Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-29

Oar very conservative and pro-slavery neigh
Dor Of the National Democrat has been, unin-
tentonslly We presume, adding frenzy to the
ireprosSibls panic in Virginia, whereupOn the
State Journal pOkes the Democrat under the
ribs with few quiet icks, thus:
They are having terrible times up on the Re.
serve. The Cleveland National Democrat has
the Harpers Ferry ague, bad The symptoms
arc now the test of the national democracy
The National Democrat sees armed abOlitonists
in every bush. John Brown, jr, Is "armed to
the teeth to prevent an arrest" Arrest for
whatl For being the son OF John Brown Of
Ossawstomiel Has he been indicted for that
Or Is Marshal johnson anxious " d. little
arresting ia advance Of legal processl What
kind Of a country is itup there ifpeacSlble men
without crime, accusation or indictment, are
obliged 10 arm themselves to the teeth to pre-
vent an arrest. lie can fire thirty.two shots
the National etc says, without reloading. He
told this to Judge Giddings, sen Of J. r. Gid
dings, which at least doubles the shots. The
National thinks he is arming men 70 aid in the
release of his father, but it he iS, he is doing i
secretly. The editor is quite cure he is DONG i
secretly, because il he was doing it openly, it
would be knowa "gHOd erdt," etc. He know
ingly remarks:
"rhe men will not 60 in company, but one bl
one they viii make their way to the mountains
and in the Tecesses OF the Blue Ridge will Join
their comrades. OF this we have evidence"
| What be is doing is secret, so that is a mater
ofbeicf with the editor; but what the men toil
do secretly he has evidence Of Most sapient o
nationals! 'Thess facts" (What!) no says
CONNECTED with the burning ofthe property o
the Jurors before whom Brown was convicted
convince us that there is settled plan to Tescu
Brown" OF course it does! These men arm
ing secretly and dropping along one at tim,
are burning grain stacks and barns to light thei
way or to allay the fears of the Virginians an
put them off their guard. That is undoubtedl,
the way to do It, The extra regiments, Gov
ernor Wise is ordering to Richmond in cons'
quence, will only Increase the facilities fC
rescue.
But here IL letter that fixes the thing; 8
necessary ,Iso important, and 60 natural that th
rescuers should write III 1t is said to have bee
received at Charlestovn IN cipher, postmarke
Cincinnati:
"0BERLIN (no date).
DEAR B: We are all right. You ma
look for US, one by one commencing to-day.
"Feign ianatcism as much possible
Keep ia good spirits till we come Don't b
alarmed CoNo.n
) For the sake of the next census, let not tbs
ancient dispensation, septennial fool kile
come this year, Desiring to improve blessing
while spared to US, we copy further from tn
National:
"Since that letter was written, men hay
J left Oberlin, on almost every train, without AZ
parent business, and have not yet retumed.-
They all left ia the trains for tho east, and al
: generally of that class Of ultra Abolitio. list
i without families, who would be presumed {
join in such an expedition"
Let him comprehend all vagrom men
leaving for the east, one by one, without lam
lies, without apparent business, end not returl
ing. Let them be examtned, their busne
=. made apparent, made to leave three or four at
! time, bonds taken for their return, and abo,
all put in the way Of families Marry ma
and you unfit him for treason, stratagem al
spoils tits like blacksmith, putting a tou
niquet on the nose of faetious horse, TO gi'
him something to think Of. A married mu
has something to think of besides ploltir
treason He will have enough to do to regu
late his own domestic Institutions in his ON
way without poking his nose into Virgin
and as for stratagem, secresy is essential
that.
The editor should see to it. No one W
, deny that he is is "thc most senseless and
man" for the purpose. The formula for h
examinations is laid down in the books, by
wiser man than he; the quotations we ha
made will bo sufficient reference, where ahinl
is so strong.
Now, if there is evidence as the editor say
], that John Brown, Jr,, Is arming men for I
rescue, who are leaving on almost every trai
why does he deny that Marshal johnson tel
gfaphed that to Governor Wise lie mt
have teegraphed so, or he is conniving at /
plot, or the editor plays variation when
says there is evidence OF an attempt at rescl
THIS is a triangular dilemma, one horn
which is palpable. Does not this disclose
origin of all the cock and bull dispatches Sc
from Ohiof