Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-22
LATER FROM BARRIERS FERRY.
TWENTY KILLED.
COInMRiIfal Of Prisoners!
THE PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION.
STARTLENG DEVELO MENTS!

STARTLENG DEVELO mENTsl
| HARPER's Ferry, Oct l9-The prisoners have beer
committed TO CharlestoWn Jail to await the action
of the Grand Jury, when they win be indicted and
| tried in few days. The question about the juris
diction has been settled in this way: The local au
thOrties are 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 nc
objection to the General Government proceeding
against the prisoners is what will be left OF
them by the time the Virginia authorities are done
| with them.
| Capt Brown is better to-day, and has made full
Ter statement of his operations. He says that he
rented the farm of DR.. Kennedy six months ago and
| the rent is paid until next March. He never had
! over twenty-five men at the farm at time that
belonged to the organization but that he had good
reason to expect achievements from Maryland,
! Kentucky, North and South Carolina and Canada.
He had provided arms sufficient for 800 men, in
Guiding 200 VevolFeFs 200 ShaFp's rifles, and LOCO
spears, all OF which were left at the farm. He also
| had an abundance of powder and fixed ammunition.
/ All the arms from time TO time brought from
Connecticut and other Eastern States to Chambers
| burg Pa and were directed TO ]. Smith & Sons,
Kennedy Farm, his assumed name. They were
packed in double boxes, TO deceive the parties
who handled them on the way to the farm. He says
that he made one mistake in either not OBTAINING the
| train on Sunday night or else permitting 1t TO go
on unmolested This mistake, he seemed to infer,
exposed his dOngs too and prevented his rein
forcements from coming The names Of all his par
" at the Ferry Sunday night, except three white
men who he admits that he sent away on errand,
are as follows, with their proper titles under the
provisional government viz: Gen John Brown COM
mandern-chief wounded but will recover, Capt Oh
iyer Brown dead Capt. Watson Brown, dead: Capt.
John Kaye of Ohio, raised in Virginia, dead; Capt.
Aaron c. Stephens, of Connecticut wounded badly.
ii l,yr,
recover; Lieut.. Edwin Coppi, of Iowa, unhurt;
Lieut.. Albert Haslett, of Pennsylvania dead; Lieut.
Vim. Leman. of Maine, dead; Capt. John Cook, OF
Connecticut, escaped; privates Stewart Taylor, OF
Canada, dead; Vim. Thompson, of New York, dead.
The above with the three whites previously sent of
make in all seventeen whites. Negroes, Danger
field newly Of Ohio and raised in Virginia, dead;
Emperor Of New York, raised in South Carolina,
not wounded a prisoner The latter was elected a
member of Congress Of the provisional government
some time since. Lewis Leary, of Ohio, raised IN
Virginia, dead; Copeland Of Ohio, raised in Virgin
| ia. not wounded, prisoner az Charest0Wn.
Gen Brown has nine wounds but none of them
are fatal bushel of letters were discovered from
| all parts of the country. One, from Gerrlt smith
informs Brown of money being deposited in q bank
| in New York to the credit of j. Smith & Sons, and
appears to be one of many informing him from time
| to time, as the money raised
The following is the number Of the killed and
wounded during the recent Instruction: Killed
4
| gents. PrisOners-5 Insurgents
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People
of the United States. (FouRd at BrOlcHS FdTm)
PREANBIE-Whereas, Slavery. throughout Its en-
| tire existence in the United States is none other
than the most barbarOus, unpPOToked, and unjustii
able war Of portion of the citizens upon another
portion the only conditions of which are perpetual
| Imprisonment and hopeless serVitude, or absolute
determination in utter disregard of the eternal and
sefevident truths set forth in our Declaration of
| Observation-Disclosures, We citizens of the United
States and 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 the time being, Ordan and establish
| for ourselves the following Constitution and Ordi
nances the better to protect people. their prop
erty, lives and liberties, and to govern our actions.
/ ART l. Qualifications for Nembrship-AIl persons
| of mature age whether prescribed, oppressed, and
ensaved citizens of the prescribed and oppressed
races of the United States, who shall agree to sus
| tain and enforce the Provisional Constitution and
| Ordinances of this organization together with al
minor children of such persons, shall be held to be
| fully entitled TO protection under the same
| ART. 2. Branches Of GOrerRmea-The Provisional
| Government of this organization shall consist Of
three branches, namely legislative, executive, and
! judicial.
! ART g. Leqisdtire-The legislative branch shall
be congress or house of representatives composed
|
who shall be elected by all citizens of mature age
and of sound mind connected with this organization
and who shall remain in Office three years, unless
sooner removed Cor misconduct, inability or BY
death. A majority Of such members shall constitute
| quorum
| ART. 4. ErecdiUe-The executive branch of this
organization shall consist of a President and Vice
President who shall be chosen by citizens mem
| bers of this organization, and each of whom shall
hold his office three years, unless sooner removed by
death. or for inability, or misconduct.
ART. s. JudicidYy.-The judicial branch shall con
sst of one Chief Justice of the Supreme Court anC
four Assistant Judges of said court constituting
Circuit Court. They shall be each chosen in thu
same manner the President, and shall continue IL
Office until their places shall have been filled IN the
| same manner by election of the citizens
ARTS ID To 25-Provide for the trial of the Presi
| don't and other officers and members of Congress
the impeachment of the judges, the duties Of the
President and Vice President, the punishment Of
crimes, army appointments, etc. etc. aid not being
| of special interest, are omitted.
| ARTICLE 26th-Betore any treaty of peace shall
take full effect it shall be signed by the President
Vice President, the COmmander-in-Chiet, majority
of the House of Representatives, majority of the
| supreme Court, and majority of all the genera
officers of -the army.
ApTTcIE 2T-Ddy of the lfiIitary-It shall be the
d+g of the Commander-in-Ch ef and all officers and
| soIiiers of the army to afford special protection
| -, NODDED to Congress or any members thereof
fIa
~ president Vice President, Treasurer and Secre
tn,v of War. and to afford general protection to al
80, officers or other persons having the right to the
S"' Article -Propefy-Al captured and cOnfs
- rronertv and all property the product of the
labor Of those belonging to this organization and o
their families shall be held as the property OF al
oouoIIv without distinction, and may be used tol
tbe benefit or be disposed of for the same object
a-J any persOn, officer otherwise, who shall I'm
orarlv retain for his secret use, or needlessly de
t,6v such property found captured or contiscated
LInginc to the enemy, OF shall wilfuily neglect Il
rdo. a full and fair statement of such property By
him 50 taken or held, shall be deemed guilty of
;sdemeanor and on conviction, shall be punlshet
accordingly. c-., 1.,.v.
nov Mate watches or jewelry captured by honora
HE warfare found, taken or cOntiscated, shall b
hold sacred to constitute liberal Safety or lntel
,ence Fund. and any person who shall imprOperl
retain dispose Of hide or destroy such money or al
tcles above named, shall be deemed guilty of thief
nJ ON conviction thereof shall be punished accord
I'll, The Treasurer shall furnish the Commando
IN Chief at all times with full statement of tn
coedition of such fund and its nature.
ARTICLE 30th-Ihe Commander in Chief and II
Tceas,rrer-The Commander in Chief shall have pow
or 10 draw from the Treasury the money and othe
nroperty of the fund provid ed for in Article 29ti
Int his orders shall be signed also by the Secretar
of War. who shall keep strict account OF tn
, same subject to examination by any member
Congress or general officer
ARTICLE 3lst-S,Uplas Of the Safety or huteHigen
Fifnd.-It shall be the duty of the Commander
Chief to advise the President of any surplus of II
= Safety and Intelligence Fund.- who shall have pows
to draw such surplus his order having been ali
signed by the Secretary ofState, to enable him TO ca
L nv outthe provisions of the 2Sth article.
u ARTICLE Prisoners-No person after havir
surrendered himself or herself as such, to any of
d Ger or private connected with this organization sha
= afterwards be put to death or be subject to any
e. poral punishment without fret having had the bene
to ola fair and impartial trial. shall any prisoner
treated with any kind Of cruelty, disrespect nee
less severity; but it shall be the duty Of all person