Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-11-10
From tie New York Times.
Origin and History Of the Plot.
LITTER raoM COT. FORBES.
SArrnpAY, October %, 1859

Tue l'u0IiC hisil Oe eNaO'Su az Couipi ShcNu
what appears chaos, | have determined 10
DO so, as lar as ny own kno@ ledge enables
me 10 do il. h consequence o! the aecu-
saiian in the columns oil the Tribune, had
resolved 10 adop; This course after the trial
Of Capt. Brown was over, bul The publica-
lion Of ny notice 10 this tffcct dat, Oct.
25.) havirg recipitsted the production o.
documents which arc already before the
public, with names and circumstances which
could willingly have withheld, there is 10
motive for further delay. All my letters
would doubtless have seen The light ere
long, because copy OF each was transmit
ted by me 10 Capt. Brown, as well as 10
his hackers, and even some Of them may
likewise have sent him other copies, SO that
in the cdrpei-b bag, and among the papers
scattered about his house, an abundant sup
ply Of my correspondence may have been
procured. Allow me, therefore, 10 ask Tor
space in your Journal.
About tie 20,h of March, 1857, Capt.
Brown, bearing ala ordinary letter of intro
duction, applied 10 ne. in The name of some
Kansas Committee and pirate citizens, 10
go West 10 organize and Instruct certain
energetic portion of the Free State men.-
My reply was, that so far as the purpose
went, that w as good, but was not far enough
10 induce me 10 move; hui finding that his
intention was 10 act ag&ins; slavery i'sc|i,
acquiesced in his demand, provided he
could so manage as 10 send for Of least ore
year, TO my family in Europe, each month
the half of lchGf pdS al thai iin,e making.
and would further send my daughter 10 her
mother in Europe, for could net leave her
in New York all alone, and could get
son out here, instead Of The child sent
home, which with certain other preliminary
expenses. would amour, to six hundred dol
lars, besides my travelling and other ex-
penses.
Capt. d. being wholly Unknown 10 ne,
i inquired concerning lin and The gentls-
man who had furnished hin with the intro
duction assured me that though he had 10
means OF his own 10 enter into engagements
with me. yet he was backed by substantial
men. That appeared TO ne os sufficient
Capt. B. returned TO the Ems, 10 consult his
friends, and he reappearsd with $500 abOu,
The end of April, 1867. Mr. Greeley led
me 10 hore that could have my family
brought over here instead Of sending home
my daughter, bu; that was not done. The
preliminary expenses, net on my account,
but that oil Capt. BIS, exceeded the $500.
SO that could not manage 10 get my son
from Europe, Tor did he join me FOR up
wards OF year indeed had difficulties
in getting 10 Tabor to find Capt. B.
Capt. Brown having been delayed in Tho
l.as.ern and Central States. was unable 10
reach Tabor earlier than Aug. 7,h, instead
of earlier in June, as had been anticipated.
Ijnrned him there on Ike OH Of August
the Border Rufi1ns having just at that
period spread report that they had eban-
doned Kansas; the New England managers
allowed Capt. B. and myselfto stay at Ia
b5r without funds, and cid not send The
promised rerniitances 10 ny family, becauss
great number OF subscribers did not con- !
tribute their respective quotas. During
this interval Of suspense, Capt. B. advoca-
led the adopting Of his plan, and supper
ted mine Of stampedes. The conclusion ar
rived at was that lie renounced his Har-
per's Ferry project. and | consented 10 co. |
operate III stsmpedss in Virginia and Ma
rylana, instead Of ihe Parl of the country
indicated as The most suitable. perceived
however, that hi: mind constantly wandered
back 10 Harper's Ferry, and it was not till
il had been definitely settled tia, neither Of
MS should 10 anything ua,css under The d.
leciI1n or wiIh consent Of committee, that
iei easy IN Jny n I'd respecting his curl
oils nO.Ious OF iIarptr'f Ferry. lie was
very picus, and had been deeply impressed
FOR mary years with lie Bile story Of Gid
con, believing that he, with handful Of
men, could strike down slavery The de-
vice TO put an erl 10 slavery was desirable,
but ii required 10 be ldicinusIy directed,
or lt.in1y became an absurdily. Indeed, it
would have been Just as easy, and could
have produced more eclat, if, instead Of bar
ricading themselves in the engine house Of
the arsenal, the twenty three had made in
The night descent on The White House and
carried line President 10 paris unknown be.
fore the marines could have had time 10 o.
pen their eyes. ,
Ga The 81 Of November embarked on
b ard a. Missouri steamer for ST. Louis, and
from there went 10 Ohio, where ! received ;
letters from my family, depicting their de- ;
plorable condition, which gave me no very |
kind feelings towards the Hamanitarians.-
With difficulty, and very i'll, reached New I
YORK early in December, 1857, end went
Immediately TO see MIR. Horace Greeley and
Dir Thadrus Hyatt. expected from them 1
q kind reception, but that proved delusion: J
no one was responsible; neither could eth
er remember anything about The circunstsn-
ces Of my leaving, though Mr.. Hyatt had I
BY telegraph authorized me 10 draw on him
for fifty dollars, as was on my road 10 Ia
Dor, which fifty had net drawn for, and
Mr.. Greeley, with whom l had dined at {
Mr.. HyaIt's two days prior TO my leaving
New York, walked with me for some time t
in the evening, impressing upon me not 10 |
neglect 10 let him know everything, esps- I
cisily if there was TO be any fighting, be- |
cause, in that case, he was resolved 10 be {
present. confess that when he protested
this grew skeptical, though Ire repeated it $
over and over sgain. The reception met j
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