The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-25

The London Times o. Browne Revolt.
Tho following amusing jen d'e.prif appears in
the Springfield R'pnbtie,ts, prefaced With the
heading e From u, Lo~don iS.es, N adrancs of
ne sh dmsr.)
The account we give this morning OF the reduction
ofBAp,s Ferry, In America, by tho incon SIDE rabio
Force Of four white aud ak grpcs, eng aged In
ssrvie insurrection, must GIL our sisrs sth as,,n-
khmcnt We oonfs ss TO io. inss OF c1sgIin aud
t6ca'ion At ths nes aud xpccted evidence o. the
degsheracy and eGeniDscy to which our trsusstlsp-
tic cousins are reoued It Is but another instance
prof Of the debttating and demonstrating effects Of
republican Institutions upon winch under .
str, ns sovernment has always proved itself nvin-
Cble,
In order TO understand fully the nature Of this
tranrscti'n n, u should be premis.d ths4 H.rpcr's
Ferry one OF the moet strongly fortified positions
point b,twcen t~o rivers, aud has sruens,
tAintt ev,rh Thousand guns, aud occupied by
go or 3OO men Gen. BAows, or "od Bnows," ~
hes cuntemptuously called, taking advantage Of
Gen soor1's absence on . voyage e. sau Jnnn, ~.
sumcd the authority d Cnmmauder-tn In chief II tho
linitso States army, to'k Possession OF this strons
I ali tic men found sbout, aud u sove,M
panter,. ipoudiDg = grsndson OF tho Ilus-
trous w.sn-GIos, and himself disttng ,ishcd
ofiic,r or thu army, placed seutrios at the rail-
rad bridges and the corners Of the streets, aud
80 held the wn for twn days, until tho states of
Maryland and Virginia al Q ncentrstso tneir frcos,
when, supp, rtod by all the svsilabe federal troops
fun the capital aud the Notifications around, de-
tern incd assault made upon the insuf gents, and
three Of them were killed, aud the remainder, num-
boring three four, Ctbo accounts not agreeing
to the precise nun,ber) were taken prisoners
There IL also indiatinct report that Coos had
fcd with wagon load Of einancpat d ncgrOes to-
wards tho free ,tsto OF Pennsylvania n an in
vading force of 10000 men had been routed, tho
American papers could not have been profiSe
and extravse ant in their boastines and exltstion
and as tie federal capital =, ems 10 have been
sdored In imminent peril from this haUdfu If men,
we presume the President will isue . proclaim atnn
for day Of nations! Thanksgiving for tue able
d.liyeiancc.
We certainly hope for . peaceful solution of the
Ssn Junn difficulty. But In consideration OF this
Hafpsr'a Ferry affair We tust her Msjesty's gov
the FAKE IL peace Aud In case war becomes
ssry the government will only nced 6t out steam
tug capable Of lsndisg f'ty nxty tho coast
~ the United Htats suywhsre south OF the Potomsc.
IL will require eight ten to tAko and hold
washtnston, and the rcrt can divide and march
through the Southern States In different directions,
collecting an army of negroes as they proceed. In
about ak weeks the Southern Stats would be cleared
of white men and organized colonies under Grest
Britain, with froo negroes citizen planters The
Northern States would at hrst bc inclined to resist
slow miia into action the whole thing would bo
accumy mylsh,d, ard they would III, N scquiesce In II
without culty, In order To tho Union, they
always have cone In every settlement OF the ss
very question, no dntastsfu At first. Tho affair
1t iarpe Fssry furnishes undant evidences OF the
| facility and speed with which this scheme may bs
executed, and trust Der Majosty's ministers vii
give It their serious consideration before conseutins
| 60 any ad ustmont Of tho boundary question wbci
| est degree.
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