The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
Curious Conspi, acy--New Covernm.n,

Curious COnspil acy..New Government.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. l9.-Geu. Brown is better
to-day and has made fuller statement of his opera
tions lie says he had rented the farm OF Dr. Kenne-
dy six months since and the is paid until next
March. lie never had % men ut the farm at one
time that belonged to the organization but that ho
had good reason to expect achievements from Mary.
land, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina aud
the Canadas' lie had provided arms sufficient for
and 1000 spears, all OF which were left ut the iarm
lie also had abundance Of powder aud ammunition
All arms were from time to time brought from Con-
nseticut and other Eastern points to Chambersburo
Penn, and were directed to J. Smith Il sons Kcnne.
dy farm, his assumed name. They were packed in
double boxes SO rs to deceive parties who handled
them on their way to the farm lie says that lie made
one mistake in either not OBTAINING the train on sun
day night, or else permitting it to 20 unmolested this
mistake he seemed to infer exposed his dongs soon
and prevented his rcinforcements coming The names
Of all his party at the Ferry Sunday night except
three white nep, whom he admits he sent away on su
crrand are rs follows, with their proper titles under
Provisional Government
Gen. ono. ID own, commander in chief, wounded,
but will recover Capt. Oliver brown, dead Capt.
watson Brown dead Capt Johs Kagi, Of Ohio, rails
Connecticut, wounded badly --has three balls In his
body cannot possibly recover Lieut. Edwin Cappic,
S 2, Iowa. am.urs Lieut. Albert i"slett Of Penn,
Lieut.. VIM Lemon, Of Me-, dead Capt. jno. II.
Cook, of Conn, escaped; Prvates, steward and Tay.
ior, OF Canada, dead Chas. +. Tidd, Of Me. dead
William Thompson and Dolph Thomp ON, OF N. York,
dead above with three VIII ties previously sent OIL,
makes in all II whites.
NRGRoEs--Newly, OF Ohio, raised In Virxina, dead
Lewis Leary, OF Ohio raised in Virginia. dead Co
pend, OF Ohio, raised in Louisiana, not wounded, q
prisoner ut Charleston. Gen. Brown has nine wounds
but none OF them are fatal
bushe Of letters discovered from all PARTS of
the couatry. One from Gerritt Smith, Of New York,
Informs Brown OF money being deposited in bank in
New York, to the ccd Of Smith 4 Sons. II appears
70 DC one Of many informing him from time to time
money " IS raised.
The following is the CONSTITUTION, found among
the papers ut Browns farm
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances,
for the People Of the United States
PREAMBLE WHIRKAs, Slavery throughout the
United States, none other than the bsrbarous,
unprovoked aud uDjustdabls war OF ole portion OF
citizens upon another, the only conditions OF which
are perpetual Imprisonment and hopeless s~rvtude or
absolute utter disregard aud volS-
Ion OF those eternal truths set firth in Deciara-
ton Of Independence:
Therefore, We, citizens Of the United States, aud
oppressed people, who BY the recent decision OF the
white men are bound to respect, together with all
people degraded by laws thereof do for the time being
Ordain aud establi tor ourssve., the following Pro.
vlsOnal Constitution and Ordinances, the better to
protect our people, their property lives and liberties
aud to govern our actions
ARTICLE lsr.-- QudiifodfiO Of Nea6srship.-All
per Of mature age whether vo.pribed oppres. ed
and onslaved citiSens of prescribed and
races OF UHitcd States who shall agree sustain and
enforce tho Provisional Constitution aud Ordinances
OF this organization, together with all minor children
Of Auch PERSONS shall be ncl to br fully ENTITLED to
protection under same.