M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-24

IGUeRducS lTuu llle Tree Olale dTlys
Old John Brown, with his uu, MS,
who opposed the bloody issue d, Km.
sas, by muideThg the five abs f
families on Pottawatomie Unrk. t
midnight, on the. 25th Of NAV $50,
appeared and took charge of the ma
rauding forces. They attempted to
make the whole population Of Ms,ou-
ri responsible for the horrid murder
near Chatoau's Trading Post. Brown
was in constant intercourse with men
in the East, who declared on the stump,
aud in all their published correspond.
ence, that their only hope of abolish,
ing Slavery in the United States lay
lay through reUOIutiOn;' and fr1m
them he received funds from time to
time in prosecution ofhis warschemes.
When Montgomery discovered Brown
& Co.'S plans Of revolution, to his
credit be it said, he protested, and in
consequence oftheirquarrel, probably,
more than anything else, the latter
made Il brilliant coup detat into Mis-
souri,, killed Crew, took his slaves and
made forced march to Can ada, re.
ceiving any amount of "aid and com.
fort" from his cohorts along the road.
At this time boy was arrested in
violation Of law, and removed outside
Of Kansas. Then the excited light
ningS flashed again. Lane harrangued
crowds nightly n Lawrence. lie was
ready to march into Missouri, and re-
lease him by violence, and all the in.
dorSers Of "bloody issue" cried
amen. But their schemes all. failed,
and the principal pubic actor, who
had courage and desperation sufficient
to carry into execution his plan, with.
out regard to cost; and who, in the in.
terim, had returned to Kansas, took
his leave, and determined upon i'm.
mcdiateIy consummating plans long
since laid for operation elsewhere
should he fail in again cmbroiIing the
people Of the Kansas border. We al.
Iudo to old John Brown.
Their next point of attack was Vir.
ginia. Eli Ihayer, Of Massachusetts,
had projected a peaceful Gemonstra
tion to the people Of that State, Of the
advantages VI educated free Iaboroyer
slave labor, ard located a colony there
which was in successful operation and
was winning golden opinions By its
quiet, orderly action. But "OId
Brown and his sympathizers, who
only saw Through revolution the end
OF American slavery" marched into
the State, hired Il farm in the vicinity
Of lIarpers Ferry, and there projected
their iniquit2us work-the exciting Of
Servilo inSurIection, But Brown did
not 90 alone John L. Cook, who
figured SO conspicuouSly with the Do
NoIhings in Kansas, was with him,
and WAS his 'right bower" kagi was
his "Iett,' whilst Coppoc, IIazlett,
Anderson aud Evans, Of Jay-llawk.
ing notoriety, were prominent actors.
Whether Rcdpath was there We arc
not advised; but their syuipathizers
and co-oprratorS in Kansas were post
ed in all the movements of these men,
and but a.short time before the break,
lug ont Of the difficulty ut uarper'S
Ferry, some OF them were trying to
hire money in Lawrence with which
to pay their expenses to the scene Of
the contemplated strife; no doubt dc.
signing to raise the means TO refund
the borrowed money from the sale Of
watches, jewelry and plate" which
the constitution Of the organization
provided should be used to dctrav the
expenses Of the war,
The whole plan Of The organization,
mode Corporations, &c, itseems, has
beenknown in Kansas fora longtime.
We are told by parties who are in the
secret, that the plan OF Old Brown &
Co. was TO strike such a bold and Wig.
orOus blow as to intimidate the entire
population Of Virginia and the South,
who We're known to be exceedingly
tlmofous over :heir slave population.
With his few immediate supporters,
he was to take possession Of the Ar.
mory, while others, with teams, were
to carry the arms aud military sup
plies to the mountains. In those iasr,
nesses he was to erect his independ,
ent standard, around which the ne
groes were to assemble. A secret or
ganization, permeatihg all sections OF
tile North, with powerful backing in
Kansas. was tofurnislI recruits Thus
strengthened they would be able to
bid defiance to State and Federal au
thority, and though a seven years war
should follow, or though il should be
prohacted through half century,
they would keep alive their move
ments, acting mostly upon the defeh.
sive at first, till the negroes Of the
Canadas and 6f:the South could give
them sufficient to justify aggressive
hHa.4Ed "
We do not wish implicate ihno-
cert persons. and we hhlieYa..' yea. we