Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-29
THE ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH FREEDOM

sources, relative to Captain Browns recent at
tempt to practically illustrate in the venacular
of his own convictions of duty, the doctrine that
"all men ore created equal, and endowed by their
creator with certain inaleniable rights, among
which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happi.
ness"
THE ATTEMPT MADE.
"Fredcrick, Nd, Oct. 17.-An insurrectiou is
reported to have taken place at Hafpers Ferry
An armed band of aboiiioniss have full posses
sion of the United States Arsenal, at Harper's
Ferry. The express train running east was fred
into twice, and one Of the railroad hands, ne
gro, was killed while trying to get the train
through the town. The mob arrested two men
who came in with loads of wheat and took wag-
on, loaded it with rifles, and sent it into Mary
land.
The western train on the Ohio road has Just ar
rived. The officers confirm the statement first re.
ceived. They say that the bridge keeper discov.
cred that light had been extngushed, and wen,
to ascertain the cause, when he was pursued and
fired upon by a gang Of blacks and whites. a
colored assistant to the baggage master was shot
and mortally wounded. Conductor Phelps was
threatened that the train should not proceed and
being uncertain to the condition of the bridge,
waited till after daylight. He was detained six
hours.
He says that tho insurrectionists number two
hundred whites and blacks who have full posses
sion of the ormory They are commanded by a
man named Anderson, who lately arrived at Har-
per's Ferry. The rioters seized wagon of wheat,
loaded it with quantity Of muskets which were
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were ordered out. President Buchanan has or
dered out troops, and an especial train is now get
ting ready to convey the troops from this city.
lie has also accepted Senick's company of Freder-
ick, ard has ordered companies from Old Point
This lie authentic.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Baltimore, Oct. l7-Eoening.-A dispatch from
Martinsburg, which is situated west of Harper's
Ferry, sent via Wheeling and Pittsburg, has
just been received. 1t confirms the report that
the insurrectionists have taken possession of the
arsenal at Harper's Ferry, and adds that the mob
has planted cannon at the bridge, and that the
trains had all been stopped. A body of armed
men were getting ready to proceed thither to
clear the road. Great excitement prevailed in
that vicinity. "i''-
The following is just received from Monocacy,
this side Of Harper's Ferry: The mail agent on
the western-bound train has returned to Monoca-
cy. He rer orts the train unable to get throug
the town, which is in possession of the negroes,
who arrest every one they can catch and impris-
on them. The train due here at 8 p. NJ, could
not get through. The agent came down on an
empty engine. The mail train west got as far as
Sandy Hook. The baggage master and another
party started on foot to the bridge they went
through the bridge and were taken and imprison-
ed. They went before the captain of the insur-
rectionsts, who refused to let any ything pass. All
the eastern-bound trains lying west of the ferry
have been seized. The mail train bound west has
returned to this station. There are from 500 to
700 whites and blacks engaged in the insurrec
ton.
| AT o'clock train filed with the military
Guards and other companies, left here for Har
per's Ferry. Several representatives of the press
accompany the train.
OPERATION OF STATE AND NATIONAL TROOPS.
baltimore, Oct. 1873 O'Clock, a. M-Harper'c
Ferry has been taken possession of by companies
from Charlestown and Shepardstown, Va, and
Frederick, Md. The rioters are entrenched in
the armory, and hold Mr.. Washington and Mr.
Lafenfeld as prisoners. The insurrectonists
commanded by Captain Brown, of Kansas notori
ETY., numbered originally seventeen white men
and five negroes, several Of whom were shot
Two men, Of the Martinsburgh company, were
shot dead, whilst charging on the armory. A por-
tion of the insurgents have left here under lead
er named Cook, who, with large party of slaves,
is supposed to be moving towards Pennsylvania
Allen Evans, one of the insurgents, is lying in a
dying condition here, having been shot through
the breast. He says that the whole scheme was
got up by Brown, who represented that the ne
groes would rise by thousands, and Maryland and
Virginia would be made free States.
! COL Shriver, of Frederick, has just had an in
teryiew with Brown in the armory. lie asked
to be allowed to march with his men, and aver
red his intention Of defending himself to the last
His men are very strongly posted in the engine
house, and cannon cannot be used against them
for fear of injuring the prisoners they still hold
Some sixteen persons are known to have been
killed. Fountain Beckman, o railroad agen
was shot dead from the armory. Three rioters
Iylub ucuu uuuCi tho piiusoj hosih6 pooh eho'
by the Shepardstown troops in their charge on
the bridge. ..-.
Captain Cook is second in command of the in
surgents. He is said to be posted in the school
house four miles distant, with large body Of
runaway slaves. .t ..t..l.
The Armory was taken possession of about nine
o'clock on Sunday night. So quietly was it done
that the citizens knew nothing of it till the train
was stopped Col Lee, who has arrived here,
thinks there abundant troops on hand to capture
the rioters, and seems perfectly certain that the
original party consisted of not more than twenty
W hite men and five free negroes. Capt. Brown
had been about here and rented farm four miles
off, which had been the rendezvous OF the rioters.
Capt. Cook has also lived about here, and at one
time taught school, All the other white men
are unknown. They arc supposed. however,
to be men who haye been connected with Brown
in Kansas.