Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-15


movement .Aia., H. LI' and ;iss- aEii-pcacr .rG
who projected the idea O: inrrdcs 'r delegates :" ile
ccompoE Constitutional Convention. wiir their way
10 their aLo: ia October, and e o'iyri"g Of the
whole country 1..yiIh!c ~ LrconlOa with aH
four dag Proyu.-, 20 ,tc that town and hdhy ihe :Ler1'
hcTs Of the Convection they Val cal 70 MIMI the meet.
ius Ia Duncan hu!inE, followed 10y c che IL !Fn"; %
the Morrow Iiou-. ia awfe"r', Wien he was headed ~
IN that demon WORK and the contemplated -hn:Gafy visit
to Lrrompou changed into peaceful! one - protest
against the Constitution ticH hc.ng isnhe''
The Lecompi9l Constitution l''r" wa EIN "iie lht
prcIi for brin.in. on ,r Nkozvcrs aiie {" c ~ th.
incident, o! the "a au .i q. December Convention, held
Ia Lawrence viii tc able comprehend t'si 10 "l,h ~
auir. "EFowu. Cesr Kitchen Convention, "' I"4rh.r
nni hts associates hfhw!c! TIE affair '',' ''r ~ '''
plans; hut then TIE difficulties az tpr' St"' h!'
Euratrd by the leaders in al these rs'oG:Lonlry Hv =
m-D- and bacavi Up hy jim Lam Oh Joan EF""H i'''
path, Phillips, All! all that class oi pe'-H- hrh va, or
clFzcd the secTr; ul,5"uHi league, the object q" "hGh
a,HTis in cold nood, every "cgE ,!"et,! under
the I.ccorp,on Constitution h. he Tree sta'r man or
Otherwise. Tie password that secret organization wa
LANE The whole :n @! a-,-s.nalva of relays oh"r's'
/ Ia Lawrence. .;.d have been fora lcix period.
Eu, thrr" peaceful adjustment Of all ;hr'r matters
bccar Cun.rr. ai give legal sanction To- ihc Lccv
ton swiuLr li!r south ca,rrT border, however. "'>
made rhc rr,c>' 'o7 aclng ayr i', war iaorsm, NJ -
There gathered II" "hUsknr' a"tm, an! into 'ciiy"
service c.l,! al their machinery nI again Ihh"NWs
IN. country in strife. "GlaGUplr" aa- NIn lG;chn-cu.
Phillips, kagi linton, H al! ;:a; ra-, Of men, we're aciiye
Il, home. their or@gu. the Ia"r,n": "epah!can, AID
several Ip.rr -hrr, doir: a in their power 20 i"'i
IL, purr mind. rai-rhood, ia the former
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Join them ia iic.g Revolutionary clG!nri Hrrr branded -
rruc;adrs from the Free state party.
Old Johm Brown. with s mnios, who opcn.i the bloody
isGr in k.i.a- Ly yIrdT,y tie five head. Of ltIic.
roi;.H Greek al midnight, on the =,' OF May.
,;G, appeared and too, charGr "i the !"aFardmg force"
They !it,uI'g make r ~h0. population o Missouri
rr.rO.. .h for ih- hor.i murder Chateaus Trading
Post. IrowU IN con.'rn' Intercourse wlh men In ih
East, who declared on tn" stump, ana Va all i'I punished
Ond-..C" that their UIy hope u ia0ll'!u" SLAYER!
IN the United States lay through r.ro'i"n: "ni from
them he received ns from time 30 time ia prosecution "i
hi, schemes When Montgomery discovered ET"wn
COS plan. Of revolution to hs credit he said hs pro
tested, AMI IN consequence of their quarrel, probably more
tlan anything eIr. the latter made brilliant r""P ''
int" Missouri, "i.r Crew, too" i' saves "h "te 'I''
march Gambia receiving ANY amount e "ai and COIN.
fort from E!, cohorts a"fi+ the rnTtr.
\, ili. time boy arrested. ia violation. "t law. nnG
removed GA. idle U Kansas. TMen tir excited i-h!aLs,
II she'd again. Lane harlu:Es crowds ughy in hl"rcirr
lie VII. rc.dy march Into !sogri release ia hy
violence. Hd 81! the endorses u "uloudy Issue 'rd
amen But t.Ir.r hrIu., all !Iirl. and ' Iuc pal ruh
liz actor aln l.l crVTJIe ri desperation Sufficient 80
carry iuIu execution w plan, wi'"T' regard I" c",' '"
H!o iE TIE Interim tLd re!Gried To h.., ia.a H. tI'"
and derrrainrd upon hmcda;'!. c"u,uinrna'irs lara
long Hcr a !Of operation elsewhere. -horld H. lHi i
n-.l.n .nnru.inS The people 81 ;r h'-a bri,1r" veal
lud. TO O.i .i,IH BrDrH.
Their next point of attack was virginia I'll Tlmv.r. o
Mnssac-et- ai projected peaceful dom"n''Tati'" 10
SprUps il State, ui tie aaSAn.I.g> educated
free tabor lave labor. nad had located colony tc
which Was u iJ operation, aGd winning golden
opinion. hy it. quiet, orderly ac:!,n. bu' "Ui gUwE
aHd his ymra'!!@er-, Who only "a" Through rr'""ii"n
TIE end oi American s!avcT!, 4rchr'! n,o tle stat,
Lirei !riI u tg vcity ~ ii.rp-r, Ferry. aa there
projected !lr.T Ubiquitous "'r"-''r 'N'tug Gi E,r'I.r
in.urreclipn Eat Erpa did ga alone John l.. Coos
who i.usci c"-ptrUoa-!! wih Ia. B0Nothnc- ia kt.
,i- va, r.h him, ard lh' right bower. hryi
III, "r', Whilst Co!r!c I1"t;. Anderson and Evan. q"
Jay.lIa~ hUg noofcty "-.e prominent actors Whether
E,iy', ,!' a.. 10; advised bat their syrUpa
tlfz"s and cb-uprtur- in klIa- p"-'.d ia AL the
%! r-e inea aud bUt 'hor; time before III"
brca; uU: u the difficulty a. ii4Tp'Es Ferry, '"tac Il
r!a - hire !"o"ry IN Lawrence "i.'i "i' -
pay their expenses 10 the scene " contemplate" strife, 10
doubt dcisnis 10 raise the means 10 refund the boFf""
money .fpu the sii- o! 'waic"., jrTclry AMI pli",
which the Constitution o: the organization TON iei ,0oGi
b- used 20 Ceiray the expenses oi the
The whole plan oiheors n!Iai!nn, mode cooperation &C.
&. ..af.. hl. been known In haia> q long t!n" ""
ar-to BY pariir- Who in that the plan 81 Oh
BruHu e." to ,hr ,G'lr bold a.i vigorous b!r"
A. 10 piiui , H.. entire puugl,'iom OF virginia aud the
Sbu,' vino known to h" exceedingly tHurous over
their population. With hi, :ew immediate" supporters
hr :" tu"c possession 81 tie Armpry, while others,
with teams, 10 carry the and military supplies
!" tc mountains Ia i"'e i.s;hc,c' r wa to erect i'
independent standard, ar0Gn Aas ~: nr.roc, were p
cTl!c. ,r're "rsink.i"l perm" t'iif all lection, -
the N"rtl with powerful backing in Nau.u fur.
i-!, recruits, liu strengthened tie! would he anr to hid
defiance >ta'e and Federal authority "nd though .rEen
yragw -oulG follow, nr tous should "c iFoHc'ri
trJr 81 century, they would keep alive their move
mr,, aciin. mostly uu ti" defensive at r till tie ne
grur rr tie Jsua- and u ,c South could give theta ui
I i.Ht strength tn justify aggressive movements.
We do np: "s 30 mi.c.,c innocent cfsoH', aud "cbe
.ys, gen, - EIr" W. 10 not ~ t. Il ihc statements 81
other. . relied upon, when s,v tlat Ger' smith,
i Nyw Yu5. % GDhlc impulses aud rrnrr"U- :" =
fault W., tool oi these de- :tnc anil too che -rfuy
aii" while wc loTr him for lis philanthropy lis 'rv'ii"'
20 K.r.as the dI:c. hour q: her history and :ag Ii
-ayy contributions, IL ul oi 'Uc rlt aad the oirFl'''
syinPah:ze with h. ho';i% T. III" fedora! gov
rrIncu and his rca!uc-s ir engage "iii a'Hsa j" ~
attempt 20 overthrow IL.
The movement, Mt Iiarrrs Ferry may appear 20 Ire an In.
srnican' affair aEi Interested parties will c'ii"aNor To
n.a .r il appear such since it. failure, ever! o"c VIII e
icing rn,s.zaut %; t. and Old !:rown the uon"" inac,
viii he rl rc.poEshl, for It ali: but sJ la' week,
.rrr wa uraOL ~. rs Ig.dnc.s. ant HAT -" "i h',
sprrki;nr win fire spoke secret, :" the i"a'eh '' tc
u.ur4 NHcH nos ui.
A. (rrIrr.Iy stated. ,lc hole pso.ramnc c"rIopc!
to IL While prisoner, charged With l;. trc'on III the
rons A. hcu contemplated h.- been removed from h'',
s,rr ,o virginia W.c lis. learned r II We resolved
I, resist rI, conspiracy, What Il would and w. have.
done whenever IS" Shw cEii"nct- "' rs movements,
though Z: h.- assumed Prg;can forms
oar iro eat fears are that the Republican parry vii! '"i,
Ly ~. action Of ,s.>- j-I,f,S who have iI-tcne!
m,rl,r, u,cu II 70 gain strength hc;cTe the country.
;pr than once have stated iia: i'cy were '"fIL,'
ir.ubirlu. with hardly single Yrincipe In common VII"
Tia; party, ad b" repeat now Ie Republican parry
;u. To rlf and il, hr,; Interests, will r'cr!"i"rs
-uuuurc reasonable rHterpri'c. and all IL ai"r- ana
,... H.r in k.I.sa-. viii ind themselves minus ru
,.ips. i,v, ucn,is hence "" ha"" tfci' a1d Fy"'' ~
our ,o.sy,-ion, Whenever they sl'aI! be called for
Old JOHN Brown
EOS bi,n We migh; -ay with truth. his wron:s lnvs made
lin mad. There time when John Erown, the Penn
,,vanI ,r..er AMI III, s"s were IS eiccable ana peace"
lIyins citizens S could be found T oar country u. came
10 Ka,ls early, and loving the cause Of freedom was ar
earnest rcc Tor this he suffered lie -t~ h
ho,n- nyn!r aud drs'rpy"d-hc m"Hrnri t'" draih":
Hr,nv. And thc great wrongs crayei IL" old man
ard mad. him q fanatic, momomaniac, WIKI bg; or'
thought un- ii-, impul.r-T"usranrc on te saw
,ay.r slrl had .'r, III peace: rcycng. the iucI
who had murdered hi kindred and friends II !. sad ta
:ouA an as iui c.t!i that While !ir remained his hanI
.loulI be- raised ncaiT-' hi' power ana hr "o"t wa
a:ains, il 10 the death. -. iir''''"" t''"|i"n.
The ir.; ilu IL, people oi kn.a' heard OF old job;
-,N;, WI, ia IL. >Iu.;l"r u! l meeting o! u!irt NJ"
lai,ui,,s was -! al CairnpNil y. vi wersco.!cc; ry
WL in --s,.nn brown WI" ia native II Essen county
fs Int 4
:c darn. which L. .aih hc hai four soi!' ii ha''a'
and he iaI rre others who were rsirou. "i g"ns there
To ait in l.iin: the battle, Of Freedom lie c"ul hn' Goa
SET; 80 uIrs- he c"Hld ~ "r.'' ana lac "Tn' '"s =
arm all hi, som. but no; abb" y do 80 tuhd- ".r
no 'f G,15!"rr,Pa rgA G%':, ff.ss Snn IN Is
i, county aud in the fall "f -S' were joined Icy the IA
ihrr AMI o,rrT brothers. When the WaknFu,s Wit va
.nfiuc the Old ,m four son' arrived II" l""renc'
H. ,i.urc he reported SICK. A. il"E drove up ~ front
tho irrr state Hotel hey all standing ~ small ui
.r WAGON To .a, their persons strapped shcf
.,.y iroi,. saor bach va, supplied w.'' goody nut
h.r o III. arm. ai nay! revolver aat pol were '.h'
. .;.,s,c around tie wagon box "iih tvci hay"m"'
roinn. upwards. They looked r.'iy fn"dl ana wsi
r.c.iy cI with great "ca'. ,raii military company Hi
-.1n;,.d AZ once aui .l- command "I' given 30 Ol
Brown. From That hour he c"nne"'"'' ''mrn'"i I'i''a
ti-- Ia clHp Gi.rrGls'.ng Tie c"hn'''> :" s"Pt," on
c.-. aud irwin. induce the men - 20 dUHt I" tF"Al
and max. aa attack upon the Prs slavery 10 ccS tc'
there Tie Committee oi ruyc Sdc'y were t"'ed "i,
yrr lime. ir head OF! liz Wild adventure, ~ III" i""pl
~ Lawrence had planted ihc'E."i:es "n the las" cI''"
in that they had not been sni.'E "f it. IniF''h"i "'
~, II, ,,r,i G.l, siosi eater I'll" town Tor 49,.
rnrpo,r whatever. aud thai they would n" 90 "' d" tp"
i.,ira-> any -urh body. Peace VA established 'ii ''oE
i.-owU' ,.!i,,i "a jNy"'.
;.,rr he ucws 81 ti' Threatened sec" 81 LaErehc
r.lc, yohl Brown. it, wn" ~. sEe;nner "i tn" Iorrs
L..t.Iaiurr hc orgluzsd cDm.in! oi ABOUT >Niy in'
ana marched towards Lawrence irr'in: at Palmyra y
lr,r:,l OF lie akiug a. the town and - position Of IT.
( r.orir lie r-cDuno.i-rcd for slime IN the vicinity. hG
i..i.y m relied b,"A toward "--,Wat'oUl The ft h'
r.a,i. .,, ;.,,e vica on'g tw mii- away. th"
camprd ipr the Right. Old John Gro"", %'. V" hei"''
v. VITA tn. party rcI out with h!u,eIi Sr'" 'rii-
TI,... n. marched point r.i, nile. H'"Ee IA" iunu
rnt,w,tani creek. aud called from their beds ~ ii"i
several re- si..icys the hugr Oi n!n-l Oh tie t
,Iav N-: i.Aif.son. Nm. sherman, Wa /. D"yI', WI
prv. aud DrUry boyle Al "cre found ti- hrNi m''i.;
IL, ff.. roadside in the highway. >om" VIII :tsh :
il.- h.. .Gs aud sides aud ;hrir thrcH;- cut "ihF ~;
t.r -sui, i' open in ~" place W.th ho."- n ur'
nrsl. AMI hand. cot "G: and Others hti holes 'f9Hs
their breast, with their Inscr, cut OF.
SO na Is! kan.a. I,- pretended To !ery i'at oi! job
,.n In 20 ll4f irgiod u.; - i.,if oil John Brown
-. NJ. .-. --ll L--..m -lLE.l nE ~