The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-17
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During the Standardization Of President
Fillmore, Mr.. Corwin, Secretary of the
Treasury, received information through
m anonymous letter Of scheme to rob
the Subtreasury at Charleston, South.
Carolina. The fact was at once commun.
icated to the Snbtreasurer ut that place,
who was instructed to strengthen the
room or vault containing the public
money, to set guard, and to adopt eve
~ other precaution necessary to defeat
the interest VI tho robbers.
In the month Of August last, Mr.. Sec
rotary Floyd received an anonymous let.
ter, giving information Of an intended
emuete at Harper's Ferry. It was well
written, was minute as to the name of the
leader and the details of the projected
movement, and it bore upon its face tho
evidence Of sincerity on he part of the
writer. Yet the authorities at Harpcr's
Ferry were not put upon their guard
The keeper Of the armory was left in ig-
norancc Of the intended attack, and no
, effort was made to prevent its being
sacked. The Secretary, and other mem
bers of the Cabinet, including the Prcsi.
dent, held the secret locked within their
own breasts, and permitted Brown, al
most Immediately under their eyes and
certainly with their knowledge, to per-
feet his plans, seize the armory and cap.
ture the town, at sacrifice Of more than
score of human lives
The contrast between the course Of
Secretary Corwin and that Of Secretary
Floyd under circumstances precisely
analogous, is very marked, aud cannot
fail to suggest an inquiry as to the mo-
tives which prompted the latter. Amere
word from him would have been suffi.
Glen. to nip the scheme in the bud
Why did he not utter it? Perhaps the
following, from the Baltimore Patriot,
Is as satisfactory an answcr as can be
given to the question:
. The Harper's Ferry emuetc has been
solved at last We have reliable iutel!i-
gence from Washington that Governor
Willard, of Indiana, is at the bottom of
the whole affair. Cook, who is his broth
erin-law, is said to have been prompted
by him to iuveigle the mailman Brown
and his wcak-minded followers into the
net thus spread for them, and then to
desert them, with the Assurance that he
| Cook should be let off scot free, if he
should not escape, Willard is now at
Char!estowp, and Cook is to be used as
States evidence on condition of bis re.
lease. This will probably explain the
suppression of that letter by Governor
Floyd. The whole outbreak, i, is now be.
lieved in Washington, was contrived
solely with view to operate politically
upon the elections in New York and
Maryland. We thought as much from
the beginning. The public are request,
cd to keep their eyes on Cook, and see
whether he is not released.
We submit. that the matter is suffi
eleus'y grave to demand ut the hands o:
Congress 4 searching investigation into
the conduct Of Secretary Floyd. Pres
and Tribune.
The fact that Cook was the ouly white
man engaged in the riot that was nc,
convicted of treason, shows tina. VII.
lard's pledge is being redeemed. II
Cook is not hing and the rest arc hung,
it will be bard to make people believe
that the explanation of the Patriot is n TO.
the true one. We think Cook will cs,
cape the eallovs this time.