Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-29

woman that she had seen the negro Spears
ee'eral UiheS al C0pk's house, was well
acquainted with Cdok, who owned rifle
that would fire twsnty shots, and had
heard him say thaIif he could get his
VIE and child 10 New York, lie would
turn tiarper's Ferry upside down. She
acknowledged, al lhe examination, having
told the woman thefe things, but said they
were all lies. Shd was let off easy.
Indignation against Governor Wise.
The Harper's Fl dry people are iEdig-
nant al the language employed by Gov
ernor Wise in cens9 ring them for allow.
ing the armory to bd taken, and think the
papers have not givdn them proper credl,
for their efforts to Irepel the invaders.
The citizens, they shy, did all that was
done--drove Browns party into the en-.
CINE house, and kept them there, and moi
a fllbuster was killekI, wounded or cap
tured by the uniformed militia; to whom
all tie credit has hedn given by the news
papers. They talk bf holding meeting
10 vindlcale the homer of the town.
Fred Dod glas Fled.
Frederick DouglaS failed to meet his
engagement 10 lecIuie in Syracuse on the
2lst inst, on "Sel$made Men" The
Syracuse Courier thinks the disclosures
at Harper's Ferry hive induced him to
take the underground railroad to Canada.
| CaSSius II. Clan suspected of .46etiing
the PILOT.
The Lychburg Vtrginian, in speaking
Of the completely Of Gerrit Smith and Gid
dings with the lqreak, says by a
private source. wd learn that Cassius
NJ. Clay has also bden mentioned in the
same connection. Should these suspi-
cions prove well founded, We would favor
a requisilion upon 4le Governors of their
respective States, fdr the apprehension and
delivery into custody of the parties. We
trust that Gov. Wide will prosecute this
matter 10 the utmoA.
Henry clay I'd te on Old Broom.
H. Clay Pate, he border-ruflian hero
of Black Jack, hasI published card in re-
ply TO the charge Of having showed the
white feather TO lib old Kansas conquer
or. Ossawatomie Brown. His letter cIo-
ses with the following sllusion 10 The i'm.
| prisOned insurrecu onisl:
As 10 Old Brown, he has been an out
law all his life. Processing to be a zeal
Gus Christian, he is lanalcal hypocrile.
Living at Differed times in almost every
State in the Uni4 IN, he has been every
thing by starts al nothing long, except
as mean man as horse thief can be,
and as treachero ps as an heir of hell and a
! Joint heir Of The devil.
a Md 10 be Cracked.
1t is stated on reliable authority that the
slaves of wido* lady in Shenandoah
county, Va, wef furnished with arms by
The abChtionisls, nd night appointed for
them TO start to Asrper's Ferry. Instead
of doing so, how never. when the time
came, they held CONSULTATION, and, ia
king those very ards, kept guard from
dark ill dawn arSund their mistress
house. In the morning, they showed
her the arms, told her what they had done,
and went TO work as usual.-Uashinglon
| Star.
Col. WaShington's Statement. ~
Col. Lewis w. Washington, who is great
nephew to George Washington, gives the fol-
lowing account OH arrest and imprisonmenG
Between one and two o'clock on Sunday
night was in bed at MY house, five or six
miles from HarPer's Ferry. l was awakened
by hearing my name called in the hall. | sup
posed it was some friends arrived who, being
acquainted with the h, use, had come in thro'
the kitchen without making any noise got
u? and opened the door into the hall, and before
me stood four men, three armed with Sharp's
Rifles, levelled and cooked, and the fourth-this
man Stevens-with revolver in bis right hand
and in his left GIFTED t'ambeau, made Of pine
whillings. AS | opeLed the door one of the
men said, "ls your name Washington - Said
|, "thal is my name Perhaps Cook, who
was one Of the crowd, also identified me, as he
told me afterwards be was taken there for that
purpose. | was then told that was prison.
er, and one of them said, Don't he Tighten
ed" | replied, I'D you any thing that
looks like fright about me-" "No," he said,
Il only want to s. BY that If you surrender and
come with US freely you are safe" I told them
| understood that sufficiently, and there was no
necessity for further explanation. But was
struck with the n dmbrr of men sent against
me, and asked what need there was of ma
ny, as there no danger of IN unarmed man
in his night shirt resisting an armed force.
was told to put on my clothes, aud of course
complied. "Perhhps," said I, while | am
dressing you will SO good as to tell me what
all this means" inquired what the weather
was outside, and one oil them advised me to put
OH an overcoat, as 4 was rather chiy. Anoth-
er said they wanted my arms, and | opened
the gun-chest for thin 10 help themselves.
( They then explained Their mission, which they
represented to be purely phIlanthropic-to wit,
the ema nclpallon OF all the slaves in the cum.
tl.
After was dressed Stevens said TO me-