The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-11-02

day by day large quantities Of arms, and max
ing ready for the outbreak. He had as CON-
plete an equipment, even to intrenching tools,
as any commander in regular campaign, and
intended, like Napoleon, to make war support
war. He had Sharpe's rifles and Maynard's
reyol7ers for marksmen, and pixies for the
slaves, In the dead hour OF night, crossing the
Potomoc, he seized the Armory with many
thousand stand OF arms and other munitions ol
war; and making prisoners gilmore than thirty
ofthe woTkmen, officers and citizens, overawed
the town of Harper's Ferry its thousand inhab-
tants. With less than hall a score of men sur.
viving, held the Armory .or many houis, refus
ing, though cut offirom all succor, and surroun-
ded upon all sides, to surrender, and was taken
with sword in hand, oyerpowered by superior
numbers, yet fighting to the last. During this
short insurrection eighteen men were killed
and ten or more severely wounded-twice the
nomber killed and wounded on the part Of the
American orce at the Battle of New Orleans.
John Brown failed to excite a general and
most wicked, bloody and desolating seryile and
civil war. only because the slaves and non SLAVE
holding lOhite men of he vicinity, the former t0en-
ty thousand in number, i0oud not rise. He had
prepared arms and ammunition for fifteen hun
dred men, and captured, at the first blow, enough
to arm more than fifty thousand; and yet he has
less than thirty men--more, nevertheless than
have begun halfthe revolutions and conspiracies
which history records. But he had not tam
pered with slaves, nor solicited the non-slave-
holding whites around him, because he really
believed that the moment the blow was struck
they would gather to his standard, and expect.
ing, furthermore. the promised re Inducements
instantly from the North and West. This was
the basis upon which the whole conspiracy was
planned, and had his belief been well founded
he would unquestionably have succeeded in
stirring up most formidable insurrection pos
sibly involving the peace Of the whole country
and requiring, certainly, great armies and vast
treasure to suppress it.
Here was his folly and madness. He beiev-
ed and acted upon the faith which for twenty
years has been so persistently taught in every
form throughout the free States, and which is
another mode of statement OF the doctrine of
the "irrepressible confict"-that slavery and
the three hundred and seventy thousand slave
holders OF the South are only tolerated, and
that the millions of slaves and non slavehold
ing white men are ready and eager to rise a.
gainst the 'oligarchy," needing only a leader
and deiverer. The conspiracy was the natural
and necessary consequence Of the doctrines pro-
claimed every kay, year in and year out, by the
apostles of Abolition. But Brown was sincere,
earnest, persistent; he proposed to add works
to his faith; reckles Of murder. treason, and ev
cry other crime. This was his madness and
folly. He pershes justly and miserably--an
insurgent and felon; but guiltier than he, and
with his blood upon their heads, are the false
and cowardly prophets and teachers OF Abol-
ton. G. L. VALLANDIGuAM.