The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-22

a white man, in an armory in Maryland. As
soon - everything is ready, those Of til cir
number who are in the Northern States and
Canada arc to come in small companies to
THAR rendezvous, which 10 il tho mountains
il Virginia.
tsThey will pass down through Pennsylva-
nia and Maryland and enter Virginia u Har-
per's Ferry. Brown left the North shout
three or four weeks ago, and will arm the
negroes, and strike the blow in q few weeks.
They hive large quantity OF arms vt their
randezyous., dare not sign my name to this,
but trust that you will not disregard this
warning on that account.o
Sometime during yesterday morning, the
O'Reilly telegraph line repairer, whilst re-
pairing the line between Hsrper's Ferry and
Martinsburg, was shot 1t by Capt. Cook him.
self, whom he recognised.
The following is the number Of killed and
wounded during the recent insurrecsion -
Killed, 5 citizens, is insurgents; wounded, 3
insurgents; prisoners, S insurgents. The
prisoners have been committed to Charleston
Jail to await the action Of the Grand Jury,
where they will be indicted and tried in few
days. The arrangement about the jurisdic-
ton has been settled in this way The local
authorities are to try the prisoners for muir
der, and in the meanwhile the United States
authorities will proceed on the charge Of
treason. Gov. Wise said to Mr.. Ouid, the
Q. S. District Attorney, that he had no OBJ.
jections to the General Government proceed
ing against the prisoners. That is what will
be left OF them by the time the Virginia au-
thorities are done with them.
Brown is better to-day, and has made .
fuller statement OF his operations. He says
that he rented the farm Of DR.. Kennedy six
months since, and the rent 10 paid until next
March. He never had over twenty two men
at the farm at any one time that belonged to
the organization, but that he had good reason
to expect achievements from Maryland,
Kentucky, North and South Carolina and the
Canadns. He had provided arms sufficient
for 1900 men, including 200 reviewers, 200
Sharpe's rifles, and 900 spears-all of which
dance Of powder and ammunition.
The arms were from time to time brought
from Connecticut and other Eastern points,
TO Chambersburg, Pa, and were directed to
J. Smith 4 Sons, Kennedy Farm-his as
boxes, SO as to deceive the parties who ham
died them on their way to the farm. He
says he made one mistake, in either not de-
tanining the train on Sunday night, or else
permitting it to 90 on unmolested. This
mistake, he seemed to infer, exposed his do
ings too soon and prevented his reinforce
| ments coming.
The names Of all his party at the Ferry on
Sunday night, except three white men, whom
he admits that he sent away on an errand,
are as follows, with their proper titles under
the provisional government:
Gen. John Brown, Commander-in-C Chief,
wounded, but will recover; Capt. Oliver
Brown, dead; Capt. Watson Brown, dead
Capt. John Kaigis, Of Ohio, raised in Vir-
ginia, dead; Capt. Aaron G. Stephens, Of
Conn.,, wounded badly, has three balls ia his
body, and cannot recover; Lieut.. Edwin Cop
pie, Of Iowa, nnhurt Lieut.. Alber Hazett,
of Penn, dead; Lieut.. Jeremiah Anderson,
of Indiana, dead; Lieut.. VIM. Lseman, of In.
diana, dead Capt. John +. Cook, OF Conn.,,
escaped Privates- Stewart Taylor, Of Cana
da, dead Chas. p. Tdd, of Maine, dead !;
VIM. Thompson, of New York, dead Dolph
Thomson, of New York, dead.
The above, with the three whites previous.
ly sent Cd, make in all II whites.
NEoRoKs = Dangerfeld, newly of Ohio,
raised in Virginia, dead Emperor, of N. Y,
raised in s. o., not wounded but prisoner;
The latter was elected member of the Pro-
| visional Government some time since. Lew
is Leary, Of Ohio, raised in Va, dead. Cope
land, of Ohio, raised in Va, not wounded, .
prisoner at Charlestown.
Gen. Brown has nine wounds, but mono
fatal.
bushel Of letters were discovered, from
all parts OF the country. One from Gerritt
Smith informs brown Of money being de-
posted in bank in New York to the credit
of j. Smith Sons, and appears to be one Of
many, informing him from time to time a.
money Was raised.
The following is the constitution found
among papers at Browns farm:
Provis,onyl Constiiufion and Ordinances
for the People Of the United States.
| PRKAEBLE.
Whereas, Slavery, throughout Its entire
existence in the United States, 10 mono other
than the most barbarous, unprovoked and
unjustifable war Of one portion Of its citi
zens upon another portion, the only condi
tlons Of which are perpetual imprisonment
and hopeless servitude, or absolute extarmi-
nation, ia utter disregard and violation oil
those eternal and self evident truths set forth
in our Declaration Of Independence: There.
ftfore, We, the citizens OF the United States
and oppressed people who, by the recent de.
cison Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, are declared to have no rights which
the white man is bound to respect, together
with all people degraded By tho laws there.
for, do for the time being osdain and estab-
| Iish for ourselves the followin9 Provisional
Constitution and Ordinances, shs better to
protect our people, their property, lives and
liberties, and to govern our action.
! Article l.-Quali6cstions of Membership.
AL p.,sons OF maturs age, WHISTLER pro-
scribed, oppressed and enslaved citisens, OF
Of the prescribed and oppressed races Of tbs
ordinances OF this organisation, together with
oil minor children Of such persons, shall be
held to be fully entitled 10 protection under
the same.