its
citizens, by another portion, the only
conditions of which are perpetual impris- |
onment, hopeless servitude or absolute
determination, in utter disregard and vio-
lation of those eternal and sef-evident |
truths set forth in our Declaration of In |
dependence,
Therefore, we, citizens of the United Sta |
tes, and of the oppressed people, who, by the |
recent decision Of the Supreme Court, are |
declared TO have no rights which the |
white man is bound to respect, together
with all other people degraded by the laws
thereof do, for tho time being, ordain and es-
tablish for ourselves, the following Provis- |
ionalConstitution and Ordinances-the better
to protect our people their property, lives and
liberties, Nnd to govern our actions:
ARTICLE Quad for Membership.
All persons Of mature age whether pro.
scribed, oppressed Snd enslaved citizens, or
Of the prescribed and abused races of the U.
States, who shall agree to sustain their Con-
stitution and ordinances, together with all
minor children Of such persons, shall be held
to be fully entitled to the protection under
the same.
ARTICLE 2.-Brancbes gf Government. -
The provisional Government of this organ
izaton shall consist OF three branches. viz:
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
ARTICLE 3.-Legislatire.-The Legisla-
tive branch shall be a Congress, or House of
Representatives, composed of not less than
five, or more than ten members, who shall
be elected by all citizens of mature age, and
of sound mind, connected with this organi-
zation; and who shall remain for three years,
unless removed for misconduct, inability, or
by death. A majority of such members
shall constitute quorum.
ARTICLE 4.-Erecutive- The Executive
branch Of this organization shall consist of
q President and Vice-President, chosen by Z
the citizens, or members Of this organization,
each of whom shall hold his office three 1
years, unless sooner removed by death, or
for inability or misconduct
ARTICLE -Judicial-The Judicial
branch shall consist of one Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, and four associate Judges p
Of said Court, each constituting Circuit
Court, each to be chosen in the same man.
ner as the President, and continue in Office
till their places shall be filled in tho CANA