Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-10-21
AND RLOODsHED AT
HARPEi,s FEISRY.


KKARPER'S FERRY.
Strange nows comes to us from Harper's
Ferry, Virginia Itappeors that UaptJohn
Brown Of Kansas notoriety, has had tho
fool-hardmess to make an attempt to free
the negroesat Harper's Ferry aud vicinity,
and had engaged in his service somo 10
whites and about 80 blacks, both free aud
slave. They took possession of the United
States Armory, stopped the cars from run
ning cut the telegraph wires, and forced ip-l
to their service some 800 or 400 whites andt
negroes, and stationed armed men at the
ends Of the principal streets TO prevent an
attack from any persons that might come
from the surrounding country. 'Hi''-
The result has been that troops were sent
down from Baltimore, Washington, Martins
burg and other points, to the number of
1000 who inado an attack on tho Armory,
forcingtho doors open With sledgc-hammers,
and taking the insurgents that were alive
prisoners. Brown and his son were both
wounded, the latter ofwhofn has since died,
and the former is not expected TO recover.
Several others of the insurgents were killed
as were also number of the persons en-
ployed in quellihg the insurection. The
survivors ef the insurrection will be tried by
Court Martial for treason ard hung on the
spot. .ttr r.s.asazs aai
A Capt Cook succeeded in leaving the
town with 80 slaves, with the intention of
running them off to Canada, but they will
undoubtedly be ovcrhadled, and meet the
fate of their comrades. yrta
Tho above is the substance of the telo-
/ graph report Of the matter. 'H ra.
Old Capt. Brown is noted character
Hc was formerly an active business man in
Summit county, and with his sons early en-
igrated to Kansas and founded the town of
! IOssawatomie. An enterprising, Free State
man, he soon became the special object Of
hate and persecution by the Border Rufians,
! One son was wantonly murdered by them
at his own door; and another, taken prison
er, with hands bound, was driven on foot by
the ruffians on horseback, under a burning
sun for some thirty miles, without being
permitted to have drop of water to mois-
ten bis parched tongue. The cruel outrages
perpetrated on young Brown caused insani-
Ity. Capt. Browns life was hunted by his
bloody prosecutors, and it is isscarcely mar
vel that he turned upon. his pursuers and
the murderers of his family, and by deeds Of
daring and reprisals made the name of aOld
Ossawatomie" terrorto evil doers in Kan.
;, sas and on the Missouri border. His last
feat was TO crosswith his men into Missouri
and lberate some seventeen slaves from ono
plantation, and conduct tiem safely through
Kansas, Iowa, Sc., TO Canada A price
was set on his head, and so far as slavery
and slnve-holding was concerned, he was ,
} desperate man. He had become n mono
maniac, and believed that his duty and hi.
mission was to free the enslaved by any
means in his power. The scenes at. Har
per's Ferry are but the bitter fruits of tho
} seed sown by the South in Kansas. While
: there is no sufficient apology for the insur
rectionary course Of Capt Brown in Virginia
something must still be pardoned to tn
, spirit of freedom which in his case has beef
baptized in blood and fed as by fire in th
Kansas struggles until reason and Judge
ment have been dethroned, and consum
= ing hatred Of oppression of man byman hp
q hurried an old, brave but misguided either
: into acts the whole country will deplore.
From the latest telegraph reports We il
: fer that Capt. Brown still survived his Sc
: we're wounds, and that speedy trial avail
him and the other prisoners for treason.
is also apparent that the real danger fror
= the mob has been greatly exaggerated, an
that the terrible panic in Virginia, Marylap
and Washington is in fact but 'grcat or
and little wool"