Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-04
JUST 40 WE PREDICTED.

The disclosures Of tho Republican
smissary. Col. Forbes, have caused any
amount Of Aottsring in the oPposit'o"
ranks. So plainly do these exposures
exhibit to the country the tendency
Of Repnblicanism, and its sympath'es
With treason, that, as u dernier resort
the Republican organs throughout the
country simultaneously cry out, ste
q mt 10 be Esliered" Bat this bold
movement will not subserve their
purpose.
Those who have read the cores
pondence between Forbes aud his
principals will bear 10 mind. that the
communications which have been CIV
On to the public, passed between the
parties more than one year ago. They
have not been coucocted to meet the
present emergency. They were wit
ten when Forbes was a member, IN
good standing, o. the Republican
party.
Il was at time when Forbes was
in close communion with the leaders
Of the Republican party, that be
wrote the following letter
"WAsaIxoToN, May 9th, 1858.
ITO Da. s. g. HowE, N. d., Bos-
TON, Mass On Saturday lst Of
Mayl l had ~ interview with Senator
WIN. Il. Seward, Of New York :;
having been introduced to him thro'
. letter from = leading abol'tion'st,
DR.. Bailey, Of the Era. | went
fully into the whole matter, in all its
bearings. He expressed regret that
be had been told. and said that he in
his position ought no. to have been
iuformed Of the circumstances. In
part l agree with him and in part L
differ. regret that the misconduct
Of the New Euglanders should have
forced me to address myself to him !;
but, being now enlightened on the
subject. be cannot we'll let this bust
ness continue 10 its present crooked
condition, instead Of causing i, to be
"put straight" both as regards my
chlldren's situation, "a well AS the cot
ton speculation of the humanitar-
ians."
Here Forbes says, 81 went fully
into the whole matter in all its bear
ings." What matters The previous
portion Of the disclosed corresponds
encs shows what the "mattcr" wat
which he gave to Mr.. Seward Sin al
IL bearings" 1t was the respective
''plans" Of himself and Brown fol
stealing slaves and melting servil'
insurrectiou. Forbes scheme die
not intend the shedding Of blood
Browns plan did. Forbes evhorte'
those who he knew could cOntro
Brown "to see that he (Bro'o,s) be no
perm itted to pat into execution III
own plan" Now Seward knew il
Nay, 1853, what the plan of Brown
was, and he kept that knowledge
locked up in his own bosom, refusing
to donounce it to the authorities, tina
the arm Of the traitor and murdere
might he staid. He might well sec
press his regret that he had been told
this secret, if his purpose was to be
come . party to the rebellion b!
keeping secret the preliminary plan
and arrangements for the commission
of treason aud murder. With gres
propriety he might cxclaim that "h
in his position ought not to hare beef
Snformsd Of the circumstances" Th
odium Of this participation in the ne
iarious plot Of Brown, for which b
u about to suffer the extreme penalt
of the law, will stick 10 WIN. II. Sew
ard - closely As the shirt Of Nessu'
The efforts Of tho Gazette and its Re
publican contemporaries to reiev
their leader from the unenviable posi-
ton in which these disclc suIes nav
placed him, must prove abortive. w
say participation" on the admitte
principle Of law and morals, that h
who refuses to divulge the intention
Of another to commit felony is a
guilty in the sight Of God and man