Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-24
lLATE NEWS.
The HArpes's Ferry ARair.

broNn made q statement intended for tn.
repos4<rs, as fol!ows.
! You do not want TO converse any
viii Femark to these reporting gentlemen
that claim TO he r. in carving ou,
measures believe TO be perfectly justifia.
Die, and not To act part at all incendiary y
or rufhanly, but on the contrary. to aid
those suffering under great wrong. wish
10 say, fnftherss. ore, that now all yOu peo
PIE u the South had better prepare your
selves for a.settiemsnt Of this question 1t
music lac up for settlement .oouer than
you aTe prepared for il aud the sooner you
Commence that preparation. the better for
YOU. ion may dispose cf me very easy
amlneariy disposed Of now-bnt this ques-
fions mean the end Of II, is not yet These
"ourds were INFLICTED upon me-both the
sabre cuts on my head and body, and the
bay net stabs in different parts Of my BODY
= -soope minutes after had ceased fighting.
and bad consented To surrender for the ben
eiit Of others and not for my own benefit. "
Several persons present denied this al ate-
ment
Fbelieve the Major here" pointing tc
Stewsrt, would not have been alive but for
me. | might have killed him Just as easy
NJ could XIII musquito when he came in,
but \ supposed he came only to receive our
surranaer. There had been long and loud
caliaof surrender from us, as loud as men
conlo yell but. in the confusion and TX
citeo-nt suppose we were not heard.
do Iiot believe the Major or any one else
wau1ed TO butcher us after We had surren
derSi"
~ officer presenth here stated that specific
ordtrs had been given to The Marines not to
shoot anybody. but when they were fired
upon 10y Browns men, and one Of them had
beep killed and another wounded. they were
Obliged to return the compliment. Brown
inslsted, With sosse warmth. that the Ma
rines fired first.
Al Ofiicer-Why did you not surrender
beisre the attack.
b did not think it was my duty or
interest to do so. We assured our prisoners
that We did not wish to harm them, and
that they should be set At liberty. ! exer-
ci sed my best judgement. not believing the
people would wantonly sacrifice their own
fellow citizen When we offered to let
him 20 upnn condition Of being allowed to
change our position abunt quarter fof
mile. the prisoners agreed by vote among
to pass across the bridge with
us.
We wanted them only as sort of guar
antee for our own safety, that we should
not be fired into. We took them in the
first place as hostages, TO keep them from
doing any harm. We did kill some when
defending ourselves. but saw no one fire
except directly in self-defense. Orders
were strict not to harm any one not in
arms against US
Brown. suppose that you had my negroes
in the Free States what would you do with
them
Brown. in a loud tone and with emphasis
Set them free, sir.
Your int ntion was to carry them of and |
free them2
Brown-Not at all.
Bystander-To set them free would snc-
rifice the life Of every man in this commus
aiy.y
Brown do not think SO.
Bystsnder-I know that | think you I
are fanatical
Brown-And think you are fanstical-
Whom the gods would destry, they first |
make mad"
Was that your only object to free the ne.
groes
BIown-Absolutely our only object.
Bystander-But yon went and took Col. |
" WashiHgton's silver and watch.
Brown-Oh. yes we intended freely to
have appropriated the property of slaves
holders to carry out our Object. 1t was for
that, and only that. We had 10 design to
enrich ourselves with any plunder whats
ever.
Bystander--Did you know Sherod in
Kansas | understand that you killed |
him.
Brown killed no man. except in fair
light fought at Black Jack at Ossawat-
-omie. and if killed any body, it was at
'ne OF those places.
Dispatches were received here from Ha- |
yerstown, which declare that Cooks wife |
certainly went to Harrisburg on Tuesday. |
md took boarding in the same house with
Browns daughter in law.