Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-19
A Negro Insurrectionist Arrested in
Tennessee.


account of the arrest of one of Browns men
Dir. w. Russell Palmer. A day or two afte
Browns attempt, a traveller on the Pliladel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
picked up couple of letters in one of the car
dropped by "a passenger. Seeing it addressed
to Capt. Brown, IIarper's Ferry, the finder, OF
arriving at New York, despatched the package
to Gov. Wise, who sent to Gov. Harris to hay,
Palmer arrested, he having been referred TO il
one of the letters as ready to assist in the in.
surrection. The following is the letter.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Oct. 3, 1859.
TO Capt. j. Brown, Gent Communicable CHEZ
Of Provisional Gopt. U. s. A.
DEAR CAPT:-I have just completed my tour
through the Southern States, and am now on
my way to Kentucky. In my last letter to you
mentioned that should give the States OF
Tennessee and Arkansas a thorough securing.
did so, and am satisfied that of all the States
of the South, Tennessee and Arkansas are the
best fitted to make the first strike in. Those
two States have but few whites in favor of
slavery, while they contain an immense num-
her of slaves already ripe and ready at the first
| intmation to strike decided blow for their
I
| are against slavery, and will be ready to assist
them ut a moments warning Several ofthcm
stated to me that they had gone so far as to
| prepare arms for their slaves, and instruct
| them in their use, and how to act when the
| worst comes to the worst. While at Browns
Vile Tennessee, addressed n letter TO the
school teacher Mr. H, and he came to
| Brownsville to see me-
lie saws there is no ayocaton in which a
man can do so much good for our cause as
that Of school teaching, because all the coun-
try around have so much confidence in n school
teacher who conducts himself right. He saws
that the large majority of the colored people
in his part of the State are ready to take I'M
arms mt moments warning and large num-
her of whites are ready to Join them. lie saws
we must send out more well qualified men TO
the South as school teachers, and work them
in everywhere lie gave me a letter of intro
duction to your friend Mr.. Palmer. who is mn
extensive fumer near Shelby Depot on the
Brownsville railroad did moi rct mn ot
that depot, for, on inauiring of n MESSENGER in
the cars. | learned that Mr.. Palmer did
moi then live on his plantation on no
count of n difficulty between himselfond wiGc
and nm Injunction ON his property and writ
nendinp n divorce and that he wonld he hard
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