Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-11-18

al their rendezvous, and are probably distrib-
uiing them already. AS lam not fully in their
confidence, this is all the Information dare
not sign my name TO this, but trust that you
II not disregard the warning on tha, account"
Every principal point here revealed, has
proved true almost to the letter. We be
lieve there is no "armory at Maryland"
but Harper's Ferry is just on the line,
and is expressly named. "The white
man" is Cook, who had lived there for
some years. "Old John Brown" it was
generally known, had left Kansas, aud gone
to Canada; he was pointed out as the
leader of the alleged insurrec,ion that he
was gathering arms; would come in from
Peunsy lvania, and rendezvous in the noun
tans around the place from which the in-
surrection would commence. ALI these
circumstances, SO clearly stated, ight
have put any man on watch, or suspicion
it must be inferred, that Floyd commu-
uicated his information to his superior Off
Ger, President Buchanan. But not thing
was done to prevent the attack-no in-
crease of guard, aud not even warning to
the few at the Armory-no hint to the
authorities of the town-no publication to
the world, that all, every where, might de-
tcct and nip the outrage in the bud. (It
has been said that old Brown was known
to have been in Washington city, breath
ing out threats against Calhoun.) Does
it not seem as if these highest officers
were faithless to their trust? Or rather de-
sired to shave little scare" for effect?
There is nothing in the letter which
looks like malice-no asking of favor or
reward-but everything looked candid,
aud challenged attention. When Thom-
as COrwin was Secretary of the Treasury
he received intelligence, which be needed,
respecting plot to rob the Sub-Treasury
at Charleston: the robbers were frustrated.
The Guy Fawkes conspiracy TO blow up
the Protestant Parliament of England, by
powder in vault underneath their hall,
was discovered by an anonymous letter,
less conclusive than that to Floyd.
But some prominent Democratic presses
with their cuckoo copyists, contend that
Senators Hale and Seward, Governors
Chase aud Fletcher, Greeley, and other
prominent Republicans, are implicated in
the affair, because their names are said to
be found in some of the muddy journals
or letters of Brown running thro all the
Kansas war, or mentioned by that lying
English beggar called Forbes. Apply the
same sort of proof to leading Democrats.
Cook, who is really the worst man Of
the whole party and its local leader, is an
undoubted radical Democrat His brother
in law, that pillar in the Democratic church
Gov. Willard, with d. w. Voorhees,, Demo-
cratic US. District Attorney, and Jos. E.
M'DOnald, Democratic Attorney General
of the State of Indiana, were all at Charles
town, Virginia, to try and save Cook. MIR.
Voorhees, made speech, in his behalf, that
Is said to have brought tears to the eyes
of Shareholders themselves. (Old Brown
is not so fortunate as to have Federal or
State office-h holders plead for him. Are
not these Democrats "clearly implicated"
with Cook-or, why did they rush, with
lightning speed, without being sent for,
to his rescue!
Further-among the scraps of Browns
literature there has leaked out (perhaps
accidentally the following fact:
1--WE have also small memoranda book,
which belongs 10 Realf, one of the party. On
the fly-leaf is written the address of Elias
Langley & Bro, between Fourth and Fifth
streets Cincinnati'-a also MY dear friend,
James Guthrie, Louisville"
This "dear friend Guthrie" is leading
Democrat-was Secretary of the Treasury
under Pierce-and is now candidate for
President before thee Convention.
How is that HE should be found in such
close and confidential relations with this
gang of conspirators? If Senator Seward
is to be implicated, how is Mr.. Guthrie,
the "dear friend" Of some of the plotters,
to escape suspicion! "EIias Longley &
Bro" are prominent "Union savers"
One of the letters in Browns carpet-bag,
sigred j. Smith, directed to Henrie, of
Chambersburg, commences thus:
"Dear Sir: yesterday reed yours Of the
25lh inst. together with letter Of instructions
from our mutual friend baae, enclosing draft
for SI00."
Can "our mutual friend Isaac" be any
other than the present Secretary Of the
Navy, Isaac Toucy? This points as ex-
plicitly to him as the initials and other
hints contained in Browns correspondence
which the Democracy are trying to apply
to leading Republicans.
THEIR PoLITIcs.-The Chambersburg
Transcript states that from regular roll
of the insurgents, found among the pa
pers of old Brown, they are thus classified
politically:
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