, 1859-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.


The dispatch Of Gen. Cass 10 Lord JOHN
Russ.l reiati to t1te San Jhdn affair, ~ hare
already statcd, while firm, dignified and decided
in its lone. tsin commend llse9f to fhe hearty
approval nf 1llc American people. II The lar-
guage Of the Ilritieh Ministry in their late dis
1ateli IL what hare good reason to believe il il,
tie position Of Great britain can hardly he re.
eonc!led to Il strictly peaceful ,,oiiry, and will
stqnirc snod deal Of foEbesrance GU our part
Ille affair IN ~ lFefent shape may be consd.
efea SERIOUS. II noi th:eatening: The iustsuc-
peaceful and cunciliatory. Our Government
may. and probably will, disnvow the conduct Of
General llaruey, iuusmucl pa til ;re was cte.r
understanding that ncither should occupy liz.
island while negotiations were pentling; and H.:
show the good Intention tf this Government,
copies Of ull Instructions both IL General Har-
ney and General Scott have been forwarded to
. NF. Dallas. These 1nny serve TO produce a
cchange in tie aspect Of aaairs when they reacl,
L'ndon. . s, =,
lspeeta i,.,pa.ea to The y. y: r.1nasl
Tuesday. ccL..
Democratic politicians here who have freely
predlctcd such exiraragant conduct on the rart
at Cor. Nisu Us would wreck the political cap.
ital already made by the afiair ut Iarper's Fer
r. are quite lpEen uback by the.moderation Of
that official III Ills speech At Richmond would
not be surprised ii tue parties v Lo condemned
li'n IN advance should now turn about and de-
nouncc hin us = so1t of sympathzer with Ato-
Iitionis!s.
The President is regularly c1oseted ut the
state Department whenever important matters
Of International policy -are in h1nt. -H;s' being
there so much for few days past is suggestive
OF elaborate papers upon the Norih- W cstern
BOUNDARY question, and upon Chinese cnd Mex
lca'l atlairs. The positions now taken are uuin,-
portant, as before the communication Of the
annual message to Congress circumstances can
SCAFCf1T n Enf4.Tf- nHfrif of Cbu ,f
policy.
Especial Dispatch to tic Cincinnati tiazet,c.l -
NAsHrsG1os. October Il, 1sss.
It isralnorcd to-day that Gerernor Wise will
make demand upon The Governors Of Ncw
! ork and Ohio for tic surrendesing Of Gerrit
Smith, aud j. R. Giddinss, Us implicated in ihc
Harpcrs Ferry conspiracy. l think the proof
Insufficient. and such a demand can only pro-
dnce unnecessary excitement rfithout accom-.
plishing my good purpose.
The organization Of 1he House is becoming
to excite attention in view Of the changes Of the
programme likely TO be produced by recent
escnts: 1t Is argued that no Southern man eau
now with safety to himself vote for Kepubli-
cat, end that tic latter party can only look 10
the aniiLecompton Democrats for aid. Tic
following iatncs Of tile various parties have
their preteqt!ons as }radiilg ueu. and 1aay tan,
m as candidates for The S,,euk ersli1,; ,1oLu
liicksnur, Thomas D. Florence, Wilam Mill
ward, Jasnes II. Campbell, John Covode and
Ga!usi,a throw, of PENN c. ". Pennington,
mund@on, Of W.; john 5. Sherman and Isenia.;
min Stanton, Of Ohio; Emerson Etheridge, Of
Tenn; ~ iiaua IL Isaelis!t. OF: Ind: ~Jolu $.
Phelps aud Samuel Carul1lers, Of No.; aud
Albert Rust, Of 4rkansas- >. 80 -.
The Riclmona E"1"iter furnishes a corrected
report Of Coy. Wizcs speech, upon his return
home, in Which the following passages occur:
-" brown was not mad, Int was risiniormcd
as to tbs temper and disposition Of orr s&sYes.
lie ought 10 hire Enowh tllat ali slaves IN our
northern borders are held nj it were by suffer.
auce, their own su1erancc; that they can run
10 GbrraoTs in 1'eunsslvania easier ttIun }ibrra.
tors eau come to their emancipation. lie was
izaorahs, it seems, Of {he patriarcbal 1c'atiune
III which onr slavcs everywhere ure held b%
masters, uud what bunds u aatction and com.
mon interest exist between them and their mas
tiers. And thus it was that Old Brown, the t..-
r1atic OF osawatomic, and Lawrence. md Fort
scott memory, wlio denounced the missionaries
as border rulfiails, bccame LiMsalf u border rnE-
nan OF Virginia, aud is now prisoner for tsca-
son to her authority. The slaves he would in
cite IL lnsnrtec.ion aud n,ussacre would rot
lake up arms against their masters. Ills spears
were untouched by them; and they nre tllem-
selves mistaken, who tukc him to be mad man,
lie Is bundle NJ The lest nrrvcs ever saw
cut, aud thrust, and bleeding, aud in bonds. 11c
is nis.an Of clear head, courage, fortitudc, and
simple ingttuousncss. lie Is cool, collected.
aud iodoitablc, and it is but just to him to- say
that be was humune TO bis prisoners, as attestcd
to ME bv Col. Washington and Mr. ills, aud bc
inspired me with great trust in his integrity as
a man Of truth. -.
-. lie ia fanatic. yaip apd Eaputous, but irm
and truthful. aud Intelligent. Ills men, top,
who survive, except tie free negroes with him,
a1e Ike him. He processes to tc Christian,
IN communion with the Congregationalist
Church Of thc Sortl', and oponly breaches His
purpose Of universe! emancipation; and the ne.
groes themselves were to bc the agents, by
means Of arms, led on by white commanders
~ shall 70 on anniug und supplyin. ,ammu-
n',ion ~ ourfronsl. III. until every neigl,torhood
where there atc slaves has means OF sclf-de.
fen$e. Virginia md other stsreholding Statcs
must rely On themselves. This is very severe
lesson, md we must profit Ut once by ITS teach
ings. 1turgcs upon US, stronger shau 1,roclaiua-
inns: the necessity for thorough organization,
nnd if'r ar:nips md drilling cur militia shall
ilnllore the. people to orsnnizc and take arms
in their hands, and to practicc tho use Of arms,
and ! will CAUSE depots to be established for
fixed ammunition along our borders and ut
every avniInbe rnint.''