The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-10-26

naming Oneewa taken unharmed. The
white insurgent wounded and captured,
died IN few moments in the arms of our
informant, He was shot through the
breast, arm and stomach. He declared
there were only nineteen whites engaged
in the insurrection.
| For an hour a running and random fir
lug was kept up by the troops against the
rlote"s-several were shot down while
many managed to limp away wounded
During the firing the women and children
ran shrieking in every direction, but when
they learned the soldiers were their pro.
tectors they took courage and did good
service in the way of preparing refresh
ments and attending to the wounded Our
informant who was on the hill when the
firing was going on, says all the terrible
scenes of q battle passed in reality before
his eyeS-soldiers could be seen pursuing
singly and in couples, and the crack of the
muSket and rifle was generally followed
by one or more of the insurgents biting
the dust. The dead lay in the streets
where they fell;the wounded were cared for.
Capt Browns wounds consist Of
sword cut in the forehead and q bayonet
wound in the kidneys. Another of the
rioters killed was named Stewart Taylor.
j. G. Anderson, ringleader, who stop
ped Conductor Phelps yesterday, was
killed during the first attack by the Vir-
giniaEs. Anderson was a fine looking
man with flowing white beard. Some
of the Maryland volunteers are in pursui.
of Capt. Cooks party. A body of forty
men, mounted, left this afternoon for Har-
per's Ferry to pursue the rioters. Il is
reported that many Of these have escaped
and are secreted in the mountains. A
negro named Green, who was CONSPICUOUS
in the fugitive slave riot at Harrisburg
some years ago. was among the insur-
gents.
The following fragment of letter was
found in Captain Browns pocket 1t
occupies page of fine note paper straw
tinued, aud is written in pencil, evidently
/ by person of education. 1t is without
date The freight alluded to was doubt
less the sort usually carried on the Under
UrOuuu hailrOau:
CAPT BRowN-Dear Sir: l have
been disappointed at not seeing you here
ere this to take charge of your freight
They have been here now for two weeks,
aud as l have to superintend the provi-
sion for them it has imposed on me no
small task besides, and if not soon taken
on some of them will go back to Missouri
l wish to know definitely what you pro-
pose doing; they cannot be kept here much
longer without risk to themselves, and if
any of them conclude to go back to the
State it will be bad termination to your
enterprise (No signature)
HARPER's FERRY, l:3O p. M.-The
Secretary of War has telcgraphed to Col
Lee that Mr.. Ould, the District Attorn-
ey for this District, will proceed forthwith
to Harper's Ferry to take charge of the
legal proceedings against the prisoners
and bring them to trial The train is
now getting ready to convey horses and
men from here, to pursue the rioters in
to any State or locality where they may
have fled. This is by order of the Pres
ident at the request of Governor Wise.
BALTIMORE, Oct 20.--The following i!
a description of Capt. John E Cook, one
Of the leaders in the recent insurrection
height feet inches; weight 1872 pounds
walks with his breast projecting f2rwarS
and head leaning toward the right; ha
light hair, with a small grow h around tn,
upper lip, with sallow complexion sharl
narrow face
It is eue-ally conceded that Cook i
still in the mountains Of Va, or on tn,
Md, side of the liver, and the neighbor
hood is so closely guarded that he cal
hardly escape. aet.T ~ .@rfs-s
, WASHINGTON Oct 20.-District Att.
Ould and CO.. Lee have returned from
Harper's Ferry. The former, soon afte
his arrival had conference with tn
, President and the latter long interview
, with the See'y Of War. ...s.-
] United States Marshal, Johnston, O
| Ohio, who is now here, says one of tn
, parties engaged with Brown was prorni
nent in the Oberlin rescue.
CONSTITUTION AND ORDINANCES FOR TIL
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
. Preamble e-Whereas, slavery through
E out its entire existence in the Unite,
, States is none other than the most bar
, barous, unprovokcd and urjustifable wa
5 of one portion its citizens upon anothe
! portion, the only conditions of which art
perpetual imprisonment and hopeless ser
o yitude, and absolute determination in ut
ter disregard and violation Of those eter
, Iial and self evident truths set forth in ou
, Declaration of Independence; therefore
; we, citizens ofthe United States and tn
! oppressed people, who, by the recent de
cision of the Supreme Court are declared
to have no rights which the white man i
bound to respect, together with all othe
, people degraded by the law thereof, dc
for the time being, organize and estab
p ish for ourselves the following Provisiona
Constitution and Ordinances, the better t
, protect our people in their property, live