Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-21
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IMPORTANT FROM HARPER'S FERRY.

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1at lxsrr@GYJ>-ImErE A""s, 81.
Company T.. from Richmond Capt: Cary,
arrived a; Harfer'S Ferry ah"at l2 o'clock on
the .unrn;ug OF the l,,h. The Instruction
had h,o.! quclcd, arh ail tic surviving leaders
,,rro srreStcd exccp, .Ephn +. Cooke. who had
escaped with Hr Lewis Waahington's negroes.
'"',o icsrocs however, hare al returned I'll"
s7pr Of ts.c principal leader in the insrrrHctioa
!, apt. John Brown. IRON Esscy ro'inrr. Me-"
I.rll. and recently Of Kansas.
0m Governor Wise reaching the Ar gr'a!, old
T:;:".ri received him with tbs utmost co'npo.
,urr. though evidently suffering nuc'. from his
wounds. lie said. ..Wcl', Governor. suppose
y.u think M icp.aycd rriu,iuaL Wei,
sir, VIC have our opinions Of each other. The
remark vas lpaGc v tn 10 d;src~pcct whatever.
Tie Governor rcplieI, You arc III the houd> OF
the State, and have questions 70 ask. which
YOU can answer gr not ds YOU choose Brown
answered every question aad made a full conits.
sion wbich WI! De p,ihisi!ed hereafter. Brown
said he Wa cu:'scu@s ;liat hc was IN the bands
-. l.is IAN an "a IAN 90 W L'N-s HA' 'a'N
tua: =. Ga- q, hr himself and those already in
c.stour were concerned, lie had 10 conceal
ncntS whatever to hl.kc; that be lad been mis-
taken in his calculations about assistance from
others otherwise lie would have given much
more trouble. lle said that the whole plot was
=" ell coI,r.yed aud arranged 4, fax back as leJ6
and th.thc iai reason 30 expect assistance Of
from 5000 10 jGvJmcr; tia! he looked i,r aid
rom csery .'h,ie Virginia iaciuded.) Upon
being asked II aay negroes or whites in q:
"Gout Harper Ferry. were pledged 10 hn
&c declined af,s~ cr:!g. Bu. upon reflection
Ec famed az answer n these words: IRON
myyisil, and associations and enquiries about
her, !.a"e right 10 expect tic nd ol rom
thr:c H. IKE thousand men" Beng inteTo.
gated very closely by GOV. Wise as to where
the boxes oi guns and ammunition came from,
Brown said thcy wcrc shipped from Connect
cut to ChambeisLiigg. Pa, dircc; 10 y. Smith
& Sons in two boxes. and wee hauie! 10
Kenncly s farm in Ma:ylaud (the reniszIouS.J J
by drivers 81" knew ao'h.n. # nat ;'."y
contained.
p,ocixigHai C0aS!tgti0n was iouni on
ono or TIE rioters. Stevens and shown 20
Brown. 10 i:ow # II WAS genuine. Upon
hearin. the preamble read, he pronounced it
genuine. and confessed tha, hc was the author
chiefly. ,aoueh the document was amended
in their Convention. l'e declined answering
oucs;io!s that might impiicste others until yes.
terdey. wAen be said lie Lad fixed upon Har.
per's Ferry in ls5i as the point to commcnce
his opci iatloAS against the Southern States tia:
ne had fully examined its strength, ascertainsd
the numJrr ct men in charge OF il, and The
probabilities II taking it; SAID be rc''e" TIE
Kennedy Farm in Maryland .bout tTo years
ago for hi, tmc snns- Oliver aud Wa;s9"-uh-
der the nam. 81 Smith 10 secre,c the weapons,
&C., aud lad continued, from time 10 ;'mc' %
add to his stores lie thought he wouia nave
! succeeded bad he held Phelps tram At mar.