The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-28
LETTER FROM HON. G. L. vALLANDIon AM

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Tho Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 18th inst pubrhss y.
interesting letter IRON Hon. G. l. valandigham Represe,
Ferry insurrection and correcting ii some res q
Geographic reports Of the conversations had by hlnesr
others with Brown after hs surronaer NJ VAN
| dighan says
Passing Of necessity through Harper's Ferry on wod
nesday last on my way home from Washington cits I
trains for the West Through the poeeness Of Col ~
the commanding officer, WINS allowed TO enter tho A.
there and among them tho olco building, came d ~
room where Brown and Stephens lsy aud went in -
ens a ans r Mason OF any reporter was
question Of she prisoners and had hcre been
theTo should have visited and inspected the place. jss
as Did, In oil these particulars af1F'
No "interview' asked for by me or any one -.
John Brown, and none granted, whethcr "voluntar
voice in the msster the room being open eSuei,y d -
who permitted to enter The Arfn0ry enclosure IN
went and alike, with0ut consitng Brown; uor ~
ho know either myself or the other gentlemen With ~
lie converasd. Entering tho room, found Senator Masca
u Virginia, there, casually, together with eight or ~
others, and Brown convershg freely with all whe Oheee
TO address him. desd he seemed eager 70 talk eeyew
ooe and new vstefs were coming and going every 10
ment There arrangement to have any repor0srr
did observe for some minutes after eutered -
my were present Some one from Now York tsking
sketches OF Brown Stephens during tho conversat
and The reporter for The HsArD made himself knows 70 N
shsrt time aerward hut nothing Of the Gazee r.
porter TILL several hours later and then at the hotel n ~
Finding Brown anxious to talk and ready TO answer
any one who chose "a ask question: and having hesa
that the Dsurrecon had been planned the Ohio EuGs
Fair held at Zanesv,e In September, veuv us,xs1r
made the inquiry or him. among other things, to ~
ruin o. mo statonent Learning from bis anawor8 ak
ne nao Hvoo Ia Ouio ION MY years, and had visited
state N May or juno last prosecuted my inquiries =
ASCERTAIN what connection his conspiracy might have hsA
WIN inc "Operin RESCUE trials then pending, &nd NE
insurrecionnry movement at that time made In ~
western Reserve % organize orcblc resistance to tha
TO regret mat d'd not pursue the matter further ASKING
more auestons, aoa masking thsM more specific. 4
Is possible tnat some otncrs VINO are 80 tender5y
sensitive IN regard 70 what was devoleped nisht
have been equally implicated. Indeed, It is IN
credible That moro casua! conversation, such a.
tne one neld Dy me win 9onn Brown, anou,d OK
CITE sucn paroxyssrs o. rage ana cal iorh SO much w.
gar put inpotent vnIeraon unless there De much more
yet undscosed Certain Is that three Of tAe negroes
nine 10 an Out o. the mneseen 0cudne Jonn bFown -
esaes o. me nsurrconon were or ma been from ohio
Wnere tney hau receseu ~ Mp~hy ana counsei, n0a
material aid, IN their conspiracy.
sut the visit and interrogation were both casual and
Gld not commune over twenty minu2s az tne Longest
Brown SO far from being exhausted volunteered several
20 me ana more IMAM once insisted taas
IRE conversations aie 20. as,p or annoy MN ~ inc eas
generally very accurate hoogh several q the quesions
auou.eo 70 Dc una parucuSry n1 n.st iour ought 70
nave ueen pun Mto we mouth Oh bys'ahaef, VINO, ~
INC way represents ~ eas' nan score OF dere0t<er-
sons ,,
inc charge preferred OF preach o. good taste and
propriey and all that propose to Judseof y for my
sem having Deen rfssens VI sne occasion; Inere Wa6
t ns,sner . ca es, sing mqnsuon
pumpine, nor any enoIt OF inc KIND, put snort an&
casual VIII tne leader u p0ia anu muraos
oos insarrec 81 man o. singular nelneence IN iua
POSSESSION ~ an ns iacuites, anu ANXIOUS 70 expiaM nks
plans anu niovss 50 iar az was POSSIBLE wnhout im0n-
es .S n I,icHoasas o.s WISE MILL ~ aecmlne =
called aaos vince s''A'"' ''0 'N'f'''A"@ iNs '''o
sa,,eu Jaa.o WIZ. 49,, a.. =. 50. -.
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m n w. man n,s % 49, Jonn nss~n =
49, s Gnu =. . s %, ei . 49,. s si ,leaIIoV
ION, anu ~ eoou ele a,a Will Wou&
naye ucen So.s pa. n ~, S nc ma
cooness daIing lne stoc ian ana Pahcnns.
gray eye, gray nair' neara and mosache compressed
% w. :. .r - -: SA sIs"- - auy siAAs neeos@
, ~ o. =, M IN :. ny Sasau d 80 <., -.
;s -, et . s :. s, ra na .aaS0a, snsd
rfsan fanatic nr nsadman. I'm. his ,,aya-s 40 49,
,snn ;nons;a "a pa nn ~, wv r. az Am. sss
breadth of mind 70 originate and sonive himself ts
ggn an isa, s ~vn ~ ~. " carry oas;
than @ VS. ,c, .a ~, more ex.eaasd
nany more nan No handf or sIis .ro % s
Ma-, Er. a,a 40 h.n ~ ~ n.s wno asluea
,so Tho South ~ ts rse sv S ,o ~ "nn "cs nos
,, m,0 o1, ,ss 90 no % s u DenoIs, men o. m
~mx.. ~. inss ,a. s.a I ,eLny " was que
over faped w. f-sN "AN S~ss-'s1 'o''pA sN'es Aas
For two wears he l,ad bcen plo,,,rr and roror;
with o;ders and cmsortays stnmsams rn,,ss an.r - 80
slave states and ihe free for sjx months he yeJ
SO much as suspicion in slave State and near a"
ecene Of fho irenrrcrtior xvinrirc eon tto ooos -,
conAdsrca &c Nc ns,shs1,xe a soI,. ' s e",e aa
large Quantities Of arms ana MAKING ready far * os
break He had as Complete an ecu;pment oven "a IN
| trenchpe tools as anv commander in regular cam
raipn ans. intended Ntc Nanoeon IN Yrata sar S,,,.
war He had SHARPE rites and Maynards revorers az
narksmon and pkes for The Slaves In The Saod bo,r ~
night crossing tho Potomac he sezed tho srmorv wah
rnny tbonsand stand og arms and other roun,tions
war and making prisoners of more than thirty or i.e
wortnen ofilcers and ci,zenr ovorawed the iowa AZ
Harrars Fairy with lie thnnsnnd inhahitnn,s WITH ,ass
,ha half score Of men Surviving bo bsIa tho armar
for many hours refusing though cut off from ali s,c
cor md surrounded upon ali sides 10 surrender and
was taken with swoyd IN band overowered Nv snner,o
numbers. We, Fighting TO the last During This short in.
.: :, ~ hss wy e I'M .ns ' Us. on'es ~
nd
on the bart Of he American force at the battle of Ne
| Orleans -
John Brown failed to excite general aud most wicked
bloody and desoatpr servio ana civil war ouy beoanss
the slaves and non slayehodng white mon OF tho vioi
nity-ahe former twenty thousand IN numberwoud noA
rise He had prepared arms and ammunition for zoo
men and captured a, the rs blow enough to arm nora
than fifty thousand: and vet he had less than thirty
mcn-ore nevertheless than have begun half tho rovo