Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-11-09
.z STARTLING REVELATION.

WdSh. C0hStatutl0h = '
/ }o 75 FL. STARTLING REVELATION.
Seunrd, Hale, Summer anil Other Repubticans m
plicatcd-Lolonet Forbes Correspondence Pu6-
tished. 1 '..arr..1.
The conspiracy correspondence published the 9th
er day suggestive of the extensive ranncatlons
of the plot; and conclusive as to the completely
therein of such abolitionsts and Black Kepubllcans
AZ J. r. GiddineS Of Ohio Gerrit Smith, OF Peter
boro': F. b. Sa,,born, of Concord Mass, and DIR.
Howe Of Boston; but the New York HeruId OF
Thursday publishes five columns Of letters written
during 1858, by one Col Hugh Forbes, purporting
to disclose the fact that for the last year and halt
ut least the project of the lIarpers Ferry outbreak
was known to Senators Seward, Summer, Hale. liov
Chase, Of Ohio, and others, and that they suffered
the project to ripen and bear the disastrous iruit
that has been borne without effort to the contrary
These letters involve much higher game
The first letter is addressed to 'F. Is. Sanborn,
Concord. MasS'-the IF B. s." from whom Brown
acknowledges several renttanccS OF money, and VINO
is or was the Secretary of the Massachusetts Emil
grant Aid Society," The following head note is pre-
fixed to the letter:
"On the 9th December I wrote to Senator
Charles Summer at Boston, requesting him to see
what could he done in the case. The copy was not
aiken. Mr. Summer transmitted the letter through
dr. Howe to Mr. Sanhoru who replied, LIST january,
alleging, ignorance Of my engagement with Capt,
Brown"
The next letter is to the person, and is pre-
laced by the following head note:
Won the 18th January, Mr. Sanborn replied to
nine of the 9TH lie explained that he had done
much to aid thu cause; that he had caused S3,ooo
in money and arms to bc given to Capt b.; also
il, 900 to be voted TO him by the Chicago commit
tee, of which he had received 800; also, had done
many other thin, IS of similar nature-as $500, re-
r,rt ~ a,0,,r that If he had
known of the engagement between Capt. Is. and
myself, he would have supported my wife and chill
dren rather than allow what has happened to take
| place"
! 1t appears that Brown and Forbes were brought
en- rapport by one of the reverend editors OF the
! New York Independent-that is, Rev. Joshua Lea
witt
The letter which connects Seward with the affair,
| is dated Washington, May 4. lS5S, and is addressed
! to Dr. s. g. Howe of Boston. 1t reads as follows:
F.. "On Saturday Qst May had an interview with
Senator Vim. II. Seward, OF New York, having been
! introduced to him through letter from leading
! Abolitionst. DR.. Bailey, of the Fra ! went
! fully into the matter in all its bearings He cx-
pressed regret that he hal been totd and ~tm that
he in his position ought not to hare bren informed
! Of the circumstances In part | agree with him,
/: and in part differ regret that the misconduct
! of the New Englanders should have forced me to
address myself to him; but being now enlightened
ON the subject he cannot well let this business CON
! tinue in its present crooked condition instead Of
! causing it to be put straight.
! TO Senator Hale in his interview at Washington,
Forbes says he did not enter into the details of John
! Browns projects. but did Of the other matters
! Forbes says he sent letters to Gov. Chase. who
/ found money, and Gov. Fletcher, who contributed
arms.
! The Herald" in commenting on these docu-
ments, says:
There is a curious history connected with this
correspondence and suggestive of the truth of the
old MAXIM about the effect of thieves falling out
! 4 certain Hugh Furbes-iamiliarly known as Col.
/ Forbes-an old comrade of Garabalds in 1913, and
since then refugee in this country, seems to have
been hired the Dugali Dalgetty principle, to 30
i; to Kansas a couple of years since, to cooperate
with Ossawatome Brown, and 10 lniart to his raw
lcvcs little instruction III the art Of Forbes
and Brown pulled together well enough for some
months, until there came to be misunderstanding
in regard to the pay and provcnder. Forbes ap.
pealed from Brown to the general Abolition com
miSsariat in this region, but found that he was
doomed to be cheated all round. Greeley fell back
the strict letter Of the law, and pleaded that he
was not bound by Forbes contract with Brown.--
Sanborn who the secretary of the Massachusetts
Emigrant Aid Society," and Howe, well-knowT
Abolitionst of Boston, kept yatcrng with Forbes
familys credit was stopped at the French or Italian
restaurant, where they used to get their meals.
Forbes became indignant against Brown and thu
humanitarianS, he styles them, and denounced
them all in pretty round terms. But still tn
troubles of his family did not wean him altogethc
from the work to which he had lent his hand. OI
the contrary, he devised plan which he submitted
to his abolltlonst friends, North to perform effect
ually the kansas work that Gerrit Smith speak
of in his letters.
Forbes plan was simply an organized system O
STAN pedng slaves along The border States, and thu
gradually driving the Institution further South
Browns project was declared so long ago as May
1s5s-to be identically that which has had such
miserable failure at llarpcr's Ferry. Forbes wa
too experienced stager not to see the inevitable II
suit of such a ridiculous project and much of hi
correspondence that has fallen into our hands
taken up with dcnuncations of Browns crazy ide;
and of appeals to the leading Republicans to sto
Brown, or to denouncc him.
1t appears beyond all peradventure, by this CO.
respondence, that among the persons to whom b
denounced the Harper's Ferry project year and
half ago, was Senator VIM. Il. Seward He had a
interview with that Senator in Washington city,
! May, 1858 and rs appears by one Of his letter
he went fully into the whole matter. Again, |
had interviews with Summer and Hale, also
: Washington; and, in fact it appears that all tt
leading Republicans and Abolitionists of the cou
! try were fully cognzant Of the plan of Brown, al
if they did not actually identify themselves vii
. him. they did not denounce him to the authorize
: On the contrary, they kept him furnished wi
5 money and arms, and carried on correspondent
9 with him.. 81 ~
: The main thing proved BY this correspondence
n that for the last year and half at least the pr
S ject Of the Harpers Ferry outbreak well know
g to Seward, Summer Hale and others, and that the
l. in their intense sclfishness, and to forward tn,
d political or commercial spcculations, suffered t
project to ripen and bear the disastrous fruit that
If has borne. Ihey-not the crazy fanatic Jo
s. Brown-are the real culprts and it is they, not
J. who, if justice were fairly melted out would have
re grace the gallows. -.
le SoNs OF NoKru-CARoLINA.-The w ashington D
1t pnteh notices the circumstance that there were
Is the late Episcopal General Convention four natl,
e Of Newbern, N. g. viz:-Bishop c. S. Hawks
X Missouri, Rev. Dr. Hawks, of New York, VIM