The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-10-28
rlscISnrper's Fcrry yInsurrcction
Ills Moral.

---Ifs NornI.
we publish ON tha outside OF to-day'sl
paper detailed account Of the attempted
insurrcotion at Harpcr's Ferry, Va The
actual number Of foonspirotors engaged In
Il has dwindled down, from some 600,
ae first reported, to 16whito men and D
negroes, all told, ofwhom old "O,sawa-
tonic" Brown Of Kansas not,rioty wus
the acknowledged leader. The whole
transaction carries upon its face tho cvi-
denccs Of Browns insanity. To attempt
slave insurection in populous state,
like Virginia, with such a handful Of
men, can be looked upon in no other light
than as the desperate and fool-hardy at
tempt Of madmon. Driven to despera-
ton by repeated outragcs in Kansas,
Brown, who was az best a fanatic, be-
came desperate. lie swore revenge up.
ON the South and imagined himself CONF
missioned from above 20 raise an army
march into the slave states aud lrss'aii
tho slaves.
p,ov,,s msdpsss i.66t much to be
wondered AZ, vieh-we consider what he
bo. pfarss. Ono Of his sons was bru-
t.llyimnrdored by the proslovery menin
Kansas, and daughter, who witnessed
tho murder other brother, became q raw
ing maniac. Another son was taken
prisoner by the uiIians, loaded with heavy
chains, aud compelled to march 80 miles
beneath a burning sun, from the effects Of
which he died. Goadcd 10 madness by
repeated outrages, Brown became despor-
hts and rctulluted upon the Missouriuna
Ho sworo revenge upon the entire Snih
and the affair at Harpcr's Ferry was but
the insane attempt 10 carry out his chor-
ishcd project. He never had any sympa-
ny from the free state mon Of Kansas or
any encouragement from the Rcpubli-
cans anywhere and the attempt to charge
Dis acts upon the Republican party is a.
puerile 6s Il is mcnn and contemplate
Brown himself said that the plot originnt-
ed in Canada and his only followers were
few desperate characters, who were
with him in Kansus, aided by a few ne
groea.
This affair should teach the South a
lesson. They have been preaching up in
surrection, disunion and mob violence be-
cause the North will not accedc 70 all
their demands and they are now rcaping
the bitter fruits thereof. They have COM
mitted outrage upon outrage upon north;
ern citizens in slave stOtcs--thcy have
lighted the torch Of anarcy and lawless
violence in Kansas, muFdcrcd her citi-
zens and pillagcd her towns, because they
refused TO hayo slavery forcedupon them;
and the very men, who have committed
these bloody deeds, hare been rctrdrded bJ
the President They have tried and are
still trying, by force and fraud and in vio-
lution Of the rights Of the North, TO force
tho blessed institution" of slavery into
every free territory In the United Statos
They are continually nokiugaggrrssiont
upon the North, violating the rights Of
citizens ofthe free states and inhaminl
public opinion, by their fanntioal and
sectional appeals, with regard to slavery
II is not 10 be wondered at that these
things shouldrccou upon their own heads
Let the South learn TO respect th,
rights Of the North, ir she would enjoy
immunity from INVASION lf she woulC
have the law ubeycd let her cease to vi
olate il herself. Il Brown is hung let the
men who murdered his sons be hung al.
10. Irlt is such a high crime TO filibustei
for freedom, why is not Walker strung
up for filibusteriug for slavery II il Il
treason TO steal the slaves from Virginia
why should not the importing Of slave,
from Africa be punished as treason also
We hope, when the hanging commences
that "the good work will go on" until al
the traitors are hung.