The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-20
Last Nights Dispatches.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct l9-P.

HARPER's FERRY, Oct l9-P. NJ.
The following is the number of killed
and wounded during the recent insurrec-
ton:
KILLED.-Five citizens and fifteen insur-
WoUSpED.-Three insurgents; prisoners
eve insurgents. 9fl1 OF
The prisoners have been committed to
the Charlestown Jail, to await the action of
and tried in few days. The arrangement
about jurisdiction has been settled in this
way: The local authorities are to try the
prisoners for murder, and, in the meanwhile,
will try them en- the charge ftreason.
Gov. Wise said to Mr.. Ould, the District
Attorney, that he had no objection to the
General Government proceeding against the
prisoners, that is what would be left of
them by the time the Virginia authorities
are done with them.
!, Brown is better to-day and has made
fuller statement of his operations. He says
he rented the farm of DIR. Kennedy, six
months ago and the rent is paid up to next
March. He never had over 20 men at the
farm at any one time that belonged to the
organization, but that he had good reason
to expect reinforcements from Maryland,
Kentucky, North and South Carolina and
the two Canadas. He had provided arms
sufficient for 1900 men,: intending geo re-
volvers, 200 Sharp's rifles ard 1000 spears
all of which were left at the farm. t
He also had an abundance of powder and
ammunition. AL the arms were, from time
TO time brought from Connecticut and 9TH
er eastern points to Chambersburg, Pa, and
were directed to j Smith & Sons, at REM
edy Farm, his assumed name. They were
packed in double boxes so as to deceive
parties who handled them on the way to
the farm. IIo says that he made one mis-
take in either not OBTAINING the train ON
Sunday night, or else permitting it to go
| in unmolested. This mistake, he seems to
infer, exposed his doings too soon, and pre-
vented his reinforcemen!s from coming
The names of all his party at the Ferry on
Sunday night except three white men,
whom he admits that he sent away on an
errand, are as follows: with their titles,
under heSProvisional Government, Gen.
| John Brown, Commander in. chief wound
ed, but will recover; Capt. o. Brown, dead I;
Capt. Watson Brown, dead; Capt John
Kige, of Ohio, dead Capt. Aaron c. Ste
phens, of Connecticut, wounded badly, has
three wounds, cannot recover; Lieutenant
Cappic, of Iowa, unhurt; Lieut.. Albert
Hazlett, of Pa, dead; Lieut.. j. Anderson,
of Ind, dead Lieut. VIM. Leman, of Me-,
dead: Capt. John L. Cook, of Conn.,, es-
capped. Privates--Stewart Taylor, of Cana
da, dead; Chas. p. Todd, Of Me-, dead; R.
Thompson, of N. Y, dead; the above, with
the three whites previously sentoff, make in
all II whites. Negrocs-Dangerfeld Lewis,
of Ohio, raised in Va, dead; Emperor, Of
N. Y. raised in s. c., aprisoner; the latter
was elected member of Congress of the
Provisional Government sometime since
Lewis Leary, of Ohio, raised in Va, dead
Copeland, Of Ohio, raised in Va, not wound.
ed, prisoner; Gen. Brown has nine
wounds, but none mortal. ..a ..lf
A bushel of letters were discovered, from
all parts OF the cOuntry-One from Gerri'
Smith, informs Brown of money being de.
posted in bank in New York to the credit
of ]. Smith Il Son, and appears to be one o.
many, informing him from time to time, a;
money was raised.
The following is the constitution, found
among Browns papers at the farm:\ a
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances 70,
the people Of the United States:
WHEREAS, Slavery throughout its enth,
existence in the United States is noce olhe
than the most barbarous, unprovoked, an,
unjustifable war of one portiol2of its citi
zens upon another portion, the only condi
lions Of which are perpetual Imprisonment
and hopeless servitude, or absolute exter
mination in utter disregard and violation O
those eternal and self.evident truths Sc
forth by our declaration of independence
: therefore we citizens of the United States
and the oppressed people who by the recen
decision Of the Supreme Court, are declares
to have no rights which the white man
!. bound to respect, together with all othe
people degraded by thelaws thereof, do, 70
the time being, ordain and establish 70
ourselves the following Provisional Consti
8 tuition and Ordinance, better to protect on
!. people, their property, lives, ard libertie:
: and to govern our actions.
Q ARTICLE /. Qualifications for Membership
t All persons of mature age, whether pre-
o scribed, oppressed, and enslaved citizens {
: the prosecuted and oppressed races of til
: United States, who shall agree to sustai
0 and enforce the Provisional Con,titutio
J. aud Ordinances of this organization, togeti
n er with all minor children of such person
d shall be held to be fully entitled to protectio
y under the same.
It ART. 2. Branches of Government.-Tl
10 Provisional Government of this organizatio
1t shall consist of three branches, viz: Legi
l. lative, Executive, and Judicial.
70 ART. 3. A majority of such membe
y shall constitute quorum.
a. ART. 4. The Legislative branch shall
X, a Congress, or House of Representative
BE composed of not less than five or more tn,
e. ten members, who shall be elected by q
m citizens of mature age and of sound min
o; connected with this organization, and wi