The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-27

elect Territorial legislature and fraas permanent
constitution, slavcholders from Missouri, armed with
swords pistols and bowie knives, surrounded the hus
ings, drove away tho legal voters and formed slave
constitution BY violence Having thus usurped the gov
law, the general nature Of which will be understood by
tho following specmen:If any person shall onlcc do
ne to another with intent to deprive the owner thereof of
the service Of such slave, he shall be judged guilty OF
grand larceny and on conviction thereof shall suffer
death be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten
years." In these r0t0us proceedings Captain Brown
played conspicuous figure, he taking part with the ex
PEELED free settlers Of Kansas and was the hero of dozen
lights against those whom the abotionists styled tue
'tborder rufians Of Missouri" Four Of his sons had
made Kansas their home, where they had acquired pro-
pery and the wrongs they had suffered have been
forgotten by the father. He to have made
to wage deadly against the slavehoders and that
spirit prompted his attack on the arsenal OF Harpers
When captured, Brown was brought before the local
magistrates and his answers TO the questions put 70 him
give the best explanation OF his conduct and motives
When asked how he could justify his acts he gave this
repy;-"f think, my friend, you are guilty Of great
wrong against God aud humanity say 1t without wish
ing to be oensveand 1t would be perfectly right for
any TO interfere with you FAR to free those
wifuy and wickediy hold in bondage do say this
insultingly think did right, and that others will do
right who interfere with you at any time and at all times
lhold that the golden rule Do unto others you would
help others to gain their liberty" Whether this is the
language OF sincerity or Of enthusiasm OF martyr Of
monOmaniac 1t is not for us TO decide but there DO
doabt Of its bold aud defiant Brown declared
that he only to free the slaves and not TO take e
seize property or infic injury on single citizen By his
own confession he had only eighteen followers aud when
asked how he could hope to succeed his enterprise with
so feeble force, answered. "Young do not wish to
discuss that question here" Pressed this point he
said 81 do not know that ought to reveal my plans"
Brown admitted that he had commenced his organization
in Canada in the year 1885, and was concerned in taking
eleven slaves from Mssourinto Canada winter When
asked II he thought he had been engaged in religious
movement he replied that was 'the greatest service
man could render to God and that he considered himself
instrument In the hands of Providence" He disclamed
any personal anmosy any desire for revenge, any vim
with tho oppressed and wronged who are as good as
you, and as precious In tho sight of God" When
preached with using armed force and secretly he replied
mora suasion is hopeless do not think the people Of
the slave States will consider the subject Of slavery
its true light till other argument is used than moral
suason" He would not acknowledge from whom he had
obtained money, in what State he had pur-
chased arms, but admitted that he had two hun.
dred rifles and two hundred revolvers, and indig-
nanty discaimed being incendiary or rudaan,
confessing, however, that he intended "freely
to appropriate the property of Shareholders to carry out
ObjectN These extraordinary proceedings terminal
ed with the following threat admonon from Brown,
addressed to the magistrates and the audencc"I wish
TO say furthermore, that you had betterall people
the Soubprepare yourselves for settlement Of that
question that must come up for settlement sooner than
you are prepared for 1t"
Brown and his companions are committed for trial.
They will be charged with murder and treason II ap
pears from the New YORK HERALD pro slavery organ,
that private papers bave been discovered the
sion of Brown duplicating Gerrit Smith ana Frederick
douglas, two prominent aboonists accessories before
the fact in the attack the Harper Ferry
They resident in the State 81 New York, and that
journal expresses hope that under the Extraction acts
they will be delivered up the Governor of Virginia. and
placed in the dock with Brown Whichever may be the
resid Of jury the judicial sentence, eyy certain
that this insane enterprise mil lrore most injurious %
| the Il undertaken 10 promote. II will give
tional securities for the protection Of the domestc ns
tuton and the avowas of Brown aud his will
unite the whole OF them in one SerreG phaanx against
the abotionists This outrage has occurred at in
opporune unctnre. The November elections, being
held will probably determine who Is to be the President
Buchanan
ing declared that he will again be put nomination
The dboionis candidate for that first Of all appointments
is Mr. Seaoord but many ,chO hold sldvvy in dborYenee
may be alarmed and achhod their potc. How African
bondage will terminate holder prophets than ourselves
may predict, bu. disposed TO exercise pru.
dence less presumption. Any attempt at violence
would disrupt the Union the tcles OF which guarantee
its perpctuity The colored declared vendi
BILE property in the express terms OF the
stituton The learned author Of the elaborate
| and scientific work, TYPES Of Mankind" noble
specimen OF American scholarship, but devoted most
African, and declares him the born bondsman OF the
white man. Southern writer's insist that he
provide for himself, and only be happy under
| patrarchal rule Of which the lash s the symbol Of
power and discipline The Northern writers stigmatise
the lash the instrument OF grinding tyranny it
posite ever be reconcied The shareholders how
ever have allies even in the North. Their lands are
largely norgoged to the capitalists of the free States and
tie negro the real security for the payment Of intefes. and
the redemption Of the principal Money thus
conflict with humanity, and the slave has two
servile such Brown attempted could only lead to
anarchy and all its horrors yet terrible they are to
contemplate, they not less hideous than bondage
| of the present and future generations