Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-08

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.is.. e ,h.. - and sosssss -iss The pso.ss.
isss that A.y vhsd = prS;sos our Kansas dissesls
sep - Ienssosy = z constant fermens; thatthe
ogr "a revosa'ioo. and anything which looked like
pssceiu solution Of our trouble had been and would
oenuy opposed by them We stated that thoss Who le
on the do nothing policy had no material interest
birds Of 70 ss@.es sish .he ssssrs-.h:. hey .ss
oSa esfcassee sed = coon Is The period shosld CON
when ;hsre .ss nothing ie for them e.s. upon the
sng almost wholly on funds sent herc from the Charts
.oe East TO supply the wants Of the destitute
And Who were tho,s nan in the ,err;,or, =. TIA, Tim.
we remember meeting delegation Of them Censrsp
on N august Of last year. There were Walden an,
TEACHER, Ralph and John T. Cook, Honss and Kag, "
oensse rninps and Redpeth, Hinton and Conway.
They did oil in their power to induce the people :,
Keep out OF October elections and rcsored to caun,
and nsapcr.non to carry their ends These came met
uere a. orashopper Falls In September, cousider~bl,
augmented In number but the real interests Of the ter
ntoy iumphed over their revolutionary plos and Ia
~ had Possession Of the territorial
~ Vas win dfhcuity these men could be kept quiet
While waiting the action Of Gov walker and Secretary
stanton, In regard to the Oxford aud MCGEE county
fauda Indeed some Of them did organize and marched
to the vicinity Of Oxford hoping TO succeed In
certain parties which, IL successful would have brough,
on counter hostile movements from Missouri
| Lawrence remember
sane movement OF james H. Lane and these antipeace
men, who projected the idea of numbering the delegates
70 the lecompson Constitutional Convention while on
their way to resume their abors In October and the
dering Of the whole country to assemble AZ Icomnon
with arms and four days provisions take that town
and hang the members Of the Convention. They will call
TO mind tho meeting In Duncans building followed by
one in front of the Morrow House. 10 Lawrence when he
was headed of in that demon work. and the
angunary visit to Lecompton changed into peace
full protest AGAINST the Constituted th.n h.;n
/ framed. e
The Lecompton constitution itself was next made the
preiext Tor bringing on Whoever Is able to call up
the incidents of the s2d and 23d of December Conyen
on held In Lawrence, will be able TO comprehend thar
| to which sllude. Browns Cellar Kitchen Conven
non as Thacher and his associates branded the affair
rolled them IN their plans but then the diff
entes at Fort Scott inauguraied by leaders in all hesc
revolutionary movements. and backed up by Jun Lane
Old John Brown Redpah, Phillips. and all that class OF
persons Then was organized that oath-bound
league the object Of which murder In cold boo5
every officer elected under the Lecomptou constitution
ee he frce state man otherwise. The pass word to
that secret organization was-ane The whole plan of
assassination of relays of horses for the exccutione
&c, are in the possession OF good in Lawrence and
have been for long period n" -
But there q peaceful adjustment of all ,h.. ma,
because Congress did give lee to IN. o.
compton swindie The southeastern voter however was
made the preteIt for keeping alive this war movement
There gathered the buzzsrds again. into active SER
vice called all their machinery for again The
country in strife. Randolph alias VIM Hutchiason
Philips kagi, Hinton, and all thar class Of men, were
MI
them. While at home their organ the lawrence Re-
publican, and several lesser sheets were doing nil in
Their power TO influence the public mind Palsehood
a. IN the former their principal stock in trade
aud all who did Join them in their rrvoIn,;on.r
schemes were branded rcnegades from the Free Soil
Party. - -
Old John Brown, with his minions who opposed IN.
bloody issue in Kansas by numbering the FIVE heads of
families on Pottawaeme Greek at midnight on the 9,,b
oil Appeared and took charge of the maraudng
forces. They attempted make the whole popul.to9
or he
teans Trading Post Brown in constant ntercourse
with men in the East Who declared the stump and in
all her published correspondence, that their ony hope
OF aboshng slavery in the United States Law through
revoluton and from them he received funds from time
to time in prosecution of his schemes When Mont
gomery discovered Brown Cos plans Of voution TO
his credit be it said he protested end In of
their quarrel probably more than anything else the lat
ter made brilliant coup detafnto Missouri killed Cres
took his slaves and made forced march to Canada re-
eeivng any amount of laid and comfort" from his CO.
horts along the road.
At this time boy arrested in violation of law. and
removed outside OF Kansas Then the excited Hghtnincs
flashed sgain Lane harangued crowds nightly in Law
renee lie ready march into Missouri and release
him by violence, and all the endorsers of 'bloody is
sue cred amen But their schemes all failed and the
principal public actor who had courage and desperation
sufficient TO into execution his plan without re-
gard TO cost and who in the interim had returned 70
Kansas took his leave, and determined upon immediate
where should he fail again embsoihg the people of the
haasas sofder, We allqde 10 old John Brown
The next point Of attack was Virginia Eli Thaysr of
Massachusetts,, had projected peaoeful demonstration
to the people OF that State Of the advantages of educa
ted free labor over slave labor aud had located COLONY
there which in successful operation and was winning
golden opinions by It's quiet orderly action. but "Old
Brown and his sympsthisers who only saw Through
revolution the end Of American Slavery" marched into
the State hired farm in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry
and there projected their Ubiquitous work-he exciting
of serve Instruction. But Brown did not 90 alone
John Z. Cook, who figured conspicuously with the
o-Sothings in KANSAS with him and was his right
bower ssgi wa his LETT whilst Coppie, Ha1iett,
Anderson and Evans, of Jay-HaSking notoriety were
prominent actors. Whether Redpath was there we are
not advised but their sympathizers and coooerators In
Kansas were posted in all the movements Of these men
and but short time before the breaking out of the diff
Guilty at Harpers Ferry of them we're tryir TO
hire money in Lawrence with which 10 paw their exoen
ses a thc sose 81 csnsEpsted gtrfe no doubt design
Ing to raise tie 20 refund the borrowed money
from the sale Of watches ewelry and plate which the
constitution Of the organization provided should be used
10 defray the expenses Of the war.
The whole plan OF organization, mode Of operation &c
has been known in Kansas for long time We are told
by parties who in the secret that the plan of Old
brown Co. Wa 70 strike sIch bold and vigorous blow
a. to intiTdae the entire population Of Virginia and the
their slave population With his few immediate support
es he was TO take possession Of the Armoy while others
with teams, we're TO carry the and military supplies
TO The mountains 10 tho-e fatneses he was 10 erect
his independent standard around which the negroes
were L. LsslHb.e secret orgsDizto permea tng all
sections OF the North, With poerfni backing Kansas
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be able to bid defiance to state and federal authority
and though seven years should follow or though
i shonld be protracted through half century, they
nouid keep aiiye thels mpyements acting mostly upon
the defensive at first till the negroes Of the Canadas and
oil the south could give them sufficient strength justify
aggressive movements.
We do not wish TO implicate innocent persons and we
believe, yea we know do not do it, II the statements
OF others can be relied upon, when say that Gerr
smith, OF New York. man Of noble impulses and gene
r1us 10 fault, tool OF these designing men and
100 eheeTuly has entered into their plans and furnished
them material aid" WbiIe Ne l2Ye him for his phan.
tHopy, his devotion 10 Kansas 10 the dsTkes; hour q
her history and for his heavy contributions In aid Of the
right and the oppressed cannot sympathisc with his
hostility 10 The federal government and hs readiness to
| engage with fnadmeD In attempt to overthrow it.
The movement at Harpsrs Ferry msy appear TO be an
Insignificant affair, and interested parties win endeayor
70 make y appear such Since it, failure every one will
deny being cognzant of H. and "Old brown tie mono.
maniac" will be held responsible for all but a. we
said last week, there was method IN bis madness and
that ego Of biz sparkling with ve spoke 10 she
Initiated that the world knew not o.
a. frequently stated, the whole programme vas deye.
oped TO rs while prisoner charged with high treason In
the Summer Of 1885, with the exception that the field Of
operations then contemplated has been removed from